GES Balloon Launch Across Campus
Experience campus from above with our GES 286 balloon flight
Location
On Campus : Centered on the Quad
Date & Time
November 19, 2025, 9:15 am – 10:30 am
Description
Join us tomorrow morning for a special GES 286 balloon launch across campus. Weather balloons equipped with downward-facing cameras will be floating up to 450 feet above campus as students collect geospatial images for their environmental data projects.
This hands-on activity is part of the course "Exploring the Environment: A Geospatial Perspective" taught by Dr. Charlie Kaylor. Students will be deploying balloons from six different locations around campus, all centered on the Quad.
If you're walking across campus between 9:15 and 10:30 a.m., look up and you'll see the balloons in action.
To learn more about how these launches support geospatial learning, check out this UMBC Magazine feature:
Getting Your Research Off the Ground—Balloons Give Students New Perspectives
Come by, watch the launches, and see geospatial science in action!
