NWDTW 2024

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NWDTW 2024

Russ Lotspeich

USGS VA-WV WSC
Hydrologist
Richmond, VA

https://usgs.gov/staff-profiles/robert-r-lotspeich

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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 Operations and Experimental Data Lead for the Observing Systems Division and the NGWOS Research and Development Sub-program Manager, Russ leads national efforts to develop and evaluate innovative water monitoring tools for transition into USGS operational networks.

8:00am CDT

Rise Above (Imagery and Remote Sensing Training Track) Grand Ballroom AFrank Engel • John Fulton • Matt Gyves • Matt Nicotra • Russ Lotspeich • Dave Owens • Carl Legleiter • John Jones • Chelsea Vande Pol • Merritt Harlan • Paul Kinzel

8:00am CDT

Opening Plenary Grand Ballroom F+E+D

1:00pm CDT

An Update on the Next Generation Water Observing System Midway 3+4Brian Pellerin

1:30pm CDT

Feature mapping mobile data collection – tools for tracking stream flow permanence and stream road crossings Regency Ballroom CDave Evetts • Emily Heaston • Jason Dunham • Kyle Blasch

2:00pm CDT

Equipment Tracking in the Field with NOMS InTrac Midway 5Travis Adams

3:00pm CDT

An examination of the LISST-ABS and turbidity pairing factors to improve continuous estimates of suspended-sediment concentration in rivers. Grand Ballroom CCaleb Van Zante

3:30pm CDT

State of the Science for Sediment Acoustics Grand Ballroom CPaul Diaz

4:00pm CDT

Introduction to the Measurement Priority Summary Shiny Application Grand Ballroom CChad Ostheimer • Matthew Conlon

8:00am CDT

Automated Time-Series Records Status and Future Grand Ballroom AWade Walker

8:30am CDT

Results from the Water Temperature Thermistor Field Test, 2022-2024 Regency Ballroom AKim Shaffer • Brian McCallum

9:00am CDT

Introduction to Camera Usage in USGS Monitoring Networks Midway 9Chelsea Vande Pol

10:00am CDT

The NEW HIF, same as the old HIF? Midway 10Christopher Wilson

10:30am CDT

Q&A on Policies, Procedures, and Methods with HNB and OQA Grand Ballroom AMike Rehmel • Tim Straub • Molly Wood

1:00pm CDT

Poster Session PegramAlexandra Adams • Joe Borkovich • Jacob Brinkman • Victor Cortes • Hannah Davis • Samantha Dittrich • Catherine Fargen • Lawrence Fujiwara • Liam Kenefic • Emilie Kitterman • Andrew Knaak • Arthur Lilienthal • Vong Lor • Casey Lovato • Gordon Mcquaid • Nick Van Nevel • Matthew Petkewich • Marc Stewart • Elias Tejeda • Ryan Waters • Molly Wood

3:00pm CDT

Preliminary Testing and Developments of the Next Generation Sampler: US-PD-21 Grand Ballroom ATim Straub • Michael Manning

3:30pm CDT

Image Velocimetry in New York - Initial Results and Accuracy Midway 8Christopher Macpherson • Chris Grindle • Elizabeth Nystrom

4:00pm CDT

Building a flood detection and warning system using the internet-of-things Midway 7Bill Selbig • Jim Duncker

4:30pm CDT

Autonomous Vessels for Improved Consistency In Hydrologic Surveying Midway 7Trevor Violette

8:00am CDT

Image Velocimetry: NY Experience one year later Midway 6Christopher Macpherson • Chris Grindle • Elizabeth Nystrom

10:00am CDT

3D design and rapid prototyping in Hydrologic science Midway 9Bryce Redinger

10:30am CDT

Turbidity corrections for field-based fluorescence measurements – achieving better performance Regency Ballroom AJacob Fleck

11:00am CDT

Salt Dilution Discharge Measurements: A viability test in utilizing on-hand conductivity probes to collect stream discharge measurements Midway 7Kaylie Butts

1:00pm CDT

Physical Installation of NIMS/HIVIS cameras Midway 5Dave Owens

1:30pm CDT

Evapotranspiration and the new Li-Cor 710 Grand Ballroom ATodd Caldwell

2:00pm CDT

SHARE-DLS, an advanced datalogger and script programming depot. Grand Ballroom BTravis Knight • Bryce McClenney • Bryce Redinger

3:00pm CDT

Closing Plenary Grand Ballroom F+E+D