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EXECUTIVES & COUNCILLORS
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COUNCILLORS
BRANCH CHAIR
Peter Burns is the Chairman for the Vancouver Branch of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics. He is a Canada Lands Surveyor and a Professional Engineer. He studied at the University of New Brunswick and completed his Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering in 1983. Peter joined the Department of Natural Resources Canada, Legal Surveys Division, in November of 1983 and has worked within this organization in Yellowknife, Toronto and Ottawa. Soon after joining Legal Surveys he received his commission as a Canada Lands Surveyor and a Professional Engineer. He is currently located in Vancouver, where he manages legal survey projects for Indian Reserves and National Parks. Whenever possible, he enjoys getting away from his desk and into the field to do some real land surveying.
Peter has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics for many years and has served as the Chairman for the Vancouver Branch for the past two years. He joined CIG when he was a student at UNB; back then, it was known as the Canadian Institue of Surveying and Mapping.
As the Chairman of the Vancouver Branch he is committed to providing Vancouver CIG members with informative and interesting events each year. This fall the Vancouver Branch started a brown-bag lunch series for the students at BCIT. Vancouver has a vibrant Geomatics industry and Peter would like to see a growth in CIG membership from this region.
Annick Jaton has been the chair of the Champlain Branch of CIG since June 2004 (www.acsg-champlain.ca). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s degree in Remote Sensing from Sherbrooke University. She has been working at Laval University in Quebec City since 1989, after a few years in the private sector. She is currently assistant director for the undergraduate programs in Geomatics, as well as the research advisor for the Department of Geomatics Sciences. Annick has contributed in the organization of many activities in geomatics in Quebec; most notably, she helped in creating the GEOIDE Network of Centres of Excellence. She has been involved in different national and international initiatives/associations like the new French Federation of Surveyors. Annick was the co-president of the GeoCongress Quebec 2007, held in Quebec City in October 2007: www.Quebec2007.ca.
After completing his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education from the Université de Moncton, Yves went on to obtain his M.Sc. in Geography from the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Yves has over 12 years Geomatics experience in the private and public sectors and also has some international experience having worked in the Côte d’Ivoire.
Yves has worked as a Project Manager, Geomatics Specialist and GIS Consultant before taking on his current role as GIS Manager with the City of Saint John. Yves has been the GIS Manager for the City of Saint John since 2000.
In addition to being a member of CIG, Yves is also a member of URISA and GITA. The Canadian Remote Sensing Society has recognized him as a Certified Mapping Scientist in GIS and he has also been certified as a GIS Professional by the GIS Certification Institute.
Tim Webster is a Research Scientist with the Applied Geomatics Research Group at the Centre of Geographic Sciences of the Nova Scotia Community College. He obtained his PhD in Earth Sciences from Dalhousie University in 2006, where he is working on using LiDAR to aid in mapping geological landforms. His research interests are in the area of high-resolution digital elevation models and satellite and airborne imagery, and the application of those technologies to environmental and natural resource problems. Prior to this research role, he taught in the Remote Sensing and GIS programs at COGS, since 1991. He has a Master’s Degree in Science from Acadia University, an Advanced Diploma in Remote Sensing from COGS, and a BSc in Geology and Physics from UNB. He has worked in private industry, both as a geologist and for a GIS vendor prior to joining the college.
Janet E. Mersey, Cartography & CNC ICA
Janet Mersey is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Guelph, Ontario, where her responsibilities include teaching courses in geographic information systems, remote sensing and cartography, and managing the department’s GIS laboratories. Recently, her research interests have focussed on the application of GIS and mapping technologies to the management of protected areas, including the Sierra de Manantlan Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, and the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve in Canada. Other research initiatives focus more specifically on map communication and cartographic symbolization. Published work has investigated the utilization of geographic models, such as a soil erosion potential model, to plan effective conservation strategies in ecologically sensitive areas, and the importance of community-based participation in the success of such projects. Janet’s interest in the use of the Internet in GIS education is also reflected in her work, and she recently developed a series of GIS/RS modules for an on-line course in GIS and Landscape Restoration at the University of Wisconsin.
Janet grew up in Moncton, New Brunswick, and completed undergraduate studies in mathematics and economics at Mount Allison University. A post-graduate program in cartography attracted her to the University of Wisconsin—Madison, where she earned a Master’s (1980) and a PhD (1984) degree, under the tutelage of Arthur Robinson and David Woodward.
A long-time member of the Canadian Cartographic Association, Janet has served on its executive as Chair as the Cartographic Education Interest Group, Chair of the Map Design Interest Group, and as President (1995-96). She was a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Cartographica for seven years, and was its book review editor for fifteen years. Currently, Janet belongs to the Editorial Board of the journal Cartographic Perspectives, and has served on the Board of Directors of the North American Cartographic Association.
Costas Armenakis, Photogrammetry Technical Councillor
Costas Armenakis is currently an assistant professor in Geomatics Engineering, Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University and an adjunct professor, Disaster and Emergency Management Program, York University. His research interests are in the areas of rapid mapping, monitoring and tracking using digital photogrammetry and remote sensing methods involving change detection and feature extraction from imaging and ranging sensors and the use of unmanned aerial mapping systems. Other research interests are in digital topographic mapping and visualization, data integration and fusion, image mapping, DEM, and hypermedia cartography. Costas is involved with the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), where he served as President of the Technical Commission IV on Spatial Information Systems and Digital Mapping (2000-2004). From 2004-2008, he is serving as a member of the ISPRS Financial Committee and as Regional Coordinator for the ISPRS WG VIII/6. Costas received his Dipl. Ing. (1979) in Rural and Surveying Engineering from the National Technical University, Athens, Greece, and his MScE (1983) and PhD (1988) in Surveying Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.
Jean-Noël Lechasseur, Co-Chair, Awards Committee
Jean-Noël Lechasseur is Quebec Land Surveyor, inactive Canada Lands Surveyor in Banff, Alberta, and active for various professional associations in Canada since 1999.
He graduated in surveying from Laval University, Quebec, in 1976 and received his right to practice land survey from the Ordre des arpenteurs-géomètres du Québec (Quebec Lands Surveyors’ association) the same year. In 1981, he obtained his Canada Lands Surveyor commission. He continued his studies and graduated in 1986 with a master’s degree in business specializing in finance at HEC, University of Montreal.
From 1971 to 1976, Jean-Noël worked as a trainee for Beliveau-Couture Lands Surveyor, and was responsible for topographical field surveys for the same firm from 1976 to 1981. In 1975, he was a part time teacher for the cartography Department of Limoilou CEGEP in Quebec. In 1981, he joined Gendron Lefebvre Inc., as assistant director of the Geomatics Department, and, later the same year became director of this department until 1992. From June 1992 to 1999, following a restructuring and amalgamation with the firm Tecsult, he has been working as assistant director and has been responsible for special projects at the national and international levels.
To summarize his para-professional activities during his career, Jean-Noël has been: President of the Publication Committee of the Ordre des arpenteurs-géomètres du Québec (1978-1982); President of the Cartographic Surveys Industry Council in Quebec (1983); President of the Technicians and Technologists Committee of CIG (1985); President of the Association of Canada Lands Surveyors (1988-1990); member of the Board of Examiners for Canada Lands Surveyors (1991-1997 and 1999-today); President of the Publication Committee of CIG (1995); co-chair of the Geomatics Canada Scholarship Program Committee (1999-2008); co-chair of the Hans Klinkenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee for CIG (1999-today); member of the David Thompson Awards Committee for Canada Lands Surveyors (2010-today); member of CIG (1976), member of CIG Montreal Branch Board of Directors (1981-today), Chair of the Branch (1983) and President of CIG (1996-1997).
Involved in a field that fascinates him, Jean-Noël pursues his
goals with enthusiasm. He has been commended for good judgment in planning
and for his sense of organization. Finally he is concerned about continuing
education and thrives for self-improvement through new challenges like
photography and video editing on DVD, downhill skiing and golf.
Izaak de Rijcke , Editor, Geomatica
Jean Thie, Editor, Geomatica
Jean Thie has worked over 30 years in ecological land classification, geographic information systems, management of science programs, policy and program development. After initial studies in forestry and rural engineering in the Netherlands, he completed an M.Sc. in Soil Science / Biophysical Land Classification at the University of Manitoba, Canada. Remote sensing and land resource surveys and monitoring were the themes of his studies at the International Centre for Aerial Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC, the Netherlands) and the Laboratory of Application of Remote Sensing (LARS, Purdue, US).
While being responsible for the forestry sector of the Canada Land Inventory in Manitoba, the newly emerging remote sensing technology drew him to the field of spatial information management. He was instrumental in establishing the Manitoba Remote Sensing Centre and became the first Head of Applications Development of the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. His research was focused on permafrost melting in the subarctic and rapid ecological monitoring and assessment systems for Canada’s North.
As Director and Director General of the Lands Directorate, Environment Canada he managed the world leading Canadian Geographic Information System (CGIS). He was responsible for the completion of the Canada Land Inventory Program, the Canada Land Use Monitoring Program and the Northern Land use Information Mapping (covering most of Canada’s arctic with a socio-economic and environmental reconnaissance mapping). He was responsible for the development of national and federal land use and wetlands policies.
Later as Director of the National Atlas Information Service, his team launched the first world wide web based-GIS in 1994, providing wide public access to national and socio-economic data bases for education (SchoolNet), community planning (Community Atlas), and policy application. As a consultant he worked extensively on the development of knowledge infrastructure and corporate decision support systems for science organizations and the private sector using the internet and intranet.
He was CIO for the IUCN-The World Conservation Union, the largest environmental organization and multi-stakeholder knowledge network in the world, with a focus on knowledge management, collaborative internet strategies and digital divide issues. He led a special workshop on Digital Opportunities for Sustainable Development at the UN World Summit on SD.
He is a past President of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society and was the founding President of the Canadian Society for Landscape Ecology and Management. He was Executive Director of the Canada Committee on Ecological Land Classification which initiated many of the ecological, integrative frameworks, approaches and principles which now form part of integrated resource planning and State of the Environment reporting at the local, regional, provincial and national levels in Canada.
He is presently President of Ecoinformatics International Inc, and Chief Editor of Geomatica, The Journal of Geopsatial Information Science, technology and Practice published by the Canadian Institute of Geomatics.
Songnian Li, Chair the Canadian National Committee for ISPRS
Songnian Li is associate professor in geomatics engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Ryerson University. His current research interests include web mapping and geospatial services, collaborative GIS systems and decision support, geospatial data acquisition, and spatiotemporal analysis applications. Other recent research interests have focused on urban solar modeling and mapping, event-driven GIS based on publish/subscribe architecture, and road database updating and traffic modeling using GPS trace data collected from smart phones. Songnian has been involved with the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) since 2004. He has served as the Co-Chair and Chair of ISPRS Working Group IV/5 on “Web-based Geoinformation Services and Applications” from 2004 to 2008, and is currently the Chair of the same Working Group. As a member of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG), Songnian has served the Institute in a number of capacities including associate editor of Geomatica, Treasure and Interim Chair of the Toronto Branch, and council member. Songnian received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (now merged into Wuhan University), China and his PhD from the University of New Brunswick, Canada.
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