Abstract 2011-2012
Integration with a Web Applicationto Create Navigational Instructions for Locations on the Campus of ECSU
http://nia.ecsu.edu/ur/1112/teams/mobile/index.html

Mashups are an exciting genre of interactive Web applications that draw upon content retrieved from external data sources to create entirely new and innovative services. The purpose of the Mobile Applications Research Team was to create an interface mashup in which geographic information and meta data from buildings located on the campus of Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) can be presented to users via mobile platforms. The project includes HTML5 programming which referenced a database that housed information such as location, building establishment date, academic departments, and academic programs. The information was then compiled using a PHP Hypertext Processor (PHP) form to populate a MySQL database. HTML5 coupled with PHP programming was then used to render a mobile web page with both map and database information.

Using Google Map Maker paths, streets, and buildings were created in appropriate geographic locations on the ECSU campus. The Google Maps Application Programming Interface was then used to generate Uniform Resource Locator's to both retrieve user Global Positioning System coordinates and create walking directions to selected locations. The user then had the ability to generate walking directions to locations on the university's campus.

Research Expericence for Undergraduates for Ocean, Marine, and Polar Science
Elizabeth City State University Summer 2012 
Penn State Team

http://nia.ecsu.edu/reuomps2012/teams/penn/index.html

Using CReSIS Radar Data to Determine Ice Thickness at Pine Island Glacier By Topographic Identification of Surface

Keywords: Glacier, Radar, Refractive Index, Mass Balance, Calving, Ice-sheet, Topography, Echogram, Picker Program

Abstract
The Pine Island Glacier region of Antarctica is an area under intense scrutiny because of its sensitivity to climate change. Pine Island Glacier is located in Western Antarctica and drains a large portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. It has shown to be particularly vulnerable to glacial ablation [1]. The 2012 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Ocean Marine Polar Science (OMPS), Penn State Team analyzed CReSIS radar data to identify the ice-surface and ice-bottom features. From this, both elevation and ice thickness at Pine Island Glacier were determined. The team utilized MATLAB along with an add-on picker program; The Penn State Environment for Seismic Processing (PSESP), developed at Pennsylvania State University. MATLAB is a programming environment that analyzes data as well as many other technical processing applications. With the picker program the team selected specific, maximum-strength radar peaks on individual radar traces and applied a formula to compute the distance traveled by the signal. The difference between the distance traveled from the surface and bottom features was calculated to produce an ice thickness map. The team results will provide data that will aid in modeling of the Pine Island Glacier.