PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
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a large fleet of aircraft and imaging sensors to provide close
proximity to job sites throughout the US providing timely and
affordable service.
“We are fortunate to partner with Hawk Aerial
and SkyIMD, experts in aerial acquisition using
new sensors and platforms,” said Rebecca Morton,
President & CEO of GeoWing. “Our combined
resources provide the ability to scale our operations
and configure data capture and mapping techniques
to fit each project’s unique schedule, budget, airspace
requirement, weather restriction, and payload
requirements.”
GeoWing is an aerial mapping firm founded in 2015 and
located in Richmond, CA. GeoWing is devoted to continued
advancement in the application of mapping sciences and
bringing the best in mapping services and products to its clients.
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On May 25th 2017 the S.1253 - Geospatial Data Act of 2017
was introduced to the Senate. The sponsor of the bill is Senator
Orrin Hatch (R-UT).
The opening statement “This bill establishes: (1) in the Office
of Management and Budget the Federal Geographic Data
Committee (the committee), which shall be the lead entity in
the executive branch for the development, implementation,
and review of policies, practices, and standards relating to
geospatial data; and (2) in the executive branch the National
Geospatial Advisory Committee to provide advice and
recommendations to the committee.”
It goes on to say: “The National Spatial Data Infrastructure
(as defined in this bill) shall ensure that geospatial data
from multiple sources is available and easily integrated
to enhance the understanding of the physical and cultural
world. The committee shall prepare a strategic plan for the
implementation of the infrastructure consistent with national
security, national defense, and emergency preparedness
program policies regarding data accessibility.
The committee shall operate GeoPlatform, an electronic
service, that provides access to geospatial data and metadata
for geospatial data.
Agencies whose functions involve geospatial data shall
implement a strategy for advancing geographic information and
related geospatial data activities appropriate to that agency’s
mission in support of the strategic plan for the infrastructure.
Suchagencies shall disclose each contract, cooperative agreement,
grant, or other transaction that deals with geospatial data.
Four years after enactment of this bill, federal funding shall
not be made available for the collection, production, acquisition,
maintenance, or dissemination of geospatial data that does not
comply with applicable standards established by the committee.
The committee and agencies using geospatial data shall
rely upon and use private individuals and entities for the
acquisition of commercially available surveying and mapping
and the provision of geospatial data and services, to the
maximum extent practical.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Michael Zoltek, a senior project manager
in
’s
Transportation market, was
elected to serve as an at-large director on the
board of directors for the Florida Region of
the American Society for Photogrammetry
and Remote Sensing
.
The University of Florida (UF) graduate
is scheduled to be sworn in today at the
UF/FL-ASPRS Summer Lidar Workshop at the university’s
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Education Center
in Apopka, Fla.
Zoltek—a licensed professional surveyor, certified
photogrammetrist and geographic information systems (GIS)
professional withmore than 25 years of geospatial experience—
holds active photogrammetry and surveying certifications in
24 states and is a Certified Federal Surveyor. At Woolpert,
he coordinates projects across multiple disciplines, including
mobile mapping, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), aerial
imagery and lidar.
Zoltek and Jeff Lovin, Woolpert senior vice president and
director of Government Solutions, were both scheduled to
present at the workshop. Zoltek discussed “Extracting Data
from Auto-correlated Point Clouds,” while Lovin spoke about
“TopoBathymetric Lidar Applications and Sensors.”
Lovin said he was very pleased to see Zoltek serve the FL-
ASPRS in this capacity.
“Woolpert has been a longtime supporter of
as
the primary organization responsible for the education and
advancement of remote sensing and its associated technologies
to our profession,” Lovin said. “ASPRS has such an important
legacy, with its 83 years of existence. I am proud anytime that
I or one of our team members can be directly involved with the
organization at the national or regional level.”
Zoltek also is a member of the Florida Surveying and
Mapping Society
) and ASPRS, where he has served
on the national board of directors, as director of the ASPRS
Professional Practice Division and on the ASPRS Evaluation
for Certification Committee, where he continues to serve.
GeoWing Mapping, Inc.
has formed a strategic
partnership with SkyIMD,
Inc. of Richmond, CA, and
Hawk Aerial, LLC, of
Napa, CA. The combined
capabilities
of
the
partners extend the range
of services, sensors, and
platforms, and provide
each partner with the
ability to offer their clients
a solution that starts with fast acquisition, high-resolution
aerial data capture through delivery of superior survey and
map products. The partners have strategically positioned
