SaGES 2019 Conference

August 4-8, 2019

 

       The 27th SaGES 2019 Biennial Conference was hosted by Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, LA.      

 

This is the schedule for the conference. You can click on the appropriate links to see the abstract (as a PDF in a new window), a paper (if provided, as a PDF in a new window) and the presentation (as a PowerPoint, which will be downloaded, or as a PDF in a new window). Note that the work location is only for the first-named author. Details are available in the abstract and/or paper or presentation.

Monday, August 5, 2019

Welcome and Announcements /Housekeeping Opening Remarks


Nicholls Geomatics Program – Welcome    [Presentation]

 

Session 1:

#1 An interactive Web-GIS application for Identifying Flood Vulnerable Areas Based on GNSS meteorology
Hoda Tahami, J. Park and M.J. Farahani, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
 
#2 Utilization of the Raw Intensity Return from Laser Scanner Measurements to Assist in Control and Validation Targets
Scott Peterson, H.Q.A. Ayad, and Y. Ahn, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]

#3 Rigorous Error Propagation for Topographic Displacements Derivedfrom Image Correlation
Preston Hartzell and J. Telling, University of Houston, Houston, TX.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]

Session 2:
#4 Louisiana Land Grants and the U.S. Public Land Survey System 
Terry Dantin, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
 
#5 Using a GIS Platform to Develop a Boundary Survey Plat Compliance Training/Checking Tool
Roger Purcell, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
 
#6 Profitable Development of Problem Plagued Parcels
Daniel Branham, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]  [Paper]

 

Tour of Geomatics Facility / Group Photo


Lunch – Keynote

Maik Flanagin, US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District.    [Paper]  [Presentation]

 


National Society of Professional Surveyors – Educational Initiatives      [Presentation]

 

 

Session 3:

#7 Leveraging non-Traditional Educational Opportunities in Support of the 2014 NSPS Education Policy Statement
Anthony Vannozzi, University of Maine, Orono, ME.   [Presentation]

#8 Structural Analysis of Courses as a Precursor to Moving them On-Line
Bill Hazelton and Y. Wu, Troy University, Troy, AL.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]  [Paper]

#9 Workforce development as outreach for surveyors
Esra Tekdal Yilmaz, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre campus, Lehman, PA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]

 


Awards Banquet

 

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

 

Session 4:

#10 Assessing the Effectiveness of Immersive Visualization Technology for Enhancing Geospatial Data Acquisition Curriculum
Matthew O’Banion, D. Majkowicz, M. Boyce, W.C. Wright, and C.E. Oxendine, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
 
#11 Immersive Media for Introductory Surveying Laboratory Exercises
Brian Naberezny, D. Bolkas, J. Kepner, and E. Williams, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
 
#12 Augmented and Virtual Reality Utilization to Support Geospatial Learning
Yitong Wu and N.W.J. Hazelton, Troy University, Troy, AL.    [Abstract]  [Presentation]  [Paper]
 

Session 5:

#13 Evaluating the Efficiency of small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) against Conventional Field Surveying Techniques for Monitoring Earthen Levee System in South Louisiana
Brennon Dardar, G. LaFleur, and B. Ramachandran, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Holloman AFB, NM.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]
 
#14 Accuracy Assessment of small UAS Surveys and the Role of GCPs With and Without GNSS-PPK Positioning
Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre campus, Lehman, PA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

#15 Real-time Infrastructure Monitoring Solutions for US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
Kent Hebert and B. Ramachandran, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District, New Orleans, LA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]

 

Session 6:

#16 New design criteria for low distortion projections
Thomas Meyer and C.M. Rollins, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

#17 Strategies Used for Recruiting and Retention in the Geospatial Informatics Educational Field
Steve Ramroop, Troy University, Troy, AL.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]

#18 Is the lack of surveying in a civil engineering program a problem?
Marlee Walton, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

Lunch – Business Meeting

 

Break

 

Session 7:

#19 E-Portfolios, Licensure, Continuing Education and Employment: The Perfect Storm of Opportunity for the Surveying Student
Anthony Vannozzi, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]

#20 The AutoCAD® Detective: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Sean Galway, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC, Canada.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

#21  First Year Freshmen Experience
Charles Nettleman, Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc.   [Abstract]

Session 8:

#22 Identifying Threshold Concepts in a Geomatics Engineering Course
Ivan Detchev and E. Rangelova, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]

#23 Learning About Surveying from Peer Groups
Jinseok Hong, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

#24 Enhancing Student Learning of the Fundamentals of Surveying with the Help of the ICAP Framework
Elena Rangelova and I. Detchev, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]

 

Session 9:

# 25 National Geodetic Survey’s Educational Offerings
Erika Little, National Geodetic Survey, NOAA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]

# 26 New Geodetic Datums (2022): Replacing NAVD 88 and NAD 83
Dru Smith, National Geodetic Survey, NOAA   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

NGS/Local Stakeholders follow-up Interaction

Dinner

 

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Session 10:

#27 Using Unmanned Aerial Systems to Create a Spatio-Temporal Characterization of a Restored Barrier Island in Terrebonne Parish
Gary LaFleur, Jr., F. Yrle, and B. Ramachandran, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

#28 Re-thinking the Data Model: GIS as/is a Relational Database
Bill Hazelton and Y. Wu, Troy University, Troy, AL.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]  [Paper] 

#29 A Comparative Analysis of Data Sets Using sUAS, Terrestrial LiDAR, and Conventional Topographic Survey Methodologies
Cody Parks and K. Hebert, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District, New Orleans, LA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

#30 Camera-based Bridge Vibration Monitoring
Yushin Ahn, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA.   [Presentation] 

#31 Challenges in creating realistic and immersive virtual reality environments and laboratories for engineering education
Jeffery Chiampi, D. Bolkas, J. Chapman, V. Pavill, and E. Williams, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre campus, Lehman, PA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation]

 

Session 11:

#32 Enhancing Surveying Engineering Education with Immersive Virtual Reality
Dimitrios Bolkas, J. Chiampi, E. Williams, J. Chapman, and V. Pavill, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre campus, Lehman, PA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

#33 A Student Centered, Active Learning Approach to the Delivery of a Visiting Professional Lecture Series
Anthony Vannozzi and L. Anderson, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

#34 The Importance of Spatial Reasoning for Geospatial Education
Bill Hazelton and Y. Wu, Troy University, Troy, AL.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

#35 Curriculum Development for Student Recruitment
Matt Wilson and A. Roberts, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.   [Abstract]  [Presentation] 

#36 Visual Traverse: an Open Source Python Program to Assess, Post-process, and Visualize Polygon Data
Yanli Zhang, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.   [Presentation] 

Conference Adjourned