Welcome and Logistics – Jeff Hamerlinck & Ramesh Sivanpillai, WyGISC and Opening Remarks
– Bill Gern, Vice President, Research & Economic Development, University of Wyoming
9:30am
Keynote Address #1:Natural Resources Applications of UAS Technology– Bruce Quirk, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA
11:00am
FAA/USS Test Flight Center Experiences – Mark Peters, Oregon State University; Marty
Rogers, University of Alaska
1:30pm
Big Data Transformation: UAVs make it easy to generate mountains of data, but then
what?– Trihydro Corporation, Laramie, WY
Small VTOL UAVs: A comparative survey and recent advances– Olivier Brousse, 3DVistas, CO
Integrating UAVs in Sanborn for multiple applications– Brad Brackel, Sanborn Corporation, CO
2:45pm
Applications of on-board computer vision for sUAS: From hardware to software, and
from theory to practice– Oliver Brousse, 3DVistas, CO
Have a Safe Flight: The Best Practices for Safe and Successful UAS Missions- Chris Leatherman, Aerial Solutions of Wyoming
4:00pm
Panel Discussion on Industry’s perspectives
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
8:30am Applications – I
UAS: Actionable Information for Local Decision Makers – Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, University
of Vermont, VT
Implementing UAS Derived Data to Support Natural Resource Conservation: Lessons from
Panama – John McGee, Virginia Geospatial Extension Specialist, Virginia Tech, VA
High latitude applications – Marty Rogers, University of Alaska
Ecological monitoring with multi and hyperspectral sensors using UAS - conservation
and precision agriculture applications – Donna Delparte, Idaho State University
10:20am Applications – II
Landfills, Gravel Pits, and Roadways: High-Resolution Surface and Volumetric Surveying- Brian Clarkson, GDA Engineers, Cody, WY
Mapping Landfills, Mines, and Vegetation: Lessons Learned in Recent UAS Applications– Chase Fly, Electronic Data Solutions, WY
UAS for Transportation Asset Management– Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, University of Vermont, VT
UAS Operation: The Difference between Toys and Tools– TriHydro Corporation, Laramie, WY
Q & A Session
12:00pm
Keynote #2:The Journey to UAS: UAS in the Context of Remote Sensing– Jim Campbell, Virginia Tech
