MARCH 2006 GIS Users Group Schedule

 

 

 

                   

 

 

ATTENTION ALL GIS CHAMPIONS !!!

 

FIRST NOTICE -- UPCOMING NCWC GIS Users Group Meeting Date: 

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006 from 9:00AM to 11:30AM at the Napa City Hall

Annually, in March, we cover a survey and engineering related topic.

 

CURRENT TOPIC:

GPS Networks: NGS, CORS and Commercial RTK network types

 

1.) NGS Update: Introduction to Federal and Cooperative Base Networks and CORS Networks

 

Ms. Marti Ikehara

NGS -- California State Geodetic Advisor

Sacramento, CA

 

 

2.) Private / Commercial RTK Network Solution Types -- How They Work.

  • Single Baseline Solutions

  • Triple Baseline Solutions

  • Virtual Reference Station Solutions

 

Three industry experts / educators will present on this topic.

Steven Briggs, PSM  -- TopCon

Jeff Surrey -- Leica

and one additional presenter (TBA)

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NEXT NCWC GIS Users Group Meeting Date:   MAY MEETING DEFERRED TO PROMOTE SYMPOSIUM

 

Thursday and Friday, June 1st and 2nd 2006 at  Napa Valley College Auditorium

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day

 

 

THIRD SPATIAL MODELING SYMPOSIUM -- Northern California

 

Spatial Analysis in Perennial Crops and Ag Land Management

 

speakers - TBA

 

methodological presentations

technical papers presented

poster sessions

vendor displays

lunch, refreshments

break-out sessions

 

tuition - TBA

 

NOTE:  National Call for Papers and Posters -- USE THIS LINK -- for more info.

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Directions:
THE NAPA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Meeting Room - 955 School Street:
 
From Hwy. 29 take the First Street exit and go EAST to the intersection (stoplight) at First Street and California Blvd.  Turn SOUTH on California Blvd. and make an IMMEDIATE left (EAST) on to Second Street  (one-way).  Please Note: Second Street will take a slight jog to the NORTHEAST at Church Street....STAY ON SECOND STREET!  Immediately following the jog at Church street make the next left (NORTHWEST) on School Street. The entrance to CITY HALL is midblock on the left hand side of School Street between Second Street and First Street.

From Soscol Avenue turn West on Third Street and follow Third Street over the Bridge (Napa River) past the Courthouse (on your left) to School Street. Turn right (NORTHWEST) on School Street and proceed 1.5 Blocks. The entrance to CITY HALL is on the left hand side of School Street between Second Street and First Street.
 

Locator Map:

http://www.google.com/local?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-03,GGLD:en&q=city+hall&near=Napa,+CA&sa=X&oi=localr

The usual format is a brief introduction of group members, a 2 hour presentation(s) or discussion(s) and then informal conversation and networking.
Hope to see you there,

Reg Parks

Parks Vineyard & Trellising Systems
Napa, CA
office:    (707) 257-8041
cell:    (707) 246-6959
home:    (707) 226-1554 (eves)

The Vineyard Development and Technology Group
Napa, CA
Kenwood, CA
phone: (707) 529-6911

 

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