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April/May 1996

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1996 KRISTOF AWARD WINNER

Todd Helt, M.S. degree candidate in Agronomy was presented the 1996 Stevan J. Kristof Outstanding Graduate Student Award. Todd is an Indiana native from Marion with an undergraduate degree from the West Point Military Academy in Geography. Dr. Marion Baumgardner who nominated Todd says, "Not only does Todd have an excellent scholastic record at Purdue, he has distinguished himself in the integration of international service for Purdue University in Hungary and Ukraine and for the development of collaborative research with Hungarian soil scientists." Todd plans to complete his Master's thesis by August and is busy with interviewing prospective employers. After some employment experience he plans to pursue a Ph.D. Congratulations, Todd!

PECORA CONFERENCE

Some excellent posters advertising the Thirteenth Pecora Symposium on August 20-22, 1996 have been distributed on many bulletin boards on campus (if you want a personal copy, please send us a note). The Pecora Conference is one of the "must" Conferences for people with Remote Sensing interests. It will be held at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The principal objectives of the Pecora 13 Symposium are:

To better identify information requirements, and determine current information deficiencies, for addressing issues related to human interaction with the environment;
To report progress in mapping, monitoring and characterizing the biosphere and the extent and nature of human activity via remote sensing technology;
To define opportunities for enhancing progress in using remote sensing to enhance the quality of human life and for protecting the global environment.

For more details, see the Pecora Homepage at http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/pecora13.html#papers.

PRESENTATIONS AT ASPRS/ACSM MEETINGS

Helt, Todd F., Endre Dobos, Erika Micheli, Marion F. Baumgardner, and Chris J. Johannsen. Integration of Satellite Remote Sensing, Digital Terrain Data and Soils Information for Quantitative Soil and Terrain Database Development.
Findorff, Dennis D., Boudewijn H.W. van Gelder, and Steven D. Johnson. Pre-Analysis and Design of GPS Networks Using Reliability Theory.
Johannsen, Chris J., LARS, Purdue University, Allan Falconer, Utah State University, Wm Wigton, Agricultural Assessments International, Information Requirements for Agriculture: The Next Decade.
Baumgardner, Marion F. and Chris J. Johannsen, Changing Emphasis in Study Topics for Overseas Students. (We also noted contributions from these past LARSians, Roger Hoffer, Donna Scholz, Tim Warner.)

RESEARCH FUNDED

Baumgardner, M.F., C.J. Johannsen and L.L. Biehl. "Toward Soil Spatial Information Systems for Global Modeling And Ecosystem Management," NASA. January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996. $139,829. Total 3 year grant :$416,045.
Mikhail, E.M. "Photogrammetric Adjustment Research", Battelle Columbus Laboratories, Febr 1996 - Jan 1997, $41,738.
Bouman, C.A. and J.P. Allebach. "High Resolution Image Rendering," Hewlett Packard. May, 1995 to May, 1996. $85,500.
Lee, J.G., S.B. Lovejoy and B.A. Engel. "A spatial Decision Support System for Water Quality Management," USDA. Sept, 1995 - Aug, 1997, $400,000.

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS

Congratulations to the following faculty who received PRF International Travel Grants:

J.P. Allebach, E&CE, "IEEE/1st & 9th Image and Multi-dimensional Signal Processing Workshop," Belize City, Belize.
C.A. Bouman, E&CE, "Image and Multidimensional Signal Processing Workshop," Belize City, Belize.
B. Dahl, L.A., "Exploring Patterns of Rural Development," Goddollo, Hungary.
B.A. Engel, A&BE, "HydroGIS '96," Vienna, Austria.
R.H. Grant, AGRY, "14th International Congress of Biometeorology, Ljubiajana, Slovenia.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOP DATES

(* = New listing)

Please note that we are not repeating conferences/workshops mentioned in previous newsletters except those of Professional Societies/organizations that appear to be of special interest to our faculty/students.

1996:: +May 27-31. IGARSS'96, Lincoln, NE. Contact: 713-291-9222, FAX: 713-291-9224; Email: stein@harc.edu; *+June 3. 1996 GPS Conference. Center for GPS Research, Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis, MN. Contact: David Zenk, 612-374-5800, Fax: 612-374-4128; zenkx002@maroon.tc.umn.edu; +June 10-14. GIS/LIS '96 Central Europe, Budapest, Hungary. Contact: North American Secretariat, 36 1 202 3128, Fax: 36 1 155 4171; +Jun 23-26. 3rd International Conference on Precision Agriculture, Bloomington Minneapolis, MN. Contact: Gene Anderson 612-625-7084 or 800-367-5363, FAX: 612-625-2207; Email: eanderson@mes.umn.edu; +Jun 24-27. 2nd International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition, ERIM, San Francisco, California. Contact: 313-994-1200 x3234; fax 313-994-5123; +Jul 9-19. ISPRS: Spatial Information from Images. ISPRS, Vienna, Austria. Contact: Karl Kraus 43 1 58801; fax 43 1 505 6268; email: isprs96@email.tuwien.ac.at; +Jul 27-Aug 1. URISA '96, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. Contact: 202-289-1685; +Jul 30-Aug 1. Information Agriculture Conference, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. Contacts: Registration-Mary Hughes (913-776-0273); Program/Exhibits---Harold Reetz, (217-762-2074)/e-mail--- hreetz@uiuc.edu; *+Aug 4-9. Remote Sensing, Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation International Symposium, SPIE Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, Contact: 360-676-3290, Fax: 360-647-1445, Email: colo96@spie.org; +Aug 19-22. Human Interactions with the Environment: Perspectives From Space, PECORA Thirteen, Sponsored by USGS, NASA, NOAA, EPA and CIESIN, Sioux Falls, SD., Contact: 605-594-6040, Fax: 605-594-6083, Email: pecora13@edcserver1.cr.usgs.gov; *+Oct 2-4. Trimble '96 Surveying * Maping Users Conference & Exposition, San Jose Conv. Ctr. Contact: 408-481-8465. Fax: 408-481-8488.; +Nov 4-7. Eco-Informa '96-Global Networks for Environmental Information, ERIM, Eco-Informa Foundation, Epcot Science & Technology, USDA, NASA, US EPA, US Army COE, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. US Contact: 313-994-1200 ext. 3234. Europe contact: 49-921-552-245/155; fax 49-921-546-26.; +Nov 16-22. GIS/LIS '96 Annual Conference and Exposition. AAG, ACSM, AM/FM International, ASPRS, URISA, Denver, Colorado. Contact: GIS/LIS '96 301-493-0200; fax 301-493-8245; *+Nov 19-22. Rs, GIS & GPS in China. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Contact: Mr. Mi Zhaohui, 8610-5051582, Fax: 8610-5051582
1997:: *+Jan 26-30. Space Technology & Applications International Forum (STAIF-97). NASA et.al, Albuquerque, NM. Contact: Prof Mohamed S. El-Genk, Uni of New Mexico, (505) 277-5442, Fax: 277-2814, Email: mgenk@unm.edu; +Mar 21-27. AM/FM International Annual Conference, AM/FM International, San Antonio, Texas. Contact: Paula Delie 303-337-0513; +Apr 4-6. ASPRS/ACSM Annual Convention. ASPRS, ACSM, Seattle, Washington. Contact: 301-493-0200; +Jul 7-10. IGARSS '97. Cannes, France. Contact: 703-917-8655; fax 703-917-8656; khazenie@chrpisis.gsfc.nasa.gov

--Chris J. Johannsen, Director
  Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing (LARS)
  1158 ENTM 220, Purdue University,
  W. Lafayette, IN 47907-1158, USA
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Updated: May 20, 1996