Previous Meetings
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Click on this link to see the agenda for our June 17, 2022 meeting at the Umpqua Community College.
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Click on this link to see the agenda for our first meeting in 2022. This meeting was held at the PLSO Conference in Salem, OR on January 21, 2022.
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Click on this link to see the agenda for our Annual Meeting on September 17, 2021, held at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo.
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Our next meeting will be held on Friday, January 24, 2020 from 1:30 to 4:30 in the Garden ABC Room of the Portland Sheraton Airport Hotel, located at 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland, Oregon 97220
Click here for the agenda for our first meeting in 2020
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The annual meeting of the Oregon GNSS Users Group will be held on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the offices of the Deschutes National Forest in Bend, Oregon (the same location as last year, thanks to the efforts of our Past Chair, Bill Ham).
Our current Chair, Casey Varnum, has assembled a variety of presenters and topics, including an update on OSU Geomatics projects by Dr. Jihye Park, PPP processing with drones by Chase Simpson, an ORGN update by Randy Oberg, a history of the Bohemia mining district by Mark Armstrong & Jim Colton, and a remote sensing “power hour”. A copy of the agenda and an abstract of Mark and Jim’s presentation is attached.
As always, the meeting is free to members, as is lunch, snacks, beverages, and a light breakfast. We expect 5 PDH contact hours will be available for attendees who require them for their profession. If you do plan on attending, please RSVP to me at chris@munson-assoc.com so that we have enough seats and food for everyone. And please, forward this announcement to your peers and co-workers who use GNSS in their professions as well—we’d be glad to have them aboard. You can see the agenda for this meeting here.
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Our next meeting will be held Friday, January 18, 2019 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the Ernest Bloch room of the Hotel Eugene (formerly the Eugene Hilton), located at 66 East 6th Avenue in Eugene, Oregon. Our meeting is being held coincident with the 2019 Annual Conference of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon, but registration at the PLSO Conference is not required for OGUG members who wish to attend our meeting that afternoon.
Our scheduled topics and speakers include a presentation/demonstration on robotic mapping with LIDAR and GNSS by David Brandt of Quantum Spatial, National Geodetic Survey news by the newly appointed Northwest Regional Advisor, Dan Determan, and an Oregon Real-Time GNSS Network update by Randy Oberg of the Oregon Department of Transportation.
We will also be holding officer elections for the OGUG Board, so if you are interested in running for President-Elect, Treasurer, or Secretary, speak up! We’d be glad to have you aboard. More information can be found at our website and the PLSO website: https://www.plso.org/2019Conference.
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We are pleased to announce that the annual meeting of the Oregon GNSS Users Group was held on Friday, June 15, at the offices of the Deschutes National Forest in Bend, Oregon (please note the new location for this year—don’t be that person who shows up at the wrong place and wonders where everyone is!).
Our current Chair and Chair-Elect, Bill Ham and Casey Varnum, have cooked up a variety of presentations this year, including updates to GNSS signals and constellations, bridge inspections with UAS, a demonstration of the NGS NCAT program, an overview of collaboration projects between OSU & NGS, and online GNSS software processing options. Details are attached.
As always, the meeting is free to members, as is lunch, snacks, beverages, and a light breakfast. Typically, 5.5 PDH contact hours are available for attendees who require them for their profession. If you do plan on attending, please RSVP to me at chris@munson-assoc.com so that we have enough seats and food for everyone. And please, forward this announcement to your peers and co-workers who use GNSS in their professions as well—we’d be glad to have them aboard.
If you aren’t currently a member of the Oregon GNSS Users Group, please consider joining us. We advocate for all of those who utilize GNSS systems professionally in Oregon. Membership is a bargain at only $12/year. We typically hold a full-day workshop on current GNSS topics every spring, and members are entitled to attend our January and June meetings/presentations for free. A link to start or renew your membership is in the links above.
Chris Munson, PE, PLS
Principal Engineer & Land Surveyor
Email: chris@munson-assoc.com
Office: (541) 550-7396
Mobile: (541) 550-0139
Click here for a PDF of the agenda.
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We had our Annual Meeting at the PLSO Conference that took place on
Friday, January 20, 2017 from 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm.
Click here for a PDF of the agenda.
Click here for a PDF of the minutes.
Our Annual Meeting at Holinshead Barn in Bend, OR
Friday June 3, 2016 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Hollinshead Barn, 1237 NE Jones Rd, Bend, OR 97701
Coffee, pastries and catered lunch (sandwich) provided at NO CHARGE!
RSVP: Chris Munson, Secretary chris@munson-assoc.com
Questions? David Hills, Chair (503) 679-3865 David_Hills@fws.gov
AGENDA
8:30 - 9:00 Coffee and pastries, networking
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome - David Hills, Chair
9:15 - 11:00 GNSS Basics and Review - Eric Gakstatter, GPS Consultant and Chair-Elect
Using the ORGN in a cellular-challenged environment – Randy Oberg, ODOT.
Vendor technology presentations (currently confirmed – Trimble, Javad).
11:00 - 12:00 Field Test Part 1 (see description below)
12:00 - 12:45 Free Lunch!
12:45 - 2:15 Field Test 2 (see description below)
2:15 - 2:30 Wrap up and Discussion
2:30 - 3:00 ORGN Update – ODOT ORGN Coordinator Ken Bays
3:00 - 3:30 NGS Update – Oregon State Geodetic Advisor Mark Armstrong
What is a GPS/GNSS Field Test?
Three points will be set in the area around the workshop, and positioned precisely using RTK techniques and the ORGN Real-Time Network. Another point will be set by total station in an area obstructed by trees. The positions of each point will be provided in both NAD 83 (2011) and ITRF08 (WGS 84) datums. At each point, a group leader will discuss a particular type of GPS/ GNSS technology and facilitate measurement by participants. The types of technology: Real Time Kinematic receivers, Sub-meter mapping grade receivers, Recreational receivers and phones. Participants will rotate between points on a half-hour basis.
Date: January 22, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM (1300-1630)
Location: Eugene Hilton, Concurrent with PLSO Convention
Meeting Agenda:
1:00-1:10 OGUG Attendee and Officer Introductions
1:10 - 1:30 Business Meeting
- Officer Reports
- Nominations and vote for new Officers
VRS-Now in Oregon (Justin didn't make it to this meeting)
1:30 – 2:00 Justin Kusterer, Trimble Navigation Limited – Positioning Services
ORGN update
2:00 – 2:15 Ken Bays, ODOT Lead Geodetic Surveyor
2:15 – 2:35 NGS Update
Mark Armstrong, NGS Oregon State Geodetic Advisor
2:35 – 3:00 Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) and Institute of Navigation (ION) GNSS Conference activities report.
Ken Bays, ODOT Lead Geodetic Surveyor
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:15 Update on USMART control database
George Cathey, USACE Lead Land Surveyor
4:15 – 4:30 Vendor Reports
OREGON GPS USERS GROUP 2015 ANNUAL MEETING
Date: June 11, 2015
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Place: Hollinshead Barn
1237 NE Jones Rd
Bend, OR 97701
Minutes for this meeting can be found here.
AGENDA:
9:00 – 9:15 Network and coffee – speaker setup
9:15 – 9:45 Introductions and annual business meeting
9:45 – 10:45 Dam Fiasco at Bull Flat, Mike Berry, PLS, - Deschutes County Surveyor
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 Space Weather, Impact of Storms on GPS Observations, Joseph Kunches - Director of Space Weather Services, ASTRA, LLC
Joe wrote an article for the Washington Post on the Maunder Minimum.
Joe's presentation on "Space Weather and GNSS" can be viewed and downloaded here.
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 UNAVCO presentation on the future of PBO, Dr. Glen Mattioli - Director Geodetic Infrastructure - UNAVCO
2:00 – 2:15 NGS Update, Mark Armstrong, PLS, WRE, Geodesist - NOAA/NOS/NGS Oregon State Geodetic Advisor
2:15 – 2:30 Online Interactive OCRS and ORGN Tool updates, Ken Bays, PLS - ODOT Lead Geodetic Surveyor and ORGN Technical Manager
2:30 – 3:00 Vendor reports
3:00 Adjourn
If you plan to attend please RSVP to Chris Munson at: chris@munson-assoc.com by the end of the day on Monday June 1, 2015 so we have a good idea how many folks will be eating lunch.
Date: Friday, January 23, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM-4:30 PM (1300-1630)
Location: Salem Convention Center-Room to be announced
Meeting Agenda - Concurrent with PLSO Annual Convention
1:00-1:10 OGUG Attendee and Officer Introductions & Agenda for the afternoon · 2014 OGUG Officers · Dave Wellman, Chair · Jim Elam - Chair-Elect · Cael Neathamer- Secretary · John Minor-Treasurer
1:10-1:30 Business Meeting- Officers Reports · Presidents Report - David Wellman · Treasurers Report- John Minor · 2015 Officers Nominations and vote in new Officers · Discuss April 2015 Workshop ideas with: Lou Estey, Mark Huber, and Greg Helmer
· Announcements and Open Floor for the Good of the Order - October Seminar?
1:30-2:00 Ken Bays - ODOT Lead Geodetic Surveyor, ORGN Network Manager - PLS · Report on the September 2014 combined annual Civil GPS Service Interface Committee meeting and Institute of Navigation GNSS+ Conference. This will include updates on all GNSS constellation status and policy decisions, as well as highlights from various presentations on innovative uses of GPS. An update on the Oregon Real-time GPS Network.
2:00-2:30 Mark Armstrong - Oregon NGS Advisor - PLS · NGS update report · Oregon OPUS participation report · OPUS Projects discussion and ongoing training schedule availability
2:30-3:00 Break - Member networking
3:00-4:00 Michael Dennis - PLS, PE - Oregon State University and National Geodetic Survey · "NGS 58 and 59" - Guidelines for GNSS-derived ellipsoid and orthometric heights · Danger factors in taking orthometric elevations from your GNSS data · Methods and calculations for determining reliable orthometric height with GNSS · Discussion and questions
4:00-4:30 Vendor Reports - Open Floor · New products · New software · Current newsworthy industry updates
Friday, January 24, 2014
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Salem Convention Center
End of the 2014 PLSO Conference
Meeting Agenda - Concurrent with PLSO Annual Convention
1:00-1:10 OGUG Attendee and Officer Introductions & Agenda for the afternoon
* 2013 OGUG Officers
* Stephan Barott- Chair
* Dave Wellman- Chair-Elect
* Cael Neathamer- Secretary
* John Minor-Treasurer
1:10-1:30 Business Meeting- Officers Reports
* Presidents Report - Stephan Barott
* Treasurers Report- John Minor
* 2014 Officers Nominations and vote
* Discuss March 2014 Workshop potential with Dave Doyle (Retired NGS)
Introduction to Geodetic Vertical Datums which covered NGVD 29, NAVD 88, tidal datums, Geoid models, gravity data, CORS and OPUS. Update to include a discussion about the new national vertical datum
* Announcements-Open Floor for the Good of the Order
1:30-2:00 George Cathey - USACE Chief Surveyor - Portland, OR
* "Use Smart" - Public access of Control Points database in common use by USACE
* Discussion of points in the data base, access tips, and an on line demonstration
2:00 -2:30 Stephan Barott - PLS - Stephan Barott Land Surveying
* Case Study of a GPS and ALTA Survey
* GPS in a limited cell coverage area...ORGN, OPUS-RS, and OPUS published solutions. A comparison of expected accuracies and project requirements
2:30-3:00 Break - Member networking
3:00-3:30 Ken Bays - ODOT Lead Geodetic Surveyor, ORGN Network Manager
* Report from: Civil GPS Service Interface Meeting and the Institute of Navigation's GNSS 2013 conference.
* ORGN update and opportunity for open questions from the floor
3:30-4:00 Mark Armstrong - Oregon NGS Advisor
* NGS update report
* Oregon OPUS participation report
* OPUS Projects discussion and training schedule availability
4:00-4:30 Vendor Reports - Open Floor
* New products
* New software
* Current newsworthy industry update
Location: Hollinshead Barn, Bend, OR
Date: June 13, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Agenda:
9:00-9:30 Network and coffee - speaker setup
9:30-10:00 Introductions and annual business meeting
10:00 - 10:30 Mike Berry, PLS - Deschutes County Surveyor: Discussion of the Deschutes County Low distortion projection, history, use of, and comparisons with the new Oregon projections.
10:30-10:45 Networking Stretch Break
10:45-11:30 Seth Shaw - Agriculture Data Solutions Manager and Matt Hamilton - Precision Agriculture with Simplot Grower Solutions of Halsey, OR. Use and experience with GPS in precision agriculture applications in the Willamette Valley.
11:30-12:00 Stewart Snider, LSIT - Kuker-Ranken: Real world experience with the Oregon and Washington RTK nets.
12:00-1:00 Lunch: Annual OGUG Tasty BBQ.
1:00-1:20 Mark Armstrong, PLS - NGS: NGS Issues, OPUS- Projects update and OPUS published data base discussion.
1:20- 1:45 Ken Bays, PLS - ODOT: ORGN datum realization change, ORGN check-in mark program (http://www.theorgn.net/ORGN_check-in_mark.html) and the Oregon Coordinate Reference System On-line GIS Toolkit.
1:45- 2:00 Networking Stretch Break
2:00 - 2:30 Pat Barott, PLS - Presentation on Eagle Point National Cemetery inventory, mapping, and re-alignment project.
2:30-3:00 Vendor reports
3:00 Adjourn
Important: If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Cael Neathamer, cael@neathamer.com, by close of business on Wednesday, June 5, so we can have an idea of how much food to buy for the BBQ.
Please join us for our Annual Oregon GPS User Group Meeting in Bend, Oregon at Hollinshead Barn on June 15, 2012
Date: June 15, 2012
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Place: Hollinshead Barn, Bend, Oregon
Agenda:
9:00 - 9:45 Mark Armstrong: what changes have occurred with NGS: NAD83 (CORS96) (Epoch 2002) to NAD83 (2011) (Epoch 2010.0)
9:45- 10:00 Mark Armstrong: "The Tool" for changing over data from old to new datum realization.
10:00- 10:45 Ken Bays: ORGN datum realization change
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30 Dan Hoekstra: Comparison of coordinate shifts and what it means to the surveyor to ignore the change (how much misfit?)
11:30-12:00 Shelby Griggs: Automated report generation.
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Shelby Griggs: FCC licensing rules.
1:30-2:00 Shelby Griggs: Eastern Oregon photo blog of a recent project
2:00-2:45 Vendor reports
Our Annual Meeting:
Date: June 3, 2011
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Hollinshead Barn, Bend, OR.
Click here for map.
9:00-9:15 Introductions and business meeting
9:15-10:15
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 Light Squared Threat to GPS Spectrum, Eric Gakstatter, GPS World
11:30-12:00 NGS Updates, Mark Armstrong, NGS
12:00-1:00 Lunch: Annual OGUG BBQ, no charge to attendees.
1:00-1:30 Oregon Coordinate Reference System On-line GIS Tool, Ken Bays, ODOT
2:00-3:00 Vendor reports
Important: If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Cael Neathamer, cael@neathamer.com, by close of business on Wednesday, June 1, so we can have an idea of how much food to buy for the BBQ.
Date: Friday, April 15, 2011
Time: 11:30 AM - 4:30 pm
Location: City of Springfield, 225 Fifth St., Springfield, OR 97477
Meeting Agenda
11:00 - 11:30 am Board Meeting at Memos Mexican Restaurant
737 Main Street, Springfield, OR 97477
Parking is limited, so it is suggested that participants park at City Hall and walk to the restaurant.
Program Chair Position
Workshop Idea: Panel Discussion on the Do's and Don'ts of Everyday Surveying Practices
Workshop Idea: OCRS and Low Distortion Projections
June Speakers
1:30 - 4:30 pm Regular Meeting at Springfield City Hall
1:30 - 1:50 pm Business Meeting
Special Election: Dan Hoekstra for 2011 Chair Elect
Open positions for 20112: Volunteers/Nominations
Treasurer's Report
Reminder: 2011 Dues are due
1:50 - 2:50 pm Guest Speaker [Glen Gibbons]
Glen Gibbons, Editor of "Inside GNSS"
GLONASS Status Update (and Galileo and Compass, too)
2:50 - 3:100pm Break
3:00 - 3:30 pm Guest Speaker - Mark Armstrong, NGS Oregon Advisor
Release of New CORS96A Version of OPUS
3:30 - 4:00 pm Guest Speaker - Ken Bays, ODOT Lead Geodetic Surveyor
Alignment of ORGN to NGS Datum and Epoch Update
Status Update on OCRS Legislation
4:00 - 4:30 pm Announcements and Vendor Updates
Recap of NSPS National GPS Measurement Event - Dan Hoekstra
Save the Date: June 3, 2011 for our Annual Meeting at Hollinshead Barn.
Date: January 21, 2011
Time: 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: To be announced at the conference
At this meeting we will welcome our new chair, vote for board members, have speakers (information to be provided), and hear of new product lines from our vendors.
Meeting Agenda
8:00 – 8:10 OGUG Introductions & Agenda for the day
-2011 OGUG Officers
-Annette DePaz -Chair
-Cael Neathamer -Secretary
-Treasurer - John Minor
8:10 – 8:20 Business Meeting - Officers Reports
-Treasurers Report - John Minor
-Announcements – Annette DePaz
8:20 - 9:20 Oregon LiDAR Consortium – John English - DOGAMI
9:20 – 10:20 OPUS Datum Conversion Tool for Oregon– Armstrong/ Olsen
Break
10:30 – 11:00 ODOT Machine Control Event – Ron Singh
11:00 – 11:15 OGUG Nominations for 2012 Positions
-2012 Chair, Secretary, Treasurer nominations
11:15 – 11:30 GNSS Vendor Reports
Date: November 5, 2010
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Public Safety Building - Training Room
Address: 401 E 3rd St, Newberg, OR 97132
Agenda:
8:30 – 8:45 OGUG Welcome & Board Introductions – Lisa Lee
Member & Attendee introductions
Treasurer report – John Minor
8:45 – 9:45 OPUS Datum Conversion Tool for Oregon– Mark Armstrong/ Michael Olsen
9:45 – 10:45 Eagle Digital Imaging – David Shear
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 GPS Marine Applications – Rob Hamilton, Power Squadron
12:00 – 12:30 Vendor Reports, Announcements, & Close
Annual Meeting and BBQ
Date: Friday, June 18, 2010
Time: 8:30 AM until 3:30 PM
Place: Hollinshead Barn, Bend, Oregon
Address: 1235 NE Jones Rd., Bend, OR 97701
Meeting Agenda
8:30 – 8:40 OGUG Introductions & Agenda for the day
-2010 OGUG Officers
- Lisa Lee – Chair
- Annette de Paz - Chair Elect
- Cael Neathamer - Secretary
- John Minor - Treasurer
8:40 – 9:00 Business Meeting - Officers Reports
-Treasurers Report - John Minor
-Review of OCRS Apr. 16, 2010 Workshop - Mark Armstrong
-Announcements - Lisa Lee
9:00 - 10:00 Presentation
-OR Geospatial Enterprise Office Update – Cy Smith – OR Geo Info Officer
10:00 - 10:20 Break
10:20 – 11:00 Presentation
- OPUS Programs Suite Update - Mark Armstrong – OR NGS Advisor
11:00 – 12:00 Presentation
- 3 G's of acceleration for Geomatics at OSU: GPS, GIS, and Ground-based LIDAR - Michael Olsen - OSU
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch BBQ
1:00 – 2:00 Presentation
- LiDAR Specifications Review – Luke Savage – Global Spatial Intelligence
2:00 – 3:00 Presentation
- ORGN – Update - Ken Bays – ODOT Geometronics,
- Open forum discussion: Experiences, concerns, solutions
3:00 – 3:30 Vendor Updates
Oregon GPS Users Group (OGUG) January 2010 Meeting
Friday January 15th, 2009, 8:00am – 11:30am
Location: PLSO Annual Conference, Salem Convention Center, Croisan Creek Rooms A&B
Meeting Agenda
8:00 – 8:10 OGUG Introductions & Agenda for the day
-2010 OGUG Officers
-Lisa Lee -Chair
-Cael Neathhamer -Secretary
-Treasurer - John Minor
8:10 – 8:20 Business Meeting - Officers Reports
-Treasurers Report - John Minor
-Review of OPUS Oct. 16,2009 Workshop - Mark Armstrong
-Announcements - Lisa Lee
8:20 - 9:20 Short Topics
-OCRS Update/April OGUG-ODOT Workshop TBD - Ron Singh
-ORGN Update - Ken Bays
-GEOID03 vs. GEOID09 in Oregon - Mark Armstrong
9:20 - 10:20 GNSS/GIS in Emergency Management - Darel Paulk
Break
10:30 – 10:45 OGUG Nominations for 2011 Positions
-2011 Chair, Secretary, Treasurer nominations
10:45 – 11:30 GNSS Vendor Reports
Announcing a Special Workshop:
Oregon GPS User Group Workshop: NGS OPUS and HTDP
Date: Friday, October 16, 2009
Time: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Linn County (Fairgrounds) Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Rd., Albany, OR 97322
Workshop Topics:
National Geodetic Survey:
- Online Positioning User Service (OPUS)
- Horizontal Time Dependent Positioning (HTDP) software
Workshop Flyer and Registration Form
Workshop Detailed Agenda
Map to the Linn County Expo Center
Oregon GPS Users Group (OGUG) June Meeting 2009
Date: Friday, June 19, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Place: Hollinshead Barn, Bend, Oregon
Meeting Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 OGUG Introductions
Around the room introductions
Speakers of the day
BBQ lunch and birthday party (OGUG 1980-2009)
Special guests: Lyle Riggers & Curt Smith (Past NGS Oregon Advisors)
9:30 – 9:45 Business Meeting - Officers Reports
October 16th workshop announcement and flyer
Break
10:00 – 11:15 Ken Austin – UNAVCO – NW Region Plate Boundary Observatory Update
11:15 – 11:45 Oregon Low Distortion Projection Committee Update – Ron Singh
Noon BBQ Lunch and OGUG Birthday Cake
1:30 – 2:30 John Sharrard – ESRI – Survey Analyst
2:30 – 3:00 ORGN Update w/ Precision Agriculture – Ken Bays
3:00 – 4:00 General member discussion
Our last meeting was held in conjunction with the 2009 PLSO Annual Convention at the Jantzen Beach Red Lion hotel on Friday, January 30th, from 8am -11:30am, Room PettyGrove (32-class).
Agenda:
8:00 – 8:10 OGUG Board Introductions – Gina Buckel
Pass out meeting agenda
8:10 – 8:20 OGUG History and Membership Information – Lisa Lee/Mark Armstrong
8:20 – 9:00 GNSS Vendor ‘New GNSS Products’ Reports – 10 minute lightning reports
Leica- Steve Hills or Jason Halttunen from Kuker Ranken
Trimble- George Hischar from Pacific Survey Supply
Topcon- Richard Hill from PPI
Javad- Michael Glutting from Javad
Trimble Mapping Grade GPS/GIS-Electronic Data Solutions–Jim Lahm
9:00 – 9:20 C.G.C.I.C. Report – Ken Bays
9:20 – 10:00 GIS Presentation – Title TBD - Cress Bates
ORMAP GPS to GIS Cadastal Fit
10:00 – 10:10 Quick Break
10:10 – 10:30 Truck Tracking Project – Ken Bays
10:30 – 10:50 Oregon Low Distortion Projection Committee Update – Ron Singh
10:50 – 11:10 OGUG General Announcements – Lisa Lee
1. Upcoming meeting dates scheduled for the year.
2. Treasurers report – John Minor
3. Ideas for the 2009 OGUG Annual Workshop
11:10 – 11:30 OGUG Nominations for 2010 (Members Only Voting) – Gina Buckel
Accepting nominations for 2010 Chair Elect.–
Accepting nominations for 2010 Secretary –
Accepting nominations for 2010 Treasurer -
Lunch (Not provided)
The Oregon GPS Users Group partnered with ODOT and held a one day workshop on charting the future for Low Distortion Projections in Oregon.
The workshop was held at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Albany , OR.
Date: November 4, 2008
Time: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cost: $25 pre-register, $35. at the door
Meeting Agenda
Morning session – Information and Education
Introduction Lisa Lee 8:00 am
Making the Case for Change Ron Singh 8:15 am
Low Distortion Projects Michael Dennis 8:45 am
Break 10:15 am
The NGS Connection Dave Minkel 10:30 am
Projections in GIS Michael Dennis 11:00 am
Academic/OIT Perspective Jack Walker 11:30 am
Lunch (provided) 12:00 pm
Afternoon Session – Implementation in Oregon
Introduction Ron Singh 1:00 pm
Determining Acceptable Distortion Ron Singh 1:15 pm
Federal/State Roles and Responsibilities Dave Zilkoski/Singh 1:30 pm
Arizona Examples Michael Dennis 2:00 pm
Wisconsin Case Study John Ellingson 2:15 pm
Break 2:45 pm
Oregon Conditions Dennis/Walker/Singh 3:00 pm
Next Steps Ron Singh 3:45 pm
Adjourn Lisa Lee 4:00 pm
If you attended the last meeting of the GPS group in Bend, you will recall the lively discussion that followed the presentation by Ron Singh, Chief of Surveys/Geometronics Manager for ODOT. There was clearly interest in the idea of changing the statewide coordinate system to improve accuracies and provide better agreement of ground and grid distances.
We have put together a distinguished panel of experts in the fields of geodesy, coordinate systems, and projections who will discuss the various options that are available and look at ways to implement the changes. Our speakers include Dave Minkel - NGS Advisor to Arizona , Michael Dennis - Geodetic Analysis, LLC, Jack Walker - Professor of Geomatics, Oregon Institute of Technology, and Ron Singh - Chief of Surveys/Geometronics Manager, Oregon Department of Transportation.
Whether you do surveying, engineering work, or bring it all together in a GIS (Geographic Information System) you will want to attend this workshop. You can help determine the direction the state will eventually go on this important subject. Don’t be left out; let your voice be heard and your opinions be shared.
Annual Meeting 2008
Our Annual meeting was held at the Hollinshead Barn in Bend, OR, Friday, June 20, 2008 from 8:30 AM until 4:00 PM. (Meeting time corrected on 6-13-2008)
We served a great BBQ lunch for all attendees.
Hollinshead Barn
1237 NE Jones Road
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 317-3574 (Hollinshead Barn local phone)
Agenda:
8:30: Welcome & Introductions
Treasure’s Report – John Minor
Brief Vendors Update
9:00: The 2004-2008 Eruption at Mt. St. Helens with a little Three Sisters thrown in:
Mike Lisowski, Gene Iwatsubo, USGS – Cascade Volcanoes Observatory:
9:45: Break
10:00: GPS Tracking of Animals on Landscapes & Monitoring Vegetation Using GPS Positioned Photography:
Dr. Douglas Johnson, OSU Dept of Rangeland Ecology & Management
11:00: GPS Fire Information and Its use within GIS in Tactical Incident Fire Support, and Regional Strategic Decision Making:
Fire GPS Field Observer (FOBs) – Randy Herron)
Responsibilities of Field Observers on an active incident.
Mobile GPS Lead FS/BLM - Aaron Dick
Combined Position (Northrup Grumman Contract) for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management at the State Office Portland, OR.
Techniques, software, hardware, standards, and methods to transfer data quickly with GIS software.
GIS Specialist for Incident Support (GISS) - Allison Mead, GIS Specialist on the Prineville District BLM
Use of GPS data for inclusion into Standard Maps in Support of an Active Incident, and secondary uses for Regional Decision Making.
12:00: Lunch:
Provided at no charge; however, you must RSVP to Lisa Lee, map@coid.org, by Monday, June 16, if you plan to eat lunch with us. We need to know how much food to purchase.
1:00: Monitoring the Burning Man Event in Black Rock Desert:
Laura Levy, GPS/GIS Consultant, formerly with Winnemucca BLM Office
Demonstration of the combined power of GPS/GIS geospatial technologies to monitor the Burning Man event: the largest permitted event on public lands in the United States.
1:45: Break
2:00: Status of the National Differential GPS (NDGPS):
Rudy Persaud, Federal Highway Administration
LCDR Jacob Ramos, NDGPS Hardware Installation Manager, USCG
Update on the operational and expansion status of the NDGPS
3:00: The Oregon State Plane Coordinate System: End of an Era?
Ron Singh, ODOT Geometronics Manager/Chief of Surveys
A look at the problems with our legacy State Plane Coordinate System and options for new Low Distortion Projections in Oregon
3:45: Wrap-up, Q & A
4:00: Adjourn
A previous meeting was held on Friday, February 22, 2008 at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Albany. The meeting began at 9:00 AM and went until 12:30 PM.
Agenda:
9:00 AM - Welcome and Introductions
· Officers for 2008
· Tom Hamilton – Geo-caching
· Chuck Gibbs – Re-monumentation of old GLO sites
· Mark Armstrong – Satellite Constellations
· Ken Bays – Update on ODOT projects
12:00 Noon - Adjourn
Our Annual Meeting 2007
Our Annual June meeting was held on Friday, June 15, 2007 from 8:15 AM until 4:00 PM at the Hollinshead Barn in Bend, OR. The Oregon GPS Users Group hosted a regional meeting of the State and Localities Subcommittee of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee and offered subject matter relevant to Northwestern states.
Click here for a map to the Hollinshead Barn.
Here's a link to the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee.
Rudy Persaud, Chair, States and Localities Subcommittee, US CGSIC: "What is CGSIC States and Localities and what are we doing here?"
Introductions
NDGPS funding status: FY07, FY078, US DOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Funding Study Federal Register Notice on NDGPS funding study.
Rick Foote, NGS, CORS: "NGS CORS Update"
National CORS
NDGPS as an important component of national CORS
COOP CORS
NGS plans to assist regional Real Time Networks (follow-up from NGS proposal at CGSIC, Sept. 20906, Ft. Worth)
US Coast Guard National Differential GPS System (NDGPS)
Operational Status of NDGPS
The NDGPS Program Manager's Office is responsible for the operation and building of new stations for NDGPS.
Break
Gary Gervelis: City of Seattle: "Update on Washington State Reference Network and On-GRID Program for Real-time Networks"
Jim Arnold, Electrical Engineer, Turner Fairbanks Research Center, US Federal Highway Administration: "High Accuracy NDGPS Status"
Ken Bays, Oregon DOT: "Update on Oregon Real-Time Network"
Darrel Bain, Mark Turner, CALTRANS "Update on CALTRANS Real-Time Network"
12:00 Noon - Lunch
Jim Arnold - Electrical Engineer, Tuner Fairbanks Research Center, US Federal Highway Administration, and member of the Policy Implementation Team for NDGPS
High Accuracy NDGPS Status
High Accuracy NDGPS is 0.1 meter real-time, 0.001 meter post processed accuracy
Scott McElrath - Deschutes County Oregon, "Use of GPS and GIS for Weed Management in Deschutes County"
Randy Stuart - Pacific Survey Supply, "GPS Machine Control"
3D machine control systems available, how they are configured on different equipment, how they work with GPS and Optical guidance sensors, and how companies can interface with contractors who use these guidance systems.
Rudy Persuad
Wrap Up - User Feedback
How to contact Rudy
What Rudy will do with information from this regional CGSIC meeting
4:00 PM - Adjourn
Meeting on Friday, February 9, 2007, at the BLM building in Eugene, OR.
The agenda was as follows:
A tour of the 3Di facility including lunch, compliments of 3Di*
Matteo Luccio, editor of the GIS Monitor. He will be speaking on several topics including the birth of Galileo and the re-birth of GLONASS, satellite imagery availability, integrating CAD data into GIS, and the switch to 3D
Megan Lawrence, a grad student at U of O, will be giving a talk on her Master’s thesis, “Mapping the Brain”
We will also be welcoming our new officers, President Eathan Nicely and President-Elect Gina Buckel
For a map of this meeting location, please click here.
Meeting on Friday, October 27, 2006 at Marion County Public Works building from 9:00 AM until Noon.
Our agenda was as follows:
Cy Smith spoke about Navigator
Don Lewis from DOGAMI (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries) spoke about the Western Oregon Lidar proposal
Ron Singh and Ken Bays of ODOT provided a live demonstration of the Oregon Real-time GPS Network.
Product updates from vendors
Directions:
From the South take exit 252. Go east on Kuebler Blvd which will turn into Cordon Rd. Continue to Silverton Road , take a right and enter complex at Gate 1.
From the North use exit 260B. Turn left on Chemawa Rd , which will become Hazelgreen. Continue on Hazelgreen to four-way stop at Cordon Rd. Turn right to traffic light at Silverton Rd. Turn left and enter complex at Gate 1.
Office in located in the main building, first floor.
Held at the Hollinshead Barn in Bend, OR, on the first day of summer, Wednesday, June 21, 2006.
Hollinshead Barn
1237 NE Jones Road
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 317-3574 (Hollinshead Barn local phone)
The meeting began at 9:00 AM and ended at 3:30 PM. BBQ lunch was served on the patio to all attendees.
Our featured speaker was Jack W. Peters of Lane County Sheriff Search and Rescue. He has been working on a number of projects in the GPS field that will be of interest to our group. There will also be presentations from several members who are using innovative approaches to meet the challenges we all face in the field.
Meeting Agenda
MORNING:
9:00 Welcome & Introductions
Treasurer’s Report – John Minor
Workshop Options
9:30 Acknowledgement of NGS Advisors – Dixon Hoyle
9:45 ODOT Update – Ron Singh, Ken Bays
10:15 Break
10:30 Adventures in GPS - Jack Peters
NOON – LUNCH: B-B-Q Lunch & GPS Treasure Hunt
AFTERNOON:
1:00 Mapping roads with a Combined GPS & Inertial Guidance System - Tom Workman - Eathan Nicley
1:30 POSLV Mapping Vehicle
1:45 Break
2:00 3D Laser, GPS Network, & Lidar – New Tools for Geologic Analysis and Cultural Data Collection - Dave Wellman
2:45 Vendor Showcase
3:30 Adjourn
February 24, 2006
9:00 AM - Noon
BLM Office
289 Chad Drive
Eugene, OR 97408-7336
(541) 683-6600
Meeting Agenda
9:00 Welcome and Introductions
ODOT Update on reference station network – Ken Bays & Ron Singh
City of Eugene Broadcast RTK Network – Tim Fassbender
Garmin Avionics – John Estabrook
Lane Co. Sheriff Search and Rescue – Jack W. Peters
Website upgrade and OGUG domain – Jim Lahm
12:00 Adjourn