Chapter activities, attend meetings and events and
most importantly give us feedback and let your
voice be heard. If you have questions or would like
to discuss any topic further please feel free to
contact me directly at trevis.gigliotti@gmail.com.
President’s Message
Welcome 2014, and
Happy New Year! As I
stated in my previous
President’s message I
am committed to leaving
the CNY Region of the
ASPRS in better shape
than it was when I
began. My overall charter was to increase the value
of our offerings to our members and others
throughout the geospatial community. As such we
have many events materializing in the coming
months that will hopefully serve the membership of
our region and the at-large geospatial community.
Trevis Gigliotti, CP
National Director’s Report
Please be sure to vote in the upcoming region
elections.
In recent newsletters I have been encouraging you
to contact me, or any of the region officers, with
your thoughts on the society. Which aspect of
ASPRS is providing the most value to you now - the
professional network, the conferences, the website?
What you would like to see in the future?
As you will see in the remainder of this newsletter
the CNY ASPRS will be working in conjunction
with the VCGI to present webinars on using lidar
data. Also, we will be working with the GIS/SIG to
co-host a speaker session on remote sensing and
photogrammetry at their upcoming annual meeting.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend or
even submit a presentation abstract for
consideration.
How can we better serve you?
John T. Boland, CP
There is still time to make a difference. In this
completely digital issue of the newsletter we have
included a link to vote on the CNY ASPRS’ next
National Director. Please take a moment to click on
the link, vote and even write in a potential candidate
you feel would adequately fulfill the requirements
of the role. In addition, we are currently seeking the
Region’s next group of Vice Presidential
candidates. I encourage everyone to step up and
take this open opportunity to help shape the future
of our region.
As you move forward in this new year with your
own personal and professional resolutions, I
encourage each of you to resolve yourself to make
the commitment to CNY ASPRS – get involved in
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Want to stay informed?
– Update your email address!
Nominations for
2014 Region Officers
If your email address is up to date, then you should
have received a digital copy of this Newsletter. We
have gone completely digital with our newsletter,
which you will also find on our website. If you
would like to keep receiving the newsletter, and
other Region announcements, then we need your
email address. You can update your email address
by going to the National website at asprs.org and
login to preview and edit your profile. Your default
username is your membership number. If you can’t
track down your membership number, contact
Sokhan Hing at sokhanh@asprs.org to ask for your
member number.
Nominations
for
Vice
President
and
Secretary/Treasurer will be accepted through
February 17, 2014. Additional nominations may be
made by a written petition signed by five (5)
members in good standing forwarded to the
Secretary-Treasurer by March 1. Nominees will be
asked to submit short statements explaining their
background and why they wish to serve. Please
consider it! Serving the region brings great
networking opportunities all the way through to the
national level. It provides technical enlightenment
and is a service to the industry. It also looks great
on your resume, and can be used to obtain credit for
renewing various professional certifications.
Region
Council
Vice President:
Are you a member of Academia?
WANT TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE?
The CNY ASPRS
Region Council is comprised of a President, VicePresident, Past-President, Secretary-Treasurer, and
National Director. In addition, there are several
board members on the Council. The CNY Region
of the ASPRS is looking to infuse our Council with
membership perspectives from geographic locales
throughout the region. If you have an interest in
making a direct impact on the Region (or perhaps
prepare for a future presidential run) as a member of
the Council please contact Trevis or Karen directly.
We are currently open to adding Professional
community members as well as a student
representative from one of our fine educational
institutions. The commitment includes participation
in video and/or telephone conferences and you must
be a member of ASPRS in good standing prior to
involvement.
If you have an interest in serving on the Region
Council, now or down the road, contact any current
Council member.
We are
always eager to get new people
engaged in the society. Getting
involved with the Region
Council is a great way to
become actively involved in
ASPRS and help shape the
direction of this organization.
The next Vice-President, (position starting May
2014) is a representative from academia. You would
serve as Vice-President for one year and then move
to President in year two. Your key responsibilities
as Vice-President are to strengthen our membership,
oversee the Region’s annual Student of the Year
Awards, and act on behalf of the President in that
person’s absence.
Secretary/Treasurer:
The Secretary/Treasurer serves for one year and
there is no requirement that this person be drawn
from any particular sector. The primary duty of the
Secretary/Treasurer is to maintain records for the
Region, including minutes of meetings and financial
records. This person receives and disburses Region
funds, supervises fiscal activities, submits interim
and annual fiscal reports to the Region and
coordinates the submittal of an annual Region
Report to National ASPRS.
If you would like to make an impact in our region
and ASPRS, please email Past President Karen
Kwasnowski at
kkwasnowski@ground
pointllc.com or call
315-459-1515.
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National Director
Candidate Statement
Dr. Jason Stephen Smith
Why I want to be National Director…
Though I am only in my second year as an ASPRS
member, I have known about and respected the work
of the organization for a long time. Many of my
colleagues at Exelis are active members and I have
learned from them how important the work of the
ASPRS community is to our profession. I would very
much like the opportunity to volunteer my time and
talents as your National Director for the Central New
York Region. I feel that I can give voice to the needs
of our region while collaborating with other regional
directors to expand our profession across regional
boundaries. Aside from this general interest, I also
have some specific reasons for seeking the National
Director position: furthering development of the LAS
format specification in order to promote broader
acceptance and interoperability, seeking ways to
increase diversity in our membership so that we can
give better voice to the geospatial information needs
of our unique regional community, and promoting
educational outreach to encourage our region’s youth
to investigate future career paths in remote sensing,
GIS, and photogrammetric sciences. I was born,
raised and educated right here in the CNY Region,
and now I have the privilege of practicing my career
here and raising my family here (along with the
considerable help of my wife!). I respectfully ask that
you consider my nomination for the CNY Region’s
position of National Director.
Jason S. Smith is a Senior
Image Scientist in the
Geospatial Systems division
of Exelis Corporation, based
in Rochester, NY, where he
has worked for the last 16
years. He received his B.S. in
Electrical Engineering from
Alfred University, his M.S. in Electrical Engineering
(Biomedical Ultrasound) from the University of
Rochester, and his Ph.D. in Imaging Science (Remote
Sensing) from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
During his career he has supported the development of
government standards for softcopy image processing,
display technologies, and visualization environments.
He has subject matter expertise in digital compression
(e.g., JPEG 2000, MPEG-2, H.264, etc.), standards for
still imagery and motion imagery data formats, and
multi-aperture imaging systems.
He has also
supported negotiations conducted by the U.S.
delegation to the Open Skies Consultative
Commission as a technical expert relating to the use of
digital mapping cameras and digital data formats
under the Treaty on Open Skies. In addition to this
work, Jason acts as an Exelis representative to the
National Imagery Transmission Format Standard
Technical Board (NTB), the Motion Imagery
Standards Board (MISB), the Open Geospatial
Consortium (OGC), and to various NATO
Standardization Agreement (STANAG) Custodial
Support Teams (CST). He also serves as an invited
subject matter expert to the Defense Geospatial
Information Working Group (DGIWG).
Email: jason.smith@exelisinc.com
National Director Ballot
http://bit.ly/CNYASPRSND2014
The link to the ballot is provided for the use of
all voting members of the Central New York
Region, ASPRS. The ballot should be completed
on line, by February 10, 2014.
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Central New York Region News
Call for Presentations!!
ASPRS Central New York Region
Financial Statement
1 Jan 2013 - 31 December 2013
Have an interesting remote sensing or photogrammetry
related research project or commercial application you
would like to share? The CNY Region of the ASPRS, in
conjunction with the GIS/SIG (Geographic Information
Sharing/Special Interest Group), will be hosting a remote
sensing and photogrammetry focused speaker session at
the 22nd Annual GIS/SIG Conference on 15 April 2014 at
the Burgundy Basin in Rochester, New York.
Please submit an electronic copy of your abstract no later
than Friday, January 31, 2014 at COB EST to
trevis.gigliotti@gmail.com. The CNY ASPRS Region
Council will review abstracts and results of the abstract
review will be emailed to the submitter by February 7,
2014.
INCOME
Dues
Region Rebate
Region Conferences
Interest
Dinner Meeting
Student of the Year Award
Gifts
TOTAL
Future Dates
CNY Region & VCGI Webinars: The CNY ASPRS
Region Council is pleased to announce two
upcoming webinars in conjunction with the Vermont
Center for Geographic Information.
(see announcement page 5).
Know Your LiDAR Data presented by: Karen
Kwasnowski
Date: 05 February 2014 @ 10:00am
Unlocking LiDAR Data for Use In Public Work
Projects
presented by: Justin D. Cole, MS, GISP
Date: 06 February 2014 @ 2:00pm
CNY Region Annual Meeting at the 22nd GIS/SIG
Annual Conference: 15 April 2014 at the Burgundy
$0.00
$684.00
$0.00
$18.86
$96.00
$0.00
$0.00
$798.86
EXPENDITURE
Region Conferences
Dinner Meeting
Student of the Year Award
Postage
Office Exp
Contributions
TOTAL
$452.40
$120.00
$1,360.00
$92.00
$5.00
$0.00
$2,029.40
ASSETS
Base Shares (Savings Account)
12 Month Certificate
Share Draft (Checking Account)
Petty Cash
TOTAL
$2,248.52
$4,881.81
$288.00
$83.62
$7,501.95
LIABILITIES
None
TOTAL
Basin in Rochester, New York.
ASPRS 2014 Annual Conference:
March 23-27, 2014: Galt House Hotel
Louisville, Kentucky
TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS
Assets - Liabilities
$0.00
$0.00
$7,501.95
this. Dr. Paul F. Hopkins will be memorialized at the
upcoming ASPRS Annual Conference in Louisville,
Kentucky, 23-27 March. Paul was a long-time supporter
of ASPRS in general and the Central New York region
in particular. The Lecture will cover Paul’s
accomplishments and contributions to the field.
ASPRS Memorial Lecture 2014 –
Paul F. Hopkins
A long-standing tradition of the ASPRS Annual
Conference is the presentation of the Memorial Lecture.
Knowledge of the historical development of
photogrammetry,
remote
sensing,
geographic
information systems and other mapping science
technologies is important to fully understand the scope
and significance of those sciences and to provide a basis
for forecasting future trends. A key means for capturing
that history is to record the past activities and
accomplishments of pioneers and leaders in the field; the
Memorial Lecture is one mechanism used to accomplish
The Memorial Lecture will be given by one of Paul’s
former graduate students, Lindi Quackenbush. Lindi
would be grateful to receive photographs or memories
that could be incorporated into the Lecture. She can be
reached via email (ljquack@esf.edu) or telephone (315470-4727).
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The CNY ASPRS Region Council is pleased to announce two upcoming webinars in conjunction with the
Vermont Center for Geographic Information’s (VCGI) winter webinar series. The webinars will focus on
LiDAR applications and will be delivered by two members of CNY ASPRS’ region council. Thanks to Karen
and Justin for offering their knowledge and time to help all of us become more skilled at using LiDAR data.
Know Your LiDAR Data
This webinar will cover tips for assessing the accuracy and quality of LiDAR data, integrating other sources of
data with LiDAR and extracting features from LiDAR data.
Presented by: Karen Kwasnowski
GroundPoint, LLC
Duration: 45 minutes
Date: 05 February 2014 @ 10:00am
Unlocking LiDAR Data for Use In Public Work Projects
This webinar will present a LiDAR processing workflow developed to aid the efficient and effective use of the
data by consultants. The toolbox, with an array of different geoprocessing tools, is architected in ArcGIS and
was created to use the full five-foot per pixel LiDAR elevation model and follow guidelines required by
different survey consultants. The result is that base studies, which used to take days or weeks, now take under
an hour, and at a sizable cost savings. In addition, having good base elevation data allows survey teams to
focus on trouble areas inherent in the LiDAR data, such as tree cover, or at the bottom of stream channels.
Presented by: Justin D. Cole, MS, GISP
Monroe County
Duration: 45 minutes
Date: 06 February 2014 @ 2:00pm
Please visit VCGI’s website to sign up today: http://vcgi.vermont.gov/fall_webinars
We would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Leslie Pelch and the VCGI for their assistance and most gracious
hosting. We hope that this relationship will continue well into the future.
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CNY ASPRS presents the
STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
Undergraduate Student Prize: cash award, one-year ASPRS
Membership, and a certificate
Graduate Student Prize: cash award, one-year ASPRS
Membership, and a certificate
Students with an interest in photogrammetry, remote sensing or geospatial information systems are
encouraged to apply. You are not required to be a student member of the Society at the time of application;
however, you must me matriculated in the Central New York Region: Upstate New York, Vermont and North
Central Pennsylvania.
Application Procedure: Prepare and submit the following items:
1. Cover letter
2. Resume
3. One page statement detailing any experience and participation the student has had in
photogrammetry, remote sensing or geospatial information systems e.g. coursework, projects, research
or work experience. The statement should also relate the expected role of photogrammetry, remote
sensing or geospatial information systems in the applicant’s career.
4. Current course transcript. Note that the transcript does not need to be certified and should be
submitted with the application.
5. Completed ASPRS Year 2014 Individual Membership Application form with appropriate
documentation included.
Notes: Please include a phone number and email address where you can be reached.
Past winners of the category may not apply for the same category.
The first five applicants (by postmark date) will receive a one-year ASPRS student membership.
Submit to:
Justin Cole
City Place Suite 7100
50 W Main St
Rochester, NY 14614
585.753.7504
Email to: Justin.Cole.GIS@gmail.com
Put “CNY ASPRS SOY” in the subject line
Or
Application Deadline: Friday, March 14, 2014 (postmarked)
Award winners will be informed of the results during the week of April 01, 2014 and will be honored
at the Central New York Region Annual Spring Meeting
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FAA DESIGNATES NEW YORK AND MASSACHUSETTS TO OPERATE UAS TEST
SITES IN THE NORTHEAST
NUAIR, an Alliance of public, private and academic partners in both states will lead development of civil
and commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
UAS test sites could create more than 2,600 jobs in New York and Massachusetts by 2017
Syracuse, NY, December 30, 2013 – The Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that an
alliance of organizations in New York and
Massachusetts will operate one of six test sites in the
United States for the development of unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS). Test sites will work with the
FAA to develop standards for the safe integration of
UAS into the nation’s airspace.
The emerging UAS industry will offer increased
efficiency, enhanced safety and cost savings in many
fields. Civil and commercial uses of UAS include
agriculture, disaster relief, environmental research and
pipeline monitoring.
"UAS platforms offer huge opportunities to collect
imagery and image-based information for a host of
applications,” said Dr. David Messinger, Director of
Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing Laboratory at
the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at
Rochester
Institute
of
Technology
(RIT).
“Researchers at the Chester F. Carlson Center for
Imaging Science at RIT are very excited at the
prospect of having convenient access to a UAS test
site. From developing new sensor technology to
innovating new ways of processing image data, our
scientists and students will help lead the way in
helping to realize the potential of UAS-based imaging.
We look forward to working with our NUAIR
teammates in this exciting enterprise."
Griffiss International Airport, operated by Oneida
County, will direct UAS test site operations in New
York and Massachusetts. Griffiss International Airport
has partnered with the Northeast UAS Airspace
Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), a consortium
of public entities, private industry and academic
institutions in both states, to conduct UAS testing,
research and development.
“Today’s announcement from the FAA is great news
for the County and the region. Congratulations to all
those involved in working to make this a reality,” said
Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente. “Oneida
County and the entire Mohawk Valley is becoming a
key technology industry hub and today was a big step
forward. In New York State alone this site will create
estimated 470 jobs and have a statewide economic
impact of $145 million. This announcement today
positions Oneida County on the cutting edge of the
research, development and implementation of this new
and exciting technology.”
“We are very proud to be part of this initiative, and
pleased that New York state is taking the lead and
ensuring the integrity and quality of research that is so
sensitive and critical to our country's future," said
Ryne
Raffaelle,
Vice President of Research and
Associate Provost at RIT. "Participating in this
initiative will have a positive economic impact for the
region, as well as an educational benefit for the
universities’ researchers and students working with
them. Unmanned aircraft systems are a technology
with
many
useful
applications,
everything
from assisting defense and surveillance to monitoring
land management, aiding with disaster and recover
efforts, even forecasting weather."
As a test site operator, the Griffiss International
Airport-NUAIR team will coordinate UAS test flights
and collect and analyze data to develop safety,
performance and certification standards for integrating
unmanned systems into national airspace and for
civilian use. The Griffiss International AirportNUAIR team was chosen from 25 applicants around
the U.S. to operate one of six test sites. New York and
Massachusetts offer premier locations for UAS testing
due to the availability of airspace, weather and
landscape diversity and concentration of industry and
academic expertise. Both states combined have access
to more than 7,000 square miles of restricted and
special use airspace for a wide range of UAS testing
operations. Testing facilities will be anchored at
Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York and
Joint Base Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
Test sites could bring more than 2,600 new jobs and
nearly $700 million in economic impact to New York
and Massachusetts by 2017, according to data
prepared by Hickey and Associates, LLC. Nationwide,
the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry is
projected to create an estimated 70,000 new jobs by
2017 and more than 100,000 by 2025, according to an
economic impact report published by the Association
for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
(AUVSI). According to the report, the total economic
impact of UAS industry in the U.S. could reach $82
billion by 2025. (Thanks to Ed Freeborn for forwarding this
announcement).
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Officers of the Central New York Region
President:
National Director:
Trevis J. Gigliotti
ITT Exelis Inc.
400 Initiative Drive
Rochester, New York 14606
(585) 26-.5381
trevis.gigliotti@exelisinc.com
John T. Boland, CP
Senior Technical Associate
ITT Exelis
332 Initiative Drive
P.O. Box 60488
Rochester, NY 14606-0488
MAIL CODE: 39700
585.269.5057
john.boland@exelisinc.com
Vice President:
Justin D. Cole, MS, GISP
Senior GIS Analyst,
Monroe County
24 Covered Wagon Trail
West Henrietta, NY 14586
(585)210-8447
Justin.Cole.GIS@gmail.com
Immediate Past President:
Secretary/Treasurer:
William M. Stiteler IV
Scientist / Statistician
ARCADIS
6723 Towpath Road,
PO Box 66,
Syracuse, NY 13214
(315) 671-9337 voice
(315) 449-4111 fax
Karen Kwasnowski
GroundPoint Technologies
17 Highland Dr
Marcellus, NY 13108
kkwasnowski@groundpointllc.com
(315) 459-1515
Newsletter Editor:
Paul Szemkow
Environmental Resources
Engineering,
402 Baker Lab
SUNY-College of Env.
Science & Forestry
1 Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2778
(315) 470-6635 voice
(315) 470-6958 fax
pszemkow@esf.edu
Council Members:
Lindi Quackenbush
SUNY-ESF
402 Baker Lab
1 Forestry Drive,
Syracuse, NY
(315) 470-4727
ljquack@esf.edu
Current Vacancy:
Contact Trevis if you are
interested, or wish to
nominate someone.
Student Representative:
The region is looking for
an enthusiastic student
representative to serve in
2013/2014.
william.stiteler@arcadis-us.com
Central New York Region's Home Page:
DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE:
http://www.esf.edu/asprs
ASPRS-CNY REGION
SUNY-College of Env. Sci & Forestry
1 Forestry Drive, 402 Baker Lab
Environmental Resources Engineering
Syracuse, New York 13210-2778
March 1, 2014
Region Council Members
needed!
FIRST CLASS
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