Geological and Environmental Remote Sensing Laboratory
Department of Geology
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
ABOUT US
The Geological and Environmental Remote Sensing Laboratory (GERS Lab) was founded in January 2002 as part of the Department of Geology in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Our mission is to promote and facilitate the education and research of the Earth System Science using remote sensing. Current research is mainly focused on environmental monitoring with biogeo-optical properties and digital images. We are also interested in developing Geographic Information Systems. Our vision is to continue been a prestigious laboratory in remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems of the Caribbean by generating innovative research and producing Earth System scientists well trained in the application of these tools. Welcome to our web page!
RECENT EVENTS
IMAGE OF THE SEASON
LATEST RESEARCH

Undergraduate research of Alexis Cruz

Multiple defenses of graduate students

Research presented at PRYSIG 2008
Some images used in research projects of the course Geol 4048 - See final reports >
Remote Sensing of Mayaguez Bay
Recent disertation presented by Marcos Rosado has provided new important insights of Mayaguez Bay. His work has suggested that minerals in suspended sediments highly affect the biogeo-optics of the bay. This is openning many new areas of research.
See Marcos' Disertation