URISA/NENA Addressing Conference - Wednesday Schedule
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
9:00–10:30 AM
Continental Breakfast will be served in the Exhibit Hall this morning. Certain exhibitors will be presenting special sessions in the Demonstration Theater during this exclusive time.
The exhibit hall is open only until 1:30 today, so be sure to spend some time getting your technology questions answered.
10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon
Educational Sessions
Addressing
FGDC Address Data Standard Update
The Address Standard Working Group will present an update of the draft FGDC Street Address Data Standard, and will host discussion on it.
Panelists:
- Martha Wells, GISP, Spatial Focus Inc, Birmingham, AL
- Carl Anderson, GISP, Fulton County, Atlanta, GA
- Ed Wells, GISP, Washington Metro Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC
- Hilary Perkins, GISP, Data Transfer Solutions, Webster Groves, MO
- Sara Yurman, GISP, Spatial Focus Inc, Decatur, GA
Case Studies
GIS – An Enterprise Tool
This session will identify methods of creating data for E911/Emergency Response and utilizing GIS to manage and synchronize Automatic Location Identification (ALI) with GIS data.
- Managing your ALI database with GIS for NG911
Sam Bard, Microdata, Saint Johnsbury, VT - Massachusetts Partnership for Creating GIS Road Data for Emergency Response
Sean Sweeney, State of Massachusetts GIS Dept, Boston, MA - The Power of Enterprise Addressing Systems
Peter Thum, GeoAnalytics, Inc., Madison, WI
Emergency Response
9-1-1: Can You Find Me Now?
Despite all the technological advances in data, sometimes you just can’t beat using a hardcopy map or aerial photo. The presenters in this session discuss the latest in maps and oblique photography currently used in emergency response.
- Oblique Imagery Use in 9-1-1
Scott Sherwood, Pictometry International Corporation, Rochester, NY - Paper or Plastic: Maps in Public Safety
Sarah Franks, McLean County Emergency Systems Telephone Board, Bloomington, IL
12:00–1:00PM
Lunch on own - exhibits dismantle at 1:30. Spend some last-minute time in the hall!
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Educational Sessions
Addressing
Expanding Horizons: Addressing for Pre-Disaster Planning, Utilities, and Some Lessons Learned
This session will focus on identifying addressing issues and applications throughout the organization.
- Pre-Disaster Address Review
Kathy Liljequist, GISP, GeoComm Inc, Saint Cloud, MN - How Not to Address and Lessons Learned
Marc Berryman, Greater Harris County E911 Network, Houston, TX - Addressing for Utility Services
Mike Walls, Westin Engineering Inc, Lexington, KY
Case Studies
NG 9-1-1 & Addressing
Learn about exciting technology aimed at providing solutions to the changing and dynamic landscape of 9-1-1 and addressing.
- Lexington KY: Integrated On-site ALI, MSAG, GIS and Emergency Notification
Jerry Merlick, Contact One, Austin, TX - Next Generation Mapping for Public Safety
Richard Kelly, Plant CML, Austin, TX
Emergency Response
New Technologies for Emergency Response
The presentations in this session illustrate what’s on the emergency response horizon, including a world-wide addressing method, VoIP and ALI locations from a network, and a look at using call volumes in the PSAP to predict peak incident activity.
- How Technology Impacts My Location
Muriel Haglind, Intrado Inc, Longmont, CO - Using 9-1-1 Call Information for Enhancing Emergency Responses
Hector Jasso, University of California, La Jolla, CA - 911 GIS/MSAG Mapping Interoperability for the Neighbor Islands of Hawaii
Tommy Takeshita, AKIMEKA, Kihei, HI
3:00– 3:30PM
Refreshment Break
3:30–5:00 PM
Closing General Session
Will Craig from the University of Minnesota, and Past President of URISA, will provide his "Vision for a Nation-Wide Address Database."
Attendees will then participate in an interactive discussion about the most important issues facing the community before everyone heads out for the networking highlight of the conference.
6:00 PM - ?
Conference Social