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State of Potomac Region

American Society forPhotogrammetry & Remote SensingJohn Manzer(Outgoing) President, ASPRS Potomac RegionAnnual Meeting and Dinner

1The ASPRS Mission Promote the ethical application of active and passive sensors and the disciplines of: We are The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society 2

Member BenefitsAccess to a network of professionalsProfessional Certification opportunitiesPhotogrammetrist, Remote Sensing, Mapping Scientist, TechnologistSubscription to peer-reviewed journal: Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS)Reduced fees for ASPRS conferences, workshops, and trainingEmployment announcementsDiscount on ASPRS publicationsEligibility for National and Regional awards, scholarships, and fellowships

3Potomac Region Member BenefitsNetwork with ASPRS Potomac Region members from government, academia, & private industryReduced fees for annual GeoTech ConferenceWorkshops, technical talks, exhibitsLocal venue + low registration fees low costFree Technical Tours:

USGS (5/16/2012)Greg SnyderIntergraph (8/26/2011)Nancy BrelosNGA (Jan 10, 2013)Ashley Holt

4Geographic Distribution

17 Regions in USAMembers in76 CountriesPotomac Region 5Potomac Region Membership Breakdown

3/31/2012Total: 6991/31/2013Total: 709368 12 7 82 23 156 61The Year of the Students 2012Potomac Region BoardPast PresidentSecretary/TreasurerVice PresidentPresidentRegion DirectorRegion DirectorRegion DirectorNational DirectorHistorianTechnical AdvisorNC Chapter PresidentElectedTermedAppointedPer chapter bylaws *GMU Fac AdvisorVT Fac AdvisorWVU Fac AdvisorPSU Fac AdvisorActiveNVCC Fac AdvisorUNC Fac Advisor 7

2011 ASPRS Potomac Region Board[From left to right] J. Chris McGlone, Technical Advisor; Josh Sisskind, Region Director; Allan Falconer, President; Barbara Eckstein, National Director; Yogendra Singh, Historian; Peter Doucette, Past President 2010; John Manzer, Past President 2012; Chris Parrish, Past President 2011 [Not shown] Anthony Stefanidis, Region Director; Karen Shuckman PSU Coordinator; James Campbell VT Coordinator, WVU Coordinator Robert Black, Region Director, Ashley Holt Vice President

8WelcomeNew 2013 Board MembersMichael Krimmer2013 Sec-TreasurerJosh Siskind (Again!)Region Director 2013-2015

Region Director

Mr. Josh Sisskind has been a member of ASPRS since 2008. He first became involved as an undergraduate student at the University at Albany (B.A. Geography and Meteorology, 2007), serving as a Student Assistant at the 2007 Fall Conference in Ottawa, Ontario. Josh went on to become the Communications Councilor for the Student Advisory Council, a role he served through 2008 as a graduate student at UAlbany (M.A. Geography, 2008). Josh is currently a GIS Applications Engineer with SAIC where he develops geospatial applications for data production and dissemination. Previously, Josh worked at ITT Geospatial Systems focusing on integrating geospatial applications with image science. Josh is currently serving as the Acting Chair/Deputy Chair of the ASPRS Young Professionals Council.9Michael Krimmer Leadership SpotlightLDCM Launch party and initial NOVA ASPRS Chapter meeting on Monday, 11 February at 6:30PM at NOVA Reston (Already ! Very Exciting !!!) A little background to assist in understanding the situation at community colleges in general, and NOVA in particular. More than 60 community colleges across the nation have GIS programs (certificates and/or degree programs). Many of these programs have remote sensing course work. During the past three years, NSF funding has supported a team of community college faculty in developing model geospatial curriculum. The model curriculum is based on the US Department of Labor Geospatial Technology Competency Model, and includes a course in remote sensing. Also with the underwriting of an NSF grant, a geospatial center of excellence for community colleges has been establishedthe GeoTECH Center http://www.geotechcenter.org/

Potomac Region StructureASPRS National (Bethesda, MD)Potomac RegionNC ChapterGMU Student Chapter and ForumWVU Student ForumVirginia Tech Student ForumPenn State Student ForumNVCC ChapterNVCC & UNC are extremely probableUNC ChapterMichael GrimmerGang ChenUNC Petition & ByLaws : Draft since Oct, 30 2012 ; Approve and get to Chris Aldridge

11Student Forums and ChaptersPenn State UniversityGilbert Hobrough Potomac Region Student Forum, Advisor/Coordinator: Karen Schuckman, Past ASPRS PresidentStudent President: Raechel Bianchetti, PSU PhD Candidate and member of the ASPRS SACVirginia TechScott Reading Potomac Region Student Forum, Advisor/Coordinator: Dr. James CampbellGeorge Mason UniversityFrederick Doyle Potomac Region Chapter & Student Forum, Advisor/Coordinator: Dr. Anthony Stefanidis, Student President: Xu Lu West Virginia UniversityAlfred O. Quinn Potomac Region Student Forum, Advisor/Coordinator: Dr. Tim Warner

More coming soon !!! 12GMU Annual Summary

GMU Annual SummaryIn July, we volunteered in the edition of The Glossary of Mapping Science (2nd Edition), a joint publication of ACSM, ASCE and ASPRS. We finished editing more than 2000 words in the database so far, which are approximately 20% of all the terms.In August, we hold the annual election and elected our new officers. Now we have president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, webmaster, and event coordinator.In September, we recruited new student members into our chapter, and hold the meeting to prepare for future events. We are glad that those new members are very active in our later events.In October, we volunteered in the ASPRS Potomac Region GeoTech Conference. We designed the conference brochure, set up the registration desk, helped with the presenters as well as the conference attendees. We are proud that the conference chair Dr. Allan Falconer was very satisfied with our volunteer work.In November, we participated in the GMU GIS Day event. We set up a booth and display our activities and achievements.

Student President: Xu Lu PSU Annual Summary Penn State submitted 11 resident student member applications in the period from Sept 2012 to present. 10 of these were sponsored directly by the Potomac Region. The 11th was paid for out of the general student forum funds provided by Potomac Region. The new student members are:

1.Mr. Anthony Marze2.Mr. Andrew Homka3.Mr. Caleb Voithofer4.Mr. Gregory Milbourne5.Mr. Nathanael Santos Amador6.Ms. Rachel Elizabeth Isaacs7.Mr. Sean Michael Cooley8.Ms. Chelsea Gilliam9.Ms. Helena Kotala 10.Mr. Eric Aspril 11.Mr. Matthew Allegretto Student President: Raechel BianchettiPSU Annual Summary We kicked off the PSU Student Forum with a face-to-face meeting in September 2012. We met monthly through Dec 2012 for two hours each meeting. We discussed ASPRS membership, Provisional Certification requirements, ASPRS conferences, and student volunteer opportunities. We also included students from the online program in the meeting activities via webinar. One or two attended remotely for each meeting.On September 27, 2012 a group of 8 students attended a field trip with faculty member, Karen Schuckman, at Keystone Aerial Surveys in northeast Philadelphia. That evening, they participated in the Northeast Region Annual Meeting also held at Keystone.Some PSU students should be applying for volunteer/assistant positions for the Baltimore conference. I do not have an estimate at this time, but I am guessing probably 5 or 6 applications. The deadline is fast approachingOn Feb 4-5, approximately 7 students have indicated an interest in participating in the Preparation for Provisional Certification webinar.On Feb 4, a group of 3 students and faculty member, Karen Schuckman, plan to attend the Potomac Region Annual Meeting in Fairfax, VA.Student President: Raechel BianchettiWelcome Students: Helena Kotala, Caleb Voithofer, Chelsea GilliamVT Annual SummaryWilliam A. Fischer Memorial Scholarship Winner: Baojun Zheng, PhD student in the Department of Geography at the Virginia Tech UniversityLast year we begun dynamically by fielding a team for the 2012 Geoleague Challenge. After working intensively on our proposal, we presented at the ASPRS annual conference in Sacramento and won first prize. Our report entitled An efficient Remote Sensing Solution to update the NCWI by Stein et al. was published as the feature article in the July issue of PE&RS. We sent 4 students to the Sacramento conference where we had 2 oral and 1 poster presentationsOur members participated in the OGIS symposium. Two of our members took part in the USGS headquarters tour organized by the Potomac Region. We were the only student that participated. Student President: VT Annual SummaryIn the summer we had a public outreach event to celebrate the 40th anniversary on the Landsat program. We held a public viewing of the NASA/USGS press conference held at the Newseum in July 23rd and invited the general public to participate, including the press. We recruited new member to our local and the national organization among the incoming graduate students in August. Four of us also participated in the 2012 GeoTech conference and had a booth promoting our chapter. We formed another team for 2013 Geoleague challenge and are participating in that competition. For 2013 we intend to take part in the Annual conference and have already registered 7 of our members for that conference. Also we have scheduled to hold two events for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission launch on campus, a public viewing of the prelaunch press conference and of the launch itself. We intend to hold a similar event for the PROBA-V launch on AprilWVU Annual SummaryHosted visiting speaker: John Rogan, Clark University, MassachusettsJohn Rogan joined the Clark University faculty as Assistant Professor in Fall 2003. Dr. Rogan received his Ph.D. (Geography) degree from the joint doctoral program at San Diego State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was funded by a research grant from NASA's Land Cover and Land Use Change Program. He received M.A. and B.A. degrees (Geography) from the University of Arizona.John Teaches GEOG 087 Intro to Environmental Information Systems/Lecture, LabGEOG 234/GEOG 334 - The Geography of Fire/LectureGEOG 282/GEOG 382 - Advanced Remote Sensing/Lecture, LabGEOG 232/GEOG 332/IDCE 30214 - Landscape Ecology/Lecture, Labhttp://www.clarku.edu/faculty/facultybio.cfm?id=460We have 8 members

PR 2012 Events at a GlaceAnnual Meeting & DinnerTech ToursUSGS PDFs AvailableIntergraphNGAGeoTech ConferenceVery Successful1 Newsletter 20121 Newsletter 2013

First Ever Potomac LiveWebinar

20 Social MediaPeriodically HQ provides to the Executive Committee the New Members ListI challenge Potomac Executives to LinkedIn with each new member ; be it Student or other type ; I Did, for everyone I could find on LinkedInPotomac Events were published on the following LinkedIn Groups

Faces of GeoTech 2012

GEOTECH2012 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IS MORE THAN HUMAN TERRAIN October 25-26, 2012

1LiDARBy Dr. Christopher Parrish, NOAA, National Geodetic Survey2Human Geography / Analyzing Human Settlements with Remote SensingBy Dr. Karen OwenGeorge Mason University

GEOTECH2012 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IS MORE THAN HUMAN TERRAIN October 25-26, 2012

Lunch 12:15 noon - 1:30pmWorkshops, Thursday Afternoon, 1:30pm 4:45pmBreak 3:00pm - 3:15pm - Light refreshments available.3The Geodetic Datum--Becoming GeocentricBy NGS TeamNOAA, National Geodetic SurveyIERS Site Survey at Brewster, WA - Kendall FancherGeoid12A Model Overview - Yan WangNational Adjustment of 2011 and Related NGS Products and Services Mark Eckl4Imaging and Remote Sensing Applications with ArcGIS 10.1By Gerry Kinn, Dan Zimble from ESRI TeamThis workshop explains the functionality in the ArcGIS platform. It walks through the desktop, server, and web. Examples will be shown from ingest to processing, managing, publishing. 5 Overview and Context to Rapid, Active, 3D Airborne Imaging with Flash LiDARBy Richard Brand, Rex Craig, George Williams, Todd Murphy, Steve SchultzSince 2007, full motion real-time 3D video flash LiDAR(FM3DFL) has matured considerably as exemplified by the modern, airborne Total Sight design. However, other airborne systems are in wide use and they provide some context with which to compare FM3DFL, these will be discussed with more emphasis on other flash imaging approaches. Interestingvariants of flash lidar developed by Ball for specific measurement tasks will also be briefly discussed.Afternoon Workshops: 81 registered

24GEOTECH2012 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IS MORE THAN HUMAN TERRAIN October 25-26, 2012 Plenary sessions: 110 registered:Keynote Speaker Dr. Jerry Dobson, President, The American Geographical SocietySeen below with John Manzer and Allan Falconer

GEOTECH2012 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IS MORE THAN HUMAN TERRAIN October 25-26, 2012 Technical Sessions &Exhibits

GEOTECH2012 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY IS MORE THAN HUMAN TERRAIN October 25-26, 2012 With Many thanks to our Student Chapter Volunteers:

Potomac Region HonorsVirginia TechIoannis Kokkinidis VT Student PresidentOrganized the trip and attended with fellow students the USGS TechTour George Mason UniversityXu Lu GMU Student PresidentOrganized and attended with fellow students the GeoTech2012 Penn State UniversityJay Searles PSU StudentAttended GeoTech2012 and provided a technical overview of the approach of Hurricane Sandy using real time data in response to popular demand for a lunch-time session of Geotech2012 on Friday October 26th. We offer our appreciation for a job well done. Ashley Holt Treasurer / Sec Organized and held an unprecedented NGA Tech Tour at the New Campus East facility

CONGRATULATIONS ! 28Potomac Region HonorsMember of the Year

PresentationsWorkshops

GeoTech Technical Program ChairmenEditor : Manual of PhotogrammetryJames (Chris) McGlone !!Potomac Region HonorsRegion of the Year: Results PendingRegion of the Month: 4x in 2012! July, September, October, and DecemberASPRS Bucks Awarded ~$210+Bucks going to Champions

Potomac Region FinancialsAssets as of:December 31, 2012Please list each account separately:Cash In Bank, Checking$7290.55 Cash In Bank, MMA$19993.78Certificates of Deposit$25,177.26 Petty CashAccounts ReceivableTotal Assets:$52,461.59 Compare with $73,816.65 Dec 31 2011 (-$21,355)$41.86 Interest earned on CD2012 Potomac Region Invested in STUDENTS ! and Baltimore Conference 31NC Chapter Closure MatterPotomac Region has had an outstanding matter to resolveRevitalize or Close the Defunct NC ChapterAttempts have been made to contact and motivate the leadershipLuiz H Cortes , Peggy Fersner , Lewis LaPine Obtained a List of Legacy MembersUsed LinedIn in attempt to reconnect with people to see what might popupTime and Focus slipped Away Not Resolved

Financial POC: Gerold L. Ray (retired)Agreed Feb 1st to return the $gray@nc.rr.com 919-219-8808

Action ItemCollect$ 7,272Assignment: Michael KrimmerRestructuring Task ForceTask Force MembersChris Aldridge, Matt Altman, Adam Benjamin, Steve DeGloria (Chair), Larry Handley, Bobbi Lenczowski, Meghan MacLean, John Manzer, Becky Morton, Brian Murphy, Jim Plasker, Heather Staverman, Kim Tilley, Stewart Walker, Jesse Winch, Jeff Young. Advisory: Gary Florence, Carolyn Merry.

BackgroundThe purpose of the ASPRS Restructuring Task Force (RTF) was to examine our current national and regional organizational structure and to generate specific recommendations and action items for Board consideration that sustainably advance the mission of ASPRS for the benefit of all members and the imaging and geospatial information community at large.

The RTF was an outgrowth of the Rebranding Task Force (2011) in which a number of issues, or action items, were defined and subsequently melded into the charges of the RTF. Some action items of the Rebranding Task Force continue and some action items have been assumed by relevant standing committees.

Restructuring Task ForceRestructuring Issues AddressedPhilosophical basis and value proposition of ASPRS that should be articulated and used to formulate recommendations for governance entities within our organization and membership at large.Improvement of national and region officer training webinar content, audience, and timing of webinars.Modification of our organizational structure that encourages locally-based technical programming; virtual, thematic affiliations of members within and between regions; and de-emphasis of physical geography and firm boundary conditions.Re-organization of our conferences that recognizes multi-faceted needs of our technical meetings without jeopardizing current arrangements/contracts.Enhancement of publication policies relevant to our PE&RS journal and general interest articles and columns that focus on imaging and geospatial information.Mechanisms to enhance student, associate, and young professional learning, networking, and mentoring opportunities.

Final Recommendations and Action Items (forthcoming)Restructuring Task Force

Planned 2013 EventsGeoTech 2013 Dr. Ashley Holt as Conference Chair(Fall 2013)2013 Potomac Region TechTours (soon!)BLM (TBD) John Lyon ASPRS 2013 Annual ConferenceConfluence by the Bay - A Gathering of Geospatial InsightsMarch 24 - 28, 2013 -- BaltimoreASPRS WebinarsJan Oct 20132013-NovSanAntonio

2014-MarLouisville

2014-NovDenver

2015-MayTampa

2016-AprReno

Potomac ? 36ASPRS Webinars

Special Thanks to: Martin Wills in support of our Web Site,Melanie Feliciano NVCC Student from USGS Tour to M.Krimmer NetworkingRichard Brand for Flash LiDARPeter & Michele Doucette Annual Dinner 2013

Thank You

John Manzer(Outgoing) President, ASPRS Potomac Region703-328-8511 jfm63gm@gmail.com38Keynote PresentationDr. Henry (Hank) J. Theiss is the chief scientist in photogrammetry at Integrity Applications Incorporated (IAI) in Chantilly, VA. He is responsible for a large team of scientists who support predominantly NGA, as well as other DoD/IC organizations, by performing photogrammetric and error propagation analyses related to EO/IR/SAR/LIDAR sensor modeling from airborne and spaceborne platforms, image formation, close range applications, registration, and tool validation. Prior to joining IAI in 2001, Hank earned his MS and PhD degrees in Photogrammetry and Geomatics at Purdue University, where he also taught graduate data adjustment courses and conducted research on photogrammetric modeling of video image sequences as a Visiting Assistant Professor.

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Back cover of Geotech 2012 Program as printed

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A message from the Conference Chair:

GeoTech 2012 emphasizes the human dimensions of the landscape and new technologies applied to make data collection and the analysis of human activities more effective. GeoTech 2012 brings together experts who have the technology to keep digital maps current with the levels of precision and accuracy needed for applications on smart phones and other mobile devices.

For this conference we have been fortunate to secure Jerry Dobson as our keynote speaker. A leader in the development of the LandScan global population database during his time at Oak Ridge Laboratories, Dr. Dobson greatly improved our ability to accurately estimate human populations affected by tsunami, hurricanes, forest fires, floods and other natural or manmade disasters. It is important to know the number and locations of people affected by a toxic gas release, the failure of electricity networks, pipelines, (oil, water, domestic gas, industrial gasses) or the service networks (phone, cable, Internet): LandScan data fulfills this vital need. We know you will enjoy Professor Dobson's presentation and you are encouraged to follow his recent writings in support (and praise) of Geography.

The other speakers on the program cover mapping, in terms of integrating social and cultural information, as well as new mapping technologies, from terrestrial, aerial, and satellite platforms. Mapping fields have expanded greatly in recent years, encompassing new topics and data types. The program is designed to give an overview of these developments and stimulate future discussion.

Please visit the exhibitors, the student chapters Forums, and enjoy the plenary sessions. We hope that you find GeoTech 2012 professionally stimulating, useful and informative. Don't forget to greet friends and colleagues and make new friends, and, please complete your evaluations so we can include your comments in planning for GeoTech 2013.

On behalf of the Committee I extend to you a warm welcome to GeoTech 2012.

Allan Falconer, Vice-President, ASPRS Potomac Region GeoTech2012 Chair.

From the desk of the Region's President, John Manzer

Welcome to Geotech 2012 the annual conference of the Potomac Region of ASPRS

The Potomac Region of ASPRS has a reputation for its active program and the number of Directors that we contribute to the national Board of ASPRS. As President this year I have had the pleasure of receiving the Region of the Month Award twice and there's still another two months to go! This year we have Chris Parrish elected as the Assistant Director of the Lidar Division and Allen E. Cook elected as the Assistant Director of the Primary Data Acquisition Division. Dave Syzmanski, serves as Director of the Remote Sensing Division and Barbara Eckstein as the Region's National Director. We have a distinguished group of ASPRS Past-Presidents who were elected from this Region and our own list of Past-Presidents of the Potomac Region. All this and yet more as we have invested in a program with the Colleges and Universities in the Region with Student Chapters at George Mason University, Virginia Tech, The University of West Virginia and Penn State. These Chapters are also in our Program of Student Forums each named after distinguished members of our Region, with the Frederick Doyle Forum at George Mason and

The Technical Tours are well supported by our Local Industry and federal agencies and the recent tours at the US Geology Survey and Intergraph were well attended. The social events following the tours have added more social interaction to the events and it has been a very successful year. We are pleased to have you all visiting us for the GeoTech2012 Conference and we encourage you to meet and greet and mix and mingle with each other regardless of your status as out-of-town-visitor, student, or local professional. It is the students of this region who are going to be the leaders of tomorrow in the Geospatial Sciences and this is an opportunity to share wisdom and search out the most promising recruits for your programs in government, industry or academia. We hope you enjoy Geotech2012 and look forward to seeing you here again next year.On behalf of the Potomac Region it is a pleasure to have you with us.

Thursday October 25th Agenda

Registration Opens 7:30am, Continental Breakfast 8:00am - 9:00am

Workshops, Thursday Morning, 9:00am 12:15pmBreak 10:30am - 10:45am - Light refreshments available.

1LiDARBy Dr. Christopher Parrish, NOAA, National Geodetic SurveyThis workshop will cover basic principles of topographic and bathymetric lidar, and how to obtain publicly-available lidar data. Key concepts will use live demos2Human Geography / Analyzing Human Settlements with Remote SensingBy Dr. Karen OwenGeorge Mason UniversityThis workshop will be focused on applied methods and metrics and will explain the background and history of image processing to measure population and understand human settlements.

Lunch 12:15 noon - 1:30pm

Workshops, Thursday Afternoon, 1:30pm 4:45pmBreak 3:00pm - 3:15pm - Light refreshments available.

3The Geodetic Datum--Becoming GeocentricBy NGS TeamNOAA, National Geodetic SurveyIERS Site Survey at Brewster, WA - Kendall FancherGeoid12A Model Overview - Yan WangNational Adjustment of 2011 and Related NGS Products and Services Mark Eckl4Imaging and Remote Sensing Applications with ArcGIS 10.1By Gerry Kinn, Dan Zimble from ESRI TeamThis workshop explains the functionality in the ArcGIS platform. It walks through the desktop, server, and web. Examples will be shown from ingest to processing, managing, publishing.

5 Overview and Context to Rapid, Active, 3D Airborne Imaging with Flash LiDARBy Richard Brand, Rex Craig, George Williams, Todd Murphy, Steve SchultzSince 2007, full motion real-time 3D video flash LiDAR(FM3DFL) has matured considerably as exemplified by the modern, airborne Total Sight design. However, other airborne systems are in wide use and they provide some context with which to compare FM3DFL, these will be discussed with more emphasis on other flash imaging approaches. Interestingvariants of flash lidar developed by Ball for specific measurement tasks will also be briefly discussed.

Friday October 26, 2012 Plenary Sessions.

Registration Opens 7:30am, Continental Breakfast 8:00am - 9:00am

9:00am - WelcomeIntroductions and general announcementsAllan FalconerVice President ASPRS Potomac Region and Professor of Geography, George Mason University

9:15am - Keynote AddressHuman Geography is much more than Human Terrain (and always has been!!)Dr. Jerome (Jerry) E. DobsonProfessor of Geography, University of Kansas, Jefferson Science Fellow, National Academies and The Department of State, President of the American Geographical Society

10:15am - 10:30am - Break , Light refreshments will be available.

10:30am - Street Factory product: Automated 3D mapping from oblique imageryDrew Hopwood, Astrium GEO-Information

11:00am - Integrating Geospatial and Semantic Information for Modeling and Mapping PlacesDr. Ashley HoltGeorge Mason University

11:30am - Big Social Data: A need for a theoretical analytical frameworkRichard Heimann, Data Tactics Corp.

Lunch 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Technical Sessions 1:00pm - 4:45pm

1:15pm - USGS LIDAR and terrain for the 21st centuryGreg Snyder, U.S. Geological Survey

1:45pm - Total Sight, An Emerging Real Time, Tactical Flash Lidar/EO SystemRex Craig, Ball Aerospace

2:15pm - Modernizing the Geometric and Geopotential DatumsMark Eckl, NGS

2:45pm - Use of remotely sensed data in human geography applicationsJon Heinsius, Director, Federal ProgramsIntermap Federal Services, Inc.

3:15pm - 3:30pm Break, Light refreshments will be available.

3:30pm - A solution for map revision and new standards: The iDEM product and TerraSAR satellitesJoerg Herrmann, Senior Executive, Astrium GmbH

4:00pm - Nokia: Mobile MappingClifford Allison, Nokia

4:30pm - Closing Address The future of Earth Observation Satellite ProgramTim Newman, U.S. Geological Survey

October 25th 2012 WORKSHOPS

Workshop I LIDAR Chris Parrish, National Geodetic Survey

Dr. Christopher E. Parrish is the Lead Physical Scientist in the Remote Sensing Division of NOAAs National Geodetic Survey (NGS) and NGS Project Manager for Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM). Chris holds an appointment as Affiliate Professor of Earth Sciences and Ocean Engineering at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and is based at the NOAA-UNH Joint Hydrographic Center Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (JHC-CCOM). Chris academic background includes a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering with an emphasis in Geospatial Information Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida, and a B.S. in Physics from Bates College. His primary research interests include full-waveform lidar, sensor modeling and calibration, uncertainty analysis, and coastal mapping applications. Chris is active in ASPRS, serving as Assistant Director of the Lidar Division and Past President of ASPRS Potomac Region.

This workshop will cover basic principles of topographic and bathymetric lidar, including system components, point cloud generation, data processing and analysis, flight planning, calibration, and QA/QC. Participants will learn how to obtain publicly-available lidar data. Key concepts will be illustrated using live demos.

Workshop II Human Geography/ analyzing human settlements with remote sensing Karen Owen, George Mason University

Dr. Owen is a strategist, analyst and scientific researcher in the field of human geography. She received her PhD in Geography and GIS from George Mason University and publishes on healthcare, invasive species predictive modeling, informal settlement type differentiation from imagery, and image-based metrics to weight slum severity in developing countries. She volunteers with the ASPRS Potomac Region and is an active presenter at the American Association of Geography conferences. She won the 2009 Alexander Goetz Spectroradiometer Instrument Support Award, a student-faculty grant for field work on radio signal propagation in 2010, and a GIS research visualization competition at GMU in 2011. She volunteers regularly on medical missions to Guatemala. Dr. Owen is married with four unique children who appreciate her continued investment in Student Accounts for their respective universities.

This workshop will explain the background and history of image processing to measure population and understand human settlements. The development of remote sensing-based indicators to assess relative wealth or poverty in a settlement, and the limitations raised by the selection of a sampling unit will also be covered. This workshop will be focused more on applied methods and metrics. Attendees will work with commercial as well as other freely-available imagery to evaluate geomorphology, road networks, and feature spectra serving as proxies for the human condition.

Workshop III The Geodesy Workshop by NGS team IERS Site Survey at Brewster, WAKendall Fancher

Chief, National Geodetic Surveys Instrumentation & Methodologies Branch. Twenty eight years of service with NGS. My career with NGS has consisted primarily of planning and execution of high precision geodetic surveys and the calibration and evaluation of a variety of geodetic surveying instrumentation and procedures.

Geoid12A Model OverviewYan Wang Modernizing the Geometric and Geopotential Datums Mark Eckl NGS

New Vertical Datum Project Manager, NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey, Chief, Observation and Analysis DivisionMr. Eckl has worked for the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) since 1998. He is currently the Chief of the Observation and Analysis Division and is the Project Manger for the development of the new U.S. vertical datum that will replace the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).

Workshop IV ESRI Workshop: Imaging and Remote Sensing Applications with ArcGIS 10.1 Gerry Kinn and Dan Zimble

ArcGIS provides capabilities to manage and work directly with imagery and LIDAR data. This workshop explains the functionality in the ArcGIS platform. It walks through the desktop, server, and web functionality. Examples will be shown on the end to end processing from ingest, to processing, managing, and publishing. The technology scales to large data volumes and the best practices will be discussed as well as demonstrated.

Workshop V: A series of presentation focus on Flash LIDARRichard Brand, George Williams, Rex Craig, Stephen L. Schultz and Todd Murphy

NGA LAS Metadata Variable Length RecordsTodd Murphy, Task/Technical Lead, NGA-ASXT Buckeye TeamThe LAS file is intended to contain LIDAR point data records. The data format is an open format supported by American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) that allows different LIDAR hardware and software tools to output data in a common format. NGA is experiencing rapidly changing requirements for LIDAR. A mechanism was needed to support more robust LIDAR metadata and point cloud data requirements. The NGA LAS Metadata Variable Length Records provides an extensible metadata system that is flexible, leverages existing LAS format, and doesn't break downstream/unfamiliar systems. It allows a means to support rapidly evolving technology and mission requirements.

Overview and Context to Rapid, Active, 3D Airborne Imaging with Flash LiDAR Rex Craig, Principal Optical Engineer, Ball Aerospace & Technologies CorpSince being announced by Ball Aerospace in 2007, full motion real-time 3D video flash LiDAR (FM3DFL) has matured considerably as embodied by the modern, airborne Total Sight design. However, other airborne systems are in wide use and also continue to be developed for commercial and government markets. Some are traditional flying-spot scanners while others use imaging arrays of various formats in both linear and photon-counting modes. Some of these even deliver data in a relatively 'timely' though not real-time, fashion. These systems provide some context with which to compare FM3DFL and these will be discussed with more emphasis on other flash imaging approaches. In addition, Ball continues to develop interesting variants of flash lidar for specific measurement tasks and these will also be briefly discussed. Because the Total Sight system will be covered in a later plenary session, it will not be covered in detail this session outside of some recent data products which will be demonstrated as time permits.

Real-time LiDAR Data Use in Disaster ResponseStephen L. Schultz

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Pictometry International Corp. BS, Computer Science, RIT 1989Stephen Schultz is the co-founder of Pictometry and Chief Technical Officer where he designed and developed the underlying technology for Pictometrys patented systems, including the flight planning, field capture, and end user software. The company has grown to over 280 employees with 72 aircraft that have captured over 170,000,000 images in the United States and worldwide.Mr. Schultz began a career in software engineering and design in 1981 and shifted to include imaging science in 1985 when he joined the RIT Center for Imaging Science. While there, he developed new technologies for use in a wide range of fields including environmental, military, medical, and earth analysis.Mr. Schultz earned a bachelors degree in computer science from RIT and completed the coursework for a masters degree in computational imaging but left to found Pictometry. In 2007 he was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award for the Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences and in 2012, the RITs Outstanding Alumni Award.

October 26th 2012 PLENARY SESSIONS

Keynote Session:

Human Geography is more than Human Terrain

Dr. Jerome (Jerry) E. Dobson Professor of Geography, University of Kansas, Jefferson Science Fellow, National Academies and The Department of State, President of the American Geographical Society.

Dr Jerome (Jerry) Dobson is Professor of Geography at the University of Kansas, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and Corresponding Individual Member of the International Geographical Union. Dr Dobson served as a Distinguished Research & Development Staff Member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, President of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), Contributing Editor of GeoWorld magazine, U. S. Delegate and Expert to the International Standards Organization, member of the Editorial Advisory Board of GISWorld, member of the Steering Committee of the National Committee for Digital Cartographic Data Standards, Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Geography of Arizona State University, member of the Editorial Board of The Professional Geographer, and member of the Steering Committee of The Applied Geography Conferences. His current research focuses on improving methods and technology for mapping minefields. Previously, he led development of the LandScan Global Population Database which has become the world standard for estimating populations at risk during natural disasters, wars, and terrorist acts. LandScan recently gained widespread acclaim as the only feasible means of estimating populations impacted by the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia.

Morning Paper Session 1030 - 1200h

1 Street Factory product: Automated 3D mapping from oblique imageryDrew Hopwood, Astrium

Drew has been with Astrum GEO Information Services since 2004, after obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. He started as a member of the satellite programming team. While on the satellite programming team, he studied, designed, implemented and supervised large collection campaigns over North America. Then in 2007 Drew moved into a project management role where he managed various projects for USDA, USGS, and DoD clients as well as commercial clients. Recently he has transitioned into a new role serving as Technical Sales Engineer supporting the sales team and developing new and innovative solutions .

2 Integrating Geospatial and Semantic Information for Modeling and Mapping Places. Dr. Ashley Holt, NGA

Dr. Holt is a Project Scientist with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and an Affiliate Faculty member at George Mason University. Her research has involved object-based image analysis and the development of segmentation and accuracy assessment methods, as well as spatial-temporal modeling and analysis of infectious diseases, environmental health and environmental justice issues. She has worked with industry, non-profit and government partners to apply remote sensing for strategic assessments of the impacts of large dam projects, traffic and noise pollution, and climate change. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University.

3 Big Social Data: A need for a theoretical analytical framework Richard Heimann, Data Tactics Corporation

Mr. Richard Heimann (@rheimann) currently works for Data Tactics Corporation and focuses on advanced spatial analytics, big data and cloud computing; currently supporting special programs at DARPA in Arlington VA. He is Instructor of Human Terrain Analysis at George Mason University, adjunct faculty at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County teaching Spatial Social Science and Demographic Inquiry and recently supported the 82nd Airborne Division in Regional Command South as a quantitative assessments analyst.

Afternoon Paper Session: 1315 - 1700h

4 USGS LIDAR and terrain for the 21st century Greg Snyder, US Geological Survey

Greg Snyder manages lidar program development within the U.S. Geological Surveys Land Remote Sensing Program in Reston, VA. Mr. Snyder led a recently completed national assessment of elevation data requirements and benefits. Based on the results, the USGS developed a 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) initiative to improve the accuracy and quality of elevation data over the U.S. If fully implemented, 3DEP would enable a new generation of operational and science applications. Previously, Greg helped implement the U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy across Federal civil agencies, and was involved in the acquisition of US and foreign remote sensing satellite data for USGS science missions. He holds an M.S. in Mapping Science from the Department of Geodetic Science and Surveying at Ohio State University and a B.A. in Geography from the University of Oregon.

5 Total Sight, An Emerging Real Time, Tactical Flash Lidar/EO SystemRex Craig, Ball Aerospace

Rex Craig is a Principal Optical Engineer with Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. with a background in physics and instrument development while with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His main focus since 2004 is that of guiding and developing active remote sensing technology for Ball Aerospace. His current goal is commercialization of active 3D video imaging LiDAR technology from all platforms - airborne to space to serve scientific, commercial, emergency and military markets. He was principally responsible for the design, construction, test and deployment of the Total Sight 3D imaging video LiDAR. Author of and contributor to many articles, chapters and patents in laser remote sensing, instrumental radiometry and fiber optic polarimetry.

Flash LiDAR is a digital, frame registered LiDAR and is the only format capable of 3D video and live 3D panoramic mosaics. In addition, frame level registration allows real-time fusion of overlay video from other co-boresighted sensors to produce 3D imagery at multiple wavelengths including hyperspectral sources. The Ball Aerospace Total Sight Flash LiDAR is the first and still the only 3D multispectral video and processing system that provides real-time digital elevation map creation and dissemination from airborne platforms. In addition, Total Sight incorporates a unique, Ball designed, wide-angle, fast steering mirror for gimbal-like functionality and platform motion correction, critical for mapping applications where data latency cannot be tolerated. Applications include rapid response disaster estimation and relief efforts, forest fire management, improved battlefield characterization and more timely and accurate military targeting. Real time digital elevation maps from LiDAR data are also beneficial in streamlining production mapping jobs such as corridor mapping. The Total Sight system is the result of 6 years of development of sensor and processing technologies. The system has been flown on multiple airborne platforms for missions including landing hazard mapping and identification, urban and mountain terrain mapping and characterization, power line mapping, 3-dimensional target tracking and foliage penetration. The system is highly configurable to meet a variety of mission requirements. The Ball Aerospace Total Sight sensor, processing chain, and resulting imagery are discussed.

6 National Adjustment of 2011 & related NGS products and servicesMichael Dennis, NGS

7 Use of remotely sensed data in human geography applications Jon Heinsius, Intermap

Mr. Jon Heinsius is Director of Federal Programs for Intermap based at their Washington DC Office. He is focused on sales of geospatial products and services to government and large systems integrators. Jon has 15 years of experience in the geospatial and remote sensing industry. After receiving his BA in Environmental Studies (Land Use Policy and Planning) from Univ. of California at Santa Cruz he joined Core Software Technology, a provider of geospatial catalog and archiving services. He managed a network of remote sensing data acquisition systems 15 ground receiving stations worldwide serving both US Federal and international customers. Mr. Heinsius then became Sales Manager for TerraGo Technologies serving the US Intelligence community and providing geospatial products and solutions to GIS and non-GIS users alike. He joined Intermap in May of 2010.

Relationships between human societies and the built and natural environments in which they operate require being attentive to the location, space, and scale of social phenomena. How is this accomplished? By collecting and integrating high-quality remotely sensed and human geography data about individuals, institutions, and communities into one common platform, human geographers are able to improve their understanding of societies and the issues and challenges they face. A key component of these analyses lies in the remotely sensed data. Remote sensing techniques generate high-quality three dimensional data inputs that facilitate the aggregation of human geography parameters in a spatial context, which further permits analyses of the relationships between human societies and the environment in which they live. Moreover, the aggregation of disparate human geography data into one platform, coupled with the fusion of remotely sensed data from a variety of sources provides a cost-effective means to insuring a rich platform to conduct human geography relationship analysis. The focus of this presentation is to discuss several sources of remotely sensed data that are capable of capturing landscape information, even through clouds, and how this data source can provide a 3D platform for which to aggregate human geography information from a variety of sources to allow for the investigation of the relationship between human societies and their environment.

8 A Solution for Map Revision and new Standards: WorldDEM and the TerraSAR Satellites Joerg Herrmann, Senior Executive, Astrium GmbH

Mr. Joerg F. Herrmann is Senior Strategy Manager at Astrium GmbH, Germany. He initiated the commercialization of SAR satellite remote sensing in Germany through the TerraSAR program and served as founding CEO of the TerraSAR-X services entity, Infoterra GmbH, from 2000 to 2009. During his 26 years in space industry he worked in system engineering and design, program management, and marketing and sales. His educational background is in engineering, business administration, and entrepreneurship.

9 NAVTEQ Mobile Mapping Clifford Allison, Nokia

Cliff Allison reports to NOKIA Location and Commerce - Enterprise and Government Sales. He brings over 20 years of senior level technology experience, including seven years with NAVTEQ / NOKIA, plus key positions with technology companies in both the Government and the commercial sector. Mr. Allison's current responsibilities include managing NOKIA's Location and Commerce - Federal Government business with specific responsibilities for sales, business development, and solution development. In this role he has worked vigorously in developing and advancing the company's technology for government solutions as well as leveraging his expertise to expand capabilities and services that have broad market application with a wide array of NOKIA's Federal Government clients.

Best-in-class technology, unique configuration and innovative processing capabilities have set a new standard for map data collection. There are dramatic advancements happening in storage, processing and connection bandwidth capabilities of mobile devices. These changes create new opportunities and demand for better guidance and a richer experiencea 3D experience. NOKIA captures a 3D world as digital data. This not only improves processing and storage, it enables NOKIA to create more flexible and differentiated 3D products. NOKIAs product design and data processing add intelligence to the digital data, enabling applications to immerse the user in a full 3D detail and to filter that detail to draw attention to only what matters within the scene for improved guidance experiences. NOKIA has developed advanced collection capabilities to improve collection efficiency & increase new product speed to market.

Closing Address:

The future of Earth Observation Satellite Program: An update on L5, L7, and LDCM plus new LDCM products in the next decadeTim Newman, USGS / LRS Program

Tim Newman is a Principal Systems Engineer in Land Remote Sensing Program at USGS. he advises the Advise Land Remote Sensing (LRS) Program Coordinator on all aspects of the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), and on the development of potential follow-on systems to the LDCM. His main function is to provide space system expertise to inform budget preparation, program governance, system trade studies, and agency and interagency documentation in support of LDCM and LDCM follow-on systems.

Sponsors

As of 12 October, the following organizations are sponsoring and/or exhibiting at the GeoTech 2012 conference

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationhttp://www.noaa.gov/

http://www.amerisurv.com/

http://www.lidarnews.com/

Exhibitors

http://www.geoeye.com

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