2010 ASPRS

Opportunities for Emerging Geospatial Technologies2010 Annual Conference

Final Program

April 26–30Town and Country HotelSan Diego, California

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Steve Yool

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Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Conference Planning Committee and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Southwest Region, we welcome you to the 2010 Annual Conference. We have put together a comprehensive agenda that includes workshops, classified and unclassified technical ses-sions, special topic and general sessions to make this conference engaging and informative.

We are grateful to members of the organizing com-mittee, student volunteers, sponsors, and all present-ers for their interest and dedication to making this conference a success. We also wish to acknowledge our Technical Program Chair Dr. Cynthia Wallace and the Program Committee (Drs. Soe Myint, Elizabeth Wentz and Steve Yool) for their collective ability to put together relevant session tracks that among others in-clude Sensor Design and Development, Global Change Applications, Hazard Assessment, Disaster Prepared-ness, Food Security, Fires and Floods, and Geospatial Education.

Our keynote speaker for Wednesday April 28 is geoscientist and Nobel Laureate Dr. Jonathan Overpeck (Institute of the Environment, The University of Arizona). He will discuss the man-ner in which global climate change is influencing and will likely impact local and re-gional scale land surface processes and human activities, identifying the information needs for detecting and monitoring land surface changes. A keynote panel (Mr. Jim Hoffman; Dr. Tom Mace; Dr. Marguerite Madden) will follow up, discussing remote sensing requirements for monitoring terrestrial Earth system responses to climate change. On Thursday (April 29) incoming ASPRS President Carolyn Merry will deliver the Presidential Address. Following her will be Michael Renslow, well known throughout ASPRS and the current Technical Editor of Photogrammetric Engineer-ing & Remote Sensing, who will address the “paradigm shift” he believes is occur-ring in remote sensing science and applications. Dr. Orhan Altan, President of the International Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ISPRS) will contribute an international, interdisciplinary perspective on the potential of imagery for earth system monitoring and management.

There will be many opportunities for networking and professional contacts at this meeting. We encourage you to visit the Exhibition Hall, where you will find a diversity of geospatial technology within commercial, government and not-for-profit organizations. Please join us at the Exhibitors’ Reception in the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday evening and at the USS Midway on Thursday evening. The attractions of the great city of San Diego are a short distance from the conference center, offering a broad spectrum of dining and entertainment.

Welcome to ASPRS 2010, and to San Diego!

Steve Yool Doug StowConference Chair Conference Co-Chair

Welcome Letter ................................................................... 3

Letter from the President .................................................... 5

Sponsors.............................................................................. 5

Frequently asked Questions ................................................ 6

Awards Program .................................................................. 7

Session Categories ........................................................... 25

My Day-at-a-Glance Sunday.......................................................................... 27 Monday ........................................................................ 27 Tuesday ........................................................................ 31 Wednesday .................................................................. 37 Thursday ....................................................................... 51 Friday ............................................................................ 63

Pre-Conference Program Monday ........................................................................ 28 Tuesday ........................................................................ 32

Conference Program.............................................................. Wednesday .................................................................. 38 Thursday ....................................................................... 52 Friday ............................................................................ 64

Opening/General/Poster Sessions Keynote Address .......................................................... 38 Hot Topics ..................................................................... 41 President’s Address ...................................................... 52 Commercial Sessions ................................................... 55 Poster Sessions .......................................................69-70

Pre-Conference Events Workshops ...................................................28-29, 32-33 User Groups.......................................................30, 34-35

ASPRS Committee Meetings ...................................... 30, 35

Classified Session ............................................................. 32

Social Events Student Employer “Meet and Greet”........................... 36 Speed Networking ....................................................... 36 The Student Advisory Council Meeting ....................... 36 ASPRS Southwest Region Social Trolley Crawl .......... 36 21st Annual Awards Luncheon and 76th Installation of Officers ..................................... 42 Exhibit Hall Guided Tour for Students .......................... 46 Exhibitors’ Reception ................................................... 49 2010 Memorial Address and Awards .......................... 56 USS Midway Social Event ........................................... 61 Continental Breakfast with the Exhibitors ................... 64

Exhibit Information Exhibit Hall Floor Plan .................................................. 71 Exhibitors...................................................................... 72 Exhibitor Descriptions .................................................. 73

Presenter Index ................................................................. 83

ASPRS Officers, 2010 Conference Committee and Staff . 84

Hotel Floor Plan ................................................................. 86

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Welcome to the ASPRS Annual Conference

Thank you for attending this conference. As our host, the Southwest U.S. Region has done a great job of pull-ing together a multi-faceted program that I am sure you will enjoy.

The ASPRS 75th Anniversary year went by so quickly, but we completed several major projects during the year. The ASPRS Board of Directors approved the “Guide-lines for Procurement of Professional Aerial Imagery, Photogrammetry, Lidar and Related Remote Sensor-based Geospatial Mapping Services.” Developed over the past three years, the document provides a definition of “Professional Services” along with detailed procurement guidelines and recommendations. The Board also approved LAS 1.3, a new release of the open file format for lidar data storage and delivery. ASPRS has been maintaining and updating this widely used specification since its inception at the beginning of this decade.

We also completed the publication of two ASPRS Manuals – the Manual of Geographic Information Systems, the first GIS manual of its kind; and the Manual of Remote Sensing, Volume 1.1: Earth Observing Platforms & Sensors. These publica-tions took several years to complete, but are now an important part of the literature. In addition, a full digital edition of PE&RS is online each month. Each issue is searchable and members have access to current online articles with the click of the mouse.

In addition, ASPRS is working with The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the U.S. Geological Survey to define what we hope to become Phase VI of the Ten-Year Remote Sensing Industry Forecast.

Finally, ASPRS seeks to engage every member in the recruitment and retention of its members. A strong organization needs strong members to move the Society’s agenda forward. If you meet someone at the conference this week who is not an ASPRS member I hope you will encourage them to join.

It has been my pleasure to serve as ASPRS President.

Brad DoornASPRS President

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ASPRS is now on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ASPRSorg. We will use #ASPRS10 as the official hashtag for tweets about the Conference that will include reminders of starting times, room changes, exhibit hall events and all relevant information throughout the week. We invite everyone to use it as they tweet about the Conference activities.

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Frequently Asked QuestionsHow do I get help in an EMERGENCY?Contact Hotel Security personnel or an ASPRS staffer explaining the emer-gency and your location.

Where is the ASPRS 2010 Annual Conference Registration Desk?The ASPRS Conference Registration Desk is located in the Town and Coun-try Convention Center and Hotel.

What are the Conference Registration Desk Hours?Sunday, April 25 4:00 pm to 7:00 pmMonday, April 26 6:30 am to 5:00 pmTuesday, April 27 6:30 am to 5:00 pmWednesday, April 28 6:30 am to 5:45 pmThursday, April 29 7:00 am to 5:00 pmFriday, April 30 7:00 am to 1:00 pm

Please Note: Registration materials will be available only during the above hours.

What are the Exhibit Hall Hours?Wednesday, April 28 10:30 am to 7:00 pm Exhibitors’ Reception 5:30 to 7:00 pm Thursday, April 29 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday, April 30 8:00 am to 11:00 am Continental Breakfast 8:30 am to 9:00 am

Are Workshops included with the registration fees?No. Workshops require a separate registration fee in addition to the general conference registration fees. Conference registration is not required to attend a workshop but early registration is advisable. Availability is based on space.

Is there a charge for the User Group Meetings?No, the User Group Meetings are free of charge, however some may require advanced reservations.

Are Daily Registrations permitted for all categories?Yes. Daily registrations may be made done on-site. If registering for only one day, you may purchase social tickets for that day only.

What does the Daily Registration include?Daily Registrations include that day’s general and technical sessions, exhibits and proceedings. Daily Registration for Wednesday, April 28 includes the Ex-hibitors’ Reception from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Other social function tickets for the same day as the Daily Registration may be purchased for an additional charge on a space available basis.

Does ASPRS have a staff office on-site in the Town and Country Hotel?Yes, the Staff Office is located in the Board Room on the Main Level, just off the Atlas Foyer of the Town and Country Hotel

Do Presenters have a Preparation Room?Yes. The Ascot Room in the Town and Country Hotel has been reserved for Presenters’ use, and will be available on a first come basis from 8 am to 5 pm Monday April 26 through Thursday, April 29 and from 8 am to 10 am on Friday, April 30 and will be equipped with an LCD projector and screen. We encourage all presenters to review their materials prior to their presentation.

Do Presenters need to check in beyond picking up their registration materials.UPON ARRIVING, ALL PRESENTERS ARE REQUIRED TO GO TO THE ASCOT ROOM IN THE TOWN AND COUNTRY HOTEL, INITIAL THE COPY OF THE FINAL PROGRAM NEXT TO THEIR NAME AND IN-CLUDE EITHER A CELL PHONE NUMBER OR A HOTEL ROOM NUM-BER. This information is essential for the moderators to determine that all presenters have arrived and are prepared to make their presentations.

Do presenters bring their own laptops?Yes, ASPRS does not provide laptops or desktop computers for presenters.

What are Poster Presenters expected to do?ASPRS provides to each poster presenter one side of a poster board, measur-ing eight feet wide by four feet high, and push pins. All poster presenters should plan to arrive between 8 am and 10 am on Wednesday, April 28 to display their work and affix it to any available board. Poster presenters may be in proximity to their work during the Exhibitors’ Reception on Wednesday,

April 28 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, if desired, to discuss their work with other attendees. All posters must be removed by 11 am Friday, April 30. ASPRS is not responsible for posters that are not removed. All poster packaging must be removed from the poster area once posters are installed.

Where should Student Assistants and Student Volunteers Report?All Student Assistants and Student Volunteers should report to the Volunteer Coordinators in the Brittan Room of the Town and Country Hotel when they arrive to coordinate their work assignments. All volunteers should plan to ar-rive 30 minutes prior to their assignment.

May I bring a Guest to the conference? Yes, we welcome adult guests. This is a professional conference and children under age 13 are not permitted to attend any of the sessions or visit the Ex-hibit Hall. A separate registration fee has been set for all adult guests. This fee includes the admission to the Exhibit Hall, Exhibit Hall beverage breaks, the Exhibitors’ Reception, and the very special social event of a visit to the USS Midway Admission to the keynote, plenary and technical sessions is not included with this registration. If guests wish to attend any of these sessions, they must register at the appropriate rate.

Is there an additional charge for the Social Events?If you are registered as Full, Speaker Full, or Spouse/Guest, the Exhibitors’ Reception, and the USS Midway are included in the registration. All student and daily registrants, unregistered guests, and children must purchase tick-ets if they wish to attend the USS Midway event. The ticket cost for chil-dren under 13 is $25 each. Children 13 years of age and over must have an adult ticket. All tickets must be purchased in advance no later than 10 am on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. The cost of an adult ticket is $75. See page 61 of this program for complete details.

Why do I need a badge? Your badge is proof that you paid your registration fee. For entrance to the keynote, plenary and technical sessions, Exhibit Hall and social events, you need to wear your name badge.

What if I forget or lose my badge?A charge of $5 will be made for replacement of lost badges.

Why do I need tickets for certain events?Your tickets are proof of payment for certain events and must be presented at the collection point. Lost tickets will not be replaced.

How can I visit the Exhibit Hall if I am not registered for the conference?Daily Exhibit Hall badges may be purchased at the ASPRS Registration Desk in the Town and Country Convention Center and Hotel. Everyone entering the Exhibit Hall must have a name badge, including children over 13 years of age. Children under 13 years of age are not permitted in the Exhibit Hall at any time due to insurance and safety regulations.

Will it be possible to post resumes and job openings?Yes, a separate area will be located in the Exhibit Hall for all resumes and job postings. Please bring multiple copies of all postings to allow prospec-tive candidates to take one. All interested parties should check the board fre-quently for new materials.

How do I get a copy of the CD-ROM Proceedings?All registrants, except for Spouse/Guest, will receive a copy on-site with the registration materials. Additional copies can be ordered with the Conference Registration Form or purchased on-site for $20 at the ASPRS Booth in the Exhibit area.

Is there a Lost and Found?Please contact the Town and Country Hotel Security for all lost and found items.

How do I contact another Conference attendee?A message board is located in the ASPRS Registration Area for posting mes-sages.

How can someone from outside the hotel contact me?Messages cannot be delivered to attendees due to the varied schedules of everyone in attendance. Cell phone numbers should be made available to any-one needing to contact a conference attendee.

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Keynote Address, Wednesday, April 28th

Honorary Member Award Robert N. Colwell Memorial FellowshipPhotogrammetric Award (Fairchild)

Honorary Member Award2010 Recipient: Charles E. Olson, Jr.Charles E. “Chuck” Olson, Jr. is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environment and is cur-rently Senior Image Analyst, Michigan Tech Research Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received his BSF in Forestry from the University of Michigan, a MF from the University of Minnesota in Forest Man-agement, a MF from the University of Illinois in Photo-Interpretation Photogrammetry and a MF from the University of Costa Rica in Tropi-cal Biology. His PhD is from the University of Michigan in Forestry (Resource Inventory).

He served as Air/Photo/Radar Intelligence Officer, U.S. Naval Reserve, retiring with the rank of Captain in 1987. He was a Remote Sensing Instructor at the Remote Sensing Center for East Africa, Nai-robi, Kenya in 1981.

During his 36-year career at the University of Michigan, Olson taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Air Photo Interpretation, Remote Sensing of Environment, Digital Processing of Remote Sensor Data, Ap-plications of Geographic Information Systems, Forest Fire Ecology, and Multiple Use Forest Management. As Director of the School of Natural Resources and Environment Remote Sensing Laboratory, he supervised operations of the image interpretation facility, a nearly self-supporting authorized recharge facility serving the University and appropriate outside government and industrial clients. His research included early detection of stress in forest vegetation, thermal inventory of large animal popula-tions, design and completion of land cover/use inventories, and environ-mental monitoring with low cost remote sensing systems. From 1963 to 1969, Olson held a joint appointment in the Infrared Physics Laboratory of the University’s Willow Run Laboratories.

Olson has presented many workshops for ASPRS on remote sens-ing of vegetation and thermal remote sensing and has had numerous papers published in Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS) and, the International Archives of Photogrammetry. He re-ceived the Presidential Citation for Meritorious Service for several years and the Ford Bartlett Award. In 1998, he was elected an ASPRS Fellow and served as National Director from the Eastern Great Lakes Region from 2002 until 2008. He also began the Oral History Project complet-ing 56 interviews, several of which were the basis for the “Reflection of the Past” series in PE&RS.

This is the highest award an ASPRS member can receive, and there are only 25 living Honorary Members of the Society at any given time. Candidates are chosen by a Nominating Committee made up of the past five recipients of the award and chaired by the most recent recipient. Initiated in 1937, this life-time award is given in recognition of indi-viduals who have rendered distinguished service to ASPRS and/or who have attained distinction in advancing the science and use of the geospa-tial information sciences. It is awarded for professional excellence and for at least 20 years of service to ASPRS. Olson has been a member of ASPRS and the American Society of Photogrammetry (the predecessor of ASPRS) since 1956.

Awards Program

Purpose: to recognize an individual who has rendered distinguished service to ASPRS and/or who has attained distinction in advancing the science and use of the mapping sciences. It is awarded for professional excellence and for service to ASPRS and consists of a plaque and a certificate.

The total number of honorary Members may not exceed twenty-five at any given time, and no more than two will be elected in one year.

Donor: The ASPRS Foundation

ASPRS Honorary Members Friedrich E. Ackermann James M. Anderson Robert H. Brock, Jr. James B. Case Clifford J. Crandall Frederick O. Diercks Frederick J. Doyle, Sr. Lawrence W. Fritz John J. Graham William G. Hemple Roger M. Hoffer Thomas M. Lillesand Edmond S. Massie, Jr. Rex R. McHail Dean C. Merchant Edward Mikhail Roy R. Mullen A.O. Quinn William A. Radlinski Revere G. Sanders Harry Tubis George J. Zarzycki

Robert N. Colwell Memorial Fellowship2010 Recipient: Frank D.W. Witmer

Frank D.W. Witmer is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

The Colwell Fellowship will support his research to develop new algorithms for radiometric normalization of night-time imagery from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP). No record was made of on-board DMSP calibration adjustments over many years. This means that to detect changes over time, it is necessary to radiometrically normalize the imagery using known areas of constant light. Witmer will develop and use these new algorithms to analyze a dataset of over 14,000 violent events in the North Caucasus region of Russia that were identified and geolocated to the nearest village during the period from August 1999 to August 2007. Better radiometric correction of DMSP data collected over this 8-year period will support the analysis of the violent event data, to identify the types of impacts from violent conflict that are detectible with “nighttime lights” imagery. This information will aid in the early detection of violence, and could be used by interna-tional aid organizations to facilitate refugee assistance following periods of disturbance in contested landscapes and natural catastrophes.

Witmer’s graduate career has emphasized the use of satellite remote sensing and other geospatial technologies to investigate the impacts of civil war on social functioning and land cover change. He received a PhD degree in Geography from the Univ. of Colorado in 2007. His doc-toral research focused on an analysis of Landsat imagery to determine the effects of war on land-cover change and abandonment of agricultur-al lands in Bosnia following implantation of land mines during the war. The research topic for his Master’s degree (2003, Univ. of Colorado) was “Economic decline and the natural environment in post-Soviet

Awards and Scholarships Awards for Outstanding Papers, Professional Achievement, Service and Region activities are determined by committee selection; scholarships and academic awards are also determined by committee selection but are chosen from among current applications. For details on the application process, see: http://www.asprs.org/membership/scholar.html

Keynote Address — Wednesday, April 28th


Awards ProgramEuropean Russia: A remote sensing and spatial statistical analysis.” Wit-mer also has experience in the private sector, having worked for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) from 1997-2001.

As shown by his graduate research, Witmer has a very well rounded set of spatial analytical skills that include remote sensing, GIS, spatial and statistical modeling, and spatial analysis (including geostatistics) methods. He has demonstrated substantial success publishing his research in top journals, including the Annals of the Association of American Geographers and the International Journal of Remote Sens-ing. He is also a highly successful instructor in statistical methods, GIS, and political geography.

Over the course of more than a half century, Robert N. Colwell devel-oped a reputation as one of the world’s most respected leaders in remote sensing, a field that he stewarded from the interpretation of aerial pho-tographs during World War II, to the advanced acquisition and analysis of many types of geospatial data from military and civilian satellite platforms. His career included nearly 40 years of teaching and research at the University of California, Berkeley, a distinguished record of military service reaching the rank of Rear Admiral, and prominent roles in private industry and as a consultant for many U.S. and international agencies. Among the many awards bestowed upon Colwell, he had the distinction of being one of the 25 Honorary Members of ASPRS, chosen from the Society’s 6000 members

Purpose: Established in 2006 to encourage and commend college/univer-sity graduate students or post-doctoral researchers who display excep-tional interest, desire, ability, and aptitude in the field of remote sensing or other related geospatial information technologies, and who have a special interest in developing practical uses of these technologies.

Donor: The ASPRS Foundation, from funds donated by students, as-sociates, colleagues and friends of Robert N. Colwell.

The Award now consists of a grant of $5,000 and a one-year student or associate membership (new or renewal) in ASPRS.

Past Recipients2006 — Desheng Liu2007 — Michael Falkowski2008 — Jonathan Thayn2009 — Sergio Bernardes

The Photogrammetric (Fairchild) Award2010 Recipient: Qassim Abdullah

Qassim Abdullah is an accomplished scientist with more than 30 years of combined industrial, research and development, and academic experi-ence in analytical photogrammetry, digital remote sensing, and civil and surveying engineering.

Over the course of his career, Abdullah has contributed significantly toward the advancement of digital aerial imagery and lidar acquisi-tion, and production processes. Among his accomplishments, Abdullah developed proprietary software applications for use in digital orthopho-tography and DEM production; he developed and integrated a metric digital aerial camera for rapid image acquisition; he integrated airborne GPS into conventional aerotriangulation adjustments; he refined inertial navigation systems and GPS technology for position and orientation measurement; and he developed integrated airborne GPS, inertial mea-surement, lidar data acquisition and development of precise positioning algorithms and processes.

A civil engineer, ASPRS certified photogrammetrist, and profes-

sional surveyor, Abdullah currently serves as Fugro EarthData’s chief scientist responsible for designing and managing strategic programs to develop and implement new remote sensing technologies that allow Fugro EarthData to meet the evolving needs of geospatial users. He was instrumental in streamlining Fugro EarthData’s photogrammetric mapping processes, and most recently, has been leading the technology transfer and process integration of Fugro EarthData’s new panoramic mapping system.

Abdullah obtained his Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Basra in Iraq, and his master’s degree and doctorate de-grees in photogrammetry from the University of Washington in Seattle. He is affiliated with a number of national and international professional societies, is a published author of over 50 technical papers and reports, and is a sought-after professional speaker and educator. Besides pub-lishing the monthly column “Mapping Matters”, which appears in the ASPRS journal PE&RS, he is involved in several national committees, and participates in discussions regarding the industry and technology forecast, future technologies, process improvement of lidar and digital photogrammetry, and accuracy standards. Abdullah is also an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, teaching a graduate course on photogrammetry and GIS.

Purpose: the Award is designed to stimulate the development of the art of aerial photogrammetry in the United States. The Award consists of a silver presentation plaque mounted on a walnut wood panel.

Practicability is the essence of the Award and with this as a criterion, the selection committee reviews candidates who have:

l An outstanding invention or design involving any type of equip-ment that applies to the art of aerial photogrammetry.

l Any outstanding method developed for the general use of aerial photographs and/or imagery.

l Outstanding research for study along aerial photogrammetric lines.l Made an outstanding effort for the general advancement of the art

of photogrammetry.

Donor: Lockheed Martin

The Photogrammetric Award (Fairchild) includes an engraved plaque.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Förstner2006 — Gordon Petrie2007 — George Y.G. Lee2008 — Donald L. Light2009 — Charles K. Toth

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Awards Program76th Business Meeting and 21st Awards Luncheon, Wednesday, April 28th

Welcome Bradley D. Doorn

Lunch

Introduction of Guests Bradley D. Doorn

Presentation of ASPRS Awards Alan R. Stevens Bradley D. Doorn

Outstanding Papers AwardsBoeing Award for Best Paper in Image Analysis and InterpretationJohn I. Davidson President’s Award for Practical PapersERDAS Award for Best Scientific Paper in Remote SensingESRI Award for Best Scientific Paper in GISTalbert Abrams Award

Scholarships and Academic AwardsWilliam A. Fischer Memorial Scholarship Robert E. Altenhofen Memorial ScholarshipTa Liang Memorial AwardAbraham Anson Memorial ScholarshipJohn O. Behrens ILI Memorial ScholarshipKenneth J. Osborn Memorial ScholarshipGeoEye Award ERDAS InternshipIntergraph Scholarship KODAK International Educational Literature Award

Service Awards Outstanding Service AwardFord Bartlett Membership AwardSAIC/Estes Memorial Teaching AwardOutstanding Workshop Instructor AwardGeorge E. Brown, Jr. Congressional Honor Award

President’s Report Bradley D. Doorn

Executive Director’s Report James R. Plasker

Recognition of Retiring Members of Bradley D. DoornBoard of Directors and Executive CommitteePaul D. BrooksLucinda A. ClarkLawrence R. HandleyDavid StolarzQihao WengThomas J. Young

Teller’s Report Alan R. Stevens

Installation of New and Re-elected Directors Bradley D. DoornWilliam Hazelton, Alaska RegionThomas J. Young, Florida RegionLucinda A. Clark, Inter-Mountain RegionHaluk Cetin, Mid-South Region Douglas Fuller, Western Great Lakes Region

Installation of New Assistant Directors Bradley D. DoornDouglas L. Smith, Photogrammetric Applications DivisionBecky Morton, Professional Practice DivisionDavid L. Szymanski, Remote Sensing Applications Division

Installation of President-Elect & Vice President Bradley D. DoornGary Florence, President-Elect Roberta E. (Bobbi) Lenczowski, Vice-President

Installation of Incoming President Bradley D. Doorn

Carolyn J. Merry

Presentation of Birdseye Citation & Carolyn J. Merry President’s Key to Retiring PresidentBradley D. Doorn

Adjournment

Boeing Award for Best Paper in Image Analysis and Interpretation2010 Recipients:

Xin Huang, Liangpei Zhang, and Pingxiang Li, for “Classification of Very High Spatial Resolution Imagery Based on the Fusion of Edge and Multispectral Information,” PE&RS, 74(12), p. 1585

Purpose: Established in 1965 as the Autometric Award, this grant recognizes development and achievement in the field of photographic interpretation through special acknowledgment of superior publications on the various aspects of image analysis and interpretation.

Donor: Boeing S&IS Mission Systems through the ASPRS Foundation

The Award includes an inscribed certificate and a cash award of $500.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Rebecca N. Handcock, Ferenc Csillag2006 — Timothy Warner, Karen Steinmaus 2007 — Ola Ahlqvist, Mark Gahegan2008 — Xiaoliang Lu, Ronggao Liu, Jiyuan Liu, and Shunlin Liang2009 — Robert A. Chastain, Jr., Matthew A. Struckhoff, Hong S. He, and David R. Larsen

76th Business Meeting and 21st Awards Luncheon, — Wednesday, April 28th


Awards ProgramJohn I. Davidson President’s Award for Practical Papers

2010 Recipients:

1st Place:John R. Jensen, Michael E. Hodgson, Maria Garcia-Quijano, Jungho Im, and Jason A. Tullis for “A Remote Sensing and GIS-assisted Spatial Decision Support System for Hazardous Waste Site Monitoring,” PE&RS, 75 (2), 169-177.

2nd Place:Benjaman E. Wilkinson, Bon A. Dewitt, Adam C. Watts, Ahmed H. Mo-hamed, and Matthew A. Burgess for “A New Approach for Pass-point Generation from Aerial Video Imagery” PE&RS, 75 (12), 1415-1424.

3rd Place:Xuelian Meng, Le Wang, and Nate Currit for “Morphology-based Build-ing Detection from Airborne Lidar Data,” PE&RS, 75 (4), 437-442.

Purpose: The John I. Davidson Award was established in 1979 to encour-age and commend individuals who publish papers of practical or applied value in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS).


The John I. Davidson Award First Place includes an engraved pewter tankard, a cash award of $500 and a hand-engrossed certificate. 2nd place is a cash award of $300 and a hand-engrossed certificate. 3rd place is a cash award of $200 and a hand-engrossed certificate.

Past Award Recipients:

2005 Recipients:1st Place: A. Edirisinghe, J.P. Louis, and G.E. Chapman 2nd Place: Thomas J. Cova, Paul C. Sutton, and David M. Theoba3rd Place: K.S. Schmidt, A.K. Skidmore, E.H. Kloosterman, H. van Oosten, L. Kumar, J.A.M. Janssen

2006 Recipients:1st Place: Rongxing Li, Steven W. Squyres, Raymond E. Arvidson, Brent A. Archinal, Jim Bell, Yang Cheng, Larry Crumpler, David J. Des Marais, Kaichang Di, Todd A. Ely, Matt Golombek, Eric Graat, John Grant, Joe Guinn, Andrew Johnson, Ron Greeley, Randolph L. Kirk, Mark Maimone, Larry H. Matthies, Mike Malin, Tim Parker, Mike Sims, Larry A. Soderblom, Shane Thompson, Jue Wang, Patrick Whel-ley, and Fengliang Xu

2nd Place: Christopher E. Parrish, Grady H. Tuell, William E. Carter, and Ramesh L. Shrestha

3rd Place: Paul M. Dare

2007 Recipients:1st Place: Brian D. Wardlow, Jude H. Kastens, and Stephen L. Egbert 2nd Place (tie): J. Chris McGlone, Tom Barclay, Ed Freeborn, Clifford W. Greve, Ayman Habib, Terry Keating, Roberta Lenczowski, Bryan Logan, Toni Schenk, Mladen Stojic, Alan Voss And: Ernesto Rodriguez, Charles S. Morris, and J. Eric Belz

2008 Recipients:1st Place: A. Baccini, M.A. Friedl, C.E. Woodcock, and Z. Zhu 2nd Place: P.S. Thenkabail, P. GangadharaRao, T.W. Biggs, M. Krishna, and H. Tural.3rd Place: Ayman F. Habib, Eui-Myoung Kim, and Chang-Jae Kim

2009 Recipients:1st Place: Zhen Xiong and Yun Zhang2nd Place: Hongxing Liu, Jaehyung Yu, Zhiyuan Zhao, and Kenneth C. Jezek3rd Place: Caixia Wang, Anthony Stefanidis, Arie Croitoru, and Peggy Agouris

ERDAS Award for Best Scientific Paper in Remote Sensing2010 Recipients:

1st Place: Hua Liu and Qihao Weng, for “Scaling Effect on the Relation-ship between Landscape Pattern and Land Surface Temperature: A Case Study of Indianapolis, United States” PE&RS, 75(3), 291-304.

2nd Place: Stephen V. Stehman, James D. Wickham, Timothy G. Wade, and Jonathan H. Smith for “Designing a Multi-Objective, Multi-Support Accuracy Assessment of the 2001 National Land Cover Data (NLCD 2001) of the Conterminous United States,” PE&RS, 74(12), 1561-1571.

3rd Place: J. Linke, G.J. McDermid, D.N. Laskin, A.J. McLane, A. Pape, J. Cranston, M. Hall-Beyer, and S.E. Franklin for “A Disturbance-Inventory Framework for Flexible and Reliable Landscape Monitoring,” PE&RS, 75(8), 981-995.

Purpose: Established in 1991 as the ERDAS Award for Best Scien-tific Paper in Remote Sensing, it became the Leica Geosystems Award for Best Scientific Paper in Remote Sensing in 2002 and returned to ERDAS sponsorship in 2009. This award encourages and commends individuals who publish papers of scientific merit that advance our knowledge of remote sensing technology.

Donor: ERDAS through the ASPRS Foundation

The ERDAS Award first prize is $500 and a hand-engrossed certificate; second prize is $300 and a hand-engrossed certificate; third prize is $200 and a hand-engrossed certificate.


2005 Recipients:1st Place: Giles M. Foody 2nd Place: Robert L. Huguenin, Mo Hwa Wang, Robert Biehl, Scott Stoodley, and Jeffrey N. Rogers 3rd Place: Thomas J. Cova, Paul C. Sutton, and David M. Theobald

2006 Recipients:1st Place: Elijah Ramsey III and Amina Rangoonwala 2nd Place: Lei Ji and Albert J. Peters 3rd Place: Francesca Pozzi and Christopher Small

2007 Recipients:1st Place: Brian D. Wardlow, Jude H. Kastens, and Stephen L. Egbert 2nd Place: Rebecca Musy, Randolph Wynne, Christine Blinn, John Scrivani, and Ronald McRoberts 3rd Place: Lei Ji and Kevin Gallo

2008 Recipients:1st Place: Frank Crosby 2nd Place: Zhong Lu 3rd Place: A. Baccini, M.A. Friedl, C.E. Woodcock, and Z. Zhu

2009 recipients:1st Place: Jan A.N.van Aardt, Randolph H. Wynne, and John A. Scrivani2nd Place: Eva Ivits, Alistair Lamb, Filip Langar, Scott Hemphill, and Barbara Koch3rd Place: Nikolaos Galiatsatos, Daniel N.M. Donoghue, and Graham Philip


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Awards ProgramThe ESRI Award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS1st Place: John R. Jensen, Michael E. Hodgson, Maria Garcia-Quijano, Jungho Im, and Jason A. Tullis for “A Remote Sensing and GIS-assisted Spatial Decision Support System for Hazardous Waste Site Monitoring,” PE&RS, 75 (2), 169-177.

2nd Place: Hubo Cai and William Rasdof for “Accuracy Evaluation and Sensitivity Analysis of Estimating 3D Road Centerline Length using Lidar and NED,” PE&RS, 75 (6), 657 – 665.

3rd Place: Peng Hu, Xiaohang Liu, and Hai Hu for “Accuracy Assess-ment of Digital Elevation Models based on Approximation Theory,” PE&RS, 75 (1), 49 - 56.

Purpose: Established in 1991, the ESRI Award honors individuals who publish papers of scientific merit that advance our knowledge about GIS technology.

Donor: The Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) through The ASPRS Foundation

The ESRI Award first prize is $500 and a hand-engrossed certificate; second prize is $300 and a hand-engrossed certificate; third prize is $200 and a hand-engrossed certificate.


2005 Recipients:1st Place: Dorota A.Grejner-Brzenzinska, Ron Li, Norbert Haala, and Charles Toth 2nd Place: Christian Heipke 3rd Place: Colin Homer, Chengquan Huang, Limin Yang, Bruce Wylie, and Michael Coan

2006 Recipients:1st Place: Bisheng Yang, Wenzhong Shi, and Qingquan Li 2nd Place: Rodolphe Devillers, Yvan Bedard, and Robert Jeansoulin 3rd Place: Xutong Niu, Ruijin Ma, Tarig Ali, and Rongxing Li

2007 Recipients:1st Place: Suzanne P. Wechsler and Charles N. Kroll2nd Place: Jeremy Mennis3rd Place: Kurt H. Riitters, James D. Wickham, and Timothy G. Wade

2008 Recipients:1st Place: Rongxing Li, Kaichang Di, Jue Wang, Xutong Niu, Sanchit Agarwal, Evgenia Brodyagina, Erik Oberg and Ju Won Hwangbo2nd Place: Rifaat Abdalla, C. Vincent Tao, Qiuming Cheng, and Jona-than Li3rd Place: Pravara Thanapura, Dennis L. Helder, Suzette Burckhard, Eric Warmath, Mary O’ Neill, and Dwight Galster

2009 Recipients:1st Place: Jie Shan, Sharaf Alkheder, and Jun Wang2nd Place: Carlos F. Mena3rd Place: David Potere, Neal Feierabend, Alanb H. Strahler, and Eddie E. Bright

The Talbert Abrams Award

2010 Recipients:

Grand Award:Karsten Raguse and Christian Heipke for “Synchronization of Image Sequences – A Photogrammetric Method,” PE&RS, 75 (5), 535-546.

First Honorable Mention: K. Gwinner, F. Scholten, M. Spiegel, R. Schmidt, B. Giese, J. Oberst, C. Helpe, R. Jaumann and G. Neukum for “Derivation & validation of high-resolution digital terrain models from Mars express HRSC-data,” PE&RS, 75 (9), 1127-1142.

Second Honorable Mention: N. Akel, S. Filin and Y. Doytsher for “Reconstruction of complex shape buildings from lidar data using free form surfaces,” PE&RS, 75 (3), 271-280.

Purpose: The Talbert Abrams Award was established in 1945 to encour-age the authorship and recording of current, historical, engineering, and scientific developments in photogrammetry. The Award is determined from papers published in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS). The award consists of a check for $3,000 and an engraved plaque for the Grand Award and award certificates for the First and Second Honorable Mentions.


2005 Recipients:Grand Award: Yun Zhang, C. Vincent Tao, and J. Bryan MercerHonorable Mention: Sorin C. Popescu and Randolph H. Wynne

2005: No award given

2007 Recipients:Grand Award: Jie Shan, Chiung-Shiuan Fu, Bin Li, James Bethel, Jef-frey Kretsch and Edward Mikhail First Honorable Mention: C. S. Fraser and S. Al-Ajlouni Second Honorable mention: Hans-Gerd Maas and Uwe Hampel

2008 Recipients:Grand Award: Michel Morgan, Kyung-Ok Kim, Soo Jeong, and Ay-man Habib First Honorable Mention: Ayman F. Habib, Eui-Myoung Kim, and Chang-Jae Kim Second Honorable Mention: Simon Clode, Franz Rottensteiner, Peter Kootsookos, and Emanuel Zelniker 2009 recipients:

2009 Recipients:Grand Award: Junhee Youn, James S. Bethel, Edward M. Mikhail, and Changno Lee First Honorable Mention: Elja Honkavaara, Jouni Peltoniemi, Eero Ahokas, Risto Kuittinen, Juha Hyyppa, Juha Jaakkola, Harri Kaartinen, Lauri Markelin, Kimmo Nurminen, and Juha Suomalainen Second Honorable Mention: Nikolaos Galiatsatos, Danuel N.M. Donoghue, and Graham Philip



Awards ProgramWilliam A. Fischer Memorial Scholarship 2010 Recipient: Benjamin W. Heumann

Benjamin Heumann, currently a PhD student with the Department of Geography at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, has been selected to receive the 2010 William A. Fischer Memorial Scholarship. Heumann is being presented this award in recognition of his significant academic accomplishments and very impressive record of research, teaching and publications in remote sensing. Heumann’s research is at the forefront of the application of object-oriented processing of high spatial-resolution remote sensing data to develop detailed and reliable landscape characterizations that can better inform geographic species distribution models. The results of this research should provide new techniques for biogeographical studies of endangered species habitat and provide new insights into how remote sensing systems can improve our understanding of complex ecosystems.

Purpose: The William A. Fischer Scholarship facilitates graduate stud-ies and career goals of a worthy student adjudged to address new and innovative uses of remote sensing data and techniques that relate to the natural, cultural, or agricultural resources of the Earth. It was estab-lished in 1984.

Donor: the ASPRS Foundation through individual and corporate contri-butions in memory of William A. Fischer.

The William A. Fischer Memorial Scholarship consists of a $2,000 cash prize and a hand-engrossed certificate.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Matthew David Dunbar2006 — Nora Csany2007 — Eva Paska2008 — Yuyu Zhou2009 — Suzanne Walther

Robert E. Altenhofen Memorial Scholarship2010 Recipient: Caixia Wang

Caixia Wang is a doctoral candidate at George Mason University, De-partment of Geography and Geoinformation Science, with a specializa-tion in photogrammetry and GIS. She has a strong background in photo-grammetry, image processing and analysis, and GIS. She has experience as a teaching and research assistant, excellent grades, and excellent faculty references. She has authored or co-authored seven publications. Her faculty advisor is Associate Professor Anthony Stefanidis.

Purpose: First given in 1986, the Robert E. Altenhofen Memorial Scholarship is intended to encourage and commend college students who display exceptional interest and ability in the theoretical aspects of photogrammetry.

Donor: The ASPRS Foundation. This award was originally established by Mrs. Helen Altenhofen as a memorial to her husband, Robert E. Al-tenhofen, past president of ASPRS. He was an outstanding practitioner of photogrammetry and made notable contributions to the mathematical aspects of the science.

The Altenhofen Scholarship consists of a cash prize of $2,000 and a hand-engrossed certificate.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Eva Paska2006 —Yushin Ahn2007 — Shahram Moafipoor2008 — In-seong Jeong2009 — Changjae Kim


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Awards ProgramTa Liang Memorial Award2010 Recipient: Jason Parent

The selection Jason Parent was based on his academic achievements, planned program of research-related travel, and extracurricular activi-ties.

Parent is a PhD candidate specializing in Landscape Ecology at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, where he is currently an Academic Assistant. Parent has been developing his interest in geospa-tial issues for some time. In 2006 Parent earned his M.S. degree in the Department of Natural Resources Management and Engineering at the University of Connecticut, where he developed a novel method for sim-ulating development patterns in Connecticut with the goal of forecasting future changes in forest fragmentation. He published his thesis work in the 2007 Proceedings of the ESRI User Group Conference in San Diego, CA, and then submitted the software script, which was awarded 1st place in ESRI’s Best Practices in Science Modeling Challenge 2007.

He has also participated very successfully as an instructor in the Cen-ter for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) Geospatial Technol-ogy Program. For the past three years, Parent has served as a volunteer firefighter in Enfield, Connecticut, a commitment that requires extensive training in addition to responding to 100-150 emergency calls each year.

Parent’s research has involved developing methods for quantifying spatial patterns, including sprawl, in urban landscapes. From this work, he has one peer-reviewed manuscript accepted in the Canadian Geographer and three more in preparation. In addition to the two manuscripts that have been accepted, Parent is a primary or co-author on three conference proceedings papers for ASPRS, the ESRI International User Confer-ence and the Northeast Arc Users Conference. His dissertation research will involve studying the natural processes that drive the formation of landscape patterns in the Florida Everglades. The core data set in the study will be land cover data derived from high resolution aerial imagery. Remotely sensed data will also be used in the Regional Climate Models that interpolate coarse-scale wind flow conditions in the study area. If suf-ficient funding is available, lidar data may be used to provide information on canopy heights for the tree islands. Ground-based measurements will include data on canopy density, height, and porosity. The Ta Liang award will provide funds for field research travel in the Everglades as well as to attend the ASPRS conference in April 2010.

Established in memory of Ta Liang, a skilled civil engineer, an excel-lent teacher, and one of the world’s foremost airphoto interpreters, the award consists of a $1,500 grant and a hand-engrossed certificate.

Purpose: To facilitate research-related travel by outstanding graduate students in remote sensing, including field investigations, agency visits, participation in conferences, or other travel which enhances or facili-tates graduate research.

Donor: Individual and corporate contributions to the ASPRS Founda-tion in memory of Ta Liang.

Past Recipients:2005 — Matthew David Dunbar2006 — Heather Richards2007 — Jonathan B. Thayn2008 — Akira Kato2009 — Lucy Kammer

Abraham Anson Memorial Scholarship 2010 Recipient: Tyler Rigazio

Tyler Rigazio is selected as the second annual recipient of the Abraham Anson Memorial Scholarship as a person who represents the goals of the Anson Scholarship in pursuing scientific research and education in the geospatial sciences. Rigazio is an excellent student as demonstrated by his course curriculum and high GPA. He is pursuing a double major at the University of Maine, Orono in Surveying Engineering Technology and Mathematics, and is active in student group activities including the ACSM/ASPRS Student Chapter. Rigazio is recognized as one of the top students in his program by his professors and has pursued research and practical exercises relevant to land surveying and land informa-tion. Rigazio comes from a strong survey and engineering program and has pursued course work in land information and geospatial science disciplines.

For over six decades, Lt. Col. Abraham Anson, affectionately known as Abe, devoted a considerable period of his life to the cause of the Society in various forums and forms, as an author of many articles, As-sociate Editor of both the Manual of Color Aerial Photography and the first edition of the Manual of Remote Sensing, and the editor of the Pro-ceedings of the Aerial Photography Workshop for the Plant Sciences, and served on the Society and the Potomac Region Board and numerous committees. After his retirement, Abe self assigned the task to compile the History of the Society and the Potomac Region from its founding days working countless hours with great dedication for several years. Abe, the Emeritus Historian of the ASPRS Potomac Region and recipi-ent of the ASPRS Fellow Award (1997) continued to regularly attend the Region Board meetings and volunteering until his death in 2005 at the age of 94. The Society was a big part of his life. Towards the end of his life, Abe wrote a book entitled, Topographic Mapping with Plane table and Alidade in the 1940s which was chronicled in the Profes-sional Surveyor Magazine. The book presents the romance of mapping, providing a nostalgic glance of exploratory nature of field completion phase of mapping and the spirit in which the work and life in the field was carried on.

Purpose: To encourage students who have an exceptional interest in pursuing scientific research or education in geospatial science or technology related to photogrammetry, remote sensing, surveying and mapping to enter a professional field where they can use the knowledge of their discipline to excel in their profession.

Donor: This award is presented by the ASPRS Foundation from funds donated by the Anson bequest and contributions from the Society and the Potomac Region as a tribute to Abe Anson’s many contributions to the field of photogrammetry, remote sensing, and long, dedicated service to the Society.

The award consists of a certificate, a check in the amount of $1,000 and a one-year student membership (new or renewal) in the Society.

Past Recipient2009 — Nicole Wayant



Awards ProgramJohn O. Behrens Institute for Land Information (ILI) Memorial Scholarship2010 Recipient: Elizabeth Young

Elizabeth Young is selected as the second annual recipient of the John O. Behrens ILI Memorial Scholarship as a person who represents the goals of John Behrens in advancing the value of land information and in a lifelong commitment to learning and education. John Behrens was a visionary who saw the fields of surveying and land information as ways of opening new career opportunities. Young exemplifies the fulfill-ment of that vision as a person from a small town who saw the exciting potential of geomatics for new educational and professional options that could help her achieve her dreams. Young has a strong academic record in pursuing a degree in Geomatics Engineering and has gained valuable field experience as a surveying intern. Young has received outstanding reviews by the supervisors of her work internship, for her willingness and ability to learn, her work commitment and her ability to coordinate many different projects and tasks. Young has an excellent balance of academic, work and personal drive that provides a foundation for a successful career as a surveying and land information professional. It is with pleasure that the 2010 John O. Behrens ILI Memorial Scholarship is awarded to Elizabeth Young of California State University, Fresno.

The John O. Behrens ILI Memorial Scholarship was established by the Institute for Land Information (since officially dissolved) as a tribute to the many contributions of Behrens to the field of geographic and land related information and technology. John O. Behrens was a founder of the ILI and the author of many articles about the value of spatial infor-mation, land assessment and taxation, and land information policy. In recognition of Behrens outstanding contributions over his distinguished career, funds from the ILI have been donated to the ASPRS Foundation to be administered for the John O. Behrens ILI Memorial Scholarship.

Purpose: To encourage students/persons who have an exceptional inter-est in pursuing scientific research or education in geospatial science or technology or land information systems/records to enter a professional field where they can use the knowledge of this discipline to excel in their profession.

Donor: The ASPRS Foundation from funds donated by the ILI

The Award consists of a certificate and a check in the amount of $1,000 and a one-year student or associate membership (new or renewal) in ASPRS.

Past Recipient:

2009 — Christopher Griffith

The Kenneth J. Osborn Memorial Scholarship2010 Recipient: Eric S. Wilder

Wilder is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography with an em-phasis on GIS from the University of California at Santa Barbara. His major field of study is geographic information systems and geographic analysis. He plans to graduate in May of 2011, after which he intends to pursue a Master’s Degree in GIS. He anticipates applying for the Mas-ter’s program at either the University of Michigan or the University of Redlands. In the near future, he intends to apply for a student internship at the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) in Redlands, California. He exemplified the Osborn qualities of communication and collaboration through leadership of projects within the UCSB Campus and Design Facilities Department, and research projects resulting in published papers. His faculty advisor is Professor Stuart Sweeney.

The Award consists of a one-year membership in the Society (new or renewal), an engrossed certificate and a check in the amount of $2,000.

Purpose: To encourage and commend college students who display exceptional interest, desire, ability, and aptitude to enter the profession of surveying, mapping, photogrammetry, or geospatial information and technology. In addition, the Award recognizes students who excel at an aspect of the profession that Ken demonstrated so very well, that of communications and collaboration.

Donor: The ASPRS Foundation from funds donated by the friends and colleagues of Kenneth J. Osborn. Recognized nationally and interna-tionally, Ken was an outstanding practitioner of surveying, mapping, photogrammetry, and geospatial information and technology, and a great friend of the Society. As a professional cartographer with the U.S. Geological Survey, Ken made significant contributions to these fields. The award was first offered in 2005.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Rachel E. Ruppel2006 — Sean Bolender2007 — Katarina Doctor2008 — Nathaniel Ovans2009 — Jason B. Jones


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Awards ProgramThe GeoEye Award2010 Recipients: David Meek and Chandi Witharana

David Meek, a PhD student at the University of Georgia, will use high-resolution satellite image data to understand how colonists within Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra-MST) have transformed an Amazonian settlement’s landscape, and how this transformation fits into historical patterns in land use/land cover change at local and regional scales.

Chandi Witharana, a PhD student at the University of Connecticut, will develop a robust method for estimating structural damages inflicted by re-cent armed conflicts in the northern province of Sri Lanka. The goal will be achieved by adopting object-oriented image segmentation algorithms and implementing in commercially-available image segmentation software.

The ASPRS GeoEye Award consists of a grant of data valued up to $4,000 each, and a certificate inscribed with the name of the recipient.

The Award was established in 1991. In 2001 it became known as the Space Imaging Award for the Application of High Resolution Digital Satellite Imagery and in 2006 it became The GeoEye Award

Purpose: To support remote sensing education and stimulate the devel-opment of applications of high-resolution digital satellite remote sens-ing data through the granting of GeoEye imagery for applied research by undergraduate or graduate students.

Donor: The GeoEye Foundation through the ASPRS Foundation

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Candace Newman, Minho Kim, Junmei Tang2006 — Yuyu Zhou, Qiaoping Zhang, Orien Richmond2007 — Govinda Basnet, Tim De Chant, and James Kellner2008 — Sergio Bernardes, Sheika Aragundi, and Hunter Allen2009 —Yinghai Ke and Erica Capuana

ERDAS InternshipThe award will not be given this year

Purpose: The ERDAS Internship (formerly the Leica GeoSystems Internship) is an eight-week internship for graduate students in pho-togrammetry. The selected intern works with ERDAS personnel at a selected ERDAS facility. The internship consists of a stipend of $2500 plus an allowance for travel and living expenses for the period of the internship.

Donor: ERDAS, Inc. through the ASPRS Foundation. The internship provides the award winner with an opportunity to carry out a small re-search project of his/her own choice, or to work on an existing ERDAS project as part of a team.

Past Award Recipients:2003 — Michel Morgan2004 — Cameron Ellum2005 — Nora Csanyi2006 — Hongwei Zhu2007 — Kaiguang Zhao2008 — David Milledge2009 — No award

Intergraph Scholarship 2010 Recipient: Jaehong Oh

Oh earned his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1999 and his Master of Science degree in Photogrammetry in 2001, both from Seoul National University, Republic of Korea. Oh is currently pursuing a PhD in Geodetic Science from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio under the guidance of Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska. Oh’s current cumula-tive Grade Point Average is an outstanding 3.99!

Oh has exhibited a keen interest in Geomatics beginning with his undergraduate studies. His current work, through the OSU Satellite Positioning and Inertial Navigation (SPIN) Laboratory, involves devel-oping new techniques for improving the stereo extraction accuracy from satellite push-broom sensors. Oh’s research is particularly relevant since it focuses on an outcome that can be used within commercially available photogrammetric workstations. In concert with his research work, Oh has been very active in pursuing publication with 6 journal articles and 7 conference publications.

Oh’s combination of academic excellence and pursuit of real-world solutions to engineering problems is precisely representative of the types of individuals that will be required to move our profession forward as the user community demands ever higher degrees of resolution and accuracy.

Purpose: The Intergraph Scholarship, formerly the Z/I Imaging Award, is designed to facilitate graduate-level studies and career goals adjudged to address new and innovative uses of signal processing, image process-ing techniques, and the application of photogrammetry to real-world techniques within the earth imaging industry.

Donor: Intergraph Corporation though the ASPRS Foundation

The Intergraph Scholarship carries a $2,000 cash prize and a hand-engrossed certificate.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Georgiadis Charalampos2006 — Taehun Yoon2007 — Nora Csanyi2008 — Eva Paska2009 — Ju Won Hwangbo



Awards ProgramKodak International Educational Literature Award (KIELA)2010 Recipient: The Waiariki Institute of Technology, Rotorua, New Zealand School of Forestry, Wood Processing and Biotechnology

The Waiariki Institute of Technology, Rotorua, New Zealand offers a National Diploma in Forestry (Forest Management). The institute pro-gram recently approved and, as of 2010, offers a Bachelor of Applied Management with a Forestry Emphasis. The KIELA Award will be used to improve and establish the Institute’s remote sensing program and will provide students with materials for current applied technology advances for inclusion into their academic programs. The resources and materials including ASPRS publications will be housed on campus and will be available to all Institute students as well as the general public of New Zealand through the Roturua Public Library.

Purpose: The KIELA was first bestowed in 1990. Its goal is to improve the quantity and quality of literature in the recipient’s library, particu-larly in the mapping sciences (i.e. photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS, and related disciplines) by providing ASPRS educational materials and publications.

The KIELA includes $350 worth of books, manuals, or other literature published by ASPRS; a five-year subscription to PE&RS, proceedings of the Annual Conference and Fall technical meetings for five years; one free registration to the Society’s Annual Conference at the time of receiving the award for a member of the institution to whom the award is being given; and a hand-engrossed certificate.

This award has been augmented by l a generous grant from the Environmental Systems Research

Institute (ESRI) of the complete ESRI Press Library collection l selected titles from the John Wiley and Sons, Publishers, catalog l The conference proceedings from the Geospatial Information

Technology Association (GITA)l The conference proceedings from The Association of American

Geographers (AAG)

Donor: Eastman Kodak Company, through the ASPRS Foundation

Past Award Recipients:2005 — The Department of Forest Engineering, Federal University of Vicosa, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil2006 — The Institute of Geography, National University of Mexico (Instituto de Geografia - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)2007 — University of San Carlos, Guatemala2008 — Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya2009 — Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

ASPRS Outstanding Service Award2010 Recipients: Marguerite Madden, for her outstanding efforts as Editor-in-Chief of the GIS Manual.

Lockheed Martin, for their longtime and continued support for the ASPRS Photogrammetric Award.

Major contributors to the Geospatial Revolution Film Project:Booz Allen HamiltonHarris CorporationDigitalGlobeGeoEyeUSGIFNorthrop GrummanNAVTEQESRI

Purpose: Established in 1991, The Outstanding Service Award is given to Society members in recognition of outstanding and unusual efforts in helping ASPRS develop and carry out its program over a sustained period. Recipients have performed outstanding service at the chapter, regional, or national level. Awardees’ service includes any activities, including professional, that have helped the society achieve its goals and objectives.


The Outstanding Service Award consists of a bronze plaque

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Chris McGlone, Roy Mullen, Mike Renslow, and Jan Gervin 2006 — Stewart Walker, BAE Systems, and Don Lauer 2007 — The Future of Land Imaging Interagency Working Group, Jack Dangermond, and Dave Maune2008 — James W. Merchant, Bernard “Barney” Schur, James V. Taranik, and George Y. G. Lee2009 — The Procurement Guidelines Committee, R. Douglas Ramsey, Russell G. Congalton, Roberta E. “Bobbi” Lenczowski, and John Moeller


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Awards ProgramASPRS Ford Bartlett Award2010 Recipients:James B. Campbell - Potomac RegionBon A. Dewitt – Florida RegionBrian Miyake – Columbia River Region Karen L. Schuckman - Potomac RegionSteven J. Steinberg – Northern California RegionXiaojun Yang – Florida Region

Purpose: First awarded in 1968, the ASPRS Ford Bartlett Membership Award honors members for actively promoting membership in ASPRS.

Donor: The ASPRS Foundation (This award was originally sponsored by the firm of Lockwood, Kessler, and Bartlett, Inc.)

A member is eligible to receive the Award after sponsoring ten or more members in one year. Each recipient receives a hand-engrossed certifi-cate and a one-year membership in the Society.


2005Alan M. Mikuni Daniel L. Civco

2006 Daniel L. Civco Patricia G. Foschi Brian Miyake Thomas R. Mueller

2007Brian MiyakeThomas R. MuellerBrian E. MurphyMary DeVries O’Neill

2008 Brian MiyakeMichelle R. Kinzel Xiaojun Yang

2009Daniel L. Civco Brian Miyake L. Monika Moskal Brian Murphy

SAIC Estes Memorial Teaching Award 2010 Recipient: Daniel L. Civco

Daniel Civco, a professor in the Department of Natural Resources Manage-ment and Engineering at the University of Connecticut, currently serves as Director of the Center for Land use Education and Research (CLEAR) and is Co-founder of the Laboratory for Earth Resources Information Systems (LERIS) as well as a Co-PI of the NASA-funded Regional Earth Resource Applications Center (RESAC) established in 1999.

Although Civco is accomplished in many areas, his passion is in the classroom. He spends countless hours preparing content for his students. His approach toward education is one based on teaching principles and practices as well as the use of geoprocessing tools, both of which are es-sential for the effective management of the environment. Civco is engaged in advising undergraduate students within the geomatics and other natural resource concentrations. He has served as major advisor to more than 30 MS and PhD degree graduate students, as well as serving as Associate Advisor to nearly 70 others. He continues to participate in the University of Connecticut’s Mentor Connection, an inquiry-based summer program for talented high school students. His manuscript “Perspectives on Earth Resources Mapping Education in the United States” provided the impetus for the creation of the ASPRS Remote Sensing Core Curriculum, and it served also as the blueprint for the IAEGS curriculum.

Civco also is a well-published scholar. He is the recipient of the ESRI Award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS in 1997 and again in 2001, and second place for the ERDAS Award for the Best Scientific Paper in Remote Sensing in 1999. He has attracted millions of dollars of research grants from multiple agencies to fund his scientific applications. In 2007 he received the National Award from the Program for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the highest honor an educator in the field of agriculture and natural resources can receive.

In addition to his excellence in teaching, Civco has been very active in ASPRS. In his first term as Chair of the ASPRS Education and Profes-sional Development Committee, he was instrumental in assisting then President Roger Hoffer in establishing the ASPRS International Educa-tional Literature Award, and, coincidentally proposed and led the initiative to create the Estes Memorial Teaching Award. He was a Director for the New England Region, served on the National Board of Directors from 2002 thru 2004, was elected Director of the Remote Sensing Applications Division in 2000, and served as Chairman of the ASPRS Education and Professional Development Committee, of which he will again be Chair in April 2010. He received an ASPRS Fellow Award in 2003.

The SAIC Estes Memorial Teaching Award was inaugurated in 2003 and is named in honor of Professor John E. (“Jack”) Estes, teacher, mentor, scientist, and friend of the American Society for Photogram-metry and Remote Sensing.

Purpose: This award is designed to recognize individual achievement in the promotion of remote sensing and GIS technology, and applications through educational efforts. Award recipients are chosen based on docu-mented excellence in education, teaching, mentoring and, training.

Donor: Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) through the ASPRS Foundation and consists of a presentation plaque and a cash award of $2,000.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Thomas M. Lillesand2006 — Roy Welch2007 — Marvin Bauer2008 — Sam Goward 2009 — Alan H. Strahler



Awards ProgramASPRS Outstanding Workshop Instructor Award2010 Recipient: Russell G. Congalton

The 2010 ASPRS Outstanding Workshop Instructor Award recipient is Russell G. Congalton for his excellent workshop on accuracy that he has offered to ASPRS and for his leadership as the Workshop Coordinator for 10 years.

Purpose: The Outstanding Workshop Instructor Award is conferred by ASPRS in recognition of special, personal, and meritorious contribu-tions to continued organization, promotion, and/or delivery of work-shops at the ASPRS Annual and Fall Conferences.

Donor: The award is administered by the ASPRS Foundation from funds donated by ASPRS members and participating sponsors through contributions to the ASPRS Foundation.

The award consists of a certificate and an inscribed laser pointer.

2007 Recipient: Michael Renslow2008 Recipients: Kass Green and Robert Burtch2009 Recipients: David Fuhr and Brian Huberty

George E. Brown, Jr. Congressional Honor AwardThe award will not be given this year

Purpose: ASPRS created the award in honor of the late Congressman George E. Brown, Jr. and the contributions he made to advance the benefits of imagery and geospatial information to Society. Representa-tive Brown was very supportive of the geospatial industry. He authored key legislation affecting the industry, supported geospatial information research, and promoted the development of the commercial remote sensing industry for the greater good of Society.


This award is presented periodically to recognize members of the U.S. Congress whose leadership and personal efforts have advanced the science, engineering, application, education, and commerce of imaging and geospatial information. In addition to a plaque, the award consists of an opportunity for ASPRS to sponsor a geospatial sciences presen-tation to an elementary school, secondary school, or university of the recipient’s choice in his or her District or State.

Past Award Recipients:2000 — Congressman George E. Brown, Jr. (D-Cal.) posthumously2001 — No award given2002 — Senator Trent Lott (R-Miss.)2003, 2004 — No award given2005 — Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO)2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 — No award given

Col. Claude H. Birdseye President’s Citation2010 Recipient: Bradley D. Doorn

Purpose: The Col. Claude H. Birdseye President’s Citation was estab-lished in 1965 as a tribute to one of the founders and the first president of the Society. Each year at the Annual Convention it is conferred on the outgoing president in recognition of her/his contributions to the Society.

Donor: ASPRS Foundation

The Birdseye Citation carries with it a gold Past President’s Key, and a hand-engrossed certificate.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Russell G. Congalton2006 — Karen L. Schuckman2007 — Kari J. Craun2008 — Marguerite Madden2009 — Kass Green

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ASPRS Fellow Award 2010 Recipients: George Hepner, Marguerite Madden, J. Chris McGlone, and Clifford J. Mugnier

George HepnerGeorge Hepner is currently a Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Utah. Hepner earned his BEd and MS from the University or Toledo in 1972 and 1975 respectively and his PhD from Arizona State University in 1979. His research focused on rural to urban land use conversion.

Hepner’s employment history includes:l Faculty Appointment, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Summer

2008l Member, Mapping Sciences Committee, NRC, National Acad-

emies of Science, 2007-Presentl Associate Director, Institute of Public & International Affairs,

University of Utah 2007- Presentl Director, University of Utah, Southwest Consortium for Environ-

mental Research & Policyl Research Associate, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Risk &

Response Program 2003-04l Visiting Scientist/consultant, California Institute of Technology,

JPL 1995-2004.Hepner’s major areas of research involve geographical analysis us-

ing remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS), hazard response and mitigation, and international environmental assessment. His research has received specific attention in the areas of the use of spatial field representation in GIS applied to cross country movement of vehicles and the vulnerability of humans to hazardous gas plumes, the early use of artificial neural networks for image processing and the fusion of hyperspectral imagery with other GIS data. He has been a research fellow and consultant to the Image Processing Laboratory, at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technol-ogy, and the Risk and Response Management Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He is the Director of the University of Utah center of the Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy, supported by the USEPA to perform research in the U.S.-Mexico border region. He currently serves on the Mapping Sciences Committee of the National Research Council (NAS) and the Academic Accreditation Panel of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. He was an initial editor of the AGU environmental change journal, Earth Interactions, 1995-2002.

Dr. Hepner served as a regional vice president, regional president, national board member and was elected as the national President of the ASPRS in 2001-2002. He co-directed the annual meeting in Reno, Nevada in 2006 and is co-director of the annual meeting in Sacramento, California in 2012. Hepner has been one of the lead investigators and writers for the ASPRS Ten Year Remote Sensing Industry Forecast. A subset of joint publications:

l Spatial and Temporal Analyses of Terrorist Incidents in Iraq, 2004-2006

l Geospatial Analysis of Dynamic Terrorist Networksl ASPRS Ten-Year Remote Sensing Industry Forecast Phase I-Vl Fusion of Hyperspectral and Radar Data Using IHS to Enhance

Urban Surface Featuresl Investigation of the Integration of AVIRIS and IFSAR for Urban

AnalysisHepner is a recipient of multiple ASPRS Presidential Citations, the

ESRI Award for Best Scientific Paper in GIS, 1999, ASPRS Meritorious Service Award, April 1998 and many additional citations.

Marguerite MaddenMarguerite Madden is the Director of the Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping at The University of Georgia. She received her BA and MA degrees in biology from the State University of New York in 1979 and 1984 respectively, and her PhD in Ecology from The University of Georgia in 1990. She also participated in the SUNY Study Abroad Pro-gram at the University of Copenhagen in 1979. Her research interests are landscape ecology and use of remote sensing and GIS for vegetation studies and natural resource management.

Madden began her career in geosciences in 1976 as a research assis-tant using aerial photos to map wetlands in Lake Champlain. She then became a National Wetlands Inventory Analyst in the early 1980s. By 1985 she found her way to the Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science (CRMS), Department of Geography at The University of Geor-gia, where she has held several positions including Research Scientist, Associate Director, and Director (since 2005). She also is a Professor in the Department of Geography. Her early work at CRMS involved research projects that used remote sensing, photogrammetry, GIS, GPS, and field surveying for environmental applications.

For over 30 years Madden has applied photogrammetry, remote sens-ing, and GIS to ecological studies, primarily in the southeast U.S. and successfully secured funding for over 30 projects ranging from mapping vegetation to modeling ecosystems. Of particular note is her develop-ment of vegetation databases for 21 U.S. National Parks, 1994. She has authored or co-authored over 30 articles in refereed journals, and has served as guest editor of special issues of ASPRS and the Journals of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IS-PRS) as well as Editor-in-Chief of the ASPRS Manual of Geographic Information Systems (2009). She has been appointed as a delegate to UCGIS; as chair of several working groups; as an ASPRS correspondent to ISPRS; and secretary of several ISPRS units. Madden is dedicated to enhancing the careers of her students by her endless efforts to help them establish professional networks and gain experience and build confi-dence in their abilities.

Internationally, Madden has been, and continues to be, an active participant in ISPRS, primarily within Commission IV. Her portfolio includes: Secretary of Commission IV (1992-1996); Secretary of Work-ing Group 5 (1988-1992); Secretary of Working Group 2 (1996-2000); and Chair and Co-chair of Working Groups 4 and 6 (2000-2004 and 2004-2008). She served on the Editorial Board of the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; was co-editor of three special issues of that journal; was the journal’s Associate Editor specializing in papers on GIS and optical remote sensing; and is a member of the ISPRS Strategic Planning Committee. Madden is the current President of Commission IV (2008-2012).

Madden has been a member of ASPRS since 1984. She has partici-pated in ASPRS conferences as an organizer, presenter, and exhibitor beginning in 1987 and was the Technical Co-chair for the fall 2004 conference. Elected as the GIS Division Assistant Director in 2000, she then served on the ASPRS Board of Directors as the GIS Division Director from 2002-2004 which stimulated her interest in the functions,

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Awards Programgoals, and missions of the Society. She continued to serve the Society as its delegate to the University Consortium of Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) and as the ASPRS Correspondent for ISPRS Com-mission IV (Geodatabases and Digital Mapping). Madden was elected Vice-president of ASPRS in 2005 and advanced to President in 2007.

Her honors include an ASPRS Presidential Citation for creating and championing student assistantships (2009); the Col. Claude H. Birdseye President’s Citation upon completion of her term as President of ASPRS (2008); the ISPRS Willem Schermerhorn Award (2004) for promot-ing international activities in specialized areas of photogrammetry and remote sensing; Visiting Scholar at James Madison University (2002); Distinguished Visiting Alumna at Plattsburgh State University of New York (1999); Best Session Paper (co-authored with Roy Welch) at the Fourth ERIM Thematic Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments (1997); and Best Plenary Paper (co-authored with Roy Welch) at the Second ERIM Thematic Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments (1994).

J. Chris McGloneJ. Chris McGlone is currently a photogrammetrist at SAIC, Inc. working on urban modeling from lidar and other sensors. He received his BS in Civil Engineering in 1974 from the University of Kentucky and his MS and PhD in Photogrammetry from Purdue in 1977 and 1980, respec-tively. His dissertation topic, supervised by Edward M. Mikhail, was “Photogrammetric Analysis of Aircraft Multispectral Scanner Data.”

Before joining SAIC in 2005, McGlone was a research faculty mem-ber in the Computer Science Dept. at Carnegie Mellon University, work-ing in cartographic applications of computer vision. While at CMU he co-founded TerraSim, Inc. to commercialize visual simulation database construction software. Prior to CMU, McGlone was a senior engineer at Fairchild where he worked on reconnaissance sensor performance and geometric modeling and automated image exploitation techniques for ground stations, and at H. Dell Foster Associates, where his projects included a real-time vision metrology system for industrial inspection and an analytical stereo plotter for uncalibrated small format imagery.

McGlone is the Editor-in-chief of the Fifth Edition of the Manual of Photogrammetry, published by the ASPRS in 2004, and a co-author of the textbook Introduction to Modern Photogrammetry. He served as the chairman of an ASPRS Panel which made recommendations to the U.S. Geological Survey on their Digital Orthoimagery program. He is currently a co-chair of ISPRS WGIII/5, “Image Sequence Analysis,” an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Geography and Geoinfor-mation Science at George Mason University, and a member of the SAIC Technical Fellows Council.

McGlone has been an ASPRS member since 1976 and is currently the Technical Program Chairman for the Potomac Region, as well as a Certified Photogrammetrist. He is also a member of the IEEE Computer Society.

Other contributions to ASPRS manuals include: l “Photogrammetry,” in D. Maune, ed., Digital Elevation Model

Technologies and Applications: the DEM Users Manual, Second Edition. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2007.

l “Sensor modeling in image registration,” in C. Greve, ed., Digi-tal Photogrammetry: An Addendum to the Manual of Photo-grammetry, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 1996.

l David M. McKeown, Chris McGlone, et al., “Automatic Carto-graphic Feature Extraction Using Photogrammetric Principles,” in C. Greve, ed., Digital Photogrammetry: An Addendum to the Manual of Photogrammetry, American Society for Photogram-metry and Remote Sensing, 1996.

l “Analytic Data Reduction Schemes in Non-Topographic Pho-togrammetry,” in H. Karara, ed., Non-Topographic Photogram-metry, Second Edition, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 1989.

McGlone was the recipient of the 2004 ASPRS Photogrammetric (Fairchild) Award given in recognition of contributions to the field of photogrammetry, as well as an ASPRS Outstanding Service Award in 2005 and a Certificate of Appreciation in 1994. While in graduate school he received the Wild-Heerbrugg ASPRS Fellowship in Photo-grammetry.

Clifford J. MugnierBorn in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mugnier attended grammar school in New Orleans and high school in Balboa, Canal Zone. He attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge for two years and graduated from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana in 1967. College summers were spent working as a map draftsman and navigator for Offshore Navigation, Inc. in New Orleans. He attended the U.S.A.F. Aeronautical Chart & Information Center Professional Cartographer course in St. Louis where he first joined the American Society of Photogrammetry in 1967, and was “encouraged” by the Draft Board to enlist in the U.S. Army. He attended Engineer Officer Candidate School where he completed Sapper Demolition and Combat Engineering. Upon graduating, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. Colonel Conard, Commanding Officer of Army Map Service requested that Mugnier be assigned under his command. He was and re-mained there for the entire duration of his military service that spanned the existence of the U.S. Army Topographic Command (TOPOCOM).

While at TOPOCOM, he served as Company Commander of enlisted personnel, and was educated as a photogrammetrist in the Extraterrestri-al Branch by Don Light and in the Geometric Division by Zeno Kittrell for CORONA Program technology. He also served as Captain and Executive Secretary of the U.S. Army Topographic Scientific Advisory Committee (TSAC); two members of which were Prof. Arthur McNair and Prof. Robert N. Colwell. He published a paper in The Military Engineer on the photogrammetric instrumentation in use at TOPO-COM at the time. Mugnier attended George Washington University and studied Analytical Photogrammetry under Morton Keller and also took the TOPOCOM course in Analytical Photogrammetry in which he later lectured. On completion of military service, he worked as Chief of Aerotriangulation for the Raytheon/Autometric Operation in Wayland, Massachusetts for two years. Mugnier then moved his family to Baton Rouge where he was General Manager of the Photogrammetry Division of Owen & White, Inc. Consulting Engineers.

Because of the equipment used at the time, he developed new rectification techniques, published “Analytical Rectification Utilizing Artificial Points” in PE&RS, and was awarded Honorable Mention for the Talbert Abrams award in 1973. He started lecturing in Land Survey-ing at the Baton Rouge Vo-Tech School in 1973. Mugnier was first certified as a Photogrammetrist in 1976. In 1977, he moved his family to New Orleans and started business as a consulting Cartographer and Photogrammetrist. Mugnier contracted with the New Orleans District, Corps of Engineers for several years as a consultant in the surveying and mapping sciences. He continued in private practice in New Orleans for another 23 years doing cartographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric consulting as well as Expert Witness research and testimony. He started lecturing in Photogrammetry at the University of New Orleans in 1980, and continued there as an adjunct member of the faculty until he moved to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 2000 as a full time member of the faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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He was first certified as a Mapping Scientist in 1983. Mugnier cur-rently lectures in Photogrammetry, Geodesy, and Land Surveying at LSU and is chief of Geodesy with the LSU Center for GeoInformatics. He has published over 60 papers, and over 130 columns in Professional Surveyor and in Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, including the monthly column, “Grids and Datums.” Cliff Mugnier is an Honorary Member of the Louisiana Society of Professional Survey-ors, an inactive Fellow of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, a full member of the Americas Petroleum Survey Group, and is a Member Emeritus of the ASPRS. Mugnier was the (two-term) Chairman for the Certification Review Committee of the ASPRS for Certified Mapping Scientist (GIS/LIS) 1993-2003. He was Director of the Photogrammetric Applications Division of ASPRS from 2006-2008. He is an Expert in NRA Conventional Bullseye Pistol competition, and on an unrelated topic is the father of two daughters and five sons.

Purpose: Started in 1992, the designation of Fellow is conferred on Society members who have been active for a total of at least ten years and who have performed exceptional service in advancing the science and use of the mapping sciences and related disciplines. It is awarded for professional excellence and for service to the Society.


The ASPRS Fellow Award includes a hand-engrossed certificate.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Lawrence Pettinger2006 — Anthony B. Follette, Barry N. Haack, and Lloyd O. Herd2007 — Russell G. Congalton, Alan M. Mikuni, and Nancy K. Tubbs2008 — Allan Falconer, Peggy J. Harwood, Frank Scarpace, and Bernard “Barney” Schur2009 — Ray Helmering and Thomas R. Loveland

Francis H. Moffitt Memorial Scholarship2010 Recipient: Ivan D. Detchev

Ivan D. Detchev has been selected for the 2010 award of the Francis H. “Frank” Moffitt Scholarship. Detchev is attending the University of Calgary, Ontario, Canada, pursuing a Master of Science degree in Geo-matics Engineering/Photogrammetry to be awarded April 2010. Prior to attending the University of Calgary, Detchev attended the University of New Brunswick and received a Bachelor of Science in Geomatics/Sur-vey Engineering in May 2007.

At the University of Calgary, Detchev has researched calibration and stability of low-cost off-the-shelf digital cameras used for close range photogrammetry applications such as mobile mapping, face recognition and structure deformation monitoring. His master’s thesis work focuses on the design and implementation of a low-cost photogrammetric system for the 3D reconstruction of scoliotic torsos using multiple cam-era, multiple projectors and pattern recognition techniques. He is also interested in researching improvements to mathematical modeling for photogrammetric bundle adjustment to increase matching reliability and speed up the algorithm processing time, and exploring different ways of improving the expected precision of the unknown parameters solved for the calibration operation.

Detchev volunteered as a student assistant at the ASPRS Pecora 17 Symposium in November 2008 and at the ASPRS Annual Conference in March 2009. He represented the Geomatics Engineering department and Geomatics Engineering graduate association to the University of Calgary Graduate Representative Council in 2008-2009.

His future goals include pursuing a doctorate degree in photogram-metry related to structural deformation monitoring, working in industry for a short while, and teaching photogrammetry or surveying in devel-oping countries.

In recognition of Professor Moffitt’s many contributions to the sur-veying and photogrammetry profession and his devotion to the related professional societies, this Award is presented by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), the Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS), and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) through the ASPRS Foundation from funds donated by students, associates, colleagues and friends of Frank Moffitt as a memorial to his lifetime contributions to the photogrammetric surveying profession and the goals of these professional societies.

Purpose: The award was first presented in 2008 with the purpose of encouraging upper-division, undergraduate-level and graduate-level col-lege students to pursue a course of study in surveying and photogram-metry leading to a career in the geospatial mapping profession.

Donor: The ASPRS Foundation from funds donated to the Foundation from former students, associates, colleagues and friends

The Award consists of a certificate and a check in the amount of $3,000 and a new or renewal membership in ASPRS.

Past Award Recipients:2008 — Chad M. Schaeding2009 — Nathaniel Ovans


Paul R. Wolf Memorial Scholarship2010 Recipient: Benjamin E. Wilkinson

Benjamin E. Wilkinson is being presented this award in recognition of his outstanding academic credentials and his plans and enthusiasm to become an education professional in Surveying, Mapping, and Photo-grammetry. Wilkinson is currently a 2011 PhD candidate in Geomat-ics (Surveying, Mapping, and Photogrammetry) at the University of Florida. He has demonstrated and has been recognized at all levels for, his continued interest, dedication, enthusiasm, and aptitude to become an education professional. The committee wishes Wilkinson much suc-cess and is confident that his current and future education efforts will continue to make important contributions to the Surveying, Mapping and Photogrammetry community.

Purpose: To encourage and commend college students who display ex-ceptional interest, desire, ability, and aptitude to enter the profession of teaching surveying, mapping, or photogrammetry.

Donor: The ASPRS Foundation from funds donated by the friends and colleagues of Paul R. Wolf. Recognized nationally and internationally Paul was an outstanding educator and practitioner of surveying, mapping, and photogrammetry and a great friend of the Society. As author, teacher, and mentor, Paul made significant educational and academic contribu-tions to these fields. The award was inaugurated in 2003.

The award includes a grant of $3,000 and a hand-engrossed certificate.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Darion Grant2006 — Jamon Van Den Hoek2007 — no award given2008 — Akira Kato2009 — Anthony Richard Vannozzi

BAE Systems Award2010 Recipient: Award results not available at press time. Please check the Final Program Errata Sheet for details.

Purpose: To reward top quality research and publication by young students (under age 35 as of the application deadline) at master’s or doctoral level and to encourage researchers to use the ASPRS an-nual conference as a vehicle to publish and present their findings. The recipient’s paper will be published in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS), the official journal of ASPRS.

Donor: BAE Systems Foundation through the ASPRS Foundation

The award was first offered in 2005 and consists of a certificate and a grant of $2,000.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Nora Csanyi2006 — Pravara Thanapura2007 — Yuyu Zhou2008 — Xuerian Meng2009 — Ju Won Hwangbo

ASPRS Conference Management Awards2010 Recipients: Steve Yool, Doug Stow, Cynthia Wallace, and Soe Myint

Purpose: The intent of this award is to recognize the great effort put forth by the individuals who volunteer their time to assist in the plan-ning and execution of a successful annual conference.


The award is an engraved plaque with the conference program cover.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Richard Campbell, David Maune, Barry Haack2006 — George F. Hepner, Alan M. Mikuni, Patricia G. Foschi, Robert. D. Ramsey2007 — Gary Florence, Bon Dewitt2008 — Roger Crystal, Nancy Tubbs, and Geoffrey Duh2009— James D. Hipple, Karen L. Schuckman, John S. Iiames, Jr., Douglas A. Miller, and Larry D. Hothem

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Memorial Address, Thursday, April 29th Presidential CitationsRegion AwardsRegion of the Year Region Newsletter of the Year Region Website of the Year

Presidential Citations2010 Recipients:

Paul Brooks for his long-standing work on the Executive Committee of the ASPRS Board of Directors.

Larry Handley for his long-standing work on the Executive Committee of the ASPRS Board of Directors and Chair of the By-laws Committee.

Don Lauer for on-going work to support ASPRS as Treasurer and proac-tive participation and leadership of ASPRS membership and national remote sensing initiatives.

Al Stevens for his long-standing and on-going work as the Chair of the Awards Committee.

Becky Morton for her leadership and contributions as the Director of the Photogrammetric Applications Division.

John Iiames for his leadership and contributions as the Director of the Remote Sensing Applications Division.

Doug Smith for his leadership and contributions as the Director of the Professional Practice Division.

Al Karlin for his on-going leadership and initiative as Chair of the Mem-bership Committee to include the 2009 Membership Campaign.

Bradley Rundquist for his leadership and contributions as the PE&RS Book Review Editor.

Rose Kearney for her leadership and contributions as the Chair of the Student Advisory Council.

Mark W. Jackson for his efforts as editor of the Manual of Remote Sensing, Vol 1.1.

Purpose: First awarded in 1992, Presidential Citations are presented by the ASPRS President to members of ASPRS and other societies, family members, and friends in recognition of special, personal, and meritori-ous contributions to the operation or advancement of the Society and its interests during the presidential year.


The Presidential Citation is a hand-engrossed certificate.

Past Award Recipients:2005 — Dan Civco, Marguerite Madden, Don Lauer, Scott Perkins, Pat Woodruff, Cindy Clark, Steve DeGoria, Larry Pettinger, Barry Haack, Sokhan Hing, Kass Green, Doug Richardson, Richard Tilley, Kim Tilley, The Congalton Family 2006 — A. Stewart Walker, Richard Aspinall, Stephen Yool, Eric Ande-line, James Morrell, Peter Boniface, Duane Haselfeld, Ding Yuan, Lee Harbers, Bradish Johnson, Jim Hipple, Michael Thomas2007 — Mary Clinthorne, Perry Hardin, Rakesh Malhotra, Albert Bar-nett, Paul Brooks, Randy Olsen 2008 — Sandra Hunkele, Kim Tilley, Gene Dial, Ed Freeborn, Tina Cary, Matthew Austin, Rae Kelley 2009 — Michael S. Renslow, Charles Mondello and George F. Hepner;

Katie Mayo, Vaughn Rogers, and Jack Mayo; Richard A. Pearsall, Re-becca A. Morton, and Louis N. Graham; Gene Forsburg, George Y. G. Lee, Kimberly A. Tilley and Marguerite Madden; Michael R. Thomas and A. Stewart Walker; Mary Potter and Terrence J. Keating;The 75th anniversary Committee, Russell G. Congalton, Chair and Committee Members, Stewart Walker, Karen Schuckman, Bill Hemple, and Brian Kloer.

ASPRS Region the Year Award2010 Recipients:

First Place: The Potomac Region First Honorable Mention: The Rocky Mountain Region Second Honorable Mention: The Columbia River Region

The Potomac Region is The Region of the Year Award winner. This Region has been diligent in their efforts to maintain the high standards of the Society while hosting the 2009 National Annual Conference, had a successful GeoTech Conference, hosted several Technical Meetings/Technical Tours, had outstanding accomplishments in establishing three new Student Forums at three different universities, had a successful student membership campaign exceeding by 26% over the previous year, and were named the Region of the Month nine times during the year (January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September and December). Three Cheers for a job well done!

The Rocky Mountain Region has been awarded First Honorable Men-tion. Their ambitious board and volunteers have worked very hard to pursue their goals with a mission in mind to be a leader in the Geo-tech-nologies, provided opportunities to its members participating in the in-dustry and society networking events, held “webinar” meetings, hosted several technical meetings and workshops including a major technical conference, “GIS in the Rockies,” co-sponsored with URISA, ACSM, PLSC and GITA, created a new student chapter and expanded the exist-ing student chapter, had a successful student membership campaign exceeding by 47% over the previous year, had scholarships for graduate students and additional scholarship from regional ASPRS Sustaining Members, had an outstanding Annual Regional Membership Report.

The Columbia River Region has been awarded Second Honorable Mention. The Region won the Region of Month twice (March and April) in 2009, continued hosting GIS in Action, had several techni-cal seminars and conferences including Annual Technical Exchange, Student Chapters Awards programs, had three student chapters and a successful student membership recruitment and retention exceeding 7% over the previous year, continued to establish the Photogrammetry licen-sure in Oregon, monitored this issue and focused on promoting student chapters while offering educational programs.

The Region of the Year Award includes a hand engrossed certificate and possession of the Region of the Year banner for one year for the winner, and certificates for first and second honorable mention.

Purpose: The Region of the Year Award was established in 1968 to recognize excellence at the regional level in providing service to the members and to the profession at large.


Previous Award Recipients:2005 — The Rocky Mountain Region 2006 — The Rocky Mountain Region 2007 — The Columbia River Region


2008 — The Columbia River Region 2009 — The Columbia River Region

ASPRS Region Newsletter of the Year2010 Recipients: First Place: The Rocky Mountain Compiler, Rocky Mountain RegionSecond Place: Wavelengths, Columbia River Region Third Place: Potomac Perspectives, Potomac Region

The Rocky Mountain Compiler is the First Place Winner. The Region’s publication does an excellent job of informing its members of upcoming events, scholarship announcements, welcoming new members, meetings of regional as well as national news regarding what’s happening in the Society including “Reach Out and Recruit New Members”, PBS Film: Geospatial Revolution Project, Membership Dues Relief to Unemployed ASPRS Members. Their publication is very easy to read. Keep up the good work, Rocky Mountain Region!

Wavelengths, the newsletter of the Columbia River Region, is the Sec-ond Place Winner. The publication has won this award, and with good reason, for its timely topics and photojournalistic style throughout the year. This informative newsletter covered both National and Regional news as well as reported on important issues such as Celebrating the ASPRS 75th Anniversary with Record Conference Attendance, National Specialty Conference, Member Champion Incentive, Spotlighting Stu-dent Chapters, and new members. All added to a publication that reflects their dedication to the region and its chapters.

The Potomac Perspectives, the newsletter of the Potomac Region took Third Place Winner for this award. This beautiful bulletin contains im-portant information on Lidar Ground Truthing in Coastal Salt Marshes, Technical Tours, Corporate Sustaining Members in the Region, informa-tion on the GeTech conference and its workshops, PR election results, and By-Laws changes, and an announcement of volunteers needed to host the 2013 National Annual Conference.

The Newsletter of the Year Award includes a hand engrossed certificate.

Purpose: The Society first bestowed this award in 1980 to recognize excellence of the Region in providing service to the members and to the profession at large through publications of a newsletter.


Previous Award Recipients:2005 — Rocky Mountain Compiler 2006 — The Central Region Newsletter 2007 — Wavelengths( Columbia River Region) 2008 — Wavelengths (Columbia River Region) 2009 — Wavelengths (Columbia River Region)

Region Website of the Year2010 Recipients: 1st Place: Florida Region http://www.flasprs.org/2nd Place: Northern California Region http://www.asprs.org/norcal/3rd Place: Columbia River Region http://www.asprs.org/ColumbiaRiver/

A scoring and weighting system applied by a third party neutral judge is used to decide the winners of the Region Website of the Year Award. The winning websites demonstrate high quality look and feel in the

site design and effectively convey accurate, informative and timely con-tent. Each site is easy to navigate with few or no broken links and page file sizes are minimized to reduce page loading times. The sites display content of unique regional flavor.

Purpose: The Region Website of the Year Award serves to recognize excellence among the regions in providing service to members and to the profession at large through web site publication.


The Region Website of the Year Award, inaugurated in 2003, includes hand-engrossed certificates for all winners.

Previous Award Recipients:2005 — Central Region2006 — Potomac Region 2007 — Eastern Great Lakes Region2008 — Northern California Region2009 — St. Louis Region

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Session CategoriesSensor Design and Development 1 Sensor Design and Development: Ground-based Sensors 45 Sensor Design and Development: High-Resolution Systems I 65 Sensor Design and Development: High-Resolution Systems II 75 Sensor Design and Development: High-Resolution Systems III 23 Sensor Design and Development: UAV Systems 27 Special Panel Session – Panoramamic, Oblique, and Medium Format

Sensors: Status of Technology and Applications 34 Special Panel Session 1 - Airborne Digital Mapping Camera Sys-

tems: Manufacturer’s Perspective 43 Special Session - Mobile Mapping 24 Special Session: Emerging EO satellite technologies CS 1 Commercial Session 1: Lidar CS 2 Commercial Session 2: Optical CS 3 Commercial Session 3: DMC II Camera Family - Z/I Imaging’s Next

Generation of Sensors CS 4 Commercial Session 4: Special Panel Session 2 - Digital Aerial

Mapping Camera System Sensor Requirements from a User’s View

Data Collection and Management 2 Data Collection and Management: Accuracy and Error Assessment I 35 Data Collection and Management: Accuracy and Error Assessment II 46 Data Collection and Management: Accuracy and Error Assessment III 55 Data Collection and Management: Accuracy and Error Assessment IV 66 Data Collection and Management: Accuracy and Error Assessment V 38 Data Collection and Management: Data Partnerships/Sharing 13 Recent Advances in Lidar Accuracy and Performance 49 Spaceborne Sensors / Web-based Data Serving 5 Special Panel Session - Commercial Data Licensing 54 Special Panel Session - Lidar Calibration, Validation, and Interoper-

ability 58 Special Session - “Preserving our Geospatial Footprints” - Ensuring

Geospatial Records Viability through Time

Data Processing and Analysis 29 Data Processing and Analysis I 57 Data Processing and Analysis II 12 Data Processing and Analysis: Data Fusion I 26 Data Processing and Analysis: Data Fusion II 36 Data Processing and Analysis: Data Fusion III 14 Data Processing and Analysis: Data Visualization I 37 Data Processing and Analysis: Data Visualization II 69 Data Processing and Analysis: GIS Modeling I 80 Data Processing and Analysis: GIS Modeling II

Feature Extraction 4 Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction I 15 Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction II 47 Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction III 56 Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction IV 67 Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction V 68 Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction VI 76 Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction VII 77 Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction VIII 16 Special Panel Session: Terrain Modeling Using LiDAR Data and

Break lines: The Conflict between New Technologies and Old Prac-tices

Global Change 39 Global Change / Carbon Applications 40 Global Change / Ecology 28 Global Change / Urban Applications 6 Global Change Applications: Land Cover Change Mapping 59 Global Change Applications: Phenology/Landscape Dynamics 17 Land Surface Change Applications 50 Special Session - Uncertainties, Errors, and Accuracies in the Study of

Terrestrial Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) using Remote Sensing

Hydrosphere and Atmosphere Applications 48 Data Visualization / Hydrosphere Applications 78 Hydrosphere and Atmosphere Applications: Air pollution/ Atmo-

spheric CO2 18 Hydrosphere and Atmosphere Applications: Hydrology

Ecosystem and Ecology Applications 51 Ecosystem and Ecology Applications: Vegetation Mapping I 71 Ecosystem and Ecology Applications: Vegetation Mapping II 7 Ecosystem and Ecology Applications: Wetlands 60 Ecosystem and Ecology Applications: Wildlife Habitat 44 Special Session - Extracting vegetation characteristics with Lidar

Resource Management Applications 63 Applications and High-resolution Data 8 Resource Management Applications I 19 Resource Management Applications II 41 Resource Management Applications: Monitoring and Assessment /

Invasive Species I 52 Resource Management Applications: Monitoring and Assessment /

Invasive Species II 30 Resource Management Applications: Monitoring and Assessment I 74 Resource Management Applications: Monitoring and Assessment II 79 Resource Management Applications: Monitoring and Assessment III

Natural Hazards Applications 64 Natural Hazards Applications 81 Natural Hazards Applications: Insect and Air-borne Pathogens 25 Special Session - Forest Fire Fuel Monitoring with Lidar

Urban and Cultural Applications 73 Data Processing and Analysis / Urban Mapping 33 Global Agriculture 22 Special Session - Global Croplands and Their Water Use 61 Special Session - Urban Remote Sensing: Recent Advances and

Future Opportunities 70 Urban and Cultural Applications: Transportation and Development

Disaster Management /Emergency Response 32 Disaster Management / Emergency Response 21 Disaster Management / Natural Hazards 72 Special Session - Getting a Clear Picture of Environmental Impacts

- Use of Aerial Photography to Prove and Delineate Toxic Waste and other Land Degradations

10 Special Session: Improved Remote Sensing Mission Tasking and Image Acquisition for Emergency Response

Education/Professional Development 11 Geospatial Education 62 Special Session - Geospatial Education – the Status of GIS and

Remote Sensing Programs 53 Special Session - Open Student Discussion of the Conference and

Future Possibilities with the SAC 9 Special Session - Opportunities for Emerging Geospatial Professionals 31 Special Session - Opportunities for Emerging Geospatial Profes-

sionals: Academic Publishing I Organized by the ASPRS Student Advisory Council

20 Special Session - Opportunities for Emerging Geospatial Profession-als: Academic Publishing II (Panel Discussion) Organized by the ASPRS Student Advisory Council

42 Special Session - Opportunities for Emerging Geospatial Profession-als: Next Steps for Undergraduate and Graduate Students Organized by the ASPRS Student Advisory Council

3 Special Session: ASPRS History


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My Day-at-a-GlanceSunday, April 25th to Monday, April 26th

Sunday, April 25th

Time Event Room Attending4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Registration

Monday, April 26th

Time Event Room Attending6:30 AM to 5:00 PM Registration

7:45 AM to 5:15 PM Workshop 1 — Assessing the Accuracy of GIS Information Created from Remotely Sensed Data: Principles and Practices

Sheffield

7:45 AM to 5:15 PM Workshop 2 — Airborne GPS and Inertia in Support of Triangulation and Orientation of Airborne Framing and Push Broom Sensors

Garden Salon One

7:45 AM to 5:15 PM Workshop 3 — Preparing for ASPRS Certification Hampton

7:45 AM to 12:15 PM Workshop 4 — Modeling with Google SketchUp Windsor East

7:45 AM to 12:15 PM Workshop 5 — Introduction to Polarimetric SAR Classification Windsor West

12:45 PM to 5:15 PM Workshop 7 — Thermal Remote Sensing Windsor West

8:00 AM to Noon User Groups — ASD California

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM User Groups — PCI GEOMATICS California

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM User Groups — QCoherent Pacific Salon Five

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Division Directors Pacific Salon Four

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Committee Chairs Pacific Salon Five

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Electronic Communications Committee Pacific Salon Five

10:00 AM to Noon ASPRS Committee Meeting — Awards Committee Pacific Salon Four

10:00 AM to Noon ASPRS Committee Meeting — Membership Committee Pacific Salon Seven

10:00 AM to Noon ASPRS Committee Meeting — Film Committee Golden West

11:00 AM to Noon ASPRS Committee Meeting — Photogrammetric Applications Division (PAD) Pacific Salon Five

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Remote Sensing Applications Division (RSAD) Golden West

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Standards Committee Pacific Salon Four

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Membership Committee Pacific Salon Seven

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Photogrammetric Applications Division (PAD) – Lidar Subcommittee

Golden West

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Evaluation for Certification Committee Pacific Salon Four

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Defense and Intelligence Committee Pacific Salon Seven

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Region Officers Pacific Salon Four

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Mobile Mapping Systems Committee, Inaugural Meeting Golden West


Registration Desk Hours6:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Workshops

Workshop 1Assessing the Accuracy of GIS Information Created from Remotely Sensed Data: Principles and PracticesDr. Russell G. Congalton, Professor, University of New Hampshire Kass Green, President, Kass Green and Associates7:45 AM to 5:15 PM, CEU .8; Room: Sheffield

INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP

This course focuses on the principles, techniques, and practical aspects of assessing the accuracy of GIS information derived from remotely sensed data and is based on the new 2nd edition of the book written by the instructors. Participants will receive instruction in how to design accuracy assessment procedures, allocate accuracy assessment samples, collect both field and photo reference data, and analyze accuracy assess-ment results. Examples of accuracy assessment case studies based on actual project data will be presented and discussed. Each participant in this course will come away with a solid understanding of accuracy as-sessment procedures for spatial data, and the knowledge to properly in-terpret the results of such procedures. In order to maximize the benefits of completing this course, participants should have previous experience with GIS and remotely sensed data. In addition, a good understanding of statistical principles is also strongly suggested.

Workshop 2Airborne GPS and Inertia in Support of Triangulation and Orientation of Airborne Framing and Push Broom SensorsDr. Qassim A. Abdullah, Chief Scientist, Fugro EarthData

International, Inc. Dr. Riadh Munjy, Professor of Geomatics and Civil Engineering,

California State University7:45 AM to 5:15 PM, CEU .8; Room: Garden Salon One

INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP I. Introduction to GPS- and IMU-controlled AT II. Fundamentals of an Airborne GPS and IMU Integrated System III. Functional System Design and Requirements for an Airborne GPS/IMU Integrated Photogrammetric System IV. Flight Design and Control Criteria for Successful Airborne GPS- Controlled Missions for Framing Cameras (Analog Or Digital) V. Incorporating Airborne GPS and IMU Data in the Mathematical Model for Bundle Adjustment of AT Blocks VI. Fundamental of the Push Broom Digital Photography, the ADS40 Case VII. Flight Design and Control Criteria for Successful Airborne GPS- Controlled Missions for Push Broom Digital Camera (ADS40) VIII. Processing Flow for Bundle Adjustment of Imagery from Frame and Push Broom Cameras IX. Practical Results and the Status of Airborne GPS and IMU- Controlled Aerial-triangulation in Production Today.

Continuing Education Credits (CEU’s) ASPRS is pleased to announce that Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are awarded for the ASPRS workshops. This program is being offered in conjunction with George Mason University.

The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a nationally recognized unit of measurement for participation in non-credit continuing education programs. Adults who successfully complete George Mason University’s approved programs will be awarded continu-ing education units. A permanent record of CEUs awarded will be maintained in the university database and will be easily accessible for certification and verification purposes.

The objective of the CEU is to:• Provideanationallyestablishedrecordofprofessionaldevelopmentlearningactivity• Encourageadultstudentstoutilizeeducationalresourcestomeettheirpersonalandeducationalneeds• Recognizeindividualswhocontinuetheireducationandkeepthemselvescurrentintheirchosenprofessions• Enableindividualstohaveanaccuratesourceoftheircur-rentCEUactivity• Provideasystemtodocumentcontinuingeducationexperi-encesinmeetingcertificationrequirements.

George Mason University, Office of Continuing Professional Education is registered with the Na-tional Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing profes-sional education on the National Registry of CPE

Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.

Workshop 3Preparing for ASPRS CertificationRobert Burtch, Professor, Ferris State UniversityClaire Kiedrowski, KAPPA Mapping, Inc. 7:45 AM to 5:15 PM, CEU .8; Room: Hampton

INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP

Assumes participants have subject knowledge and are serious about tak-ing the Certification Exam. The purpose of this workshop is to prepare individuals who are planning to sit for the ASPRS Certification exams as a Certified Photogrammetrist or Certified Mapping Scientist in either Remote Sensing or GIS. The workshop will begin by explaining the purpose and form of the exam. It will then identify key topical areas that an applicant should be aware of prior to taking the exam. Topics will start with a review of the basic concepts and sample questions to show how they will be tested for on the exam. Finally, the workshop will try to identify resources in which exam takers should be aware of and study from in their preparation for the examination.

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Workshop 4Modeling with Google SketchUpRakesh Malhotra, North Carolina Central University7:45 AM to 12:15 PM, CEU .4; Room: Windsor East


Traditionally, maps have been created in a 2-D environment but new tools such as Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth and Google Sketch-Up are changing this. This introductory workshop will focus on the use of Google SketchUp to model structures that can then be integrated with remote sensing and GIS data in mapping applications that support Key-hole Markup Language (KML). The instructor will present an overview, followed by a step by step guide to creating 3-D objects that can be used to model real world entities such as buildings, automobiles, etc. that can then be positioned onto a landscape. With advances in computer speed and increased memory capacity, 3D modeling using this and similar techniques will become an integral part of mapping in the near future.

The basic tool set found in Google SketchUp will be covered in this workshop. These tools include the pencil (line) and rectangle tools used for creating edges and surfaces. Complimented by the circle and polygon tools, these devices can be used to rough out surfaces or create precisely metered forms. The arc, freehand and offset devices round out the complete set of drawing tools available in Google SketchUp. The powerful pushpull tool is the cornerstone of the system allows one to rapidly produce simple and/or complex 3D structures and designer edg-es can replicated along forms using the follow me tool. Once a drawing has been created it can be reposition using the move tool and rotated to any position with the same tool or the rotate feature. The sandbox tool-set lends itself to positioning a structure onto the 3D landscape created artificially in random space or onto spaces imported from topographic surfaces (Google Earth) and other landscape data sources.

Model development undertaken for a university campus will be used as the underlying demonstration tool. The primary objective of such mod-eling is to introduce 3-D and ‘fly through’ techniques that can be used in conjunction with other geospatial tools. Features created using Google SketchUp may be added to maps and other landscape modeling graph-ics to provide a more realistic representation of the environment. This improved modeling technique allows those using the model to perceive a more accurate rendition and thus provide decision makers better inter-pretation of reality. Although not mandatory, it would certainly add to the learning experience if participants choose to bring laptop computers with Google SketchUp and Google Earth (free downloads) preinstalled.

Workshop 5Introduction to Polarimetric SAR ClassificationDon Atwood, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Alaska Satellite Facility,

University of Alaska Fairbanks7:45 AM to 12:15 PM, CEU .4; Room: Windsor West


The recent availability of dual- and quad-polarization synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery now permits serious investigation into using pola-rimetry for land cover classification. The advantages of this approach are the abilities to understand the scattering mechanisms of the target and to characterize environments that that might not be visible to optical sensors due to cloud cover or seasonal darkness. The disadvantage of this technol-ogy, however, is the unique geometry of SAR that presents challenges in the form of variable radiometry and geometric distortions based on the local topography. Any successful classification technique must confront the impact of surface slope on the polarimetric parameters. Moreover, any attempt to evaluate classification accuracy must map the polarimetric classes into a rectified image compatible with GIS evaluation.

The intent of this workshop it to provide an introduction to polarimetric SAR classification for remote sensing and GIS specialists who may not be familiar with SAR and its applications. The short course will offer a background in SAR, introduce polarimetry, discuss various polarimetric decomposition and segmentation strategies, and walk-through a specific example using the open-source tools, PolSARPro and MapReady. Finally, the accuracy of the classification will be assessed via GIS comparison with a USGS classification from the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD).

Formal education in polarimetry is usually highly mathematical, but this workshop will emphasize an intuitive grasp of the concepts. The goal is to sufficiently familiarize the students with the language of polarimetry so that they may successfully pursue the topic on their own.

Workshop 7Thermal Remote SensingCharles E. Olson, Jr., PhD, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources,

University of Michigan and Senior Image Analyst, Michigan Tech Research Institute

12:45 PM to 5:15 PM, CEU .4; Room: Windsor West


An examination of factors affecting thermal signals upwelling from ter-rain features. Effects of these factors on applications of thermal data in agriculture, forestry, geology, water/wetland management, and wildlife management. This workshop is intended for anyone involved in or con-sidering use of thermal sensors for crop, forest or land-use monitoring, geo-botanical prospecting and/or modeling of thermal energy upwelling from terrestrial features.


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User GroupsASD8:00 AM to Noon; Room: California

ASD FieldSpec 3 field spectrometers

A 20 minute slide show, then a first-hand demonstration by two of ASD’s Trained Factory Representatives on the latest version of the ASD FieldSpec 3 and the many different accessories that have been devel-oped in co-operation with several world renowned technology develop-ment Labs and Facilities. This session will include an open discussion period for attendees to ask questions and share ideas about their own experiences and applications.

PCI GEOMATICS1:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: California

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems. Since 1982, we have specialized in remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, spatial analysis, cartographic production, automated production systems, image management and on demand mapping solutions. PCI systems address a wide variety of industry applica-tions including the environment, agriculture, security & intelligence, and aerospace & defense. Join us and learn about our award winning technology including our new GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) and GeoConference.

QCoherent1:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Five

The QCoherent users group will be an open forum for all levels of current and prospective LP360 for ArcGIS®, LP360 Standalone, and Lidar Server users. Join us for walkthroughs and “tricks and tips” on such topics as Lidar QA/QC, generating point cloud statistics, point cloud manipulation, conflation and classification operations, derivative creation, heads-up on-the-fly breakline digitizing techniques, building classification and outline generation macro filters, and Lidar Server project XML/publishing.


ASPRS Committee & Board of Directors’ MeetingsDivision Directors9:00 AM to 10:00 AM; Room: Pacific Salon Four

Committee Chairs9:00 AM to 10:00 AM; Room: Pacific Salon Five

Electronic Communications Committee10:00 AM to 11:00 AM; Room: Pacific Salon Five

Awards Committee10:00 AM to Noon; Room: Pacific Salon Four

Membership Committee10:00 AM to Noon; Room: Pacific Salon Seven

Film Committee10:00 AM to Noon; Room: Golden West

Photogrammetric Applications Division (PAD)11:00 AM to Noon; Room: Pacific Salon Five

Remote Sensing Applications Division (RSAD) 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM; Room: Golden West

Standards Committee1:00 PM to 2:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Four

Membership Committee1:00 PM to 3:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Seven

Photogrammetric Applications Division (PAD)Lidar Subcommittee2:00 PM to 4:00 PM; Room: Golden West

Evaluation for Certification Committee2:00 PM to 4:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Four

Defense and Intelligence Committee4:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Seven

Region Officers 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Four

Mobile Mapping Systems CommitteeMobile Mapping Systems Committee, Inaugural Meeting4:00 PM to 6:00 PM; Room:GoldenWest

The Photogrammetric Applications Division (PAD) has formed a new committee that will focus on Mobile Mapping Systems technology and applications. A Mobile Mapping System (MMS) is an integrated system of sensors (e.g. laser scanners, digital cameras, position/orientation resolvers, pavement sensors, ground penetrating radar and so forth) that collect multi-sensor data while the platform (land or water vehicle) is in motion. In this inaugural meeting we will introduce the goals of the committee, install the Chair/Vice Chair and form working groups to be-gin marching toward the agreed goals. Please join us on Monday, April 26 from 4 to 6 PM for what will be an exciting and dynamic introduc-tion to this rapidly emerging new technology.

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My Day-at-a-GlanceTuesday, April 27th

Tuesday, April 27th


6:30 AM to 5:30 PM Classified Session — The GEOINT Fusion Grand Challenge Offsite - BAE Systems

7:45 AM to 5:15 PM Workshop 8 — A Do-It-Yourself Approach to Lidar and Imagery Processing and Analysis Using Open-Source Tools

Sheffield

7:45 AM to 5:15 PM Workshop 9 — Georeferencing: State of the Art and New Trends Cresent

7:45 AM to 5:15 PM Workshop 10 — Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Application Hampton

7:45 AM to 12:15 PM Workshop 11 — Topics in Orthophoto Production Windsor East

12:45 PM to 5:15 PM Workshop 14 — Marketing Your Business Windsor West

8:00 AM to Noon User Groups — BAE SYSTEMS San Diego

8:00 AM to Noon User Groups — ERDAS Garden Salon Two

8:00 AM to Noon User Groups — INTERGRAPH Garden Salon One

8:00 AM to Noon User Groups — MICROSOFT Golden West

8:00 AM to Noon User Groups — ITT Visual Information Solutions California

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM User Groups — ESRI California

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM User Groups — GEOCUE Garden Salon Two

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM User Groups — DATEM Garden Salon One

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM User Groups — OPTECH Golden West

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM User Groups — TRIMBLE San Diego

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Data Preservation & Archive Committee Pacific Salon Four

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM ASPRS Committee Meeting — New Board Members Orientation Pacific Salon Five

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Geographic Information Systems Division (GIS) Pacific Salon Six

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Education and Professional Development Committee Pacific Salon Seven

10:00 AM to Noon ASPRS Committee Meeting — Journal Policy & Publications Committees (Joint Meeting) Pacific Salon Four

10:00 AM to Noon ASPRS Committee Meeting — Photogrammetric Applications Division (PAD) – Transportation Surveys Subcommittee

Pacific Salon Five

11:00 AM to Noon ASPRS Committee Meeting — Sustaining Members Council Pacific Salon Seven

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Primary Data Acquisition Division (PDAD) Pacific Salon Four

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Professional Practice Division (PPD) Pacific Salon Five

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Convention Policy & Planning Committee Pacific Salon Four

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Photogrammetric Applications Division (PAD) – Softcopy Photogrammetry Subcommittee

Pacific Salon Five

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — By-Laws Committee Pacific Salon Four

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Division Directors Pacific Salon Five

5:45 PM to 6:45 PM ASPRS Committee Meeting — Student Advisory Council Pacific Salon Seven

Noon to 1:00 PM Student Social Event — Student and Employer “Meet and Greet” Pacific Salon Seven

5:15 PM to 5:45 PM Student Social Event — Speed Networking Pacific Salon Six

5:45 PM to 6:45 PM Student Social Event — The Student Advisory Council Meeting Pacific Salon Seven

7:00 PM to 11:45 PM ASPRS Southwest Region Social Trolley Crawl Offsite


Workshops

Workshop 8A Do-It-Yourself Approach to Lidar and Imagery Processing and Analysis Using Open-Source Tools Christopher E. Parrish, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey, Remote

Sensing DivisionJon Sellars, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey, Remote Sensing DivisionJason Woolard, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey, Remote Sensing

Division7:45 AM to 5:15 PM, CEU .8; Room: Sheffield


Over the past few years, there has been a rapid increase in the amount of publicly-available imagery and lidar data. As an example, NOAA recently began public dissemination of imagery and lidar data collected as part of the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) initiative, through the “DigitalCoast” Web portal. Likewise, there has also been an increase in the number of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) lidar processing and analysis software packages. Most of the COTS software packages are very robust, offering considerable built-in functionality; however, most cost thousands of dollars and typically function as a “black box” (i.e., the processing algo-rithms are treated as proprietary information and are not released to users). While the COTS software packages are well suited for many organizations engaged in production surveying and mapping operations using lidar, some individuals and organizations may require other software alternatives. Researchers in NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) have discovered several open source tools and techniques that may be appropriate for the community of scientists, engineers, and other professionals, including:

I. Researchers who require the ability to add or modify processing and analysis algorithms. II. Small organizations or individuals who would like to utilize lidar data, but cannot afford and/or do not need large, commercial software packages. III. “Nontraditional” lidar data users (e.g., those with unique processing/analysis needs or who work in other fields with vastly different requirements).

This workshop is designed to provide contemporary technical information well suited to these users’ needs. Participants will learn about open-source, customizable software and tools for processing and analyzing lidar data and imagery, as well as simple strategies for developing their own software. The morning session will consist of presentations and demos by the instructors, and the afternoon session will be devoted to projects conducted in groups of two to three. Participants will have the option of taking the course as either a half-day (morning session only) or full-day (morning and afternoon sessions). In the afternoon session, participants will be able to choose from a set of pre-selected projects ranging in level of difficulty (beginning through advanced) and the topic/application area.

Prerequisites: Some basic (“101-level”) familiarity with computer programming and scripting will be helpful for this course, but is not required. To participate in the afternoon session, attendees must have a Windows laptop, as well as administrator rights (i.e., the ability to install software). It is permissible for participants to share the same computer, if they intend to work together as a team.

Note: Mention of a particular vendor, product, process, or technique in this abstract or in the workshop does not constitute an endorsement by the National Geodetic Survey.

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Classified SessionThe GEOINT Fusion Grand Challenge

April 27th l San Diego, CaliforniaThe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is de-lighted to be hosting an all-day classified session on April 27, 2010 in conjunction with the ASPRS 2010 Annual Confer-ence. The purpose of this session is to engage and solicit from attendees their views, ideas, approaches, and solutions for the GEOINT Fusion Grand Challenge. Fusion is considered the act or process of combining two or more pieces of data or information regarding one or more entities in order to improve or provide new capabilities for the detection, identification, or characterization of those entities. With active participation and engagement, this one-time collaborative session will be informative, invigorating, and thought provoking.

Classification Level: This session will be held at the SECRET//NOFORN level.

Meeting FormatMorning Session(s) will offer presentations addressing cutting-edge scientific research and technologies on GEOINT fusion.

Afternoon Session(s) will be devoted to in-depth round table discussions addressing key challenges and potential solutions on important GEOINT Fusion problems focused on creative problem formulations, state-of-the-art and practices elucida-tions, innovative ideas, ingenious approaches, and imaginative research alternatives.

Session Schedule (schedule subject to change): 6:30 AM: Buses leave the Town & Country Hotel (NOTE: There is no parking at the facility. All participants MUST take the bus transportation provided from the Town & Country Hotel)7:30 AM: Continental Breakfast at the Facility 8:00 AM: Morning Session(s) begin 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM: Box Lunch 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM: Afternoon Session(s) 5:30 PM: Busses board to return to the Town & Country Hotel

LocationBAE Systems, 10920 Technology PlaceSan Diego, California 92127

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Workshop 9Georeferencing: State of the Art and New TrendsJoe Hutton, Director of Airborne Business, ApplanixDr. Mohamed MR Mostafa, Chief Technical Authority - Geomatics,

Applanix7:45 AM to 5:15 PM, CEU .8; Room: Cresent


Georeferencing is defined as the science and art of referencing remotely sensed data to a local mapping frame of reference. Traditionally, this has been done using photogrammetry, ground truth and various forms of triangulation, resulting in the production of quality mapping products since as early as World War II. However, even at that time, there was speculation about the possibility of using onboard sensors to directly georeference images to improve the productivity of photogrammetric mapping. This concept was further discussed in the 1970s and 1980s, where the measuring sensors were labeled as “Auxiliary Sensors” by the photogrammetric community. However it was not until the advent of GPS in the 1980’s that a practical solution appeared possible. In 1984, the University of Calgary in Canada conducted the first experiment us-ing GPS onboard a survey aircraft to measure the camera location at the moment of exposure, revealing the enormous potential of this new tech-nology. The 1990s saw the use of Kinematic GPS with GPS-assisted Aerotriangulation (AT) become standard, and the appearance of the first GNSS-Aided Inertial systems being tested to augment or even replace AT altogether. By the late 1990s, GNSS-Inertial systems were them-selves proven to be commercially viable methods of georeferencing, driven in part by the demands of new types of sensors such as Lidar, digital line scanners and SAR where AT was not practical. Nowadays, direct georeferencing using GNSS-Inertial is a standard method of georeferencing data collected on mobile platforms.

This workshop will focus on the underlying concepts of georeferencing using different methods and sensors for different applications. Practi-cal examples from real world projects are used extensively to illustrate the pros and cons of each method or sensor assembly. This workshop is intended for the ASPRS mapping professionals from either technical or business background.

Workshop 10Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and ApplicationDr. Yong Wang, Department of Geography, East Carolina University7:45 AM to 5:15 PM, CEU .8; Room: Hampton


Since the successful launch of SeaSat SAR of USA into space in 1978, a new era of acquiring and analyzing spaceborne imaging SAR data be-gan. Then there were/are other successfully launched spaceborne USA and non-US SARs that have collected data globally. As compared to a passive optical sensor that relies on solar radiation for its energy source, SAR is an active sensor that transmits its own microwave energy, and detects the energy backscattered by objects; SAR can operate in day and night. SAR’s wavelength is within microwave range, 1 mm to 1 m. Thus its energy can penetrate cloud, fog or rain. It can be independent of weather conditions, especially for SARs of long wavelengths (centi-meters or longer). SAR energy can also penetrate vegetation canopy in forested environments. The penetration depth depends on types of for-ests or total above ground biomass that is linked to tree size and density of a forest stand, and wavelength of the radar system. Today, there are many successful studies in which SAR data are used as the primary data


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sources. The studies include the global/national landuse and land cover, national land survey, agriculture, forestry, fishery, resource exploitation, environmental protection and monitoring, disaster prevention and miti-gation, and national security. Therefore, the objectives of the workshop are to introduce basic concepts of SAR including a brief overview of the past/current SAR missions, in-depth discussion of physical fundamen-tals, polarimetry, and radar target decomposition, to provide application examples in environmental monitoring, land-use, natural hazards, etc., and finally to foster and promote new researches and studies of using SAR data.

Workshop 11Topics in Orthophoto ProductionFrank L. Scarpace, Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil and

Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison 7:45 AM to 12:15 PM, CEU .4; Room: Windsor East


This workshop will discuss the principles and tasks necessary to pro-duce orthophotos from both film and digital aerial images. The first 6 topics will be appropriate for beginners in the field and will cover the principles for creating an orthophoto. The remaining topics will discuss methods of efficiently determining the external orientation parameters necessary to create orthophotos, as well as a number of specialized orthophoto applications.

The topics that will be covered include: a review of aerotriangulation, automated aerotriangulation methods, producing simple orthophoto mosaics, methods of automatic and manual generation of the seam lines, methods of automatic and manual color balance including correcting for uneven scene illumination and reflection from water, creating orthorec-tified overlays and creating true orthophotos within cities. Methods of creating orthophotos from the recent high resolution satellites and methods of creating orthophotos from direct georeferencing will be discussed. Demonstrations for creating orthophotos and automated aerotriangulation using commercial software developed by the instructor will be given.

Workshop 14Marketing Your BusinessDr. Tina Cary, Cary and Associates12:45 PM to 5:15 PM, CEU .4; Room: Windsor East


This course is designed to help people who are new to marketing and those who want to review marketing principles and techniques in the context of the geotechnology industry. Material will cover marketing of both products and services. Primary emphasis will be placed on market-ing to organizations more than to individuals. Course participants will receive an annotated bibliography of marketing resources.


User GroupsBAE SYSTEMS8:00 AM to Noon; Room: San Diego

BAE Systems welcomes SOCET SET® and SOCET GXP® users. Learn about the transition from SOCET SET, batch processing performance, and SOCET GXP eXtreme Analysis™ workflows. Complex photogrammetric tasks such as aspect and slope analysis, terrain profiling, and line-of-sight analysis are automated in SOCET GXP v3.1. SOCET GXP v3.2 adds Video Analysis enhancements, SAR data handling and processing, raster to vector enhancements, and Frame imagery support. Visualization and mesh model-ing are planned for the v4.0 release.

ERDAS8:00 AM to Noon; Room: Garden Salon Two

ERDAS 2010 Rocks. But don’t just take our word for it...experience ERDAS Software 2010 for yourself at our UGM at ASPRS. You will see a comprehensive set of interoperable workflows, be introduced to useful new features and learn tips and tricks to lighten and simplify your workload. With more than 30 years of experience pioneering geospatial analysis, you will see the fusion and culmination of innovation in ERDAS Software 2010.

INTERGRAPH8:00 AM to Noon; Room: Garden Salon One

Join Intergraph to learn about the latest updates in our solutions for Im-age Acquisition and Geospatial Data Production systems for producing


maps, digital terrain models (DTMs), and other geographic data that government, military, and commercial organizations need to preserve accuracy and precision of data. Intergraph experts will highlight our automated production systems, flight and sensor management systems, and industry-leading digital camera technology, including an update on the new RMK D Medium Format Digital Camera.

MICROSOFT8:00 AM to Noon; Room: Golden West

Join the technical experts and business leaders from Microsoft’s Photo-grammetry division, Vexcel Imaging GmbH, along with business partners in this half day presentation for an opportunity to learn firsthand about the company’s latest business and product developments such as new partner-ships, new sensors including the new UltraCamXp Wide Angle, new software systems including UltraMap version 2.0, and the new Monolithic Stitching methodology. Seating will be limited so be sure to arrive early.

ITT Visual Information Solutions8:00 AM to Noon; Room: California

If you’re an ENVI user or would like to learn about ENVI’s image processing capabilities, the ENVI User Group Meeting is for you. See ENVI users from a variety of disciplines showcase their ENVI applica-tions. Learn more about some of the latest advances in ENVI includ-ing a preview of the upcoming ENVI 5.0 release, the upcoming ENVI EX 2.0 release with ArcGIS integration, new automated workflows for hyperspectral and multispectral imagery, the WorldView 2 Toolkit, and more.

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Pre-ConferenceTuesday, April 27th

ESRI1:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: California

The ESRI User Group meeting, at the ASPRS 2010 Annual Conference, is a gathering of remotely sensed data and imagery users and those who are interested in best practices for remotely sensed data, imagery and GIS. Highlights will include presentations on the future direction of the ArcGIS platform for GIS, imagery and remote sensing professionals, ESRI technology demonstrations, and time for user questions and an-swers. Learn more about ESRI’s Enterprise Image Management System at www.esri.com/imagery.

GEOCUE1:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: Garden Salon Two

GeoCue Corporation invites you to our User Group Meeting for an infor-mative session that could have dramatic positive impact on your produc-tivity. GeoCue is a geospatial process framework that has been widely adopted for tasks such as lidar production, image processing, and other map production tasks. We will demonstrate new features added to our products enabling easy end-user workflow configurations. We will also discuss the advanced products being released for the emerging mobile mapping market

DAT/EM Systems International1:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: Garden Salon One

DAT/EM Systems International, a leading supplier of photogrammetry and terrain modeling software, will present our flagship product, Sum-mit Evolution, at our 2010 User Group Meeting. We shall discuss the latest features, future development plans, strategic partners, and hard-ware news. A key event will be open Q & A with lead staff from DAT/EM. All past, present, and future users of DAT/EM Systems products, including Summit Evolution, CAPTURE, Map/Editor, and DAT/EM hardware products, are welcome to attend.

OPTECH1:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: Golden West

Optech Incorporated “Mapping in Motion” workshop.The recognition of lidar as a key enabler of high-resolution data for de-tailed mapping applications has increased the demand for high-precision systems. As density increases, the ability to accurately and precisely differentiate between discrete objects in close proximity becomes increasingly important. Optech has designed a new suite of Airborne and Mobile Laser Terrain Mappers specifically focused on collecting high-precision, high-density data to enable low RMSE models suitable for engineering applications. Spend the afternoon exploring Optech’s latest innovations in hardware and software design as we demonstrate with real examples the new benchmark for lidar data quality.

TRIMBLE1:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: San Diego

Trimble’s integrated solutions allow customers to collect, manage and analyze complex geospatial information faster and easier, making them more productive, efficient and profitable. Experts from Trimble includ-ing INPHO and Rollei Metric will demonstrate how to maximize your business opportunities with its integrated aerial data collection systems, photogrammetry and lidar solutions. For more information and to reg-ister, please contact us at [email protected]. Registration is appreciated, but not required.

ASPRS Committee & Board of Directors’ MeetingsData Preservation & Archive Committee9:00 AM to 10:00 AM; Room: Pacific Salon Four

New Board Members Orientation9:00 AM to 10:00 AM; Room: Pacific Salon Five

Geographic Information Systems Division (GIS) 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM; Room: Pacific Salon Six

Education and Professional Development Committee9:00 AM to 11:00 AM; Room: Pacific Salon Seven

Journal Policy & Publications Committees (Joint Meeting) 10:00 AM to Noon; Room: Pacific Salon Four

Photogrammetric Applications Division (PAD) Transportation Surveys Subcommittee10:00 AM to Noon; Room: Pacific Salon Five

Sustaining Members Council11:00 AM to Noon; Room: Pacific Salon Seven

Primary Data Acquisition Division (PDAD) 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Four

Professional Practice Division (PPD) 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Five

Convention Policy & Planning Committee3:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Four

Photogrammetric Applications Division (PAD) Softcopy Photogrammetry Subcommittee4:00 PM to 5:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Five

By-Laws Committee5:00 PM to 6:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Four

Division Directors 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Five

Student Advisory Council5:45 PM to 6:45 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Seven



ASPRS Southwest Region Social Trolley Crawl(open to all attendees)

Depart from Town & Country Hotel at 7:00 pm

Return to Town & Country Hotel at approximately 11:45 pm

Come explore San Diego with us on a Trolley Crawl through San Diego’s most famous neighborhoods! We will ride in style on the San Diego Trolley ($5 round trip), stopping at trolley stations within walking distance of different local watering holes, giving everyone a chance to make and renew

friendships while taking in the sights! Our first stop will be in downtown San Diego where we will stop at Downtown Johnny Brown’s for food/drinks and the Southwest Region Student Awards Presentation (individuals are responsible for food and beverage costs). We will hop back on the trolley for a short ride to Little Italy, an Italian business and residential community

that has been in existence since the 1920’s. Our final stop will be in Old Town, the first permanent Spanish settlement in California. A complete schedule will be available in the Conference Final Program available at the Registration Desk.

Student Social EventsPlease join the Student Advisory Council (SAC) for some activities designed just for Student and Associate Members of ASPRS! We guarantee that your participation in these activities will make your conference experience more enjoyable.

Student and Employer “Meet and Greet”Noon to 1:00 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Seven

This meet and greet is designed to connect members looking to apply for jobs in the digital mapping industry and employers looking to hire. Bring your resume, a business card, or just a smile and a handshake, and expand your job network at the conference!

Also, don’t forget that ASPRS has been kind enough to set up an official interview room for the conference, so you may use this meet and greet to determine if you should sign up for an interview slot.

Speed Networking5:15 PM to 5:45 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Six

Whether this is your first ASPRS Conference or if you have had an opportunity to attend previously, you are invited to join other students and young professionals from all over the world at this special event designed just for you. You’ve heard of Speed

Dating. We’re offering Speed Networking where you will get to meet at least seven new people who may become good friends for the conference or the rest of your life.

The Student Advisory Council Meeting5:45 PM to 6:45 PM; Room: Pacific Salon Seven

Get together with the other Student and Associate members of AS-PRS and learn what the SAC has been working on for the last year and what we have planned for the week. We would love to meet you as well as hear your ideas about how we can make your confer-ence experience more enjoyable. All are welcome to attend.

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My Day-at-a-GlanceWednesday, April 28th

Wednesday, April 28th


8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Keynote Address San Diego/Golden West Ballroom

9:15 AM to 10:45 AM Technical Sessions — 1 - 11 varies, see description

10:30 AM to 7:00 PM Exhibits Open Exhibit Hall

11:00 am to Noon Hot Topics varies, see description

12:15 PM to 1:30 PM 21st Annual Awards Luncheon and 76th Installation of Officers San Diego/Golden West Ballroom

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Technical Sessions — 12 - 22 varies, see description

2:30 PM Student Social Activities — Exhibit Hall Guided Tour for Students Exhibit Hall


5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Exhibitors’ Reception Exhibit Hall

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A blue ribbon keynote panel will respond to Overpeck’s presentation. They will lead a lively 20-minute discussion on the role remote sensing is playing, and will play, in meet-ing these information needs. The session will be a great opportunity to learn and to formulate questions about one of the most pressing issues affecting current and future generations.

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Wednesday, April 28th 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Predicted Consequences of Global Climate Change on Land Surface Processes and the Role of Remote Sensing for Detection and Adaptation

Nobel laureate and IPCC co-author Jonathan Overpeck of the University of Arizona will ad-dress the manner in which global climate is influencing and will likely change future land surface processes and human activities, citing information needs for de-tecting, monitoring and adapting to these changes.

Jonathan Overpeck is the Director, Institute of the Environment, Univer-sity of Arizona and a Professor of Geosciences. As the director of ISPE, Overpeck is working to help foster a new paradigm of interdisciplinary knowledge creation between physi-cal, biological and social scientists — all with a goal of serving the environmental needs of society in a more effective manner.

Overpeck’s research focuses on global change dynamics, with a major component aimed at under-standing how and why key climate systems vary on timescales longer than seasons and years. Current work focuses on the Asian and West African Monsoon systems, tropical Atlantic variability, and El Niño-Southern Oscillation dynamics. Over-peck received his PhD in Geological Sciences from Brown University in 1985.

Panelists:

Thomas H. Mace is currently the Senior Science Ad-visor for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. He was formerly with EPA and from 1996-2000 chaired the Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change. He has held positions in private industry and is a former USAF KC-135 pilot. He has served ASPRS as Director of the Remote Sensing Ap-

plications Division and maintains active research interests in environ-mental applications of both satellite and aircraft-based remote sensing.

James Hoffman has been Technical Director for Space Instruments, Inc., since 1980. He has over 25 years of experience in the design of electro-optical instruments for remote sensing and surveillance. Hoffman has been the principal investigator on contracts developing the Infrared Spectral Imaging Radiometer, the Thermal Imaging Radiometer, the NASA Cloud Top Radiometer and Earth Radiation

Array, and Hi-Camp II. Previously he was a Senior Systems Engineer for Hughes Aircraft Company where he was systems engineer for the design of the Landsat Thematic Mapper. Hoffman received a DARPA Strategic Technology Office Special Award in 1987.

Room: San Diego/Golden West Ballroom

AwardsHonorary Member Award Robert N. Colwell Memorial FellowshipPhotogrammetric Award (Fairchild)

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Marguerite Madden is the Director of the Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science (CRMS) and Professor in the Department of Geography at the Uni-versity of Georgia (UGA). She received her BA and MA degrees in Biology from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and her PhD in Ecology in 1990 from the University of Georgia. Her research over the past 25 years at UGA has focused on geographic in-

formation science (GIScience) and landscape analysis for investigations of spatio-temporal patterns of vegetation distributions, landscape-level human impacts on natural environments, and more recently, multidisci-plinary collaboration involving GIScience and human geography, animal behavior and wildlife disease. Madden is a Past President of the Ameri-can Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), Editor of the 2009 ASPRS Manual of GIS and current Technical Commission President of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Commission IV “Geodatabases and Digital Mapping”.

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Technical Sessions9:15 AM to 10:45 AM

TS 1Sensor Design and Development: Ground-based SensorsModerator: Rian Bogle, U.S. Geological SurveyRoom: Fairfield

Towards the Development of a Low-cost Remotely-piloted Land Mobile Mapping SystemJulien Li-Chee Ming, York University

Costas Armenakis and Ravi Persad

Automated In-Situ Imaging Systems for Landscape MonitoringRian Bogle, U.S. Geological Survey

Miguel Velasco and John Vogel

A Feature-based Matching Strategy for Automated 3D Model Reconstruction in Multi-Image Close-range PhotogrammetryClive S. Fraser, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ida Jazayeri and Simon Cronk

Accurate Surveying from the PC – The New Standard in 3D Mobile MappingLuke Kiefte, Trifide Group

Maarten Vergauwen

TS 2Data Collection and Management: Accuracy and Error Assessment IModerator: Tristan Goulden, Dalhousie University, CanadaRoom: Hampton

Deriving Vegetation Height from Lidar DSMs and DTMs: The Problem of Negative Elevation HeightsErin Moss, Department of Oceanography, U.S. Naval Academy

Peter Guth

Error Propagation Model for Shoreline ExtractionDing Li, The Ohio State University

Ron Li, Liang Cheng, David Chiu, and Gagan Agrawal

Error Analysis of Trajectory Control and Calibration Routines to LIF LidarTristan Goulden, Dalhousie University, Canada

Chris Hopkinson, Rob Jamieson, and Alexandre Vorobiev

Impact of Lidar System Calibration on Plane Segmentation and Photogrammetric Data RegistrationAyman Habib, University of Calgary, Canada

Ki In Bang and Ana Kersting


Conference ProgramWednesday, April 28th 9:15 AM to 10:45 PM

TS 3Special Session: ASPRS HistoryModerator: Charles E Olson, Jr., Michigan Tech Research InstituteRoom: Pacific Salon Seven

This session summarizes both my own experiences in 54 years as a member of ASP/ASPRS and many of the reminiscences of the 55 other members I have had the privilege to interview for our Oral History Project.

ASPRS: An Evolving ConceptCharles E Olson, Jr., Michigan Tech Research Institute

The Journal of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS): A Review of Last Seventy Five YearsTun Lin Moe, Arizona State University

TS 4Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction IModerator: Hongwei Zhu, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Room: California

Object-oriented Residential Land-use Mapping using Lidar and Aerial PhotographsXuelian Meng, Texas A&M University, College StationNate Currit, Le Wang, and Xiaojun Yang

Optimized Feature Extraction and Correspondence for Orbiter Image PairsChris Lewis, Kansas State UniversityVinayak Jakkula and Dale Schinstock

Multi-scale Region, Object Based Stereo MatchingHongwei Zhu, University of Wisconsin-MadisonFrank Scarpace

A Geophysical Stereo Satellite Elevation Mapping SystemGerry Mitchell, PhotoSatMichael Ehling

TS 5 Special Panel Session — Commercial Data Licensing (Sponsored by the ASPRS Professional Practices and Primary Data

Acquisition Divisions)Modertor: Mike Benson, U.S. Geological SurveyRoom: Pacific Salon Five

Commercial Remote Sensing Data PolicyMike Benson, U.S. Geological Survey

Data Buyer/User Perspective on Commercial Contracting and Data LicensingKari Craun, U.S. Geological Survey

Digital Aerial Data License Process and IssuesMarvin Miller, Aerometric, Inc./Terrapoint, Inc.

James Ferguson

Commercial High-resolution Digital Aerial and Satellite Imagery Acquisition and LicensingBrett Thomassie, Digital Globe


Conference Program Wednesday, April 28th 9:15 AM to 10:45 PM

TS 6Global Change Applications: Land Cover Change MappingModerator: Steve Yool, University of ArizonaRoom: Sheffield

Comparison of Remote Sensing Land Use/Cover Change Detection Methods Over Istanbul, TurkeyBiricik Gozde Ozacar, University of Arizona

Steve Yool, Cigdem Goksel, and Michael Bonine

Mapping Rubber Expansion in two Thai Villages using an Object-oriented Classification ApproachZhe Li, East-West Center

Jefferson Fox and Dieuwe Da La Parra

Classification Robustness of SVM and MLC under Reduced Training DatasetMahesh Rao, Humboldt State University

Liangjiang Yu

TS 7Ecosystem and Ecology Applications: WetlandsModerator: Meghan Graham MacLean, University of New HampshireRoom: Pacific Salon Six

The Development of a Salt Marsh Migration Tool and its Application in Long Island SoundMark Hoover, University of Connecticut

Daniel Civco and Adam Whelchel

Multi-temporal Image Analysis of the Coastal Watershed, NHMeghan Graham MacLean, University of New Hampshire

Alexis Rudko and Russell Congalton

Mapping the Spectral and Spatial Characteristics of Mound Spring Wetland Vegetation in South Australia: A Novel Spectrally Segmented PCA ApproachDavina White, The University of Adelaide, Australia

Megan Lewis

TS 8Resource Management Applications IModerator: Naresh Pai, University of ArkansasRoom: Windsor East

Forest Biomass Estimation from an Airborne Single-Pass L-Band Polarimetric InSAR SystemBryan Mercer, Intermap Technologies Corp., Canada

Biophysical and Socioeconomic Influences on Pasture Quality in DaMao Banner, Inner MongoliaCharles Emerson, Western Michigan University

Geospatial Tool for Nonpoint Source Program Implementation in ArkansasNaresh Pai, University of Arkansas

Dharmendra Saraswat

Remote Sensing & GIS Based Land Cover, Soil and Land Capability Information for Resources Managment in Semi-arid Region of Paraiba,BrazilTeotia Harendra, Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB), Brazil

Civco Daniel and Ramos Francisco

TS 9 Special Panel Session — Opportunities for Emerging Geospatial ProfessionalsOrganized by the ASPRS Student Advisory CouncilModerated by Members of the Student Advisory CouncilRoom: Pacific Salon Four

This session will act as a forum for those entering the professional field for the first time. A panel of young professionals will share experiences from resume creation and submission, the interview process and the first days on the job from the employee perspective. The panel is planned to include young professionals who are work-ing in their first job since graduation from a variety of industries and academia. This session will allow for networking with fellow peers entering the job market and geospatial industry.

TS 10Special Panel Session: Improved Remote Sensing Mission Tasking and Image Acquisition for Emergency ResponseModerator: Bruce A. Davis, Department of Homeland SecurityRoom: Garden Salon One

Delivery of remote sensing imagery by a sensor system selected to provide the best information for the ongoing disaster incident is critical to effective emergency response. Knowing when this sensor system will be able to acquire imagery of an incident is extremely valuable for first response teams. Delivery of remotely sensed im-agery to the response teams in real time as well as sharing the same images throughout the incident command structure is also critical to effective response.

Panelists:Bruce A. Davis, Department of Homeland SecurityMichael E. Hodgson, University of South CarolinaCharles Mondello, Pictometry International Corp

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TS 11Geospatial Education Moderator: TDBRoom: Garden Salon Two

Future of Remote Sensing EducationChris Cruz, West Valley College; NASA-Sigma Space Corp

Jeannie Allen

Expanding Undergraduate Remote Sensing Research Opportunities through WyomingviewRamesh Sivanpillai, University of Wyoming, WYGISC

Incorporating a Web-based GIS into the High School ClassroomCindy Schmidt, San Jose State University

Allison Lenkeit-Meezan, Ellen Metzger, and Richard Taketa

Exhibits Open10:30 AM to 7:00 PM

Beverage Break10:45 AM to 11:00 AMExhibit Hall

Interactive Networking11:00 am to Noon

These one-hour HOT TOPIC discussions groups, hosted by ASPRS Divisions and Committees, are a high point of every conference. This is an opportunity for all attendees to weigh in with their thoughts on the issues being discussed.

Scheduled DiscussionsThe use of Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) Sensors for Mapping and Remote Sensingsponsored by the Primary Data Acquisition Division Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) CommitteeRoom: Windsor East

Meeting the Continuing Educational Needs of the Geospatial Labor Force through Workforce Development Programssponsored by the Education and Professional Development CommitteeRoom: Sheffield

Geospatial technologies are evolving at an exponential rate. What was acquired in the academic classroom five years ago has become dated. Experiences in the work place result in increasing respon-sibilities and the need to become knowledgeable of both emerging and evolving technology or, at least, aware of its capabilities. The geospatial industry relies upon continuing education courses offered through various workforce development programs. How is continuing education delivered today and what avenues need to be considered as the world struggles with economic uncertainty?

A Discussion with the Ad Hoc Committee Preparing Product GuidelinesRoom: Garden Salon One

An Update on New and Current Remote Sensing Satellitessponsored by the Remote Sensing Applications Division Room: Garden Salon Two

With the launch of Digital Globe’s World View -2 (USA) and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd’s (UK) Deimos-1, NigeriaSat-2, and THEOS (Thailand) system capabilities, new applications, valid uses, will be discussed for these and other systems. Also, USGS will update all on the Data Continuity Mission.

Landsat Status and Future DirectionsRoom: Hampton

A status report on Landsats 5 and 7 and the Landsat Data Continu-ity Mission. Discussion will then be invited on requirements for and distribution of future Landsat-derived operational products such as land cover and other terrestrial Essential Climate Variables


Hot TopicsWednesday, April 28th 9:15 AM to Noon


Technical Wednesday, April 28th 12:15 PM to 3:00 PM

21st Annual Awards Luncheon and 76th Installation of Officers

12:15 PM to 1:30 PM; Room: San Diego/Golden West Ballroom

Plan to join your colleagues at this year’s luncheon honoring the current award recipients and participate in the occasion of the installation of the 76th slate of ASPRS officers.

The award winners will be given special honor and the annual business meeting of the Society will include installation of the Officers. Bradley Doorn, retiring ASPRS President, will give a summation of the past year’s events.

Tickets for this Luncheon are required and may be purchased at the ASPRS Registration Desk no later than 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 27th.

On site ticket purchases are limited to availability. Limited seating in the rear of the room is available at no cost for con-ference registrants wishing to attend the ceremonies only.

Technical Sessions1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

TS 12 Data Processing and Analysis: Data Fusion IModerator: Jack Leifer, Trinity Unviersity Room: Sheffield

Analyzing Scene Geometries for Stereo Pushbroom ImageryMichal Jama, Kansas State University

Chris Lewis and Dale Schinstock

Development of a Lunar Astronaut Spatial Orientation and Information System (LASOIS)Boris Skopljak, The Ohio State University

Rongxing Li , Shaojun He, Alper Yilmaz, and Jiang Jinwei

A Correspondence-based Strategy for Automatic Registration of Terrestrial Laser Scanning DataDarion Grant, Purdue University

James Bethel and Melba Crawford

Analysis of Hyperspectral High-resolution Data for Tree Species Classification Gang Hong, Canada Center for Remote Sensing, Canada

A. Zhang, F. Zhou

TS 13Recent Advances in Lidar Accuracy and PerformanceModerator: Valerie Ussyshkin, Optech IncorporatedRoom: Hampton

Precision Mapping: ALTM Orion Establishes a New Standard in Airborne Lidar Performance CapabilityValerie Ussyshkin, Optech Incorporated

Livia Theriault, Martin Pokorny, Mariusz Boba, and Michael Sitar

Registration of Lidar Point Clouds using Image FeaturesManoranjan Majji, Texas A&M University

Brien Flewelling, Brent Macomber, John L. Junkins, Anup B. Katake, Hhyochung Bang

Optical Images and Terrestrial Laser Scanning Co-registration by the use of Feature Based MethodologyE. Renaudin, University of Calgary, Canada

A. Habib

TS 14 Data Processing and Analysis: Data Visualization IModerator: Ming-Chih Hung, Northwest Missouri State University Room: Pacific Salon Six

Automatic Extraction of Buildings from Digital Imagery for Change DetectionYandong Wang, Pictometry International Corp.

Framework to Automatically Characterize Real Property using High-resolution Aerial ImagesPhilipp Meixner, Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision, Graz

University of Technology, Austria

Franz Leberl

A Simple and Robust Destriping Algorithm for Imaging Spectrometers: Application to MODIS DataMarouan Bouali, INRIA/CNES

Patrice Henry

ERDAS APOLLO used at the 2012 Olympic Games for security by British Transport Police Mladen Stojic, ERDAS

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Conference ProgramWednesday, April 28th 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

TS 15Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction IIModerator: Bingcai Zhang, BAE Systems Room: California

Residential Building Extraction Using Artificial Immune NetworksBinglei Gong

Im Jungho

Building Point Grouping using View-Geometry RelationsI-Chieh Lee, The Ohio State University

Shaojun He, and Po-Lun Lai, and Alper Yilmaz, and Rongxing Li

From Where to What: Image Understanding through 3-D Geometric Shapes Bingcai Zhang, BAE Systems

William Smith

Generation of 3D Building Models from Commercial Image Database through Shadow AnalysisTaeyoon Lee, Inha University, South Korea

Taejung Kim

TS 16Special Panel Session: Terrain Modeling using Lidar Data and Break Lines: The Conflict between New Technologies and Old PracticesModerator: Qassim Abdulla, Fugro EarthData, Inc.Room: Pacific Salon Five

The panel focuses on current requirements and practices in terrain modeling using lidar data from end users and data providers’ per-spectives. The panel will also shed the light on the common misun-derstanding of the break lines and its need in support for Lidar data.

Panelists:H. Karl Heidemann, U.S. Geological Survey-EROSQassim A. Abdullah, Fugro EarthDataTimothy Blak, DewberryHarold W. Rempel, URS Corp.Kirk Waters, NOAA-CSC

TS 17Land Surface Change ApplicationsModerator: Demetrio Zourarakis, Kentucky Division of Geographic

InformationRoom: Garden Salon Two

Spatial and Temporal Change Analysis of Land-use and Land-cover in and Around the Bannerghatta National Park, IndiaSanchayeeta Adhikari, University of Florida

Jane Southworth and Harini Nagendra

Integration of Aerial Photography and Airborne Lidar to Delineate River Channel Meander and Cutoff DynamicsJennifer Jensen, Texas State University-San Marcos

Alex Fremier

Hydrologic Change Assessment — Updating the Waterbodies Layer of NHD With Multitemporal ImageryDemetrio Zourarakis, Kentucky Division of Geographic Information

TS 18Hydrosphere and Atmosphere Applications: HydrologyModerator: John Hatzopoulos, University of the Aegean, GreeceRoom: Fairfield

The Impact of Break Lines in the Creation of Digital Terrain Models (DEM) used for Runoff Modeling and Watershed DelineationDavid Alvarez, CDM

Integrating GRACE Terrestrial Water Storage Data into the U.S. and North American Drought MonitorsRasmus Houborg, NASA GSFC

Matthew Rodell

Coordination of Public Policies for Flood Protection using Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies for Coastal Urban Landscapes at Water TerritoriesJohn Hatzopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece

Athina Santorinaiou and Dimitra Gitakou

TS 19Resource Management Applications IIModerator: Jennifer Hird, Foothills Facility for Remote Sensing and GIScience, University of Calgary, CanadaRoom: Windsor East

Using a Combination of Moderate (MODIS) and High-resolution (Dubaisat-1) Satellite Data in Detecting and Monitoring Red Tide Outbreaks in the Arabian GulfAdnan Al-Rais, Emirates Institute for Advanced Science & Technology /

American University in Dubai, Dubai

Ammar Al-Muhairi, Hosni Ghedira, and Ali Shaheen

Detection of Water Pollutants Near Industrial Plants using Hyperspectral ImageryOrych Agata, Military University of Technology, Poland

Piotr Walczykowski and Rafal Dabrowski

Quantifying Human Footprint for Biodiversity Monitoring: The Impact of Sampling Intensity and ExtentJennifer Hird, Foothills Facility for Remote Sensing and GIScience,

University of Calgary, Canada

Adam McLane, Julia Linke, Guillermo Castilla, and Greg McDermid

Evaluation of Environmental Sensitivity of the Coastal Plains Shoreline to Oil Spills: Southwestern Sinai Coastal Plain, EgyptAhmed Wahid, Faculty of Science at Port-Said

Marguerite Madden, Fikry Khalaf, and Ibtehal Fathy


TS 20Special Panel Session — Opportunities for Emerging Geospatial Professionals: Academic Publishing I Organized by the ASPRS Student Advisory CouncilModerator: Lisa M. Wedding, University of HawaiiRoom: Pacific Salon Four

This session will provide graduate students and young profession-als an introduction to the peer review publication process. Details will be presented on the proper organization, preparation and submission of a manuscript. This session will also provide insight on how to choose an appropriate journal, draft a letter to the editor, and address reviewer comments.

Panelists:Russell Congalton, University of New HampshireJohn Jensen, University of South CarolinaJie Shan, Purdue University

TS 21Disaster Management/Natural HazardsModerator: Ian Kramer, University of South Carolina

Room: Pacific Salon Seven

Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation using Neural NetworksArun Kulkarni, The University of Texas at Tyler

Richard Bankert

Removal of Azimuth Ambiguity and Delineation of a Ship using Airborne Polarimetric C-Band SAR Data Yong Wang, East Carolina University

Changcheng Wang and Mingsheng Liao

Identifying the Spatial and Spectral Resolution Requirements Associated with the Department of Homeland Securities Hurricane and Flood Information Collection Plan Essential Elements of Information (EEI) Ian Kramer, University of South Carolina

Michael Hodgson, John R. Jensen, Shufan Liu, Ben Sigrist, and Davis, Bruce

Actionable Emergency MappingArik Nir, Icaros, Inc

Dan Abraham

Conference Program Wednesday, April 28th 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

TS 22Special Session — Global Croplands and Their Water UseModerator: Prasad Thenkabail, U.S. Geological SurveyRoom: Garden Salon One

Global Crop Monitoring and ForecastingTim Stahley, GDA Corporation

Dmitry Varlyguin, Stephanie Hulina, Julian Winter, and Lucas Roth

Global Croplands and their Water Use Assessments using Remote Sensing and Traditional ApproachesPrasad Thenkabail, U.S. Geological Survey

Munir Hanjra, Venkateswarlu Dheeravath, and Muralikrishna Gumma

Identifying Crops in the Lower Forty EightMichael Craig, U.S. Department of Agriculture / NASS

Multi-polarized PALSAR and Landsat Multi-modality Data Fusion for Crop ClassificationZhengwei Yang, U.S. Department of Agriculture / NASS

Rick Mueller

Exhibit Hall Guided Tour for Students2:30 PM; Meet at Exhibit Hall Entrance

The ASPRS Sustaining Members Council is hosting a guided tour of the exhibit hall for students. This is your opportunity to meet the exhibitors, up close and personal.

Beverage Break3:00 PM to 3:30 PMExhibit Hall

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Conference ProgramWednesday, April 28th 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM


TS 23Sensor Design and Development: UAV SystemsModerator: Grant Fraley, TerraPan Labs, LLC Room: Fairfield

Large-baseline Stereo Imaging Utilizing Dynamic Pose Compensation Prather Lanier, Virginia Tech

Nathan Short, Lynn Abbott, and Kevin Kochersberger

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Hyperspatial Remote Sensing of Rangelands: Object-based Classification and Field ValidationAndrea Laliberte, New Mexico State University

A. Rango, C. Winters, A. Slaughter, and C. Maxwell

Implications of Low-cost Sensor Technologies for UAV Imaging ApplicationsGrant Fraley, TerraPan Labs, LLC

Dietmar Backes , Charles Schmidt, Christopher Lippitt, Alessandro Annunaziato, Cristiano Giovando, and Simone Gadenz

Generation of a Mosaic and Associated Sensor Model from an Airborne Stare-step Imaging SystemHenry Theiss, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Contractor)

TS 24 Special Panel Session: Emerging EO Satellite TechnologiesModerator: Kumar Navulur, DigitalGlobeRoom: Garden Salon One

Recent years have seen proliferation of very high resolution satel-lites. This panel will discuss the emerging trends in the satellite industry including collection capabilities, spectral bands (current and desired), spatial resolution, and accuracy. Further the panel will discuss the need for industry standards for the imagery includ-ing file naming convention, metadata, band sequencing, metadata, etc. The panel will also discuss on how the imagery can best be integrated into various software tools, image processing & analysis as well as GIS tools, to ensure the pixels are customer ready. Panel-ists will include representatives from DigitalGlobe, RapidEye, Geoeye, SPOT, and other Industry Experts.

TS 25 Special Session — Forest Fire Fuel Monitoring with LidarModerator: L. Monika Moskal, School of Forest Resources &

Precision Forestry CooperativeRoom: California Room

Lidar Based Post-fire Fuels Characteristics in Two Sky Island Forests of Southeastern ArizonaTyson Swetnam, University of Arizona

Steve Yool

Assessing Forest Structure with Aerial Lidar in Two Complex ForestJeffrey J. Richardson, University of Washington

L. Monika Moskal

Estimation of Forest Canopy Fuels through Fusion of Lidar and Near-Infrared ImageryL. Monika Moskal, School of Forest Resources and Precision

Forestry CooperativeTodd Erdody

TS 26Data Processing and Analysis: Data Fusion IIModerator: Charles Toth, The Ohio State UniversityRoom: Sheffield

Automated Video Georegistration at Real-time RateCharles Taylor, BAE Systems

John Dolloff, Matt Bower, and Scott Miller

Experiences with using SIFT for Multiple Image Domain MatchingCharles Toth, The Ohio State University

Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska

Array Algebra Automation of 4-D Imaging and Range SensingUrho Rauhala, Array Algebra Consultant


TS 27Special Panel Session – Panoramic, Oblique, and Medium Format Sensors: Status of Technology and ApplicationsSponsored by the ASPRS Primary Data Acquisition DivisionModerator: Qassim A. Abdullah, Fugro EarthDataModerator: Charles Mondello, Pictometery InternationalRoom: Pacific Salon Five

The panel will focus on the state of the new sensors (Panoramic, Oblique, and Medium format) and their derived products. This new generation of sensors can overwhelm users who are more familiar with conventional mapping sensors. The panel will include represen-tatives from the lead sensor manufacturers and end users who will shed light on the value and capabilities of these sensors, their newest advancements, the latest technologies and layout strategies on how to evaluate and shop for products.”

Panelists:Adam Evans, ApplanixBrian Wegner, Fugro EarthDataBarry Cross, Geospatial Systems, Inc.Klaus Neumann, IntergraphRuedi Wagner, Leica GeosystemsAlexander Wiechert, Microsoft Corp.Armando Guevara, M7 Visual IntelligenceCharles Mondello, Pictometery InternationalErez Shor, Vision MapJeff Lovin, Woolpert

TS 28Global Change/Urban ApplicationsModerator: Cyril Wilson, Indiana State UniversityRoom: Garden Salon Two

Least-squares Building Model Fitting using Aerial Photos and Lidar DataSendo Wang, University of Calgary, Canada

Yi-Hsing Tseng and Ayman Habib

A City-level High Spatial Resolution Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Inventory in Indianapolis, USAYuyu Zhou, Purdue University

Kevin GurneyThe Impact of Detailed Land-cover Categories on Urban WarmingSoe Myint, Arizona State University

Elizabeth Wentz and Anthony Brazel

Assessing the Contribution of Snowmelt Runoff to Surface Water Quality and its Relation to Urban Land Cover Change in the Des Plaines River Watershed, Greater Chicago Area, IllinoisCyril Wilson, Indiana State University

Qihao Weng

TS 29 Data Processing and Analysis IModerator: Maryellen Sault, NOAA, National Geodetic SurveyRoom: Pacific Salon Six

A Geometric Method for Extracting Endmembers from Hyperspectral ImageryRuijin Ma, University of Redlands

Optimal Parameter Determination for Mean-shift Segmentation-based Shoreline Extraction using Lidar data, Aerial Orthophotos, and Satellite ImageryI-Chieh Lee, The Ohio State University

Liang Cheng and Rongxing Li

An Assessment of Automatic Shoreline Extraction in Portsmouth, New HampshireMaryellen Sault, NOAA, National Geodetic SurveyDavid Jennings and Stephen White

Hierarchical Quality Inspection of Spatial Data by Data IntegrationHainan Chen, University Stuttgart, Germany

Volker Walter

TS 30 Resource Management Applications: Monitoring and Assessment IModerator: Kevin Lim, Lim Geomatics IncRoom: Windsor East

Lidar Assisted Forest Inventory and Analysis MeasurementsRyan Sheridan, Texas A&M

Sorin Popescu and Demetrios Gatziolis

Operationalizing the Use of Lidar in Forest Resource Inventories: What is the Optimal Point Density?Kevin Lim, Lim Geomatics Inc.

Paul Treitz, Murray Woods, David Etheridge, and Dave Nesbitt

Detecting Forest Canopy Height Changes using a Combination of Airborne Lidar and Multi-temporal Aerial PhotographsJun Hak Lee, University of California, Berkeley

Joshua B. Fisher, and Gregory S. Biging

TS 31Special Panel Session — Opportunities for Emerging Geospatial Professionals: Academic Publishing II Organized by the ASPRS Student Advisory CouncilModerator: Lisa M. Wedding, University of HawaiiRoom: Pacific Salon Four

This session will serve as a follow up to the formal presentations in the “Academic Publishing I” session. The format will be an open forum panel discussion in which students and young professionals may ask the panelists specific questions regarding the peer review and publication process.

Panelists:Russell Congalton, University of New HampshireJohn Jensen, University of South CarolinaJie Shan, Purdue University

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TS 32Disaster Management/Emergency ResponseModerator: Nadine Alameh, MobiLaps LLC

Room: Pacific Salon Seven

Time Sensitive Remote Sensing for Disaster Response: Considerations for Practical DeploymentChristopher D. Lippitt, San Diego State University/University of

California Santa Barbara

Douglas Stow and Grant Fraley

The Information Products Laboratory for Emergency Response — Towards Rapid Turnaround Geospatial Disaster Management Products: Fire and Earthquake Response Case Studies Jan van Aardt, Rochester Institute of Technology

Donald McKeown, Tony Vodacek, Sobha Duvvuri, Abhijit Pillai, Chris Renschler, Jason Faulring, Hans-Peter Bischoff, Heather Collins, and Donald Boyd

Enhancing Search and Rescue Operations with Web Services, 3D Visualization and Open Source TechnologiesNadine Alameh, MobiLaps LLC

Patrick Hogan

Using the Orthogonal Projection for Parameter Initialization in the 3D Reconstruction of Distant ObjectsKeith F. Blonquist, Lidar Pacific Corporation

Robert T. Pack

TS 33Global Agriculture Moderator: Louise Matthews, U.S. Department of Agriculture-FSA-

APFORoom: Hampton

Improving World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates by Integrating NASA Remote Sensing Soil Moisture Data into USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Decision Making EnvironmentWilliam Teng, NASA GES DISC (Wyle)

Richard de Jeu, Paul Doraiswamy, Steve Kempler, and Harlan Shannon

Understanding of a Climate Change Impact on Rainfed Rice Production in Northeastern ThailandKamthonkiat Daroonwan, Thammasat University, Thailand

Honda Kiyoshi, Charoenhirunyingyos Sujittra, and Khun San Aung

Detecting Agricultural Change in Historical ImageryLouise Matthews, U.S. Department of Agriculture-FSA-APFO

Brian Vanderbilt

Innovative Use of Remote Sensing Technology for Agriculture in UgandaDan Abraham, Icaros, Inc

Adina Rosenthal, Zion Suliman Salay, Arik Nir


Conference Wednesday, April 28th 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Exhibitors’ Reception5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Always a highlight of the Annual ASPRS Conferences is the Exhibitors’ Reception and the 2010 Conference will continue this tradition. This is a great opportunity to view the latest products and services offered by both national and international suppliers who are your hosts for the evening. Light hors d’oeuvers and beverages will be served for your

enjoyment while you mingle with old and new friends.

Admission to this event is included with all registra-tions.

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Wednesday:

12:00 pm – The ENVI Toolbox: Analytic Capabilities with the ENVI Dynamic Display Interface

3:00 pm – Calling ENVI from Arc ModelBuilder: Integrating with IDL and Python

6:00 pm – Feature Extraction with LiDAR: Building a Rich Feature Class for Analysis

Thursday:

12:00 pm – New Hyperspectral Tools in ENVI

1:00 pm – Using Landsat Data to Monitor Crop Failure Insurance Claims

3:00 pm – Environmental Applications with ENVI: Change Detection and Classification

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My Day-at-a-GlanceThursday, April 29th



8:00 AM to 9:00 AM President’s Address San Diego/Golden West Ballroom

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Exhibits Open Exhibit Hall


11:00 AM to Noon Commercial Sessions — 1 - 4 varies, see description

12:15 PM to 1:15 PM 2010 Memorial Address and Awards San Diego/Golden West Ballroom



6:00 PM to 9:30 PM Social Event — USS Midway Offsite

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The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) and ASPRSProf. Dr. Orhan Altan, President, ISPRS

Founded in 1910, ISPRS works with its members in 90 countries to advance knowledge, research, development, education and training in the photogram-metry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. ISPRS also promotes the application of geospatial information to contribute to the well-being of humanity and the sustainability of the environment. Dr. Altan will explain the international role of ISPRS and how it works together with ASPRS to achieve its defined mission. There will be a Centenary Celebration of ISPRS to be held on the 4th of July 2010 in its birthplace, Vienna, Austria.

The Impact of Technology Development, Innovation, and Nontraditional Mapping ApplicationsMichael Renslow

With significant changes in technology and innovation in the last ten years, the processes for producing, delivering, and acquiring geospatial data has resulted in new techniques, systems, and challenges. The timeline and cost of services has been greatly impacted, and the delivery of data has shifted to low- or no-cost web-based portals and e-commerce solutions. The spatial data user community has grown significantly while the data producing community has been reduced. This presentation focuses on several of these new technologies and the expectations of the user community for accurate and complete data to support scientific and social issues.

Orhan Altan is head of the Division of Photogrammetry at the Istanbul Technical University where he has worked since 1989. Altan’s main areas of focus are digital and architectural photogrammetry, spatial information systems and disaster-risk management. Altan is a member of the UN expert group of the ad-hoc Committee of the UN Entity, SPIDER (Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergence Response) and chair of the JB GIS ad hoc

Committee on Risk and Disaster Management. Altan served as the Congress Director of the ISPRS Congress in 2004 in Istanbul and in July 2004 was elected Secretary General of ISPRS for 2004-2008. In the last ISPRS Congress in Beijing, he was elected ISPRS President for 2008-2012. The author of more than 150 papers in Turkish, German and English in domestic and international journals, Altan is also editor or co-editor of more than 16 international books.

Mike Renslow is a photogrammetric consultant specializing in the application of advanced technologies. Renslow has 43 years of experience as an engineering surveyor, photogram-metrist, cartographer, aerial photographer, and business manager working for government, academia, and the private sector. A member of ASPRS for 36 years, and president in 1999-2000, Renslow is an ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist and Registered Professional Photogrammetrist in Oregon.

Renslow is currently the technical editor for Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, an ASPRS Workshop Instructor, Treasurer for the ASPRS Foundation, Chair of the Evaluation for Certification Committee, and an active member on several committees.

Renslow is the Editor in Chief for the new ASPRS Airborne Topographic Lidar Manual and a Senior Lecturer at Penn State, Dutton e-Education Institute.Renslow is a member of the ISPRS Council (2008-2012) serving as Treasurer. He is also active in Commission I - Active Sensors and Data Development.

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ASPRS members serve on national committees that are developing and formulating policies that deal with geo-spatial and imaging issues. Highlights of these commit-tee efforts will be presented , along with future geospatial and imaging initiatives that are of concern to ASPRS members. Suggested ways that ASPRS members, and particularly our student members, can continue to lead the way for the Society in raising the awareness of geospatial and imaging ef-forts will be highlighted.

Carolyn Merry, ASPRS President

ASPRS — Leading the Way General Session

AwardsFellow AwardFrancis H. Moffitt Memorial ScholarshipPaul R. Wolf memorial ScholarshipBAE Systems AwardConference Management Awards

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Exhibits Open9:00 AM to 5:00 PM


TS 34 Special Panel Session 1 — Airborne Digital Mapping Camera Systems: Manufacturer’s PerspectiveSponsored by the ASPRS Primary Data Acquisition DivisionModerator: Brian Huberty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceRoom: Pacific Salon Five

The session is designed to show a selection of digital mapping camera manufacturers from around the world.

TS 35 Data Collection and Management: Accuracy and Error Assessment IIModerator: John Marshall, National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyRoom: Hampton

2D Line-based Transformation Model for Image to Image/Map RegistrationAhmed Shaker, Ryerson University, CanadaWai Yeung Yan

Covariance Propagation from Specific to Generic ModelHenry Theiss, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Contractor)

Spatial Uncertainty in Line-surface IntersectionsJohn Marshall, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

A Sensor Neutral Replacement Model for Covariance PropagationTimothy Nagy, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

TS 36Data Processing and Analysis: Data Fusion IIIModerator: Eugene Levin, Michigan Technological UniversityRoom: Sheffield

Map Generation from Street Video Xutong Niu, Troy University

Trent Wilson

Human Centric Approach to Inhomogeneous Geospatial Data Fusion and ActualizationEugene Levin, Michigan Technological University

Aleksander Zarnowski, Robert Liimakka, and Stephen Curelli

A Grid-base Line Analysis for Automatic Street Occlusion Removal and Building Façade TexturingYawen Liu, Wuhan University and York University, Canada

Zhen Guan

Geometric Evaluation and Validation of Aerial and Satellite Data using Sioux Falls Geometric Test RangeAparajithan Sampath, SGT, Inc, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Don Moe, Jon Christopherson, Gregory Stensaas

TS 37Data Processing and Analysis: Data Visualization IIModerator: Stephan Gehrke, North West GeomaticsRoom: Pacific Salon Six

New Approach for Automatic Dodging of Push-broom Digital Aerial ImageryRiadh Munjy, California State University, Fresno

Qassim Abdullah

Radiometric Processing of ADS Imagery: I. Using Atmosperic and BRDF Corrections in ProductionMichael Downey, North West Geomatics

Robert Uebbing, Stephan Gehrke, and Ulrich Beisl

Radiometric Processing of ADS Imagery: II. Mosaicking Large Image BlocksStephan Gehrke, North West Geomatics


Conference ProgramThursday, April 29th 9:00 AM to 10:45 AM


TS 38Data Collection and Management: Data Partnerships/SharingModerator: Shawana Johnson, Global Marketing Insights, Inc. and U.S.

Department of AgricultureRoom: Pacific Salon Seven

USDA and NGA Successful Interagency CollaborationShawana Johnson, Global Marketing Insights, Inc. and U.S. Department

of Agriculture

Robert Tetrault

Satellite Imagery Archive Shared by USDA Agency WideShawana Johnson, Global Marketing Insights, Inc. and U.S. Department

of Agriculture

Sherry Loy and Robert Tetrault

Designing a GIS to Meet Real Needs in the MaldivesRobert Ryerson, Kim Geomatics Corporation

Mohamed Shafee, Kevin Lim, Ihsan Sadiq, and Ahmed Rasheed

TS 39Global Change/Carbon ApplicationsModerator: Soe W. Myint, Arizona State UniversityRoom: Garden Salon Two

Estimation of Woody Plant Aboveground Biomass for Bioenergy Production using Ground-based Lidar Remote SensingNian-Wei Ku, Texas A&M University

Sorin C. Popescu and R. James Ansley

Impact of Fuel Treatments on Carbon Flux During a Wildfire using Satellite Imagery: Okanogan-Wenatchee National ForestKyle Myrick, NASA Ames DEVELOP

Erin Justice, Brandon Cheung, William Danse, Matthew Willis, Susan Prichard, and J.W.Skiles

Uncertainties of Mapping Forest Carbon using National Forest Inventory Plot and Remotely Sensed Data Due to Plot LocationsGuangxing Wang, Southern Illionois University

Maozhen Zhang, George Z. Gertner, Ronald E. McRoberts, and Tonny Oyana

Burnt Area Products Quality Assessment Based on Landscape Metrics and the Pareto BoundaryJesus Anaya, Universidad de Medellin, Columbia

Emilio Chuvieco

TS 40Global Change/EcologyModerator: Jason Tullis, University of ArkansasRoom: Fairfield

Sustainable Management of Insular Environment using GIS and Remote Sensing TechnologiesJohn Hatzopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece

Christina Efthimiatou

Accuracy Assessment of Polarimetric SAR Land Cover Classification for Boreal EnvironmentsDon Atwood, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Benedikt Ripka

Lidar and Spectral Interpretation of Decadal Changes in the Ozark National ForestJason Tullis, University of Arkansas

Joshua Jones, Aaron Lingelbach, Jason Defibaugh y Chavez, and Fred Stephen

Using 3D Lidar Technology to Construct 3D Port Layout for Port Logistics SimulationYiching Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology

James Tsai, Chance Flanders, and Noel Perkins

TS 41 Resource Management Applications: Monitoring and Assessment/Invasive Species IModerator: Caitlin Chason, San Diego State UniversityRoom: Windsor East

Using Aerial Photography for Mapping Giant Reed Infestations along the Texas-Mexico Portion of the Rio GrandeChenghai Yang, U.S. Department of Agrivulture-ARS

James Everitt amd John Goolsby

Using High-resolution Satellite Imagery to Evaluate the Relationship Between Honey Mesquite Canopy Cover and Forage Production on Chihuahuan DesertAhmed Mohamed, New Mexico State University

Jerry Holechek, Derek Bailey, and Carol Campbell

Signature Separability of Native and Nonnative Herbaceous Vegetation in Coastal Sage Scrub using Spectral Time SeriesCaitlin Chason, San Diego State University

Contribution of Geospatial Predictor-variable Groups when Modeling Forest Invasive Species DistributionDennis M. Jacobs, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Dumitru Salajanu

Conference Program Thursday, April 29th 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM

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TS 42Special Session — Opportunities for Emerging Geospatial Professionals: Next Steps for Undergraduate and Graduate Students Organized by the ASPRS Student Advisory CouncilModerated by Members of the Student Advisory CouncilRoom: Pacific Salon Four

This session addresses opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students leading up to and following graduation. Topics plan on be-ing covered include: working with your academic advisor, continu-ing your education or entering the job market, what you can really do with your degree, among others.

TS 43Special Session — Mobile Mapping Moderator: Lewis Graham, GeoCue Corporation Room: California

Session IntroductionLewis Graham, ASPRS PAD (GeoCue Corporation)

Overview of Mobile Mapping for TransportationPaul DiGiacobbe, HNTB

Overview of the Applanix POS/LV for Mobile Mapping SystemsKevin Andrews, Applanix, Inc.

Overview of the LYNX Mobile Mapping Systemlbert Iavarone, Optech, Inc.

Overview of the StreetMapper Mobile Mapping SystemGraham Hunter, 3D Laser Mapping

Overview of the TITAN Mobile Mapping SystemCraig Glennie, TerraPoint/Ambercore

Session Concluding RemarksLewis Graham, ASPRS PAD (GeoCue Corporation)

TS 44Special Session — Extracting Vegetation Characteristics with LidarModerator: Dar Roberts, University of California, Santa BarbaraRoom: Garden Salon One

Ecosystem Structure Characteristics from Lidar Remote SensingWenge Ni-Meister, Hunter College

Spatially Coincident Satellite, Airborne, and Ground-based Lidar Data: A Discussion and Comparison of Forest Structure Metrics with Field ObservationsC. Sorin Popescu, Texas A&M University

Kaiguang Zhao, Demetrios Gatziolis, Ryan Sheridan, Nian-Wei Ku, Clint Harper, Muge Mutlu, and Jared Stukey

Mapping Urban Trees using Multi-return Lidar and Imaging SpectrometryBree Beylea, University of California, Santa Barbara

Keely Roth, Cheyne Hadley, and Dar Roberts

Advances in Three Dimensional Forest Structure and Habitat Mapping using NASA’s Laser Vegetation Imaging SensorAnu Swatantran, University of Maryland - College Park

Ralph Dubayah, Michelle Hofton, and J. Bryan Blair


Commercial Sessions11:00 AM to Noon

Commercial Session ILidarModerator: James Young, The Sanborn Map Company Room: Sheffield

Lidar Acquisition Best Practices, QA/QC Procedures and Accuracy Assessment to Insure a Quality Lidar Product to the End UserJames Young, The Sanborn Map CompanyPhaedra Pieper

Lidar Data Meets the MrSID FormatJon Skiffington, LizardTechMichael Rosen

Commercial Session 2OpticalRoom: HamptonModerator: Alexander Wiechert, Vexcel Imaging GmbH, Austria

Verifying the Calibration Parameters by the Direct use of Vexcel Level 0 Images in the Aerotriangulation ProcessStefan Corcodel, Fugro EarthData Inc.

DSM and True Ortho Generation with the UltraCamL — A Case StudyAlexander Wiechert, Vexcel Imaging GmbH, AustriaMichael Gruber

DMC: Optical System Development, On-orbit Results and Future DirectionsOwen Hawkins, DMC International Imaging Ltd.Liam Sills, Paul Carter, and Stephen Mackin

Commercial Session 3DMC II Camera Family – Z/I Imaging’s Next Generation of Sensors Moderator: Jack Ickes, Room: Windsor

Dalsa Ultra large CCD technology - Customized for Aerial Photogrammetry Holger Stoldt, DALSA, The Netherlands

A New Digital Camera Design – Best in Class Klaus Neumann, Z/I Imaging

Single Monolithic Digital Camera – Photogrammetric Benefits TBD

Commercial Session 4 Special Panel Session 2 — Digital Aerial Mapping Camera System Sensor Requirements from a User’s ViewSponsored by the ASPRS Primary Data Acquisition DivisionModerator: Gregory Stensaas, U.S. Geological SurveyRoom: Pacific Salon 5

The manufacturers from Special Panel Session 1 — Airborne Digital Mapping Camera Systems: Manufacturer’s Perspective (TS34) will ask the users and providers of aerial systems specific questions and allow discussion of important topics in this area.


Commercial SessionsThursday, April 29th 9:15 AM to Noon


2010 Memorial Address and Awards12:15 PM to 1:15 PM, Room: San Diego/Golden West Ballroom

This year’s Memorial Address will feature the life and achievements of Dr. Uuno (Uki) Vilho Helava, presented by Scott Miller.

The Memorial Address Series affords attendees an opportunity to hear about the great accomplishments of industry pioneers and learn how they continue to impact our profession.

HONOREEDr. Uuno (Uki) Vilho Helava, was born a native of Kokemaki, Finland in 1923. Helava graduated from high school in 1942 and married Inkeri later that year. Helava’s studies were delayed by the war and he completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Helsinki Uni-versity of Technology. He started his career at the Finnish Topographic Services and the National Board of Surveys but was soon invited to take a one year post-doctoral research fellowship at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) in Ottawa in 1953. Helava was invited to stay on at the NRC and stayed for 12 years in Ottawa and became a Canadian citizen and was raising 3 children. Helava was the first to write about the concept of analytical (computerized) plotters for photogrammetry in 1957. In 1965, Helava moved to Rome to work with Ottica Meccanica Italiana (OMI) on analytical plotters but moved on to the Bendix Research Laboratories in Michigan in 1966. The years at Bendix produced a wide variety of specialized photogrammetric systems primarily aimed at the defense market with commercial introduction in the late 70s. The most widely adopted products were analytical plotters for defense mapping and eventually commercial versions for the civilian market. When Bendix decided to leave the photogrammetry defense market (around 1979), Helava took over that business and formed Helava and Associates. As the leader of Helava and Associates, Helava continued to innovate and build highly specialized state-of-the-art photogrammetric systems including multi-stage comparators, analytical plotters, and automated orthophoto generation devices among others. In the early 80s, Helava formed a strong relationship with General Dynamics and jointly pursued the first generation of completely digital photogrammetric systems. By 1987 General Dynamics had purchased Helava and Associates but Helava continued to lead the group and develop new products for the defense and civilian markets. New photogrammetric products were produced under Helava’s watch through his semi-retirement from 1991-1994. Helava was quite prolific in his field with approximately 70 pub-lished papers, 10 patents, and a book. Helava twice served at director of the American Society of Photogrammetry (ASP) and received a Presidential Citation in 1970. Helava received the ASP Fairchild Award in 1964, the International Society for Photogrammetry Brock Gold Medal in 1972, the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award in 1977, the Surveyors Honorary Medal and the V. Talbert Abrams Award from ASP in 1988 and was named an Honorary Member of the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in 1992. Helava died the 6th of June 1994 after a significant battle with bone cancer.

PRESENTER Scott Miller is a native of Wisconsin who completed his bachelor degree in Civil Engineering in 1977. He joined the Defense Mapping Agency in 1977 and participated in the implementation and utilization of photogrammetric systems provided through Helava’s expertise. In 1980, Miller completed his Masters degree in Civil Engineering at Purdue University and continued to implement and manage topo-graphic mapping techniques for the Defense Mapping Agency. In 1983 Miller joined Helava and Associates and worked with Helava until his death in 1994. During this period he contributed to the development of several photogrammetric devices for the defense and civilian communities and was a principle developer of the now BAE Systems SOCET SETtm product line. Miller has published many papers in the field of photogrammetry and contributed to the fifth edition of “The Manual of Photogrammetry” and “Digital Photogrammetry: An Addendum to the Manual of Photogrammetry”. Miller was the head of photogrammetric development for the joint venture company LH Systems during the late 1990s and early 2000s and participated in the development of commercial photogrammetric instruments including digital sensors, image scanners, and Lidar scanners. Miller returned to BAE Systems in 2002 and was named a Fellow at BAE Systems in 2006. Miller continues to contribute to advanced photogrammetric systems for the defense and civilian markets.

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TS 45Sensor Design and Development: High-Resolution Systems IModerator: Kumar Navulur, Digital GlobeRoom: Pacific Salon Six

WorldView-2 Pan-SharpeningChris Padwick, DigitalGlobe

Michael Deskevich

On-orbit Geolocation Accuracy and Image Quality Performance of the GeoEye-1 High Resolution Imaging SatelliteDavid Mulawa, GeoEye, Inc.

Kevin Kohm, Nancy Podger, and Preston Mattox

Exploring the Spectral Bands of DigitalGlobe’s Worldview2 SatelliteKumar Navulur, DigitalGlobe

WorldView-1 Stereo Extraction Accuracy with and without MIN ProcessingJohn Dolloff, BAE Systems

Reuben Settergren

TS 46Data Collection and Management: Accuracy and Error Assessment IIIModerator: Xutong Niu, Troy University

Room: Hampton

High-resolution Stereo Satellite Elevation Mapping Accuracy AssessmentGerry Mitchell, PhotoSat

Kevin MacNabb

3D Accuracy Assessment of IKONOS Stereo Imagery using an Error-in-Variables ModelXutong Niu, Troy University

Precision GNSS Positioning Without Dedicated Basestations for Airborne Mapping Mohamed Mostafa, Applanix Corporation

Joe Hutton

New Developments and Challenges in Bundle TriangulationErwin J. Kruck, Geoinformatics & Photogrammetric Engineering, Germany

Balazs Melykuti

TS 47 Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction IIIModerator: KyoHyouk Kim, Purdue UniversityRoom: California

An Algorithm Predicting Building Rooftop Displacements on Aerial Photos using the 3D Coordinates of Rooftop and the Location of LensYoung S.Yang, Louisiana State University

Carol J. Friedland and Marc L. Levitanc

Roof Plane Segmentation from Lidar Data using Multiphase Level Set MethodKyoHyouk Kim, Purdue University

Jie Shan

Ridge Based Decomposition of Complex Buildings for 3D Model Generation from High-resolution Digital Surface ModelsHossein Arefi, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

Helmut Mayer, Michael Hahn, Uwe Stilla, and Johannes Engels

TS 48 Data Visualization/Hydrosphere ApplicationsModerator: Lisa M. Wedding, University of Hawaii/NOAARoom: Pacific Salon Seven

Consistent Color Resample in Digital Orthophoto ProductionYaron Katzil, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Isreal

Yerach Doytsher

Automated Image Interpretability Assessment by Edge Profile Analysis of Natural TargetsTaejung Kim, Inha University, Korea

Dongwook Kim and Jae-In Kim

Applying Remotely Sensed Lidar Data to Advance Marine Landscape Ecology in the Third DimensionLisa M. Wedding, University of Hawaii/NOAA

Alan Friedlander

TS 49Spaceborne Sensors/Web-based Data ServingModerator: Michael Hodgson, University of South CarolinaRoom: Sheffield

A Synthetic Sensor/Image Simulation Tool to Support the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM)John Schott, Rochester Institute of Technology

Rolando Raqueno

A Satellite-Sensor-Band Database Accessible Programmatically using Web ServicesMichael Hodgson, University of South Carolina

Shufan Liu, Ian Kramer, and Ben Sigrist

Powerful Web GIS for Participatory Low Cost MappingDmitry Varlyguin, GDA Corporation

Luke Roth, Julian Winter, Stephanie Hulina, Peter Claggett, Sally Claggett, and Fred Irani


Conference ProgramThursday, April 29th 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM


TS 50Special Session — Uncertainties, Errors, and Accuracies in the Study of Terrestrial Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) using Remote SensingModerator: Prasad Thenkabail, U.S. Geological Survey

Room: Garden Salon Two

Satellite remote sensing data and methods will be key to mapping and modeling Terrestrial Essential Climate Variables (ECVs), which are global in nature. Emphasis of this session will be to discuss and outline the uncertainties, errors, and accuracies in determining ter-restrial ECV’s using satellite remote sensing involving hyperspectral, hyperspatial, and advanced multi-spectral data.

Uncertainties in Classifying the Land Cover ECV of Mexico in the Framework of the North American Land Change Monitoring SystemRene R.Colditz, National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of the Biodiversity

Pedro Maeda, Gerardo López, Isabel Cruz, and Rainer Ressl

Uncertainties, Errors, and Accuracies in Land-use\Land-cover and Biomass ECV using Hyperspectral, Hyperspatial, and Advanced Multispectral DATPrasad Thenkabail, U.S. Geological Survey

Accuracy Assessment of Global Land Cover Data Set ECVs: Problems and OpportunitiesChandra Giri, U.S. Geological Survey

TS 51Ecosystem and Ecology Applications: Vegetation Mapping IModerator: Fang Qiu, University of Texas at DallasRoom: Fairfield

Analysis of Hyperspectral High-resolution Data for Tree Species Classification Petra Krahwinkler, Institute of Man-Machine Interaction

Juergen Rossmann

Forest Inventory at the Individual Tree Level using Lidar Point Cloud DataFang Qiu, University of Texas at Dallas

Caiyun Zhang

An Object-based Remote Sensing Analysis of Tree Mortality for Mixed-conifer Forests in San Diego County, CaliforniaMary Freeman, San Diego State University

Douglas Stow

Aspen Inventory using Remote SensingRandy Hamilton, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service/

RedCastle Resources

Kevin Megown, Jeff DiBenedetto, and Rachel Feigley

TS 52Resource Management Applications: Monitoring and Assessment/Invasive Species IIModerator: Steve Yool, The University of ArizonaRoom: Windsor East

Methodology for Measuring Spectral Characteristics of Conifer NeedlesLaura Calandra, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Wenhua Zhang, Lindi J. Quackenbush, Jungho Im, and Stephen A. Teale

Utilizing NASA Satellite Missions to Identify Bark Beetle Infestation in Sequoia National ParkMichelle Newcomer, NASA Ames DEVELOP

Janine Bird, Shaina Sabatine, Gabriel Sady, Ashley Stalzer, Cindy Schmidt, and J.W. Skiles, Tim Wheeler

Modeling Southern Pine Beetle Infestation Growth and Assessing Risk of Attack with LidarSorin C. Popescu , Texas A&M University

Jared Stukey, Kaiguang Zhao, Robert Coulson, and Andrew Millington

TS 53Special Panel Session — Open Student Discussion of the Conference and Future Possibilities with the SACModerator: Meghan Graham MacLean, University of New HampshireRoom: Pacific Salon Four

Panel of Student Advisory Council members. All students and young professionals are invited to discuss their overall views on the conference.

Beverage Break3:00 PM to 3:30 PMExhibit Hall

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TS 54 Special Panel Session — Lidar Calibration, Validation, and InteroperabilitySponsored by the ASPRS Photogrammetric Applications and Primary Data Acquisition DivisionsModerator: Gregory Stensaas, U.S. Geological SurveyRoom: Pacific Salon Four

Lidar Calibration and Validation Software and ProcessesAyman Habib, University of Calgary, Canada

Commerical Aerial Lidar Provider Cal/Val ProcessesGuy Meiron, Fugro Horizons, Inc.

Lidar Data Interoperability IssuesKarl Heidemann, U.S. Geological Survey

Calibration, Validation, and Interoperability from a Manufactures PerspectiveR. Valerie Ussyshkin, Optec, Inc.

TS 55 Data Collection and Management: Accuracy and Error Assessment IVModerator: Mohamed Mostafa, Applanix CorporationRoom: Hampton

Primary Factors in Orthorectification: Automatically Deriving Ortho AccuraciesGregory Grohman, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

John Strebeck

Geometric Calibration of the Phoenix V - A New High Resolution ScannerDonald Moe, SGT Inc. at U.S. Geological Survey/EROS

Theoretical Ground Accuracy Analysis Derived from Today’s Airborne Digital Frame Cameras and Direct GeoreferencingMohamed Mostafa, Applanix Corporation

Joe Hutton

Influence of Video Frame Mis-selection on the Accuracy of Moving Objects 3d Measurements using Close-Range PhotogrammetryMostafa A-B Ebrahim, Assiut University, Egypt

TS 56 Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction IIModerator: Yiching Wu, Georgia Institute of TechnologyRoom: California

Development of a 3D Reconstruction Technique for Supporting Power-Line Risk ManagementGunho Sohn, York University, Canada

Alastair Jenkins

A Biologically and Geometrically Inspired Approach to Target Extraction from Multiple-Source Remote Sensing ImagesLin Yan, The Ohio State University

Jiangye Yuan, Liang Cheng, Rongxing Li, and DeLiang Wang

Automatic Roadway Data Collection using Video Log Image Pattern RecognitionJames Tsai, Georgia Institute of Technology

Progressive Automation: Using Learning and Search to Intelligently Grow Road Networks From ExamplesWilson Harvey, TerraSim, Inc.

David McKeown

TS 57 Data Processing and AnalysisModerator: Paul Pope, Los Alamos National LaboratoryRoom: Pacific Salon Five

Object-specific Feature Extraction via Markov Random Fields Derived from 0th-Order Sigma-Tree SegmentationsSyed Ali Khan, Georgia Institute of Technology

Christopher F. Barnes

Detection and Robust Estimation of Cylinder Features in Point CloudsYun-Ting Su, Purdue University

James Bethel

Comparison of Two Different Surfaces for 3D Model Abstraction in Support of Remote Sensing SimulationsPaul Pope, Los Alamos National LaboratoryDoug Ranken

Simultaneous Adjustment of Lidar StripsRiadh Munjy, California State University, Fresno


Conference ProgramThursday, April 29th 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM


TS 58Special Session — “Preserving our Geospatial Footprints” - Ensuring Geospatial Records Viability through TimeSponsored by the Data Preservation and Archiving Committee, ASPRSModerator: Thomas Holm, U.S. Geological SurveyRoom: Garden Salon One

The GeoMAPP Partnership sponsored by the Library of Congress and featuring state GIS and Archive leaders from Utah, North Caro-lina, and Kentucky, has been focused on addressing the challenges of archiving critical geospatial data since 2007. Come learn about the challenges they have faced and lessons learned in their quest to discover and inventory state geospatial data, transfer data between the State GIS and State Archives organizations, moving data be-tween the state partners, and making these data publically available for user consumption and research purposes; and hear from the U.S. Geological Survey on their partnership with the National Archives and Records Administration involving archives and records man-agement best practices.

The Geospatial Multistate Archive and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP)William Lazorchak, Library of Congress

Preserving and Archiving Geospatial Data in Utah Cindy Clark, Utah State Government

Ensuring Geospatial Records Viability Through TimeJohn Faundeen, U.S. Geological Survey

TS 59Global Change Applications: Phenology/Landscape DynamicsModerator: Dawn Browning, U.S. Department of Agriculture-

Agriculture Research ServiceRoom: Pacific Salon Six

Phenological Studies using Spectral Matching Techniques at Global to Local Scales Prasad Thenkabail, U.S. Geological Survey

Linking Grizzly Bear Health with Remotely-sensed Vegetation PhenologyDavid Laskin, University of Calgary, Canada

Scott Nielsen, Jennifer Hird, Greg McDermid, and Gord Stenhouse

Species Specific Contributions to Moderate Resolution Vegetation Indices Derived From Sub-decimeter Aerial Photography — Prospects for Phenological MonitoringDawn Browning, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research

Service

Andrea Laliberte and Albert Rango

Spatio-temporal Analysis of Badland Extent in Southern Guam, Mariana Islands, using Tonal AnalysisYuming Wen, University of Guam, Guam

Maria Kottermair

TS 60Ecosystem and Ecology Applications: Wildlife HabitatModerator: Peg Gronemeyer, New Mexico State UniversityRoom: Garden Salon Two

Changes in Landscape Disturbance of Grizzly Bear Habitat in the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Alberta From 1975 To 2005Andrea Ram, Foothills Facility for Remote Sensing and GIScience,


Julia Linke and Greg McDermid

Using Object-based Image Analysis to Investigate the Spatial Distribution and Habitat Use by the African Wild Dog in Northern BotswanaPeg Gronemeyer, New Mexico State University

Megan Parker and Jason Karl

Identifying Sensitivity Thresholds in Environmental Models: When Does a Model Become Insensitive to Change?Mark DeVisser, Michigan State University

Using GIS to Model Common Loon (Gavia immer) HabitatAlexis M. Rudko, University of New Hampshire

Russell G. Congalton

TS 61Special Session — Urban Remote Sensing: Recent Advances and Future OpportunitiesModerator: Qihao Weng, Indiana State UniversityRoom: Sheffield

Thermal Remote Sensing of Urban Areas: Progresses and ProspectsQihao Weng, Indiana State University

Dale A. Quattrochi

High-resolution Multi-sensor Remote Sensing: New Opportunities for Urban ApplicationsManfred Ehlers, University of Osnabrueck, Denmark

Nighttime Lights: Current Capabilities and Future PossibilitiesChristopher D. Elvidge, NOAA National Geophysical Data Center

Change and Evolution of Urban EnvironmentsSoe W. Myint, Arizona State University

TS 62Special Session — Geospatial Education – the Status of GIS and Remote Sensing ProgramsModerator: Ann Johnson, iGETTRoom: Windsor East

Geospatial Support for High School ScienceDavid Stolarz, City University of New York

Geospatial Programs at Four-year InstitutionsMaribeth Price, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Changing Times, Changing Skills: Meeting the Challenge of Dynamic Geospatial Technologies through Workforce EducationScott Sampson, Mississippi State University

Support Two-year Colleges: Integrating Remote Sensing into GIS ProgramsJeannette Allen, Sigma Space Corp. at NASA

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TS 63Applications and High-resolution DataModerator: Abduwasit Wulamu, Saint Louis UniversityRoom: Pacific Salon Seven

Pleiades - Sub-meter Imagery with Direct Tasking CapabilitiesMike Smallwood SPOT Image Corp.

Towards Quantifying Movement of a Massive Lateral Spread using High-resolution Satellite Image ProcessingJackson Cothren, University of Arkansas

Brady R. Cox, Adam Barnes, Joseph Wartman, Jorge Meneses, Adrian Rodriguez-Marek

Mineral Exploration and Alteration Zone Mapping in Egypt’s SE Desert using ASTER DataAbduwasit Ghulam, Saint Louis University

Timothy Kusky and Safwat S. Gabr

TS 64Natural Hazards ApplicationsModerator: Cynthia Wallace, U.S. Geological SurveyRoom: Fairfield

Value of Monitoring our Home Planet (from Air and Space) Orhan Altan, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

A Sampling Approach to Forest Fuel Load Assessment Across Different Fire Regimes in Eastern Deciduous Forests using Small-footprint Discrete Return Lidar Jan van Aardt, Rochester Institute of Technology

Mary Arthur, Robert Kremens, Jason Faulring, and Donald McKeown

Development of Satellite Vegetation Indices to Assess Grassland Curing Across Australia and New ZealandDanielle Martin, Bureau of Meteorology

Ian Grant, Simon Jones, and Stewart Anderson


Thursday, April 29th 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Welcome Aboard! Welcome Aboard! 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Busses will leave from the bus entrance at the Town and country Hotel on a continuous basis to take attendees with tickets to the social events aboard the USS Midway.

The USS Midway Aircraft Museum is an unforgettable adventure for the entire family. Go to sea without leaving port!

Just for YOU, the attendees of the 2010 Annual ASPRS Conference, on Thursday evening, April 29th, ASPRS has arranged an exclusive evening aboard the historic aircraft carrier, the USS Midway, located in downtown San Diego.

The Evening Aboard the USS Midway is included in the registration fee for those paying the Full Speaker, Presenter/Moderator and Spouse/Guest Registration Fee. All others, including children, wishing to attend this event must purchase tickets in advance at the ASPRS Registration Desk in the Town and Country Hotel no later than 10 am on Wednesday, April 28. Tickets will not be sold on board the USS Midway. Adult tick-ets for this event are $75. Tickets for children 13 years of age and under are $30. Children over 13 years of age must have an adult ticket.

YOU will be able to l Descend deep inside Midway to the brig and engineering, where the

raw power was generated to operate a “City at Sea.” ; l Get a taste of what it took to launch and recover aircraft on Mid-

way’s 4.02-acre flight deck, one of the most dangerous places on earth.

l Learn what it was like to prepare 13,000 meals daily, how sailors ate in rough seas, shared space with bombs and mis-siles and found their way into sick-bay

l Experience the life of the men respon-sible for the USS Midway and the ships that protected her for 47 years. The war room, task force command center, com-munications, and living quarters provide a unique insight to two of the most pressure-filled jobs at sea

Refreshments will be served throughout the evening on board the ship.

USS Midway – was the Navy’s most accomplished carrier and now is the flagship of aircraft carrier museums.

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My Day-at-a-GlanceFriday, April 30th

Friday, April 30th


8:00 AM to 11:00 AM Exhibits Open — Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Exhibit Hall

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM ASPRS Board of Directors Meeting Sheffield


11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Technical Sessions — 75 - 82 varies, see description

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TS 66 Data Collection and Management: Accuracy and Error Assessment VModerator: Ayman Habib, University of Calgary, CanadaRoom: San Diego

Proposed Standards for Block Configuration Airborne GNSS Controlled Photogrammetry for Corridor Mapping ProjectsRiadh Munjy, California State University, Fresno

Mushtaq Hussain and Scott Rodrick

Impact of Camera and System Calibration on Photogrammetric Reconstruction using a Medium Format Digital CameraAyman Habib, University of Calgary, Canada

Changjae Kim, Eunju Kwak, and Yousif Alghamdi

Comparative Analysis of Alterative In-door Calibration Techniques for Medium Format Digital CamerasIvan Detchev, University of Calgary, Canada

Axel Ebeling and Ayman Habib

TS 67Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction VModerator: Sooyoung Kim, University of WashingtonRoom: California

Lidar Waveform Classification using Self-Organizing MapPiroska Zaletnyik, Ohio State University

Sandor Laky and Charles Toth

Wavelet Analysis of the Full-waveform Lidar Data for Land Cover ClassificationAhmed Shaker, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Wai Yeung Yan

Lidar-based Species Classification using Multivariate Cluster AnalysisSooyoung Kim, University of Washington

TS 68Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction VIModerator: Caroline Tyra, Fugro-EarthDataRoom: Golden West

Detecting the Topographic Changes of Spatial Features from SAR Satellite Images Based on the Multilayer Level Set ApproachYishuo Huang, Department of Construction Engineering, CYUT

Shang-Yuh Lin

Precision Processing of Hirise Stereo Orbital Images for Topograpic Mapping on MarsJuwon Hwangbo, The Ohio State University

Yunhang Chen and Ron Li

Advanced Feature Extraction using IFSARCaroline Tyra, Fugro - EarthData

Conference Program Friday, April 30th 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Exhibits Open8:00 AM to 11:00 AM

A special continental breakfast open to all conference attendees will be held in the Exhibit Hall on Friday, April 30th from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. This event is taking place before the Technical Sessions begin. During this breakfast time, you will have a great opportunity to leisurely view

the exhibits and continue discussions with the exhibitors begun earlier in the Conference. Be sure to include it on your calendar.

Board of Directors Meeting8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Room: Sheffield


TS 65Sensor Design and Development: High-Resolution Systems IIModerator: Angela M. Kim, Naval Postgraduate School, Montery

CaliforniaRoom: Pacific Salon Four

A Knowledge-based 3D Power-line Scene Classification from Airborne Full-wave Laserscanning DataHeungsik Brian Kim, GeoICT Lab, York University

Gunho Sohn

Simulating Full-waveform LidarAngela M. Kim, Naval Postgraduate School, Montery California

R. Chris Olsen and Carlos Borges

The Role of Workflow in Multisensor ApplicationsRuedi Wagner, Leica Geosystems AG, Switzerland

Felix Zuberbuehler, Gert Ferrano and Udo Tempelmann

A Comparison of Lidar Data with Pushbroom-based DSMTauno Saks, Leica Geosystems AG, Switzerland

Nicholas Boehler, Stephan Gehrke, Robert Uebbing

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TS 69Data Processing and Analysis: GIS Modeling IModerator: Greg Mauldin, Tallahassee-Leon County GISRoom: Pacific Salon Five

Developing a New ArcGIS Tool to Quantify Building-content Vulnerability from Storm-Surge Inundation Chandi Witharana, University of Connecticut, Center for Integrative

Geosciences

Thomas Meyer, Daniel Civco, and Jeffey Osleeb

Predicting Financial Loss Hot-spots using Monte-Carlo SimulationBandana Kar, University of Southern Mississippi

Processing Lidar Point Cloud Data for Mapping Surface Drainage in Karst LandscapesGreg Mauldin, Tallahassee-Leon County GIS

An Automated Approach for Modeling Stream Position and Type in South Carolina from Lidar-based DataBenjamin P. Sigrist, University of South Carolina

Michael E. Hodgson

TS 70 Urban and Cultural Applications: Transportation and DevelopmentModerator: Rodrigo Nobrega, Mississippi State UniversityRoom: Pacific Salon Six

Sociospatial Network Analysis for Rural Economic DevelopmentSteven Steinberg, Institute for Spatial Analysis

Sheila Steinberg, Jason Barnes, Sarah Keeble, and Erick Eschker

Road Network Entropy Based on Traffic Flow and Planar Network StructureKyoungjin Park, The Ohio State University

Alper Yilmaz

A Geospatial Framework to Analyze Impacts from Disruptions to Critical Infrastructures in Rail NetworkRodrigo Nobrega, Mississippi State University

Bethany Stich and Charles O’Hara

Using Mobile Lidar to Survey Railway InfrastructureDaina Morgan, Optech Incorporated

Eric Andelin and Gordon Perry

TS 71 Ecosystem and Ecology Applications: Vegetation Mapping IIModerator: Jan van Aardt, Rochester Institute of TechnologyRoom: Garden Salon One

Modeling ICESat/GLAS Waveforms for Characterizing Vegetation Vertical Structures Over Complex Terrain Sorin C. Popescu, Texas A&M University

Kaiguang Zhao

Vegetation Classification in the Brazilian Amazon with ALOS PALSAR L-band DataDengsheng Lu, Indiana University

Emilio Moran and Scott Hetrick

Comparing Discrete Return- To Waveform Lidar Data for Vegetation Structural Assessment — A Contemporaneous, Small-footprint Study in a Savanna EcosystemJan van Aardt, Rochester Institute of Technology

Jiaying Wu, Jolene Fisher, Barend Erasmus, Konrad Wessels, Renaud Mathieu, Gregory Asner, Ty Kennedy-Bowdoin, Dave Knapp

Conifer Health Classification for Colorado, 2010Beverly A. Friesen, Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center, U.S.

Geological Survey

Suzanne M. Noble, Christopher J. Cole, Steven L. Blauer

TS 72Special Session — Getting a Clear Picture of Environmental Impacts – Use of Aerial Photography to Prove and Delineate Toxic Waste and other Land Degradations Moderator: Robert Pope, Waterstone Environmental, Inc. Room: Garden Salon Two

Synthesizing Geospatial Historical DataShawna Dark, California State University, Northridge

Eric Stein, Robin Grossinger, and Travis Longcore

Zooming In – What Environmental Lawyers Really Look for in Aerial Photography During Litigation and Project Due Diligence: War Stories, Horror Stories, and Other Case StudiesJohn E. Van Vlear, Voss, Cook & Thel LLP

Just a Mouse Click Away – Data Collection, Management, and Analysis on a Single Integrated PlatformB. Deane, Chambers Group, Inc.

S. Smith and Craig Neslage

Stepping Back in Time – Integrating Historical Aerial Photogrammetry with other Investigative Sciences to Resolve Environmental IssuesRobert A. Pope, Waterstone Environmental, Inc.

Eric Lang and Eric Smith


Conference ProgramFriday, April 30th 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM


TS 73 Data Processing and Analysis/Urban MappingModerator: Jie Shan, Purdue UniversityRoom: Pacific Salon Seven

Global Urban Expansion: Using GIS to Quantify the Undeveloped Land Impacted in Metropolitan AreasJason Parent, University of Connecticut

Daniel Civco and Shlomo Angel

High-resolution Urban Land Cover Mapping using Object-based Fuzzy Image Classification TechniquesJie Shan, Purdue University

Ejaz Hussain

Land Use/Land Cover Mapping using Remote Sensing for Urban Development-A Case Study of Tarkwa and Its EnvironsBernard Kumi-Boateng, University of Mines and Technology

C. B. Boye and Yakubu Issaka

TS 74Resource Management Applications: Monitoring and Assessment IIModerator: Lloyd Coulter, San Diego State University Room: Windsor East

Using Repeat Terrestrial and Aerial Photography to Detect Vegetation Change in Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep HabitatErin Latham, Foothills Facility for Remote Sensing and GIScience,


Mike Dodd, Lacey Greene, Tom Stephenson, Mark Hebblewhite, and Greg McDermid

Assessing Forest Fragmentation in Connecticut using Multi-temporal Land CoverJames Hurd, University of Connecticut

Jason Parent and Daniel Civco

Time-space Radiometric Normalization of TM/ETM Scenes for Land-cover Change DetectionLloyd Coulter, San Diego State University

Allen Hope and Douglas Stow

Estimating Life-form Fractional Cover for Monitoring Shrublands using Remote SensingYuki Hamada, San Diego State University


Technical Sessions 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

TS 75Sensor Design and Development: High-Resolution Systems IIIModerator: Alexander Wiechert, Vexcel Imaging GmbH, AustriaRoom: Pacific Salon Four

Practice on Integrating Multiple Non-metric Digital Cameras into Aerial Mapping SystemFei Ma, M7 Visual Intelligence

10 Years Large Format Digital Aerial Cameras, a ReviewMichael Gruber, Microsoft

Alexander Wiechert

Monolithic Stitching: One Sensor Geometry for Multiple Sensor CamerasRichard Ladstädter, Vexcel Imaging GmbH, Austria

Gruber Michael and Alexander Wiechert

GPU Acceleration for Airphoto Process AutomationDavid Piekny, PCI Geomatics

Teodor Hanchevici and James Lutes

TS 76Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction VIIModerator: Lindi Quackenbush, SUNY-ESFRoom: California

An Intelligent Guide for Close Range PhotogrammetryMatthieu Bach, Université Laval - Sciences Géomatiques, Canada

Sylvie Daniel

A Volumetric Approach to Population Estimation using Lidar Remote SensingZhenyu Lu, ZL

Jungho Im

Comparing the Quality of Road Extraction from Lidar Data in Residential and Commercial AreasLindi Quackenbush, SUNY-ESF

Yue Zuo

Line Matching in Oblique Airborne Images to Support Automatic Verification of Building OutlinesAdam Patrick Nyaruhuma, International Institute for Geo-Information

Science and Earth Observation - ITC

Markus Gerke and George Vosselman

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TS 77Data Processing and Analysis: Feature Extraction VIIIModerator: Bingqing Liang, Mansfield UniversityRoom: Golden West

Estimating Impervious Surfaces from Medium Spatial Resolution Imagery: A Comparison between Fuzzy Classification and LSMAXuefei Hu, Indiana State University

Qihao Weng

Landsat ETM+ Image Classification by using Fractal-based Texture InformationBingqing Liang, Mansfield University

Qihao Weng

Application of Close Range Photogrammetry in San Agustin (Huila), Colombia, World Historical HeritageA. Campos, Department of Cartography, Agricultural Sciences,

Cundinamarca University, Colombia

W. Barragán, J.J. Martínez

TS 78 Hydrosphere and Atmosphere Applications: Air Pollution/ Atmospheric CO2Moderator: Yuyu Zhou, Purdue UniversityRoom: Pacific Salon Seven

Airborne Infrared Hyperspectral Mapping for Detection of Gaseous and Solid TargetsVincent Farley, Telops

Philippe Lagueux, Frederick Marcotte, Martin Chamberland

Comparison of Deep Blue and Land Surface Reflectance in the San Joaquin ValleyDaniel Fisher, NASA Ames DEVELOP

Puja Agrawal, Sherry Lehmuth, Andrew Nguyen, Kristin Roberts, Anthony Strawa, Lee Johnson, and J.W. Skiles

The Spatial Pattern of Sector-specific Fossil-fuel CO2 Emissions in USAYuyu Zhou, Purdue University

Kevin Gurney, Daniel Mendoza, Sarath Geethakumar

Monitoring Dust and Sand Storms Over the Middle-East Desert using Thermal Properties of Mineral Aerosols Derived from MSG/SEVIRIAdnan Al-Rais, Emirates Institution for Advanced Science &

Technology / American University in Dubai, Dubai

Ali Al-Suwaidi and Hosni Ghedira

TS 79Resource Management Applications: Monitoring and Assessment IIIModerator: Andrea Laliberte, New Mexico State UniversityRoom: Windsor East

Applying Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Techniques to Measure Pigment Concentrations for a Degraded Mangrove Forest of the Mexican PacificChunhua Zhang, East Tennessee State University

John M. Kovacs, Yali Liu, Francisco Flores-Verdugo, and Francisco Flores De Santiago

Using Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery for Mapping Salt Cedar Infestations in West TexasChenghai Yang, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS

James Everitt

Object-based Classification of Hyperspatial Digital Mapping Camera (DMC) Imagery for Potential Integration into the National Resources Inventory of Grazing LandsAndrea Laliberte, New Mexico State University

D.M. Browning, J.E. Herrick, and P. Gronemeyer

TS 80Data Processing and Analysis: GIS Modeling IIModerator: Peter Guth, U.S. Naval AcademyRoom: Pacific Salon Five

Integration of Lidar and Break line Data within the New ArcGIS® Terrain Data Structure (TDS) for Building a Multi-Resolution Terrain Model Ruijin Ma, University of Redlands

Tarig Ali

Improving Classification Accuracy of Spectrally Similar Urban Classes by using Object-oriented Classification Techniques: A Case Study of New York CitySunil Bhaskaran, Lehman College, City University of New York (CUNY)

Slope, Reflectance, and Viewsheds Algorithms for Arc-second Digital Elevation ModelsPeter Guth, U.S. Naval Academy

Proposal of 3D GIS for Spatial Data Visualization and Analysis over InternetChokri Koussa, INSA Strasbourg, France

Mathieu Koehl


Conference ProgramFriday, April 30th 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM


TS 81Natural Hazards Applications: Insect and Air-borne PathogensModerator: Ola Hall, Lund University, SwedenRoom: Garden Salon Two

Climate Change Impact on Dengue Fever in Thailand using Spatial AnalysisKanchana Nakhapakorn, Mahidol University, Thailand

Nathsuda Pumijumnong and Supet Jirakajohnkool

Remote Sensing in Epidemiology-- The Emergence and Spread of Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) in ScandinaviaOla Hall, Lund University, Sweden

The Association Between Urban Thermal Conditions and West Nile Virus DisseminationHua Liu, Old Dominion University

Qihao Weng

Conference Program Friday, April 30th 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

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Poster SessionsPosters will be on display in the Exhibit Hall throughtout the conference.

A Comparison of SAR Filtering Techniques on Agricultural Area IdentificationAsli Ozdarici, Middie East Technical University, Turkey

Zuhal Akyurek

A New Method of Measuring Long Term Urban Sprawl by Multi-Source Data: The Case Study of Greater Toronto Area, CanadaQingxu Huang, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Jonathan Li

Spatio-temporal Variation of Green Space and its effect on Urban Heat Island by using Fractal AnalysisHuaqiang Du, Zhejiang Forestry University, China

Demonstrating the Impacts of Surface Interpolation Methods on ViewshedsMarguerite Madden, University of Georgia

Douglas Lockhart

Effect of Urban Forms: Towards the Reduction of CO2 EmissionsYasuyo Makido, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

Yoshiki Yamagata and Shobhakar Dhakal

Spectral Mixture Analysis of Ancient Artifact ScattersTuna Kalayci, University of Arkansas

Application of Low-cost Digital-camera Data for Monitoring and Recording Seasonal Changes in Crop GrowthToshihiro Sakamoto, National Institute for Agro-Environmental

Sciences, Japan

Michio Shibayama, Brian Wardlow, Anatoly Gitelson, Shashi Verma, Andrew Suyker, Eiji Takada, Kazuhiro Morita, Wataru Takahashi, And Shigeno Miura

Using TIMESAT with AVHRR Imagery to Analyze Phenology in China Zhihui Gu

Wei Haiyan, Heilman Phil, Qi Jiaguo, Nearing Mark, and Zhang Yongguang

Remote Sensing Urban Heat-island Phenomenon in Four Texas CitiesDavid Prado, University of Texas San Antonio

Hongjie Xie and Steve Ackley

A Study on the SFM Indicator Analysis using Forest Cover Type Map and MORAN Index -Focusing on the Ecosystem Diversity Indicator- Kyoung Min Kim, Korea Forest Research Institute, Korea

GIS Database Design for APEX ModelMing-Chih Hung, Northwest Missouri State University

Paul Duckworth, Yi-Hwa Wu, and Jamie Patton

Geo-referencing of Aerial Images using High-resolution Stereo Satellite ImagesJaehong Oh, The Ohio State University

Charles Toth and Dorota Brzezinska

Mapping Urban Vegetation with High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images: A Comparison between Two Different LandscapesJindong Wu, California State University, Fullerton

Marvin Bauer

The Effects of CO2 and Herbicide Induced Stress on the Spectral Reflectance of MaizeSani Yahaya, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Michael Steven and Giles Foody

On the Fly Registration of Aerial Images in the Absence of GPS Signal Sudhagar Nagarajan, University at Buffalo

Toni Schenk

Determination of Velocities from Repeat Aerial Imagery Based on Matching Harris Corner Points in Object SpaceSudhagar Nagarajan, University at Buffalo

Bea Csatho

Impact of Land Use on Tree Canopy Height Distributions Determined by Lidar in and Around Kruger National Park, South AfricaKonrad Wessels, Meraka Institute, CSIR

R. Mathieu, GP. Asner, R. Main, IPJ Smit, BFN Erasmus , JAN van Aardt, J. Fisher, W. Marais, T. Kennedy-Bowdoin, DE Knapp, R. Emerson, and J. Jacobson

GIS-based Web Service for Studying Earthquakes using Open Source ToolsAsli Dogru, Bogazici University, Turkey

Gonul Toz and Haluk Ozener

Use of Radar Imagery for Investigating Urban Land Cover Changes through Angle MethodMohammed Raza Mehdi, University of West Georgia

Jeong Chang Seong

Utility of Combined Aerial Photography and Digital Imagery for Fault Trace MappingFlorante Perez, California Geological Survey

Jerry Treiman and William Bryant

Orthophoto Production of Multi-level BridgesOfelia Perez, Californai Department of Transportation

Mapping Tillage Intensity and Residue Levels for Carbon Management Over Landscapes using Multispectral Imagery Paul Doraiswamy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS

Bakhyt Akhmedov, Craig Daughtry, Jerry Hatfield,and Alan Stern

The Effect of LAI Based MODIS in Difference Scale to Gross Primary Productivity EstimationSupannika Potithep, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and

Technology, Japan

Rikie Suzuki, Shin Nagai, and Nasahara Kenlo Nishida

Application of Terrestrial Laser Scanning in Cultural HeritageMichal Kedzierski, Military University of Technology, Poland

Anna Fryskowska, Rafal Dabrowski, and Michalina Wilinska

GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for Watershed Planning: Five Years of Activities for the Maumee Basin, Ohio: 2005-2010Patrick Lawrence, University of Toledo

Assessing Simulated Land Use/Cover Maps using Similarity and Fragmentation IndicesJean-Francois Mas, Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental -

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

Azucena Pérez Vega

Validation of a Spatial-constraint Optimization Model for Hyperspectral Underwater Terrain and Inherent Optical Property-mapping in Case 2 Coastal WatersAnthony Filippi, Texas A&M University

Toshiro Kubota


Climate Change and Tree Species Modeling in the Eastern United StatesSusan Dunham, University of South Carolina

John Kupfer

A Videogrammetry System for Real-time Tracking of VelocityChad Oian, Trinity University

Jack Leifer and Bryan Weems

Thresholds Optimization using Genetic Algorithms for Binary Change DetectionJungho Im, SUNY ESF

Zhenyu Lu, Michael Hodgson, and Luquan Huang (May be presented by Zhenyu Lu)

Generalization of Digital Topographic Map using Hybrid Line SimplificationWoojin Park, Seoul National University, Korea

Kiyun Yu

Simultaneous Indoor Mapping and Localization by using Stereo Image SequencesYoung Jin Lee, The Ohio State University

Alper Yilmaz

The Same Landscape through Different Eyes: Exploring the Tradeoffs Between Spectral and Spatial Resolution When Mapping Plant Species and Functional TypesKeely L. Roth, University of California, Santa Barbara

Dar A Roberts and Philip E.Dennison

Verification of Multi-point Videogrammetry Measurements of Dynamic StructuresBryan Weems, Trinity University

Jack Leifer and Chad Oian

Remote Sensing and GIS Approach for Groundwater Exploration in the Red Sea Coast of Egypt Reda Amer, Saint Louis University

Timothy Kusky and Abduwasit Ghulam

Evaluating the Potential for Characterizing River Depth and Discharge from SWOT Measurements: A Case Study for the Ohio RiverYeosang Yoon, The Ohio State University

Michael Durand and Carolyn J.Merry

Baysian Image SharpeningSang-Hoon Lee, Kyungwon University, Korea

Mapping and Monitoring Hydrilla on Lake Tyler using Satellite Multispectral ImageryArun Kulkarni, The University of Texas at Tyler

Kiran Parimi

Methods of Point Cloud Registration and Modelling of BridgesMichal Kedzierski, Military University of Technology, Poland

Michalina Wilinska and Anna Fryskowska

Combining Observations in the Reflective Solar and Thermal Domains for Improved Carbon and Energy Flux EstimationRasmus Houborg, NASA GSFC

Martha Anderson, William Kustas, and Matthew Rodell

Micro-Terrain Feature Extraction from Numerical Analysis of Gridded Lidar DataS. Bruce Blundell, U.S. Army ERDC Geospatial Research and

Engineering Division

Randy Swanson

Boom Town, USAAmber Conrad, Texas State University

Analysis of Forest Change in Fire Damage Area using Satellite ImagesJoon Mook Kang, Chungnam National University, Korea

Joon Kyu Park and Min Gyu Kim

Terrestrial Laserscanning In Engineering Survey: Calibration and Application ExamplesAttila Berényi, Budapest University of Technology and Economics,

Hungry

Tamás Lovas and Árpád Barsi

Complexity Estimation Based Work Load Balancing for a Parallel Lidar Waveform DecompositionJinha Jung, Purdue University

Melba M. Crawford and Sanghoon Lee

Assessing Catastrophic Wildfire Risk in CaliforniaBrad Stricherz, South Dakota State University

Mark Cochrane

Assessing Changes at the Grassland Destabilization Experiment (GDEX) in the Nebraska Sandhills from 2006 to 2009 using Imaging SpectroscopyBenjamin Helder, South Dakota State University

Geoffrey Henebry (will be presented by Ming-Chih Hung, Benjamin can’t come due to military duties)

Extraction of Road Surface Information using Remote SensingHee Cheon Yun, Chungnam National University, Korea

Joon Kyu Park, Sung Soon Lee, Min Gyu Kim

A GIS Based Decision Support System for Forest Restoration Planning in Abandoned Coal MinesYosoon Choi, Seoul National University, Korea

Sungchan Oh, Hyeong-Dong Park, Hyun-Ho Kwon, Suk-Ho Yoon, and Wa-Ra Go

Modeling Ecotoxicological Stressors using GISNicolas Ramirez, Humboldt State University

Steven J. Steinberg

Genetic Adaptation of Aspen Populations to Spring Risk Environments: A Novel Remote Sensing Approach Lee Hightower (Haitao Li), University of Alberta, Canada

Xianli Wang, Andreas Hamann

Poster Sessions

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Exhibit Hall Floor Plan


ExhibitorsAGFA Materials Corporation Booth 408

Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) Booth 311

American Society for Photogrammetry Booth 101 and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)

Applanix, A Trimble Company Booth 415

ASD Inc. (formerly Analytical Spectral Devices) Booth 523

BAE Systems Booth 501

Cardinal Systems, LLC Booth 514

Clark Labs Booth 701

CRC Press – Taylor & Francis Group Booth 421

DAT/EM Systems International Booth 609

Definiens AG Booth 221

DiMAC sprl Booth 509

Directions Booth 107

DMC International Imaging Ltd Booth 525

Dudley Thompson Mapping Corporation (DTM) Booth 524

Dynamic Aviation Booth 316

E. Coyote Enterprises, Inc. Booth 300

Earth Imaging Journal Booth 107

EARTH Magazine Booth 107

ERDAS Inc. Booth 601

ESRI Canada Booth 716

ESRI, Inc. Booth 621

GEO:Connexion LTD Booth 107

GeoCue Corporation Booth 617

Geographic Resource Solutions Booth 425

GeoInformatics Booth 107

Geospatial Solutions Booth 108

GeoTec Media Booth 107

GeoVantage, Inc. Booth 710

HAS Images, Inc Booth 708

HyVista Corporation Pty Ltd. Booth 423

Icaros Inc. Booth 308

Imaging NOTES Magazine Booth 107

Intergraph Corporation Booth 401

ISTS Americas Corporation Booth 424

ITRES Research Limited Booth 302

ITT Visual Information Solutions Booth 515

IXSEA Booth 522

KLT ASSOCIATES, INC. Booth 620

Leica Geosystems, Inc. Booth 601

LizardTech Booth 214

M7 Visual Intelligence Booth 117

MDA Information Systems, Inc. (formerly MDA Federal Inc.) Booth 217

MosaicMill Ltd. Booth 520

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Booth 312

New Tech Services, Inc. Booth 212

NOAA, National Geodetic Survey, Remote Sensing Division Booth 201

NovAtel Inc. Booth 606

Optech Incorporated Booth 409

Overwatch Booth 206

PCI Geomatics USA Booth 608

PhotoSat Information Ltd. Booth 707

Planar Systems, Inc. Booth 113

Point of Beginning (POB) Magazine Booth 107

Professional Surveyor Magazine Booth 216

QCoherent Software Booth 322

RapidEye Booth 323

Riegl USA, Inc. Booth 207

SCANEX Booth 703

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Booth 109

SimActive Inc. Booth 422

SPADAC Inc. Booth 100

Spot Infoterra Booth 102

Telops Inc. Booth 309

TerraGo Technologies Booth 714

TerraSim Inc. Booth 321

Topcon Positioning System Booth 121

Track’Air B.V. Booth 420

Trifide Group Booth 705

Trimble Navigation Limited Booth 315

Urban Robotics, Inc. Booth 203

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Booth 213

Vexcel Imaging, GmbH (a Microsoft company) Booth 301

VisionMap LTD. Booth 325

VISIT Milwaukee Booth 223

Wehrli & Associates Inc. Booth 624

Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects Booth 615

Wuda Geoinformatics Co., Ltd Booth 324

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Exhibitor DescriptionsAGFA Materials Corporation Booth 408100 Challenger RoadRidgefield Park, New Jersey 07660201-373-4686; Fax 201-440-6794; www.agfa.com

Agfa Materials Corporation provides a complete selection of aerial film products including color and black and white data capture films, copy films and papers, along with color and black and white process-ing chemistry. Agfa Materials offers :Apertune Image Enhancement software, enabling total image control and enhancement after scanning to improve your digital work flow. Agfa Materials provides consluting and technical support through our experienced North American aerial sales team.

Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) Booth 311903 Koyukuk DriveGeophysical Institute – UAF Fairbanks, Alaska 99775

907-474-6166; Fax 907-474-2665; www.asf.alaska.edu The Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) of the Geophysical Institute, Uni-versity of Alaska Fairbanks, has over a decade of experience in satellite remote sensing. ASF is involved in a wide range of activities – from downlinking satellite data to developing data-analysis tools, value-added products, and training for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) users. ASF distributes data to national and international scientists, government agencies, with the primary goal of providing expertise, data, and service to the research community.

American Society for Photogrammetry Booth 101 and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 210Bethesda, Maryland 20814301-493-0290; Fax 301-493-0209; www.asprs.org

Come visit the ASPRS Bookstore to see ASPRS’ two new technical manuals, the Manual of Geographic Information Systems and the Man-ual of Remote Sensing, Volume 1. These two Manuals will be available for purchase; so take advantage of the show discount and save on ship-ping. ASPRS staff will be on hand to answer questions about member-ship, certification, and the awards and scholarship program. Ask about our upcoming conferences in Orlando and Milwaukee. Don’t forget to pick-up your complimentary copy of PE&RS and enter our drawing for free copy of our two newest books.

Applanix, A Trimble Company Booth 41585 Leek Crescent, Richmond Hill Ontario L4B3B3 Canada 905-709-4600; Fax 905-709-6027; www.applanix.com

Applanix, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trimble, develops, manu-factures, sells and supports advanced products and scalable solutions that maximize productivity through Mobile Mapping and Positioning. Whether it be precise position and orientation for mapping the seafloor, georeferencing of a LIDAR point cloud, real-time guidance of robotic vehicles, or a complete airborne mapping solution for generating direct-ly georeferenced orthophotos, Applanix has what you need. Established in 1991, Applanix strives to support customers around the world with exceptional service.

ASD Inc. Booth 523 (formerly Analytical Spectral Devices)2555 55th Street, Suite 100 Boulder, Colorado 80301 303-444-6522; Fax 303-444-6582; www.asdi.com

ASD Inc. is unsurpassed in solving some of the world’s most challeng-ing materials measurement problems with customer-focused solutions, service, and support of the highest quality and integrity. We collaborate with industrial professionals, analytical researchers, and remote sensing scientists to provide the most reliable, high-performance analytical instrumentation for real-time materials measurement, exactly where it is needed, on-site or at remote locations. Established in 1990 and based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, ASD Inc. has customers world-wide.

BAE Systems Booth 501Mail Zone 62-TAL10920 Technology PlaceSan Diego, California 92127-1874703-668-4385/800 316-9643; Fax 703- 668-4381www.baesystems.com/gxp

BAE Systems develops and distributes SOCET GXP® and SO-CET SET® geospatial-intelligence and mapping software. SOCET GXP incorporates the photogrammetric strengths of SOCET SET in one comprehensive package for eXtreme Analysis™, or XA™. XA empow-ers organizations to consolidate analysis and mapping tasks, reducing the dependency on multiple products. The current release, SOCET GXP v3.1 adds the Xport™ for dynamic hyperspectral and multispectral image analysis, terrain analysis tools, and video analysis capabilities integrated with Google Earth™.

Cardinal Systems, LLC Booth 514 701 N Oceanshore BoulevardFlagler Beach, Florida 32136-3309386-439-2525; Fax 386/439-0259; www.cardinalsystems.net

We continue to develop and improve the Vr Mapping software. It includes VrOne®, VrTwo, VrOrtho, VrAirTrig, VrMosaic, VrBalance, VrAdjust, VrVolumes and VrLite. Version 5.0 supports Windows 7 with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Vr Mapping and includes the beta release of the VrLiDAR software featuring vector collection from point clouds in real-time user definable eye-point stereo without imagery. Also sup-ported is the extraction of vector data from image based stereo with Li-DAR and from LiDARgrammetry. Vr Mapping supports stereo display on 12-Hz LCD monitors using the NVIDIA 3D Vision Bundle.

Clark Labs Booth 701Clark University950 Main StreetWorcester, Massachusetts 01610-1477508-793-7526; Fax 508-793-8842; www.clarklabs.org

Clark Labs produces the IDRISI GIS and Image Processing software. Since 1987, IDRISI has been used in varying industries in more than 180 countries worldwide. Environmental managers and researchers ben-efit from the unsurpassed range of geospatial tools—over 300 modules for the analysis and display of digital spatial information. The latest version, IDRISI Taiga, introduces the integrated Earth Trends Modeler application, specially designed for the analysis of image time series from earth observing systems.


Exhibitor DescriptionsCRC Press – Taylor & Francis Group Booth 4216000 Broken Sound Parkway NWSuite 300Boca Raton, Florida 33487561-994-0555; 800- 272-7737; Fax 561-361-6018; www.crcpress.com

CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group, the number one publisher in GIS and Remote Sensing, is proud to introduce the new edition of John Bossler’s bestselling work Manual of Geospatial Science and Technol-ogy, with contributions from 60 prominent researchers and practitioners. Visit our booth to see the latest books in Remote Sensing and Photo-grammetry and take advantage of special SHOW DISCOUNTS 15-25% off… New book ideas will be welcomed by acquisition editor, Irma Shagla.

DAT/EM Systems International Booth 6098240 Sandlewood Place, Suite 101Anchorage, Alaska 99507907-522-3681 / 800-770-3681; Fax 907-522-3688; www.datem.com

With over 20 years experience, DAT/EM Systems International is a leader in the development of software for digital mapping and photo-grammetric applications. DAT/EM Systems specializes in 3D stereo-viewing and precise feature data collection software. The SUMMIT Evolution softcopy system is the flagship product supported by the time-tested CAPTURE interfaces for AutoCAD, MicroStation and ArcGIS. DAT/EM Systems takes pride in a reputation for delivering top-quality software systems based upon direct user input and superior customer support.

Definiens AG Booth 221Trappentreustrasse 180339 Munich, Germany49 89 231180-0; Fax 49 89 231180-90; http://www.ecognition.com

Definiens eCognition™ is the original object based image analysis soft-ware enabling accurate geo-information to be extracted from any kind of remote sensing imagery. Intelligent feature extraction capabilities accelerate mapping, change detection and object recognition–delivering standardized and reproducible image analysis results. This assists data collectors, service providers and end users in integrating earth observa-tion and remote sensing data to generate accurate GIS-ready informa-tion.

DiMAC sprl Booth 509Charleroi Airport, South Terminal,Rue des Fusillés, Building S136041 Gosselies, BELGIUM 32 71 57 25 30; Fax 32 71 57 25 31; www.dimac.eu

DiMAC is a leading global provider of solutions designed to acquire air-borne digital imagery in the field of geographical information systems, and specifically for photogrammetric and orthophotoplan applications. Leveraging 20 years of expertise in aerial cartography, the company develops, manufactures, sells and supports state-of-the art yet affordable digital modular aerial camera systems. Particularly, the DiMAC digital aerial cameras feature TRUE FMC and TRUE COLOR that lead to the sharpest images on the market.

Directions Booth 107194 Green Bay RoadGlencoe, Illinois 60022847-242-0412; Fax 240-250-7257; www.directionsmag.com

Directions Media, now with four internet-based publications, is the worldwide resource for GIS news, location technology applications, and more. Directions Media publishes information regarding products, companies, and events in two weekly editions, plus two monthly maga-zines. Directions also presents the conference “Location Intelligence” which strives to bring together many sectors of the information technol-ogy industry that leverages location technology. On the web at www.LocationIntelligence.NET. Point your browser at Directions Magazine everyday, www..DirectionsMag.com, and for “breaking new” go to www.AllPointsBlog.com

DMC International Imaging Ltd Booth 525Tycho House20 Stephenson Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7YE UK44 1483 804299; 44 1483 803804; www.dmcii.com

DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii), a subsidiary of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, is a UK company specializing in provision of remote sensing services from a coordinated constellation of Earth Observation satellites. The company coordinates 5 satellites in sun synchronous orbit to provide daily imaging capability anywhere in the world with medium resolution multispectral sensors. The company provides on-demand imaging services for precision agriculture, forestry, environmental monitoring, flood monitoring, burnt area fire scar detec-tion, ice monitoring, and other applications.

Dudley Thompson Mapping Corporation (DTM) Booth 524Suite 2025 – 7445 132nd StreetSurrey, BC, Canada, V3W 1J8 604-592-6522; 866-902-2923; www.dtm-global.com

DTM Corporation was formed in September 2006, to provide aer-ial photography, scanning, aero-triangulation, digital mapping and orthophoto services. The principals, Nick Dudley, CGM and Mike Thompson, P.Eng. have a combined experience of 42 years in the map-ping sciences. Their focus is on accuracy, quality and timing of products and services using leading technologies and tools. For further informa-tion, please contact Nick Dudley ([email protected]) or Mike Thompson ([email protected])

Dynamic Aviation Booth 3161402 Airport RoadP.O. Box 7Bridgewater, Virginia 23112540-828-6070; Fax 540-515-9614;www.dynamicaviation.com

Dynamic Aviation specializes in providing turbine powered aircraft and aviation infrastructure to organizations with exacting data needs, but lacking aviation resources. We offer versatile, superior aerial platforms into which existing and emerging technologies can be installed to acquire data of all types. Our aerial platforms can be deployed to obtain LiDAR and multi/hyperspectral data. They may be used for aerial pho-tography, geophysical survey, and air sampling; as well as for aerial and maritime surveillance.

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Exhibitor DescriptionsE. Coyote Enterprises, Inc. Booth 300P. O. Box 1119Mineral Wells, Texas 76068940-325-0757; Fax 940-325-0941; www.coyote.net

ECE offers the IGI suite of instrumentation including precision flight planning and management systems, medium format digital cameras and thermal imaging sensors. On display in the ECE booth will be the medium-format gyrostabilzed mount from SOMAG A.G., which also provides the GSM 3000 gyrostabilized platform for all types of sen-sors. ECE, Inc. also represents the JAS 150 digital camera from Jena Optronik.

Earth Imaging Journal Booth 1071298 Main St., Unit A, PMB 4150Windsor, Colorado 80550970-223-6295; Fax 970-339-5517; www.eijournal.com

Earth Imaging Journal is devoted to exploring the world of remote sensing. The bimonthly publication focuses on the dominant business applications that support the international remote sensing industry. The magazine also delivers insightful perspectives on remote sensing policy initiatives and covers niche markets as they develop. Earth Imaging Journal is complemented by its Web site (www.eijournal.com), which delivers a variety of online resources: comprehensive articles, press releases, an international industry directory, and more. Subscribe online at www.eijournal.com.

EARTH Magazine Booth 1074220 King StreetAlexandria, VA 22302 703-379-2480; Fax 703-379-7563

Do YOU know your EARTH? Readers of EARTH MAGAZINE do! They get definitive coverage on topics from natural resources, energy, natural disasters and the environment to space exploration, paleontol-ogy and much more. EARTH explores the science behind the headlines with relevant editorial content, numerous photos, illustrations, and great maps, with an increasingly diverse mix of topics in each issue. EARTH is published monthly by the American Geological Institute.

ERDAS Inc. Booth 6015051 Peachtree Corners Circle, Suite 100 Norcross, Georgia 30092770-776-3400; Fax 770-776-3698; www.erdas.com

ERDAS – The Earth to Business Company – helps organizations harness the information of the changing earth for greater advantage. ERDAS solutions streamline decision-making processes and increase productivity. We create Geospatial Business Systems that transform our earth’s data into business information, enabling individuals, businesses and public agencies to quickly access, manage, process and share that information from anywhere. Welcome to ERDAS: a trusted name, with a new energy, and a new vision. Earth to business starts here.

ESRI Canada Booth 716Suite 900 – 12 Concord Place Toronto, ON, M3C 3R8, Canada416-441-6035 ext. 6393; Fax 416-446-1639; www.esricanada.com

ESRI Canada is a leader in providing world-class enterprise GIS solutions. ESRI Canada will showcase the PurVIEW stereoscopic viewing technology. PurVIEW allows users to quickly transform the ArcGIS Desktop into a precise stereo-viewing environment enabling 3D visualization. Please stop by our booth # 716 anytime to see PurVIEW in action or learn more by visiting our website www.esricanada.com/purview.

ESRI, Inc. Booth 621380 New York StreetRedlands, California 92373909-793-2853; Fax 909-793-5953; www.esri.com/remotesensing

ESRI’s ArcGIS software is a complete geographic information system that provides powerful data management, analysis, and visualization capabilities. ArcGIS includes an Enterprise Image Management System allowing organizations to collect, manage, produce and exploit large collections of imagery and rasters from various sources. By integrating imagery with other types of geospatial data, ArcGIS enables users to make better informed decisions and maximize the value of imagery.

GEO:Connexion LTD Booth 107P. O. Bopx 594Cambridge, CB1 0FY, United Kingdom44 (0) 114 268 1133; Fax 44 (0) 7801 907 666; www.geoconnexion.com

GEO:Connexion International is the leading business-to-business monthly magazine for users of spatial professionals across the globe. It covers applications of GIS, GPS and remote sensing within industry sectors, such as telecommunications, emergency services, public safety, government, utilities and retailing. GEO:ConnexionUK is devoted to the UK’s GI industry. Its special focus are on E-Government, Health, Public Safety, Retail, Environmental, Utilities, Surveying, Location-Based Services, Transport/Logistics and Telecommunications.

GeoCue Corporation Booth 6179668 Madison Blvd., Suite 101Madison, Alabama 35758, USA256-461-8289; Fax 256-461-8249; www.geocue.com

GeoCue Corporation is a software development and consulting services company specializing in geospatial production management solutions. We will be demonstrating our GeoCue product family of integrated solutions in booth #617 as well as during our annual user’s group meet-ing on Tuesday, April 27th from 1-5:00 p.m. These products provide an integrated end-to-end processing framework that, when combined with industry leading production tools, significantly reduces production time from data acquisition to finished product.


Exhibitor DescriptionsGeographic Resource Solutions Booth 4251125 16th Street, Suite 213Arcata, California 95521707- 822-8005; www.grsgis.com

GRS is an industry leader in GIS and Remote Sensing services and consulting. GRS is internationally known for our innovative techniques that enable us to perform highly detailed and accurate classifications of land-cover, fire-fuels, vegetation, and habitat in projects ranging from hundreds to millions of acres. GRS has developed state-of-the-art algorithms and processes for image classification, fire-hazard model-ing, data-entry, and GIS data validation. GRS also provides customized training, system design, and data conversion services supporting all major GIS applications.

GeoInformatics Booth 107P.O. Box 231, 8300 AE Emmeloord The Netherlands31 (0) 527 – 619 000; Fax 31 (0) 527 – 620 989; www.geoinformatics.com

GeoInformatics Magazine provides coverage, analysis and commentary with respect to the international surveying, mapping and GIS industry. Recognizing the integrated nature of the geospatial information indus-try, GeoInformatics presents thought provoking and useful information.

Geospatial Solutions Booth 108201 Sandpointe Ave. Ste. 500Santa Ana, California 92707714-338-6700; Fax 714-338-6717; www.geospatial-solutions.com

With more than 86,000 monthly visitors, Geospatial Solutions is the only completely objective online community to address GIS, Earth imaging, and related geospatial markets. The Geospatial Solutions audi-ence works with multiple technologies, and depends on a steady flow of updates to keep up with the rapid pace of the industry. Markets Served: Earth Imaging & Remote Sensing, Government & Military, Survey & GPS, Transportation & Civil, Engineering, GIS & Mapping, LBS, Utili-ties & Communications, Natural Resources, and Business Analytics.

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GeoTec Media Booth 1071030 W. Higgins Rd, Ste 230Park Ridge, Illinois 60068847-720-5600; Fax: 847-720-5601

GeoTec Media, publisher of GeoWorld, a BPA-audited monthly magazine reaching 25,050 subscribers, has been serving the geospatial community since 1987. Concentrating in government, emergency man-agement, environmental management, utilities and public works, Geo-World’s editorial helps professionals thrive in today’s marketplace. The magazine also hosts GeoPlace.com and the GeoTec Event in Canada.

GeoVantage, Inc. Booth 7103 Centennial Drive, Suite 350Peabody, MA 01960978-538-6400; Fax: 978-538-3064;www.geovantage.com

GeoVantage applies today’s advanced navigation and digital camera technology to a revolutionary airborne imaging approach. Recently exit-ing from John Deere as an independent company, GeoVantage has over 80 digital sensor systems operating within the U.S. and various interna-tional locations. Our approach offers on-demand land asset management more quickly and cost effectively than ever before. State-of-the-art sen-sors composed of GPS, Inertial measurement units and 4-band digital cameras enable rapid response and worldwide geographic coverage.

HAS Images, Inc Booth 708136 North Saint Clair St.Dayton, Ohio 45402 937-222-3856; Fax 937-222-2443; www.hasimages.com

HAS Images, Inc. is an aerial photo processing laboratory, producing a range of conventional and digital products from aerial films. Our digital services include image scanning with geometric precision using a LH Systems DSW 700 and Vexcel VX 4000 image scanners, rectification, mosaicing, and hard-copy output to 48” x 96” using the Cymbolic Sciences Light Jet 5000 RS large format digital printer. We are the exclusive Authorized Kodak Reseller of Aerial Products.

HyVista Corporation Pty Ltd. Booth 423Unit 11, 10 Gladstone RdCastle Hill NSW 2154 Australia61 2 8850 0262; Fax: 61 2 9899 9366; www.hyvista.com

HyVista Corporation specializes in the supply of airborne hyperspec-tral remote sensing imagery and information products for a wide range of application including geological mapping, mineral exploration, environmental monitoring, agriculture and land use planning. HyVista also provide imagery to support R&D projects in areas of future satellite simulation, defense surveillance, soil degradation and vegetation species mapping. The company’s mission is to provide our clients with “world best” survey service and product delivery on a worldwide basis.

Icaros Inc. Booth 30810301 Strathmore Hall St.Bethesda, MD 20852571-212-7721

Icaros delivers advanced geospatial ‘Mapping on Demand’ solutions with unprecedented speed and affordability. The Icaros proprietary photogrammetric processing system reduces processing time by orders of magnitude and delivers consistently superior results. The Icaros aerial system is designed to enable unprecedented flexibility, quality and accu-racy. The system “portable” design enables installation and integration on nearly any small aircraft that can be in the air collecting images in less than 2 hours anywhere in the world.

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Exhibitor DescriptionsImaging NOTES Magazine Booth 1071539 Platte Street, #204Denver, CO. 80202303.477.5272; www.imagingnotes.com

Imaging Notes is a premier publication for commercial, govern-ment and academic remote sensing professionals around the world. It demonstrates how remote sensing technologies and spatial information illuminate the urgent interrelated issues of the environment, energy and security.

Intergraph Corporation Booth 401170 Graphics DriveMadison, Alabama 35758800.345.4856; Fax 256 730 6708; www.intergraph.com

Intergraph’s photogrammetric solutions support your earth imaging requirements, from data acquisition to exploitation and data distribution. We provide the tools to produce maps, digital terrain models, orthopho-tos, and other geographic data. Our end-to-end earth imaging solutions include RMK D Medium Format Camera System, the Digital Map-ping Camera (DMC) system, flight management and post-processing systems, and photogrammetric data exploitation software suite. Our Z/I Imaging Solutions for photogrammetry give ease of use, data accuracy and precision, and performance throughout your project.

ISTS Americas Corporation Booth 42441716 Chadboune Dr.Fremont, California 94539510-676-0621; http://www.istsamericas.com/

ISTS has developed a complete turnkey digital aerial photography sys-tem, including a gyrostabilized mount, digital camera and “Radmetry” data processing software, which is smaller, lighter and cheaper than any on the market. Radmetry is a revolutionary set of software that, through an internationally patented “Soft Gyro” process, has eliminated the need for IMU data. Only digital images and GPS data are needed to produce a full orthorectified geolocated data set, including a DEM data set.

ITRES Research Limited Booth 302Suite #110 3553 31st Street NW Calgary, AB T2L 2K7 Canada403-250-9944; Fax 403-250-9916; www.itres.com

ITRES (1979) is an airborne hyperspectral remote sensing imager manufacturer and worldwide mapping survey provider. ITRES imagers feature unmatched precision, focus, and resolution for hyperspectral and thermal imaging of infrastructure and environmental applications. Our Lidar-ready systems cover all major spectral regions: hyperspectral VNIR CASI, SWIR SASI, MWIR MASI, hyperspectral thermal TASI and broadband thermal TABI. Supporting products include multiple sensor operation, remote operation capability, and (soon) in-flight geo-correction. New development: Wide-array thermal TABI-1800.

ITT Visual Information Solutions Booth 5154990 Pearl East CircleBoulder, Colorado 80301303-786-9900; Fax 303-786-9909; www.ittvis.com

Visit the ITT Booth at ASPRS 2010 to learn more about ENVI, the im-age processing software trusted by image scientists for years to extract important information from all types of digital imagery. You’re invited to watch live in-booth presentations and learn how ENVI will streamline your image processing and analysis workflow by delivering you seam-less ArcGIS® integration and automation of essential image processing tasks. Learn more about ENVI at www.ittvis.com/ENVI.

IXSEA Booth 52255 Avenue Auguste Renoir 78160 Marly le Roi, France 33 1 30 08 98 88; Fax 33 1 30 08 88 01; www.ixsea.com

IXSEA, experts in IMU and FOG technology, provides turnkey INS/GPS solutions for the airborne and land-based survey industries and meets their growing demand for accurate position, orientation and geo-referencing data. At ASPRS, IXSEA presents AIRINS, an INS for high and low altitude missions and all types of sensors.

KLT ASSOCIATES, INC. Booth 620100 Corporate Place Peabody, Massachusetts 01960303 -697-5475; Fax 303-697-5483; www.kltassoc.com

ATLAS was written specifically to handle solutions for all aspects of mapping 3D geographic data. ATLAS provides a fully integrated system for collecting, editing, and retrieving geographic information, SOFT-COPY STEREO data collection, Terrain tools handling LIDAR, TINs, DEMs. ORTHO rectification and MOSAIC of frame cameras, digital imagery, including cameras, airborne line sensors and spaceborne imagery. AERIAL TRIANGULATION provides solutions for even the most difficult mapping project, in an interactive environment. Visit us to discuss ALL your mapping needs.

Leica Geosystems, Inc. Booth 6015051 Peachtree Corners CircleSuite 250Norcross, Georgia 30092770-326-9536; Fax: 770-326-9586; www.leica-geosystems.us

Our changing world demands up-to-date geospatial information. To remain competitive means to provide the highest quality imagery more accurately, more reliably and faster than anyone else. Leica Geosystems is the industry leader in airborne imaging and lidar sensor solutions. With our range of real workflow solutions from flight planning to data delivery, Leica Geosystems helps you to get to better results much faster – at even lower cost. Leica Geosystems Airborne Sensors – Imagery for a changing world.


Exhibitor DescriptionsLizardTech Booth 2141008 Western Ave Suite 200 Seattle, Washington 98104206-652-5211; Fax 206-652-0880; www.lizardtech.com

LizardTech creates state-of-the-art software products and solutions that enable governments and businesses to manage and distribute massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered MrSID®, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format, and sits on the Technical Com-mittee of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).

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MDA Information Systems, Inc. Booth 217 (formerly MDA Federal Inc.)6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 400 Rockville, Maryland 20852240-833-8200; Fax 240-833-8201; www.MDAInformationSystems.com

MDA Information Systems, Inc., of Rockville, Maryland, is the leading provider of integrated GIS and remote sensing solutions to federal, state and local agencies, international organizations, and private companies. Established in 1969, MDA Federal Inc. specializes in all-source satellite image processing (orthorectification, multi-resolution merging, mosa-icking, digital printing), GIS applications, feature extraction, landcover mapping, change detection, weather forecasting, crop monitoring, geological interpretation, hyperspectral applications, and the continuous monitoring of the Earth’s resources.

MosaicMill Ltd. Booth 520Teknobulevardi 3-501530 Vantaa, Finland358 40 5965322; www.mosaicmill.com

MosaicMill develops EnsoMOSAIC digital aerial imaging and image processing system.

EnsoMOSAIC is a set of tools to carry out aerial imaging projects, from flight planning through photogrammetric processing to stereoscopic data extraction. EnsoMOSAIC software is suited for processing of large image sets collected with small and medium format cameras on-board UAVs or conventional aircraft. MosaicMill’s main products are: Enso-MOSAIC - aerial triangulation, ortho-mosaicking; EnsoMOSAIC 3D – 3D data extraction; NavCam - aircraft navigation and camera control; and CameraCal - camera internal orientation.

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Booth 3124600 Sangamore Road, Mail Stop: D-143 Bethesda, Maryland 20816-5003 301-227-2439; Fax 301-227-0117; www.nga.mil

NGA is a major combat support agency of the Department of Defense and an integral member of the Intelligence Community. NGA provides timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence (a combination of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information) to the military warfighter and our nation’s civilian senior policy and decision makers. NGA’s geospatial intelligence provides the knowledge founda-tion our customers need for planning, decision, and action.

New Tech Services, Inc. Booth 212P.O. Box 16301Sugar Land, Texas 77496-6301281-573-8029; www.nts-info.com

New Tech Services, Inc. specializes in the Sales, Service and Support of pre-owned aerial survey/mapping equipment and markets a powerful, stand-alone 3d flight-planning tool to calculate the amount of images needed anywhere in the world, accurately and cost efficient, streamlined with emphasis on Quality Control. All data can be exported to most Flight Management Systems. TFViewer can be freely distributed for the client’s archive. Visit: www.nts-info.com and www.TopoFlight.com. Please contact: [email protected] 1-281-573-8029. Llámenos, hablamos español!

NOAA, National Geodetic Survey, Booth 201 Remote Sensing Division1315 East West Highway, SSMC3, NGS3Silver Spring, MD 20910301-713-2663; Fax 301-713-4572; www.ngs.noaa.gov

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is responsible for defining, managing, and providing public access to the National Spatial Refer-ence System (NSRS), a consistent national coordinate system that provides the foundation for mapping and charting; state boundaries; transportation, communication, and land records systems; and numerous scientific and engineering applications. NGS develops standards and guidelines for conducting field surveys and helps to coordinate survey-ing methods among federal government agencies.

NovAtel Inc. Booth 6061120 - 68th Avenue NE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 8S5 403-295-4900; Fax 403-295-4901; www.novatel.com

NovAtel Inc. is a leading provider of precision Global Navigation Satel-lite System (GNSS) components and subsystems. An ISO 9001 certified company, NovAtel develops quality OEM products including receivers, enclosures, antennas, software and firmware that are integrated into high precision positioning applications worldwide. In environments where GPS only positioning may be difficult, NovAtel has developed SPANTM (Synchronized Position Attitude & Navigation) Technology -a tightly integrated GPS receiver and inertial measurement unit (IMU) providing continuous positioning and attitude.

Optech Incorporated Booth 409300 Interchange WayVaughan, ON CanadaL4K 5Z8905-660-0808; Fax 905-660-0829; www.optech.ca

Optech’s prominence as a world leader in the development and manu-facture of advanced laser-based (lidar) survey and imaging instruments extends over the last 35 years. Optech works closely with commercial, academic, government, and space-based organizations to meet their specialized application requirements. We offer client-driven solutions in airborne terrain mapping, airborne laser bathymetry, mobile surveying, 3D terrestrial laser scanning, space-based atmospheric monitoring, and mine cavity monitoring.

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Exhibitor DescriptionsOverwatch Booth 20621660 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 110Sterling, Virginia 20166703-437-7651; Fax 703-437-0039; www.overwatch.com

Overwatch, an operating unit of Textron Systems, is the leading pro-vider of integrated intelligence software solutions and services as well as robust satellite communications systems for today’s U.S. and inter-national defense and intelligence communities. For the past 20 years, Overwatch’s intelligence solutions have supported decision makers, counter-terrorism analysts, warfighters and first responders by providing proven tools that simplify the integration, analysis and exploitation of intelligence to present a complete operational picture and accelerate the time to-decision.

PCI Geomatics USA Booth 6084848 Tramway Ridge, NE. Suite 222Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111888-343-0003; Fax 888-629-4445; www.pcigeomatics.us

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of software and systems for geo-imaging solutions. PCI Geomatics provides products and solutions that help organizations turn geospatial imagery into useful information, through our high performance, automated and scalable image process-ing software. Since 1982, we have delivered innovative solutions for the environmental, DSI, agricultural and satellite data processing markets that use aerial and satellite optical imagery, as well as synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery.

PhotoSat Information Ltd. Booth 707Suite 1710, 1050 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC CANADA V6E 3S7604-681-9770; Fax: 604-681- 9790; www.photosat.ca

PhotoSat is a team of geophysicists and associated geoscientists specializing in the computer processing of satellite image data for the identification, evaluation, monitoring and regulation of natural resources and the mapping of related infrastructure. Our principal product is 1m contours and dem from 50 cm stereo satellite photos. Elevation accura-cies of approximately 25 cm have been confirmed with LiDAR survey elevations accurate to 5 cm and gravity survey elevations accurate to 2 cm.

Planar Systems, Inc. Booth 1131195 NW Compton Drive Beaverton, OR 97006 503-748-1100; Fax 503-748-5987; www.planar3d.com

Planar Systems, Inc. (www.planar.com) is a global leader in specialty display systems. Planar’s innovative StereoMirror technology meets the demanding 3D viewing needs of professionals in photogrammetry, remote sensing, geospatial intelligence and other complex visualiza-tion applications. Our stereoscopic monitors are regarded as having the highest stereo image quality available and unmatched viewing comfort. Planar is committed to provide the best 2D and 3D display solutions to the ASPRS community.

Point of Beginning (POB) Magazine Booth 1072401 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 700Troy, MI 48084248-244.6400; Fax 248-362.5103; www.pobonline.com

Since 1975, Point of Beginning, also known as POB, has been serv-ing the surveying and mapping profession as an informative national publication and more recently via electronic media, including eNewslet-ters, a comprehensive website, www.POBonline.com, and the industry’s favorite message board, www.RPLS.com. As our mission states, we are dedicated to helping the geomatics professional succeed through our coverage of new applications and evolving technologies, practical solutions to surveying and mapping problems, and business, legal and educational issues.

Professional Surveyor Magazine Booth 216Flatdog Media, Inc.20 West Third StreetFrederick, Maryland 21701-5331 301-682-6101; Fax 301-682-6105; www.profsurv.com

Professional Surveyor Magazine is the premier U.S. resource for surveying, mapping, engineering, GPS, and GIS professionals. Features include reviews of new technology and hands-on solutions, business management ideas, detailed project stories and more. We also publish Aerial Mapping and Surveyor’s Red Pages once a year. We also produce Pangaea which is a twice monthly e-newsletter covering many aspects of the industry.

QCoherent Software Booth 3221880 Office Club PointeColorado Springs, Colorado 80920719-200-6215; www.QCoherent.com

QCoherent is an innovative provider of high-capacity LIDAR software. Our extensive knowledge of LIDAR and geospatial software has been applied to LP360 (ArcGIS and Standalone) and LP Viewer desktop so-lutions and LIDAR Server for point cloud visualization and distribution via the web. With unparalleled performance in point cloud processing, classification, extraction, and operating environment options, QCoher-ent is the provider of choice for LIDAR software. Free evaluation and information is available at QCoherent.com.

RapidEye Booth 323Molkenmarkt 30, 14776 Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany 49 3380 8904 100; Fax 49 3381 8904 101; www.rapideye.de

RapidEye serves a broad spectrum of professionals as a geospatial information provider by developing and delivering a wide range of Earth Observation services. RapidEye owns and operates a constella-tion of five satellites which allow for over 4 Million km2 of imagery to be collected daily. This imagery is an integral part of their services, which have been designed to deliver superior decision making solutions. RapidEye: merging the art and science of managing geospatial business intelligence.


Exhibitor DescriptionsRiegl USA, Inc. Booth 2077035 Grand National DriveSuite 100Orlando, Florida 32819407-248-9927; 407-248-2636; www.rieglUSA.com

Riegl’s laser business is based upon the company’s 31 year heritage in research, development and manufacturing of time-of-flight based optical radar systems. Our products are used for terrestrial and airborne survey, geo-spatial monitoring, industrial process control, as-built 3D documen-tation, altimetry and aerospace applications. Today Riegl is recognized as the performance leader in the markets we serve. Riegl Systems are well known for their ruggedness and reliability under demanding envi-ronmental conditions.

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Science Applications International Booth 109 Corporation (SAIC)14668 Lee Road Chantilly, Virginia, 20151 703-676-4300; www.saic.com

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. For more information, visit www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions®

SimActive Inc. Booth 422465 rue St-Jean Bureau 510Montreal (Quebec) Canada H2Y 2R6514-288-2666; Fax 514-288-6665; www.simactive.com

SimActive is the developer of Correlator3D™, an ultra-rapid software solution for the generation of high-quality geospatial data from imagery. Designed for speed and ease of use, Correlator3D™ automatically produces digital surface models (DSM), digital terrain models (DTM), orthophotos, mosaics and 3D change maps at a fraction of the cost and time of currently available tools. Correlator3D™ accelerates project completion timeframe and does not require highly-trained personnel.

SPADAC Inc. Booth 1007921 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 600 McLean, Virginia 22102703-893-3500; Fax 703-893-8131; www.spadac.com

SPADAC is leading the fusion of spatial intelligence and predic-tive analytics. Our technology and services provide government and commercial enterprises with actionable intelligence to minimize risk, maximize opportunity, and ensure enterprise resiliency. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, SPADAC supports customer organizations within Defense, Intelligence, Homeland security, Civilian, and commercial markets.

Spot Infoterra Booth 10214595 Avion Parkway, Suite 500 Chantilly, Virginia 20151 703-715-3105; Fax 703-715-3146; www.spotinfoterra.com

Spot Infoterra is the Earth Observation division of Astrium Services, made up of the Infoterra companies and Spot Image. By integrating the latest developments in information technology and Earth Observa-tion, Spot Infoterra provides innovative solutions that span the entire geo-information value chain. We also serve diverse sectors of industries: environmental and land management, telecommunications, utilities, engineering, agriculture, defense as well as oil and gas exploration.

Telops Inc. Booth 309100-2600 ave. St-Jean Baptiste, Québec, Canada G2E 6J5 418-864-7808; Fax 418-864-7843; www.telops.com

Telops specializes in the design and production of sophisticated opto-electronic systems for the defence, aerospace and environmenal industries. It has developed an impressive Hyper-Cam product family. The Hyper-Cam Spectral Series includes infrared hyperspectral imag-ers which allow standoff chemical detection at a distance of up to five kilometers in both the LWIR and MWIR. Hyper-Cam IR Series includes the FAST-IR, the fastest infrared camera available and the HD-IR, the highest resolution infrared camera commercially available.

TerraGo Technologies Booth 7141600 Parkwood CircleAtlanta, GA 30339866-453-1609; Fax 678-391-9701; www.terragotech.com

TerraGo software extends the access and application of maps and im-ages for non-GIS users and customers. More than 850 organizations, in-cluding many defense and intelligence agencies, utility companies, pub-lic safety departments, and environmental engineering teams, depend on TerraGo software. With a strong ecosystem of partners, including Adobe, ESRI, ERDAS, Intergraph, BAE Systems and Trimble, millions of professionals use geospatial data enabled by TerraGo in order to be more productive, improve quality and make better decisions.

TerraSim Inc. Booth 321One Gateway Center, Suite 2050 420 Fort Duquesne Blvd. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222412-232-3646; Fax 412-232-3649; www.terrasim.com

TerraSim, Inc. provides software solutions and services for advanced geospatial visualization. TerraTools® 3.8 employs innovative tech-nology to seamlessly create realistic simulations with full geospatial accuracy. High-performance 3D visualization and interactive 3D GIS feature query are delivered through our TSGFly™ 6.5 and TerraTours® 3.8 viewers. DEMTools and RoadMAP from TerraSim® are standalone source data preparation solutions for automated geospatial data process-ing. Visit booth 321 to learn how products from TerraSim can exceed your geospatial visualization requirements.

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Exhibitor DescriptionsTopcon Positioning System Booth 1217400 National DriveLivermore, California 94550925-245 8300; Fax 925-245-8591; www.topconpositioning.com

Topcon Positioning Systems Inc. is headquartered in Livermore, California, and designs and manufactures precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, mapping and GIS, asset management, and mobile control markets. The company has worldwide employee operations and dealer networks. Topcon is dedicated to developing the best instruments and solutions possible to perform tasks accurately and quickly. TPS’ parent company, Topcon Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange – 7732), was founded in 1932.

Track’Air B.V. Booth 420Zutphenstraat 55 7575 EJ Oldenzaal THE Netherlands 31 541 229 030; Fax 31 541 229 033; www.trackair.com

Lead’Air, Inc. 4009 5th St, Ste 102 Kissimmee, Florida 34741 407- 343-7571; Fax 407-343-7572

Track’Air B.V. and Lead’Air, Inc. develop and distribute affordable, effective tools to the worldwide aerial survey community. Aerial Flight Management Systems (FMS) are the main products of these compa-nies. Our FMS can be operated with a large variety of aerial survey equipment. To date, over 750 organizations are operating our FMS worldwide. Our latest FMS, the NanoTrack, is setting new standards for performance and affordability.

Trifide Group Booth 70514071 Bear Creek Drive Vancouver, DC V3W821 CANADA 604-614-5751; www.trifidegroup.com

Trifide Group is an international Geomatics services organization, cur-rently promoting a new mobile mapping technology that produces high resolution 3D pictures/images from the ground view, georeferenced so that any point/pixel on each image has the highest absolute accuracy of any mobile mapping system. Developed at Belgium University, the system is not reliant on GPS technology and eliminates the inaccuracies of GPS in dense urban areas. See the most efficient surveying technol-ogy in the world.

Trimble Navigation Limited Booth 31510355 Westmoor Drive, STE 100Westminster, Colorado 80021720-587-4905; Fax 720-587-4878; www.trimble.com/geospatial

Using mobile mapping, photogrammetry, and laser scanning to comple-ment Trimble’s Integrated Surveying, Spatial Imaging, Site Position-ing, and Mapping & GIS solutions, our focus is on integrating these technologies into end-to-end solutions that effectively tackle real-world challenges faced by service providers as well as infrastructure manag-ers. Our solutions streamline the collection and maintenance of high accuracy as-built models for aerial and land mobile mapping, transpor-tation, and utilities and energy transmission & distribution industries.

Urban Robotics, Inc. Booth 20333 NW First Avenue, Ste. 200 Portland, Oregon 97209 503-224-9239; Fax 503-210-1910; www.urbanrobotics.net

Urban Robotics Inc. provides cutting edge software and hardware solu-tions for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) applications. Products include aerial EO and NearIR digital sensor systems, high per-formance aerial and ground computer clusters, and automated algorithms for generating fast turn-around orthorectified maps. Customers include federal agencies, military forces and private corporations. With products deployed around the world, Urban Robotics has a proven track record of bringing advanced technologies quickly into deployed products.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Booth 213USGS - Land Remote Sensing, Strategic Communications Manager12201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia 20192703-648-4462; Fax: 703-648-5939; www.usgs.gov

The USGS Land Remote Sensing (LRS) Program and the Earth Research and Observation Science Center (EROS) located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota serves as is the Nation’s portal to the largest archive of remotely sensed land data in the world. Working with NASA, NOAA, commer-cial satellite companies, State and local governments, and international programs, the LRS Program collects, maintains, and distributes millions of images acquired from satellite and aircraft sensors. From such images scientists and land managers, both public and private, derive information about natural resources, hazards, and long-term changes to the landscape. Through advancements in data archive and processing technology and through the operation and maintenance of satellites such as Landsats 5 and 7, the LRS Program provides continuous access to worldwide land images that can be used in mankind’s effort to sustain the ever-changing Earth.”

Vexcel Imaging, GmbH (a Microsoft company) Booth 3011690 38th StreetBoulder, Colorado 80301303-546-1301; Fax: 425-936-7329; www.microsoft.com/ultracam

Acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2006, Vexcel Imaging GmbH brings 20 years of photogrammetry expertise to Microsoft’s Bing Maps business unit. Offerings include the UltraCamXp large format system; the UltraCamXp Wide Angle for small scale mapping; the smaller, lighter and cost-effective UltraCamL medium format sensor for organizations flying smaller aircraft; and UltraMap workflow software for a complete and integrated photogrammetric workflow for UltraCam images. Visit us and partners on the show floor in Booth #301

Virtual Geomatics, Inc. Booth 106

VisionMap LTD. Booth 32513 Mozes St. 67442Tel Aviv, Israel 972-3-6091042; Fax 972-3-6091043; www.visionmap.com

VisionMap LTD. provides state-of-the-art digital automatic aerial survey and mapping systems. VisionMap’s unique A3 aerial metric camera offers image acquisition capabilities that exceed industry-standard sensors. A3’s camera is complemented by a fully automatic data processing system that optimizes mapping work and shortens the cycle from flight to product. VisionMap Systems set a new standard for productivity in the geospatial data industry and are deployed in Europe, the U.S. and the Middle East.


Exhibitor DescriptionsVISIT Milwaukee Booth 223648 N. Plankinton AvenueMilwaukee, Wisconsin 53203414-287-4246; www.visitmilwaukee.org

Stop by Booth 223 and learn why Milwaukee was selected as the site for the 2011 ASPRS Annual Conference. Milwaukee is known as the jewel of the Great Lakes, located on southwestern shore of Lake Michi-gan and is the home of numerous sports venues and unique attractions including the House of Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Co. You can see the latest Harley in this booth today!

Wehrli & Associates Inc. Booth 6247 Upland DriveValhalla, New York 10595914-948-7941; www.wehrliassoc.com

Wehrli & Associates Inc. designs, develops and manufactures advanced photogrammetric products. Our product line includes photoscanners, digital aerial cameras, airborne stabilizing platform as well as a soft-ware suite ranging from flight management to data acquisition to data rectification. Our family of digital, push-broom aerial cameras adapt to a variety of applications from conventional imagery for stereo compila-tion and orthophoto rectification to high oblique imagery for public safety applications to true color nadir imagery integrated to LIDAR data collection systems.

Wilson & Company, Inc., Booth 615 Engineers & Architects4900 Lang Avenue, NE Albuquerque, NM 87109800-254-5345; Fax 505-348-4055; www.wilsonco.com

Celebrating 78 years of service, Wilson & Company was founded in 1932, and is a multi-disciplinary surveying, mapping, and engineering firm employing staff throughout 19 offices in nine states. Their staff of over 500 professionals includes surveyors; mappers; GIS specialists; pilots; and engineers. The firm provides services to a diverse client base including federal and municipal governments, public transportation agencies, railroad companies, industrial and commercial corporations, private developers, institutional, primary and secondary education, healthcare, and renewable energy companies.

Wuda Geoinformatics Co., Ltd Booth 324WHU S&T Park, East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, Wuhan 430223, China_86-27-87196288 ext. 8059; Fax 86-27-87196133; www.geostar.com.cn

Wuda Geoinformatics Co., Ltd (hereinafter as “WUDA GEO”) is a global geospatial information service provider in China. WUDA GEO possesses international advanced instruments of surveying and mapping, such as DMC, ADS40, as well as data-processing software “GeoOne” and GIS platform software “GeoGlobe” with IPR (Intellectu-al Property Right). WUDA GEO can provide spatial services including aerial photography, vector mapping, orthophotos, Lidar data processing, digital terrain models, 3D city models, 3D Texture and various spatial solutions.

ASPRS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

ASPRS 2010 Fall Conference Doubletree Hotel at Entrance to Universal Orlando

Orlando, FloridaNovember 15-18, 2010

ASPRS 2011 Annual ConferenceMidwest Airline CenterMilwaukee, Wisconsin

May 1-5, 2011

ASPRS 2011 Fall Pecora ConferenceHilton Hotel at Washington Dulles Airport

Herndon, VirginiaNovember 14-17, 2011

ASPRS 2012 Annual ConferenceSacramento Convention Center

Sacramento, CaliforniaMarch 19-23, 2012

ASPRS/MAPPS 2012 Fall ConferenceMarriott Tampa Bay Waterside Hotel

Tampa, FloridaOctober 29-November 1, 2012

ASPRS 2013 Annual ConferenceBaltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel

Baltimore, MarylandMarch 24-28, 2013

ASPRS 2015 Annual ConferenceMarriott Tampa Bay Waterside Hotel

Tampa, FloridaMarch 4-8, 2015

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Presenter Index

Abdullah, Qassim A. 16, 27Abraham, Dan 33Adhikari, Sanchayeeta 17Agata, Orych 19Alameh, Nadine 32Ali Khan, Syed 57Allen, Jeannette 62Al-Rais, Adnan 19, 78Altan, Orhan 64Alvarez, David 18Amer, Reda PosterAnaya, Jesus 39Andrews, Kevin 33Arefi, Hossein 47Atwood, Don 40Ayman, Habib 2Bach, Matthieu 76Benson, Mike 5Berényi, Attila PosterBeylea, Bree 44Bhaskaran, Sunil 80Blak, Timothy 16Blonquist, Keith F 32Blundell, S. Bruce PosterBogle, Rian 1Bouali, Marouan 14Browning, Dawn 59Calandra, Laura 52Campos, A. 77Chason, Caitlin 41Chen, Hainan 29Choi, Yosoon PosterClark, Cindy 58Colditz, Rene R. 50Congalton, Russell 20, 31Conrad, Amber PosterCorcodel Stefan CS 2 Cothren, Jackson 63Coulter, Lloyd 74Craig, Michael 22Craun, Kari 5Cross, Barry 27Cruz, Chris 11Dark, Shawna 72Daroonwan, Kamthonkiat 33Davis, Bruce A. 10Dean, B. 72Detchev, Ivan 66DeVisser, Mark 60DiGiacobbe, Paul 33Dodd, Mike 74Dogru, Asli PosterDolloff, John 45Doraiswamy, Paul PosterDowney, Michael 37Du, Huaqiang PosterDunham, Susa PosterEbrahim, Mostafa 55Ehlers, Manfred 61Elvidge, Christopher D. 61Emerson, Charles 8Evans, Adam 27Farley, Vincent 78Faundeen, John 58Filippi, Anthony PosterFisher, Dan 78Fraley, Grant 23 Fraser, Clive S. 1 Freeman, Mary 51 Friesen, Beverly 71 Gehrke, Stephan 37 Giri, Chandra 50 Glennie, Craig 33 Gong, Binglei 15 Goulden, Tristan 2 Graham, Lewis 33, 43 Grant, Darion 12

Greg Stensaas CS 4 Grohman, Gregory 55 Gronemeyer, Peg 60Gruber, Michael 75Gu, Zhihui PosterGuevara, Armando 27Guth, Peter 80Habib, Ayman 66, 54Hall, Ola 81Hamada, Yuki 74Hamilton, Randy 51Harendra, Teotia 8Harvey, Wilson 56Hatzopoulos, John 18, 40Hawkins, Owen CS 2 Heidemann, H. Karl 16, 54Helder, Benjamin PosterHightower, Lee (Haitao Li) PosterHird, Jennifer 19Hodgson, Michael E. 10, 49Holm, Thomas 58Hong, Gang 12Hoover, Mark 7Houborg, Rasmus 18, PosterHu, Xuefei 77Huang, Qingxu PosterHuang, Yishuo 68Huberty, Brian 34Hung, Ming-Chih PosterHunter, Graham 33Hurd, James 74Hwangbo, Juwon 68Iavarone, Ibert 33Im, Jungho PosterJacobs, Dennis M. 41Jama, Michal 12Jensen, Jennifer 17Jensen, John 20, 31Johnson, Ann 62Johnson, Shawana 38Jung, Jinha PosterKalayci, Tuna PosterKang, Joon Mook PosterKar, Bandana 69Katzil, Yaron 48Kedzierski, Michal PosterKim, Angela M. 65Kim, Heungsik Brian 65Kim, KyoHyouk 47Kim, Kyoung Min PosterKim, Sooyoung 67Kim, Taejung 48Koussa, Chokri 80Krahwinkler, Petra 51Kramer, Ian 21Kruck, Erwin J. 46Ku, Nian-Wei 39Kulkarni, Arun 21, PosterKumi-Boateng, Bernard 73Laliberte, Andrea 23, 79Lanier, Prather 23Laskin, David 59Lawrence, Patrick PosterLazorchak, Butch 58Lee, I-Chieh 15, 29Lee, Jun Hak 30Lee, Sang-Hoon PosterLee, Taeyoon 15Lee, Young Jin PosterLevin, Eugene 36Lewis,Chris 4Li, Ding 2Li, Zhe 6Liang, Bingqing 77Li-Chee Ming, Julien 1Lim, Kevin 30Lippitt, Christopher 32

Liu, Hua 81Liu, Yawen 36Lovin, Jeff 27Lu, Dengsheng 71Ma, Fei 75Ma, Ruijin 29, 80MacLean, Meghan 7, 53Madden , Marguerite Poster Majji, Manoranjan 13Makido, Yasuyo PosterMarshall, John 35Martin, Danielle 64Mas, Jean-Francois PosterMathews, Louise 33Mauldin, Greg 69Mehdi, Mohammed Raza PosterMeiron, Guy 54Meixner, Philipp 14Meng, Xuelian 4Mercer, Bryan 8Miller, Marvin 5Mitchell, Gerry 4, 46Moe, Donald 55Moe, Tun Lin 3Mohamed, Ahmed 41Mondello, Charles 10, 27Morgan, Daina 70Moskal, Monica 25Moss, Erin 2Mostafa, Mohamed 46, 55Mulawa, David 45Munjy, Riadh 37, 57, 66Myint, Soe W. 28, 61Myrick, Kyle 39Nagarajan, Sudhagar PosterNagy, Timothy 35Nakhapakorn, Kanchana 81Navulur, Kumar 24, 45Neumann, Klaus 27, CS 3Newcomer, Michelle 52Ni-Meister, Wenge 44Nir, Arik 21Niu, Xutong 36, 46Nobrega, Rodrigo 70Nyaruhuma, Adam Patrick 76Olson, Charles 3Oh, Jaehong PosterOian, Chad PosterOzacar, Biricik Gozde 6Ozdarici, Asli PosterPadwick, Chris 45Pai, Naresh 8Park, Woojin PosterSaraswat, Dharmendra 8Parent, Jason 73Park, Kyoungjin 70Perez, Florante PosterPerez, Ofelia PosterPiekny, David 75Pope, Paul 57Pope, Robert A. 72Popescu, Sorin 44, 52, 71Potithep, Supannika PosterPrado, David PosterPrice, Maribeth 62Qiu, Fang 51Quackenbush, Lindi 76Ram, Andrea 60Ramirez, Nicolas PosterRao, Mahesh 6Rauhala, Urho 26Rempel, Harold W. 16Renaudin, Erwan 13Richardson, Jeffrey J. 25Roberts, Dar 44Roth, Keely L. PosterRudko, Alexis M. 60

Ruedi Wagner 65Ryerson, Robert 38Sakamoto, Toshihiro PosterSampath, Aparajithan 36Sampson, Scott 62Sault, Maryellen 29Schmidt, Cindy 11Schott, John 49Shaker, Ahmed 35, 67Shan, Jie 20, 31, 73Sheridan, Ryan 30Shor, Erez 27Sigrist, Benjamin P. 69Sivanpillai, Ramesh 11Skiffington, Jon CS 1Skopljak, Boris 12Sohn, Gunho 56Stahley, Tim 22Steinberg, Steven 70Stensaas, Greg 54Stojic, Mladen 14Stolarz, David 62Stoldt, Holger CS 3Stricherz, BradStudent Advisory Council 9, 42Su, Yun-Ting 57Swatantran, Anu 44Swetnam, Tyson 25Tauno Saks 65Taylor, Charles 26Teng, William 33Theiss, Henry 23Theiss, Henry 35Thenkabail, Prasad 22, 59Thomassie, Brett 5Toth, Charles 26Tsai, James 40, 56Tullis, Jason 40Tyra, Caroline 68Ussyshkin, R. Valerie 13, 54van Aardt, Jan 32, 64, 71Van Vlear, John E. 72Varlyguin, Dmitry 49Wagner, Ruedi 27Wahid, Ahmed 19Wang, Guangxing 39Wang, Sendo 28Wang, Yandong 14Wang, Yong 21Waters, Kirk 16Wedding, Lisa 20, 31, 48Weems, Bryan PosterWegner, Brian 27Wen, Yuming 59Weng, Qihao 61Wessels, Konrad PosterWhite, Davina 7Wiechert, Alexander CS 2, 27, 75Wilson, Cyril 28Witharana, Chandi 69Wu, Jindong PosterWulamu, Abduwasit 63Yahaya, Sani PosterYan, Lin 56Yang, Chenghai 41, 79Yang, Young S. 47Yang, Zhengwei 22Yoon, Yeosang PosterYoung, James CS 1 Yun, Hee Cheon PosterZaletnyik, Piroska 67Zhang, Bingcai 15Zhang, Chunhua 79Zhenyu Lu 76Zhou,Yuyu 28, 78Zhu, Hongwei 4 Zourarakis, Demetrio 17

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ASPRS Officers, 2010 Conference Committee, and Staff

Board of DirectorsOfficersPresidentBradley D. Doorn*

President-ElectCarolyn J. Merry*

Vice PresidentGary Florence*

Past PresidentKass Green*

TreasurerDonald T. Lauer*

Board MembersPaul D. Brooks*John T. BolandBarry BudzowskiChris Aldridge, CP*Charles K. TothThomas J. YoungMaribeth PriceLucinda A. ClarkLawrence R. Handley*Mark BrennanDavid StolarzLorraine AmendaRebecca A. MortonAllan FalconerGregory StensaasDouglas Lee SmithTerry A. CurtisJohn S. Iiames, Jr.Jeffrey M. YoungA. Stewart WalkerDavid W. Kreighbaum*Mark StantonQihao Weng

Division OfficersPrimary Data AcquisitionGregory StensaasRobert E. Ryan

Remote Sensing ApplicationsJohn S. Iiames, Jr.Joseph F. Knight

Professional PracticeDouglas Lee SmithAnne K. Hillyer

Photogrammetric ApplicationsRebecca A. MortonLewis N. Graham

Geographic Information Systems Maribeth PriceMichael P. Finn

Sustaining Members CouncilMark StantonJim Green

*Executive Committee Member

ASPRS StaffExecutive DirectorJim Plasker

Associate Executive Director/Communications Director

Kimberly A. Tilley

Program ManagerJesse Winch

Assistant Director PublicationsRae Kelley

Meetings/Marketing ManagerAnna Marie Kinerney

Membership ManagerSokhan Hing

Accounting ManagerKathy Konapelsky

Publication Production AssistantMatthew Austin

Membership Services AssistantPriscilla Weeks

Editor, PE&RSRussell G. CongaltonUniversity of New Hampshire

Technical Editor, PE&RSMichael S. Renslow

Manuscript Coordinator, PE&RSJeanie Congalton

Web MasterMartin WillsUniversity of Missouri — Columbia

Advertising/Exhibit Sales RepresentativeJim Perrus, The Townsend Group, Inc.

2009 Conference CommitteeConference Co-ChairsStephen YoolDouglas Stow

Technical Program ChairCynthia Wallace

Technical Program CommitteeStuart MarshSoe MyintSusan SkirvinCynthia WallaceElizabeth WentzStephen Yool

Classified Session CoordinatorStewart Walker

Poster CoordinatorRobert Pope

Moderator CoordinatorElizabeth Wentz

ASPRS National Workshop CoordinatorBob Burtch

Student Assistant CoordinatorsRakesh MalhotraDouglas Stow

User Group CoordinatorLee Harbers

Southwest Region Event CoodinatorCaitlin Chason

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Manual of Geographic Information SystemsMarguerite Madden, PhD, editor

Foreword by Jack Dangermond, ESRI

ISBN: 1-57083-086-XHardcover1352 pages + DVDJuly 2009

Publication Prices:List Price: $135ASPRS Member Price: $110.00Student Price: $80.00

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descRiPtionThe Manual of Geographic Information Systems is the latest addition to the rich collection of ASPRS manuals. Until now; however, there has never been a manual devoted to geographic information systems (GIS). This volume is designed to be a comprehensive resource on GIS for students, researchers and practioners who are interested in asking spatial questions, assessing landscapes, building geodatabases and envisioning a world of integrated geospatial technologies.

The book has been organized in eight major sections: Background and Overview; Data Models, Metadata and Ontology; GIS Data Quality and Uncertainty; Spatio-Temporal Aspects of GIS; Analysis and Modeling; Blending GIS with Remote Sensing, GPS and Visualization; GIS and the World Wide Web and GIS Applications. Top researchers in GIS from around the world, along with emerging scholars, have told the story of a discipline that originated alongside advances in computer technology and is increasingly incorporated into our daily lives. The wide range of topics covered in the 62 chapters of this volume attest to the role GIS plays in blurring the boundaries between traditional photogrammetry, remote sensing, land surveying, geodesy, cartography, and computer science. The Manual of Geographic Information Systems provides a conceptual framework for data connected to location, the language needed for spatial conversation and analysis tools for discovery of geographic place, prox-imity, dimensions, trends and correlations.

The DVD that accompanies this book contains more than 300 color figures plus digital content contributed by leading GIS companies, agen-cies and institutions including, ESRI; ERDAS; SAIC; IVS 3D; NOAA; USGS; San Diego State University; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Plymouth; Florida State University; University of Georgia; and, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

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Come See Our Latest Innovations...And Enter a Drawing to Win an Xbox 360!Enjoy tasty refreshments while learning about the latest additions to the UltraCam family of digital aerial sensors and the newest release of the UltraMap 2.0 workfl ow software at our ASPRS 2010 Users Group Meeting.

Enter our drawing for your chance to win Microsoft products including an Xbox 360!*

*Must be present to win. Public sector customers not eligible to participate.

Then... visit us on the show fl oor (Booth #301) for product demonstrations and for an opportunity to have your questions answered by our knowledgeable staff and partners.

Want to stay in touch? Visit our website and sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest news from Microsoft’s photogrammetry division. www.microsoft.com/ultracam

When: 8:00 AM - NoonTuesday, April 27

Where: Golden West Room(This room is located in theAtlas Ballroom)

Map the same footprints at lower altitudes with a new wide-angle lens.

UltraCamXp Wide Angle

Largest image footprint in the industry, fewer fl ight lines required. UltraCamXp

Largest footprint from any medium-format mapping camera, ideal for smaller craft. UltraCamLp

Serious tools for serious mapping.

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