In its continuing efforts to support and build awareness for the Remote Sensing and GIS sciences, the Rocky Mountain Region of ASPRS is proud to announce its academic scholarship program for 2012. The ASPRS-RMR offers scholarships to deserving undergraduate and graduate students every year. There will be at least one scholarship awarded (assuming sufficient applications are received) in the amount of $500 (undergraduate) or $1,000 (graduate) each. The scholarships are intended for students throughout the Rocky Mountain Region (Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming) who demonstrate excellence while pursuing careers in the fields of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or related disciplines. Both undergraduate and graduate students of any third-level educational institution within the four-state region who are pursuing careers in these disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Application deadline is December 2, 2011.
(must be received at the PO Box by this date)

Download the application here

Student membership in ASPRS is not required to apply, but if selected, membership is required at time of scholarship award.  Awards will be presented at the ASPRS-RMR Annual Dinner Meeting in January 2012.

We’ve consistently offered thousands of dollars in annual scholarships and this year will be no different!  Preference will be given to those studies that apply sound scientific principles to practical applications and/or to those presenting their work at an ASPRS-sponsored conference. Awards at both the undergraduate and the graduate levels are based on academic merit; that is, the application form does not request any personal financial data. For more information, please contact Ramesh Sivanpillai, ASPRS-RMR Vice-President, at 307.766.2721 or at sivan@uwyo.edu (preferred).

Student Rebate Offer

The Rocky Mountain Region will reimburse $20 of the $45 cost of ASPRS student membership, so your net cost is only $25 for all the benefits of membership in the Society!
Here’s the best part:  this offer from the Region is good for every year you are a full-time student!
(Proof of student enrollment required.)

Download the Student Membership Rebate Form here
Visit www.asprs.org for ASPRS membership information.

NoCO's Ignite Spatial and Dev Meetup
November 3, 2011
Fort Collins, CO

Esri is sponsoring a Dev Meetup, joining with NoCO’s Ignite Spatial (ISNOCO) to create a geo-spectacular event! The MeetUp is November 3rd at the Agave Room, Rio Grande Restaurant in Fort Collins, 5pm start.  We are inviting software application developers, GIS professionals and the geogeek to attend this ArcGIS themed event!  

We’re combining aspects of both dev meetups and ignite events -  so expect an incredible keynote, slick lightning talks, geo-enlightenment, eats, drinks, and geo-merriment… for FREE!

Please RSVP on Esri’s Dev Meetup page  http://www.meetup.com/devmeetupcolorado/events/36015712/

Interested in giving a 5 minute lightning talk?!  Contact myself or Andy Gup (agup@esri.com) and let’s chat…
Please pass this invite along to other geofolk.  Thanks so much to Esri for their sponsorship!
Hope to see you there…cheers!
~jill

Jill Marie Terlaak
GIS Coordinator
City of Greeley
Information Technology
970.350.9556
http://www.greeleygov.com/gis
On Twitter @geofeminina

CALL FOR PAPERS!
Fifth Annual
Phenology Research and Observations of
Southwest Ecosystems (PROSE) Symposium
USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN) &
SW Region, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (SW-ASPRS)
 
Friday, October 28th, 2011*
Catalina Conference Room, USGS Environment and Natural Resources Building (ENRB), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Program starts at 8:30 AM (onsite registration 8:00 AM), ends at 5:00 PM
Feel free to attend only those portions of the program that fit with your Friday schedule.  
 
Keynote Speaker: David Moore
Phenoclimatologist, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona
Phenology, ecology and ecosystem function: combining multiple observations using simple models
Call for Papers & Posters
Faculty, professionals, students, and citizen scientists are invited to present their research related to “Phenology Research and Observations of Southwest Ecosystems”
in either oral or poster format. All papers and poster related to phenology are welcomed.
 
Register for Conference and Submit Abstracts Online
http://www.asprs.org/a/SouthwestUS/registration/
Registration fee: $20 regular, $10 students; $0 student presenters (Includes lunch!)
Poster competition for students (Cash prizes!)
Please note that abstracts (300 words, including title, keywords, authors and their affiliation) are due by 1 October 2011 (submitted online). This meeting is open to all persons: please call this meeting to the attention of your colleagues and your students.
For more information see: http://www.asprs.org/a/SouthwestUS/html/index.html

Program Committee: Michaela Buenemann (elabuen@nmsu.edu, New Mexico State University, ASPRS), Joel Sankey (jsankey@usgs.gov, USGS, NPN), Willem van Leeuwen (leeuw@ag.arizona.edu, University of Arizona, ASPRS), Cynthia Wallace (cwallace@usgs.gov, USGS, ASPRS)

*The symposium is coordinated in conjunction with the Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium (http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rise), to be held Saturday, October 29th, 2011.

Help Wanted for Region Website
Web programmer with expertise in Open Source CMS, PHP, Joomla! (or WordPress) and MySQL needed for redesign of Region website. Volunteer time or reasonable hourly rates welcome. Please contact Sheila at 303-628-6511 or sgp@denverwater.org if interested.

ASPRS National Awards & Scholarships Deadline - October 17, 2011

STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS
PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY DEADLINE FOR ALL ASPRS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17th 2011

All applications for scholarships and awards must be received at ASPRS headquarters by MONDAY, OCTOBER 17th 2011
due to the early ASPRS Annual Conference date next year.

A complete description of the awards offered and an application (in PDF format) can be obtained at
http://www.asprs.org/Awards-and-Scholarships/

ASPRS Rocky Mountain Region 2010 Scholarships Awarded

Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 ASPRS-RMR Scholarship Awards!

First Place Winners (each received $1,500)
Adina Racoviteanu – graduate student at University of Colorado
Michael MacFerrin – graduate student at CU
Katherine Williams – graduate student at University of Denver

Second Place Winners (each received $1,000)
Dennis McCarville – graduate student at New Mexico State University
Elizabeth Lynch – graduate student at University of Wyoming

Third Place Winners (each received a complimentary 1-year ASPRS student membership)
Jagath Vithanage – graduate student at University of Wyoming
Scott Jones – graduate student at University of Denver
Lane Carter – undergraduate student at Colorado State University

Awards were presented at the ASPRS-RMR Annual Dinner Meeting on January 29, 2011.
Award recipients attended as guests of the Region.

You can receive this rebate every year as long as you are a current student!

Go to http://www.asprs.org/membership/individual.html#student for membership information.

Rocky Mtn. Region Introduces New Board President

Jeff Liedtke has resigned as President of ASPRS-RMR due to a job relocation. Our Secretary, Mark Stanton, was nominated to serve as President for the remainder of the term, and he has graciously agreed. The Executive Committee has unanimously approved his appointment. We wish Jeff good luck, and welcome Mark as President of ASPRS-RMR.

The position of Secretary is now open. Please identify and encourage a colleague to serve, or take advantage of this opportunity yourself to become a member of the Board of Directors. Contact a board member for information and to volunteer.

See the Officers page for current contact information.

The ASPRS Webinar Workshop Series

Have you wanted to attend an ASPRS conference workshop but didn’t have the time to spend away from the office?
Are your travel funds limited? No problem. Here’s why: ASPRS Workshops are now at your fingertips!

Upcoming Workshops in the ASPRS Webinar Series:

Preparation for Certification - August 25-26

Assessing the Accuracy of GIS Information Created from Remotely Sensed Data - September 7

For complete information on this Webinar Workshop, go to http://www.asprs.org/Webinar-Series

NOTE: ASPRS Webinars are intended for the sole use and benefit of those registered to take the Workshop. That means that Each Person who attends a Webinar is required to register. ASPRS Sustaining Member companies who have multiple employees who want to take the webinar at the same time should contact Kim Tilley at kimt@asprs.org for information on quantity discounts. Attending a webinar without registering is an ethical violation.

Manual of Geographic Information Systems

This manual, edited by ASPRS Fellow and past president Marguerite Madden, PhD, has 62 chapters organized in 8 major sections:
1. Introduction, Background & Overview
2. Data Models, Metadata and Ontology
3. GIS Data Quality, Uncertainty and Standards
4. Spatio-Temporal Aspects of GIS
5. Analysis and Modeling
6. Blending Technologies: Remote Sensing, GPS and Visualization
7. GIS and the World Wide Web
8. GIS Reaches Out: Applications

The list price is $135; ASPRS Member price is $110, and ASPRS Student price is $80. Instructors may request an examination copy. Read the description and order online.

Book Available: Journey Without Destination

Dear fellow Photogrammetry and Geomatics Professionals,
Getting a book published is hard work. Writing it, then getting it accepted for publication, and finally seeing it in print is only the beginning, unless you are John Grisham or someone in that league. If the book doesn’t sell all your effort was for naught save your own satisfaction of actually holding your own book in your hot little hands. Many of the stories in my book revolve around photogrammetry and other mapping and geomatics activities, fields of endeavor that I accidentally stumbled into early in my life. Now, in the autumn of my life I wrote a book about it: Journey Without Destination (ISBN: 978-1-60813-206-5), which has recently become available and can be ordered at the publisher’s online bookstore, at Amazon.com, the Barnes & Noble online bookstore and at many local bookstores. For the book to actually physically show up on bookstore shelves, the bookseller has to be convinced that the book will sell.

Our highly specialized profession has mostly flown under the radar. My Microsoft version of MS Word does not even acknowledge the words photogrammetry and geomatics as legitimate words of the English language. You can help bring it more prominently into the awareness of the general public. The world needs to know about us. My book tells stories that can lead to that public awareness.

So, if you buy my book from whichever source, talk to your local bookstore(s) and encourage them to stock it on their shelves. Also, on the Amazon and Barnes & Noble online stores you can post a reader’s review, which can help spread the word.
Here is the link to my book’s website again:

www.publishedauthors.net/karlkleinn

With kind regards from Texas,
Karl E. Kleinn
Mapping & Charting Consultant
Houston, Texas USA
(1) 281-635-9268
karlkleinn@hotmail.com

Two useful resources:

Matt Artz at ESRI operates a site containing news, resources, commentary, and interviews on the use of GIS for science, on: http://gisandscience.com

A resource called GIS Pathway is on: http://gispathway.com
Its goal is to “help guide you to success in the world of GIS.”
The whole site is operated by a community college student!

NEW JOB OPENINGS:

Navigate to JOBS to see the latest job openings.
Visit this site often if you are looking for new employment opportunities; the page is updated on a regular basis.

Check out latest news and imagery at NASA's Earth Observatory Web Site!

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/

We Invite You to Get Involved

To suggest new activities, offer compliments or feedback, or help with the various activities
underway in the Region, get in touch with a member of the Board.
Contact information is on the Officers page.

ASPRS offers certification in GIS, Remote Sensing, and Photogrammetry,
in six categories.

We were the first professional organization to offer certification in these disciplines.

For more info., see http://www.asprs.org/membership/certification/

Membership Recruitment Presentation in PowerPoint

This information is now available at http://intranet.asprs.org under “Region Support”
Membership Recruitment PowerPoint Presentation (36 Mb Zip file - Right click and "Save" to download)

Rocky Mountain Region Board Meeting Schedule for 2011

The proposed dates are usually the second Thursday of the month, but they are subject to change. Check back here for updates.
If you would like to attend, contact a board member for directions or teleconference instructions.

Wed., Jan. 12
Thur., Feb. 24
Thur., March 17
Thur., April 21
Thur., May 12
Tue., June 21
Wed., July 20
Thur., Aug. 11
Thur., Sept. 8
Thur., Oct. 20
Thur., Nov. 10
Thur., Dec. 8

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Newsletter Submission Deadlines for 2011:

- Spring Newsletter (published in March/April): Deadline is Wednesday, March 23rd

- Summer Newsletter (published in June/July): Deadline is Friday, June 17th

- Fall Newsletter (published in September/October): Deadline is Friday TBD

- Winter Newsletter (published in December): Deadline is Friday TBD

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GIS PRODUCTS ONLINE STORE

For a fun and time-saving way to share our love of mapping with others,
visit the GeoStore of one of our Rocky Mtn. Rogues, Tina Cary, at: http://www.caryandassociates.com/geostore.html.
Did you know you can get a GPS unit specifically for a motorcycle?
And that jewelry can fit a geo-theme?