1 Whether you are looking for something to occupy an afternoon, or for reasons to stay through the weekend after the conference, Denver has something to appeal to every preference. Denver has 300 days of sunshine a year. With a mild, dry and sunny climate, Denver has more hours of sun than Miami Beach. Remember to use your sunscreen and moisturizer! Denver’s history is colorful. The Gold Rush brought some of the wildest events in the country’s history to Denver. This fascinating period lives again in museums, old gold mining villages and elegant Victorian buildings throughout the city. Denver has the largest city park system in the nation. There are more than 200 parks within the city and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains. With 70 golf courses and 27 formal flower gardens and one of the nation’s largest urban trail systems, Denver residents and visitors have countless ways to enjoy the outdoors. Denver is a cultural city. Denver citizens contribute more public funding for the arts per capita than any other U.S. city. The Denver Performing Arts Center has nine theaters and is second only to New York’s Lincoln Center in size. Visit www.denvercenter.org to see the events scheduled during your visit. Denver loves its sports. Denver has seven professional sports teams! In addition to football, basketball, hockey, baseball and soccer, Denver has lacrosse and arena football – a dream come true for the sports fan. Denver really is exactly one mile high. By an amazing stroke of good luck, the 13th step on the State Capitol is exactly 5,280 feet above sea level. Denver has the 10th largest downtown in America. Denver has a definitive, exciting and walkable downtown – within a mile radius are three major sports stadiums, the Denver Performing Arts Center, three colleges, an assortment of art and history museums, a mint producing 10 billion coins a year, a river offering white water rafting and over 300 restaurants. Denver is near the mountains, not in them. Located on high rolling plains, Denver is 12 miles east of what locals call the “foothills,” a series of gentle mountains that climb to 11,000 feet. Just beyond is the Front Range, formidable snowcapped peaks rising to 14,000 feet that can be seen from Table of Contents practically everywhere in the city. Be sure to take lots of pictures. Sponsors.................................................................... 2 Denver brews more beer than any other city. On an average day, Denver Welcome from the Chair ........................................... 3 brews over 80 different beers and is the “Napa Valley” of beer. Brewers use the great taste of Rocky Mountain spring water as their key ingredient. Officers, Committee, & Staff .................................... 4 Denver is a great base for day trips. Whether you are in the mood to visit Welcome from the President .................................... 5 a casino, see a narrow gauge railway or tour the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, all General Information .................................................. 6 are available within 80 miles of Denver. Rocky Mountain National Park is only 71 miles (114 km) northwest of Denver. It features 400 square miles (1,036 Session Categories.................................................... 7 sq km) of scenic beauty, including Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous My Day-at-a-Glance highway in the world, which traditionally opens Memorial Day weekend. The Saturday & Sunday .......................................................................8 Monday .......................................................................................12 park has hundreds of miles of hiking trails, tranquil lakes, waterfalls, wildlife Tuesday .......................................................................................18 and horseback riding. Wednesday .................................................................................36 Thursday......................................................................................56 Program ..................................................................... 9 Exhibit Hall Floor Plan ............................................. 68 Exhibitor Listing ...................................................... 69 Exhibitor Directory .................................................. 70 Cover Image: DigitalGlobe image of Overland fire in Jamestown, Colorado processed Presenter Index ....................................................... 84 with RSI’s ENVI remote sensing software. Hotel Floor Plan ....................................................... 87 Other image provided by the Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau. Denver, Colorado! 1 ASPRS and the conference planners thank the following sponsors for their generosity. Exhibitors’ Reception 70th Anniversary Party TheNational Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a co-sponsor, with the Tuesday afternoon coffee break AmericanSociety for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), for the operationof the Classified Session of the ASPRS Annual Conference, May 28, 2004 Lewis& Clark Expedition Film, IMAX Theatre Tuesday morning coffee break Denver Museum of Nature and Science 70thAnniversary Party and conference bags Sponsors 2 3 The ASPRS Rocky Mountain Region, the 2004 Conference Planning Committee and I are pleased to welcome you to the ASPRS 2004 Conference in Denver and to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Society! The theme for our conference this year is “Mountains of Data è Peak Decisions”, which recognizes these various timely themes in building our conference program. We will consider how our technical tools and expertise can be used in managing natural resources, affecting land use patterns and understanding anthropomorphic changes to our environment. Our technical program is one of the largest ever for an ASPRS-only event, with over 440 technical presentations for participants. This year we have 16 special session “tracks”, with invited papers comprising a detailed look at particular topics of interest. New this year is an educational track, with sessions and papers covering education in the geospatial technologies from the middle school to post- graduate level. Also new this year is a career development session, organized for those recently joining the field, as well as those changing careers. Our Applications Showcase Poster Session will be very special with 70+ presentations. We are hosting several technical tours and a Classified Session on the final day of the conference. Our Keynote address will be given by Dr. Ahmed K. Noor, eminent scholar and William E. Lobeck Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University. Dr. Noor is a leading thinker in advanced visualization and use of emerging technologies. We have plenary session speakers on Wednesday and Thursday -- Keith Lenard, vice president of Lands for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and Lynne Sherrod of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust. We will also hear from incoming ASPRS President Dr. Russell Congalton. This year we are celebrating the Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, one of the defining events in making America what it is today. Over 200 years ago Lewis and Clark set out on a mission of exploration and discovery. Back then exploration was largely experiential: find and observe, document and describe. Today, with our numerous sources of data we can model, simulate, predict and even explore, all from our desktop. The process of discovery is much different, and exploration, while still a posteriori, is driven and directed by considerable a priori knowledge. Examining that evolution is useful because it causes us to reflect upon our use of technology, and how our processes and tools might be better utilized and applied (or are extraneous). In addition to the celebration of the ASPRS’s 70th anniversary on Tuesday evening in the Exhibit Area, we are celebrating the retirement of the mortgage on our National Headquarters at the Opening General Session. This is an important milestone, achieved ahead of projected schedule, due to the extraordinary commitment by you, ASPRS individual and sustaining members! Our evening social event is at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on Wednesday. The Museum has recently expanded with a major addition, making it one of the premier science museums in the country. Awards will be presented to deserving recipients throughout the week at various sessions. All awardees will be honored at the Awards Luncheon on Wednesday. As a means of honoring the men and women, now deceased, who have made remarkable contributions to our profession, plan to attend the Memorial Address on Tuesday afternoon. This year’s honorees are Amrom H. Katz and Tamsin G. Barnes. I particularly want to thank our exhibitors and sponsors for their support, and encourage you to learn about their products and services. Finally, I want to thank you, participants in this conference, for your continued support of ASPRS and this conference. The spirit and creativity of using photogrammetry, remote sensing, and geospatial technologies to manage and improve our world s Welcomes comes from you, and the organizations dedicated to making these technologies work. ’ Welcome to Denver! Allen E. Cook Conference Chair Chariman 2 3 2003-2004 ASPRS Professional Practice ASPRS Conference Planning Program Manager John R. Simmers Committee Chair Jesse Winch Officers Daniel J. Paulsen Kari Craun Technical Editor, PE&RS President Photogrammetric Applications ASPRS National Workshop James B. Case Donald