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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please excuse cross-postings, and please forward to interested people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Symposium By the Sea <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 – South Slough Visitors Center, Charleston, Oregon
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">2</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">nd
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">LiDAR</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">*
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Symposium</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">**
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">— Call for presentations <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LiDAR, with its ability to see through foliage to reveal the ground beneath the forest, makes airborne laser scanning an indispensable tool for mapping. While airborne laser scanning is probably the most familiar
use of LiDAR, new applications are emerging to provide more ways to map the land and its features. Working with LiDAR requires a team approach. As members of a LiDAR project team GIS professionals may take leading roles in project design, management, data
collection and mapmaking. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We invite your submission for a 20-30 minute presentation about your experiences with LiDAR that aligns with one or more of the following themes:
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1. Airborne laser scanning
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">– Stories from the field about innovative uses or novel applications of airborne LiDAR to map or monitor land use, natural resources, infrastructure, cultural features, etc.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2. New LiDAR products and services
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">– Public or private developers showcase new LiDAR products or services.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3. LiDAR and drones
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">– Are you using a drone to collect LiDAR data? Unmanned aircraft systems with LiDAR imaging capability are redefining the limits of remote sensing.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">4. Workflows, apps, and data management
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">– Tools, apps, software, strategies, work-arounds, best practices for acquiring or working with LiDAR data.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">5. Emerging LiDAR technologies
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">– Applications of new LiDAR products and capabilities.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">E.g., terrestrial LiDAR (enables three-dimensional on-the-ground imaging); topo-bathymetric LiDAR (provides more precise mapping of shallow-water shorelines); single-photon and Geiger
mode LiDAR (both promise increased coverage and detail from high-altitude airborne LiDAR); multispectral LiDAR (data is collected at many wavelengths to provide greater detail about features such as grass, trees, buildings and roads) or other innovations.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The themes are offered broadly as guidance, not limitations, for potential presentations.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To submit a proposal</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> send an abstract (about 200 words) by email to
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">john.bragg@state.or.us</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">. Include “LiDAR Symposium” in the subject line. Authors may submit more than one proposal. Each proposal should be submitted separately and include:
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1. Presentation title.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2. Author’s first and last name, organization, county, ZIP code, and email address.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3. Theme(s) your presentation will address.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">4. A short professional CV.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Proposals must be received by 5 pm, August 12, 2019.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Questions? Call John Bragg, 541-888-5558, ext. 129, or email
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">john.bragg@state.or.us <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Symposium By the Sea is sponsored by the South Coast GIS Users Group and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">* LiDAR stands for Light Detection and Ranging.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">** The first LiDAR symposium was sponsored by the Central Coast GIS Users Group in 2011 in Newport.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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