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November 09, 2008

GPS Field Engineer on the Ice!

Marianne Okal has one of the most interesting jobs in Antarctica.  That's because she is a GPS Field Engineer with UNAVCO who gets to work with all kinds of researchers here in Antarctica. UNAVCO is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes Earth science by advancing high-precision techniques for the measurement and understanding of the Earth's crustal deformation. UNAVCO is also involved in supporting public and community education. Here's a short video portrait of Marianne and her work here in Antarctica: 



A special thank you to Joe Pettit, UNAVCO GPS Field Engineer, and Marianne Okal for use of their wonderful photos in the video! 


UNAVCO has a great website with a very useful Education and Outreach section, featuring resources and interactive tools for students, educators, researchers and the public.  I especially enjoyed playing with the Jules Verne Voyager Map Tools!  


- Mary Lynn Price

Posted at 07:39 PM |

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Hi ML!

What wonderful photos and a great interview of a very interesting job.

~A

Posted by: Andrea | November 13, 2008 at 12:33 PM

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