PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
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Donor: The ASPRS Foundation from funds donated by the friends and col-
leagues of Kenneth J. Osborn. Recognized nationally and internationally,
Ken was an outstanding practitioner of surveying, mapping, photogram-
metry, 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.
The Award consists of a check in the amount of $2,000, an engrossed
certificate and a membership renewal in the Society,
Ta Liang Memorial Award
2020 recipient: Mohammad Abdul Qadir Khan
The Ta Liang Memorial Award for 2020 is presented to Mohammad
Abdul Qadir Khan. The selection was based on his academic achieve-
ments and awards, participation in a diversity of geospatial research
projects, technical publications, planned program of research-related
travel, and volunteer activities for youth and continuing education
programs. Mr. Khan is pursuing a Master of Science degree in Geospa-
tial Data Science at the University of Delaware. He received his Bache-
lor of Technology degree in Physical Sciences at the Indian Institute of
Space Science and Technology (IIST). His research focus is to advance
the technology of Machine Learning coupled with satellite imagery
and geospatial tools for addressing the global food security crisis and
to provide current information of cropping practices and patterns at
farm scale. He is conducting his research in northeastern India, and
will be travelling there during Spring/Fall 2020 to conduct field work
to obtain information for crops grown in his study area. The field data
will be used for image classification and accuracy assessment purpos-
es. His research will advance our understanding of shifting cultivation
patterns and cycles in the region based on biophysical factors and
population dynamics in the region.
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 facilitates
graduate research.
Donor: Individual and corporate contributions to the ASPRS Foundation
in memory of Ta Liang, a skilled civil engineer, an excellent teacher, and
one of the world’s foremost airphoto interpreters, the award consists of a
$2,000 grant and a hand-engrossed certificate.
Paul R. Wolf Memorial Scholarship
2020 recipient: Lee Ann Nolan
The 202 Paul R.Wolf Memorial Scholarship is awarded to Lee Ann Nolan.
Nolan is receiving this award in recognition of her outstanding academic
credentials and her plans and enthusiasm to become an education
professional in Surveying, Mapping, Photogrammetry and related fields.
Nolan is currently a Doctoral candidate (planned graduation August
2020) in Geography at the University ofWest Virginia-Morgantown.
Nolan has demonstrated a continued interest, dedication, enthusiasm,
passion, and aptitude to become an education professional and has been
recognized at all levels. Nolan’s career goal is to become a tenured teach-
ing/research faculty member at a university, wishing to grow her skill set
and continually learn with special interest in the area of UAV’s and drones.
Purpose: To encourage and commend college students who display
exceptional 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, map-
ping, and photogrammetry and a great friend of the Society. As author,
teacher, and mentor, Paul made significant educational and academic
contributions to these fields. The award was inaugurated in 2003 and
includes a grant of $4,000 and a hand-engrossed certificate
Outstanding Paper Awards
John I. Davidson President’s Award for Practical Papers
1
st
Place: Jarrod Edwards, John Anderson, William Shuart, and Jason
Woolard for “An Evaluation of Reflectance Calibration Methods for UAV
Spectral Imagery,”
PE&RS
, 85 (3).
2
nd
Place: Gottfried Mandlburger for ”Through-Water Dense Image
Matching for ShallowWater Bathymetry,”
PE&RS
, 85 (6).
3
rd
Place: Zhixin Qi, Anthony Gar-On Yeh, and Xia Li for “Scattering-
Mechanism-Based Investigation of Optimal Combinations of
Polarimetric SAR Frequency Bands for Land Cover Classification,”
PE&RS
, 85 (11).
Purpose: The John I. Davidson President’s Award for Practical Papers was
established in 1979 to encourage and commend individuals who publish
papers of practical or applied value in PE&RS 85 (6).
Donor: The ASPRS Foundation in memory of ASPRS Past President John
I. Davidson.
The First Place award includes an engraved pewter tankard, a cash
award of $1,000 and a hand-engrossed certificate; Second Place is a
cash award of $600 and a hand-engrossed certificate; Third Place is a
cash award of $400 and a hand-engrossed certificate.
