About

In addition to being a recognized geodesist, a published scientist, and a teacher of Geodesy at Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge, LA., Mr. Mugnier has been a highly respected forensic expert witness in courts all over the country. His clients ranged between government owned establishments, and small business owners/indviduals.

Mr. Mugnier helped many plaintiffs and defense attorneys obtain valuable expert witness reports, and independent expert opinion, saving them millions of dollars, which they could have paid without his expert and decisive analysis.

Mr. Mugnier is a consulting photogrammetrist and geodesist in private practice, and has had experience in in production as well as applied research. While serving in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers he was engaged in research for Lunar and Earth topographic mapping by satellites. He has lectured in geodetic surveying; topographic engineering; map projections and grid systems; International & Louisiana Boundary Law; analytical photogrammetry
and geodetic astronomy. Mr. Mugnier has designed, supervised, and executed geodetic surveys; he is consulted on a regular basis regarding network design, techniques, adjustment theory, software systems, specifications, and Grid Systems/Datums worldwide.

Photogrammetric experience has been in research and production in stellar and plumb line camera calibration, triangulation instrument design, analytical bundle triangulation, and research and practice in aerial, close range, X-Ray, medical and forensic photogrammetry. He has designed and modified photogrammetric and geodetic instruments including a First Order phototheodolite. Mathematical experience has been in error propagation, matrix algebra, statistical analysis, projective geometry, and ellipsoidal conformal mapping.

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Memberships

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING, Fellow, 2010, Member Emeritus, 2006
NATIONAL Director, Photogrammetric Application Division, 2006 – 2008
Former NATIONAL Asst. Director, Photogrammetric Application Division, 2004 – 2006
Former MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Texas Louisiana Region
AMERICAN CONGRESS ON SURVEYING AND MAPPING (inactive)
Former DIRECTOR, Louisiana ACSM

Joint status as FELLOW in the following ACSM Societies:

American Cartographic Association (inactive)
AMERICAS PETROLEUM SURVEY GROUP (APSG) – Full Member
Session Chairman in Coordinate Systems – ACSM/ASPRS Annual Meeting 1993
Session Chairman in Geodesy – ACSM/ASPRS Annual Meeting 1993
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEODESY, Paris (inactive)
THE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SOCIETY, London (inactive)
LOUISIANA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS- Lifetime Member
American Association of Geodetic Surveyors (inactive)

Mr. Mugnier has been on, or is presently on the Editorial Boards for:

PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING ISSN: 0099-1a112
MONTHLY CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, “GRIDS AND DATUMS” COLUMN
SURVEYING AND LAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS ISSN: 0039-6273
GPS SOLUTIONS ISSN: 1080-5370
ASCE JOURNAL OF SURVEYING ENGINEERING ISSN: 0733-9453
PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR ISSN: 0278-1425
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, “OBSERVATIONS ON POSITIONS” COLUMN

Honors:

Talbert Abrams Award, Honorable Mention, American Society of Photogrammetry (ASPRS) 1979.
Honorary Life Member, Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors, 2002.
National Assistant Director, Photogrammetric Applications Division, ASPRS, 2004-2006.
National Director, Photogrammetric Applications Division, ASPRS, 2006-2008.
Member Emeritus, ASPRS, 2006

Publications

Mr. Mugnier has been a monthly contributing editor in “Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing journal” magazine for the past 18 years, and many articles and reports since 1969.

Some Relevant Articles and publications by Mr. Mugnier:

C.J. Mugnier, et al THE MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY (ISBN 1-57083-071-1) Chapter 3 – Object Space Coordinate Systems Chapter 14 – Forensic Photogrammetry 5th edition, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, 2004.

G. Timár, and C.J. Mugnier GIS Integration of the 1:75,000 Romanian Topographic Map Series from the World War I Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 11, EGU2009-1-3, 2009.

G. Timár, and C.J. Mugnier Rectification of the 1:75,000 Romanian Topographic Map Series, Prior to World War I Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica Hungarica, Vol. 45, Number 1, March 2010.

E. L. Usery, M.P. Finn, C. Mugnier THE MANUAL OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ISBN:1-57083-086-x) Chapter 2, section 3 – Coordinate Systems and Map Projections 1st edition, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, 2009.

C.J. Mugnier, et al THE MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY (ISBN 1-57083-099-1) Chapter 3 – Object Space Coordinate Systems Chapter 14 – Forensic Photogrammetry 6th edition, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, 2012.

To view a detailed list of Mr. Mugnier’s publications please check PUBLICATIONS_Mugnier_2015.