San Diego Women Using LiDAR Drones to Honor the Resilience + Sacrifice of BIPOC Ancestors
“California is leading the nation, in a bipartisan way, on the issue of reparations and racial justice, which is a discussion that is long overdue and deserves our utmost attention,” says Governor Newsom. Projects like this, are how two California are blazing new paths.
San Diego, CA, March 24, 2022 --(PR.com)-- What: In honor of International Women’s History Month, there will be a live LiDAR enabled drone demonstration to demonstrate how a local non-profit will teach young women to use LiDAR to create 3-D images of landscapes invisible to the naked eye.
As part of a 9-month program, young women ages 16 - 19 will get field experience and receive advanced training in the use of LiDAR and other advanced geospatial technology. They will use the tech to map, survey, and create publicly available virtual memorials for Julian Pioneer Cemetery and Serenity Harrison Ranch, both locations are significant enclaves of BIPOC prosperity after enslavement. These are just the first of many such sites. OGL plans to expand the program to other locations in San Diego and beyond.
Native San Diegan, Shellie Baxter, is diversifying US history to include stories of BIPOC legacies beyond enslavement and trauma. Baxter has partnerships with leaders in the tech industry as part of her mission to educate the public about how survivors of enslavement lived and died. The virtual memorials will be created to honor their resilience.
Who: Shellie Baxter’s organization, Our Genetic Legacy (OGL), created the DRONE Project (Descendents Recovering Our Names) empowers BIPOC young women who have been historically undervalued in STEAM to use the best available technology to find those that were once treated as the least of us to create a new future that includes all of us.
Greater Than Tech, led by Jasmine LeFlore, a rocket scientist committed to teaching young women how to use technology for good and become leaders in the industry as entrepreneurs.
Elementary Institute of Science, James Stone, CEO. EIS trains and licenses young women living in underserved communities to become licensed drone pilots.
MODUS, a leader in LiDAR training and advanced geospatial technology, will provide our participants with resources and experience that will accelerate their future careers in technology. MODUS is currently working to hire a 90% diverse female workforce in historically male-dominated crafts.
Interview Opputunities:
Shellie Baxter, Founder of Our Genetic Legacy
Jasmine LeFlore, Executive Director & Co-Founder of Greater Than Tech
Daniel Hubert, CEO & Founder of MODUS
James Stone, CEO of Elementary Institute of Science
Visuals:
A live LiDAR enabled drone demonstration.
Community members in science, technology, US history, and ancestry united to create an inclusive future for San Diego and beyond.
San Diego young women who have been selected to participate in this STEAM program and who are interested in learning more about BIPOC US history.
As part of a 9-month program, young women ages 16 - 19 will get field experience and receive advanced training in the use of LiDAR and other advanced geospatial technology. They will use the tech to map, survey, and create publicly available virtual memorials for Julian Pioneer Cemetery and Serenity Harrison Ranch, both locations are significant enclaves of BIPOC prosperity after enslavement. These are just the first of many such sites. OGL plans to expand the program to other locations in San Diego and beyond.
Native San Diegan, Shellie Baxter, is diversifying US history to include stories of BIPOC legacies beyond enslavement and trauma. Baxter has partnerships with leaders in the tech industry as part of her mission to educate the public about how survivors of enslavement lived and died. The virtual memorials will be created to honor their resilience.
Who: Shellie Baxter’s organization, Our Genetic Legacy (OGL), created the DRONE Project (Descendents Recovering Our Names) empowers BIPOC young women who have been historically undervalued in STEAM to use the best available technology to find those that were once treated as the least of us to create a new future that includes all of us.
Greater Than Tech, led by Jasmine LeFlore, a rocket scientist committed to teaching young women how to use technology for good and become leaders in the industry as entrepreneurs.
Elementary Institute of Science, James Stone, CEO. EIS trains and licenses young women living in underserved communities to become licensed drone pilots.
MODUS, a leader in LiDAR training and advanced geospatial technology, will provide our participants with resources and experience that will accelerate their future careers in technology. MODUS is currently working to hire a 90% diverse female workforce in historically male-dominated crafts.
Interview Opputunities:
Shellie Baxter, Founder of Our Genetic Legacy
Jasmine LeFlore, Executive Director & Co-Founder of Greater Than Tech
Daniel Hubert, CEO & Founder of MODUS
James Stone, CEO of Elementary Institute of Science
Visuals:
A live LiDAR enabled drone demonstration.
Community members in science, technology, US history, and ancestry united to create an inclusive future for San Diego and beyond.
San Diego young women who have been selected to participate in this STEAM program and who are interested in learning more about BIPOC US history.
Contact
Our Genetic Legacy Inc.
Shellie Baxter
619-800-6720
https://www.ourgeneticlegacy.org/
Shellie Baxter
619-800-6720
https://www.ourgeneticlegacy.org/
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