Fieldwork: integrating new data streams into your

Digital Earth application

RS&GIS Integration Course (GRS60312)

Fieldwork within IDV

An important component of the Digital Earth concept is the availability of real-time and actual data.

Why?

actual data identifying change when compared with historic data,

collection of new data to fill-in missing data or increase the detail of existing datasets,

or acquisition of new data to check the quality of available datasets through validation

Fieldwork

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OceZrbcfHB0

Components of a fieldwork plan

Structured description of fieldwork methodology for a specified spatial datasets and a specified use

Descriptive, reproducible, from general to detailed

Which Digital Earth application

Which (independent) variables

Which quality parameter

Which sampling scheme

Which spatial and temporal extent

Which (geo) data

Which (field) instruments

Which measurement protocols

Which field forms

Schematic presentation of methodology in flow chart

Fieldwork plan: background and objective

Which Digital Earth application + use case

Which spatial datasets will be acquired and/or validated

Which quality parameter: evaluation

Formalize complete methodology in flowchart

Fieldwork plan: sampling strategy

Which sampling scheme

Which spatial and temporal extent

● Locations

● Measurements in time

● Stratification

● Prior knowledge/data

Fieldwork plan: data and instrumentation

Which (geo) data

● See list on website + check open geo-data sources

Which (field) instruments

● Check available instruments

Validation plan: implementation

Which measurement protocols

Which field forms

Preparation of (digital) field maps

During fieldwork:

Store and back-up data

Check and analysis of results in field office

Available data and equipment

See website:

http://www.geo-informatie.nl/courses/grs60312/

Under Fieldwork/materials

When you need (other) instruments: ask Lammert or Marcello

Availability of equipment

Every group:

Handheld Garmin GPS

Hardcopy topographic map

Working maps

Laptop (ArcGIS 10)

+ other materials upon request: spectrometers, LAI2000, SPAD, LEICA RTK-GPS, surveying equipment (see website) and more!

Planning

Preparation in Wageningen: May 23 and 24:

● Preparation of fieldwork plan (incl., data and instruments)

● Deadline first draft version: Tuesday May 23: 17:00

● Feedback Wednesday May 24: 10:30-12:30

● Final validation plan Thursday May 24: 17:00

Fieldwork in Achterhoek: May 31 and June 1

● Reconnaissance study area + testing instruments

● Measurements according to fieldwork protocol

● Check and analysis of acquired data

Analysis and geo-data publication in Wageningen: June 6-8

Planning Fieldwork Week

Sunday May 28: Arrival at Reirinck from 19:00

Monday May 29: Remote Sensing and Field Spectroscopy

Tuesday May 30: GNSS and 3D demonstration day

Wednesday May 31: fieldwork IDV

Thursday June 1: fieldwork IDV

Friday June 2: communication skills II + return to Wageningen (13:00)

Lodge Reirinck

Details: www.reirinck.nl

De Herberg and Brouwershof:

● Large working and dining room

● Small kitchen, bar

● 4 bedrooms for 2 pers.

● 1 bedroom for 8 pers.

The Farmhouse:

● 13 bedrooms for 2 pers.

Address:

" HET REIRINCK"

Oude Winterswijkseweg 52

7141 HE Groenlo

Overview Reirinck

Working in the field

Field day from 9:00 till 17:30

Remember we are guests in the Achterhoek!

Field owners have not been directly informed

Use information sheet to inform field owners or other

interested persons

Measurements along the road and at edge of fields possible

For measurements within fields better to contact owner

Back up of data from instruments or laptop is responsibility

of group (e.g., USB stick)

Bring your own laptop to work on project + bring your own

digital camera

Practical issues for Reirinck

Herberg is working location

Brouwershof is eating and evening location

Sleeping gear available

Bring your own towels

Smoking only outside!! (not in rooms, old building!)

Internet available in Herberg and Brouwershof

Can not bring your own beer and wine

Sleeping rooms are for sleeping: no social events

Take care of ticks

When you have hay fever bring your medicine

Points of contact for fieldwork

In Achterhoek:

Coordination: Lammert Kooistra

Mobile: 0031 (0)6 128 444 20

● Sunday: Lammert

● Monday: Lammert, Marcello, Aldo, Harm

● Tuesday: Lammert, Marcello, Aldo, Harm, John

● Wednesday: Lammert, Marcello, Aldo, Harm, John

● Thursday: Lammert, Marcello

● Friday: Lammert, Marcello

Het Reirinck (Eric Lagers):

● Telephone: 0544 - 461 820

And the weather is ...

RGIC 2013 sun ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyDHEVrFBG0