Pilot Scientists

Seven researchers were recruited to take part in a pilot program, distributed geographically and within varying disciplines, to gauge their resulting GigaPan panoramic images, and the potential for the full project.

View Gigapans taken by the pilot scientists

Scientists recruited for pilot program:

  • Dr. Atle Nesje
    Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Norway
  • Anton Kunneke
    South Africa Department of Forestry and Wood Sciences
  • Ron Schott
    Assistant Professor of Geology, Fort Hays State University, Kansas
  • Julian Thomson
    Outreach Facilitator, New Zealand Geological & Nuclear Science
  • Dr. Richard Palmer
    Environmental Health Specialist, Hawaii Department of Health
  • Dr. Steve Sillett
    Redwood Tree Canopy Survey, Humboldt State University
  • Bill Wallauer
    Research Videographer & Filmmaker, The Jane Goodall Institute