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Monday July 20, 2026 8:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Speakers 
Geographer, U.S. Geological Survey
Me in a Sentence: Geographer and researcher passionate about developing new tools, technology, and apps using remote sensing to solve real-world problems.
A bit more about me:I joined the Illinois WSC Data Section in 2012 while pursuing my Ph.D. in Geography and Civil Engineering. At that time, I was an expert in Hydroacoustics and worked with the Office of Surface Water on developing software like the Velocity Mapping Toolbox, technical review of QRev...
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Hydrologist, USGS
I am a hydrologist with the Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch. My research interests involve evaluating innovative techniques for measuring velocity and bathymetry in rivers. I have expertise in fluvial geomorphology, surveying and mapping river channels, and hydrodynamic modeling...
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Hydrologist, USGS WMA-HNB
Robert (Russ) Lotspeich is a Hydrologist in the Hydrologic Networks Branch of the USGS Water Resources Mission Area. Russ' interests are in developing new and innovative technologies and methods to aide in data collection activities across the Water Enterprise. As the Research to...
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