Technology Enhancements and Their Impact on the Forest Industry
The attached media advisory announces the April 30, 2009 presentation by geospatial industry imagery expert Joel Campbell, a senior director of GeoEye, Inc., for ImageTree Corporation's Idea Leadership Series. His presentation will address Technology Enhancements and Their Impact on the Forest Industry. Among the topics to be covered will be " How MapQuest, Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth have changed the landscape for forestry capabilities."
Your readers are invited to attend either in person at the company headquarters in Morgantown, W.V., or via the Internet. Instructions for registering to view the presentation by Webinar and participate in the Q&A via the Internet are included in the advisory. Also included are specific topics that Mr. Campbell, a subject matter expert on digital-image-processing technology for forestry, will address.
2.5 SAF Certified Forester credits are available for participating in the live event.
If you provide a calendar of upcoming industry events for your readers, we'd appreciate your including this advisory. Any questions, please contact me.
Thank you.
Rick Sacks
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Who: Geospatial industry imagery expert Joel Campbell, GeoEye, Inc. (www.geoeye.com)
• Senior director, GeoEye product management, since 2007
• ~20 years’ geospatial industry experience, including:
o Definiens, Inc.: VP/GM
o EarthData International (now Furgro EarthData): SVP, corporate sales
o ESRI: director, U.S. sales; manager, Washington, D.C., regional office
What: Live presentation on “the state of environmental markets and the significance for forestry,” followed by Q&A. Campbell will address:
• How MapQuest, Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth have changed the landscape for forestry capabilities
• How growth of personal navigation devices and the need for more data might lead to better forest management
• The spatial literacy of media
• Emerging capabilities – from oblique imaging systems, UAVs, 3D model building and spatially referenced street level video – and the possibilities they present
• The evolution of digital-image-processing technology
• The effects of technology evolution on remote-sensing standards
This is the fourth in the ImageTree Idea Leadership Series, created to promote innovative ideas for the preservation and management of forested environments.
2.5 SAF Certified Forester credits are available for participating in the live event.
When: Thursday, April 30, 2009. 9:00 A.M. EDT
Where:
In person at ImageTree Corporate headquarters (seating limited)
The United Center, 1085 Van Voorhis Rd., Suite 390, Morgantown, W.V.
On the Web: Virtual attendees can see the presentation live via Webinar and participate in a post-presentation Q&A by Webinar or phone.
How: To pre-register (at least 24 hours before event) for the Webinar, go to: www.imagetreecorp.com/idea_registration.html
