Harold Rempel is the senior geospatial manager at ESP Associates’ home office in Fort Mill, S.C and is a licensed Surveyor Photogrammetrist in Virginia, a Professional Photogrammetrist in Oregon, an ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist and Certified Mapping Scientist-Lidar, and a certified Geographic Information Systems Professional. Mr. Rempel began his career as an intelligence analyst in the United States Marine Corps working with multiple, remote sensing technologies on national and tactical platforms. Mr. Rempel has nearly three decades of experience in lidar, remote sensing, photogrammetric mapping and project management. Mr. Rempel specializes in collaborating with project stakeholders in developing technical specifications, managing Quality Control and Quality Assurance, and providing comprehensive management solutions to large mapping projects. He co-authored FEMA‘s “Procedure Memorandum 61-Standards for Lidar and Other High Quality Digital Topography“, one of the first attempts by FEMA and the USGS to coordinate specifications for lidar and topographic products. Since 1997, he has served in a variety of positions including project coordinator, project manager, production manager for work on the first North Carolina statewide lidar program, director of project management, and operations manager. He is currently serving on the ASPRS Board of Directors as Secretary.
