2019 Geospatial Summit Agenda



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Day 1

Monday, May 6, 2019   |  9:30 am - 5:00 pm


9:30 - 10:00

Arrival / Registration

10:00 - 10:30

Opening Session

   •  Geospatial Summit Overview
       Juliana Blackwell
       Director, NGS

   •  Keynote
       RDML Timothy Gallaudet, Ph.D., USN Ret.
       Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
       and Deputy NOAA Administrator

   •  General Announcements

       Brad Kearse
       Deputy Director, NGS

10:30 - 12:00

NSRS Modernization Overview

   •  Blueprint for 2022 Part 1: Geometric Coordinates
       Dan Roman, Ph.D.
       Chief Geodesist, NGS

   •  Blueprint for 2022 Part 2: Geopotential Coordinates
       Dan Roman, Ph.D.
       Chief Geodesist, NGS

   •  Blueprint for 2022 Part 3: Working in a Modernized NSRS
       Dru Smith, Ph.D.
       NSRS Modernization Manager, NGS

   •  Designing a Data Delivery System for the Future
       Boris Kanazir
       Geodesist, NGS

12:00 - 1:30

Lunch on your own

12:30 - 1:15

Informal Meet and Greet

State Geodetic Coordinators are welcome to come meet each other as well as the full team of NGS Regional Geodetic Advisors.

1:30 - 3:00

NSRS Modernization Outreach and User Engagement Efforts

   •  Session Overview
       Galen Scott
       Acting Constituent Resource Manager, NGS

   •  Recap 2018 Industry Workshop and Introduction of Alpha Products
       Dru Smith, Ph.D.
       NSRS Modernization Manager, NGS

   •  The State Plane Coordinate System of 2022: Making It Your Way
       Michael Dennis, Ph.D.
       Geodesist, NGS

   •  National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Coordinated Efforts to

       Change State Legislation

       Curtis Summer
       Executive Director, National Society of Professional Surveyors

   •  “Keeping Coordinates Moving:” California Example and Case Study
       Scott Martin
       California Geodetic Coordinator, California Department of Transportation

3:00 - 3:30

Break

3:30 - 5:00

Education and Training to Prepare Surveyors for NSRS Modernization

   •  Session Overview
       Jacob Heck, Ph.D.
       Geodesist, NGS

   •  NGS Educational Offerings
       Erika Little
       Training Coordinator, NGS

   •  NOAA - University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Memorandum of

       Understanding: An Overview of 20 Years of Partnership

       Linda Velez
       Professor, University of Puerto Rico

   •  Mastery Paths Learning in Geosciences
       Stacey D. Lyle, Ph.D., RPLS
       Professor of Practice, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University
       College Station

   •  Engaging the Unengaged - How to Reach the Professional
       Patrick Tami
       Immediate Past President, National Council of Examiners for Engineering
       and Surveying

5:00 - 7:00

Optional Social Gathering

McGinty's Public House
911 Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20910







Day 2

Tuesday, May 7, 2019  |  8:30 am - 5:00 pm


8:30 - 9:00

Arrival / Registration

9:00 - 9:05

General Announcements

Brad Kearse
Deputy Director, NGS

9:05 - 10:20

NGS Ongoing Efforts / Interim Products (Part 1 of 2)

   •  Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum (GRAV-D)
       Jeffery Johnson
       Acting GRAV-D Project Manager, NGS

   •  Experimental GEOID Modeling (xGEOID19)
       Yan Wang, Ph.D.
       Geodesist, NGS

   •  Geoid Monitoring Service (GeMS)
       Kevin Ahlgren, Ph.D.
       Geodesist, NGS

   •  Hybrid Geoid Models (GEOID18)
       Kevin Ahlgren, Ph.D.
       Geodesist, NGS

   •  Modernizing Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS)
       Theresa Damiani, Ph.D.
       Spatial Reference System Division Chief, NGS

   •  Foundation CORS
       Theresa Damiani, Ph.D.
       Spatial Reference System Division Chief, NGS

   •  Turning the Page on PAGES: NGS's Next Generation, Multi-Global Navigation

       Satellite System (GNSS) Software

       Bryan Stressler
       Geodesist, NGS

10:20 - 10:50

Break

10:50 - 12:00

NGS Ongoing Efforts / Interim Products (Part 2 of 2)

   •  OPUS Projects Improvements
       Mark Schenewerk, Ph.D.
       Geodesist, NGS

   •  OPUS-Projects for Uploading Real-time Kinematic GNSS Vectors
       Dan Gillins, Ph.D.
       Geodesist, NGS

   •  OPUS Projects for Everything
       Krishna Tadepalli
       Geodetic Applications Branch Chief

   •  NGS Coordinate Conversion and Transformation Tool (NCAT)
       Krishna Tadepalli
       Geodetic Applications Branch Chief

   •  “GPS on Bench Marks” Efforts
       Galen Scott
       Acting Constituent Resource Manager, NGS

12:00 - 1:30

Lunch on your own

12:30 - 1:15

Informal Meet and Greet

Industry partners, particularly software developers and equipment manufacturers, are welcome to meet NGS employees and discuss NSRS Modernization “alpha products.”

1:30 - 2:45

Panel Discussion

   •  Chair
       Andria Bilich, Ph.D.
       Geodesist, NGS

   •  Panelists
       Kevin Ahlgren, Ph.D.
       Geodesist, NGS

       Theresa Damiani, Ph.D.
       Spatial Reference System Division Chief, NGS

       Dan Roman, Ph.D.
       Chief Geodesist, NGS

       Mark Schenewerk, Ph.D.
       Geodesist, NGS

       Dru Smith, Ph.D.
       NSRS Modernization Manager, NGS

2:45 - 3:15

Break

3:15 - 4:50

NSRS Modernization Case Studies and User Perspectives

   •  Session Overview
       Galen Scott
       Acting Constituent Resource Manager, NGS

   •  Lidar Case Study - Alaska Geoid
       Nicole Kinsman, Ph.D.
       Alaska Regional Geodetic Advisor, NGS

   •  National Park Service Case Study - Assateauge Island National Seashore
       Neil Winn
       GIS Specialist, National Park Service

   •  U.S. Geological Survey Case Study - Impacts to 3D Elevation Program (3DEP)
       Barry Y. Miller
       GIS Applied Researcher, U.S. Geological Survey

   •  North Carolina's Floodplain Mapping Program
       Gary Thompson
       Chief, North Carolina Geodetic Survey

4:50 - 5:00

Closing

Brad Kearse
Deputy Director, NGS