https://emlabupenn.com EMLab Fri, 06 Dec 2024 23:13:17 +0000 https://emlabupenn.com en https://emlabupenn.com/Top_Video Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:17:25 +0000 EMLab https://emlabupenn.com/Top_Video &nbsp; UAV Survey &nbsp;San Cristobal, Galapagos Accurate surveys are critical to understanding low-lying, flood prone locations. Surprisingly, the Galápagos Islands—one of the most scientifically studied sites in the world—lacks such data. Without a consistent and unified vertical datum, neither tides nor storm surge can be accurately referenced to the land. Our team used UAVs (drones) and GPS/ GNSS site survey equipment to record aerial survey information of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno’s shoreline and ravines. This information will be essential for modeling past and future storm surge, sea-level rise, and tsunami scenarios as it relates to the island’s urban growth and coastal areas. &nbsp;&nbsp;Learn More ︎ Scroll︎ https://emlabupenn.com/Info-contact Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:17:25 +0000 EMLab https://emlabupenn.com/Info-contact Featured Activity&nbsp; <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a804d1b806e8dcd8b0f53e10cea5da2f9583a741f298c20805171133d07ce7a9/Home-01.jpg" data-mid="122287512" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a804d1b806e8dcd8b0f53e10cea5da2f9583a741f298c20805171133d07ce7a9/Home-01.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eef4a8a5ab1a1c13060f5ca11a5c148ba2832de157c371fadfe40c2cfe9027ed/Home-02.jpg" data-mid="122287514" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eef4a8a5ab1a1c13060f5ca11a5c148ba2832de157c371fadfe40c2cfe9027ed/Home-02.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="1960" width_o="4032" height_o="1960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb379e13d8956bb369c8ca0eed5977c45f32c09f26cd3c051d57fe5aafb877e7/Home-03.jpg" data-mid="122287515" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb379e13d8956bb369c8ca0eed5977c45f32c09f26cd3c051d57fe5aafb877e7/Home-03.jpg" /> <img width="2286" height="1359" width_o="2286" height_o="1359" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b91522075966f57e0336d0ac532c849ffdbe9d83a15e4442d74b72fc8f7be1e4/Home-04.jpg" data-mid="122287517" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b91522075966f57e0336d0ac532c849ffdbe9d83a15e4442d74b72fc8f7be1e4/Home-04.jpg" /> <img width="2544" height="1338" width_o="2544" height_o="1338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c32823cd91c1b4853dee2817f70a2abfc6777062187e72cad8e664a1d5962d45/Home-05.png" data-mid="122287518" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c32823cd91c1b4853dee2817f70a2abfc6777062187e72cad8e664a1d5962d45/Home-05.png" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b824d6fcef4425a79bb3c0718b351010bc98c66de5218c16c8be973aefb9902/Home-06.jpg" data-mid="122287520" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b824d6fcef4425a79bb3c0718b351010bc98c66de5218c16c8be973aefb9902/Home-06.jpg" /> Info About us The Environmental Modeling Lab (EMLab) is an applied research unit of the Weitzman School of Design’s McHarg Center, specializing in the the analysis, simulation, and visualization of environmental systems. Our Mission &gt; NewsSeptember, 2025 ︎︎︎ The McHarg Center published an interview with EMLab Co-directors Sean Burkholder, Karen M'Closkey, and Keith VanDerSys as part of their PERSPECTIVES series. The full conversation, which includes discussions of the land-water divide in data and technology, the importance of landscape architects’ involvement in creating environmental data, and the potential of applied research within academia, can be read on the McHarg Center Website. All Posts &gt; Contact Us For more information, please contact one of the co-directors: Sean Burkholder (seanburk@design.upenn.edu); Karen M’Closkey (mcloskey@design.upenn.edu); or Keith VanDerSys (kvand@design.upenn.edu) https://emlabupenn.com/Information Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:17:26 +0000 EMLab https://emlabupenn.com/Information Mission The Environmental Modeling Lab (EMLab) is an applied research unit of the Weitzman School of Design’s McHarg Center, specializing in the analysis, simulation, and visualization of environmental systems. The EMLab is positioned to work productively with both academic and private-sector partners in order to expand the role of sensing, simulation and modeling within contemporary landscape architecture practice, in addition to serving as a bridge between the design fields and the work of infrastructural and ecological engineering. This work takes the form of grant and competition collaborations, consultancy and landscape monitoring contracts, applied research projects, and education/coursework.&nbsp; The McHarg Center&nbsp;︎︎ Research specialties: Computational Fluid DynamicsLandscape monitoringPhysical modeling of environmental systemsMulti-spectral landscape analysisUAV SurveysEquipment ︎ https://emlabupenn.com/People Fri, 06 Dec 2024 23:13:17 +0000 EMLab https://emlabupenn.com/People Contact Office of the Director: 119 Meyerson Hall 210 South 34th StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104 Tel: 215.746.4262 Directors <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79e0aab2f1da59c8a95d8b496990dcf60c0492dc1a0fb9e4822ae5f75cf0a59e/SB.jpg" class="headshot">Sean Burkholder <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25d8110f7c2ab16d5d49d69602ea25a412e513a02285550700674ced9c444a0f/KM-update-1.jpg" class="headshot">Karen M'Closkey <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8899f4782b54a05ce244b91c4714041fa0900aaa87c528313de5114d8c91b834/KV-Headshot_2019-BW.png" class="headshot">Keith VanDerSys Staff <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/664a1f12c9fc785d3af0920ce5b55293690b2a2aeb65128ba88922e0fa091cdf/Salwen_Headshot.png" class="headshot">Lucy Salwen Graduate Student Staff(Current and Past) <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/532758ca7ca409155337a9aaeaf70c6a36bec682d8b7751f84c6facfd74a2a80/Headshotbw_Palak.png" class="headshot">Palak Agarwal <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7bf5968104a784edeb1d870096debc95627e802e98665364fafd282d06f53d14/leila.jpg" class="headshot">Leila Bahrami <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00ce6c8f9cc120154a68530f61d2f0557f825739a7fc0d7e1d373eb2e8c8be98/James-Billingsley.jpg" class="headshot">James Billingsley <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e77b383191dec784b979ce87fccaeb0a2b377ecbad9523e366dbc697313227aa/Headshot_DagnyEliseCarlsson.png" class="headshot">Dagny Elise Carlsson <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f884bdbaf9b82d9e64f7a23993437f74fed13f4bbd9063e5168d0f708e306fa/Headshot_Fairchild.png" class="headshot">Maria Fairchild <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ffa33cc37a30742dc323233c656e1e9f7fd28d547c599d3ce28af62deac4764b/Hanyu-Gao.jpg" class="headshot">Hanyu Gao <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/632f05c92c9e0a0116b756ff5d6315b12cdc65551afdf24ac005d314c786339b/Headshot_JoyceGu.png" class="headshot">Joyce Gu <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f67218e87bfca97829ee15b17c229b71d538f1e486ca4dc6adf0cb35ad3d107/processed-BDE955B8-EE22-4E36-A941-1EB875983472.jpeg" class="headshot">Clarasophia Gust <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3e54e768426551e98e9ce9ee0441e2efcf06044da1c20a48f6a5c3d1abf5aa5/EMLab_Shuyi_Headshot1.jpg" class="headshot">Shuyi Hao <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c9798a8221b175d0f3484ee6a7869bbb7d66328948d0eac6f2b49d34019e242/Headshot_Lupandina.png" class="headshot">Mariya Lupindina <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27779a18c1cf216eb3d29b0475e842ab5912a698d7f664e424378a1970b70e72/Headshot_JaiyueMa.png" class="headshot">Jiayue Ma <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42481a9308e20cad446a8c70c31d0b83b918597b2ceddac6c60c927c92cdcab6/Headshot_ClioMacrakis.png" class="headshot">Clio Macrakis <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3213ea717f2924fc4eb04dc63b5868aaf7b21745f4737dc0b054223e57f3a2b/22-0723_AO-Headshot.png" class="headshot">Aaron O'Neill <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eff51421f6ec2354e9fde05f17ab651c4f4f98196d8067d13f7d791274390974/Itay-Porat---headshot-BW.jpg" class="headshot">Italy Porat <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5091422d9f1b0da6658fac2693a0f91929bd337bab821341df35503a6eeb8f9/Headshot_Wang.png" class="headshot">Shengqian Wang <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/16f97b05ab79ab1ec04e001b64d9a158386eed67037034533dc6bbb2e4bd8183/Headshot_ZhijieWang.png" class="headshot">Zhijie Wang <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/12f0a6d3b461ed3ed1ef7571568173cfc36faa26ece6d99883a0e2ab03ac5918/Olivia_Emlab-profile.png" class="headshot">Youzi Olivia Xu <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ff7faceae3450fdeecdbbe6b1d6deb8e8b8e55705240b0466e253cd8b278e11/Headshot_Yang.png" class="headshot">Junyi Yang <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7cc8bbe13542581010c066da3b573f02a5185e66ab4ddcb72cb59fc523078e1/Headshot_SiyuZhang.png" class="headshot">Siyu Zhang <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef1b633e7ee41a9e52b08425c77e03558b4457cc6525c5027b4b2a1bffeff790/Headshot_Zhao.png" class="headshot">Zicheng (Kai) Zhao External Contact Office of the Director Connect <img width="2118" height="630" width_o="2118" height_o="630" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a54e357fa75a381a578974d78c7962e6f12da27d97e200ddf949f0dcc4d2ade3/bw-weitzmanlogo3-01.png" data-mid="223014721" border="0" data-scale="63" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a54e357fa75a381a578974d78c7962e6f12da27d97e200ddf949f0dcc4d2ade3/bw-weitzmanlogo3-01.png" />© 2020 University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design &nbsp;<img width="2084" height="222" width_o="2084" height_o="222" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ce007f34e7e4b59ef97ad83661fff67bca0d7923c12e98e922822c78279284c/mcharg-logo-main2-01.png" data-mid="223014722" border="0" data-scale="85" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ce007f34e7e4b59ef97ad83661fff67bca0d7923c12e98e922822c78279284c/mcharg-logo-main2-01.png" />© The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology 102 Meyerson Hall210 South 34th StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104 ︎ ︎ &nbsp;All images and works © The EMLab. All rights reserved. https://emlabupenn.com/profile-Karen-M-Closkey Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:17:29 +0000 EMLab https://emlabupenn.com/profile-Karen-M-Closkey <img width="699" height="699" width_o="699" height_o="699" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25d8110f7c2ab16d5d49d69602ea25a412e513a02285550700674ced9c444a0f/KM-update-1.jpg" data-mid="187497890" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/699/i/25d8110f7c2ab16d5d49d69602ea25a412e513a02285550700674ced9c444a0f/KM-update-1.jpg" /> Karen M'CloskeyCo-Director Karen M’Closkey is professor of landscape architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design and co-founder, with Keith VanDerSys, of PEG office of landscape + architecture. Their work focuses on the opportunities and limitations enabled by recent advancements in digital mapping and modeling and how they shape our understanding of landscapes and environments. Karen and Keith received a PEW Fellowship in the Arts, and Karen was the recipient of the 2012-2013 American Academy in Rome Prize in landscape architecture. They are guest editors of LA+ GEO (2020), LA+ Simulation (2016) and authors of Dynamic Patterns: Visualizing Landscapes in a Digital Age (2017). Karen is also co-editor of Design with Nature Now (2019) and author of Unearthed: the Landscapes of Hargreaves Associates (2013), which won the J.B. Jackson Book Prize awarded by The Foundation for Landscape Architecture. ︎︎︎Back https://emlabupenn.com/profile-Sean-Burkholder Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:17:29 +0000 EMLab https://emlabupenn.com/profile-Sean-Burkholder <img width="390" height="389" width_o="390" height_o="389" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79e0aab2f1da59c8a95d8b496990dcf60c0492dc1a0fb9e4822ae5f75cf0a59e/SB.jpg" data-mid="122287588" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/390/i/79e0aab2f1da59c8a95d8b496990dcf60c0492dc1a0fb9e4822ae5f75cf0a59e/SB.jpg" /> Sean Burkholder Co-Director Sean Burkholder is the Andrew Gordon Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design.&nbsp; His work bridges the seemingly incommensurable subjects of environmental monitoring and modeling that includes working with ecologists and engineers on large coastal infrastructure projects, and the exploration of new methods of knowledge creation that both question and supplement rational science as our primary referent for progress and agency, by way of curiosity-driven experimentation as a method of work. Sean is co-founder of the research and design practice Proof Projects and a member of the Dredge Research Collaborative.︎︎︎Back https://emlabupenn.com/profile-Lucy-Salwen Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:37:36 +0000 EMLab https://emlabupenn.com/profile-Lucy-Salwen <img width="390" height="390" width_o="390" height_o="390" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/664a1f12c9fc785d3af0920ce5b55293690b2a2aeb65128ba88922e0fa091cdf/Salwen_Headshot.png" data-mid="222939691" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/390/i/664a1f12c9fc785d3af0920ce5b55293690b2a2aeb65128ba88922e0fa091cdf/Salwen_Headshot.png" /> Lucy Salwen Staff Lucy Salwen works as a project manager / research associate on the EMLab’s Tidelands project (Natural Infrastructure Innovation Project) in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program. This five-year research collaboration focuses on designing and assessing new forms of coastal infrastructure for the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Lucy graduated from the MLA program at the University of Pennsylvania, where she enjoyed working on large-scale coastal resilience research as well as collaborating with West Philly communities on small-scale built projects. Previously, Lucy worked in communications and advocacy for a park non-profit and received her bachelors in Mathematics and Studio Art from Wesleyan University. ︎︎︎Back https://emlabupenn.com/profile-Keith-VanDerSys Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:17:29 +0000 EMLab https://emlabupenn.com/profile-Keith-VanDerSys <img width="390" height="390" width_o="390" height_o="390" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8899f4782b54a05ce244b91c4714041fa0900aaa87c528313de5114d8c91b834/KV-Headshot_2019-BW.png" data-mid="122287580" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/390/i/8899f4782b54a05ce244b91c4714041fa0900aaa87c528313de5114d8c91b834/KV-Headshot_2019-BW.png" /> Keith VanDerSys Co-Director In addition to being an EMLab co-director, Keith VanDerSys is a founding partner of PEG office of landscape + architecture and a Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture. His research and teaching explore the applicability of new media and fabrication technologies to site applications. Recent research includes combining the computational capacities of geospatial analysis (ArcGIS Pro), computational fluid dynamics (Aquaveo SRH-2D/ CMS Flow), and parametric software (Rhino/ Grasshopper) to investigate new strategies of defining, analyzing, and monitoring landscapes. ︎︎︎Back https://emlabupenn.com/Projects-1 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:17:30 +0000 EMLab https://emlabupenn.com/Projects-1 All Work https://emlabupenn.com/Galapagos-UAV-Mapping Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:17:30 +0000 EMLab https://emlabupenn.com/Galapagos-UAV-Mapping <img width="1900" height="927" width_o="1900" height_o="927" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c01e32828819f1bc6a85850c3dc82fd2365210cc857245e936694e8ee0618723/Galapagos-2b-1.jpeg" data-mid="122287601" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c01e32828819f1bc6a85850c3dc82fd2365210cc857245e936694e8ee0618723/Galapagos-2b-1.jpeg" /> These maps show countries that do not have a unified vertical datum to match water elevations relative to land. <img width="1900" height="927" width_o="1900" height_o="927" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/206836a23c6e9272088fc20ef901864944d64bd4ac485a2bc6708f1bb79fa6d4/Galapagos-2b-2.jpeg" data-mid="122287604" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/206836a23c6e9272088fc20ef901864944d64bd4ac485a2bc6708f1bb79fa6d4/Galapagos-2b-2.jpeg" /> The Galápagos Islands is also missing a unified vertical datum for its tide gauges. <img width="4097" height="2000" width_o="4097" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/352e40bfe41d57b9d6bad4ca0f36573972ec913c14400c731a41cff54e50deb5/Galapagos-2b-4.jpeg" data-mid="122287611" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/352e40bfe41d57b9d6bad4ca0f36573972ec913c14400c731a41cff54e50deb5/Galapagos-2b-4.jpeg" /> Our team used UAVs (drones) and GPS/ GNSS site survey equipment to record aerial survey information of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno’s shoreline and ravines. <img width="1900" height="927" width_o="1900" height_o="927" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/38d01b73c539fa703a4d807d7ae2b1fb2a0510103f96b3578799bb4e9b08d270/Galapagos-2b-3.jpeg" data-mid="122287608" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/38d01b73c539fa703a4d807d7ae2b1fb2a0510103f96b3578799bb4e9b08d270/Galapagos-2b-3.jpeg" /> Over a four-day period, our team collected approximately 20 hectares of high accuracy, high resolution survey data, including the tide gauge location and elevation. <img width="1900" height="927" width_o="1900" height_o="927" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d7d0032a9bc086be65f40700bdcf7afa778a26af3195223aeea2b5b1b48b175/Galapagos-2b-5.jpeg" data-mid="122287614" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d7d0032a9bc086be65f40700bdcf7afa778a26af3195223aeea2b5b1b48b175/Galapagos-2b-5.jpeg" /> Through our survey work, tidal elevations can now be measured relative to land. This will enable INOCAR to more accurately assess past and future tides and storms. <img width="1900" height="927" width_o="1900" height_o="927" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/347b3768aae3e8acea0f337d5a3f5c541396848c3472d435b4270cc88774ac7e/Galapagos-2b-6.jpeg" data-mid="122287617" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/347b3768aae3e8acea0f337d5a3f5c541396848c3472d435b4270cc88774ac7e/Galapagos-2b-6.jpeg" /> The height of San Cristóbal’s terrain is presently calculated through satellite imagery (top). When corrected with our survey data (bottom), the extent of possible future storm surge over land is much higher than if modeled with satellite elevation data. <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1900/q/75/i/c01e32828819f1bc6a85850c3dc82fd2365210cc857245e936694e8ee0618723/Galapagos-2b-1.jpeg"> <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1900/q/75/i/206836a23c6e9272088fc20ef901864944d64bd4ac485a2bc6708f1bb79fa6d4/Galapagos-2b-2.jpeg"> <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/352e40bfe41d57b9d6bad4ca0f36573972ec913c14400c731a41cff54e50deb5/Galapagos-2b-4.jpeg"> <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1900/q/75/i/38d01b73c539fa703a4d807d7ae2b1fb2a0510103f96b3578799bb4e9b08d270/Galapagos-2b-3.jpeg"> <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1900/q/75/i/8d7d0032a9bc086be65f40700bdcf7afa778a26af3195223aeea2b5b1b48b175/Galapagos-2b-5.jpeg"> <img src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1900/q/75/i/347b3768aae3e8acea0f337d5a3f5c541396848c3472d435b4270cc88774ac7e/Galapagos-2b-6.jpeg"> Galapagos UAV Mapping The archipelago’s tidal gauges lack a consistent and unified vertical datum. Without this benchmark, tides cannot be accurately referenced to the land, making past analysis and future projections impossible. The Oceanographic Institute of the Navy in Ecuador (INOCAR) requested our assistance in data collection and modeling. Using UAV technology and GNSS/GPS survey equipment, we modeled the shore of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal, including the tidal gauge location. The georeferenced data will enable INOCAR to establish an accurate topo-bathy model and unified vertical datum among the islands’ tidal gauges. This information will assist with sea-level rise and tsunami modeling and assess the potential impacts on the town. Led By:&nbsp; Karen M’Closkey and Keith VanDerSys Team: Michael Luegering and Michael Tantala ︎︎︎Next&nbsp; Aerial Overview &nbsp;