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 Iraqs Spatial
Reference System, 1LT Kenneth R.
Joyce, US Army, NGS Speaker(s) TBD
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Geodesy,
Surveying, and GIS
Hillsborough Countys
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