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PlantDEX
PlantDEX is a streamlined mobile app that allows field researchers to quickly and easily catalog plant data. The app is meant to help GIS technicians, forestry workers, ecological researchers, and other professionals who frequently collect and analyze botanical data in the field. PlantDEX suits these professionals’ needs in three key ways: first, each entry is…
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ORLT Drone Studies
Typical methods of gathering physical, on-site information for the sake of monitoring environmental conservation can be both tedious and time-consuming. By exploring the usage of drones, the ORLT Drone Studies Team aims to both streamline and enhance the process of gathering this data. In addition, the data gathered through drones can be used to enhance…
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Onboard UGA
Onboard UGA was created through the New Media Institutes Capstone course. As the NMI’s final course, students are given a particular client and deliver a new product or make improvements to an existing project that will aid their designated client with an issue. Having UGA’s freshmen board as our official client was close to home…
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Lightform
Our team is organizing a projection-mapped stage design for the fall semester 2020 TEDxUGA event. Fitting with the event’s theme, Next Level, TEDxUGA is pushing the boundaries of stage design with the introduction of Lightform: a newly released projection mapping design software. Lightform creates illuminated augmented reality light projections that leave the audience with an…
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Home Depot Smart Home
The smart home industry is growing, with new products entering the market every day. Smart devices are set up using an app from the brand or manufacturer of the product, with the ability to pair with smart hub platforms such as Alexa or Google Home. With such a diverse range of smart home products available…
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Forto Coffee
Forto Coffee began when the founder, Neel Premkumar, was looking for an on-the-go option for energy. While the company was founded in 2015, Forto Coffee has experienced fast growth. Within just the last 5 years, Forto products can be found in over 50,000 stores nationwide. The company produces 3 different drink sizes: 100MG caffeine drinks, 200MG…
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Athens Farmers Market
The Athens Farmers Market wants to make healthy food a plausible reality for every citizen in Athens. This is possible through their weekly markets at Creature Comforts on Wednesday, as well as at Bishop Park on Saturdays. In the wake of COVID-19, the market has moved completely online, with vendors now selling their produce in…
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Arch Ready
UGA’s Career Center is dedicated to helping prepare their students for the workforce. One of their programs, the Arch Ready Certificate Program, allows students to go to various presentations throughout the school year and learn about professionalism in the workforce. Overall, the Arch Ready Professionalism Certificate is designed to develop a strong sense of professionalism…
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Spring 2020 Space SLAM
Last month, a crew of over 160 tech-stronauts boarded the NMISS for Space SLAM, an end-of-semester showcase unlike any other. Intergalactic guests were treated not only to the typical fleet of 16 wow-worthy projects and student innovations but also to plenty of space-centric cheesiness—er, thematic content. A huge shoutout to our faculty for making the…
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#myNMIatHome
The NMI believes in making things work, then work better — and that holds true for distance learning too. Even though we’re missing the fourth floor, our students, faculty, and program assistants are maintaining the NMI spirit in their own homes. On Instagram, we’re using #myNMIatHome to document collaboration and innovation wherever it’s happening — at desks,…