WSS-ACSM

The WSS-ACSM Annual LSAW Conference Dinner will be held in the Venice Ballroom, Hotel Murano, 1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402 at 6:30pm, Wednesday March 3rd, 2010.

The next regular dinner meeting, March 18th, 2010, will be a business meeting with no scheduled presentation, at Angelos in Bellevue.

The April dinner meeting will feature a presentation by Jon Warren, PLS, of David Evans and Associates regarding their work in support of the grout curtain retrofit at the Howard Hansen dam. This will also be at Angelos in Bellevue.

The May 20th, 2010 dinner meeting will feature a presentation by Janet Wilkins, a Land Surveyor from the Bureau of Land Management’s Oregon State Office, about the Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB) project.

We are interested in hearing from anyone in the geospatial community with ideas for programs for the rest of 2010 — your own programs, something you saw elsewhere that needs more exposure, or simply something you would like to learn about.

WSS-ACSM Dinner Meeting Announcement

Thursday, 18 February 2010 6:00 PM

Angelo’s Restaurant 1830 130th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA

Join us as
Brian Blevins, PLS
presents:

Leonardo da Vinci
Military Engineer, Land Surveyor and Cartographer

Leonardo advertised himself first and foremost as a military engineer. He substantiated his claims through his surveying and cartographic art. Join us as we explore Leonardo’s vast surveying and mapping career that includes inventions of surveying tools and techniques and the creation of many beautiful and elaborate maps. We will see that Leonardo, like so many great people before and since, secured his livelihood through the art of surveying and mapping.

Mr. Blevins is an internationally recognized survey historian and has presented survey history workshops at the LSAW, WCCS, ACSM, WFPS, MARLS and UCLS conferences. He has been invited to present at this year’s FIG (Federation of International Geometers) conference in Sydney Australia where he will be speaking alongside Surveyor Generals and Chief Surveyors from around the world, including Don Buhler, Chief Surveyor for the United States.

This is an informal, informational presentation hosted by the Washington State Section of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.
We have limited room, so please let us know if you plan to attend by forwarding an email to ponytrouble@gmail.com as soon as possible.
Dinner meeting price is $30.00 and $10.00 for students.

Printable postable PDF version of the meeting announcement here.

WSS-ACSM Dinner Meeting Announcement
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 6:00 PM
Angelo’s Restaurant
1830 130th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA.

Join us as Dave Brown, CP presents:

Report on a Project using Hyper-Spectral Imaging to Map Trees Effected by the Emerald Ash Beetle on the Urban Forest in the City of Milwaukee

Mr. Brown is a distinguished photogrammetrist and imagery analyst who has served in the Pacific Northwest with several companies over the years. He has gained a unique perspective on issues of importance to GIS and survey professionals in the Puget Sound community. Dave will be introducing a new sensor available from his present company, Terra Remote that can gather hundreds of layers of spectral imagery - uniquely suited for wetlands, near shore and coastal applications. Together, when combined with LIDAR, the sensors and returned data have the potential for helping to qualify and quantify previously difficult areas with many bands beyond the visible. Dave is a Certified Photogrammetrist and member of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS).

This is an informal, informational presentation hosted by the Washington State Section of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.
We have limited room, so please let us know if you plan to attend by forwarding an email to ponytrouble@gmail.com as soon as possible.
Dinner meeting price is $30.00 and $10.00 for students.

Printable postable PDF version of the meeting announcement here.

A PDF reprint from JOURNAL of PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING here

Land Surveyor’s Association of Washington &  Washington State Section of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping invite you to attend our 2009 Holiday Party

When: December 17, 2009 6:00pm
Where: Angelo’s Bellevue
1830 130th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98005
425-883-2777

Cost: $75 per couple or $40 single. There will be
an abbreviated menu to select from

$5 Raffle for gift baskets

Reservations Required by Tuesday December 15, 2009

Email: LSAW.ACSM.HOLIDAY.PARTY@GMAIL.COM

Fax to Scott Edwards at 425-746-3342
Sponsorships Available

PDF version of the party announcement here

Thursday, 19 November 2009
6:00 PM
Galliano’s Cucina Restaurant
16435 Military Rd S
Seatac, WA 98188

Join us as Tim Kent, PLS and instructor at OIT, discusses their Geomatics and Surveying programs.

“At Oregon Tech, the study of geomatics combines theory, problem-solving and field work in a computer-intensive curriculum that prepares students for employment and licensure as Professional Land Surveyors. A shortage of trained personnel makes the employment forecaset for geomatics graduates exceptional. OITs geomatics program is accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)” (http://www.oit.edu/programs/geomatics)

This is an informal, informational presentation hosted by the Washington State Section of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

We have limited room, so please let us know if you plan to attend by forwarding an email to ponytrouble@gmail.com as soon as possible.
Dinner meeting price is $30.00 and $10.00 for students.

Printable postable PDF version of the meeting notice

WSS-ACSM Dinner Meeting Announcement
Thursday, 15 October 2009
6:00 PM
Galliano’s Cucina Restaurant
16435 Military Rd S,
Seatac, WA 98188

Join us as representatives from ESRI Share the latest innovations in the
ArcGIS Cadastral Editor & Cadastral Fabric

The ArcGIS Cadastral fabric defines a dataset type for storing parcel record information in a geodatabase. The Cadastral Editor is an editing application for managing this parcel information held in the fabric. With ArcGIS 9.4 a number of changes and improvements are available.

Tim Hodson, LS will be providing a technology preview of the newest features and capabilities that have been launched with ArcGIS 9.4 (currently in Beta).

This is an informal, informational presentation hosted by the Washington State Section of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.
We have limited room, so please let us know if you plan to attend by forwarding an email to ponytrouble@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Dinner meeting price is $30.00 and $10.00 for students.

Printable PDF version of this meeting notice

Thursday, 17 September 2009, 6:00 PM
Angelo’s Restaurant
1830 130th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA.

Join us as John Nagy presents:
Aerials Express 2009: Imagery and Software

Aerials Express is a low cost, licensed copy of digital orthophotography provided with available county GIS parcels. This product differs from Google Maps as the license allows commercial use and can be referenced from within ESRI, AutoDesk and other software. It contains coverage of large areas useful for planning for detailed photogrammetry, engineering or survey projects and is frequently updated - the result of state-of-the-art Vexcel-Ultracam-X digital cameras and all-digital processing. The resolution is 1 foot versus 1 meter for the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery.
John Nagy will be demonstrating their latest imagery, coverage, availability and accompanying easy-to-use software.
We welcome members of WAURISA and others within the geospatial community!
This is an informal, informational presentation hosted by the Washington State Section of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.
!!!NON-MEMBERS ARE WELCOME!!!
We have limited room, so please let us know if you plan to attend by forwarding an email to ponytrouble@gmail.com as soon as possible.
Dinner meeting price is $30.00 - not including drinks - and $10.00 for students.

PDF version of this announcement

WSS-ACSM Dinner Meeting
Thursday, 16 July 2009
6:00 PM
Angelo’s Restaurant
1830 130th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA

Join us as Gavin Schrock, PLS presents:
Surveying in 2060

Gavin is a noted surveyor in Washington, whose efforts were fundamental in creating the Washington State Reference Network (a GNSS network cooperative), which helped to establish the Spatial Reference Center of Washington (SRCW). He was the LSAW Surveyor of the year for 2008 and he is a contributing author to The American Surveyor. He is a mentor to many, and he shares his views as a professional with others. He is a contributing speaker of the WSS-ACSM. Join us as Gavin takes a whimsical look at what the future may bring to us in the way of surveying!

We have limited room, so please let me know if you plan to attend by forwarding an email to ponytrouble@gmail.com as soon as possible.
Dinner meeting price is $30.00 and $10.00 for students.

Printable postable PDF announcement here

WSS-ACSM Dinner Meeting Announcement
Thursday, 18 June 2009 6:00 PM
Galliano’s Cucina Restaurant, 16435 Military Rd S, Seatac, WA 98188

Join us as RTC Land Survey Program Instructor Martin Paquette, PLS, MS
presents: NAD83/2007

There have been a number of horizontal reference datums in the last 20 years: NAD27, NAD83, HARN, HPGN, NAD83/91, several CORS, ITRF, and the latest NAD83/2007. What is this latest datum and how will it impact our geospatial datasets? What affects will it have on transferring data? Martin’s presentation will explain this latest datum - how and why it is used.
We have limited room, so please let us know if you plan to attend by forwarding an email to ponytrouble@gmail.com as soon as possible.
Dinner meeting price is $30.00 and $10.00 for students.

WSS-ACSM IS INTERESTED IN DINNER PRESENTATIONS FOR 2010!

We are setting our agenda for next year. We are most interested in presentations that explore geospatial technologies from the standpoint of intersections between geospatial communities: Land Survey, GIS, Geomatics, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and any other field that uses geospatial technology.

WE OFFER A FREE DINNER FOR OUR PRESENTER! As well, you get to meet a group of geospatial professionals that are versed in related fields.

We are interested in presentations that will be useful for our members and others in the geospatial communities and:

• provide an educational opportunity to learn about contemporary topics.
• demonstrate new, exciting, or innovative technologies.
• demonstrate new ways that tools are used to collect, analyze, distribute, and share geospatial information.
• demonstrate cool applications of geospatial technologies in any field.

Our dinner meetings are held on the 3rd Thursdays of each month, usually at Angelo’s in Bellevue or the Cucina Galliano’s in Seatac, but other venues are possible.

If you or your organization is interested please use this PDF form to give us your contact information and any ideas you have about potential presentations for 2010. They do not have to be set right now. We will evaluate our schedule and your availability to prepare a preliminary schedule for 2010. And, we will keep you in our database for future possibilities.