Primary Data Acquisition Division (PDAD) Meeting
Sunday Nov 15 – 4:00 to 5:00 PM
Executive Salon 5
Come and discuss the huge, fast moving area of Data Acquisition Systems! See you soon.
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Agenda
1)Introductions
2)Current Activities
a)Sessions scheduled for this conference:
i)Tuesday 11/17, 2:30-3:45pm, PDAD Special Panel Session #1 Digital Aerial Sensor Technology from a Manufacturer’s View, Moderator: Brian Huberty, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Room: Executive Salon 2
ii)Tuesday 11/17, 4:15-5:30pm, PDAD Special Panel Session #2:Digital Aerial Sensor Technology from a User’s View Moderator: Greg Stensaas, USGS, Room: Executive Salon 2
iii)Co-Sponsored Panel Sessions for this Conference:
(1)Wednesday 11/18, 2:00-3:15pm, Co-Sponsored by the ASPRS Professional Practices and Primary Data Acquisition Divisions;– “Commercial Data Licensing” Panel; Moderator: Mike Benson, USGS, Room: San Antonio Ballroom
b)Discussion of Committee activities (from Spring Conference):
i)Digital Imagery GuidelineCommittee (Stensaas)
(1)Many presentations and related sessions
ii)Direct Georeferencing Committee (Mostafa)
iii)Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Handley)
iv)Ten Year Forecast (Mondello)
3)Accomplishments:
a)Draft Calibration and Validation Specifications developed and are ready for review process.
b)NationalRangeDevelopment Process.
c)Discussion of updated Accuracy Specifications and Guidelines.
d)Sessions at Conferences!
4)New Topics:
a)Future PDAD Sponsored Sessions
i)San Diego – Spring 2010
(1)Sessions for Spring ASPRS due NOW (ideas attached)
ii)Orlando – Fall 2010
iii)Milwaukee – Spring 2011
(1)Need to define required Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 ideas.
b)Hot Topics at Conferences.
c)Update Accuracy Specifications and Guidelines.
d)Acquisition TechnologyRequirements and Analysis
i)Incorporation of the new data acquisition technologies into the Division.
(1)New committee requirements?
ii)Division Survey on Data Acquisition needs and future requirements. (Survey Monkey.
iii)Follow-on Analysis and Report
e)Lidar Calibration Requirements and Specification (Joint with PAD).
f)Monthly Telecon and Go-To-Meeting web ex
g)Web Site updates and webmaster
h)Web site email process
i)Web page of system capabilities
5)New Ideas:
a)Guidelines and/or Standards (in addition to Geometry updates)
i)Visible and NIR
(1)Radiometry
(a)Absolute
(b)Relative
(c)Colorimetry (Something that could be more relevant than conventional radiometry)
(d)SNR
(2)Spectral
(a)Spectral separation
(3)Image quality
(4)Spectral and spatial characteristics image quality metric
ii)Hyperspectral
iii)Thermal
iv)Radar
v)Video
b)Associated Tools (Spec and Check Tools)
c)Platforms
i)i.e., UAVs being worked but Aerostats may be more important in the future for continuous monitoring.
d)Resources, Support, and Funding
6)Discussion
7)Next Meetings
a)Telecon every 3rd Thursday of the month at 12:00pm CT starting in January 2010 with report from Division and Committees and Discussion of work needs (announcement email will be sent out via ASPRS)
b)Spring ASPRS
Appendix
Proposed Special Sessions
i)PDAD Special Panel Session #1 Digital Aerial Sensor Technology from a Manufacturer’s View, Moderator: Brian Huberty, US Fish and Wildlife Service
ii)PDAD Special Panel Session #2: Aerial Sensor Technology and Data Requirements from a User’s View, Moderators: XXXX, XXXX and Greg Stensaas, USGS
iii)Co-Sponsored by the ASPRS Professional Practices and Primary Data Acquisition Divisions;– “Commercial Data Licensing” Panel; Moderator:XXXX
iv)Co-Sponsored by the ASPRS Photogrammetric Applications Division and Primary Data Acquisition Divisions;– “LiDAR Calibration, Validation, and Interoperability Requirements; Moderator:XXXX
Hot Topics???!!!
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PDAD Meeting November 15, 2009