Geography student Shane Grigsby has won a $20,000 grant from the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Environmental Center for his project on "Topographic Mapping of the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Campus for Sustainability." Along with his faculty sponsor, Professor Babs Buttenfield, with in-kind support from graduate student Chris Anderson-Tarver, Shane will investigate the use of geometric properties to extract and classify building features on the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ campus. Measuring building heights and roof slopes, Shane will evaluate the potential solar capacity of campus buildings, resulting in a spatial assessment of the feasibility of solar development across campus.
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