GIS-Pro 2013: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
| Tuesday, September 17, 2013
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 | "Why do I feel compelled to present papers year after year at URISA? For me it's all about sharing ideas and having an environment for peer review and feedback about those ideas. The URISA (GIS-Pro) Conference provides an environment in which I can describe some aspect of our GIS program that may be innovative, nearing a critical decision point, struggling, or experiencing a recent breakthrough. My reason for presenting is all about taking some aspect of our GIS program out of isolation and exposing it to critical peer review." - Greg Babinski, GISP (King County GIS, Seattle, WA) |
GIS-Pro 2013 will take place September 16-19, 2013 in Providence, Rhode Island. Beginning with workshops on Monday, September 16, the conference then proceeds with keynote speakers, dozens of breakout sessions, opportunities to check out technology solutions, and network with your peers and GIS influencers.
Opening Session & Keynote Address
8:30-10:00 AM
Hear opening remarks from Al Butler, URISA President, Al Little, GIS-Pro 2013 Conference Chair, and Amy Esnard, GIS-Pro 2013 Program Chair, as GIS-Pro 2013 gets underway. Invited GIS luminaries and guests will be acknowledged and we'll also hear a report from URISA Chapters.
We are thrilled to welcome Amber Case, as our keynote speaker today.
Amber Case is the Director of Esri R&D Center, Portland, where she works on location-based technology. Case co-founded of Geoloqi, Inc., a location-based developer platform acquired by Esri in October 2012. She has been featured in Forbes, WIRED, and many other publications, both in the United States and around the world. Her main focus is mobile software, non-visual augmented reality, the future of location, and reducing the amount of time and space it takes for people to connect. In 2012 she was named one of National Geographic's Emerging Explorers and made Inc Magazine's 30 under 30 with Geoloqi co-founder Aaron Parecki. Case has spoken at TED on technology and humans and was featured in Fast Company 2010 as one of the Most Influential Women in Technology. She is @caseorganic on Twitter.
Technology Solutions 101 Break (10:00 - 10:30 AM) - Your first opportunity of the conference to meet with the exhibitors and sponsors of GIS-Pro 2013.
10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon - Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions are concurrent sessions being presented throughout the program. Attendees may choose the topic of most interest to them. Full conference attendees may attend any of the breakout sessions (no registration required for individual sessions). Sessions are arranged according to topic with these primary program tracks/themes:
- Data and Applications of GIS
- Technical
- Leadership and Management
- User and Business User
- Transportation
Leadership & Management
Storytelling, Cupcakes & TV!
Telling our stories helps us communicate and build consensus. While the Internet has opened up new and creative ways to build and share those stories, low-tech/high touch can work wonders too! Further, the story of GIS is also told when GIS analysis and digital mapping shows up film and television. Sometimes it is "fantastical" - really, who wouldn't want those CSI apps? - but sometimes they show real, cutting edge technology. This session features both high tech and high touch ways to communicate and tell our stories.
- Cupcakes, Buttons and Putting It Out There
Christina Boggs, California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA - Storytelling- the Art of Civic Engagement
Chris Thomas, Esri, Redlands, CA - History of the GIS-World, Part I: A Look at the History of GIS in Film and TelevisionGene Del Greco, GISP, KE McCartney & Associates Inc., Mansfield, OH
Todd Tucky, Heartland GIS, Delaware, OH
Technical
Linking GIS with Other Business Intelligence Technologies
Come see how GIS and business intelligence tools are being integrated to forge data warehousing and multidimensional databases. This session will focus on using integration technologies that provide data aggregation services visualized via dashboards and reports to provide information supporting citizens, local government, and water agency decisions.
- ArcGIS Model Builder and Google Mashups
Josh Weiss, Fitzgerald Halliday Inc., Hartford, CT - Improving Customer Service and Accountability using GIS, GPS, and Web TechnologiesScott Roberts, CGCIO, GISP, Town of South Windsor, South Windsor, CT
Michael Gantick, PE, PWLF, Town of South Windsor, South Windsor, CT - Applying Business Intelligence Technology to GIS
Brian Hebert, ScribeKey, LLC, Holliston, MA
Leadership & Management
GIS Management
- An Update on Global Geospatial ROI Studies
Greg Babinski, MA, GISP, King County GIS Center, Seattle, WA - GMI Updates the URISA GIS Capability Maturity Model
Greg Babinski, MA, GISP, King County GIS Center, Seattle, WA
Data & Applications
GIS and Modeling or Utilizing GIS to Analyze Climate Change
Spatial and temporal issues are relevant concerns for the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial environment. Explore the use of GIS tools and services to model issues in each of these environments.
- Bringing the Oceans to Life Using OGC Services and Dynamic Visualization
Stephen Sontag, RPS - Applied Science Associates, Inc., South Kingstown, RI - A Spatial-Temporal Analysis of the Relationship Between Modis AOD and PM2.5 in Massachusetts
Qiao Li, Clark University, Worcester, MA - Modeling the Response of Tidal Marsh Habitat to Sea Level Rise using SLAMM
Kevin Ruddock, The Nature Conservancy, Providence, RI - Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Energy GIS
Ray Corson, James W Sewall, Rockport, ME
Transportation
Analyzing Transportation and Traffic Data to Create Efficiencies
The presentations in this session will focus on how organizations are using standard GIS processes, such as linear referencing, spatial distribution and clustering to determine along with contributory data such as weather, crash locations and criticality of incidents to improve safety and effectiveness of transportation systems.
- Intersection Based Linear Referencing
James Meyer, GISP, Arizona Department of Transportation, Phoenix, AZ - A Linear Referencing Analysis of Traffic Incidents and Land Cover Changes
John Cooke, Virginia Department of Transportation, Richmond, VA - Moving Tennessee Highways to a New Level
Kim McDonough, GISP, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Nashville, TN
Data & Applications
The Importance of Addresses in Preparation for the 2020 Census
This panel discussion will detail the steps the Census Bureau is taking to measure and evaluate both internal and partner data. This discussion will also include analysis of the geospatial data provided across all partner categories, an explanation of the Census Bureau's evaluation and quality indicator process as applied to this data, and an assessment of the resulting updates to the MAF/TIGER System.
Panel Chair: Tim Trainor, Chief, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC
Vendor Spark - NEW!
12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM
Fill a plate and grab a seat as the conference is hosting lunch today. Take advantage of the opportunity to learn about our exhibitors during the Vendor Spark session. Each exhibitor will have 1-2 minutes to quickly introduce their company to you, mention new products or services, and encourage you to follow-up with them in the exhibit hall during the conference.
Luncheon Presentations
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Following the Vendor Spark session, take advantage of a unique opportunity to hear individual presentations from your peers made a bit more informally at a lunch table instead of at a podium.
The format offers the opportunity for in-depth discussion, questions & answers about the topic being presented. The preliminary list of luncheon presentations is noted below. This is always a highly-reviewed feature of the GIS-Pro conference!
- Integrating Data Sources for Law Enforcement Intelligence
Lou Manglass, GISP, Athens-Clarke County Police Department, Athens, GA - Six Decades of Zoning Maps: 1951-2012 and Beyond
Fran Hutton Lee, Town of Medway, Medway, MA - Housing Condition Rapid Assessment: an iPad App and Web Mapping Service
Chris Bata, Bata Construction LLC, Lakewood, OH - Commonwealth Connect - An Innovative Regional GIS and Citizen-Engagement Program
Jeff Mooney, SeeClickFix, New Haven, CT - Providence: Past, Present and Future and How can GIS help us do more with less?
David dosReis, GISP, City of Providence, Providence, RI - The Undivided Garment: Plats, Parcel Fabric, and GIS
Bruce Barrow, CGIS, Penn State, East Falmouth, MA - The Heart Beacon Cycle
Steven McGee, SAW Concepts LLC, Oceanport, NJ - Utilizing GIS in Emergency Management
Jess Stimson, CFM, Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, Cranston, RI - Helping New England Archaeologists Visualize the Past
Jane Miller, Public Archaeology Laboratory (PAL), Rehoboth, DE - Where is the next drilling location?
EunSu Lee, PhD, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, Fargo, ND - Consolidation in the Geospatial Markets-As a User You Should be Concerned
Ashok Wadwani, Applied Field Data Systems, Inc., Houston, TX - Enabling Enterprise Geospatial Applications for Public Works Asset Management
David Holmes, Intergraph Corporation, Madison, AL - Geo-Meet: A Real-Time Participatory Spatial Decision Support Tool in Disaster Management
Muhammad A Butt, Ryerson University, Toronto Ontario Canada - 3-D GIS Framework for Everybody
Vishal Jain, Ph.D, Vision Systems Inc., Providence, RI - Image Derived Surface Modeling
Steve Welebny, Keystone Aerial Surveys, Philadelphia, PA - New Spatial Data Management System for the Mapping Information Branch of Natural Resources Canada
Jean-Marc Prévost, Natural Resources Canada, Centre for Topographic Information of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada - Optimizing estimates of impervious cover and riparian zone condition in New England watersheds: A green infrastructure analysis
Jessica Morgan, US EPA - Atlantic Ecology Division, Narragansett, RI
2:00 - 3:30 PM - Breakout Sessions
Leadership & Management
Public Participation GIS: Where do we go from here?
- Judy Colby-George, GISP, Spatial Alternatives, Yarmouth, NY
Laxmi Ramasubramanian, PhD, AICP, Hunter College, New York, NY
Technical
Public Works Technologies: On the Move!
Public Works agencies across the country are utilizing various GIS and mobile tools to manage their infrastructure. This session will highlight some of the latest and greatest business workflows and mobile applications that are being implemented in the field.
- Business Analysis to Define Data Maintenance for Baltimore’s Utility GIS Data
Marian Batton, GISP, Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Sparks, MD - Field Paper to Tablet
Stephen Berry, GISP, Clark County GIS, Winchester, KY - Emerging Technologies for Field Data Capture
Bill Timmins, GIS Services, Tucson, AZ
Leadership & Management
Implementing Enterprise GIS: Struggles & Successes
As organizations implement enterprise GIS, opportunities, challenges, and successes will be encountered. This session will present examples from three organizations.
- Evolution Towards an Enterprise GIS at FM Global – A Private Sector Viewpoint
Chris Akin, GISP, FM Global, Johnston, RI - Enabling Enterprise Geospatial Workflows
Tom Godish, Intergraph Corporation, Levittown, AL
Bruce Aquila, Intergraph Corporation, Madison, AL - Plan, Design, and Implement with Location in Mind: The Art and Science of GIS
Ahmed Abukhater, GISP, PhD, Pitney Bowes Software, Troy, NY
Data & Applications
Location Location Location - Addressing
Whether you are starting new land development, maintaining old infrastructure or finding your way during an emergency situation, addresses are critical. Experience how using modern addressing techniques coupled with comprehensive data sets and new ways of thinking help create extremely powerful addressing systems.
- The Louisiana Address Maintenance Plan (LaAMP)
Kathrine Cargo, GISP, ENP, Orleans Parish Communication District, New Orleans, LA
Craig Johnson, AICP, Louisiana Geographic Information Center (LAGIC), Baton Rouge, LA - Leveraging the Investment of a Master Address System for the City of Cambridge
Jeff Amero, GISP, City of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA - Getting Addressing/Addresses Right—Current Thinking
Peirce Eichelberger, MA, gDBMS, Inc., Collegeville, PA
Leadership & Management
Enterprise Collaboration at Different Levels
This session will examine the use of specific projects and opportunities to develop and encourage collaboration across the government enterprise. There will be three examples presented, one from state government, one from regional government, and one from municipal government.
- Government Synergy - So what can collaboration accomplish?
Steve Sharp, GISP, Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Waterbury, VT - Enhancing GIS Accessibility for Local Governments in Southern California
Javier Aguilar, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Los Angeles, CA - Using GIS and Interns to Ease The Pain of Unfunded Mandates
Justin Jobin, The Town of Jamestown, Jamestown, RI
Data & Applications
Property and Facilities Management
This session focuses on how quantifiable and qualitative GIS-driven business analytics can yield time, space and cost savings for property and facilities management with greater efficiency and confidence.
- How GPS Cameras and GIS Enabled the Coast Guard’s First Comprehensive Validation of Real Property
Peter Spinella, US Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Warwick, RI - GIS 4 Facilities Management
Danielle Ayan, GISP, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, GA - BIM, CAD, and GIS Interoperability: Practical Data Management Guidelines to Support Your Facilities GIS
Stu Rich, Chief Technology Offficer, PenBay Solutions, Brunswick, ME
Technology Solutions 201 Break (3:30 - 4:00 PM) - Have you figured out which exhibitors have the answers to your organization's challenges yet?
4:00 - 5:00 PM - Breakout Sessions
Leadership & Management
Developing and Measuring Organizational Best Practices
In today’s changing organizational climate, the need to develop and measure key GIS organizational best practice and professional standards is necessary in order to promote sound deployment, maintenance and operation of organizational GIS assets. This session will provide a pragmatic look at important GIS organizational best practices and present a model for measuring them.
- GIS Organizational Issues: Growing Pains of Progress
Rebecca Somers, Somers-St.Claire GIS Management Consultants, Fairfax, VA - Development of Best Practices for GIS Finance
Greg Babinski, MA, GISP, King County GIS Center, Seattle, WA
Technical
GIS in “THE” Cloud
What else is there to say?
- GIS Tools in the Cloud: New Developments in GIS Analytics and Data Visualization
Kristin Travis, Envista, Beverly, MA - Cloud Computing for Geospatial Web Sites: Real-World Examples and Cost Figures
Steve Anderson, GISP, Applied Geographics, Inc (AppGeo), Boston, MA
Technical
Why 5? Why Rest?
Exciting session under development...
Data & Applications
Overcoming Web Mapping Application Challenges
Tips and tricks to streamline and enhance web mapping application implementation will be discussed in this session. Feel like James Bond as you take these new and innovative methodologies back to your organization.
- An Introduction to ArcGIS for Local Government
Scott Oppmann, Esri, Highland, MI - Overcoming Challenges Managing Web Mapping Applications
Duncan Selwood, Latitude Geographics Group Ltd, Victoria, BC, Canada - Informing Local-Level Planning Decisions Through Web Based GIS
John Reiser, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Katrina Shand, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Leadership & Management
GIS Ethics: Guidelines for Users and Professionals Alike
This session will provide an introduction to GIS ethics with a focus on raising the awareness of ethical decisions and the scope of issues that require ethical considerations.
- GIS Ethics: Guidelines for Users and Professionals Alike
Geney Terry, GISP, MGIS, Geospatial Information Solutions LLC, Placerville, CA
Transportation
GIS Applications in Transit
GIS plays an instrumental role in transit from scenario and transit station planning to measuring equity. This session showcases an enhanced equity tool to ensure Title VI compliance in ridership as well as a 3D visualization scenario tool and workflow process to create a bridge between planners and designers and decisionmakers.
- Interactive Web-based Mapping for Measuring Equity in Public Transit Systems
Curtis Denton, MS, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT - 3D GIS for Planning and Design
Paul Cote, Planetable Technology Company, Cambridge, MA
Technology Solutions Reception & Young Professionals Meet-Up
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Evening Networking
