Good Morning All,
The forestry listening session will go on as planned. However, we understand that travel is difficult and if you can’t make the trip as planned. Below are instructions
for participating remotely.
Joseph Young
Executive Director
Maine GeoLibrary
SHS 145
51 Commerce Drive
Augusta, Maine 04333- 145
VP 207-624-2664
FAX 207-287-1131
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From: Brian Roth [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 2:54 PM
To: Brian Roth; Young, Joseph
Cc: Robert G. Wagner Ph.D.
Subject: Maine Geolibrary Information and Listening Session on LiDAR and Imagery Acquisition: December 3rd, 2014; 1 - 4pm; Nutting Hall room 204, University of Maine, Orono
Maine Forest Landowners, Managers and Scientists;
The Maine GeoLibrary will be hosting representatives of forest landowners/managers in Maine to discuss their preferences in specifications for future Imagery and LiDAR acquisitions. The GeoLibrary’s legislative mandate directs it to ensure
that state agencies, avoid duplicative efforts, coordinate GIS activities, and reduce costs of data acquisition and development. They have formed Orthoimagery and LiDAR subcommittees to develop plans for a 5 to 10 year data acquisition program (including the
Unorganized Territories).
Joe Young from the GeoLibrary will facilitate the meeting and anyone interested is welcome to join. The meeting will start with some presentations on the application of LiDAR and Orthoimagery in forest operations as well as various methods
and specifications for the collection of this data. The GeoLibrary is very interested in how the forestry community might be using the data, timing of acquisition and product specifications and the meeting will conclude with your input. An agenda, funding
strategy and parking permit are attached. Here is a link to directions to Nutting Hall:
http://umaine.edu/locator/home-2/display-building/?id=261
If you are interested in participating, but cannot attend, there will be an Adobe Connect session running as well as a conference call for audio.
Use this link for the remote webinar:
https://meet.maine.edu/geolibrary/
Conference call:
(605) 562-3130
Participant code: 386924#
Let myself or Joe Young ([log in to unmask]) know if you have questions.
Brian
FORESTRY INDUSTRY LISTENING SESSION
Maine Library of Geographic Information
December 3, 2014
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
University of Maine Campus
Orono, Maine
1:00 PM:
Welcome
Bob Wagner, Director
Cooperative Forestry Research Unit
1:10 PM
GeoLibrary Board, Purpose and Programs
Joseph Young, Executive Director
Maine Library of Geographic Information
1:30 PM
LiDAR Applications in Forestry Research
Michael J. Falkowski, Research Associate Professor
Remote Sensing and Geospatial analysis
University of Minnesota
Department of Forest Resources
Cloquet Forestry Center
2:00 PM
Photon Mode Geiger Counting LiDAR Technology
Qassim Abdullah,
Ph.D., CP, PLS
Senior Geospatial Scientist and Associate
Woolpert, Inc.
2:20 PM
Forest Analytics Data Services
Wilfred J. Mercier, Analyst
James W. Sewall Co.
Orono, Maine
Bill Kidman, President
Leading Edge Geomatics
Lincoln, New Brunswick
3:00 PM
Open Discussion
FOREST LANDOWNERS AND MANAGERS
LiDAR and orthoimagery acquisition costs are greatly reduced when very large geographic areas are acquired at one time. This is your chance to explain to the Board what your data needs and specifications are.
The University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status and gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic
information or veteran's status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director, Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 North Stevens Hall,
581-1226. If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please call Brian Roth as early as possible at 581-2861 or [log in to unmask] to
discuss your needs.
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Brian E. Roth, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Cooperative Forestry Research Unit
School of Forest Resources, University of Maine
5755 Nutting Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5755
Office: (207) 581-2861
Mobile:
(207) 944-1392
E-mail:
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Website:
http://www.umaine.edu/cfru