Dive into marine science topics with the Ocean Expert Exchange series hosted by Scientist in Every Florida School and the ANGARI Foundation. Join us on these virtual experiences to deepen your knowledge of the marine world through livestream on Zoom and YouTube.
Rick Householder shares how his Woolpert team used topobathy lidar and sonar to map ~45,000 square kilometers of the seafloor for the State of Florida’s Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative project.
Register for this Zoom WebinarTopic: Woolpert’s Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative Award
Speaker: Rick Householder
Eric “Rick” Householder is a Geospatial Program director with Woolpert Inc. specializing in LiDAR (light detection and ranging) and imagery and the director of the Woolpert’s Award for the Florida Sea Floor Mapping Initiative (FSMI). He has over 30 years in the geospatial industry and was with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for 25 years and served as the District’s Geospatial Section Manager. Rick has been an adjunct professor/Associate Lecturer for over 25 years at Palm Beach State College, Florida Atlantic University and currently at Nova Southeastern University teaching geospatial and environmental courses. Rick holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geology and Masters in Geography / Geographic Information System (GIS) from Florida Atlantic University. He is a certified drone pilot and GISP and serves as a regional director for the Florida American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Chapter.
Fall Series Schedule – Ocean Expert Exchange:
October 9th – Aquaculture for Marine Restoration
November 6th – Movement of the Atlantic Guitarfish
Educator Resources:
- Woolpert ArcGIS StoryMap – Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative | Airborne Lidar Bathymetry
- Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative
- NOAA Ocean Service – What is sonar?
- NOAA Ocean Service – What is lidar?
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