After a far too early 4.30am start on Monday, Victoria University's 11 students sailed across the Cook Strait to join AUT and University of Canterbury students at the Kaikoura field station.
Sea view from the field station
The week's field trip introduces students and staff from the three collaborating universities and allows them to get to know each other over the course of an intensive but fun filled week of practical field work and lectures.
UAV {Credit Matt Velde}
This year, Kelvin (GISC 413 lecturer) introduced the students to a range of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and worked through data collection implications of this emerging technology.
A UAV selfie: Kelvin and the MGIS students {Credit Kelvin}
Ioannis - a new Canterbury lecturer - presented on his cutting edge research on sensors and their usability.
Ioannis (GISC 404 lecturer)
The MGIS students also learned about data collection from temperature sensors and managed a quick tramp to Mt Fyffe to collect the sensors from their data collection locations. The students then analysed the data over the rest of the week.
MGIS students on Mt Fyffe {Credit Matt Velde}
The students return to their universities for the start of the rest of the teaching term on Monday - but have significantly improved their multi-tasking skills...
MGIS students prepping for dinner and working on assessments
And thanks to Keith for supplying the card game on Thursday night!
