Earth Imagery at Work AMA (Ask Me Anything): Friday Oct 20, 10:30 am-11:30am PT

AdenaSchutzberg1 · ‎10-10-2017

Join Earth Imagery at Work instructors Kevin Butler‌ and Emily Windahl, live here on the GeoNet Community for an AMA (Ask Me Anything). The AMA will take place in this discussion thread on Friday October 20, 2017 from 10:30am-11:30am PT, and we invite you to ask Kevin and Emily questions about the course, about earth imagery data, Esri software, GIS or anything else that comes to mind.

During the AMA, if you are logged in, you can post your questions in the comments below and Kevin and Emily will reply to your questions in comments. You're welcome to post questions ahead of the AMA but we won't begin answering them until the AMA begins on October 20 at 10:30am PT.

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You'll know the AMA is live when you see the picture below with Kevin and Emily.

Thanks for joining us and we'll see you then!

10:30am - And we're live! Go ahead and ask your questions!

11:03am - We're halfway through. Great questions! Keep 'em coming!

11:25am - Five minutes to go! Got any fun questions for Kevin and Emily?

11:30am - Overtime! We'll take your questions too during this bonus 10 minutes!

11:40am - And that's a wrap! The live AMA has ended but Kevin and Emily will continue to answer questions as schedules allow. Thanks for joining us and asking great questions!

QuratulannTalpur · ‎10-20-2017

Thank you Adena..

Really appreciate your guidance

jesussoto · ‎10-17-2017

Very good, I am a Forestry Engineer from Spain and I work both in the management of forestry operations and in the maintenance of linear infrastructures, so that Module 5 I found very interesting.

My question is: where can you go deeper into this aspect and type of infrastructure?

Thank you very much and a very good job

KevinButler · ‎10-20-2017

Hey Jesus,

In terms of how you can take the exercise a step further, the first thing that comes to mind is to have a system that is fully automated. We've talked a lot about drones, aerial imagery and satellite imagery in this course, but one think we didn't touch on is wide angle motion imagey (WAMI). These are stationary cameras that are mounted on buildings usually. So, you can imagine installing them on top of utility poles and collect imagery that way. Then, you could use the unsupervised image classification (ISO Cluster) to idenfify vegetation. In theory, you could have a lidar sensor on each camera, although that could get expensive.

I'm not sure if I've answered your question, so please follow up if you need more of an answer.

patricioandres · ‎10-17-2017

hello eiaw, great course, helped me to review and learn new content, 
the truth that in Chile I am currently out of work and with plenty of time to learn 
more things, from there do not know about online jobs that can help me or in Esri Chile? 
the truth is that every day they make their technology work in all areas and without 
changing software, but never forget the interoperability of the data! regards

Anonymous User · ‎10-20-2017

Hi Patricio,

We are glad that you were able to enjoy the class!

As you navigate your job search my suggestion is to continue the learning process as you'll be able to refine and build skills resulting in a stronger resume/CV. If you haven't already had the chance, I recommend checking out our training resources (https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/). Outside of training and during a job search my recommendation is to always start with networking; try to get involved in user groups, conferences, and set up coffee meetings with local GIS professionals. Those connections should help open doors that were not previously available.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Nick

AbelAsoo · ‎10-18-2017

Excellent EIAW Team,

I am forever grateful to the EIAW team who by their commitment and diligence have trained me to be effective in imagery analysis. To this end, I humbly admit that I have never analyzed imagery this way before. Now, I am privileged to learn from imagery specialist. The EIAW training really prepares me to set up and offer services to farmers as Farm Advisor.

However, to achieve my dream as a Farm Advisor, I need an ArcGIS Pro Licence and ArcGIS online Enterprise Account. How can I get these products at a reduced cost?

Moreso, I plan to buy a Drone, a Visual Sensor, and a Multispectral Sensor. I search online and I came across http://enterprise.dji.com. DJI have the products I need (Matrice 100-drone, Zenmuse Z3- Visual Sensor, and Zenmuse XT-Multispectral Sensor). One interesting thing about their products is that they are very affordable (as shown on their website). Yet, I have sent them numerous mails for inquiry but receive no reply after two weeks. Other products I see online are very expensive. Can the EIAW team help me find out where I can buy a drone specifically design for precision agriculture at an affordable ($5000 - $6000) rate?

Thank you all.

Surv. BEM Abel Asoo

AdenaSchutzberg1 · ‎10-20-2017

Hello Abel!

That sounds like a very interesting career as a Farm Advisor!

While you are still learning, we have programs to provide access to software.

In the U.S. anyone can have access to a Personal Use license (not to be used commercially) for $100/year. This includes an ArcGIS Pro and an ArcGIS Online organizational account.

http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-for-personal-use

Those outside the U.S. will need to work with their local distributor.

http://www.esri.com/about-esri/contact#international

Students enrolled at qualifying universities may have access to a license (again, for non-commercial use) without cost.

http://www.esri.com/landing-pages/education-promo

The drone marketplace is changing every day. I found this article reviewing the best options for agriculture. I hope it provides some options for you to explore.

https://bestdroneforthejob.com/drone-buying-guides/agriculture-drone-buyers-guide/

Thanks so much for your question!

Adena

AbelAsoo · ‎10-20-2017

Hi Adena!

Instead of ArcGIS for Personal use (which is not supposed to be used for commercial), how can I buy

Perpetual/Concorent license for ArcGIS Desktop (Basic or Standard or Advanced

)?

AdenaSchutzberg1 · ‎10-20-2017

Abel,

When you are ready to buy commercial software you will need to contact Esri (in the U.S.) or your distributor (outside the U.S.).

Good luck with your business!

Adena

patricioandres · ‎10-20-2017

Good afternoon, I'm celebrating my birthday and I get messages to my mail

every few minutes! health

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