As in previous years the GERS Lab participated in the annual open house of the Earth Science Week that is traditionally organized in the UPRM by the Puerto Rico Seismic Network and the Department of Geology. This year the activity received over 2,000 students from different schools around the island and took place in the UPRM Gymnasium during October 10, 2008. GERS Lab exhibition included a demonstration of taking reflectance measurements using the GER spectroradiometer. The bio-optical rosette was also shown and its application for remote sensors calibration was explained. Participants had the opportunity of looking a high resolution aerial photography of the UPRM campus and watch diverse images of Earth from space. The exhibition was presented by Ramon Lopez, a Ph.D. student of the Marine Science Department, Yadira Soto, a Master student, and Alexis Cruz, an undergraduate student, both of the Geology Department. The objective was to introduce the innovative research tools of remote sensing and demonstrate their importance to future generations of professionals.
