Hester Mallonee

Upcoming tasks:

Current word count: 7463

2/8:

- No work on manuscript, just work on intro or intro/background chapter

- Check the files where the R/Jmp didn’t line up – see if there’s anything funny in the visual imagery, check the other data resolutions/window sizes to see if the same field are causing issues in other scales of analysis

- Look at pca link Shannon sent over

- Email CB re: any old PCA slides or tools? Or who would teach that (DD or SG)?

2/1:

- Write 600 words a day; 20 min on weekend

- Do the kmeans with Jmp for the other datasets

    - Figure out how it's making Pc1 and Pc2, and what is going into each

- Look at whether the clusters are intuitively good, compare to other methods to see if consistent

1/11/21:

- Write 600 words a day and edit 500 - 1000 a day

- Go back through old files and find figures with curves

- Read a refresher paper 

12/28/20:

- Write 600 words a day and edit 500 - 1000 a day

12/21/20:

- Do the dendrograms and kmeans for the 50cm_7m, 50cmf, and 50cmf_7m

- Create the figures for those datasets

- Write 500 words a day and edit 500 - 1000 a day

2/28:

- Do the dendrograms and kmeans for a broader range of bins for the RMS and AR

- Chat with AS and SH re: labels for dendrograms

- Send SKN an update by 2/28

- Next: plan to do the slope

- Dates in Pocatello: 3/15 - 4/11

Finalize data processing:

    - Get RMS results (11/2)

        - Process all datasets at all resolutions (11/2)

            - Ensure RMS code is performing appropriately (11/2)

                - Correct smoothing during resample in python code (10/26)

    - Get AR results (11/9)

        - Process all datasets at all resolutions (11/9)

            - Develop an adjustable window size for AR code (11/9)

            - Look at rugosity function - check if can adjust window (11/2)

            - Check with AS about the area ratio function that she's been using (11/2)

    - Get slope results: (11/9)

        - The slope method in Arc does not have an adjustable window size (11/9)

Finalize statistical results (11/16):

    - Verify that this code is good to go (11/16)

    - Add kurtosis (11/16)

Get visual results (i.e.,e a raster of the RMS height, the AR, etc): (11/16)

    - Find a couple that will give clean examples for publication (11/16)

Find curve fitting equations: (11/16)

    - Do this for both the 3x3 and the 7m window size (11/6)

    - Do this in excel

    - Individual and combined datasets (11/16)

Figure out distinguishing factors between curve equations (11/23)

Write a paper

Tasks for 2/11:

- Use python code at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1400213/3d-least-squares-plane to make variable window slope code

  (use a and b from ax+by+c=z to find overall slope using vector addition)

- Run slope analyses

- Start a google drive folder (shared with SKN) for paper draft & figures

     - spreadsheet checklist with each texture, resolution, analysis

- run the Elevation Void Fill on a 50 cm dataset to see if the statistics are different from the dataset with holes

- process intermediate textures

- finalize graphs

- work on paper draft

- continue to think about: texture nomenclature, coauthors, suggested reviewers

Tasks for 12/23:

- Adjust AR to fill in holes with average of surrounding cells

- Figure out how RMS is working with holes and correct

- Make sure the 7m window is working for both

- Use python code at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1400213/3d-least-squares-plane to make variable window slope code

  (use a and b from ax+by+c=z to find overall slope using vector addition)

- Run slope analyses

- If time, do vis/stats/curve fit for RMS (note, focus on other stuff, but this is a backup)

- Don't panic

Tasks for 11/23:

debug AR

Run AR analyses

Does Slope have adjustable window?

Use python code at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1400213/3d-least-squares-plane to make variable window slope code

  (use a and b from ax+by+c=z to find overall slope using vector addition)

Run slope analyses

If time, do vis/stats/curve fit for RMS (note, focus on other stuff, but this is a backup)

Tasks for 11/16:

Update AR code using notes from meeting

Run AR analyses

Does Slope have adjustable window?

Use python code at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1400213/3d-least-squares-plane to make variable window slope code

  (use a and b from ax+by+c=z to find overall slope using vector addition)

Run slope analyses

If time, do vis/stats/curve fit for RMS (note, focus on other stuff, but this is a backup)

Tasks for 11/2:

Dig into f90 code to understand updates, add new comments

Outline: put in dummy dates for completion of tasks prior to Craters

  - goal: have all figures done before leaving

Delete junk folders/files

Identify while files need re-processing (hole smoothing)

  - reprocess as needed

Finish running RMS

Check with Ash about AreaRatio/Rugosity

Update AreaRatio code -OR- Start AreaRatio/Rugosity runs

Tasks for 10/26:

Dig into f90 code to find error (window size issues?)

 - check to see if mini dataset is more than 7m across

In python: reverse clip order

Outline major tasks to be done and their dependencies

Go through and organize old results (images, data, graphs of values)

---Break for job----

Tasks for 4/9:

*Make the images that SKN requested

*Make the geovis DSM

*Plot curves of normalized frequency distributions for different textures (1 set of patches that represent your definition of a texture, plus other independent patches that you're comparing to the "definition")

   - do separate plots for each texture, at the separate resolutions

   - we're looking for number and value of modes in the normalized distributions (local peaks)

*10 cm statistics

*Look at statistics, evaluate/interpret

Mask slope function

   - 10, 50, 100, 200 in slope

Comment AR code (do a simple 3x3 by hand)

Get ahead:

    Fix stats code; raster -> point

    Review Westby paper (sift variable)

    Compare how the two programs are using sift

    normality: in stats code, add kurtosis function

         - read up on difference between kurtosis types

Tasks for 3/14:

Daily updates

10 cm statistics

Look at statistics, evaluate/interpret

Mask slope function

   - 10, 50, 100, 200 in slope

**Comment AR code (do a simple 3x3 by hand)

Plot curves of normalized frequency distributions for different textures (1 set of patches that represent your definition of a texture, plus other independent patches that you're comparing to the "definition")

   - do separate plots for each texture, at the separate resolutions

   - we're looking for number and value of modes in the normalized distributions (local peaks)

Get ahead:

    Fix stats code; raster -> point

    Review Westby paper (sift variable)

    Compare how the two programs are using sift

    normality: in stats code, add kurtosis function

         - read up on difference between kurtosis types

Tasks for 3/7:

Daily updates

Scan relevant content from books, and return them

upload FINESSE sample list to Drive; share

Upload Geoviz DSM stuff to Box

Make schedule

Plot curves of normalized frequency distributions for different textures (1 set of patches that represent your definition of a texture, plus other independent patches that you're comparing to the "definition")

   - do separate plots for each texture, at the separate resolutions

   - we're looking for number and value of modes in the normalized distributions (local peaks)

Email Donna, SKN about availability

Tasks for 2/28:

Daily updates

10 cm statistics

Look at statistics, evaluate/interpret

Mask slope function

   - 10, 50, 100, 200 in slope

**Comment AR code (do a simple 3x3 by hand)

Plot curves of normalized frequency distributions for different textures (1 set of patches that represent your definition of a texture, plus other independent patches that you're comparing to the "definition")

   - do separate plots for each texture, at the separate resolutions

   - we're looking for number and value of modes in the normalized distributions (local peaks)

Scan relevant content from books, and return them

upload FINESSE sample list to Drive; share

Upload Geoviz DSM stuff to Box

Get ahead:

    Fix stats code; raster -> point

    Review Westby paper (sift variable)

    Compare how the two programs are using sift

    normality: in stats code, add kurtosis function

         - read up on difference between kurtosis types

Tasks for 2/21:

10 cm statistics

Look at statistics, evaluate/interpret

Mask slope function

   - 10, 50, 100, 200 in slope

**Comment AR code (do a simple 3x3 by hand)

Do ANOVA texture self-comparison (e.g., smooth vs smooth)

  - break into separate code and run

  - update code to handle difference in sample sizes caused by holes

*Find other textures for ANOVA

   - clip

run Kruskal-Wallace on a dataset of your choice. (slabby?)

**Read up on coefficient of variance/ANOVA in books Sarah recommended; type up notes and send to Shannon 

Fix stats code; raster -> point

Review Westby paper (sift variable)

Compare how the two programs are using sift

normality: in stats code, add kurtosis function

   - read up on difference between kurtosis types

upload FINESSE sample list to Drive; share

Upload Geoviz DSM stuff to Box

Keep doing daily updates

Tasks for 2/16:

10 cm statistics

Look at statistics, evaluate/interpret

Mask slope function

   - 10, 50, 100, 200 in slope

**Comment AR code (do a simple 3x3 by hand)

**Send SKN outline of what code is supposed to do (start with stats)

Do ANOVA texture self-comparison (e.g., smooth vs smooth)

  - break into separate code and run

*Find other textures for ANOVA

   - clip

run Kruskal-Wallace on a dataset of your choice. (slabby?)

**Read up on coefficient of variance/ANOVA in books Sarah recommended; type up notes and send to Shannon 

Fix stats code; raster -> point

Finish making interpolated DSMs for MD imagery

   - mask using hole-y ones

Rename files in Box

normality: in stats code, add kurtosis function

Re-start daily email check-in

Tasks for 2/7:

10 cm statistics

Look at statistics, evaluate/interpret

Mask slope function

   - 10, 50, 100, 200 in slope

**Comment AR code (do a simple 3x3 by hand)

**Send SKN outline of what code is supposed to do (start with stats)

Do ANOVA texture self-comparison (e.g., smooth vs smooth)

  - break into separate code and run

*Find other textures for ANOVA

   - clip

run Kruskal-Wallace on a dataset of your choice. (slabby?)

**Read up on coefficient of variance/ANOVA in books Sarah recommended; type up notes and send to Shannon 

Fix stats code; raster -> point

**Review reports on resolution

***Hole-y DTMs: use holey ones to mask out holes in higher-res 

    - run through downsampling code

***archive all imagery in Box 

get gfortran on backup computer in DML (ask Diana)

   - can also log in to minerve

normality: in stats code, add kurtosis function

Tasks for 1/31:

10 cm statistics

Mask slope function

   - 10, 50, 100, 200 in slope 

*Find bug in AR code (1/25)

Send SKN outline of what code is supposed to do (start with stats)

Look at statistics, evaluate/interpret

Do ANOVA texture self-comparison (e.g., smooth vs smooth)

  - break into separate code and run

Find other textures for ANOVA

   - clip

run Kruskal-Wallace on a dataset of your choice. (slabby?)

*Read up on coefficient of variance/ANOVA in books Sarah recommended; type up notes and send to Shannon (1/25)

Fix stats code; raster -> point

*Review reports on resolution (1/26)

*Hole-y DTMs: use holey ones to mask out holes in higher-res (1/26)

*archive all imagery in Box (1/24)

get gfortran on backup computer in DML (ask Diana)

   - can also log in to minerve

*normality: in stats code, add kurtosis function

Tasks for 1/17:

Find infinity error

sort 10 cm files

run 10 cm files

Run statistics for 10 and 50 cm. 

Look at statistics, evaluate/interpret

Do ANOVA texture self-comparison (e.g., smooth vs smooth)

*Find other textures for ANOVA

   - clip

KB: Does ejecta look like rough lava?

run Kruskal-Wallace on a dataset of your choice. (slabby?)

*Read up on coefficient of variance/ANOVA in books Sarah recommended; type up notes and send to Shannon

*Fix stats code

- remove border of 0s

Meet with DD when she gets back/Meet with AS

Mask slope function output to maintain holes

archive all imagery in Box

make smooth deveg training data and reprocess smooth datasets

Tasks for 1/10:

*Finish converting methods outline to text, looking for challenging sections

*Write 2 pages

*Debug devegetation/resampling code

*Devegetate areas, compare with ANOVA (smooth vs. smooth; rough vs. rough; smooth vs. rough)

*Find other textures for ANOVA

   - clip

KB: Does ejecta look like rough lava?

Use hole code to process data

Run Kruskal-Wallace on a dataset of your choice. (slabby?)

*Read up on coefficient of variance/ANOVA in books Sarah recommended; type up notes and send to Shannon

*Fix stats code

*Touch base with DD about DTMs for resolution issue

Mask slope function output to maintain holes

Tasks for 1/3:

*Convert methods outline to text, looking for challenging sections

*Write 2 pages

*Devegetate areas, compare with ANOVA (smooth vs. smooth; rough vs. rough; smooth vs. rough)

*Find other textures for ANOVA

   - clip

KB: Does ejecta look like rough lava?

*Keep working on code updates for holes

Run Kruskal-Wallace on a dataset of your choice. (slabby?)

*Read up on coefficient of variance/ANOVA in books Sarah recommended; type up notes and send to Shannon

*Fix stats code

Tasks for 12/20:

Convert methods outline to text, looking for challenging sections

*Write 1 page

*Devegetate areas, compare with ANOVA (smooth vs. smooth; rough vs. rough; smooth vs. rough)

*Find other textures for ANOVA

   - clip

*Process KB SfM (Does ejecta look like rough lava?)

*Keep working on code updates for holes

Run Kruskal-Wallace on a dataset of your choice. (slabby?)

Read up on coefficient of variance/ANOVA in books Sarah recommended; type up notes and send to Shannon

Fix stats code

email Mike Downs for photos from ABC (lava pond)

Tasks for 12/17:

Convert methods outline to text, looking for challenging sections

*Write 1 page

*Clip areas, compare with ANOVA (smooth vs. smooth; rough vs. rough; smooth vs. rough)

*Find other textures for ANOVA

   - clip

(on hold: SfM with Donna)

Clip out SfM squares

*Process KB SfM (Does ejecta look like rough lava?)

*Keep working on code updates for holes

Run Kruskal-Wallace on a dataset of your choice. (slabby?)

Read up on coefficient of variance/ANOVA in books Sarah recommended; type up notes and send to Shannon

Fix stats code

Tasks for 12/7:

Convert methods outline to text, looking for challenging sections

Write 2 pages

Clip areas, compare with ANOVA (smooth vs. smooth; rough vs. rough; smooth vs. rough)

Find and clip other textures for ANOVA

Continuing with SfM: talking with Donna about resolution shift and odd squares(?)

Process KB SfM (Does ejecta look like rough lava?)

Keep working on code updates for holes

Run Kruskal-Wallace on a dataset of your choice. (slabby?)

Read up on coefficient of variance/ANOVA in books Sarah recommended; type up notes and send to Shannon

Fix stats code

Tasks for 11/6:

Add more to outline

Write 2 pages this week

Refine trimming of holes in smooth

Enlarge areas used to compare similar texture anova

Continue to re-run Sfm

start working on adapting code to work around holes

Tasks for 11/2:

Add more to outline

Write 2 pages this week

*Finish coarse res rules for a'a vs. blocky

Finish paper summary/send to SKN

Schedule meeting with Sarah

Refine trimming of holes in smooth

Enlarge areas used to compare similar texture anova

Continue re-run SfM

start working on adapting code to work around holes, try to figure out what real process will be

Tasks for 10/30:

Finish ANOVA chapter

Add more to outline

Write 2 pages this week

*Finish coarse res rules for a'a vs. blocky

Summarize paper from last week

*Talk to Sarah about stats

Refine trimming of holes in smooth

Enlarge areas used to compare similar texture anova

Organize files, code between machines

*Re-run SfM

*Email Downs about 4 polygons for which we don't have raw images

start working on adapting code to work around holes, try to figure out what real process will be

(Daily emails)

Tasks for 10/23:

Read ANOVA chapter

finish list of papers

write 1 page

Continue to flesh out outline

*Finish a'a vs. blocky rules

Finish making list from key references, read/summarize 1

*add stddev to stats code, re-run

*refine trimming of holes in smooth

enlarge areas used to compare similar texture anova

organize files, code between machines

*email Donna to get instructions on how to not smooth in SfM

  - *re-run images

Make a list of polygons for which we have data; differentiate between those with raw data and those with only processed data

(Daily email check-ins)

Talk to SKN about cliffs - do we want holes or to fill with minimum?

Tasks for 10/16:

(while working at Craters:)

Read ANOVA chapter

finish list of papers

write 1 page

if time: read/summarize 1 paper

Tasks for 10/9:

Continue to flesh out outline

Add 1+ page to intro text

Finish a'a vs. blocky rules

Finish making list from key references, read/summarize 1

add stddev to stats code, re-run

refine trimming of holes in smooth

enlarge areas used to compare similar texture anova

re-read about anova

organize files, code between machines

Tasks for 9/28:

Continue to flesh out outline

Add 1+ page to intro text

Finish a'a vs. blocky rules

Make list of new papers to read, only read 1 and write summary

Fix stats code

refine trimming of holes in smooth

enlarge areas used to compare similar texture anova

re-read about anova

Tasks for 9/14:

Outline paper

Rewrite stats code and run on combo files

Finish rules for distinguishing a'a-blocky

Review abstracts of papers

Mine paper citations for more papers to read

Write more rules for distinguishing textures

Tasks for 9/7:

Deal with remote desktop

Email MM

Fix ANOVA and run

Outline paper

Rerun stats on combo files

Finish rules for distinguishing a'a-blocky

Review abstracts of papers

Mine paper citations for more papers to read

Tasks for 8/31 (email):

fix bug in ANOVA code

   - finish running ANOVA

5 guidelines to distinguish textures, within one given resolution

write a second page

Tasks for 8/24 (email):

fix bug in ANOVA code

   - finish running ANOVA

5 guidelines to distinguish textures, within one given resolution

write a second page

Tasks for 8/17:

check within texture ANOVA on very similar and very dissimilar areas

check within texture ANOVA with more areas

5 guidelines to distinguish textures, within one given resolution

write a second page

mttg with MM

Tasks for 8/10:

ANOVA codes

fix ArcTools powerpoint, incl. scale

email to MM

1 page of research paper (any section)

Future: 5 guidelines to distinguish textures, within one given resolution

Tasks for 7/20:

fix discussed edits to ANOVA code (float before if-, etc.)

BACKUPS

**Filter interp draft to focus on the rules that best characterize each texture

** Hurst: found the error (log(0)) -- coordinate with MM to fix (need to make sure indices are consistent, etc.)

Write basic variance code

check out curvature, slope, and focal statistics tools in Arc

Continue daily check-in emails

Tasks for 7/12:

**finish python code for distributions, quartiles, ANOVA; run files

Put all important files into Drive folder

**Filter interp draft to focus on the rules that best characterize each texture

**Try correcting Hurst error - test using 1D, write statements

   - check in with MM

   - what does each variable mean?

Write basic variance code

*Finish reading ANOVA chapter in SKN's book, do example exercises

(future: check out curvature and focal statistics tools in Arc)

Continue daily check-in emails

Tasks for 6/29 (email):

**finish python code for distributions, quartiles, ANOVA; run files

Put all important files into Drive folder

**Filter interp draft to focus on the rules that best characterize each texture

**Hurst error? - test using 1D, write statements

   - what does each variable mean?

Write basic variance code

*Finish reading ANOVA chapter in SKN's book, do example exercises

(future: check out curvature and focal statistics tools in Arc)

Continue daily check-in emails

NAGT presentations

Tasks for 6/14 (email):

finish python code for distributions, quartiles, ANOVA; run files

*write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

  - focus for now on existing RMS and AR data (means, stdevs)

  - include figures for illustration

Hurst error? - test using 1D, write statements

   - what does each variable mean?

Write basic variance code

Finish reading ANOVA chapter in SKN's book, do example exercises

(future: check out curvature and focal statistics tools in Arc)

NEW: Daily check-in emails: what you worked on and for how long.

Fix VPN problem while on campus

Tasks for 6/7:

check status on min, max, distributions of pixel values in processed images

figure out what's going on with RMS and AR data, curves & values

*write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

  - focus for now on existing RMS and AR data (means, stdevs)

  - include figures for illustration

Hurst error? - test using 1D, write statements

   - what does each variable mean?

Write basic variance code

(future: check out curvature and focal statistics tools in Arc)

Read ANOVA chapter in SKN's book, do example exercises

Tasks for 6/1 (skype):

check status on min, max, distributions of pixel values in processed images

figure out what's going on with RMS and AR data, curves & values

*write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

  - focus for now on existing RMS and AR data (means, stdevs)

  - include figures for illustration

Hurst error? - test using 1D, write statements

   - what does each variable mean?

Write basic variance code

(future: check out curvature and focal statistics tools in Arc)

Read ANOVA chapter in SKN's book, do example exercises

Tasks for 4/24 (email):

use TextureCam on DTM

write code to get min, max, etc. 

figure out what's going on with RMS and AR data, curves & values

*write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

  - include figures for illustration

Test Hurst

Write basic variance code

(future: check out curvature and focal statistics tools in Arc)

read PW's paper on ANOVA

read Mars Hurst paper

Tasks for 4/20:

use TextureCam on DTM

write code to get min, max, etc. 

figure out what's going on with RMS and AR data, curves & values

*write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

  - include figures for illustration

Test Hurst

read CoCo96

Write basic variance code

(future: check out curvature and focal statistics tools in Arc)

Tasks for 4/17:

use TextureCam on DTM

write code to get min, max, etc. 

figure out what's going on with RMS and AR data, curves & values

*write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

  - include figures for illustration

Test Hurst on own laptop

Read CN paper on radar at COTM

Read Mars Hurst paper

WRITE ALLAN CODE

(future: check out curvature and focal statistics tools in Arc)

Tasks for 4/10:

use TextureCam on DTM

figure out what's going on with RMS and AR data, curves & values

*write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

  - include figures for illustration

Write abstract of Allen hat code

Read CN paper on radar at COTM

Read Mars Hurst paper

WRITE ALLAN CODE

finish travel paperwork (adjust per diem)

get Hurst code to compile & run

(future: check out curvature and focal statistics tools in Arc)

Tasks for 4/6:

continue working with TextureCam

*write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

  - include figures for illustration

Write abstract of Allen hat code

Read CN paper on radar at COTM

Read Mars Hurst paper

WRITE ALLAN CODE

file travel paperwork

work our Hurst problem

demonstrate overlaps of curves for different training areas, calculate confidence that they represent the same actual population

Graduate Research Symposium presentation

(future: check out curvature and focal statistics tools in Arc)

Tasks for 3/20:

finish and print LPSC posters

*write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

  - include figures for illustration

*make plots to show what's going on (label by resolution, presumed texture)

read up on Allan variance

 - write an abstract of 1 paper (for Dispatches)

go through AreaRatio code and be able to explain

  - actually comment the code

track down error in Hurst code (double precision causes negatives??) -> conversion between double and single??

Tasks for 3/6:

*make plots to show what's going on (label by resolution, presumed texture)

fix texturecam problem

read up on Allan variance

 - write an abstract of 1 paper (for Dispatches)

go through AreaRatio code and be able to explain

  - actually comment the code

*write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

  - include figures for illustration

finish IAVCEI first draft

*revise/revisit LPSC poster

*Write Colloquium presentation

track down error in Hurst code (double precision causes negatives??)

Tasks for 2/27:

Make map figure showing location of data sets

Remove holes from collapses/other pits (can do via a clip code)

Remove veg from smooth images (classify based on color, clip green stuff out)

Run code for moving window of consistent size (as opposed to consistent number of grid points)

compile outputs into single file, make plots to show what's going on (label by resolution, presumed texture)

fix texturecam problem

read up on Allan variance

go through AreaRatio code and be able to explain

write interpretive guide for differentiating between textures (bullets are fine)

start on IAVCEI abstract 

revise/revisit LPSC poster

email MM to set up another meeting

Tasks for 2/21:

try texturecam with new label mask

read up on Allan variance

go through AreaRatio code and be able to explain

check a3 and bd2 status, send images of all areas to SKN

continue to refine classification thresholds

LPSC TA

Buy LPSC tickets and register

(next week: start on IAVCEI abstract)

revisit LPSC poster

Tasks for 2/13:

email RF about texturecam labels problem

Abstract edits

read up on Allan variance

go through AreaRatio code and be able to explain

double check squareness of edges for files sent to MM

re-email MM about square-square

submit graduate research symposium abstract

continue to refine classification thresholds

bring box plots showing a) categories for 10cm, b) categories for 50cm, c) categories for 1m, d) categories for 2m (must have caption that explains total area and number of images used for each)

Tasks for 2/6:

missing list stuff:

     *texturecam: run it for regular vis, DTM, and hillshade

     prospectus signatures and deliver to front office

test remote desktop; if still not working, get it fixed

for conversions, move files into one folder (make these copies, not originals)

organize files and folders

confirm files <15GB for Box share

read up on Allan variance

look for Arc methods of transposing data output

make sure your output files are square-square (send existing square-edged files to MM and ask if sufficient)

graduate research symposium abstract

*refine classification thresholds

bring box plots showing a) categories for 10cm, b) categories for 50cm, c) categories for 1m, d) categories for 2m (must have caption that explains total area and number of images used for each)

Tasks for 1/30:

missing list stuff:

     texturecam: run it for regular vis, DTM, and hillshade

     prospectus signatures and deliver to front office

talk to Diana about remote desktop problem

NAGT abstract: textures

email BLM about caves talk for NAGT

fix management code (python) for conversions

organize files and folders

ftp source for files on glacier (ask Diana)

send commented version of Allen deviation

{SKN read Dispatch}

start LPSC poster

look for Arc methods of transposing data output

make sure your output files are square-square

graduate research symposium abstract

Tasks for 1/23:

Review older task lists, looking for dropped threads

get remote desktop setup

email Alex about NAGT abstract partnership (how emplacement and physical properties result in morphology)

write rough draft abstract for NAGT

{SKN review resume}

resend Dispatch

{SKN read Dispatch}

fix Allen deviation code (will require back-and-forth with SKN)

run 10 more datasets to get classification breakpoints

Tasks for 1/17:

Complete 2 lpsc abstracts (must send for review 1/9)

When healthy enough to return to campus: schedule new meeting with SKN

Tasks for 10/28:

install and use software recommended by RF (see field notes)

install pscp

 - transfer demo output off of Minerve and real input onto Minerve (read about file transfer for PuTTY)

bake cookies for IT crew

complete RMS code, including output testing.

Tasks for 10/21:

Email code stuff to MMG

Read through texture cam documentation to understand what it's doing and what you want

transfer demo output off of Minerve and real input onto Minerve (read about file transfer for PuTTY)

Comment RMS code and complete it

RMS code must be done by 10/21. (carrot: SKN buys lunch; stick: bake cookies for IT group)

Tasks for 10/3:

Test code for MMG

Add code to calculate smallStep and bigStep based on ad and minimum and maximum desired values in Hurst range

Run TextureCam on Minerve

Finish RMS code

Finish code Variable List

send map to SKN

Finish polishing edits to prospectus

New Dispatch: pick paper, read it, send it to SKN

finish edits for BB

Tasks for 9/27:

Finish fixing compiler issue

Run TextureCam on Minerve

  - find out from MMG if you can run on headed, or how to submit job to back-end (SLURM?)

  - if back-end, need to know how to install TextureCam on backend

Actually write RMS code

re-read Lescinsky et al. and update abstract

Start file on Drive that defines all important variables in code

Follow up with Ethan, search online of map

Revise prospectus (incorporate edits from SSH, DD)

Read papers from DD

See SKN about MS georef for Hawaii

Tasks for 9/20:

Coordinate data transfer with MD, possibly join in field

Contact MMG for help with code (send file showing errors)

Actually write RMS code

talk to COSE IT to get user access for large linux machine

  - install texture cam on linux machine

read planetary lava flows paper, write abstract (send paper and abstract to SKN)

re-read Lescinsky et al. and update abstract

Dispatch: include title, citation, suggested tags, etc., revise

Start file on Drive that defines all important variables in code

Get georeferenced geo map either from online or Ethan

Revise prospectus (incorporate edits from SSH, DD)

email Brent/Pat about texture methods

Make schedule plan

Tasks for 9/13:

connect with MD over visit schedule

send SKN paper for discussion about decision trees

finish writing RMS code

talk to COSE IT to get user access for large linux machine

  - install texture cam on linux machine

read planetary lava flows paper, write abstract (send paper and abstract to SKN)

re-read Lescinsky et al. and update abstract

Dispatch: include title, citation, suggested tags, etc., revise

Start file on Drive that defines all important variables in code

Get georeferenced geo map either from online or Ethan

Revise prospectus (incorporate edits from SSH, DD)

email Brent/Pat about texture methods

Tasks for 8/11:

Find out about remote login

 - use cloud compare to remove veg

Email MD about image tiles (8/10)

send SKN paper for discussion about decision trees

convert RMS pseudocode into code

finish mapping code between versions, write bullet list of any issues as report for MMG

install dual boot

run texturecam 

email MMG about getting access to linux machine for remote login with texturecam

(Remember to look at unstarred items from last week for next week's to-do list)

Tasks for 8/4:

*Submit AGU abstract

*Process Highway flow and Big Craters imagery

read planetary lava flows paper, write abstract (send paper and abstract to SKN)

*Invest at least 4 hours on BB revisions

re-read Lescinsky et al. and update abstract

Dispatch: include title, citation, suggested tags, etc., revise

*Read up on TextureCam

Organize Hawaii notes

*compile necessary information for writing code for RMS height

find out data structure for LANDSAT

check on Cs in code & in math - what is code computing? is it RMS slope?

*look at code - map math between versions, find things not used again, make sure accurate

*Contact Raymond Francis (and search LPSC content) re: texture cam

Georeference geologic map for overlay

Email DD about possible hyperspec flights for veg

Tasks for 7/29:

re-email Mike about point clouds and images; ask about possible dates for backup trip in September(?)

Process Highway flow and Big Craters imagery

      (may need to email Donna about workflow?)

prepare FINESSE Travel Authorization with Kate

read planetary lava flows paper, write abstract (send paper and abstract to SKN)

Invest at least 4 hours on BB revisions

re-read Lescinsky et al. and update abstract

Dispatch: include title, citation, suggested tags, etc., revise

read another paper, self choice

Organize Hawaii notes

Meet with MMG & SKN

Pick next surface measurement to focus on, compile necessary information for writing code 

Find out how to get HiRISE DTMs

find out data structured for LANDSAT

check on Cs in code & in math - what is code computing? is it RMS slope?

look at code - map math between versions, find things not used again, make sure accurate

Contact Raymond Francis (and search LPSC content) re: texture cam

Georeference geologic map for overlay

Email Brent about caves

Email DD about possible hyperspec flights for veg

Tasks:

actually send the emails.

edit prospectus/intro draft, send prospectus to comm

update goals

review/revise Dispatch

Buy screws (2), install in dgps; check antenna connection on rover head (email report to SKN and Donna D)

Do FINESSE travel authorization

email Michael McGregor, schedule meeting to discuss code

read planetary lava flows paper, write abstract (send paper and abstract to SKN)

If time: keep writing intro/background

Tasks:

update goals list

send SKN images showing where grids extracted from DTMs

email MD about point clouds and original images

write comparison/contrast on FT methods

write Dispatch

{edit prospectus, ch 1}

send draft to BB!!

edit abstract

Tasks:

start EdEx

more edits for BB (min. 30-60 min/day) Bring time log

confirm DTM conversion good (top priority) 

  - send to SKN asap

  - convert the others

pick new paper and read for Dispatch

Montserrat stuff DUE Monday

finish prospectus edits

read Fourier paper

write draft of intro/background sections of paper

  - pick your intended journal

  - figure out page limits, other key guidelines

Tasks:

test m-scale image on fancy program

start EdEx (do first half week)

more edits for BB

convert DTM to text file (x, y, z)

email text file to MM

pick new paper and read for Dispatch

rate alteration in xgds

Email DD for committee

(eventually: check on xdgs DTM - what happened?)

Tasks for 4/25:

test m-scale image on fancy program

start EdEx (do first half week)

more edits for BB

convert DTM to text file (x, y, z)

pick new paper and read for Dispatch

rate alteration in xgds

Tasks for 4/18:

test m-scale image processing for point cloud. Test on rock, other surface

look up signal processing (which semester?); chat with Meghan; check EdEx, etc.

 - if online resources: start learning

research self-affine fractals; use educational resources, not primary literature

continue editing with BB

convert DTM to text file (x, y, z)

3/28/14:

do the thing SKN told you to do at LPSC

Tasks for 3/14:

unzip DTM folder

{review email to CN}

read/write abstract about matlab paper (send copy to SKN)

read Turcott selections, write notes

read Mandlebrot (sp?), take notes

revise LPSC poster (x2)

meet with DD about veg removal

check deadlines of fellowship app

draft email to MD (send to SKN) about vegetation extraction, holes

Complete 1 page on BB text

{follow up with MD about flights}

Tasks for 3/7:

Add your DTM to ISU BASALT folder

{SKN read Hurst, equations report}

read/write abstract about matlab paper (send copy to SKN)

draft email to CN, send to SKN

read Turcott selections, write notes

read Mandlebrot (sp?), take notes

revise and submit GSA abstract (email to co-authors, make sure they know what sort of conference we're talking about)

revise LPSC poster

attempt vegetation removal (IQ station)

read and brainstorm for fellowship app

Tasks for 2/29:

write explanation of 2D Hurst (give sources)

list other useful equations, explain benefits of each (including Hurst)

add 2014 data to dgps stash in Drive

follow up with DD re: vegetation removal

send SKN draft of LPSC poster

write RM GSA abstract

read/write abstract about matlab paper (send copy to SKN)

decide by Friday re: code

run code for lines used in CN paper to confirm acceptability 

run other lines in code if acceptable 

send stuff to CN

Tasks for 2/23:

write explanation report for Morris vs. Hurst equations (convince SKN)

fix DTM corners

send stuff to CN

email Donna about green vegetation extraction (send you a paper?)

send updated dtm to DL (test on another machine)

FTIR guide (start it, write headers and key useful questions, fill in as much as possible)

Tasks for 2/16:

Read Shepherd (2001) for 2D Hurst

write abstract

finish commenting code

Send SKN email with contact info for COM (will forward with additional comments to Linda)

FIGURE OUT 2D HURST

curate at least 1 DTM to put into clean data rectangle

run DGPS and DTM lines through f90 code, send to CN (table with H for DGPS, real path DTM, intended path DTM)

vegetation extraction

send your DTM to David L (xgds) for upload

Tasks for 2/9:

Read Morris paper and write abstract

Study code and thoroughly document (with comments)

Click submit in BengalWeb

Send SKN email with contact info for COM

Get XDGS account

Diagram expansion 2D Hurst code

Dispatch article

Tasks for 2/2:

Talk to CN about Hurst in code (cc SKN)

talk to MF about code

ind 2D Hurst paper for reading w/ SKN

register for LPSC and get flights (see Kate about travel authorization)

Feel out COTM about possible flight

longer term: work with CB on FTIR guide

travel authorization for LPSC

Tasks for 1/26:

Finalize and send work calendar

Talk to CN about Hurst in code (cc SKN)

talk to MF about code

Send LK photos from Arco today (1/21)

find 2D Hurst paper for reading w/ SKN

register for LPSC and get flights (see Kate about travel authorization)

Feel out COTM about possible flight

Clip and send converted images (1/21)

longer term: work with CB on FTIR guide

Tasks for 1/12:

make work calendar, send to SKN

{SKN play with f90 version of code}

test data extraction for 1 or 10 m (use link SKN sent)

search/read up on 2D code for Hurst

email SKN with possible meeting times for Spring sem.

Tasks for 12/7:

run Hurst code

send stuff to CN

read lunar paper and write abstract

pick out dispatch paper and write outline

extract DTM route values

re-do 6m raster for comparison

   - try to compare surface area to flat area within boundary footprint

Tasks for 11/30:

convert Dispatch outline to text

look up 2D Hurst methodology

finish Rosenburg paper (use for Hurst hunt)

  - write abstract

check slopes/intercepts in detrending work

    - work flow: cut transects for consistent distance or start/end position (and remove flow boundary steps), detrend, calculate Hurst (consider using code)

commit to schedule

Tasks for 11/23:

write Dispatch draft

look up 2D Hurst coefficient or alternative approaches 

read Rosenburg et al. (2011)

finish DTM vs dGPS figures/analysis

confirm imagery and upload to Drive

email SKN full schedule

email CN to confirm L0 for comparison with her lines (cc SKN)

commit to at least five 25-min writing sessions this week

{SKN: email CN and HM about 2D roughness analysis and resampling}

Tasks for 11/16:

write Dispatch draft

work on Hurst coefficient, contact CN with questions if necessary

send MD an email about vertical accuracy from photogrammetry, also send your DTMs as soon as made

plot figure showing detrended DGPS topography, DTM intended route topography, and DTM actual route topography for comparison

double check orthoimagery basemap

bring draft of weekly schedule showing classes, homework time, research time, rec time, etc.

Tasks for 11/9:

write Dispatch draft

work on Hurst coefficient, contact CN with questions if necessary

send MD an email about vertical accuracy from photogrammetry, also send your DTMs as soon as made

plot figure showing detrended DGPS topography, DTM intended route topography, and DTM actual route topography for comparison

double check orthoimagery basemap

put SG's Tuesday office hour in personal calendar

Tasks for 10/19 (via email):

(SKN gone 19 - 28)

Prepare flight paths & get reviewed by NPS

watch for reply from Jen & Mike

add a column for samples that we do/don't have in ArcMap

populate the notes with rock observations

pick and read new dispatch paper

look at roughness in DTM (along transects, parallel to transects, perpendicular to transects, etc.)

send MD an email about vertical accuracy

look up (and add?) hurst coefficient

add the right NAIP

Tasks for 10/12:

update permit request

recontact regarding UAS permit

{contact re: EOP}

fix projection

minor updates to Dispatch -- send to SKN when done (send figs as separate files)

continue dgps analysis, prep short presentation for SKN

Tasks for 9/28:

install Drive on DML account

try running Arc using files in Drive folder

edit Dispatch

contact Carrie about Arc problem, tell Carrie Shannon will buy her lunch for her time and effort

add ASD position data

(waiting on FTIR data for download from machine)

add ogive zone to permit list; remove wilderness sites

call RM about education/outreach proposal

Tasks for 9/21:

work with installable Drive to see if Arc will communicate across synced folder

may need to check with Diana about Drive installation on DML account

finish Dispatch draft

Finish permit course

Priority 1: cross check sample location data (physically and plot in Arc)

Add ASD/FTIR to coordinates spreadsheet

resend P&T (1980)

Check with COTM about wilderness area possibilities and proximity to road

Tasks for 9/14 (9/7 is Labor Day):

email SKN update on ~9/8

write Dispatch

keep searching for JD, get raw data

read paper group manuscripts, prep for discussion 

Overlay map of all MD's DTM footprints over NAIP; draw polygons of interest for own flights; be ready to defend selections (leads to permit update)

Finish permit course

Top priority: prioritize sample location list, FTIR list, ASD list

experiment with keeping Arc files in Drive

request VPN (online form through CoSETech)

recommend ~2 papers for reading group (before 9/8) 

send Peterson and Tilling (1980) ASAP

Tasks for 8/31:

populate webpage

pick a recent paper and write 1st draft of Dispatch

hunt down JD to get pXRF raw data for meeting Tuesday (1)

read paper group manuscripts, prep for discussion 

contact MD about getting DTMs; at minimum, we need the footprint areas

talk to DD about COTM flight access

complete permit training

continue transcribing notebooks