Comments on: GIS Day! – Billabong Seaplane Rendezvous http://thegisinstitute.org/20091118/gis-day-billabong-seaplane-rendezvous/ Connecting People, Planet, and Geotechnology... Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:42:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: drew http://thegisinstitute.org/20091118/gis-day-billabong-seaplane-rendezvous/comment-page-1/#comment-16806 drew Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:20:06 +0000 http://thegisinstitute.org/?p=683#comment-16806 Thanks for the comment - yes, we thought about the fuel used by the plane, and considered that with the millions surfers who are subscribed to surfline, or who see the Billabong message. In the end, we agreed that the fuel cost is worth have that many more people aware of our work, and the problems around plastic marine debris. Thanks for the comment – yes, we thought about the fuel used by the plane, and considered that with the millions surfers who are subscribed to surfline, or who see the Billabong message. In the end, we agreed that the fuel cost is worth have that many more people aware of our work, and the problems around plastic marine debris.

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]]> By: Dean http://thegisinstitute.org/20091118/gis-day-billabong-seaplane-rendezvous/comment-page-1/#comment-16778 Dean Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:08 +0000 http://thegisinstitute.org/?p=683#comment-16778 Great work! Gettig it out on the web page really brings it home. Dean Great work! Gettig it out on the web page really brings it home.
Dean

]]> By: Brian http://thegisinstitute.org/20091118/gis-day-billabong-seaplane-rendezvous/comment-page-1/#comment-16776 Brian Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:42:36 +0000 http://thegisinstitute.org/?p=683#comment-16776 Hey bud - looking good! Must have been quite a rush to have that plane fly so close to the boat. Cheers, Brian ps... T-2 days! Hey bud – looking good! Must have been quite a rush to have that plane fly so close to the boat.

Cheers,
Brian
ps… T-2 days!

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