ASPRS presented the 2004 Fellow Awards at their recent Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. The winners are Amelia Marie Budge , Clive Fraser, Paul F. Hopkins (1955-2003), and Elias Johnson. The ASPRS designation of Fellow is conferred on active Society members who have performed excep¬tional service in advancing the science and use of the mapping sciences (photogrammetry, remote sensing, surveying, geographic information systems, and related disciplines). These awards were given at the ASPRS 2004 Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado in May.
The designation of Fellow is awarded for pro¬fessional excellence and for service to the Society. Candidates are nominated by other active members, recommended to the Fellows Committee, and elected by the ASPRS Board of Directors. Up to 0.3 percent of the Society’s active members may be elected as Fellows in any one year. The nominee must have made outstanding contributions in a recognized Society specialization whether in practice, research, development, administration, or education in the mapping sciences. Members of the Fellows Committee and the Executive Committee are ineligible for nomination.
AMELIA MARIE BUDGE
Ms Amelia (Amy) Budge graduated from the University of New Mexico (UNM) Department of Geography in 1975 with a BA degree, taking a position as a customer service representative at UNM’s Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC), Photo Dissemination Program. As manager of the Program grew it from a modest self-supporting function into an internationally recognized active archive for Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, Space Shuttle (STS), and historical aerial photography. As Manager of EDAC’s Clearinghouse Services during the 1980s and 1990s she inaugurated strategic and tactical improvements in the scope of activities and range of services that have become standard practices in several federal, state, and privately operated active archives for imagery and maps
For 27 years Budge has been involved in many of EDAC’s geospatial projects and is currently serving as Deputy Director of EDAC, managing major NASA, DOT, and FGDC projects. She is team leader for EDAC’s NASA Earth Science Information Partner (ESIP) project and is coordinating development of an Internet accessible, data delivery system that is interoperable with other NASA ESIPs, and that provides information and data from a broad spectrum of satellite sensors and platforms to local and regional resource managers. She has been an active participant on the ESIP Federation Interoperability, Outreach, and Metrics Committees. She is also the project coordinator for EDAC’s National Consortium for Remote Sensing in Transportation for Security, Safety, Hazards, and Disaster Assessment, funded by U.S. DOT. Mrs. Budge has served as Principal Investigator and project manager on six projects funded by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) to develop metadata for GIS data, establish an Internet clearinghouse node, conduct metadata training workshops, and inaugurate a web mapping service capability compliant with the Open GIS Consortium’s web mapping specifications.
She was appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Interior to serve on an the National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA) Committee, which advises the Secretary on issues related to long-term archiving of Earth-oriented satellite data. Budge is one of the founding members and past President of the New Mexico Geographic Information Council (NMGIC), she currently serves as Vice-President and a Board member. She also represents the State of New Mexico on the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC). Ms. Budge is experienced in organizing and conducting workshops, seminars, and meetings, and has participated in organizing several national and regional conferences.
Budge’s activities in the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing include: (1) member of GISD; (2) past Director of GISD (1997-1999); (3) appointed Chair, Data Preservation and Archive Committee (1994-pressent), (4) Deputy Chair, ASPRS/ACSM Fall Conference and Exhibition, Albuquerque, 1992; (5) Co-Editor on Earth Observing Platforms and Sensors, Manual of Remote Sensing, 3rd Edition; (6) Delegate to the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) during 1999 and 2000; (7) Technical Secretary, ISPRS Commission-I (2000-2004); and (7) Member of the Technical Program Committee, ASPRS Pecora-15/ISPRS Commission-I Conference, Denver, CO, 2002.
CLIVE FRASER
Professor Clive Fraser is currently a Professor in the Dept. of Geomatics at The University of Melbourne. Fraser received his Bachelors in Applied Science (photogrammetry & surveying) from Curtin University, Perth, and his Masters in Surveying Science, University of South Whales, both in Australia. He received his PhD in photogrammetry from the University of Washington in the US. Clive's particular areas of interest are in digital photogrammetric mapping, industrial photogrammetric measurement systems and the exploitation of high-resolution satellite imagery for geospatial information generation. On the industry side, he is involved with the development of innovative image-based spatial IT products and he served in a part-time capacity from 1998 –2001 as Technical Director of Geomatic Technologies Pty Ltd, a spatial information company based in Melbourne. Prior to his current appointments, Fraser served as Reader and Head of the Department of Geomatics from 1993 to mid 1998, and prior to joining the University of Melbourne he was for 10 years Vice President of Geodetic Services, Inc. in Florida, the World’s leading company in industrial photogrammetric systems and services.
Fraser is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and in recognition of his academic and professional work he has earned numerous international awards individuals in the GIS industry to ensure his students are involved with state-of-the-art techniques, processes, materials, and equipment.
For more than 30 years, Johnson provided support and assistance to ASPRS and the State of Missouri in advancing applications of the mapping sciences. He won ASPRS’ Ford Bartlett Membership Award five times. He served on the society’s Student Activities Committee for three consecutive years. Professor Johnson was also instrumental in establishing the SMSU Student Chapter, Central Region of ASPRS in 1986 and served as faculty advisor for many years. He also served as the faculty sponsor of the campus Environmental Education Committee and Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU -- an international honor society in geography) for three years each – both of which use advanced geospatial information technology. In 1989, the Rolla Region (now the Central Region) honored Johnson with the Outstanding Member Award. In addition to ASPRS, Johnson is a member of GTU, Association of American Geographers, The Remote Sensing Society, Missouri Academy of Science, and the Missouri Geographic Society.
Founded in 1934, ASPRS is an international professional organization of 7,000 geospatial data professionals. ASPRS is devoted to advancing knowledge and improving understanding of the mapping sciences to promote responsible application of photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems and supporting technologies. For additional information about ASPRS, visit our web site at http://www.asprs.org.
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