This week I was not in class because I was in San Francisco for an interview. I was able to visit the BrightEdge office. This was a great experience being able to see a tech start-up office environment. Everyone is working very hard to stay competitive in the industry.

The USF Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies video was insightful and interesting. It discusses 3D picture capturing and being able to bring the data back and making it tangible. Elizabeth Salusky a marine biology Ph.D. student printed an oyster habit from the Q pro. She is using it to see how it attracts other oysters and how other animals use it as refuge spaces. I cannot believe it is possible to print these habitats. This shows how advanced 3D printing technology is moving and the opportunities for our future. Scientist are able to print their experiments testing beyond what they ever have before. I find printing living creatures/organs the most useful aspect of 3D printing because it will allow us to learn more about our bodies and human kind.

I decided to do further research about this ASIT program. I found another program similar to USF, but as University of California, Santa Cruz. The Center for Integrated Spatial Research is a similar program that uses spatial technology and methods. They do a lot of research with animals such as marine mammals, birds, and turtles. Also with climate change, this could help find solutions to environmental problems such as air pollution, gas leaks, contaminated bodies of water and overall reduce the carbon footprint. I really enjoyed learning more about these two programs. Attached is information about the UCSC program https://ugr.ue.ucsc.edu/CISR.