WSS-ACSM

WSS-ACSM Dinner Meeting Announcement
Thursday,
15 July 2010
6:00 PM
Angelo’s Restaurant
1830 130th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA.
Join us as Susan Tonkin, PE, presents:
Design Considerations In Anticipation Of Rising Sea Levels
Sea level rise is increasingly being considered by private and public entities
when making decisions about the placement and protection of structures near
shorelines. The fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) projects global SLR over the course of this century to be
between 18 and 38 cm (7-15″) for their lowest emissions scenario, and between
26 and 59 cm (10-23″) for their highest emissions scenario. Based on the current
science, our “medium” estimate of 21st century SLR in Washington is that in
Puget Sound, local SLR will closely match global SLR. (from
http://www.cses.washington.edu/db/pdf/moteetalslr579.pdf)
We welcome all interested parties 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 RSVP by forwarding an email to ponytrouble@gmail.com as soon as possible.
Dinner meeting price is $30.00 and $10.00 for students - not including drinks.

WSS-ACSM Dinner Meeting Announcement

Thursday, 20 May 2010 6:00 PM

Angelo’s Restaurant

1830 130th Ave NE Bellevue, WA.

Join us as Steven Reding, Geoline, presents:

Mt. Rainier 2010 - A Scientific Expedition

A presentation of the history of the measurement of Mt. Rainier, including the GPS measurement expeditions in 1988 and 1999 and the upcoming 2010 expedition. Steven will present a slide show with breathtaking pictures from previous expeditions and will explain how the 2010 expedition will add to scientific and geodetic models for the next decade. This year’s expedition will use RTK and motion engines via the Washington State Reference Network (WSRN) as well as rapid static processing via OPUS-RS. It will also be the first expedition to measure gravity at the summit with a digital gravitometer.

WSS-ACSM Dinner Meeting
Thursday, 15 April 2010
6:00 PM
Angelo’s Restaurant
1830 130th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA.

Join us as Jon Warren, PLS presents:
HOWARD HANSON DAM
Monitor Survey - 2009

A joint venture with the US Army Corps of Engineers and DEA Survey to perform several monitor surveys of HOWARD HANSON DAM, an earthen dam which was leaking muddy water at a rate of high concern. Jon will talk about the trials and success of different methods and procedures to adapt to the weather, remote location, diversity of ground and
structure to monitor, and the challenge of wrapping it all into a meaningful and repeatable report.

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 and $10.00 for students - not including drinks.

Printable postable PDF version of the meeting announcement here.

There is a plan afoot to climb Mt. Rainier this summer with GPS equipment and a gravitometer. Previous expeditions were made in 1988 and 1999, resulting in useful GPS data and lots of breathtaking pictures, which you may see in Larry Signani’s PowerPoint presentation (102mb download) at:
http://www.wss-acsm.org/MT-RAINIER-REMEASUREMENT.ppt

A PDF version (50mb download) of the same PowerPoint can now be found at: http://www.wss-acsm.org/MT-RAINIER-REMEASUREMENT.pdf

If you are interested in being a part of the climb effort, join http://groups.google.com/group/rainier-survey-2010.

Thursday, 18 March 2010
6:00 PM
Angelo’s Restaurant
1830 130th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA.

This month we are having a business meeting. Among the discussion items are:
1) A review of the by-laws having to do with Section membership and dues;
2) Discussion of the future of ACSM as primarily a surveyors’ organization, and the implications of that for our future existence as a Section;
3) Items to bring to the Council of Sections at national ACSM in April;
4) Meeting Presentation Ideas for the remainder of 2010;
5) New Leadership & New Perspectives;
6) Future seminars/workshops as a way to make some money.
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 – not including drinks.

Printable postable PDF version of the March 18th 2010 meeting announcement available here.

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