Geographic Information Systems Division (GISD) Meeting

ASPRS Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland

Geographic Information Systems Division (GISD) Meeting
Monday, March 25, 2013
10:00 am to 12:00 noon, Room: Dover A, 3rd Floor

David Alvarez, Chair
davidalvarez76 (at) gmail (dot) com

Matthew D. Dunbar, Assistant Chair
mddunbar (at) uw (dot) edu

Agenda:
· Introductions

· Baltimore 2013 Special Session
o LBS Privacy Issues. – Has been cancel.
o Geo-statistics
o Data management (Big Data)

· Online Seminars
o Description – First online Seminar
o Future Seminars:

3D Modeling
Date: Friday, May 3rd
Time: 12 - 1pm Eastern Time
Presenter: Dr Sisi Zlatanova Delft University of Technology - Netherlands

Social Research using Geospatial Technologies
Date: Friday, June 28th
Time: 12 - 1pm Eastern Time
Presenter: Community Researcher Partners (CRP) Columbus, OH US

Open Source Software in Commercial GIS Software Applications
Date: Friday, July 26th
Time: 12 - 1pm Eastern Time
Presenter: Michael Rosen LizardTech Seattle, WA US

· Conference Support (Volunteers)
o CaGIS
o ESRI

· Join Effort with Other Divisions
o Lidar
o Remote Sensing

· Build Relation with Other Organization
o AAG
o URISA § Start discussions/planning with URISA to develop a webinar on (Lidar 101 and Photogrammetry 101)

· Update on the Glossary.

· Future Activities
o San Antonio ASPRS/CaGIS (Fall 2013)
§ Work with CaGIS on the disaster management sessions. Possible Topics
§ Disaster Management (Crisis Mapping) o Interoperability. o Visualization. o Simbology issues. o Data sharing. o Geocoding.
o Set up schedules to net meetings for the GIS Division. (Keep the energy)
§ Quarterly
§ Blogs

· Looking for New Online Seminars Topics

Hope to you see there.

Thank you,

David Alvarez, GISD Director
davidalvarez76 (at) gmail (dot) com

ASPRS Licensure Web Tool

ASPRS LICENSURE WEB TOOL: Licensure and State Regulations for Georeferenced Imagery, Authoritative Ortho Mosaics, Lidar, and Topographic Survey

Dear Colleague,
The ASPRS Professional Practice Division (PPD) maintains an online resource to provide up-to-date information on the current State regulations relative to the provision of georeferenced imagery, authoritative orthophotography (ortho mosaics), lidar, and topographic survey services. Each state is color-coded relative to the existence of regulations for each of the categories. A link to the state statutes is provided. The information is presented on a map interface under the following links:

A Flash map interface:
http://www.asprs.org/PPD-Division/State-Licensure-Map.html

An ArcGIS interface:
http://www.asprs.org/PPD-Division/State-Licensure-Map-ARCGIS.html

Website compiled and maintained by the ASPRS Professional Practice Division

The online map represents ASPRS’ best effort at determining current State licensing requirements for photogrammetry and related remote sensing services. This map is not a definitive interpretation of State laws or requirements. It is intended as a resource to assist photogrammetric mapping and remote sensing professionals in determining specific State requirements.

ASPRS Lidar Division to Issue RFP for LAS Validation Tool

The ASPRS LDAR Division intends to award a software development contract for a LAS Validation tool. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued to all interested parties. If you are interested in submitting a proposal in response to this RFP, please send a note to LIDARDivision@asprs.org.

Regards,

Lewis Graham

ASPRS Lidar Division Director

Open PhD position: Proximal and remote sensing for soil property mapping (PMSoil-2013-02)

Within the Swiss National Research Programme NRP 68 (Sustainable Use of Soil as a Resource a PhD position within the approved project ‘Predictive mapping of soil properties for the evaluation of soil functions at regional scale’ (PMSoil) is available. The aim of PMSoil is to create large-scale soil-property maps for three pilot study regions (areas 102–103 km2), to develop a validated system of pedotransfer functions for Swiss soils, and to apply them in the study regions to address stakeholders’ issues. This requires, that we also develop procedures and protocols for harmonizing legacy soil data.

We therefore invite applications for a PhD position in the area of proximal and remote sensing for soil-property mapping.

The remote-sensing component of the project is threefold. First, acquisition and processing of proximal and air- and space-borne data within the pilot study areas using solar reflective imaging spectroscopy and gamma ray spectroscopy is envisaged. Second, spatially non-contiguous soil property maps are derived – as well as vegetated land cover, biochemical and biophysical variables. Geostatistical approaches will be used in combination with different observational approaches to produce ‘gap-free’ soil property maps. Field work will be required to validate those maps. Last, upscaling approaches will be used to scale sparse, but high spatial resolution data to the typical process length scales of soil properties changes using medium-resolution satellite time series. The successful applicant will be based in Zurich and working for at University of Zurich (UZH – http://isprs-sc.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1d15152c7ac07acf40e1c5423&id=6309a6dc25&e=550a1158e9). Supervision will be through Michael Schaepman, Rogier de Jong (UZH) and Andreas Papritz (ETH).

Upon start, applicants must have a completed masters degree in (Environmental) Physics, Environmental Science, Soil Science, Geostatistics or Geography, preferably with a certain degree of specialization in remote sensing of soils or using technologies such as gamma or imaging spectroscopy. Applicants must be able to pursue data-oriented computational research as well as experimental approaches and fieldwork. Good numerical skills and literacy in programming is an asset. A good standard of written and spoken English is required. The position may start as of June 1, 2013 (or as soon as possible thereafter) and is limited to 3+1 years. Salaries correspond to the Swiss National Science Foundation regulations of PhD salaries.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and independent person with a passion for quantitative science to join our team. We offer outstanding working conditions, a high quality of life in Zurich, and an excellent supporting environment.

Please send your application (including position reference ‘PMSoil-2013-02’) as one single PDF file (motivation letter, complete CV, and names of 2 references) to Rita.Ott@geo.uzh.ch, no later than March 25, 2013. For further questions, please contact Michael.Schaepman@geo.uzh.ch.

Open PhD position: Remote sensing of land cover / land use change for soil monitoring (iMSoil-2013-01)

Within the Swiss National Research Programme NRP 68 (Sustainable Use of Soil as a Resource), we are looking to fill a PhD position within the approved project ‘Integrated modelling framework to monitor and predict trends of agricultural management and their impact on soil functions at multiple scales’ (iMSoil). The aim of iMSoil is to develop and implement an integrated modeling framework as an extended soil monitoring tool for soil nutrients and pollutants in Switzerland. This enables detection and prediction of trends in land use change, agricultural management and their impact on soil functions at multiple scales.

We therefore invite applications for a PhD position in the area of remote sensing of land-cover / land-use change for soil monitoring.

The remote sensing component of the project quantifies land-cover and land-use change in Switzerland. It uses combined and integrated approaches based on spatial, temporal and spectral observations to physically assess quantitative changes of relevant soils. The results will be used in an integrated modelling framework to improve the spatial and temporal accuracy of model predictions for nutrients and pollutant cycling in Swiss agro-ecosystems and soils.

The successful applicant will be based in Zurich and working for both, the University of Zurich (UZH – http://isprs-sc.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=1d15152c7ac07acf40e1c5423&id=329a08df65&e=550a1158e9) and Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station (ART – http://isprs-sc.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1d15152c7ac07acf40e1c5423&id=d9258f6787&e=550a1158e9). Supervision will be through Michael Schaepman, Rogier de Jong (UZH) and Armin Keller (ART). 

Upon start, applicants must have a completed masters degree in (Environmental) Physics, Environmental Science, Soil Science, or Geography, preferably with a certain degree of specialization in remote sensing of land cover change or using physically based remote sensing approaches. Applicants must be able to pursue data-oriented computational research as well as experimental approaches and fieldwork to validate model predictions. Good numerical skills and literacy in programming is an asset. A good standard of written and spoken English is required. The position may start as of May 1, 2013 (or as soon as possible thereafter) and is limited to 3+1 years. Salaries correspond to the Swiss National Science Foundation regulations of PhD salaries.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and independent person with a passion for quantitative science to join our team. We offer outstanding working conditions, a high quality of life in Zurich, and an excellent supporting environment.

Please send your application (including position reference ‘iMSoil-2013-01’) as one single PDF file (motivation letter, complete CV, and names of 2 references) to Rita.Ott@geo.uzh.ch, no later than March 25, 2013. For further questions, please contact Michael.Schaepman@geo.uzh.ch.

National Surveyors Week

From Professional Surveyor magazine,

National Surveyors Week will be celebrated nationwide March 17-23, according to the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS).

The always popular GPS Day is being held in conjunction with National Surveyors Week, and will be held on March 16 as a lead-in to our week.

For the full press release, click here.

University of Arkansas ASPRS Website

The University of Arkansas student chapter of the ASPRS now has a working and updated website: http://uark.edu/rso/asprs. We even have summaries of our chapter's past events on the archive page. Also, we have a dedicated email for the chapter now, asprs (at) uark (dot) edu.

Sean Young
President
UA Student Chapter of the ASPRS

Introduction to HOT/OSM for SBTF 2013

We, in the Geolocation Team, are excited to announce a joint SBTF/HOT training session on 16 March at 20:00 GMT. This will be both a general introduction to OSM itself (including editing) & the HOT Team.

Time: March 16, 2013 from 8pm to 10pm
Location: Online
Organized By: Geolocation Team

Event Description:
Introduction to Open Street Map (OSM) techniques and the work of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

20:00-22:00 GMT/15:00-17:00 EST/11:00-13:00 PST

More details to come, but this will be a two-hour introduction to OSM in general, also to the very impressive work of the HOT team, one of our key partners. We will also cover some editing techniques, including with Potlatch.

For those who attended our OSM 101 course in 2011, there should be significant updates from that time.

See more details and RSVP on Standby Task Force.

About Standby Task Force: The Task Force is a volunteer-based network of crisis mappers who represent the first wave in Online Community Emergency Response Teams.




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Two Student Events at the 2013 ASPRS Annual Conference

You are invited:

Two Student Events at the 2013 ASPRS Annual Conference (Baltimore, Maryland)

(1) Exhibit Hall Guided Tour for Students
Tuesday, March 26th, 11:00 am to 12:00 noon
Location: Exhibit Hall (Meet at the main exhibit hall entrance doors to participate in this fun tour. )

(2) Student & Employer “Meet and Greet”
Wednesday, March 27th, 11:00 am to 12:00 noon
Location: Dover C

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. Exhibit halls can be intimidating, but not after this personal tour.

The event information can be found on page 53 in the ASPRS Program at: http://www.asprs.org/Conferences/Baltimore-2013/Program/Preliminary-Program
Hope to see you there!

Thanks,

Jennifer Lattea
ASPRS - Student Advisory Council
Deputy Networking Councilor
latteajr (at) appstate (dot) edu
jenniferlattea (at) gmail (dot) com

Announcement: The 5th International Summer School on Radar/SAR

Announcement: The 5th International Summer School on Radar/SAR

The 5th International Summer School on Radar/SAR takes place from 12 to 19 July 2013 near Bonn, Germany. For more information about the summer school visit our web-site and/or download the poster or flyer.

The fee, which includes full board, lodging and handout-material, is 600 Euro for students, 900 Euro for PhD candidates, and 1200 Euro all others for the whole summer school week. The participants have only to organize and pay their travel to Haus Humboldtstein, the location of the summer school. See the programme for more detail.

Fraunhofer FHR cordially invites appropriate candidates to visit our website for further information and to download the application form. Specific queries regarding the summer school should be addressed to: matthias  (dot) weiss (at) fhr (dot) fraunhofer (dot) de.

!!! Note that the order of applications is crucial for acceptance. !!!

ASPRS Certification Deadline

Upcoming Workshops in the ASPRS Webinar Series:

Check out the list of webinars we have lined up for you this year.

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Register by March 5, 2013 for the next in our series of webinars

Preparing for ASPRS Certification

The ASPRS Certification Program is now accredited by

the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards

Registration Deadline: March 5, 2013

Webinar date: March 7-8

Price: ASPRS members = $300, Nonmembers = $450, ASPRS Student Members = $150

This webinar is specifically for those interested in preparing for the ASPRS Certification Exam.

The webinar is 8 hours total, offered in two 4-hour segments.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Thursday, March 7th – 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Time

Friday, March 8th – 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Time

(You must attend ALL segments to qualify for CEUs)

Looking Above the Terrain Model: Lidar for Vegetation Assessment
Registration Deadline: April 26, 2013

Webinar date: April 30

Price: ASPRS members = $200, Nonmembers = $350, ASPRS Student Members = $100

Assessing the Accuracy of GIS Information Created from Remotely Sensed Data: Principles and Practices

Registration Deadline: May 14, 2013

Webinar date: May 16

Price: ASPRS members = $200, Nonmembers = $350, ASPRS Student Members = $100

Object-Based Image Analysis

Registration Deadline: May 31, 2013

Webinar date: June 4

Price: ASPRS members = $200, Nonmembers = $350, ASPRS Student Members = $100

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For complete information on these Webinar Workshops, go to

http://www.asprs.org/Webinar-Series/Webinars-Offered.html.

The online Registration forms for these workshops are available immediately.

Don’t wait; sign up today.

If you have any problems with the registration, please contact the Meeting Registrar at registrar (at) asprs (dot) org