UAS Reno 2015

ASPRS UAS Technical Demonstration and Symposium – September 29 – September 30 2015 Reno Nevada Conference Website Preparing Geospatial Analysts for UAS and SmallSats Data BoomMax Baber PhD FBCart.SDirector of …

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Tampa 2015

IGTF 2015 – Imaging & Geospatial Technology ForumASPRS 2015 Annual Conference & co-located JACIE Workshop May 4 – 8 2015 — Tampa Florida USA Visit the Conference Website here.

Florida Region Webinars

“GIS -The Basics Series:

Helpful Hints and Best Practices”

presented by Al Karlin Southwest FL Water Management District

                                                                                                             

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SAVE the DATE for the ASPRS 2016 Annual Conference

The ASPRS 2016 Annual Conference IGTF 2016 is just around the corner so mark your calendars now and Save the Dates of April 11 – 15 2016 for IGTF 2016! Beginning on Monday April 11th and continuing through the week with sessions keynote speakers networking receptions the co-located JACIE Workshop and much more until Friday April 15 2016; the conference week is sure to provide many educational informational and networking opportunities for all attendees.

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UAS Mapping 2015 Reno: CALL FOR POSTERS

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The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) has released a call for posters for the fast-approaching UAS MAPPING 2015 RENO symposium which will be held at the Reno Ballroom in downtown Reno Nevada on September 29-30. The symposium is focused on education and collaboration on UAS technology and its application to the survey mapping and remote sensing field. Industry experts from the private sector academia and the government will present practical information on flight planning mission control acquisition and data processing for data analysis and production of mapping products.

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Symposium Program Announced for UAS MAPPING 2015 Reno

Uasreno 2015 logo1 300x64The symposium program is announced for the second annual technical UAS MAPPING 2015 RENO symposium sponsored by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS).  The dates of the conference are September 29 & 30 2015 at the Reno Ballroom in downtown Reno Nevada.  In addition to the technical symposium ASPRS is also sponsoring a workshop on UAS Data Processing on Monday September 28 2015.

The symposium is focused on UAS mapping and this year’s program is organized to provide the latest information on UAS technology and software development as well as looking at ancillary issues that impact the UAS mapping industry.

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ASPRS Elects Rebecca Morton as Vice President

Morton VPThe results of the 2015 election have been tallied by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Tellers Committee and finalized that Rebecca Morton GeoWing Mapping Inc. won the election to become ASPRS Vice President for 2015. With the installation of officers at the IGTF 2015 – ASPRS Annual Conference in May E. Lynn Usery moves into the position of President; Charles Toth becomes President-Elect and Stewart Walker becomes Past President.

Rebecca Morton is President and CEO of GeoWing Mapping Inc. (GeoWing) based in San Francisco California. She founded the company in January of 2015 with the goal of offering both traditional photogram-metric mapping services as well as services related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Her interest in UAS photogrammetry began several years before she started her company. She was impressed by the accessi-bility of the new technology and for the first time she could consider integrating and flying her own mapping cameras!

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ASPRS Outstanding Technical Achievement Award Outstanding Service Awards and Region Award Winners

BETHESDA Md. June 2 2015 – The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) proudly announces the 2015 Outstanding Technical Achievement Award to Tom Barclay for the development of the Microsoft TerraServer. Stewart Walker immediate Past President presented Barclay with a silver plaque and a monetary grant at the IGTF 2015 – ASPRS Annual Conference in Tampa Florida along with a number of other Service Conference Management and Membership awards.

OTAAwardBarclay is currently partner architect and development manager of Bing Imagery Technologies and the Bing Search team at Microsoft. He has been with Microsoft Corporation since 1994 and was the lead researcher on Microsoft TerraServer.  Prior to his career at Microsoft Barclay was a software consultant with Digital Equipment Corporation from 1976 to 1994.  Barclay is interested in database design scientific computing and data mining.