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  • 06 Sep 2013 12:19 PM | Anonymous

     Invitation to Attend the APSG Fall 2013 Meeting

    Register Online TODAY!

     
    APSG Fall 2013 Meeting
    September 6, 2013
     
                   
    Dear Members & Guests,
                                                   
    As many of you know our fall meeting is coming up in just three weeks.  I know many of you are wrapping up those summer activities, the kids are now back in school, and you’re finally settling down to set your fall event schedule.  So, with that in mind I want to encourage you to go the APSG web site TODAY and register for the our APSG30 US Central Chapter Fall Meeting, being held on Wednesday, September 25, at Anadarko Petroleum in The Woodlands.
     
    The theme of this meeting is “The Future of Geomatics in the Petroleum Industry” and to that end we have a great set of talks lined up that I think will catch your interest and really stir some conversation among our membership.  We also want to take this opportunity to briefly share what is going on with the various APSG chapters and the new APSG organizational hierarchy being discussed and developed for official approval by member vote early next year.  This will be a significant organizational change so we’ve even included time for some Q&A.

     

    Whether you are a new, recent, or veteran member of APSG I encourage you to come on up to The Woodlands for a great day of learning, discussion, networking, and fun.  To top it off the venue is beautiful, the parking is FREE, and the light breakfast, snacks, drinks, and lunch during the meeting are all part of your $35 annual membership fee that you’ve already paid (or will pay upon arrival at the meeting).  Of course the meeting will also be followed by a nice vendor-sponsored social at the Goose’s Acre, a very short and pleasant walk down the waterway from the Anadarko Tower (so you can remain conveniently parked in the Anadarko garage).

     

    We know the meeting lands during the SEG convention and sure apologize if that will keep you away this time, but hope you may be able to break away from the convention for part of that day or perhaps the entire day to join us in The Woodlands.  I really think it will be worth your time and effort!

     

    In case you are wondering, the official meeting agenda will be posted on the website within the next few days so you can check out the presentations and the schedule for the day and can plan your attendance accordingly. In the meantime go ahead and register and start making plans to join us on September 25.  I’m anticipating a great and intriguing meeting and look forward to sharing the day with you! 

                           

    Warmest regards,
     

    Dave Byrne

    2012-2013 APSG Chair

    Association of Petroleum Surveying & Geomatics

    W: www.apsg.info

    O: +1 832 636 3801

    M: +1 713 594 7206

                         
  • 27 Aug 2013 12:00 PM | Anonymous

     APSG Fall 2013 Meeting and Call for Papers

     
    APSG Fall 2013 Meeting
    August 27, 2013
     
    Dear Members & Guests,
                           

     

    Our annual Houston chapter APSG fall meeting is just around the corner and we are coming up on the deadline for you to submit a presentation title and abstract for that great talk you would like to deliver to your APSG friends, peers, and colleagues.   If you thought you missed the opportunity to send along your presentation idea, it’s not too late.  But please get it in this week!

     

    Our fall meeting, titled "The Future of Geomatics in the Petroleum Industry", will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at the Anadarko Petroleum Tower in The Woodlands.  The goal of this meeting is to discuss the latest geomatics technologies and disciplines and the growing capabilities and potential of geomatics to further advance and insure success across the entire oil and gas industry.

     

    In preparation for a great meeting we are looking for a few more speakers with a passion for geomatics and an exciting, noteworthy presentation to deliver on any of the following topics as they relate to the petroleum industry:

     

    • The role of geomatics in the oil & gas industry from exploration to exploitation to distribution
    • New and innovative geomatics technology; what's here and now, what's next?
    • Where and how is geomatics adding value and having a positive influence on the oil & gas industry?
    • Success stories and examples of benefits and opportunities afforded by the application of geomatics technology
    • Career opportunities in the field of geomatics - what's available and what's coming?

     

    Please submit your presentation title and abstract to Jim Cain, at jim.cain@cain.barnes.com, for consideration. All submissions need to be received by September 4, 2013.

     

     

    If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the meeting please contact me at your earliest opportunity.

     

     


    Warmest Regards,

    Dave Byrne
    2012-2013 APSG Chair
    Association of Petroleum Surveying & Geomatics

    W: www.apsg.info
    O: +1 832 636 3801
    M: +1 713 594 7206
    E: dave.byrne@anadarko.com
     
     
     
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  • 27 Aug 2013 9:27 AM | Anonymous
    We are currently seeking after meeting social sponsors for the Fall Meeting.
    If you are interested, please contact Jose Alvarenga at treasurer@apsg.info to sign up. 
     
     
     
    Seeking Sponsors
    for
    APSG30: Fall 2013 Meeting

    Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
    from
    8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    at
    Anadarko Corporate Office
    1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380


    Registration for the APSG30 Meeting is now open.
    Click here to register.

    We are currently seeking after meeting social sponsors for the Fall Meeting. If you are interested, please contact Jose Alvarenga at treasurer@apsg.info to sign up.
         
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  • 14 Aug 2013 8:51 PM | Anonymous
      The presentations and meeting minutes are available for download. Visit our website for more details.
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    US West Chapter
     
    Summer Meeting Presentations
    The presentations from the US West Summer Meeting can be viewed by clicking here or selecting the links below.

    Joe Shoemaker - Finding Public Land Survey Monuments in the Field - An Update and Implications for GIS Datasets
     
    Wayne Rodieck - Do it Right the First Time, or Don't Do It At All


    Delmar "Andy" Anderson - Creating a Geomatics Engineering Program, University of Colorado Denver: Launch Fall Semester 2013

    Taylor Ward - Production Site Surveys



    Jan Van Sickle - Delivery Standards
    Summer Meeting Minutes
    The meeting minutes from this event can be viewed and downloaded on our website at www.apsg.info/mtgmins.
     
       
  • 06 Aug 2013 1:29 PM | Anonymous
    Dave Byrne, the APSG Chair, announces the Call for US Central Chapter Vice Chair Nominations.
     
    Call for US Central Chapter Vice Chair Nominations
    August 06, 2013
     
    Dear Members & Guests,

    With the fall meeting coming up soon it’s time to start thinking about the annual changing of the guard.  Jackie Portsmouth will be moving up at the fall meeting from Vice Chair to APSG Chair and we will elect a new Vice Chair at that time.  This is your opportunity to nominate worthy individuals that the Nominations Committee should consider and advance as the top two candidates for us all to vote on at the meeting.

    The Vice Chair serves for one year and is elected by majority vote of the APSG membership present at the fall meeting.  At the end of the one-year term the Vice Chair automatically advances to the position of APSG Chair as prescribed by the APSG Articles of Association.

    Candidates for Vice Chair should:
    • Be active members of the US Central Chapter 
    • Have a proven track record in professional, industry, or  community leadership
    • Have employer support 
    • Be committed to two contiguous years of dedicated service,  first year as Vice Chair followed by second year as Chair

    All candidate suggestions should be submitted to Jim Cain, at jim.cain@cain-barnes.com, by August 21 to provide time for the committee to evaluate the submissions and narrow the list down to two candidates.  Please provide the nominee’s name and contact information.  The two finalist candidates will be announced via email and at the APSG website prior to the meeting and a vote will then take place at the fall meeting.

    Thank you for your suggestions and active involvement in this nomination process!!


    Warmest Regards,

    Dave Byrne
    2012-2013 APSG Chair
    Association of Petroleum Surveying & Geomatics

    W: www.apsg.info
    O: +1 832 636 3801
    M: +1 713 594 7206
    E: dave.byrne@anadarko.com
     
     
     

     
  • 06 Aug 2013 1:18 PM | Anonymous
    Dave Byrne, the APSG Chair, announces the APSG Fall 2013 Meeting and Call for Papers.
     
    APSG Fall 2013 Meeting
    August 06, 2013
     
    Dear Members & Guests,

    Though we’re still deep in the hot, dog days of summer, fall is coming and that means our annual APSG fall meeting is just around the corner!  At the last meeting we looked at our geodetic roots and how they led to and influenced our current geodetic reality.  Now it’s time to look ahead and discuss the latest geomatics technologies and disciplines and the growing capabilities and potential of geomatics to further advance and insure success across the entire oil and gas industry.

    Our fall meeting, titled “The Future of Geomatics in the Petroleum Industry”, will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at Anadarko Petroleum in The Woodlands.  We intentionally staged this meeting during the SEG convention in hope that many of our out-of-town members will be in Houston for the show and can break away for one day to attend this APSG fall meeting.

    In preparation for a great meeting we are looking for six or seven speakers with a passion for geomatics and an exciting, noteworthy presentation to deliver on any of the following topics as they relate to the petroleum industry:
    • The role of geomatics in the oil & gas industry from exploration to exploitation to distribution
    • New and innovative geomatics technology; what’s here and now, what’s next?
    • Where and how is geomatics adding value and having a positive influence on the oil & gas industry?
    • Success stories and examples of benefits and opportunities afforded by the application of geomatics technology
    • Career opportunities in the field of geomatics – what’s available and what’s coming?

    Please submit your presentation title and abstract to Jim Cain, at jim.cain@cain-barnes.com, for consideration.  All submissions need to be received by September 1, 2013.

    If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the meeting please contact me at your earliest opportunity.  I’m anticipating a great meeting and look forward to sharing an exciting line up of presentations with you soon!

    Warmest Regards,

    Dave Byrne
    2012-2013 APSG Chair
    Association of Petroleum Surveying & Geomatics

    W: www.apsg.info
    O: +1 832 636 3801
    M: +1 713 594 7206
    E: dave.byrne@anadarko.com
     
     
     
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  • 17 Jul 2013 2:19 PM | Anonymous
    Dr. Jan Van Sickle announces the Geospatial Education and Research program courses offered at the College of Engineering and Applied Science at University of Colorado Denver.
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    APSG Members,

    I want to thank you very much indeed for responding to the request for letters of support for the Geospatial Education and Research program in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at University of Colorado Denver. Your input made a difference!  The program has been given the green light and a start has been made.

    The following courses will be offered online starting August 19, 2013 and will also be taught in the classroom on this schedule:

    Course Name
     Course Number
      Course Dates
    GPS/GNSS  CVEN 5800
     Friday
    3:30 P.M. - 6:15 P.M.
    Practical High Definition Surveying (HDS)  LiDAR for Engineers and Architects  CVEN 5800
     Tuesday
    1:00 P.M.  - 3:45 P.M.
    Intro to Building Information Modeling  (BIM)   
     CVEN5800-004
     Tuesday
    4:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M.
     Introduction to GEOINT  CVEN 5800
     Wednesday
    4:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M.
    GIS Spatial Database Development  CVEN 5382
     Tuesday / Thursday
    6:30 P.M. - 7:45 P.M.
    GIS Laboratory
     CVEN 5386
     Saturday
    9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
    Geomatics for GIS  CVEN 5800-015
     Thursday
    5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.m.

    These courses will be taught by
    Dr. Jacek Grodecki, Senior Director, Research and Development at GeoEye
    http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=14575232&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2

    Dr. Apostol Panayotov, University of Colorado Denver
    www.linkedin.com/pub/apostol-panayotov/3/b28/54b

    Dr. Delmar (Andy) Anderson, Independent Consultant at Del Consulting
    http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=251678973&locale=en_US&trk=tyah

    Dr. Jan Van Sickle, Van Sickle LLC
    www.linkedin.com/pub/jan-van-sickle-ph-d/1/35a/12a/

    If you, or anyone you know, wants to sign up for these classes appropriate information will be found by clicking the links below for credit and non-credit admissions.

    Credit: http://www.ucdenver.edu/admissions/non-degree/Pages/default.aspx


    Any questions can be directed to Ms. Heidi Utt, Academic Services Program Manager Continuing Engineering Education Program University of Colorado Denver PO Box 173364, Campus Box #115 Denver, Colo. 80217-3364
    Office: North Classroom Bldg. Room #3024
    Phone: 303-556-4907
    Fax: 303-556-6688
    Cell: 720-935-3057
    Email: Heidi.Utt@UCDenver.edu
    Thank you again for your valuable input.

    Best Regards,

    Jan

    Mr. Jan Van Sickle, Ph.D.
    GPS, GNSS and GIS
    303 915 4669

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  • 10 Jul 2013 7:47 AM | Anonymous
    Dave Byrne, the APSG Chair, announces Jay Hollingsworth's new position as Chief Technology Officer at Energistics.
     
    A Letter From The Chair
    July 10, 2013
     
    Dear Members & Guests,

    If you did not see the recent announcement, Jay Hollingsworth, one of our past APSG Chairs, is the new Chief Technology Officer at Energistics.  This is very exciting news!  With Jay’s new appointment with this energy industry standards group, the APSG looks forward to having an experienced and knowledgeable voice in a great position in which to raise industry awareness of geomatics, geodetics, geospatial data, and mapping sciences.  See the entire announcement at http://www.energistics.org/news/energistics-announces-new-chief-technology-officer.

    Regards,

    Dave Byrne
    2012-2013 APSG Chair
    Association of Petroleum Surveying & Geomatics

     
     
     
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  • 09 Jul 2013 2:38 PM | Anonymous
      The US West Chapter 04 Summer 2013 Meeting will be held Friday, 19 Jul 2013 at Herschner Room, Wells Fargo Center, 1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO 80203.
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    US West Chapter Summer Meeting
    Friday 19 Jul 2013 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    at
    Wells Fargo Center, Herschner Rm., 1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO

    Register Here


     
    Strategies for Maintaining Geospatial Data Integrity and Accessibility Downstream
    APSG US West: Summer Meeting is a conference featuring presentations from experts in Geomatics, Surveying, Positioning, Geospatial Data and Mapping Sciences. The topic at this year's Summer Meeting is "Strategies for maintaining geospatial data integrity and accessibility downstream" and the presentation topics for this meeting include:
    • Finding Public Land Survey Monuments in the Field - An Update and Implications for GIS Datasets
    • Improving Pipeline In-Ditch As-Builting with a Photogrammetric Solution
    • Do it Right the First Time, or Don't Do It At All
    • Geospatial Data Delivery Standards
    • Production Site Surveys

    The agenda for this meeting can be downloaded by clicking here.
    Event Location
    The event will be held at {Event_Location}. Please note that the meeting will be held in the Herschner Room.

    Information regarding event parking can be found at the event page by clicking here.
    Social Location
    After the meeting, the APSG will hold a Social at Katie Mullen's Irish Pub & Restaurant (Sheraton Hotel) at 1550 Court Pl, Denver, CO 80202 . 
     
     
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  • 19 Jun 2013 7:48 AM | Anonymous
      Presentations, Meeting Minutes & Photos from the Spring APSG Canada Chapter Meeting are available for viewing.
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    Spring Canada Chapter Meeting
    Many thanks to those that attended the Spring Canada Chapter Meeting. Presentations, Meeting Minutes and Photos from this meeting are available for download.
     
     
    Presentations
    Presentations from the Canada Chapter Meeting can be viewed on the APSG website or you can simply click the links below.

    Mark Dumka - O&G Spatial Data Management
    Presentation

    Dean Mikkelsen - Seismic P Formats
    Presentation

    John Brigden - Directional Drilling
    Presentation

    Chris Tucker / Robert Radovanovic - 3D Laser Data from Airborne to Handheld
    Presentation

    Roger W. Leeman - The Bow Project
    Presentation
    Meeting Minutes
    To view the meeting minutes, please click here.
    Photos
    Photos taken at the APSG Canada Chapter Meeting can be found on the website under Photo Gallery / Canada Chapter Photo Gallery / Photo Gallery (June 2013) or you can visit our Facebook Page by clicking here.
     
     
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