2013 Barnraising

Over 50 attend the 2013 Barnraising

October: this year’s Public Lab conference in New Orleans focused on education, from curriculum development to field methods.

Coal terminal monitoring

Kite Photos reveal ongoing coal and petroleum coke dumping into 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. Read more »

Chalmette flare monitoring

Gulf coast Public Labbers prototype spectrometric flare monitoring in Chalmette

October:

Nuclear waste monitoring

Cape Cod Bay Watch monitors construction of a nuclear waste containment area

April in Plymouth, MA: Read more »

Best of Kickstarter 2012

Public Lab listed in Best of Kickstarter 2012

"Google Maps integrates images from DIY mapping project" January 2013: Read more »

Fort Mason

Mappers in the Northern California chapter measure plant health at Fort Mason

May: Using infrared photography, kites, and a DIY drone, local Public Labbers made a map of photosynthetic activity: Read more »

Invasive plant identification

Mapping invasive species with DIY infrared cameras

July: Using aerial infrared photography, Public Labbers from New England worked to identify invasive species in a lake near Amherst, MA

Infragram

The Infragram project brings multispectral imagery to hundreds of Kickstarter backers

July: 1,556 backers pledged $71,373 to make DIY plant analysis photography affordable.

Infragramming in New York

Early Infragram cameras hit the streets

September: Infragram DIY Filter Packs begin shipping, enabling over a thousand DIY scientists to analyze plant health.

SpectralWorkbench

Public Lab distributes thousands of DIY chemical detecting spectrometers

Find out more at SpectralWorkbench.org

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