PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
August 2015
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ASPRS
NEWS
ASPRS Executive Director. Also in 2014, Morton served as the
Conference Chair for the UAS MAPPING 2014 RENO sympo-
sium and technical demonstration; which she will continue for
the 2015 symposium. Also in 2014, she was appointed by the
ASPRS Board of Directors to head a UAS Task Force whose
work resulted in the formation of the Unmanned Autonomous
Systems Division.
She has received two ASPRS Presidential Citations (2009
and 2011) and one ASPRS Outstanding Service Award (2013).
Morton is active in other geospatial organizations and served
from 2008-2011 on the Board of Directors for a regional URISA
chapter.
As Vice President of ASPRS, Morton says, first of all, thank
you for your vote of confidence in electing me to the position of
Vice President. I look forward to the next four years of service
with a great team of ASPRS officers.
People ask me, “Why do you care so much about ASPRS”?
My answer in a nutshell is professional support. I learned pho-
togrammetry in the “cubicle” rather than the “hallowed halls”.
In my opinion, on-the-job learning has its advantages but it
does lack the comprehensive depth of foundational learning
and scientific exploration provided by a university program in
geospatial science. I credit ASPRS conferences, interactions
with peers, articles from PE&RS, and ASPRS webinars for
lessening my knowledge gap and providing professional sup-
port. I believe “It Takes a Community” (Village? sorry, Hillary).
As a practicing professional, I encounter continual requests for
remote sensing solutions to challenges that extend significant-
ly beyond my own qualifications. Without the ASPRS commu-
nity, I would not be able to fully support my clients.
“Change is in the Air.” We adopted this tagline for the AS-
PRS UAS Mapping Symposium, but it applies to our ASPRS
organization in a broad sense as well. The pace of change in
the geospatial industry is dizzying! New technologies and ex-
panded areas of application present an exciting field for ex-
ploration and growth, but coupled with that opportunity are
the challenges to existing business models. ASPRS members
are drawn from government, academia, and the private sector;
this “three-legged stool” has always been our strength, and will
continue to serve us well as we navigate change. In addition,
ASPRS is strengthened by its focus on students and young
professionals who bring fresh perspectives and vitality to our
organization. We are fortunate to have great leaders within
our ranks, people with the heart and drive to steer the course.
Our Executive Director and the Board of Directors has adopted
a “crawl, walk, run” plan for ASPRS growth and viability. It
is a good plan, a living plan, a plan in which I will personally
participate, and one that I am confident will be successful.
You may ask, “What do you want to accomplish during your
four years within the officer track of ASPRS?” I want to be an
agent of change to make us stronger and even more relevant
to the geospatial community; I want to foster programs that
support students and young professionals; and I want to help
build an environment where knowledge is gained and shared,
and where geospatial “geeks” have a community. That’s all!
New ASPRS Members
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ASPRS MEMBERSHIP, VISIT
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Your path to success in the geospatial community
Alaska
Matthew McMillan
At Large
Eleza Kollannur
Min Wang
Columbia River
Whitman Bouton
Nick Forfinski
Nathan Alan Riggsby
Rebecca Tait
Veronica Vasquez
Florida
Markus Warwick
Inter Mountain
Dapeng Li
Mid-South
Andrea Gaughan
Whitman Bouton
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Nathan Alan Riggsby
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Rebecca Tait
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Veronica Vasquez
FOR SPONSORING SOME OF OUR NEW MEMBERS!
Thank You!
ASPRS MEMBERSHIP
ASPRS would like to welcome the following new members!
Scott Jones
Daniel LeVine
Pacific Southwest
Casey Erickson
Hsiao-chien Shih
Rocky Mountain
Bernd Lutz
Western Great Lakes
Benny Leonard
