The Earth Sciences and Map Library will be closed Saturday, February 18 through Monday, February 20 for Presidents' Day weekend. Regular semester hours, Monday - Thursday, 9am - 7pm, and Friday 9 - 5, will resume on Tuesday, February 21.

Please remember that the Circulation Desk closes 15 minutes before the library does. This means no checkouts or returns after 6:45pm Monday-Thursday and after 4:45pm Fridays.

Upcoming holidays include:

Friday, March 30th: Closed

Hope to see you in the library soon!

The International Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is sponsoring a remote sensing contest to "investigate the potential of multi-modal/multi-temporal fusion of very high spatial resolution imagery. This year, participants will download three different sets of images (optical, SAR, and LIDAR) over the downtown of San Francisco and each participant will get to choose their own research topic to work with." Contest participants will receive data from a variety of sources including QuickBird, WorldView-2, TerraSAR-X, and LIDAR data.

See the contest site for more information including how to enter, contest rules, and prizes. The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2012.

h/t All Points Blog for the info.

The UC Berkeley Earth Sciences and Maps Library will be open Monday - Thursday, 9am - 7pm, and Friday 9 - 5 during the Spring semester.

Please remember that the Circulation Desk closes 15 minutes before the library does. This means no checkouts or returns after 6:45pm Monday-Thursday and after 4:45pm Fridays.

Upcoming holidays include:

Monday, February 20th: Closed
Friday, March 30th: Closed

Hope to see you in the library soon!

During Winter Intersession: December 17th, 2011 - January 16th, 2012, the Earth Sciences and Map Library will be open Monday - Friday,  9am - 5pm.

Please remember: the Circulation Desk closes 15 minutes before the library closes.

Holiday closures:

December 22, 2011 - January 3, 2012 for Winter Break
January 16th, 2012 MLK Jr. holiday

We hope to see you at the library soon!

UCB's Geospatial Innovation Facility has recently purchased an "Educational Membership" with the Bay Area Automated Mapping Association (BAAMA), which gives us the ability to add an unlimited number of UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. If you would like to become a BAAMA member, simply send me an email to Kevin Koy with the subject "BAAMA Membership" and include the name and email address that you would like associated with your membership.

BAAMA is a great local network for geospatial professionals from a variety of different fields, and membership gives you free access to attend their regularly held educational presentations. You can find a list of upcoming and previous sessions on the BAAMA website.

In addition to events and meetings, BAAMA regularly publishes an informative journal and hosts an active job board for local geospatial job opportunities, and provides an opportunity to connect with professionals for mentorship.

Orginally posted on the Sheldon Margen Public Health Library News blog