2014 Height Modernization Partner Meeting
NGS organized a National Height Modernization Partner meeting that provided an invaluable opportunity for state and university partners to exchange best practices, leverage resources, and receive updated information about NGS products and services. The final agenda and report are available online:
The meeting was organized as a series of sessions over the course of one and a half days. States provided updates on the progress and challenges implementing their local programs, and NGS provided updates regarding its planned transition to new geometric and geopotential datums in 2022. Other complementary sessions focused on socio-economic studies, the role of heights in emergency response, and programmatic updates from other federal agencies. The presentations from these sessions are also available online and organized by session.
Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6 | Session 7 | Session 8
Session 1: Height Mod state and regional activities, Part 1
Great Lakes Region Height Modernization
Diane Arendt, Geodesist, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
presentation
Illinois Height Modernization
Sheena Beaverson, Program Manager, Illinois State Geological Survey
presentation
Minnesota Height Modernization [remote]
Rick Morey, Minnesota Department of Transportation
presentation
Michigan Height Modernization
Shawn Roy, Michigan Department of Transportation
presentation
Wisconsin Height Modernization
Diane Arendt, Geodesist, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
presentation
Session 2: Height Mod state and regional activities, Part 2
Delaware Height Modernization [remote]
Drexel Siok, Environmental Scientist, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
presentation
Connecticut Height Modernization [remote]
Dr. Thomas Meyer, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut
presentation
South Carolina Height Modernization
Matt Wellslager, Chief, South Carolina Geodetic Survey
presentation
North Carolina Height Modernization
Gary Thompson, Chief, North Carolina Geodetic Survey
presentation
Florida Height Modernization
Scott Harper, Survey and Mapping Specialist, Florida Department of Transportation
presentation
Western Region Height Modernization
Val Schultz, Reviewer/Surveyor, Weber County, Utah
presentation
Session 3: Heights in emergency response and disaster preparedness
Remote Sensing and emergency response [remote]
Mike Aslaksen, Remote Sensing Division Chief, NGS
presentation
Advances in GPS and Imagery Differencing for Observing Vertical Changes and for Restoration of Geodetic Infrastructure After Major Earthquakes [remote]
Dr. Kenneth Hudnut, Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Science Center
presentation
Session 4: Leveraging Height Modernization activities and benefits
Socio-economic studies [remote]
Brett Howe, Geodetic Services Division Chief, NGS
presentation
Session 5: Height Mod state and regional activities, Part 3
Colorado Height Modernization
Jonathan Kobylarz, Height Team Chairman, Colorado Department of Transportation
presentation
Mississippi Height Modernization
David Mooneyhan, Director, Mississippi Spatial Reference Center
presentation
Texas Height Modernization
Dr. Gary Jeffress, Professor, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
presentation
Louisiana Height Modernization
Dr. Joshua Kent, GIS Manager, Louisiana State University Center for GeoInformatics
presentation
Session 6: Planning for new datums
New geometric datum
Joe Evjen, Geometric Datum Project Manager, NGS
presentation
New geopotential datum
Mark Eckl, Geopotential Datum Project Manager, NGS
presentation
Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum (GRAV-D) [remote]
Dr. Vicki Childers, GRAV-D Project Manager, NGS
presentation
Session 7: Height Modernization activities
Recent and Upcoming Height Modernization activities
Christine Gallagher, Height Moderization Coordinator, NGS
presentation
Session 8: Related Federal efforts
USACE Comprehensive Evaluation of Project Datums (CEPD)
David Robar, Geomatics Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
presentation
FEMA Map Modernization and Flood Insurance Program [remote]
Paul Rooney, Mapping Technology Specialist, Federal Emergency Management Agency
presentation
