GPS data and its application to mapping, surveying and site control can be a confusing topic. This presentation will focus on identifying the various accuracies of GPS equipment. Application examples will be investigated as to determining user needs. Whether you are mapping manhole covers or park boundaries, accuracy is an issue How to achieve accuracy. How much do you need? How to determine confidence in your data. Appropriate use of various GPS data. Technically orientated description of the differences in accuracy of the various GPS signals and supplementary “real time” correction services available. Discussion of GPS data collection applications. Emphasis on determining how much accuracy is required for various tasks and choosing the proper equipment for the identified tasks. Opportunity for “hands on” comparisons of several grades of GPS equipment. This workshop is designed for the field data collector as well as the analyst that uses the data.
Bill has worked locally in Northeastern PA and in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in environmental impact analysis and land use planning. Presently he is coordinator and technical director of the Wilkes University Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing Center. In addition Mr. Toothill heads up the University’s GIS and GPS (Global Positioning Systems) curriculum development. As a faculty in the Wilkes University Department of GeoEnvironmental Sciences and Engineering he serves as the instructor for the upper level courses in these technologies. He is also a certified trainer for Trimble Navigation of Sunnyvale, CA. His research has focused on the application of GPS, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and GIS in the development of large-scale system for environmental analysis. In addition, he is a member of a long-term research team monitoring geologic deformation in the Yellowstone Caldera. His research has been submitted for publication in several journals and has been presented at national conferences.