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July 2017
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
ASPRS
NEWS
Editor-In-Chief
Alper Yilmaz, Ph.D.,
Associate Editors
Photogrammetry
Rongjun Qin, Ph.D.,
Michael Yang, Ph.D.,
Petra Helmholz, Ph.D.,
Bo Wu, Ph.D.,
Change Detection Remote Sensing
Clement Mallet, Ph.D.,
Remote Sensing
Abuduwasiti Wulamu, Ph.D.,
Remote Sensing—Vegetation
Jose M. Pena, Ph.D.,
Hyperspectral
Xin Huang, Ph.D.,
Remote Sensing/GIS—Agriculture
Prasad Thenkabail, Ph.D.,
Lidar/GIS/Photogrammetry
Ruisheng Wang, Ph.D.,
Remote Sensing/Pattern Analysis
Desheng Liu, Ph.D.,
GIS/Pattern Recognition/Mapping
Valérie Gouet-Brunet, Ph.D.,
Photogrammetry/Machine Learning
Yury Vizilter, Ph.D.,
Remote Sensing Change Assessment/
Risk Analysis/Ecology
Qunming Wang, Ph.D.,
Technical Editor
Michael S. Renslow ,
Highlight Article Editor
Jie Shan, Ph.D.,
Contributing Editors
Grids & Datums Column
Clifford J. Mugnier,
Book Reviews
Sagar Deshpande,
Mapping Matters Column
Qassim Abdullah,
Sector Insight
Melissa Porterfield and Amr Abd-Elrahman,
Project Management Column
Raquel Charrois,
Assistant Director — Publications
Rae Kelley,
Electronic Publications Manager/
Graphic Artist
Matthew Austin,
Circulation Manager
Priscilla Weeks,
Advertising Sales Representative
Bill Spilman,
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PE&RS
Impact Factor Increases | New ASPRS Book Review Editor
| ASPRS UAS Technical Symposium and UAS Mapping Certification
Exam at the Commercial UAV Expo
PE&RS
IMPACT FACTOR INCREASES
A
SPRS is delighted to announce that the impact
factor of the
Photogrammetric Engineering and
Remote Sensing
Journal increased to 2.493 for 2016.
Impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article has been
cited in a particular year, and it is used to measure the importance and relevance of
an academic journal. This achievement would not have been possible without a great
team of reviewers, a supporting Society, hardworking editorial staff, including the
newly established Editorial Board. More information is available at the Web of Science
service from the Thompson Reuters.
SAGAR DESHPANDE
NAMED NEW
PE&RS
BOOK
REVIEW EDITOR
S
agar S. Deshpande,
PE, PS, CP, CFM, GISP
has been selected to serve
as the new Book Review
Editor for
Photogrammetric
Engineering & Remote
Sensing
(
PE&RS
), the
official journal of the
American Society for
Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
Deshpande is a member of fac-
ulty in the Surveying Engineering
Depa r tmen t a t Fe r r i s S t a t e
University. He received his M.S. in
2008 and Ph.D. in 2017, both from
The Ohio State University in Geodetic
Science. Deshpande became an
ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist
in 2012.
ASPRS is pleased to welcome
Deshpande as our book review editor.
He has worked in the geospatial field
for the past 12 years and has actively
participated in ASPRS as a student
volunteer, conference participant,
author and reviewer of journal arti-
cles appearing in
PE&RS
.
ASPRS UAS TECHNICAL
SYMPOSIUM AND
UAS MAPPING
CERTIFICATION EXAM
AT THE COMMERCIAL
UAV EXPO
T
he American Society for
Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing (ASPRS) will
be hosting a pre-conference
UAS Technical Symposium at
the Commercial UAV Expo in
Las Vegas, NV.
During this full-day symposium, eight (8) pre-
sentations will be given by ASPRS members
and practicing service providers. Each topic
will build on the previous, giving the attend-
ee a comprehensive understanding of UAS
mapping in accordance with current geospatial
accuracy standards.
The symposium will conclude with a pre-
sentation on the new ASPRS UAS Mapping
Certification. For those interested in becom-
ing part of the first group of ASPRS UAS
Certified Professionals, an examination will be
proctored at the conference venue on October
25
th
. To qualify to take the exam on-site, the
Application for UAS Certification and applica-
ble fees must be received by ASPRS no later
than August 31, 2017.
For more information, visit http://
conferences.asprs.org/uas-2017/.
