2007 TECHNICAL SESSION PAPERS
(all papers
are in pdf format)
FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2007
ADVANCED DATA TYPES AND SOURCES
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Use of Advanced Technology to
Minimize Risks and Reduce Errors on Design Build Projects
David Fagerman,
PLS, Bentley Systems Inc.; Steve Stanfill, PLS,Bentley Systems Inc.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2007
ADVANCED DATA TYPES AND SOURCES
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
CORS & OPUS: Status and Future Prospects
Richard Snay, Ph.D,
Manager National & Cooperative CORS Program, National Geodetic Survey;
Giovanni Sella, PhD, Leader, CORS Data 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
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Investigations of Leveling Equipment for High Precision
Measurements
Georg Gassner, MSc,
Geodetic Engineer, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center; Robert Ruland, PhD, Head of Metrology Department, Stanford Linear
Accelerator Center
Paper: http://www.acsm.net/sessions07/gassner311.pdf
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Arrayed Sensing for 3D Utility Detection and Subsurface
Characterization: Surveying and Mapping the Underground Using Arrayed Ground-Penetrating
Radar
John L. Krause, Jr., P.L.S, COO/Sr.
Vice President, Witten Technologies, Inc.; Andrew D. Lund, CDIA, Business Development
Manager, Witten Technologies, Inc.
Paper: http://www.acsm.net/sessions07/krause311.pdf
FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
8:00 am – 9:30 am
The Effect of Mandatory Continuing Education on the Quality of
Practice and Competency of Professional Land Surveyors
Rich Vannozzi, PLS, Asst. Professor,
Dept. of Civil, Construction & Environment, Wentworth Institute of
Technology
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Demise of the American Surveyor in the 21st Century
Jerry A. Anderson, PLS, Owner, Anderson Development Consultants
Paper: http://www.acsm.net/sessions07/anderson311.pdf
GEODESY, SURVEYING, AND LAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Height Modernization
Renee Shields, Geodesist, National
Geodetic Survey, NOS, NOAA
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Legacy height datums used on the
Mississippi, Illinois and Ohio river systems
Chris Pearson, BSc,
MSc, PhD, Geodetic Advisor for Illinois, National
Geodetic Survey; Dave Mick, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Paper: http://www.acsm.net/sessions07/pearson3111.pdf
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Using Survey Data within Autodesk Civil 3D 2007
Kate Coletto, Application Engineer, IMAGINiT Technologies
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
The National Readjustment of the NSRS
Dale Pursell, Geodesist, National
Geodetic Survey and Program Manager for the National Readjustment of the NSRS
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Geotechical Data Presentation and Earth Volume Estimates— Surveying in
Three Dimensions
Andrew C. Kellie, PLS, Professor, IET Dept Murray State University; F. Michael Jordan, AIA, W. Whitaker, PE
Paper: http://www.acsm.net/sessions07/kellie311.pdf
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Updating HTDP for the 28 September 2004, M 6.0 Parkfield, California Earthquake
Chris Pearson, BSc,
MSc, PhD, Geodetic Advisor for Illinois, National Geodetic Survey; Richard
Snay, Ph.D., NOAA
Paper: http://www.acsm.net/sessions07/pearson3112.pdf
GIS AND ORGANIZATIONS
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Sparse RTK Network and GIS Infrastructure for Navajo Nation – Real-Time Success in a Communication
Challenged Environment,
Lance H. André, SMI Product Manager,
Eagle Point; Robert Hutton, Engineering Consultant & Sr. Project Manager, Eagle
Point
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Assessment of a Rapid Approach for Estimating Catchment Areas for Surface Drainage Lines
Lawrence Stanislawski, Senior GIS Developer
and Project Coordinator, Science Applications International Corporation
Paper: http://www.acsm.net/sessions07/stanislawski311.pdf
LEADING EDGE RESEARCH THRUSTS
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Animating Troy University
Steve Ramroop,
Ph.D., Director of Geomatics Program, Troy University, Alabama
Paper: http://www.acsm.net/sessions07/ramroop311.pdf
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
A Single Zone Oblique Mercator Projection
for California –Recommended Implementation in Statewide GIS Applications and
Beyond
Bruce
Hedquist, PLS
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MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2007
GEODESY, SURVEYING, AND LAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Advanced Geoid Modeling for the
National Height Modernization Program
Gregory A. Helmer, PLS, Sr. Vice
President, RBF Consulting; Dr. Dan Roman, NOAA
Paper: http://www.acsm.net/sessions07/helmer312.pdf
8:00 am – 11:00 am
Low Distortion Projections
Steve Briggs, PSM, Networks and OEM
Sales Manager, Topcon Positioning Systems; Michael L. Dennis, P.E., M.S.C.E.,
Geodetic Analysis, LLC; Dave Minkel; Gary Thompson
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
How Surveyors Can Benefit from Using the National Integrated Land
System
Leslie Cone, Project Manager, Bureau
of Land Management
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Blending Airborne and Terrestrial Lidar
- Image Data
Bob A. Williams, Senior Vice
President, Sanborn Map Company, Inc.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Better Boundary Location with Height Modernization
Ernst W. Kohn, BS, PLS, Vice
President, Patrick Engineering Inc.
GIS AND ORGANIZATIONS
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
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