Hackweek Schedule¶
Schedule for snowex-hackweek during July 12 to 16, 2021:
Time Zones¶
All times listed below are UTC -7 (Pacific Daylight Time). You might want to consult this Time Zone Map to figure out times in your location.
DAY 1¶
Monday July 12¶
9:00 to 10:00 AM: Introductory Session¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Anthony Arendt and Charley Haley
Overview of hackweeks
Help people get connected
Technology overview and check-in on accessibility
Code of conduct
Introduction to projects
10:00 to 10:20 AM: Break¶
10:20 AM to 11:05 AM: GitHub, Git, JupyterHub¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructor: Joachim Meyer
connecting to our shared JupyterHub environment
Git/GitHub review
learn how to clone tutorials into your working environment
11:05 to 11:30 AM: Break¶
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM: SnowEx Mission Overview and Datasets¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Megan Mason, Carrie Vuyovich, HP Marshall
Welcome by the NASA SnowEx Team Lead (HP Marshall)
Overview of SnowEx datasets (Megan Mason and Carrie Vuyovich)
sampling design and naming convention
methods for data extraction
data manipulation and analysis, cal/val
creating basic plots
12:15 to 12:30 PM Break¶
12:30 - 1:50 PM Projects: Introductions and Pitching¶
Lead Instructors: Anthony Arendt and Charley Haley
pitching of project ideas
breakout groups to learn more about which team you’d like to join
1:50 to 2:30 PM: Project Team Breakouts¶
meeting with project teams to get your questions answered
DAY 2¶
Tuesday July 13¶
9:00 to 9:30 AM: Project Team Building¶
Lead Instructors: Charley Haley and Naomi Alterman
Link to video¶
guidance on how to foster an inclusive, fun and productive project team
recommended best practices for effective collaboration
options for addressing challenges
9:30 to 10:00 AM: GitHub, Git, JupyterHub¶
10:00 to 10:15 AM: Break¶
10:15 to 11:00 AM: Vector and Raster Data Analysis: Part 1¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: David Shean and Scott Henderson
fundamentals of integrating vector and raster data
comparing with in situ data
projections, regridding, sampling and spatial queries
11:00 to 11:30 AM: NSIDC Data Access¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructor: Amy Steiker
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM: Break¶
12:00 to 1:00 PM: Databases¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructor: Micah Johnson
fundamentals of databases and SQL
connecting to the database via QGIS and a Python script
performing spatial and temporal queries
creating map visualizations of available datasets
extract data to a flat file
1:00 PM and later: project work¶
Helpers available for consultation as needed
2:30 to 3:00 PM: Virtual Happy Hour (optional)¶
Lead Facilitator: Charley Haley
DAY 3¶
Wednesday July 14¶
9:00 to 10:30 AM: Vector and Raster Data Analysis, Part 2¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Scott Henderson and David Shean
10:30 to 11:00 AM: Virtual Coffee Gathering (optional)¶
Lead Facilitator: Charley Haley
11:00 to 11:45 AM: LiDAR (Parallel Session 1A)¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Clare Webster and Ben Smith
11:00 to 11:45 AM: Thermal IR (Parallel Session 1B)¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Jessica Lundquist and Steven Pestana
12:45 - 1:30 PM: Snow Microstructure (Parallel Session 2A)¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Mike Durand
12:45 - 1:30 PM: GPR (Parallel Session 2B)¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Dan McGrath, Tate Meehan, and Ryan Webb
1:30 PM and later: project work¶
Helpers available for consultation as needed
DAY 4¶
Thursday July 15¶
9:00 to 10:30 AM: Machine Learning¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Ibrahim Olalekan Alabi and Evi Ofekeze
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM: Microwave Radar (Parallel Session 1A)¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Dylan Boyd, Batu Osmanoglu, HP Marshall, Jack Terricone, Scott Henderson
11:00 to 11:45 AM: Modeling (Parallel Session 1B)¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Melissa Wrzesien and Brendan McAndrew
12:00 to 12:30 PM: Camera Data (Parallel Session 1B)¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Cassie Lumbrazo and Katie Breen
1:30 PM and later: project work¶
Helpers available for consultation as needed
DAY 5¶
Friday July 16¶
9:00 to 10:00 AM: Project work / open office hours¶
Join us in the main zoom room if you have any questions!
10:30 to 11:15 AM: Open Source Software¶
Link to video¶
Lead Instructors: Jessica Scheick, Joachim Meyer and Micah Johnson