U.S. Hydrographic Conference 2009 Technical Program

U.S. HYDRO 2009 Technical Papers
Session	Paper	Session/Paper
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
8:00 AM		Conference Opening Session
Return To Top	1	Welcome Andy Armstrong, Conference Chairman, The Hydrographic Society of America
	2	Remarks Col. Dionysios Anninos, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Capt. John Cousins, U.S. Navy Dr. Savi Narayanan, Canadian Hydrographic Service Capt. Steve Barnum, NOAA
	3	Keynote Address John H. Dunnigan, Assistant Administrator for National Ocean Service, NOAA
10:15 AM		Day 1 - New Ways of Thinking - AM
Return To Top	1	e-Navigation and Electronic Charting: Implications for Hydrographic Community Dr. Lee Alexander, Research Associate Professor, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire
	2	Citizen Mapping And Charting: How Crowdsourcing is Helping to Revolutionize Mapping & Charting Michael J. Casey, IIC Technologies Inc.
	3	MINTEC - Maritime Infrastructure New Technology for production / management of Enc and Paper Charts John K. Klippen, Jeppesen Norway Egil O. Aarstad, Jeppesen Norway, Hydroservice
	4	Hydrographic Needs in a Changing Arctic Environment: An Alaskan Perspective Jana DaSilva Lage, ASRC Energy Services
1:15 PM		Day 1 - New Ways of Thinking - PM
Return To Top	1	International Cooperation in the Development and Fielding of Scientific, Civil and Military Unmanned Systems Command and Control for Surveys and Rapid Environmental Assessment Alastair LR Cormack, SeeByte
	2	Aiding the Restoration of Acipencer oxyrhyncus oxyrhyncus by Describing Essential Fish Habitat with a Suite of Acoustic Tools: James River, VA Jay Lazar, David Bruce, Versar, Inc. Dr. Douglas G. Clarke, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dr. Greg C. Garman, Virginia Commonwealth University Steve Giordano, NOAA Dr. Christian H. Hager, VIMS Albert J. Spells, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Straud Armstrong, Teledyne Benthos
	3	A Laser-Based Water Level Sensor and Robust Insulated and Heated Multi-Well Stilling Well System for Ice-Prone Temperate and Sub-Arctic Environments Steven Forbes, Director, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Atlantic Region
	4	Evolution of the LADS Mk II ALB System: A Comparison of the 2001 and 2008 Broward County Lidar Surveys J. Guilford, S. Ramsay, Tenix LADS W. Robertson, Coastal Planning & Engineering
	5	Traffic Analysis for the Calibration of Risk Assessment Methods B. R. Calder, K. Schwehr, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire
	6	A Quantitative Approach to the Resolution of Bathymetric Representation Glen Rice, NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER Brian Calder, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire
	7	Interferometric Sonar for Identifying Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In a Shallow Estuary Michael Forte, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
4:15 PM		Day 1 - Poster Session
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
8:30 AM		Day 2 - Challenges to Improvement - AM
Return To Top	1	GPS-based Vertical Control, Unaided by a Shore Station John Shannon Byrne, Walter Simmons, Science Applications International Corporation Gail Smith, Bill Mehaffey, NAVOCEANO
	2	Vertical Control Challenges: Case Study of a 2008 Multibeam Survey in the Sparsely Referenced Environment of Bristol Bay, Alaska LTJG Meghan McGovern, NOAA Corps/NMFS-AKFSC Weston Renoud, NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER Dr. Robert A. McConnaughey, NMFS-Alaska Fisheries Science Center
	3	Water Level Adjustments For NOAA Hydrographic Surveys In Cook Inlet: 11 Years Of Study, Experimentation And Adaptation Nathan C. Wardwell, Mike Zieserl, JOA Surveys, LLC Kathleen Mildon, Thomas S. Newman, TerraSond Limited
	4	GPS Derived Water Levels for Large Scale Hydrographic Surveys: Implementation of a Separation Model of the Columbia River Datum, A Case Study Crescent H. Moegling, NOAA Office of Coast Survey Jon L. Dasler, Jason C. Creech, David Evans and Associates, Inc. Peter Canter, Applanix Marine Systems
	5	Next Generation System for Obtaining Bathymetry and Velocity Log data from a Single Device Fully integrated into HYPACK Daryl B. Slocum, YSI, Inc. Chris Ward, David Velasco, SonTek / YSI, Inc. Harold Orlinsky, HYPACK, Inc.
	6	Developing Strategies to Facilitate Long Term Seabed Monitoring in the Canadian Arctic using Post Processed GPS and Tidal Models Ian Church, Susan Haigh, Steven Brucker, Dr. John Hughes Clarke, Dept. Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick Jason Bartlett, Tim Janzen, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Central and Arctic Region
	7	Vertical Control via GPS vs. Tide Gauges: A Pilot Study Rebecca Quintal, Jeff Parker, John Shannon Byrne, Jason Infantino, John Kiernan, Deborah Smith, Evan Robertson, Paul Donaldson, Walter Simmons, Gary Davis, Science Applications International Corporation
1:15 PM		Day 2 - Challenges to Improvement - PM
Return To Top	1	Optimizing Sound Speed Profiling to Meet TPU Requirements Using a CAST Gauge Derrick R. Peyton, Arnold Furlong, Steve Smyth, ODIM Brooke Ocean Jonathan Beaudoin, University of New Brunswick Ocean Mapping Group Michael Lamplugh, Canadian Hydrographic Service
	2	Uncertainty Wedge Analysis: Quantifying the Impact of Sparse Sound Speed Profiling Regimes on Sounding Uncertainty J. Beaudoin, University of New Brunswick Ocean Mapping Group J. Hiebert, NOAA Hydrographic Systems and Technology Program B. Calder, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire G. Imahori, NOAA Office of Coast Survey
	3	NOAA’s Automated Distribution Infrastructure for Digital Charts LCDR Mark Wetzler, John Tucker, Marc Higgins, NOAA Office of Coast Survey Brad Christian, Rose Point Navigation Systems
	4	Restructuring of a National Hydrographic Service John K. Klippen, Jeppesen Norway
	5	NOAA’s Use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV’s) in Post Hurricane Response Surveys Steve Brodet, NOAA Office of Coast Survey Hydrographic Systems and Technology Programs
	6	Old Ships, New Ships, Red Ships, Blueprints Rob Hare, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Pacific Region
	7	Position Reliability Using C-Nav P³QC Processing Liwen Wang, Consultant James Chance, Jami Cheramie, and Dave Fitts, C&C Technologies, Inc.
4:15 PM		Day 2 - Poster Session
Thursday, May 14, 2009
8:30 AM		Day 3 - Growth Areas - AM
Return To Top	1	Underwater Cultural Heritage: Challenges to the Office of Coast Survey John Brent Macek, B.A., NOAA Marine Chart Division
	2	Deep-water Archaeology in the Gulf of Mexico: A Multidisciplinary Approach Robert A. Church, Daniel J. Warren, C & C Technologies, Inc.
	3	Small Object Detection Using SHOALS Bathymetric Lidar Eric Yang, Michael Sitar, Paul LaRocque, Wenbo Pan, Karen Francis, David Reid, Optech Incorporated
	4	CSAR: A New Way Forward With High Volume Bathymetry Karen Hart, Corey Collins, Karen Cove, CARIS
	5	Shallow-Water Bathymetry Measurements During Storm Events Using Bar And Swash Imaging Radar (BASIR), A Mobile X-Band Radar Jesse McNinch, Katherine Brodie, USACE North Carolina
	6	Shallow Surveying in Hazardous Waters Thomas C. Lippman, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire Gabriel M. Smith, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company
	7	Comparisons of Seafloor Bathymetry from the ME70 in Hydrographic and Fisheries Modes George Cutter, David Demer, NOAA Laurent Berger, Ifremer
1:15 PM		Day 3 - Growth Areas - PM
Return To Top	1	Using ArcGIS Nautical Solution to Produce Navigational Products Julia Powell, Kenny O'Dell, Christie Ence, Adam Jett, Tara Wallace, NOAA Marine Chart Division Mike Lewis, Jorge Arias, McDonald Bradley, Inc. Tim Kearns, ESRI
	2	Seamless Vector Database Creation for Nautical Chart Production Jennifer Walden, Donald Lipscomb, NOAA, National Ocean Service Office of Coast Survey, Marine Chart Division
	3	Adapting the Advances in Survey Technology and Visualization to Provide New and Better Products Duncan Mallace, NetSurvey Limited John Dillon-Leetch, Port of London Authority Lindsay Gee, Maurice Doucet, IVS 3D Inc. Rob Spillard, Alison Kentuck, Maritime and Coastguard Agency Peter Stewart, Richard Hill, Applanix Marine Systems
	4	Advancements in Area-Based Imagery Processing: An Integrated Geocoder Delivers a Streamlined Workflow and New Capabilities Jeremy Nicholson, Corey Collins, Alexander MacDonald, CARIS
	5	Mapping in the Arctic Ocean in Support of a Potential Extended Continental Shelf Larry A. Mayer, James V. Gardner, Andrew A. Armstrong, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire
4:05 PM		Closing Session
Return To Top	1	Closing Remarks Andy Armstrong, Conference Chairman, The Hydrographic Society of America