The Great Lakes Region Height Modernization

Consortium

Diane Arendt, Chair

Great Lakes RegionIndiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio,

Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and New YorkAlso Iowa and Kentucky

Conference calls held quarterlyEmail campaignsConfer on similar issuesPresent at each other’s

professional events

Meeting Schedules

Great Lakes Region: Past Meetings

National HM Partner Meeting hosted by NGSFrankfort, KY April 30-May 1, 2013

GLRHMC Meeting hosted by Michigan DOTDimondale, Michigan Oct 31-Nov 1, 2012

GLRHMC Meeting hosted by Ohio DOTColumbus, OH Oct 13-14, 2011

National HM Partner Meeting hosted by NGSSilver Spring, MD August 18-19, 2011

GLRHMC Meeting hosted by PDOTNew Cumberland, PA April 14, 2011

Great Lakes Region: Past Meetings

GLRHMC Meeting hosted by ISPLS and IGICWest La Fayette, IN; March 23, 2010

GLRHMC Meeting hosted by ODOTColumbus, OH; October 21, 2010

GLRHMC Meeting hosted by Illinois DOT, ISGSRockford, IL; November 10, 2009

GLRHMC Meeting hosted by WisDOT Madison, WI; September 2008

Great Lakes Region: Upcoming Meeting

Great Lakes Height Modernization Partner Meeting, September 16 and 17, 2014Wisconsin State Patrol AcademyInside Historic Fort McCoy, Tomah WI

Great Lakes Region: Funding SourcesIndiana: FHWA, SPRIllinois: Federal Earmarks, FHWA SPR, data in-kindMichigan: MDOTMinnesota: MnDOTOhio: ODOTWisconsin: WisDOT, FHWA SPRIowa: IowaDOTKentucky: KYTCPennsylvania:New York:

PennsylvaniaPSLS Reaching New Heights 85 point groups volunteered108 point recoveries were reported42 point occupations were reported9 shared solutions were reportedhttp://www.psls.org/

ReachingNewHeights

NATIONAL SURVEYOR’S WEEKMARCH 16 – 22, 2014

GPS DAY

Great Lakes Region: Upcoming Projects

River/Chasm Crossings. MN and WI NGS advisors participating in proof-of-theory field testing in Corbin

Absorbing borders CORS stations

Great Lakes Drainage BasinLargest system of fresh water on earthOnly the polar ice caps contain more fresh

water10% of the American and 31% of the

Canadian population live in the basin

Great Lakes Ice Cover 2014• 1/3 ice covered in April 2014• The largest ice cover ever observed in the satellite era – since the early 1970s• Record ice cover, abnormally low water temperatures and abundant snow cover impact national weather• Production of cool, dry air keeps severe weather at baycreating a large-scale weather pattern that is keeping seasonal storms well below normal• Great Lakes are an astounding, ongoing weather phenomenon

Welcome Western States !!!Champion for the Western

States Height Modernization ConsortiumParticipation in CDOT kickoff

meeting December 18, 2012Provide reference documents

for mission statement and goals

Share language for SPR funding requests

Questions or Comments?