*Lead photo: Early experiments in Vermont with the Public Lab's infrared camera tool.* **Vermont is part of the [Northeast region](http://publiclab.org/wiki/northeast).** Public Lab organizers Chris Fastie and Ned Horning are involved in multispectral imaging hardware, multispectral image processing, control and monitoring of airborne cameras, agricultural and vegetation mapping and imaging, and spectroscopy. . . PLOTS and TAC join forces in Vermont Public Laboratory and the Toxics Action Center are collaborating on a project to apply Public Lab tools to several Vermont projects being investigated by TAC. Details of these projects are outlined here. . Recent Events . . LEAFFEST 2014 September 12-14, 2014 [Vermont Fall meetup](http://publiclab.org/tag/leaffest2014) . SNOWFEST 3D 2014 February 22&23, 2014 [Vermont winter meetup](http://publiclab.org/tag/snowfest) . Vermont Environmental Summit November 9, 2013 Chris Fastie led a workshop introducing Public Lab tools. . LEAFFEST 2013 September 7-8, 2013 [Learning Earth Appropriate Fact-Finding Environmental Science Tools](http://publiclab.org/tag/leaffest2013) . iFARM (NH) May 18, 2013 [Aerial and multispectral imaging and mapping for agricultural applications](http://publiclab.org/tag/ifarm) . Middlebury Meetup April 30, 2013 [An informal meeting to fly a camera over the Middlebury College Organic Farm](http://publiclab.org/notes/cfastie/05-02-2013/middlebury-meetup) . Montpelier Kite Mapping Workshop April 6, 2013 Chris Fastie led a workshop on aerial mapping with Public Lab tools. . Vermont Environmental Summit November 18, 2012 Chris Fastie led a workshop on aerial mapping with Public Lab tools. . LEAFFEST Low Elevation Aerial Flights For Earth Sensing Technology September 21-23, 2012 Here are some Research Notes on the activities at LEAFFEST 2012....
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| TommyJJ | "Wow, that is a cool experiment there. I'm also interested in more details about the height of the kite! And that is some really powerful camera as ..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| kinasmith | "Nicely done, and nice temps for such a small pile too! I'm curious to see how long they can sustain that heat. I've done some work with compost in ..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| david-days | "I imagine so (regarding the grass). If it's fairly fresh, there's probably enough water content to feed the bacteria as things break down. We use..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Thanks David, I wish I had some of your manures to spice up my pile. I'm surprised at how hot this pile is without the addition of any N-rich mater..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| david-days | "Excellent work, @cfastie! I live on a farm in Ohio, and we use cleanup from the chicken house and the horse/goat barns to make our compost piles. ..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| StewartJameson | "The aerial photography is astonishing. How high was the kite to take a photo of the Orb of Salisbury ? " | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | " I kinda like the switch on the Riffle and now I know that it is something to pay more attention to. But I guess it adds much more complexity that ..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| donblair | "Chris, This is such a beautiful project! The lapse rate calculation is so fun to see. Quick reactions: That power switch goof is annoying. I w..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "You betcha there's research about how mammal grazing and browsing impact carbon and nutrient cycles. A couple of my buddies from graduate school de..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| pdhixenbaugh | "Awesome techniques! Is there any research on the guiding assumption that deer have an effect on the amount of carbon sequestered? I would imagine ..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| patcoyle | "Chris, Very nice results. Interesting. I love the venison steak in the closing remarks of the video. Pat " | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| Rural | "Magic Lantern seems to run on the EOS M and has an intervalometer. I can't recommend Magic Lantern enough. I've got an EOS 600D/T3i that I much pre..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "I think the Public Lab Store will ship filters to Europe: https://store.publiclab.org/collections/diy-infrared-photography/products/infragram-diy-f..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| GFFchris | "Hello, I wanted to ask if anyone has an idea on how to order the Rosco filter to Europe / Germany? Many Thanks! " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "When the kmz file (attached in the previous comment) is loaded in Google Earth you must click "Exit Photo" to regain control of Google Earth. Then ..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Lots of people have used MapKnitter to place images that are not aerial photos they have taken. Some of these are older aerial photos which must be..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| ajawitz | "@cfastie- Have you or others done and/or documented any other work with historic aerial imagery? This is a subject I've been very much interested..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "This is very good data -- two independent reports that moss grows under deciduous forests in Sweden. Martenskram suggested two hypotheses that coul..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| eatabean | "Martenskram, I am in Västerås, where in Sweden are you? We have birch, pines, firs, and some hardwoods like oak. I agree, moss has no problems cove..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| martenskram | "Thank you for sharing this very nice project! In a comparable climate zone in southern Sweden we must have more earthworms (eating the dead leaves)..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "You don't have a boat? The wind should be great out there on the lake. Or it's the perfect application for your helikite. You might need to submit ..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| dbenjamin | "Recreating historical lithographs is a great application for KAP! The only one I could find for Cleveland is here: https://www.loc.gov/resource/g40..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| donblair | "Ah, might be fun to look into adjustable ones too, yeah ... these seem to be so cheap because they're appropriate for charging cell phones ... som..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Yikes, I hadn't seen the pre-built boost converter corner of ebay. That could be the source of all solutions. A lot of those output 5V for charging..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago |