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October 2018
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
INDUSTRY
NEWS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cox named CEO of NCEES
— The board
of directors of the National Council of
Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
(NCEES) named B. David Cox chief
executive officer, effective October 1, 2018.
The announcement was made on August 16
during the opening business session of the
organization’s 97th annual meeting.
As CEO, Cox will serve as secretary of the NCEES corporation
and as chief employed officer of the Council, with authority over
its daily operations.
Cox is currently the executive director of the Kentucky
State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors, a position he has held since 2001. During this
time, he was also active in the work of NCEES. He served 10
terms on the organization’s Committee on Finances, including
two as chair. He also served as a member of the Committee
on Member Board Administrators, the Advisory Committee
on Council Activities, the Governance Task Force, and the
Licensure Qualifications Oversight Group. In 2014, NCEES
awarded him the Meritorious Service Award in recognition of
his contributions to the organization and the professions of
engineering and surveying.
Cox holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from
the University of Kentucky and is licensed as a certified public
accountant in Kentucky.
Cox replaces Jerry Carter, who is retiring after serving 11
years as CEO of the organization. The board of directors has
named Carter chief executive officer emeritus in honor of his
dedicated service, and he will continue to assist with NCEES
initiatives as needed.
“The board of directors expects the threats to licensure across
the country to continue and feels that NCEES needs a CEO
with David Cox’s knowledge and experience in dealing with
legislatures,” said 2017–18 President Patrick Tami, P.L.S. “We
feel confident that the future trajectory of NCEES, with the
addition of David to our excellent staff, is on course to effectively
advance licensure for engineers and surveyors.”
Spectral Evolution’s SR-8800
field spectroradiometer –
control with your iPhone,
Android device or tablet for
real-time
remote
sensing
measurements
including
BRDF.
The SR-8800 field
spectroradiometer is a full range (350-2500nm) high resolution/
high sensitivity system including an Internet of Things (IoT)
operating system that allows you to operate the system by
iPhone, Android device, or tablet. In combination with our new
Sensa/Tilt pistol grip probe, researchers can access and store
more important field data in addition to their scans, including:
• A picture of the exact sample Field of View that you want to
scan
• The angle of the scan
• The sun height angle
• The GPS location
The SR-8800 uses its IoT operating system to control the pistol
grip functionality so that any user can get consistent scans. The
IoT uses a WiFi network accessed by an Android device, iPhone
or tablet for controlling the system and downloading data stored
on the instrument.
The SR-8800 with the Sensa/Tilt pistol grip probe provides
feedback as you are scanning: showing you a picture of the area
you have targeted, indicating when the pistol grip probe angle
is at nadir, noting the angle of the sun and providing your GPS
location – all so you can take the exact scan you require.
With the pistol grip probe, the SR-8800 is ideal for bidirectional
reflectance distribution function (BRDF) measurements in the
field, for example to model surface albedo. It can also be used for
vicarious calibration.
The SR-8800 runs on lithium-ion batteries for a full day of
scanning. The instrument is equipped with a custom backpack
for field use. The system is available with a range of FOV lenses
for the Sensa/Tilt pistol grip probe to meet various application
requirements.
For more information, visit:
-
portable-spectroradiometers-for-remote-sensing/sr-8800/
CALENDAR
• October 9-12,
GIS-Pro & CalGIS 2018: THE
Conference for GIS Professionals
, Palm Springs,
California. For more information, visit
.
org/education-events/gis-pro-annual-conference/.
•
December 3-6, 2018,
SGEM Vienna Green 2018
,
Vienna, Austria. For more information, visit
sgemviennagreen.org/.
• January 25-31, 2019,
GEOWEEK—ASPRS/MAPPS/
ILMF
, Denver, Colorado. For more information, visit
.
• February 25-28, 2019,
2019 GIS /CAMA Technologies
Conference
, Portland, Oregon. For more information,
visit
/.
• April 3-7, 2019,
AAG 2019 Annual Meeting
,
Washington, DC. For more information, visit http://
annualmeeting.aag.org/.
• May 3-5, 2019,
5
th
International Conference on
Geographical Information Systems Theory,
Applications and Management
, Heraklion, Crete,
Greece. For more information, visit
