We invite you to join the January meeting of the Environment-Vulnerability-Decision-Technology (EVDT) Community. The purpose of the EVDT Community meetings is to share research approaches led by the Space Enabled Research Group and our collaborators that combine insights into social, environmental and policy challenges that can be addressed with geospatial information systems. Learn more about the EVDT Framework here; and read publications from past EVDT projects here.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 31st from 11:00am to 12:00pm ET. Join the Zoom link here. If you missed the previous meeting, you can find the recording here.
Here is the time-zone information for various locations: Mexico City - 10:00 am to 11:00 am; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm; Luanda, Angola - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Benin - 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm; Ghana - 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm; Jakarta, Indonesia - 11:00 pm to 12:00 am; Los Angeles, USA - 8:00 am to 9:00 am.
If you are planning to attend the EVDT Meeting on March 31st, please fill out this form in advance.
We are also collecting ideas and volunteers for side events (discussions, longer talks, workshops, teaching sessions, etc.). Want to get feedback and advice on some project idea that you have? Want to learn how to use ArcGIS StoryMaps or Google Earth Engine but don't know who to ask?
Whether you want to host an event or want to suggest an event for someone else to host, please fill out this form with your ideas! These can be short, 30 minute events or long multi-hour workshops. The format and topics are very open.
Agenda:
All times are in ET
Introduction | 11:05 AM
Opening remarks from Sharif Islam
Presentation | 11:10 AM
Speaker name: London Vallery
Presentation Title: Culture, Story, and Practice as Environmental Data
Abstract: Environmental data is often associated with measurement technologies, modeled outputs, and remote sensing systems. This talk examines several cases in which environmental knowledge is also carried through land use, cultural practice, and oral tradition. Drawing from work with Wudjari salt lake knowledge holders in Western Australia, waru waru agriculture in southern Peru, and Apalachee linguistic traditions in the American Southeast, we consider how place-based knowledge and practice can store and transmit information about land, water, and sky in ways that do not always appear in conventional datasets. These cases open questions about where environmental data resides, how it is recognized, and how broader understandings of data can inform research questions and shape interpretation.
Organizational Affiliation: TBA
Q&A | 11:45 am
Meeting Adjourn | 12:00 pm