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September 2019
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
INDUSTRY
NEWS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) selected
Dewberry
, a
privately held professional services firm, to plan, acquire, and
process topobathymetric lidar for 788 square miles of surface
area in the western part of the Everglades National Park in
Florida. The project is a cooperative effort between USGS and
the U.S. National Park Service.
Dewberry is deploying a recently developed lidar system
consisting of a Riegl VQ880G topo-bathymetric lidar sensor
for data collection. The sensor is capable of collecting data
through the water column so that flooded wetlands and open-
water areas are accurately modeled as well as dry land. The
system also includes an optical camera used to collect aerial
imagery. Advanced lidar classification and post-processing will
be accomplished by Dewberry’s geospatial analysts who are
familiar with the Everglades landscape. This project resulted
from a pilot project Dewberry performed in 2016 within the
Everglades National Park for USGS and the National Park
Service. The pilot project deployed various lidar sensors from
several manufacturers in order to test and qualify the data
produced from each sensor.
According to Dewberry Senior Project Manager Keith
Patterson, “this project will support the National Park Service’s
critical environmental management objectives to include
response to sea level rise, increased predictive capability of
hydrologic models and improved modeling, and understanding
of the unique Everglades. The data will also support various
scientific studies involving critical habitat for threatened and
endangered species.”
The primary deliverable for the project will be a topographic-
bathymetric digital elevation model (DEM) that will include
abovewater-level bare earth and belowwater-level bathymetry.
URISA Is pleased to announce the recipients of 2019 Exemplary
Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards. Since 1980, URISA’s
ESIG Awards have recognized extraordinary achievements
in the use of geospatial information technology that have
improved the delivery and quality of government services.
The award competition is open to all public agencies at the
federal, state/provincial, regional and local levels. Applications
were submitted in the Enterprise System and Single Process
System categories.
The 2019 Enterprise System Category Winners are:
Land Information Management System (LIMS)
. Sub-
mitted by Nadine Clah GISP, IT Analyst/GIS Coordinator,
Navajo Housing Authority, Arizona.
Streamlining a City-wide Process for Optimal Small
Cell Site Locations: A Collaborative Approach
. Sub-
mitted by Eva Cancino, GIS Coordinator, City of Naperville,
Illinois.
Distinguished Enterprise System: “The City of Roswell
GIS
”. Submitted by Patrick Baber, GIS Manager, City of
Roswell, Georgia.
The 2019 Single Process System Category Winners are:
The City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management
Department Service District and Route Optimization
System
. Submitted by Chelsie McNicol and Team, City of
San Antonio, Texas.
Carriage Alerts Mapping Platform (CAMP): Real-Time
GIS to Manage Tours & Equine Waste
. Submitted by
Emma Paz, GIS Developer, City of Charleston, South Carolina.
The accomplishments will be recognized during the Awards
Ceremony at GIS-Pro 2019 in NewOrleans, Louisiana, Monday
September 30, 2019. The recognized systems in each category
will be discussed in featured sessions during the conference.
In addition, each system may be highlighted in an upcoming
URISA webinar series.
To review the winning submissions, visit
Teledyne CARIS™ and
Teledyne Optech™
, both part of the
Teledyne Technologies company [NYSE: TDY], are pleased to
welcome Mr. Daniel Kruimel to the group as Regional Sales
Manager for Australia and New Zealand. In this dual role, Mr.
Kruimel will concentrate on expanding the reach of both the
CARIS and Optech product portfolios, as well as continuing
to provide seamless service and support for existing clients in
the regions.
Mr. Kruimel brings with him a Bachelor of Geoinformatics
and Surveying from the University of South Australia
(Adelaide) and an immense wealth of knowledge of the survey
industry – both hydrographic and lidar. After beginning his
career working for a land and hydrographic survey company,
he joined Teledyne CARIS in 2011 as a Technical Support
Consultant, primarily focused on HIPS and SIPS™ and
Bathy DataBASE™. He was integral in the implementation
of CARIS software solutions across the APAC region including
the Royal Australian Navy, Port of Melbourne Corporation,
and National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
(NIWA) of New Zealand. In 2013, Mr. Kruimel joined AAM
and managed projects with the Singapore Government’s 3D
National Map Initiative including a 5,500km mobile mapping
survey and a combined aerial imagery and lidar survey in
Singapore’s challenging airspace.
CALENDAR
• 17-18 September,
GIS IN THE ROCKIES
, Denver,
Colorado. For more information, visit http://
gisintherockies.org.
• 18-20 September,
NCAUG Conference
, Wilmington,
North Carolina. For more information, visit
com/conference.
• 23-26 September,
2019 JACIE/ECCOE Workshop
,
Reston, Virginia. For more information, visit https://
workshop.
