Ocean Expert Exchange: Woolpert's Florida Seafloor Mapping Initi

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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.

#OceanExpertExchange webinars delve into marine science, technology and conservation topics with subject-matter experts. Co-hosted by ANGARI Foundation and the Scientist in Every Florida School initiative, Ocean Expert Exchange events welcome audiences of all ages and include a brief presentation on the featured topic followed by Q&A with the audience. Event livestreams are accessible via Zoom (recommended, but pre-registration required) and YouTube.

SPEAKER BIO: 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.