Aerial Survey Pioneers
Role of Women
ASPRS Membership
Photogrammetry in Space Exploration

The Films Project is an ASPRS endeavor to document the history and significance of our organization as well as the mapping industry. It does so by conducting video and audio interviews with key people in the geospatial profession and collecting historical photographs, documents, and other media from such sources as the US Geological Survey and the Tennessee Valley Authority. ASPRS has also participated in and supported the Geospatial Revolution Film Project of Penn State Public Broadcasting [link to http://www.geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/  A summary of the various activities of the Films Project is presented below.

Audio and Video-Taped Interviews

In 2007 the ASPRS Films Committee began conducting audio and video interviews with individuals who participated in the technological development and application of photogrammetry, mapping, and remote sensing. In so doing, they captured the interesting, heart-warming stories and personal insights of the pioneers who made the profession the exciting and rapidly evolving industry that it has been. About a hundred such interviews have been conducted. The videos produced served to create a series of one to two-minute vignettes that focus on various aspects of the mapmaking history. Some of these can be viewed on the ASPRS YouTube Channel.

The Wall of Honor
The Wall of Honor was an ASPRS-managed website that served as a gathering point for links to other websites created by individuals or corporations to recognize and honor the achievements of individuals in the field who played an important role in the advancement of photogrammetry, mapping, and remote sensing.

ASPRS YouTube Channel

Eight vignettes prepared by the ASPRS Films Committee are now available for viewing here (or you can view them on the ASPRS YouTube channel). These short films cover the following topics: LiDAR; Aerotriangulation; Aerial Survey Pioneers; Geospatial Intelligence during WWII; the Role of Women; Photogrammetry in Space Exploration; the Evolution of Analog to Digital Mapping; and ASPRS Membership (the newest film).

Geospatial Revolution Film Project

The ASPRS Films Project, working through the ASPRS Foundation, supported the initial efforts, which eventually resulted in the Penn State Public Broadcasting (PSPB) Geospatial Revolution Project. The Geospatial Revolution Project launched September 15, 2010. All four episodes are now available to view here or at: http://www.geospatialrevolution.psu.edu.

ASPRS Films Archive

The ASPRS Films Archive is a repository of historical assets relevant to photogrammetry, remote sensing, and mapping. It derives its material from submissions by ASPRS members and others and includes scanned photographs as well as a variety of other media. The Films History Project originally created this online archive that allows members and the public to not only view historical material, but to also contribute to that archive by submitting electronic versions from their own personal collections.

ASPRS Films Committee Members

n early 2007, the ASPRS Films Committee was established to coordinate all the ASPRS efforts to document the history of our organization and the legacy of its prominent members. The committee also consists of two subcommittees: (1) the Web Archive Subcommittee (WAS) and (2) The Wall of Honor Subcommittee. Committee member lists are shown here.

ASPRS Films Sponsorships

ASPRS is pleased to recognize those who have generously contributed some of the funds necessary to create the various undertakings of the Films Project. Supporters are listed here.

ASPRS Films Viewer

Eight vignettes prepared by the ASPRS Films Committee are now available for viewing here (or you can view them on the ASPRS YouTube channel). These short films cover the following topics: LiDAR; Aerotriangulation; Aerial Survey Pioneers; Geospatial Intelligence during WWII; the Role of Women; Photogrammetry in Space Exploration; the Evolution of Analog to Digital Mapping; and ASPRS Membership (the newest film).

ASPRS Films Committee Activities

ASPRS Archive – Your story is part of our history The ASPRS Films project began as a proposal to document the history of our society and the legacy of prominent ...

ASPRS Films Copyright Statement

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