2013 Slideshow: Public Lab's year in review
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Public Lab's 2013 Barnraising
October: 50 Public Lab members from around the world spent 4 days working together at the 2013 Barnraising in New Orleans focusing on education, from curriculum development to field methods.
![Coal terminal monitoring](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/000/427/large/8742168630_279f662a1f_o.jpg)
Kite Photos reveal coal dumping in the Mississippi River
May: GRN and Clean Gulf Commerce Coalition filed a notice of intent to sue United Bulk for Clean Water Act violations, based on this crucial photo by Scott Eustis.
![Chalmette flare monitoring](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/002/422/large/chalmette.jpg)
Gulf coast Public Labbers test spectrometric flare monitoring in Chalmette, LA
October: the group is working to set up 24-hour monitoring of gas refineries.
![Nuclear waste monitoring](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/002/424/large/Picture_2.png)
Cape Cod Bay Watch monitors construction of a nuclear waste containment area
April: Advocating for tighter permitting, the kite photos demonstrated their ability to keep tabs on Entergy.
![Best of Kickstarter 2012](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/002/423/large/Picture_1.png)
Public Lab listed in Best of Kickstarter 2012
January: Kickstarter honors the hundreds of mappers whose work has been republished in Google Maps and Earth.
![Fort Mason](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/002/425/large/ndvi-fort-mason.jpg)
Mappers in the Northern California chapter measure plant health at Fort Mason
May: Using infrared photography, Public Labbers mapped photosynthetic activity at a community garden: Read more »
![Invasive plant identification](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/000/909/large/WarnerLkVis7344TrapaSH1800.jpg)
Mapping invasive species with DIY infrared cameras
July: Using aerial infrared photography, New England members of PVOS and Public Lab worked to identify invasive species in a lake near Amherst, MA
![Juakali](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/002/429/large/juakali.png)
Ugandan activists use balloon photos to stall eviction
The Craft Market in Uganda used a balloon map to get a court injunction, temporarily stalling the eviction.
![Infragram](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/000/276/medium/IMG_0511-split.png)
The Infragram project brings multispectral imagery to hundreds of new Public Lab members
July: 1,556 backers pledged $71,373 to make DIY plant analysis photography affordable.
![Infragramming in New York](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/000/436/large/LizBklnNRG.jpg)
Early Infragram cameras hit the streets
September: Infragram DIY Filter Packs begin shipping, enabling over a thousand DIY scientists to begin analyzing plant health.
![Smartphone spectrometer](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/002/427/original/smartphone_1024x1024.jpg)
Public Lab distributed over 3,000 DIY chemical detecting spectrometers
Get one yourself at the Public Lab store
![SpectralWorkbench](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/002/426/large/spectral-wb.png)
Over 2000 contributors build their own spectrometer and open sourced their data
Learn more about what they're doing with them at SpectralWorkbench.org
![Public Lab Archive](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/002/428/original/maps.png)
236,946 people from 210 countries visited PublicLab.org
250 DIY aerial maps were published in the Public Lab Archive (pictured above), and over 1700 people have joined our main mailing list.
![501c3 status](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/002/431/original/irs-bfc-2.jpg)
Public Lab receives 501c3 non-profit status; wins honorable mention from Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Read more about the Buckminster Fuller Challenge or make a tax-deductible (in the US) contribution today.
![Davis Square, Somerville](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/002/430/original/david-square.jpg)
Thank you all for a wonderful and incredibly productive year!
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