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TECHNICAL SESSIONS

2006 TECHNICAL SESSIONS

(all papers are in pdf format)

 

MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2006

 

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Advanced Data Types and Sources

Enhanced Satellite Positioning Technology, Tom Morris, Sr. Technology Manager, Topcon Positioning Systems

Army use of GeoPDF for Demand Based Replication and files dissemination, Ray Caputo, Geographer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Center           

 

Paper # 2: http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Caputo424.pdf (3.4m)

 

Geodesy, Surveying, and GIS

A Comparison of Methods Used in Rectangular to Geodetic Coordinate Transformations, Robert Burtch, MS in Geodetic Science, PS Michigan, Professor, Ferris State University

 

Paper # 1: http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Burtch424.pdf

 

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Leading Edge Research

Engineering Field Planning, Reconnaissance, Surveying and Sketching Set (ENFIRE): A New Generation Digital Reconnaissance Capability, Lou Fatale, Physical Scientist, US Army ERDC-TEC

 

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Foundations for the Future

Using technology to create efficiencies & manage spatial data more effectively, Jonathan Knowles, Global Collaboration Strategist, Autodesk

BLM Certified Federal Surveyor Program, Ronald W. Scherler, B.T. Surveying Technology, Certified Federal Surveyor Program Manager, Bureau of Land Management           

 

Paper # 1: http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Knowles4241.pdf

Paper # 2: http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Scherler424.pdf

 

Geodesy, Surveying, and GIS

The National Integrated Land System- using GIS to Integrate Survey & Parcel Data, Leslie Cone, MS Public Administration, BS Forestry & Outdoor Recreation, Project Manager, Bureau of Land Management

 

Leading Edge Research

Development of a New System for Evaluating the Positional Quality of Digital Shoreline Features, Tarig Ali, Ph.D., Geodetic Science and Surveying, the Ohio State University, Assistant Professor, Department of Technology and Geomatics, East Tennessee State University (ETSU)           

Advanced Digital Imaging Technology for Surveying and GIS Applications, Keith Raymer, Software Product Manager, Topcon Positioning Systems     

 

Paper # 2: http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Raymer424.pdf     

 

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Other (movies/history)

Superstar Surveying: Hollywood Style!! (IV), John Brock, Surveyor, H. Ramsay and Co. Pty. Limited

Hollywood Movie Surveyors: The “R” Rated Version (III)!!, John Brock, Surveyor, H. Ramsay and Co. Pty. Limited

Four Surveyors of the Gods: In the XVIII Dynasty of Egypt – New Kingdom c. 1400 B.C., John Brock, , Surveyor, H. Ramsay and Co. Pty. Limited           

 

Paper # 1:  http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Brock4241. pdf

Paper # 2:  http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Brock4242.pdf

Paper # 3:  http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Brock4243.pdf

 

Geodesy, Surveying, and GIS

Ordinary High Water Mark – A Line in the Sand, Matt E. Gingerich, PLS, Supervisor, Sierra Pacific Power Company           

Arthur D. Kidder and the General Land Office, Stephen Kopach, Chief Land Surveyor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Jerry Wahl  Land Surveyor U.S. Bureau  of Land Management       

 

Paper # 1: http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Gingerich424.pdf (7.5m)

 

Leading Edge Research

How collaboration technology can maximize the value of spatial data, Jonathan Knowles, Global Collaboration Strategist, Autodesk           

3-D Model Development of Troy University, Dr. Steve Ramroop, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Troy University, Department of Maths & Physics,Geomatics Program         

Integration of Visualization, Animation and GIS into a Civil Engineering Curriculum, Dr. Howard Turner, PhD, PLS, Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr.; Francelina Neto, PhD, PLS, Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona       

 

Paper # 1: http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Knowles4242.pdf

Paper # 2: http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Ramroop424.pdf (2.6m)

Paper # 3: http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Turner424.pdf

 

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Special

Developing Iraq’s Spatial Reference System, 1LT Kenneth R. Joyce, US Army, NGS Speaker(s) – TBD

 

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Geodesy, Surveying, and GIS

Hillsborough County’s Florida Right-of-Way Inventory Program, John Lyons, B.S. Land Surveying Engineering, B.S. Civil Engineering, County Surveyor/Director Survey Division, Hillsborough County Real Estate Department; Leslie Pierce Professional Surveyor and Mapper (FL) Manager – Right of Way Section, Survey Division Hillsborough County Real Estate Department; Dan Sullivan Professional Surveyor and Mapper (FL) Sr. Professional Surveyor and Mapper, Manager Right-of- Way Inventory Program Hillsborough County Real Estate Department   

National Geodetic Survey GPS Antenna Calibration Program, Richard Male, Electronic Technician, NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey           

 

Paper # 1: http://www.acsm.net/sessions06/Lyons424.pdf

 

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Foundations for the Future

How To Run a Successful Trig-Star Program at the State and Local Level, John Chagnon, PE, LLS, Committee Chairman, NSPS Trig-Star Program; Jerry Juarez, Survey Supervisor, Wood Rogers Company

 

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Geodesy, Surveying, and GIS

Advanced Handheld GPS applications, Barbara McInerney, Product Marketing Manager, Topcon Positioning Systems

Survey Grade Data Collection for Water/Wastewater Departments, Robert L. Young, Chief Operating Officer / Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor, Frontier Surveying & Digital Mapping Services, L.P.           

 

8:00 am - 11:30 am

Communications

Association Communications (How To Write To Get Published), Jason Clurman, Sales Representative, The Sheridan Group; Ilse Genovese, Communications Director, Editor, ACSM Bulletin, ACSM       

 

 

SURVEYING THE WORLD – Surveying and mapping at Walt Disney World through the years

Tuesday, April 25

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

 

Bud Joiner, Chief Surveyor- Walt Disney World; Donald McKinley, Chief Survey- Walt Disney World (retired)

 

Experience the fascinating visual story of surveying and mapping the world's most popular vacation destination, from the original surveys to the expansion of the World to what it is today. 

 

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Advanced Data Types and Sources

CORS & OPUS: Status and Future Prospects, Richard Snay, Ph.D., Manager National & Cooperative CORS Program, National Geodetic Survey Miranda Chin, MA, Leader, CORS Data & Site Management Team, National Geodetic Survey; Neil Weston, MA, Leader, CORS Technical Innovation Team, National Geodetic Survey; Tomas Soler, Ph.D., Chief Technical Officer, Spatial Reference System, Division, National Geodetic Survey

 

Geodesy, Surveying, and GIS

The state of GIS activities in surveying State societies, Dr. Joshua Greenfeld, Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Gary Jeffress, University of Texas, Corpus Christi

 

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Foundations for the Future

Integrating Survey and Legal Information into an LIS of a Subdivision, Wesley W. Parks, PhD, PLS, Associate Professor of Surveying Engineering, Penn State University Wilkes-Barre

 

Geodesy, Surveying, and GIS

Historical Data and Modern Risk Mapping, Eric Anderson, USGS, Norm Levine, College of Charleston, Steve Jaume, College of Charleston, Briget Doyle, College of Charleston

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