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January 2015
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
ASPRS
NEWS
Publisher
Dr. Michael Hauck,
Editor
Russell G. Congalton,
Technical Editor
Michael S. Renslow,
Assistant Editor
Jie Shan,
Assistant Director — Publications
Rae Kelley,
Electronic Publications Manager/
Graphic Artist
Matthew Austin,
Manuscript Coordinator
Jeanie Congalton,
Circulation Manager
Priscilla Weeks,
Advertising Sales Representative
Mohanna Sales Representatives
Brooke King,
Kelli Nilsson,
Contributing Editors
Grids & Datums Column
Clifford J. Mugnier,
Book Reviews
John Iiames,
Mapping Matters Column
Qassim Abdullah,
Behind the Scenes
Jim Peters,
Website
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JACIE and ASPRS Together Again!
JACIE JOINS ASPRS AGAIN!
T
his May, for the second year, the American
Society for Photo Grammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS) and the Joint Agency for
Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) will be
co-located!
The Joint Agency Commercial/Civil Imagery Evaluation
effort formed to leverage
Federal agencies’ resources for the characterization of commercial remote sensing data
and to share those results across the Federal Government and beyond. Consisting of
representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey
), the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
, the JACIE team performs
product analysis of commercial and other remote sensing data and information products,
providing earth scientists and other users with awareness and independent verification of
commercial imagery data quality.
Ever increasing numbers of available commercial sources for remotely sensed data
offers users more choices than historically possible. The ability to use data from these new
sources hinges on understanding their characteristics, capabilities, and quality of data they
produce.
The JACIE team provides independent characterizations of delivered image and image-
derived end products. Each team member brings their resources and strengths to this task,
providing Federal users in-depth assessments of commercial imagery quality. The JACIE
team efforts have been instrumental in several improvements to commercial image quality
and have enhanced working relationships between government and the commercial remote
sensing industry.
JACIE works to provide insights into the capabilities of upcoming and recently
launched remote sensing systems. This years’ 14th Annual JACIE Workshop will feature
presentations from vendors and users describing new systems and reporting on their data
quality and capabilities.
EMPLOYMENT
The Department of Geomatics at the University of Alaska Anchorage invites
applicants for a full-time tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position.
The primary duty of this position is full-time teaching for the ABET accredited
BS in Geomatics. Courses may include surveying, GPS, GIS, geodesy, map
rojections, photogrammetry, LiDAR, remote sensing, boundary law, adjustments,
hydrographic surveying, land development design, and CAD. The position may
include a research component depending on the background of the successful
applicant.
To apply go to
, Posting Number 0069856.
