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August 2015
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
ASPRS
NEWS
Publisher
Dr. Michael Hauck,
Editor
Russell G. Congalton,
Technical Editor
Michael S. Renslow,
Assistant Editor
Jie Shan,
Assistant Director — Publications
Rae Kelley,
Electronic Publications Manager/
Graphic Artist
Matthew Austin,
Manuscript Coordinator
Jeanie Congalton,
Circulation Manager
Priscilla Weeks,
Advertising Sales Representative
Sheldon Piepenburg,
Contributing Editors
Grids & Datums Column
Clifford J. Mugnier,
Book Reviews
Melissa Rura,
Mapping Matters Column
Qassim Abdullah,
Behind the Scenes
Jim Peters,
Website
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ASPRS ELECTS REBECCA MORTON AS
2015 VICE PRESIDENT
T
he results of the
2015 election have
been tallied by the
American
Society
for
Photogrammetry
and
Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
Tellers Committee and
finalized that, Rebecca
Morton,GeoWingMapping,
Inc., won the election to become ASPRS Vice President
for 2015. With the installation of officers at the IGTF
2015 - ASPRS Annual Conference in May, E. Lynn
Usery moves into the position of President; Charles
Toth becomes President-Elect, and Stewart Walker
becomes Past President.
Rebecca Morton is President and CEO of GeoWing Mapping, Inc. (GeoWing), based in San
Francisco, California. She founded the company in January of 2015 with the goal of offering
both traditional photogrammetric mapping services as well as services related to unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS). Her interest in UAS photogrammetry began several years before she
started her company. She was impressed by the accessibility of the new technology and for
the first time, she could consider integrating and flying her own mapping cameras!
Morton is certified by ASPRS as a Mapping Scientist GIS/LIS and as a Photogrammetrist.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and has taken post-graduate studies in computer
science. Prior to the start of GeoWing, Morton practiced photogrammetry with Horizons,
Inc., Fugro EarthData, Inc., and Towill, Inc. Over these years she has served in a variety of
positions beginning in the role of Programmer/Analyst responsible for systems integration
and the translation of mapping data, followed by positions as Orthophoto Systems Manager,
Director of Business Development, Regional Manager, and Senior Program Director. In ad-
dition, Morton established and ran a small GIS company, RAMCad, for 8+ years to provide
historical georeferenced imagery to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and GIS application
development services for numerous clients.
Morton has been an active member of ASPRS since 1995, providing service to the Society
at the Regional and National levels. She served as a regional officer from 2006-2013 and
began her national leadership by serving first as Assistant Director and then Director of
the Photogrammetric Applications Division from 2006-2010, where she worked with others
in the development of standards and guidelines for lidar data and mapping accuracy. Mor-
ton has served as Assistant Director and Director of the Professional Practice Division, as
Chair of the Division Directors Committee, worked on the Corporate Sponsors Committee
for the ASPRS 2012 Annual Conference, the ASPRS Restructuring Task Force, Licensure
Exam Writing Committee, Evaluation for Certification Committee, the Kenneth J. Osborn
Memorial Scholarship Committee and in 2013 she served on the Selection Committee for the
Rebecca Morton Elected as Vice President
