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�� WELCOME! On behalf of the Minnesota GIS/LIS Board of Directors, it is my sincere meeting at the close of the conference. This booklet provides details on all pleasure to welcome you to the 2007 Fall Conference and Workshops. I of the opportunities available to you during the conference. am excited about the new opportunities Rochester has to offer. The Con- sortium will be making history, since this will be the first time we’ve held a I offer my deepest appreciation to the members of the conference plan- fall conference in the southern part of the state. ning committee listed in this program. Without their assistance, organizing this conference would not be possible. I also offer gratitude to the Take advantage of all the conference has to offer! Attend a selection of many volunteers not listed in this program who contributed their time and more than 100 presentations and product demonstrations. During the energy to make this conference great! I also need to thank the staff at plenary sessions, hear about America’s Secret Eyes in the Sky: Implica- Winona State University, Hewlett-Packard, CompassTools, Inc., and the Uni- tions of the First Real Decade of Remote Sensing. Visit the exhibit hall to versity of Minnesota for arranging the laptops needed for our workshops; discover the latest advancements, data and software solutions to satisfy the Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Mayo Civic Center a variety of business needs. A silent auction will be held all day Thursday staff, who have been very welcoming; Canadian Honker for providing our in the exhibit hall, too. All proceeds will benefit the Mn GIS/LIS Scholarship delicious meals; and of course, Ewald Consulting, whose fine staff helps Program. Sit in on the student competition to meet the best and brightest to manage the Consortium’s affairs behind the scenes — not only during upcoming GIS professionals. Enjoy the appetizing luncheons where some the conference but throughout the year! of the finest talent among us will be recognized for their contributions to GIS/LIS in Minnesota. Network with colleagues, win prizes and make Above all I thank you for attending this conference. This is truly a member- new acquaintances during the vendor reception and other social events. driven organization and without you, there would be no Consortium. Browse the posters in the exhibit hall and join your peers for the annual — Rebecca Foster, 2007 Conference Chair OUTSTANDING AND INFORMATIVE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS! TWO DYNAMIC SPEAKERS WILL ADDRESS THIS YEAR’S CONFERENCE. 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007: Keith Clarke, Research Cartog- 12 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2007: Ken Hoetmer, Managing Director, rapher and Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara Spatial North Technologies Dr. Keith Clarke is a research cartographer and professor. He holds a B.A. with honors from Middlesex Polytechnic, London, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in ge- Ken Hoetmer has been working with collaborative mapping technolo- ography, specializing in analytical cartography, from the University of Michigan. gies since the very beginning of the mashup craze. His ongoing projects He joined the faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1996. include Quikmaps.com, a service for doodling on Google maps; Geobirds. Clarke’s most recent research has been on environmental simulation model- com a location-aware Web portal for birders and bird sightings; and ing, on modeling urban growth using cellular automata, on terrain mapping LonelyPlanet.tv, a destination for sharing and discovering travel videos. and analysis, and on the history of the CORONA remote sensing program. Along the way, Ken founded Spatial North Technologies and now serves as the company’s director and primary consultant. America’s Secret Eyes in the Sky: Implications of the First Real Decade of Remote Sensing GIS 2.0? Neogeography and the Social Mapping Movement When ERTS-1 was launched in 1972, and widely hailed as opening a new Mapping platforms from Google, Microsoft, and others have changed the era in mapping and earth science, its success was in fact already assured. face of spatial technology for consumers. No longer are maps simply This is because by 1972, the United States had already designed and built visualizing spatial data; these platforms are forming the basis of live, four generations of remote sensing satellites over more than a decade interactive, and collaborative Web applications. “Neogeography” has that were used not only for spying into “denied territory” but also for a become a significant part of the social internet. host of civilian applications, at a level of secrecy unprecedented in history. How has this popular phenomenon come about? Where is it headed and In particular, the CORONA program, which provided imagery from 1960 to how can it be leveraged? Where do more traditional GIS/LIS fit in? Have 1972, resulted in 2.1 million linear feet of film and thousands of pages of we simply found new, sexy viewers, or has the entire landscape changed? declassified documents entering the national archives. Since the original Hoetmer reflects on these questions from the neogeographer’s perspec- declassification in 1995, and a second declassification in 2002, it now ap- tive and tries to find a place where geographers and neogeographers pears there will be no further opening of the U.S. secret archives. Yes, the live in spatial harmony. cost and consequences of keeping the vast amount of global imagery collected for intelligence purposes secret in the post-Cold War era is perhaps questionable. In this presentation, Clarke will examine the secret programs

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS and discuss their legacy as a possible provider of the environmental WELCOME “baseline” that the study of global change so badly needs. 2 AKOLDEET CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE A note of thanks to everyone who helps make this conference a success — and special appreciation to the Conference Planning Committee; without their help, this event would not be possible.

• Julie Adams, Minnesota DNR • Jacqueline Hamilton, HDR Inc. • Steve Benson, Minnesota DNR • Mark Kotz, Metropolitan Council • Andrea Bergman, Minnesota DNR • Banette Kritzky, NRCS (Silent Auction Chair) • Sara Dolan, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services • Jim Krumrie, Land Management Information Center • Mike Dolbow, Mn Department of Agriculture (Sessions Co-Chair) • Derek Lorbiecki, Local Government Information Systems • Curt Fakler, Mn/DOT (Facilities Chair) • Jane Mueller, Beltrami County • Rebecca Foster, City of Edina (Conference Chair) • Jennifer Rand, Olmsted County (Entertainment Chair) • Scott Freburg, Mn Department of Education • Sarah Schrader, Goodhue County • Heidi Gaedy, de maximis Data Management Solutions, Inc. • Jamie Schulz, Minnesota DNR (Workshop Chair) • Shelly Sentyrz, Minnesota DNR (Sessions Co-Chair) • Kari Geurts, Minnesota DNR (Conference Chair Elect) • Del Stewart, CompassTools, Inc. • Jim Gonsoski, Mn Department of Agriculture • Sally Wakefield, 1000 Friends of Minnesota (Communications • Josh Gumm, Scott County Chair) A big thank you to the staff at Ewald Consulting, who skillfully help to manage the Mn GIS/LIS Consortium and this conference.

2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS • Steve Benson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources • Jane Mueller, Beltrami County (Local Government) (State Government) • Mark Packard, de maximis Data Management Solutions, Inc. • Will Craig, U of M, CURA (Governor’s Council Ex Officio) (Private Sector) • Rebecca Foster, City of Edina (Conference Chair) • Nancy Rader, Land Management Information Center (LMIC Ex Officio) • Kari Geurts, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources • Sarah Schrader, Goodhue County (Secretary) (Conference Chair-Elect) • Annette Theroux, Pro-West and Associates, Inc. • Steve Kloiber, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Division (Past Chair Ex Officio) (At-Large) • Sally Wakefield, 1000 Friends of Minnesota (Board Chair-Elect) • Tim Loesch, MN Department of Natural Resources (Treasurer) • Fei Yuan, Minnesota State University-Mankato (Higher Education) • Chad Martini, Stearns County (Board Chair)

CONTENTS

GIS/LIS Consortium Awards ...... 5

Workshop and Conference Schedule ...... 11

2007 Exhibitors ...... 21

2007 Abstracts, Oral Presentations, Panel Discussions, and Product Demonstrations ...... 27 1000 WESTGATE DRIVE, SUITE 252 Mayo Civic Center Map ...... 59 ST. PAUL, MN 55114-1067 Poster Abstracts ...... 61 (651) 203-7242 WWW.MNGISLIS.ORG 3 2007 GIS/LIS Conference At-a-Glance

7:30 a.m. Conference registration and materials pickup; refreshments in foyer 8:30 a.m. Opening plenary session: Keith Clarke, Research Cartographer and Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara 10 a.m. Refreshment break / exhibit hall opens and poster display begins / bidding starts on silent auction items 10:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions: McDonnell Suite Legion Suite North Legion Suite South Mayo Suite Elliott Suite North Elliott Suite South Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Local Government Watershed Transportation Web: Data Access Remote Sensing & Student Track Management Elevation

McDonnell Suite Legion Suite North Legion Suite South Mayo Suite Elliott Suite North Elliott Suite South Session 13 Session 14 Session 15 Session 16 Session 17 Session 18 Local Government Wetlands and Business Web Mapping: Remote Sensing Undergraduate Water Quality Open Source Student Competition 5 p.m. Vendor reception and poster session: Exhibit Hall Prize drawings (must be present to win), complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar 6 p.m. Live auction begins 7:30 p.m. Beer tasting and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions, Radisson Plaza Hotel

7:30 a.m. Conference registration and materials pickup 8 a.m. Exhibit hall opens: Refreshments served 8:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions: McDonnell Suite Legion Suite North Legion Suite South Mayo Suite Elliott Suite North Elliott Suite South Session 19 Session 20 Session 21 Session 22 Session 23 Session 24 Local & Regional Forestry & Wildlife Product Demos Open Source Emergency Graduate Student Government Collaborations Management Competition 10 a.m. Refreshment break 10:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions: McDonnell Suite Legion Suite North Legion Suite South Mayo Suite Elliott Suite North Elliott Suite South Session 25 Session 26 Session 27 Session 28 Session 29 Session 30 State Government Hydrography Product Demos Strategic GIS Regional GIS New Directions Applications

Noon Closing Luncheon, Scholarship Competition Awards (Exhibit Hall closes): Ken Hoetmer, Managing Director, Spatial North Technologies

1:30 12 OCT. FRIDAY, p.m. Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium business 11 OCT. THURSDAY, meeting and year-end review 2 p.m. Prize drawings (must be present to win); adjournment 4 GIS/LIS CONSORTIUM AWARDS Each year the Consortium presents several awards at the annual conference. This year we are pleased to present two different types of awards: the Polaris Leadership Award and the Student Scholarship and Com- petition Awards. Winners will be presented with the awards during the Thursday and Friday luncheons.

The recipients of all these awards are to be commended for their exceptional contributions to the fields of GIS and LIS. We thank them.

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS MARK BALWANZ — UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MANKATO Research Station and is employed at the Minnesota DNR Forest Resource Mark Balwanz is currently a senior in geography at Minnesota State Uni- Assessment Office. Her work for the forest service is centered on the de- versity, Mankato; he will graduate in December. Over the summer, he com- velopment of spatial databases for modeling the effects of climate change pleted an internship with the City of Eagan. GIS is his main interest with a on forest productivity and carbon cycling. At the DNR she is currently ed- transportation focus. Mark is looking forward to graduating and pursuing iting field maps and updating treatment records for Releaf, an oak wilt a career in the GIS field. monitoring project. Samantha intends to continue her education at ICC to complete an Associate in Applied Science, Natural Resources degree with an emphasis in GIS. MICHAEL BOUCHER — BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY Michael R. Boucher is a senior, pursuing a B.S. in geography at Bemidji State University (BSU). Although he is interested in the human and urban JASON MENARD — UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (GRADUATE) phenomena, he has realized the importance of the application of GIS to An archaeologist by training, Jason is interested in Geographic Information understand the patterns and processes of various interlocked human at- Science in its own right, particularly in modeling and spatial analysis, but tributes in a region. His regional focus on China has resulted from his trip also in the intersection between GIS and archaeological theory. Jason is in to that country as part of the SinoSummer program at Bemidji State. Mike the final stages of completing his doctoral dissertation in archaeology at has traveled various parts of the world during his 11 years of military the University of Minnesota, and holds bachelor degrees in anthropology service. Since his association with BSU, he has been very actively involved and history from the State University of New York, an M.S. in archaeology with the newly established Veteran Resource Center. When he is not en- from Michigan Technological University, and a Master of Geographic Infor- gaged with geography and GIS, he coaches his kids’ Babe Ruth Baseball mation Science from the University of Minnesota. team. He and his wife, Jen, are both very enthusiastically associated with various academic and social activities in the department of geography. Mike intends to pursue his graduate degrees in geography and teach the ANDREW MOORE — UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MANKATO applications of GIS in spatial studies. (GRADUATE) Drew received his B.A. from the University of St. Thomas in 2006, ma- joring in geography with a concentration in GIS. Originally from Anoka, KRISTIN HANSON, FOND DU LAC TRIBAL AND COMMUNITY Minn., Drew moved to Mankato in the fall of 2006 to attend graduate COLLEGE school at Minnesota State University, Mankato. His research interests are No information received. economic geography and the application of GIS to business solutions and especially to site location analysis. Drew has used his interest in GIS to work with retail location analysis at Target Corporation as well as working COLIN LEE — ANOKA RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE with insurance risk management solutions at Fidelity National Information Services. After graduating, Drew hopes to work as a GIS consultant provid- Colin is currently enrolled in the GIS program at Anoka Ramsey Commu- ing solutions to a variety of clients. In his free time, Drew enjoys playing nity College. After completion of his Associate in Science Degree in spring and coaching softball and is an avid member of the Minnesota State Parks 2008, he intends to transfer to the University of Minnesota and major in Passport Club. geography.

As a student worker with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Colin is putting into practice the knowledge and skills learned at ARCC while MATTHEW PETCOFF, MACALESTER COLLEGE gaining on-the-job training and experience. Matthew Petcoff grew up in Duluth, Minn. He is currently starting his senior year at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. At Macalester, Matt is a Through hard work and dedication Colin hopes to use his education and geography major with a concentration in African Studies. After graduation, skills to make a positive contribution to the GIS community. Matthew plans to attend graduate school for a public health degree, pos- sibly in epidemiology.

SAMANTHA MANN — ITASCA COMMUNITY COLLEGE JEFF REINHART — ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY Samantha Mann earned an Associate in Arts degree and a Professional Fall of 2007 will be the beginning of Jason’s fourth year at St. Cloud State Certificate in GIS from Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, Min- University, where he is working toward a major in environmental studies, nesota. She is currently completing an internship with the USFS Northern accompanied by a minor in Geographic Information Systems. In his life, 7 Jason has found that protection of the environment through sustainable KURT SWENDSON — ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY (GRADUATE) living and ecosystem stewardship are fulfilling pursuits. Jason plans to Kurt Swendson is a newly minted graduate of St. Mary’s University of continue these pursuits throughout his life and career. He enjoys cycling, Minnesota’s Resource Analysis program. Kurt has been a computer pro- snowboarding, canoeing, and gardening in his spare time. Jason comes grammer for more than 25 years, starting in the United States Marine from a family of four siblings and two loving parents and has lived in the Corps, and is currently consulting at Target Corporation, writing Microsoft St. Cloud area all of his life, and enjoyed the opportunity to attend St. applications in C++ and C Sharp. During his undergraduate studies in Cloud State University. computer science at the University of Wisconsin River Falls, he studied remote sensing and satellite imagery. The subject spurred his interest in GIS, which prompted him to enroll at St. Mary’s. Kurt currently lives in River JONATHAN SCHULTZ, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, DULUTH Falls, WI with his lovely wife and two fat cats. Jonathan Schultz grew up on a farm in west-central Wisconsin, heightening his appreciation of the human-landscape relationship. KUNWAR KRISHNA VEER SINGH, ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (GRADUATE) THERESA SPERL, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA No information received. Theresa is a senior at the University of Minnesota and plans to graduate with a B.A. in geography in May 2008. This past summer she completed a wonderful GIS internship with Goodhue County. Theresa currently works for the athletic department and coaches high school competition cheerlead- ing. She hopes to pursue a master’s degree and obtain a position utilizing GIS in the future. STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS 8 POLARIS LEADERSHIP AWARD LEADERSHIP POLARIS

POLARIS LEADERSHIP AWARD RANDALL (RANDY) JOHNSON BEN VERBICK SALLY WAKEFIELD METROGIS LOGIS 1000 FRIENDS OF MINNESOTA Randy is the soul of Me- Ben is a leader for GIS Sally is a leader with an troGIS and a national in cities and a champion amazing ability to make leader for regional col- for cities in the region. things happen. As the laboration. Randy has He has been leading the Geospatial Services Man- coordinated MetroGIS’s way for cost-effective, ager for 1000 Friends of efforts since its inception practical GIS solutions for Minnesota, she is bring- in 1996. His vision and cities since 1988 when ing new Google Maps energy have encouraged participation and col- he started work at LOGIS, a consortium of Min- technology to local governments on the urban laboration among a wide group of stakeholders, nesota municipal governments. He has guided fringe, helping citizens and elected officials vi- turning the Twin Cities metropolitan area into the development of applications for planning, sualize how their communities can grow as an internationally recognized model for achiev- engineering, emergency response, assessing, they face development pressure. As a member ing collaborative (regional) solutions to shared and parks/forestry that now serve the GIS needs of the GIS/LIS board, she reached out to K-12 information needs in addition to the sharing of of 20 cities across the Metropolitan area. He educators and supported their GIS activities by geospatial data and knowledge. He has accom- has been an active member of the MN GIS/LIS founding the MN GeoTech Conference and serv- plished this by knowing when to be out front Consortium, serving on its board, taking the ing as its co-chair in 2004-05. While on staff leading the charge and when to step back and lead on its 2002 Salary Survey, and assisting at LMIC, she provided outstanding staff support lead from behind. He also has engaged policy with annual conference organization from ses- and encouragement to the Governor’s Council makers to insure political viability of purpose sions chair through moderating, and presenting. on Geographic Information, including significant and means. He believes in the NSDI vision, the He has provided substantial input to MetroGIS outreach to local government. She also coor- value of sharing data, and the need to institu- on its work groups and most recently at its 2007 dinated many GIS Day events — including the tionalize equitable and sustainable policies that Strategic Directions Workshop where he suc- largest technology display ever at the State Cap- seek the greater public good. Besides work at cessfully argued to expand the core stakeholder itol. She chaired the state GIS/LIS conference in home, he has been a national promoter of re- group and consider cities as Essential Partici- 2005 and again in 2006 when the chair had to gional collaborations through publications and pants. Most importantly, he has been a mentor step down. Sally is the current chair-elect of the presentations. and resource to many of the people working in GIS/LIS Board. municipal government GIS.

I35W: RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND PLANNING, 12 P.M., THURSDAY LUNCHEON

On August 1, 2007 the Interstate 35W Bridge and 75 law enforcement units at the scene, in- spond, and provide shared information to assist collapsed over the Mississippi River. Dozens of cluding divers and members of special collapsed efforts at the site. vehicles were on the bridge at the time, includ- structure rescue teams. ing a school bus carrying around 60 children This session will provide a timeline for GIS ac- and construction equipment and many workers. GIS staff responded as well. Within hours of the tivities and introduce how geospatial technology incident, geospatial technology and data was has been used in the response, recovery, and In minutes, The City of Minneapolis, Mn/DOT, used in a variety of ways to support the res- planning phases of the efforts and work that has and Homeland Security Emergency Management cue crews, recovery teams, and emergency re- been taking place. We will provide some insight implemented emergency operations plans. Min- sponse personnel. GIS was also used to support as to lessons that have been learned through- neapolis Police and Fire departments, first re- recovery efforts after the immediate response out the process and will speak to how awareness sponders, and partners from many other agen- and is being used in the planning process for of the technology has risen due to this event. cies quickly showed up at the scene. the new bridge. Submitted by: Incident Command, headed by the Minneapolis With the many agencies responding, instituting Paul Weinberger – City of Minneapolis Fire Department, was quickly set up on the 10th GIS for the efforts needed to be a collaborative Dan Ross – Minnesota Department of Transpor- Avenue Bridge. At the height of the response, effort. Minneapolis reached out to other agen- tation there were more than 75 firefighting personnel cies and vendors for added support to plan, re-

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WDEDYWRSOS WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS • All workshops will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Mayo Civic Center. • Check-in for workshops begins at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Mayo Civic Center. There will be refreshments in the Grand Lobby. • The morning workshops begin at 9 a.m. and will conclude by 12:15 p.m.; the afternoon workshops begin at 1:15 p.m. and will conclude by 4:30 p.m. Your workshop registration fee includes lunch. Lunches for all workshop attendees will be provided at the Mayo Civic Center at 12:15 p.m. • All data and materials for the workshops will be provided by the instructors.

FULL-DAY WORKSHOPS Understanding the ESRI Parcel Geodatabase (GDB) Model (Lecture/Hands-on) — McConnell (morning) and Legion North (afternoon) Wetland Mapping and Monitoring (Lecture/Field) — Mayo MORNING WORKSHOPS ArcGIS 9.2 Overview (Hands-on) — Riverview B Building an Interoperable GIS (Lecture) — Elliott GeoMOOSE — “The Moose is Loose” (Hands-on) — Legion North Get the Most out of Your Trimble GPS (Lecture/Field) — Legion South Integrating GIS Data and 3D Models Using Google SketchUp and Google Earth (Hands-on) — Riverview E Introduction to Geodatabases (Hands-on) — Riverview C2 Introduction to Geospatial Programming using Python (Hands-on) — Riverview D1 Introduction to GPS (Hands-on/Field) — Riverview A Introduction to Model Builder (Hands-on) — Riverview C1 Spatial Database Design (Hands-on) — Riverview D2 AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS Advanced Editing in 9.2 (Hands-on) — Riverview B Beyond Mapping: Spatial Analysis and Cartographic Modeling using ArcGIS 9.x (Hands-on) — Riverview D2 Enterprise Data Management with ArcGIS Server 9.2 (Lecture) — Elliott Expanding Model Functionality (Hands-on) — Riverview C1 Integrating CAD and GIS Data (Lecture) — Legion South Integrating GIS Data and 3D Models Using Google SketchUp and Google Earth (Hands-on) — Riverview E Intermediate Geospatial Programming with Python (Hands-on) — Riverview D1 Introduction to Field Data Collection (Hands-on/Field) — Riverview A Viewing the World in Three Dimensions: Lidar Remote Sensing Research and Applications (Lecture) — McConnell Working with Topology and Relationship Classes in Geodatabases (Hands-on) — Riverview C2

13 THURSDAY

SESSION 1: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MCDONNELL SUITE • Minnesota County GIS Association* — Mark Sloan, GIS Coordinator, Clay County • 60-minute Panel: Recording Fee — A Potential Source for Funding a County Cadastre?* — Will Craig, University of Minnesota; Lisa M. Hanni, Good- hue County Recorder; Charlene Sturk, Beltrami County Recorder; Dave Wavrin, Steele County GIS Coordinator; Brian Armstrong, Otter Tail County GIS SESSION 2: WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, LEGION SUITE NORTH • Developing a Wetland and Watercourse Inventory and Assessment for the Vermillion River Watershed using GIS — David R. Holmen, Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District • Arc Hydro: Watershed Modeling for the GIS User — Jason Ewert, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency • Seasonal Assessment of Minnesota Lake Clarity and Chlorophyll with MODIS Satellite Imagery — Pericles S. Nacionales, University of Minnesota SESSION 3: TRANSPORTATION, LEGION SUITE SOUTH • To Fence or Not to Fence: A Statewide Snow Trap Evaluation Tool — Etoile Strachota, URS • The New Face of Mn/DOT’s Basemap — Josh Kuhn, Mn/DOT Transportation Data and Analysis • Visualization Techniques for Endion Neighborhood Transportation and Land Use Plan, Duluth, MN — Andrea Diamond, Arrowhead Regional Development Commission / Metropolitan Interstate Council SESSION 4: WEB: DATA ACCESS, MAYO SUITE • Mesabi Bike Trail: A Touch Screen Kiosk and Internet Application — Henry Djerlev, Superior GEO-Services • Environmental Data Access Applications — David Fawcett, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency • Mn/DOT’s Right of Way Mapping Online Service — Eric Foss, Mn/DOT SESSION 5: REMOTE SENSING & ELEVATION, ELLIOTT SUITE NORTH • Minnesota Statewide Elevation Data Set Initiative — M. Lorraine Tighe, Intermap Technologies • 60-minute Panel: Imagery for Minnesota — Brian Huberty, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Ron Wencl, USGS; Jeff Bloomquist, USDA; Tanya Mayer, Metro- politan Council; Dr. William Befort, MN DNR; Pete Jenkins, Mn/DOT; Chris Cialek, LMIC SESSION 6: STUDENT TRACK, ELLIOTT SUITE SOUTH • Urban Expansion and Population Growth Estimation Using Satellite Remote Sensing and U.S. Census Data — Tom Morton, MN State University, Mankato, Department of Geography • Minnesota Interactive Internet Mapping Project: Open Source Web Mapping in K-16 Education — Len Kne, University of Minnesota

Noon Awards luncheon; Mn/DOT, I35W: Response, Recovery, and Planning 1:30 p.m. Concurrent sessions:

SESSION 7: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MCDONNELL SUITE • Creating Plat Books for Maximum Accuracy and Profitability — Nick Stadnyk, Applied Data Consultants • Multi-purpose Cadastral GIS: A Perspective from St. Louis County — Jeff Storlie, St. Louis County Planning Department • Working Towards GIS Nirvana at Dakota County — Mary Hagerman, Dakota County Office of GIS 10:30 A.M. THURSDAY SESSIONS *Sponsored by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Geographic Information 14 HRDY13 .. ESOS THURSDAY P.M. SESSIONS 3:30 THURSDAY P.M. SESSIONS 1:30

SESSION 8: WATER RESOURCES, LEGION SUITE NORTH • The Role of GIS in Setting St. Cloud’s Stormwater Standards — Christy Shostal, Houston Engineering, Inc. • Is an Urban Regional Storm Sewer Layer Just a Pipe Dream? — Steve Kloiber, Metropolitan Council • Minnesota Land Cover and Impervious Surface Area Viewer — Pericles S. Nacionales, University of Minnesota

SESSION 9: UTILITIES, LEGION SUITE SOUTH • Can you Dig it? A GIS Solution to Managing Gopher State One Call Dig Requests — Kendis Scharenbroich, Pro-West & Associates, Inc. • The Electric Utility’s Use of GIS (Part 1): Transmission and Generation — Andy Schmidt, Great River Energy/United Services Group Department • The Electric Utility’s Use of GIS (Part 2): Distribution — Mike Siedschlag, Great River Energy/United Services Group Department

SESSION 10: WEB MAPPING, MAYO SUITE • City of Red Wing ArcGIS Server Implementation — Leanne Knott, City of Red Wing • ArcIMS PITA issues — Sonia Dickerson, Mn/DOT • Putting GIS in “Regular” Web Pages: A Metropolitan Council Cautionary Tale — Alison Slaats, Metropolitan Council

SESSION 11: REMOTE SENSING, ELLIOTT SUITE NORTH • Analysis of a 20-Year Landsat Water Clarity Database — Leif Olmanson, University of Minnesota Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Laboratory • Resolving Shadows in High-Resolution Satellite Images for Carbon Studies in Urban-Suburban Areas — Jindong Wu, University of Minnesota • Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery to Estimate Imperviousness for Hydrologic Modeling — Paul Wickman, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.

SESSION 12: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION, ELLIOTT SUITE SOUTH Scholarship winners: Undergrad Competition, Part I 1. Improving the Efficiency of the Twin Cities Park-and-Ride System Using GIS — Mark Balwanz, Minnesota State University, Mankato 2. Tumen River Project: Application of GIS in Exploring the Economic Potentials — Michael Boucher, Bemidji State University 3. Phosphorus Loading and Land Cover — Jeff Reinhart, St. Cloud State University

3 p.m. Refreshment break 3:30 p.m. Concurrent sessions:

SESSION 13: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MCDONNELL SUITE 90-Minute Panel: Addressing Addresses: The Need for Municipal Address Point Data — Amy Geisler, City of Ramsey; Jeff Gottstein, Woodbury Police Department & Law Enforcement Technology Group, LLC; Pete Henschel, Carver County; Matt McGuire, Metropolitan Council; Paul Weinberger, City of Minneapolis

SESSION 14: WETLANDS AND WATER QUALITY, LEGION SUITE NORTH • Identifying Drained Wetlands: Creating a Process Utilizing Model Builder — Sarah Schrader, Goodhue County • Water Quality and Quantity Nondegradation Analysis Using GIS — John Mackiewicz, WSB & Associates • Assessing Productivity of Northern Wild Rice (Zizania palustris) on the Leech Lake Reservation — Rebecca Knowles, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe SESSION 15: BUSINESS, LEGION SUITE SOUTH • GIS Revolutionizes Phone Book Delivery System — Ross Kleiner, Applied Data Consultants • Mapping for Minnesota Dads at Home (MDAH) — Hugh Phillips, Minnesota Dads at Home • GIS Streamlines Process for Business — Ronald Bruder, Applied Data Consultants SESSION 16: WEB MAPPING: OPEN SOURCE, MAYO SUITE • Anyone Can Create Web Mapping Applications — The OpenMNND Project and GeoMoose — Randy Knippel, Dakota County • An In-Depth Look at the GeoMOOSE Software Framework —Brian Fischer, Houston Engineering, Inc. • Citizen Use of Wetlands on Web: First Year Results — Mike McLean, Metro. Mosquito Control District

15 SESSION 17: REMOTE SENSING, ELLIOTT SUITE NORTH 90-Minute Panel: Digital Elevation Data Activities in Minnesota* — Ronald Wencl, USGS; David Claypool, Ramsey County; Danielle Evans, USDA NRCS; Brian Huberty, USFWS; Peter Jenkins, Mn/DOT; Tim Loesch, MnDNR SESSION 18: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION, ELLIOTT SUITE SOUTH Scholarship winners: Undergrad Competition, Part II 1. Creating a Landscape Probability Model for Areas of Priority Conservation — Jonathan Schultz, University of Minnesota, Duluth 2. Goodhue County Municipal Growth Zones — Teresa Sperl, University of Minnesota 3. Seattle, Washington: A Case Study in Urban GLBT Housing — Matthew Petcoff, Macalester College

POSTER GALLERY, OPEN THROUGHOUT CONFERENCE • Determining Positional Accuracy of Digital Imagery: Problems, Pitfalls and Potential Solutions — James L. Krumrie, Land Management Information Center (LMIC) • Developing a Wetland and Watercourse Inventory and Assessment for the Vermillion River Watershed using GIS — David R. Holmen, Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District • Disk Golfing in Inver Grove Heights — Colin Lee - Anoka Ramsey Community College • GIS Analysis of Potential Storm Water Infiltration and Runoff Modeling for BMP Construction in Hadley Valley Watershed, Rochester, Minnesota — David Rokus, GeoSpatial Services, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota • Greater Blue Earth Watershed: Potential Wildlife Corridors and 3rd Crop / Conservation Lands — Bart Richardson, MN DNR • Growing Number of First-stop Information Pages — Nancy Rader, Land Management Information Center • Housing Growth in Mankato — Nick Jost, Gustavus Adolphus College

• Identifying Drained Wetlands: Creating a Process Utilizing Model Builder — Sarah Schrader, Goodhue County

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C • St. Croix River Valley Scenic Assessment — Bart Richardson, MN DNR

R • Stormwater Management Structure Maps for Mosquito Control — Kyle Beadle, Metro Mosquito Control District

• Street Connectivity in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Area — Kurt Wayne, Gustavus Adolphus College

• Twin Cities Metro Area Freight Connectors Study — Matthew Pahs, Minnesota Department of Transportation

/ • Wetland Mapping: Assessment of Seasonal Imagery Utilized to Delineate Wetlands in Minnesota — Samantha Mann, Itasca Community College

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7:30 a.m. Conference registration and materials pickup 8 a.m. Exhibit hall opens: Refreshments served 8:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions:

16 *Sponsored by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Geographic Information FIA :0AM ESOS FIA 03 ..SSIN SESSIONS FRIDAY SESSIONS A.M. FRIDAY A.M. 10:30 8:30

SESSION 19: LOCAL & REGIONAL GOVERNMENT, MCDONNELL SUITE 90-Minute Panel: Regional GIS Coordination in Minnesota* — John Chell, Arrowhead Regional Development Commission; Randy Johnson, MetroGIS; Charlie Kost, Southwest Minnesota GIS User Group; Wayne Hurley, Pine to Prairie GIS Users Group; Mark Sloan, Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan GIS Committee SESSION 20: FORESTRY & WILDLIFE, LEGION SUITE NORTH • Conducting Aerial Surveys of Wildlife Using GPS/GIS Software: An Update — Bob Wright, MN DNR • Using GIS to Analyze Aspen Quality — Nathan Eide, Lake County Forestry Department • MN DNR Forestry’s Regeneration Surveys Using Handheld Devices — Chris Pouliot, MN DNR

SESSION 21: PRODUCT DEMOS, LEGION SUITE SOUTH • GeoMOOSE Services Integration (The Moose is Loose) — Jim Klassen, City of St. Paul • GeoMOOSE Client Framework (The Moose is Loose) — Dan “Ducky” Little, City of St. Paul, IS • Web-Based GIS: Integrating GIS and City/County Governmental Functions — Jennifer Ward, Pro-West & Associates, Inc.

SESSION 22: OPEN SOURCE COLLABORATIONS, MAYO SUITE • Open Source Toolkit — David Fawcett, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency • True North: Mapping Minnesota’s History — Lesley Kadish, Minnesota Historical Society • Tracking Parcel Mapping in Minnesota, Statewide Parcel Map Inventory: Update 2007 — Jay Krafthefer, Mn/DOT Office of Land Management

SESSION 23: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, ELLIOTT SUITE NORTH • Emergency Management and Homeland Security: Ramsey County — ArcEMDA-CBRNE — Judson M. Freed, Ramsey County • 60-Minute Panel: MetroGIS and GCGI Emergency Preparedness Committees: Recent Activities* — Paul Weinberger, City of Minneapolis; John Hoshal, Land Management Information Center; additional participants to be determined.

SESSION 24: GRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION, ELLIOTT SUITE SOUTH Scholarship Winners: Graduate Competition 1. Anisotropic Least-Cost Modeling of Roman roads in Cumbria, United Kingdom Using ArcGIS and Idrisi — Jason Menard, University of Minnesota (graduate) 2. The Integration of Retail Site Location Analysis, Spatial Interaction Models and Geographic Information Systems — Andrew Moore, Minnesota State University, Mankato 3. A Comparative Analysis of Programming Languages for GIS — Kurt Swendson, St. Mary’s University (graduate) 4. No Abstract — Kunwar Krishna Veer Singh, St. Cloud State University (graduate)

10 a.m. Refreshment break 10:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions:

SESSION 25: STATE GOVERNMENT, MCDONNELL SUITE • Mapping Access on State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA): Using GIS to Inventory, Classify and Rank Access — Chris Scharenbroich, MN DNR, Wildlife Management Section • Strategic Planning of GIS at Mn/DOT — Charlie McCarty, Mn/DOT Office of Decision Support • A GIS Development Framework for Mn/DOT — Richard Fisher, Mn/DOT

SESSION 26: HYDROGRAPHY, LEGION SUITE NORTH 90-Minute Panel: NHD Stewardship and Hydrography Applications* — Susanne Maeder, Land Management Information Center; Chris Sanocki, USGS; additional participants to be determined.

*Sponsored by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Geographic Information 17 SESSION 27: PRODUCT DEMOS, LEGION SUITE SOUTH • Customized ArcGIS Tools for the E9-1-1 Professional — Scott Wolfert, GeoComm • Merging GIS Worlds Together — Matt Winger, IMAGINiT Technologies • LiDAR Principles and Applications; A Case Study-Stearns County, MN and Fargo, ND — Doug Jacoby, Merrick & Company

SESSION 28: STRATEGIC GIS, MAYO SUITE • GIS Initiatives at Scott County, MN — Spatially Enabling the Business Units — Joshua Gumm, Scott County, MN • 60-Minute Panel: Compass Points — Setting a Direction for Minnesota’s GIS Future* — David Arbeit, Office of Geographic and Demographic Analysis; Fred Logman, Land Management Information Center; Rick Gelbmann, Metropolitan Council; Annette Theroux, Pro-West Consulting

SESSION 29: REGIONAL GIS APPLICATIONS, ELLIOTT SUITE NORTH • Metro Geocoding Web Service/Application Project — Nancy Read, Metro Mosquito Control District • Finding a Sustainable Way to the Future Growth of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Using an Integrated Method of Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis — Fei Yuan, Minnesota State University, Mankato • Creating Custom ASP.NET AJAX Controls for use with ArcGIS Server Applications — Alison Wieckowicz, LOGIS Association

SESSION 30: NEW DIRECTIONS, ELLIOTT SUITE SOUTH • 45-Minute Presentation: U.S. National Grid — Major William Schouviller, USMC • 45-Minute Panel: ESRI Higher Education Site License — Mark Thomas, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities; Ben Richason, St. Cloud State University *SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA GOVERNOR’S COUNCIL ON GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

JOB FAIR BOARD

Are you an employer with an open GIS position or are you an individual looking for a job in GIS?

A job fair board will be located next to the registration desk at the conference where employers can post job descriptions and individuals can post their résumés. Bring several copies and check the board throughout the conference for updates. JOB FAIR BOARD BOARD JOB FAIR 10:30 A.M. FRIDAY SESSIONS 18 NETIMN ENTERTAINMENT

ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 10 WELCOME RECEPTION/SOCIAL HOUR Join us on Wednesday evening at Goonie’s Comedy Club (7 Second St. SW) for complimentary appetizers and a night of laughs. Goonie’s is located in downtown Rochester, within walking distance of the Mayo Civic Center, and above McGoon’s Taxi Co. Entertainment Restaurant and Pub. Come and enjoy our social hour where complimentary appetizers will be served, starting at 5:30 p.m. Goonie’s also features a full bar with a large selection of beers and wines; in addition, you may order from the food menu at McGoon’s downstairs. Following the social, Goonie’s will provide the GIS/LIS audience with a 60-minute comedy act, starting at 7 p.m. All participants are welcome! So whether you are just pulling into town, or finishing up a day of workshops, come by and see old friends, meet some new ones and enjoy an evening of laughs and socializing.

THURSDAY EVENTS, OCT. 11 SILENT AUCTION: 10 A.M. BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER SESSIONS, 7:30 MapServer/OSGeo BOF This year we are expanding our exhibit hall offer- P.M. Organizer: Steve Lime Are you using or already have Open Source GIS ings by adding a silent/live auction. The bidding Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions will be held software (e.g. MapServer, PostGIS, GDAL, QGIS)? begins at 10 a.m. when the exhibit hall opens. concurrently Thursday evening on the second Then please consider attending this BOF ses- Attendees are welcome and encouraged to floor of the Radisson Plaza Hotel. A BOF session sion hosted by the Twin Cities MapServer Users contribute to the silent/live auction and pick up is an informal discussion with a small number of Group. Discussions and short presentations will some great items at discount prices. The best individuals who gather together to talk about a focus on the use of Open Source GIS in Minne- items will be saved to be auctioned off by a live specific topic of interest. Each session’s organiz- sota, industry trends and technology question auctioneer during the vendor reception. The er will facilitate the discussion. No fee is required and answer. auction is expressly dedicated to raising money to attend. for the GIS/LIS Scholarship Program; we hope it will be successful and become a continuing por- MN County GIS Association (MCGISA) Pine to Prairie GIS User Group BOF tion of our annual event. Information and pledge BOF* Organizer: Wayne Hurly ideas can be found on the Consortium Web site Organizers: Charles L Kost, Brian Armstrong, The purpose of the Pine to Prairie GIS User at www.mngislis.org. Mark Sloan Group is to facilitate interaction between GIS This is a newly forming organization designed users in Minnesota, North Dakota and South to: Dakota. Meetings are held quarterly in Fergus BEER TASTING: 7:30 P.M. Falls, MN. The group also has a Web site, which Once again, the Boreal Brewers Club of Bemidji • Facilitate an exchange of ideas among county government GIS users; features a Bulletin Board System (BBS), allowing is kind enough to provide the fruit of their labors users from acro ss the state to participate. The to be sampled by those present. Samples from • Assist with GIS promotion and advancement in Minnesota counties; Pine to Prairie GIS User Group is governed by a commercial breweries will also be provided, as volunteer steering committee of GIS users from available. Home brewers are strongly encour- • Provide information through workshops, seminars, and meetings; these regions. If you have an interest in GIS and aged to bring their own fermented beverages to a desire to participate in a discussion and share share with others, but a designated GIS/LIS host • Establish a forum to identify common problems and unified solutions that benefit county your knowledge with other GIS users, this ses- will do all pouring. Along with many delicious sion is for you. brews, snacks and nonalcoholic beverages will GIS practitioners; be provided as well as some fun prizes. You must • Represent and advise MCGISA participants on state and regional technological issues. be at least 21 years of age to consume alcohol. Please plan to attend our entertainment events This will be our organization’s kickoff meeting. This event will take place in the Galleria Ballroom and enjoy some fun and interaction (and maybe This organization is designed to have working at the Radisson Plaza hotel. Tickets are priced a bidding war or two) with friends and fellow regions that can combine expertise to assist at $15 and will be sold at the door, and souve- conferencegoers. nir glasses will be available for purchase on a each other and the organizational body as a first-come, first-served basis. All proceeds from whole. Our hope is every county will have rep- this event will benefit the Mn GIS/LIS Scholarship resentation in MCGISA. Check us out; help us Program. create an organization that can be beneficial to all counties.

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2007 EXHIBITORS

EXHIBITORS

LIST OF EXHIBITORS AS OF SEPT. 7, 2007 AERO-METRIC, INC. and river engineering; planning; architecture; our clients. Since 1993, we have been dedicated www.aerometric.com/index.html environmental science; real estate; surveying; to developing highly professional Web sites that The AERO-METRIC family is a major provider photogrammetry; and geographic information perform in search engines. Simply said, we suc- of professional geospatial services. From data systems. We have assisted public and private ceed when our clients succeed! First Scribe de- acquired using land, airborne and satellite sen- clients since 1959. velops striking Web sites that perform in search sors, we define the earth’s topographic shape, engines. Our well-conceived Web design solu- identify and measure its natural and man-made COMPASS TOOLS, INC. tions empower you to compete and win on the features, and chronicle its condition. A diverse www.compasstoolsinc.com/index.htm Web. 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AERO-METRIC is committed to pro- to conduct its own mapping or the right software work, we are able to partner with our customers viding quality services to our clients every time, to display and analyze data, CompassTools has in the success of their business, providing solu- conforming to agreed-upon specifications. the solution. CompassTools is a licensed reseller tions and serving as a consultant on the most of products for Trimble, ESRI, Autodesk, Laser effective use of technology. Our professional APPLIED DATA CONSULTANTS, INC. Technology, Ricoh, LizardTech, GeoSpatial Ex- sales and support staff can help you find the perts, Juniper Systems, GeoSpatial Innovations, www.adc4gis.com/index.htm right solutions in today’s most innovative tech- Spatial Data, Red Hen Systems Inc., GeoEye, and ADC began business in 1996, providing their nologies like global positioning systems, com- several providers of aerial photography. clients with the tools and expertise to make bet- puterized optical instruments, laser scanners ter use of geographic data. Discouraged by the and range finding tools, speech-to-data soft- quality of available GIS services, ADC founders ESRI ware, pen based computers, on-board guidance knew there must be a better way - an honest www.esri.com/index.html systems and the computer software to integrate way to do the work we enjoy while providing cli- ESRI was founded as Environmental Systems the systems seamlessly. 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The For the past 10 years, Geographic Technologies expectations at an affordable price. firm carefully managed project work to ensure Group (GTG) has been helping local govern- growth without the need for venture capital or ments harness the power of geographic infor- AYRES ASSOCIATES going public. ESRI projects included develop- mation systems though careful planning, intel- ing plans for rebuilding the City of Baltimore, www.ayresassociates.com/index.html ligent implementation, and expert guidance at Maryland, and assisting Mobil Oil in selecting a At Ayres Associates, we take our clients and every phase of the process. GTG was founded site for the new town of Reston, Virginia. From our employees personally. Whether we’re facing specifically to help towns, cities, and counties of these early projects emerged concepts for a challenging project or helping an employee all sizes design, build, and implement cost effec- processes and tools that could be applied in an reach a career goal, we’re committed to deliv- tive GIS technology. Whether your organization automated environment. ering responsive and personal service. As we is just beginning to explore GIS, or you have a continually strive for innovative, smart solutions, mature, robust program, GTG can take you to we maintain a genuine dedication to our em- FIRST SCRIBE the next level. We’d like to be your partner to ployees, our clients, and our community. We’re www.firstscribe.com/index.htm build a rich and prosperous future for your com- a nationwide professional services consult- First Scribe is a professional Web design community and its citizens. ing firm providing services in transportation, pany in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We take pride in civil, structural, wastewater, water resources, building positive and valuable relationships with 23 GRAPHICS MEDIA companies that represented the best in the fastest growing architectural, interior design www.graphicsmedia.biz/contact.cfm industry. Having 20+ years experience in the and town planning firms in St. Louis with over Graphics Media was founded by Kay Alsaker, who engineering and design community, all these 180 employees in five states. has over 24 years’ experience in media sales. individual companies were chosen because they With her many years in the business and follow- provided superior customer service and devel- MERRICK AND COMPANY oped strong, long-term customer relationships. ing of loyal customers, Kay’s decision to start www.merrick.com Now as IMAGINiT, we continue to maintain our her own company was a natural next step. The In 1955, Sears W. Merrick and Ed Lecuyer local partnerships, and support our clients in following year, Kay was joined by Jeff Pratt, a formed an engineering company with a focus their goals to improve productivity and increase former colleague, who has 23 years experience on providing high quality, responsive service. revenue within their organizations. in media and large format printer sales. Then, in They recruited committed employees by offering 2005, Sean McDermott came aboard, special- opportunities for growth and success by stress- izing in solvent-based material with expertise in INTERMAP TECHNOLOGIES ing company ownership. Later incorporated the printing arena. www.directionsmag.com/companies/In- as Merrick & Company in 1959, our employee- termap_Technologies owned company has become a professional HISTORICAL INFORMATION GATHERERS, Intermap Technologies enables customers to services leader in the Rocky Mountain region INC. facilitate better decision-making and create so- and remains a direct reflection of the founders’ lutions for numerous commercial, governmen- www.historicalinfo.com/index.php vision and entrepreneurial spirit. tal, military, and consumer applications through Historical Information Gatherers, Inc. (HIG) was the purchase of high quality and affordable formed in 1997 to provide professionals with qual- geometric datasets. We are proactively remap- MN GOVERNOR’S COUNCIL ON ity historical information, HIG is pleased to offer a ping Europe and the U.S. and building unprec- GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION wide variety of property research information and edented national databases, called NEXTMap®, www.gis.state.mn.us digital imaging services for sites nationwide. HIG consisting of highly accurate digital topographic The Governor’s Council on Geographic Informa- Staff members are specifically trained in property maps that include 3D geometric data. Demand tion was created in August 1991 to help coor- research to provide our clients with superior quality for NEXTMap® data is growing as new com- dinate geographic information system activities historical information in a timely, cost-effective man- mercial applications are emerging, including: among all levels of government in Minnesota. ner while providing the best in customer service. - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Flood The council’s 18 members are appointed annu- modeling and watershed analysis - Image recti- ally by the Commissioner of the Department of HOUSTON ENGINEERING, INC. fication - Line-of-sight analysis - Base mapping Administration and are drawn from state agen- www.houstonengineeringinc.com - 3D visualization and navigation - Flight simula- cies, federal and local governments, higher edu- With offices in Fargo, Bismarck, and Minot tion - Precision farming and forestry - Surface cation and the private sector. The mission of the (North Dakota); Minneapolis, Thief River Falls analysis - Landslide hazard analysis council is to promote efficient and effective use and Barnesville (Minnesota); and our project of resources by providing leadership and direction in the development, management and use of and business development specialist in Billings LAND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION (Montana), Houston Engineering is poised to geographic information in Minnesota. meet the needs of clients in the Midwest. We CENTER constantly look for future opportunities that will www.lmic.state.mn.us LMIC (Department of Administration) promotes ÓCE NORTH AMERICA open the door for continued growth. We offer www.oceusa.com the effective use of geographic information in you a full range of engineering services that Provider of large-format color and monochrome Minnesota. We work with state, local and federal covers water resources, environmental issues, plotting, scanning and copying equipment. Océ governments, professional associations, univer- water supply, municipal, transportation, survey- plotters and multifunctional systems improve gov- sities, non-profit organizations and businesses to ing, land and site development, waste manage- ernment, corporate and commercial user workflow coordinate GIS activities in the state. We also host ment, and GIS. As part of our growing business, involved in GIS, CAD and display graphics applica- the Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse; Houston also provides Web page development tions for indoor and outdoor durable maps. In-line offer online data, maps and web services; pro- and information technology services. folders for folded map applications available. mote standards; provide custom mapping and IMAGINIT TECHNOLOGIES GIS services; and create web services and software that provide decision-support services. PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL: IMAGINiT Technologies, a RAND Worldwide Com- www.pictometry.com pany, is a globally diversified engineering group Pictometry is the world leader in digital, oblique and the world’s largest independent provider of THE LAWRENCE GROUP aerial imaging. Our revolutionary, visual infor- www.thelawrencegroup.com/home.html enterprise solutions to the engineering industry. mation systems are helping homeland security, The Lawrence Group is one of the largest and EXHIBITORS IMAGINiT was formed from a number of smaller public safety agencies, and first responders 24 EXHIBITORS save time and lives. By using our patented im- SRF CONSULTING GROUP, INC. service based on trust and reliability. We will be age capture process governments improve www.srfconsulting.com the premier provider of audio & visual products operational efficiencies, reduce expenses, and Since 1961, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. has been & services in the Midwest. better manage community growth. For private a leader in offering consulting services. Daily, In support of this mission, Tierney Brothers, Inc. businesses, Pictometry improves efficiencies our planners, engineers, and landscape archi- is committed to: and decision making processes through the use tects demonstrate our corporate belief: The • Providing a fun place to work that recognizes of visual data. quality of consultants’ work and the relationship and rewards performance they forge ultimately reflect on the residents of • Listening, understanding and addressing our PRO-WEST AND ASSOCIATES the communities in which they work. With a focus customer’s needs • Developing and maintaining long-term part- www.prowestgis.com on people, our corporate values — vision, cre- nerships with our customers and suppliers PWA’s primary purpose is to provide assistance ativity, quality and reliability are not just words leading to solutions that are responsive to our to county or city governments and resource — they define our culture. customers’ needs management industries. This assistance can take many forms including technical advis- ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MN ing, conversion of paper maps to digital data, www.smumn.edu URS customized computer programming, software In the Lasallian spirit of faith and zeal, Saint Mary’s www.urscorp.com training and support, aerial photography and University — a global and diverse learning com- URS is one of the largest engineering design firms photography interpretation, and GIS design. munity — serves students through relevant and worldwide and a leading U.S. federal government The goal for each client is increased efficiency innovative educational programs, experiences, contractor. Our business focuses primarily on pro- and productivity by integrating technology and and enterprises. 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2007 ABSTRACTS ORAL PRESENTATIONS PANEL DISCUSSIONS PRODUCT DEMONSTRATIONS

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SESSION 1 — LOCAL GOVERNMENT THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 10:30 A.M., MCDONNELL SUITE MINNESOTA COUNTY GIS ASSOCIATION 60-MIN. PANEL: RECORDING FEE — A Mark Sloan, GIS Coordinator, Clay County POTENTIAL SOURCE FOR FUNDING A 807 11th St. N., Moorhead, MN 56560 COUNTY CADASTRE? Phone: 218-299-7518 Will Craig, University of Minnesota; Lisa E-mail: [email protected] M. Hanni, Goodhue County Recorder; — LOCAL GOVERNMENT Charlene Sturk, Beltrami County Re- Brian Armstrong, GIS Coordinator, Otter corder; Dave Wavrin, Steele County GIS Tail County Coordinator; Brian Armstrong, Otter Tail 525 Fir Ave. W., Fergus Falls, MN 56537 County GIS Phone: 218-998-8310 E-mail: [email protected] A change in state law effective January 2006 created a new land transaction recording fee This presentation will give an overview of the that can be used to fund data integration and Minnesota County GIS Association. MCGISA is an aggregation projects, of which parcel mapping association of county professionals whose mis- and other land record projects may be consid- sion is to advance GIS technology in Minnesota ered. The dollars generated through the collec- county governments by providing leadership, tion of this fee are to be spent at the discretion support and advocacy. Specifically, the goals are of the County Board of Commissioners. to: Hear from a panel of several county represen- • Foster support and awareness among public tatives about how proceeds from this fee have officials. been used to support parcel related mapping • Cultivate leadership and professional devel- and technology activities in their respective opment through workshops, seminars, and counties, learn more about the law that allows meetings. collection of these fees and discover how your • Provide a forum to share knowledge, informa- county may be able to fund similar projects using tion and experience among the members of these funds. the Association. • Advocate MCGISA positions to policy makers on regional, state, and federal issues. • Support the development and implementation of standards.

29 SESSION 2 — WATERSHED MANAGEMENT THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 10:30 A.M., LEGION SUITE NORTH DEVELOPING A WETLAND AND ARC HYDRO: WATERSHED MODELING SEASONAL ASSESSMENT OF MINNESOTA WATERCOURSE INVENTORY AND FOR THE GIS USER LAKE CLARITY AND CHLOROPHYLL ASSESSMENT FOR THE VERMILLION Jason Ewert, GIS Application Analyst, WITH MODIS SATELLITE IMAGERY RIVER WATERSHED USING GIS Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Rd. N., St. Paul, MN 55155- David R. Holmen, Resource Conserva- Pericles S. Nacionales, Research Special- 4194 tionist/I.T. Specialist, Dakota County Soil ist, University of Minnesota Phone: 651-296-8861 and Water Conservation District 115 Green Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108 E-mail: [email protected] 4100 220th St. W., Farmington, MN 55024 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 651-480-7791 In an effort to better understand the landscape, E-mail: [email protected] Leif G. Olmanson, Researcher, University water resource professionals need to study the of Minnesota movement of water across its surface. Surface In Dakota County, existing GIS databases to 115 Green Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108 water flow models were developed for the state evaluate location and watershed-based protec- Phone: 612-624-3459 of Minnesota using the Arc Hydro data model. tion of our surface waters are out-of-date or E-mail: [email protected] Surface water flow models were created for in- unsystematic. The purpose of this project was dividual U.S. Geologic Survey, 8-digit Hydrologic to inventory and assess the condition of wet- The University of Minnesota is conducting re- Units. They were distributed to intermediate and lands and waterways within the Vermillion River search on the application of MODIS datasets for WATERSHED MANAGEMENT — WATERSHED advanced GIS users at the Minnesota Pollution Watershed in Dakota County, Minn. An important routine biweekly monitoring of around 250 of Control Agency (MPCA) and training sessions function of the project was to create a new GIS Minnesota’s largest lakes. Although the spatial were implemented to provide an introduction to database that can be continuously updated over resolution of the MODIS imagery (250 to 1,000 the Arc Hydro tool set. The users were then able time to track future watershed projects and field meters) limits the monitoring to lakes 500 acres to apply what they learned to: enhancing state- work. Ultimately, water quality data from the wa- and larger, the daily coverage greatly increases wide biological monitoring and assessment, tershed will be integrated with the inventory and the temporal coverage enabling seasonal as- developing Total Maximum Daily Load assess- assessment to anticipate and prioritize future sessment of water clarity and chlorophyll con- ments, creating surface water monitoring plans, protection efforts across the watershed. This centrations. The goal is to provide additional and performing landscape analyses. Watershed project was funded through the Vermillion River information to aid environmental planning and delineation and flow path analyses were the Watershed Joint Powers Organization and the management of large lakes. An overview and main functionality utilized by the MPCA staff. Metropolitan Council. results of the research will be presented, including (1) seasonal profiles from spring to fall The Arc Hydro data model was developed by ESRI of lake water clarity, (2) effects of algal blooms and the Center for Research in Water Resources on lake clarity, and (3) development of a near at the University of Texas. Their intention was to real-time MapServer LakeBrowser application provide watershed modeling capabilities to wa- of large lakes. ter resource professionals through the ArcGIS platform. Arc Hydro integrates digital elevation models (DEM) with hydrography, and watershed data, resulting in both raster and vector modeling capabilities. The raster model provides the user with an environment where drainage areas can be delineated and flow paths can be traced from anywhere in the basin. The result of these analyses is a vector feature class that becomes integrated into a geographic network. The Arc Hydro derived geographic network includes both flow lines, and catchment polygons, thus enabling the user to select upstream and downstream features. SESSION 2 30 SESSION 3 SESSION

SESSION 3 — TRANSPORTATION THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 10:30 A.M., LEGION SUITE SOUTH “TO FENCE OR NOT TO FENCE” — A THE NEW FACE OF MN/DOT’S BASEMAP VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR ENDI- STATEWIDE SNOW TRAP EVALUATION Josh Kuhn, Research Analyst, MN/DOT ON NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSPORTATION TOOL Transportation Data and Analysis AND LAND USE PLAN, DULUTH, MN Mail Stop 450 Etoile Strachota, GIS Manager, URS Andrea Diamond, GIS Specialist, Arrow- St. Paul, MN 55155 700 Third St. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415-1199 head Regional Development Commission Phone: 651-366-3884 Phone: 612-373-6352 / Metropolitan Interstate Council — TRANSPORTATION E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 221 W 1st St., Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: 218-529-7515 Minnesota’s statewide GIS, Minnesota Depart- Blowing and drifting snow is a traffic safety con- E-mail: [email protected] ment of Transportation Basemap (Mn/DOT), is cern, and can require extensive resources for undergoing major changes to facilitate users’ its removal. Safety concerns include increased London Road from 10th to 26th avenues east needs. These changes will result in a more ac- crashes due to slippery road surfaces and limit- served as a major thoroughfare prior to the I-35 curate, usable, and accessible Basemap prod- ed visibility. Maintenance expenses often include extension in 1992. Today the Endion neighbor- uct. Currently a process is being conducted to extensive snow and ice removal efforts. Addi- hood, encompassing London Road, is transition- synchronize Basemap with Mn/DOT’s Transpor- tional costs to the public can include occasional ing from a strip retail corridor to a destination tation Information System. This presentation roadway closures. corridor (medical center, hotels, local specialty will explain the current varying formats in which stores). Additionally, a mix-used development Basemap is available for download and where This project will provide Mn/DOT with a compre- and revitalization of the historic Armory is the Department currently is in the TIS/Basemap hensive prioritization and decision making tool planned near Duluth’s popular Rose Garden. synchronization process. Lastly, a description for implementation of snow control measures The Metropolitan Interstate Council (MIC) is will be provided of what Basemap will entail along with the GIS data to support it. currently studying the corridor to identify solu- upon the conclusion of these alterations and tions to improve safety, access, and traffic flow. what these changes mean for Basemap users. Mn/DOT is working with URS Corporation to in- The MIC is also working with URS Corporation ventory blowing and drifting snow trap sites to model traffic flow under various scenarios; in along state maintained highways. A GIS database particular one-way to two-way conversions for will be developed using GPS and accident data roads adjacent and near London Road. from the past 10 years. Snow trap sites will be identified by Mn/DOT snow plow drivers and snow Through the use of visualization techniques, fence managers within the Mn/DOT Districts. changes such as development, road direction conversions, bike lane additions, and traffic A variety of benefits and costs will be evaluated calming can be better represented to project by comparing the associated crash data at each stakeholders and the general public. Visualiza- snow trap location, and a benefit/cost analy- tion techniques using software such as Google sis will be used to prioritize corrective actions. SketchUp, ArcGIS 3D Analyst will be presented. Benefits include crash reductions, maintenance Visualization for the Endion neighborhood will expense reductions, and improved travel time include new building construction, a road diet for roadway users. Costs include right-of-way scenario reducing the number of lanes used for acquisition, design, plantings and maintenance traffic, pedestrian crossings, road closures, and of living snow fences, and construction and one-way to two-way conversions. maintenance of structural snow fences.

31 SESSION 4 — WEB: DATA ACCESS THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 10:30 A.M., MAYO SUITE MESABI BIKE TRAIL: A TOUCH SCREEN ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS MN/DOT’S RIGHT OF WAY MAPPING KIOSK AND INTERNET APPLICATION APPLICATIONS ONLINE SERVICE Henry Djerlev, Owner/Geologist, Supe- David Fawcett, Minnesota Pollution Eric Foss, Research Analyst — GIS, Mn/DOT rior GEO-Services Control Agency 395 John Ireland Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155 2709 Third Ave. E., Hibbing, MN 55746 520 Lafayette Rd. N., St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-366-3436 Phone: 218-263-5721 Phone: 651-215-0200 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] The Minnesota Department of Transportation Located in northern Minnesota between the cit- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has developed the Right of Way Mapping and ies of Ely and Grand Rapids, the Mesabi TrailSM is manages a large volume of analytical data from Monitoring service, a customized version of its a premier Minnesota bike trail winding through air, surface water, and ground water sampling. Interactive BaseMap for transportation right- some of the state’s prettiest regions. When The agency has made it a priority to make this of-way maps. This Web-based application tool completed, this paved trail will traverse 132 data accessible for anyone to view and down- serves both Mn/DOT and the public. The site WEB: DATA ACCESS — WEB: DATA miles and connect more than 25 communities. load. employs the use of Mn/DOT’s ArcIMS template and spatial data warehouse. Right-of-way maps In 2005 the St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional The MPCA Electronic Data Access (EDA) applica- and data are provided through an easy to use Railroad Authority began development of a tions were developed to provide the public with Web browser interface making access to this in- “Trailhead Center” location for the Mesabi Bike a way to query, view and download analytical formation much easier and faster than earlier Trail. This facility, located at Ironworld, USA, in data managed by MPCA. EDA applications com- methods. The spatial index improves access Chisholm, Minn., will provide offices, a visitor bine both Web mapping interfaces and dynamic to the collection of maps and makes identifying center and exhibit hall for the Mesabi Trail. As text-based search interfaces to identify stations the correct maps much easier and considerably part of this project an ArcIMS application was of interest. more accurate. The application enables the user developed to allow cyclists an interactive op- to: portunity to view the route, terrain, and facili- Recently completed, Ground Water EDA is the • Visually search for existing maps with interac- ties along the Mesabi Trail and its surrounding third EDA application, following Surface Water tive map zoom and pan tools communities. and Air Emissions. Ground water EDA includes • Define and select various selection sets to lo- stations from both the ambient ground water cate maps such as by: city, county, ZIP code, Visitors to the Trailhead Center have access to monitoring and investigation / remediation pro- Public Land Survey section, township and this application via free-standing touch screen grams at the MPCA. Users can link to the MDH range, and by route number kiosks located at the Center. For those cyclists County Well Index to view well construction infor- • View existing right-of-way maps in their cor- planning a bike tour of the Mesabi Range the mation for permitted wells. rect spatial reference along with other Base- same application will be available on the Inter- Map layers, features, and aerial photographs net. Users are able to interactively build maps Surface Water EDA provides data from stream, • Use Mark-up tools to highlight or enhance of trail segments with color photography, topo- lake, biological, facility discharge, and USGS sta- information graphic maps or shaded relief images as a tions. It is utilized by both external customers • Print or download the maps to the user’s backdrop for trail and community features. In and internal staff as a convenient way to access site. addition a profile, or cross section, of that trail surface water data. Air Quality EDA includes segment is provided below the map window to point source, ambient, and emissions data. This presentation will begin with the project emphasize the significant relief of this trail. Low background, including how the data was cre- level oblique aerial photography “hot-linked” in In providing citizens with this convenient access ated and converted. A demonstration of the the project also allows visitors to preview their to data related to the quality of the surface wa- service will follow showing the many search and planned ride with a “virtual bike tour.” ter, air, and ground water around them, it is the display tools available to the user. The service goal of the MPCA that this will help them to play is located at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/ an active role in monitoring, protecting, and im- gisWeb/row/. proving their environment. SESSION 4 32 SESSION 5 SESSION

SESSION 5 — REMOTE SENSING & ELEVATION THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 10:30 A.M., ELLIOTT SUITE NORTH MINNESOTA STATEWIDE ELEVATION will provide a contiguous, consistent, seamless DATA SET INITIATIVE global coverage of ORI and DEMs to serve as This is our annual update of what is new in the a base map layer for countrywide feature ex- world of aerial imagery for the State of Minne- M. Lorraine Tighe, Minnesota State-Wide traction, topographic database generation and sota. Every year there are a variety of aerial Elevation Data Set Initiative, Intermap other applications. Within this program, the en- photography and imagery projects from numer- Technologies tire state of Minnesota will be available by June ous sources acquired for portions of Minnesota.

8310 South Valley Highway, Englewood, CO & ELEVATION SENSING — REMOTE 2008. The northern part of the state, from the There are federal imagery programs as well 80112 city of Grand Rapids to the U.S.-Canadian bor- such as the familiar National Agricultural Im- Phone: 720-257-1664 der, was collected on May 10 through 12, 2007 agery Program (NAIP) directed by USDA FSA. E-mail: [email protected] and processed on Sept. 12, 2007. Four stan- There are state imagery programs, such as DNR dard digital data products will be derived for the forestry, and regional acquisitions like those Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) state of Minnesota: an orthorectified radar im- managed by the Metropolitan Council. Most is a radar-based remote sensing technique that age, an orthorectified pan-sharpened Landsat- imagery programs have specifications such as provides X, Y, and Z coordinates of a location IFASR image, and two types of elevation data pixel resolution, flying season, or film type as- imaged by a radar beam at high accuracy. This sets. The elevation data consists of a digital sociated with them. Most program managers is accomplished by using two side-looking ap- surface elevation model, containing heights of would like to share the cost of image acquisition ertures (antennae) separated by a known dis- the first surface the sensor meets like building with other partners. tance (called an interferometric baseline). The heights and a digital terrain model, which repre- interferometric baseline is achieved either on sents elevations of bare earth. All products are As more sources of remotely sensed imagery a single pass (two antennae onboard the plat- geo-referenced, coincident with one another, become available and more tools such as Web form) or during repeat pass (typically space- and are compatible with PC-based commercial browsers and Web map services become acces- borne sensors). During each flight line pass, off-the-shelf viewing and analysis software ap- sible, there’s a growing desire for more current the InSAR system collects phase, amplitude, and plications. Samples of the high precision IFSAR and higher-resolution digital aerial photography. navigation information (global positioning sys- mapping products from the state of Minnesota tem (GPS) data and inertial measurement unit are presented along with independent accuracy Are there common requirements or image char- (IMU) data). Typically, the GPS and IMU data are validation and verification assessment. The time- acteristics that would benefit multiple agencies differentially post-processed to determine the line for delivery of the entire state is presented. or users? Who’s planning to acquire new im- precise position of the two antennae relative to agery in the future? How are these programs the ground. InSAR is a well-established remote funded? sensing technology for obtaining high-resolution orthorectified radar images and corresponding A panel of representatives from federal, sate elevation data (Sos et al., 1993; Zebker et al., 60-MINUTE PANEL: IMAGERY FOR and regional agencies will discuss the status of 1991; Graham, 1974). InSAR technology has MINNESOTA aerial photography programs within Minnesota. advanced to the point where airborne systems Brian Huberty, NWI Coordinator, U.S. Fish Topics such as imagery characteristics, frequen- are capable of accuracies in the centimeters & Wildlife Service cy of acquisition, data sharing and funding will (Graham, 1974; Madsen et al., 1993; Zebker, 1 Federal Dr., Ft Snelling, MN 55111-4056 be discussed. 1994). IFSAR technology is revolutionizing the Phone: 612-713-5332 way large-area mapping is accomplished. Air- E-mail: [email protected] borne IFSAR systems, like those of Intermap Technologies, are designed specifically to cap- Ron Wencl, State Liaison, USGS ture very large areas in a very short time (ap- 2280 Woodale Dr., Mounds View, MN 55112- proximately 100 km2 per minute). 4900 Phone: 763-783-3207 Intermap has started a comprehensive map- E-mail: [email protected] ping program in which IFSAR sensors are being utilized for the production of high-resolution Jeff Bloomquist, USDA; Tanya Mayer, orthorectified radar imagery (ORI) and digital Metropolitan Council; Dr. William Befort, elevation models (DEMs) for the United States. MN DNR; Pete Jenkins, Mn/DOT; Chris This mapping program, called NEXTMap USA, Cialek, LMIC 33 SESSION 6 — STUDENT TRACK THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 10:30 A.M., ELLIOTT SUITE SOUTH URBAN EXPANSION AND POPULATION MINNESOTA INTERACTIVE INTERNET GROWTH ESTIMATION USING MAPPING PROJECT: OPEN SOURCE WEB SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING AND U.S. MAPPING IN K-16 EDUCATION CENSUS DATA Len Kne, Graduate Student, University of Tom Morton, Graduate Student, MN State Minnesota University, Mankato 2115 45th Ave. NE, Columbia Heights, MN Department of Geography, AH 7, Department of 55421 Geography, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Phone: 763-571-9327 Mankato, MN 56001 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 507-469-9792

— STUDENT TRACK E-mail: [email protected] Tom Swanson, Graduate Student, Uni- versity of Minnesota Fei Yuan, Assistant Professor, MN State University, Mankato Web mapping has become very popular and in- Dept. of Geography, AH 7, Department of Ge- creasingly sophisticated over the last decade. We ography, Minnesota State University, Mankato, look at the history of Web mapping and examine Mankato, MN 56001 the pros and cons of both open source software Phone: 507-389-2376 and commercial software in an educational con- E-mail: [email protected] text. We also explore cutting-edge open source Web mapping technology through the example In recent years, a large amount of agricultural of the Minnesota Interactive Internet Mapping land surrounding the Twin Cities Metropolitan (MIIM) Project at the HEGIS lab at the University Area (TCMA) has been transformed into urban of Minnesota. MIIM is a Web-based application land uses. The impacts from urban expansion that introduces K-12 and post-secondary stu- have placed increased pressure on environ- dents to principles of geography and GIS. MIIM mental sustainability. This research aims to esti- makes use of several open source projects, mate current urbanization dynamics and predict including Mapbender, MapServer, and Post- future trends in terms of impervious surface greSQL. change and population growth. Impervious surfaces will be extracted from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) Images for 1991, 1999, and 2006 of the TCMA using spectral mixture analysis (SMA). Then imperviousness will be correlated with population, using census block group data for 1990 and 2000. The statistical model created, from 1990 and 2000 census data, will be applied to the 2006 and future images of the TCMA to estimate the population patterns based on impervious surface. This research will provide a better understanding of the relationship between increase in impervious surface and population growth. Furthermore, results from this research may be beneficial for urban planners to make effective decisions regarding sustainable development within their respective communities. SESSION 6 34 SESSION 7 SESSION

SESSION 7 — LOCAL GOVERNMENT THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 1:30 PM, MCDONNELL SUITE CREATING PLAT BOOKS FOR MAXIMUM MULTI-PURPOSE CADASTRAL GIS: A WORKING TOWARD GIS NIRVANA AT ACCURACY AND PROFITABILITY PERSPECTIVE FROM ST. LOUIS COUNTY DAKOTA COUNTY Nick Stadnyk, President/GIS Program Jeff Storlie, GIS Specialist, St. Louis Mary Hagerman, GIS Specialist, Dakota Manager, Applied Data Consultants County Planning Department County Office of GIS 2985 58th St., Eau Claire, WI 100 Missabe Building, Duluth, MN 55802 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, MN 55124

Phone: 715-874-4397 Phone: 218-725-5022 Phone: 952-891-7078 — LOCAL GOVERNMENT E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

To help the Lincoln County 4-H club maximize St. Louis County has been in the process of de- What if there was only one GIS, and it contained profits, Applied Data Consultants, Inc. (ADC) is veloping a plan to implement a countywide GIS all the data we needed, and everyone had ac- creating a Plat Book, which will be maintained since 2004. The County’s aim is to meet the cess to it? and published by the Lincoln County Land Infor- needs of a multi-purpose cadastre, as part of mation Office. The process has four steps. The an integrated system of land information which In Dakota County, a new Web-based GIS is chang- first step is to finish parcel mapping areas of follows the guidelines of the National Integrated ing how county and city staffs do business. The the county that have not been officially mapped. Land System (NILS) program. Dakota County Office of GIS recently deployed a The next is to obtain and create parcel names Web-based GIS, loaded with geographic data, and that are plat book friendly. Along with this step is Many objectives had to be considered for the made it available to both city and county staff. the creation of all relevant annotation including development of 200,000+ urban and rural The strategy was to provide a low-cost, Web- acres, road names, hydro, etc. The third step is parcels in a county the size of St. Louis County based, view-and-query GIS solution to all staff, to place all annotation together on each page (7,000 square miles). Funding, project scope the expectation being that the number of people in a format that is aesthetically pleasing and and long-term maintenance were critical to suc- doing basic GIS to increase their productivity and readable using a personal geodatabase and cessful parcel data development and Enterprise effectiveness would increase dramatically. MapLogic software. The last part of the project GIS implementation. St. Louis County is now in includes preparing pages for design and infor- full production mode to develop parcel data in But providing a single solution for everyone yields mation, including advertisements and index ta- an SDE Enterprise GIS environment. Data devel- other benefits as well. This new GIS contains more bles. Because it will be maintained by the county opment and GIS implementation are expected to than 140 layers of data from a wide variety of land information office, it will be more accurate be completed in late 2009. sources within the county as well as a number of and less costly to produce in future years. regional datasets. Work units are encouraged to This session will address the planning, imple- contribute their own data to share with other work mentation and challenges of developing a par- units. People are able to use the GIS as a way to cel data model and developing an enterprise GIS discover data available from other work units and for a large, diverse county. to help build relationships between work units that have overlapping issues. Having a common GIS allows county and city staff to draw from a common knowledge base for discussing issues and communicating concerns. This results in better- informed decision-making, more comprehensive development strategies, and more consistency in services provided to the public.

Another aspect of the project is that of collaboration among counties. The client software for the GIS was purchased with Carver and Scott counties, and the three counties have been in close communication regarding development and deployment strategies. This will likely to lead to similar GIS environments in all three counties, paving the way for further collaboration. 35 SESSION 8 — WATER RESOURCES THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 1:30 PM, LEGION SUITE NORTH THE ROLE OF GIS IN SETTING ST. IS AN URBAN REGIONAL STORM SEWER MINNESOTA LAND COVER AND IMPER- CLOUD’S STORMWATER STANDARDS LAYER JUST A PIPE DREAM? VIOUS SURFACE AREA VIEWER Christy Shostal, GIS Specialist/Analyst, Steve Kloiber, Environmental Analyst, Pericles S. Nacionales, Research Special- Houston Engineering, Inc. Metropolitan Council ist, University of Minnesota 6901 E. Fish Lake Rd., Suite 140, Maple Grove, 390 N. Robert St., St. Paul, MN 55101 115 Green Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108 MN 55369 Phone: 651-602-1056 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 763-493-4522 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Trent Erickson, IT Specialist, University Storm sewers are an important part of the ur- of Minnesota Patrick Shea, Assistant Director of Public ban water management system. Management of 115 Green Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108 Utilities, City of St. Cloud flooding and pollution impacts is most effectively Phone: 612-624-3459 400 Second St. S., St. Cloud, MN 56301 conducted on a watershed basis, yet there is E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 320-650-2814 currently no integrated storm sewer GIS data WATER RESOURCES — WATER E-mail: [email protected] for any of the Twin Cities area watersheds. The An interactive, Web-based viewer was created data are collected and managed in a piecemeal to give the public access to the Landsat-derived The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) fashion by a host of organizations. Problems impervious surface, and land cover, maps and identified the city of St. Cloud, Minn. (City) as encountered during an urban watershed map- statistics compiled by the University of Minne- one of thirty cities required to complete a non- ping project will be discussed. These problems sota’s Remote Sensing Laboratory. This viewer degradation review for surface waters. The include different electronic formats, varying provides a simple and easy-to-use interface, MPCA believes that for select cities, due to their geographic projections, sparse (or nonexistent) allowing users to select a date (year) and a current size and probable future growth, an in- metadata, as well as cartographic and attribute region (cities/townships, counties, ecoregions, crease in stormwater flows and pollutant loading inconsistencies. watersheds, and lakesheds). This presentation to surface waters is likely. The MPCA, therefore, will provide an overview of how the viewer was required each of the 30 cities to complete a A practical short-term solution for a semi-auto- created as well as a live demonstration of how nondegradation review as one component of mated watershed boundary delineation in urban it works. the NPDES Phase II Permit for Municipal Sepa- areas was developed. File formats were stan- rate Storm Sewer Systems, which controls non- dardized and geographic projection problems point source pollution from stormwater. were corrected. The ArcHydro model and other GIS tools were used to modify the height-of-land The nondegredation review requires the City watershed boundaries by incorporating cultural to complete a stormwater loading assessment, drainage features into a flow network. Watershed among other tasks, for three time periods; (1) boundary accuracy was significantly improved baseline condition (1988-1990), (2) current by incorporating these drainage features. Wa- condition (2000-2005), and (3) future condi- tershed management in an urban environment tion (2020 or ultimate development, whichever could benefit from standardizing, sharing, and occurs first). The use of GIS was integral to ful- integrating storm sewer GIS data. A strategy for filling these tasks for the different time periods. achieving this goal is proposed. GIS modeling was used both as a tool to create and prepare input data for use in the loading assessment, as well as to illustrate output parameter results. This presentation will focus on methods used, challenges encountered, and final products developed. SESSION 8 36 SESSION 9 SESSION

SESSION 9 — UTILITIES THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 1:30 PM, LEGION SUITE SOUTH CAN YOU DIG IT? A GIS SOLUTION TO THE ELECTRIC UTILITY’S USE OF GIS THE ELECTRIC UTILITY’S USE OF GIS MANAGING GOPHER STATE ONE CALL (PART 1): TRANSMISSION AND (PART 2): DISTRIBUTION DIG REQUESTS GENERATION Mike Siedschlag, GIS Technician I, Great Kendis Scharenbroich, Consulting Man- Andy Schmidt, Senior GIS Technician, River Energy/United Services Group ager, Pro-West & Associates, Inc. Great River Energy/United Services Department

8239 State 371 NW, Walker, MN 56484 Group Department 17845 Highway 10 PO Box 341, Elk River, MN — UTILITIES Phone: 218-547-3374 Ext. 106 17845 Highway 10, P.O. Box 341, Elk River, MN 55330-0341 E-mail: [email protected] 55330-0341 Phone: 763-241-3715 Phone: 763-241-2234 E-mail: [email protected] It’s a familiar sight: Multicolored streaks of E-mail: [email protected] spray paint decorating a grassy lawn or a line The electric distribution cooperative is an excit- of colored flags, making one wonder if the graf- The presentation will cover Great River Energy’s ing and innovative area that has been leverag- fiti ultimately has a purpose or if utility workers (a generation and transmission company) cur- ing GIS in its daily operations for the benefit of have a little too much time on their hands. As rent and future uses of GIS. Former CAD sys- its business needs. Many cooperatives are mov- it turns out, there is a very precise and high- tems have evolved from an automated mapping ing from the paper, CAD, and tabular systems tech method to the madness behind all those system to a centralized GIS system that is uti- to GIS for the benefit of spatial analysis, query, rainbows of lines. lized throughout the company in its day-to-day and a centralized encompassing information operations and decision making. Topics include system. The tool of GIS has helped the coopera- These markings on the ground are a direct result generation/transmission facility selection, trans- tive in better decision making, precise system of responses to Gopher State One Call service mission line route planning, corridor manage- visualization, improved maintenance, and future requests. With hundreds of requests coming in ment, asset management, and integrations with system planning. Topics include system plan- a day to organizations and the implementation other key business systems. ning, modeling, trouble call, right-of-way man- of Minnesota Positive Response in 2006, orga- agement, asset management, staking design nizations are looking toward GIS for an efficient, systems, map output and integration with key digital way to manage one-call service requests business systems. in the field.

This presentation will outline how Web-based GIS technology, wireless technology, and utility data in a GIS are used to manage service requests and significantly streamline the locate process.

37 SESSION 10 — WEB MAPPING THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 1:30 PM, MAYO SUITE CITY OF RED WING ARCGIS SERVER ARCIMS PITA ISSUES PUTTING GIS IN “REGULAR” WEB IMPLEMENTATION Sonia Dickerson, Office of Decision PAGES: A METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Leanne Knott, GIS Specialist, City of Red Support, Mn/DOT CAUTIONARY TALE Wing 395 John Ireland Blvd., MS 240, St. Paul, MN 55155 419 Bush St., Red Wing, MN 55066 Alison Slaats, GIS Systems Admin, Met- Phone: 651-366-4037 Phone: 651-385-3619 ropolitan Council E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 390 N. Robert, St. Paul, MN 55101 Phone: 651-602-1561 At the Minnesota Department of Transportation, The city of Red Wing implemented ArcGIS Server E-mail: [email protected] 9.2 in the spring of 2007 as a business solution we have an ArcIMS multiple-developer structure — WEB MAPPING that involves managing a team of ArcIMS de- for publishing data and for mapping distribution Jessica Deegan, Sr GIS Tech, Metropoli- velopers in a compartmentalized and unique throughout the organization. This presenta- tan Council environment. The complexity presents us with tion will focus on the decision-making process, 390 N. Robert, St. Paul, MN 55101 obstacles better known as PITA issues. Yes, PITA server edition, acquisition cost, database stor- Phone: 651-602-1718 (Pain in the Application, Pain in the ArcIMS or age issues, training, implementation, integration E-mail: [email protected] with business partner software, current appli- Pain in the Architecture) issues are known to plague many projects. cations, and future planning for scalable data Government presence on the Internet is evolv- editing platforms and deployment. Emphasis will ing from providing static data to offering dynam- Some of our PITAs involve discovering different be placed on steps and missteps encountered ic content that gets customers what they need. approaches to accomplish what seems to be during software implementation, and problem- This year, the Metropolitan Council, the Twin Cit- straightforward for other configurations. Others solving strategies utilized by GIS and information ies regional planning agency, is going through a involve dealing with data integration or our con- technology staff. complete Web site re-design to better serve our stantly evolving standards and best practices. customers and take advantage of modern Web technologies, especially those related to GIS. GIS What kind of PITA issues do you have? Maybe products and applications will no longer be in a they are the same as ours. This presentation corner of the Web site, but will be incorporated will highlight these PITAs and provide our solu- throughout as a dynamic medium to provide in- tions or workarounds with a minimal amount of formation. whining. In this presentation, we will discuss both the technical pieces to the Metropolitan Council’s GIS Web strategy as well as the non-technical challenges faced when moving beyond the scope of the GIS office and beyond the scope of a traditional GIS-centric audience.

We will provide specific examples of Web pages that incorporate GIS-based maps with data from other departments and will discuss the challenges in doing this in manner that will be sustainable. SESSION 10 38 SESSION 11 SESSION

SESSION 11 — REMOTE SENSING THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 1:30 PM, ELLIOTT SUITE NORTH ANALYSIS OF A 20-YEAR LANDSAT RESOLVING SHADOWS IN HIGH-RESO- USING HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE WATER CLARITY DATABASE LUTION SATELLITE IMAGES FOR CARBON IMAGERY TO ESTIMATE IMPERVIOUS- Leif Olmanson, Research Fellow, STUDIES IN URBAN-SUBURBAN AREAS NESS FOR HYDROLOGIC MODELING University of Minnesota Jindong Wu, Research Associate, Univer- Paul Wickman, GIS Coordinator, Emmons Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis sity of Minnesota & Olivier Resources, Inc. Laboratory, 1530 Cleveland Ave. N. St. Paul, 115 Green Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108 651 Hale Ave. N., Oakdale, MN 55128 SENSING — REMOTE MN 55108 Phone: 612-624-3459 Phone: 612-280-5850 Phone: 651-405-8081 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Marvin E. Bauer, Professor, University of A crucial input parameter for surface water runoff Marvin E. Bauer, Professor, University of Minnesota modeling is an accurate estimate of the amount Minnesota Phone: 612-624-3703 of impervious surface area within each of the wa- Phone: 612-624-3703 E-mail: [email protected] tershed basins being modeled. In the past, GIS- E-mail: [email protected] based methods for estimating these values have A wide array of remote sensing approaches typically included manual digitizing of impervious The use of remote, satellite-based sensing is a is available for estimating carbon budgets of features (buildings, roads, sidewalks, etc.), es- cost-effective way to gather information needed natural and agricultural ecosystems, but rela- timation based on parcel land use categories, for regional water quality assessments in lake-rich tively few have been developed for urban and or analysis of relevant land cover data such as areas like Minnesota and also enables retrieval suburban landscapes. Vegetation is a basic the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System of historical information on lakes that were not component of urban-suburban environments (MLCCS). Methods such as manual digitizing can part of ground-based sampling programs. We with significant area coverage. Quantification of be costly and time consuming, and parcel-based have completed a 20-year comprehensive water the contribution of urban vegetation to regional land use depends heavily on the accuracy of the clarity database for all lakes 20 acres or larger carbon budget is important for understanding parcel data and attributes. that includes statewide water clarity assessments and mitigating many aspects of carbon sinks TM using Landsat imagery for the ~1985, ~1990, and sources and, by extension, global change. Research carried out at the University of Min- ~1995, ~2000 and ~2005 time periods. We However, the estimation of carbon uptake by ur- nesota Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis believe the temporal and geographic extent of ban vegetation becomes more difficult because Laboratory has lent credence to a new method the data is unprecedented. Analysis of the data of increased spatial heterogeneity. for estimating impervious surface based on indicates distinct regional differences across the multi-spectral imagery acquired from space or state. The northern lakes and forest ecoregion High spatial resolution remote sensing pro- air-borne remote sensing platforms. While much with land cover dominated by forest, shrubland, vides opportunities to detect fine details on the of the original research has shown how estimates wetland and lakes has relatively high water clarity ground. But significant shadows in acquired can be acquired from the Landsat platform, the with an average of 3 meters. The north central images also create problems in applying these resolution of Landsat (30-meter pixels) is too hardwood forest ecoregion has mixed land cover images to land cover classification and carbon coarse for local-scale watershed analysis. with 50 percent in agriculture cropland with some uptake estimation. We developed a multistage grassland and forest and a higher percentage of image classification scheme of QuickBird imag- EOR has translated this research into a practical urban area. This ecoregion has mixed water clarity ery to map major land cover types in Roseville and commercially viable method for estimating with an average of 1.5 meters. The western Corn of the Twin Cities. The spectroradiometric prop- impervious surface area using high-resolution Belt plains ecoregion that is dominated by agricul- erties of different shadows were examined and QuickBird imagery, suitable for large-scale anal- tural cropland has relatively poor water clarity with used to re-classify shadows to informational ysis. This presentation illustrates how EOR used an average of 1 meter. Further statistical analyses classes. K-nearest neighbor algorithms were these methods to define input parameters for of the database, in conjunction with demographic, used to resample pixel values for the shadows surface water runoff modeling in the Rice Creek morphometric and land use data, will be used to areas. Shadow-resolved land cover map and Watershed District. describe temporal and spatial water clarity trends. QuickBird multispectral images were introduced Results of this analysis are expected to aid local to a remote sensing-driven carbon model to de- and state lake managers to make informed deci- termine the spatial variability of urban vegeta- sions about development policy and improve the tion and to estimate its net primary production management of lake resources. and carbon uptake. 39 SESSION 12 — UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 1:30 PM, ELLIOTT SUITE SOUTH IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE TUMEN RIVER PROJECT: APPLICATION PHOSPHORUS LOADING AND LAND TWIN CITIES PARK-AND-RIDE SYSTEM OF GIS IN EXPLORING ECONOMIC COVER USING GIS POTENTIALS Jeff Reinhart, St. Cloud State University Mark Balwanz, Minnesota State Univer- Michael Boucher, Bemidji State University E-mail: [email protected] sity, Mankato E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Big Sauk Lake is part of the larger Sauk River The Tumen River Region, comprised of China, watershed. For years, the Big Sauk Lake Asso- ciation has been battling curly-leaf pondweed Traffic congestion is becoming more of a prob- North Korea, and Russia, has a huge potential that has been overrunning the lake. Part of their lem in the Twin Cities metropolitan area due to to emerge as a major economic hub in East Asia. concern has been phosphorus loading, which is the increasing population. Mass transit can be The present study utilizes GIS to examine the a primary influence to the growth of curly-leaf a solution to the growing traffic problem if the potentials of economic development in this re- pondweed. Some of the phosphorus loading oc- system is widely used. A park-and-ride system gion. The possible changes in the ecosystem, curs upstream from the lake. Vegetation cover is an important part of mass transit because natural and human landscapes are investigated. in riparian zones influences the amount of phos- it decreases the number of low-occupancy The Tumen River originates in China, but flows phorus that runs off into the river. vehicles on the road. The current park-and-ride out of Russia in the Sea of Japan, while border- system in the Twin Cities is used to determine ing North Korea on most of its journey. The joint Water samples will be taken from points up- the areas that will need sites in the future. To planning efforts can allow China to use the navi- stream of Big Sauk Lake and measured for find the optimal location of a potential site, gable stretch of this river to make the Jilin Prov- phosphorus levels. The sample locations will be many variables are considered, including ince easily accessible to the rest of the world. marked using GPS waypoints. GPS waypoints will population in the area, size of the parcel, and This project will benefit South Korea, North be uploaded to ArcGIS and compared to GAP distance from a major road or highway. Each Korea, China, Russia, Japan, and Mongolia. The Land Cover data available from the DNR Data variable is weighted in terms of importance. Tumen River is a sleepy little river that is out of Deli. An analysis will then be made between The analysis performed in this study provides the way and can be a large economic area if phosphorus levels and riparian vegetation cov- a baseline for further research and shows developed the right way. er. Through this analysis, recommendations for how GIS can help (1) select the most efficient UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION — UNDERGRADUATE better management of phosphorus loading will locations through analysis of variables and be developed and passed on to the Big Sauk (2) improve the efficiency of the park-and-ride Lake Association. system. 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SESSION 13 — LOCAL GOVERNMENT THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 3:30 PM, MCDONNELL SUITE 90-MINUTE PANEL: ADDRESSING ADDRESSES: THE NEED FOR MUNICIPAL ADDRESS POINT DATA

Amy Geisler, City of Ramsey; Jeff Gottstein, Woodbury Police Department — LOCAL GOVERNMENT & Law Enforcement Technology Group, LLC; Pete Henschel, Carver County; Matt McGuire, Metropolitan Council; Paul Weinberger, City of Minneapolis

A number of cities and counties in Minnesota have begun to understand and plan for their emerging need for address point data. Spe- cifically, this involves a point and “official” address for every occupiable unit within a juris- diction. While parcel data can give us much of this information, many gaps exist with respect to malls, apartment, office and industrial com- plexes, manufactured housing parks, and other situations in which many addresses exist on one parcel.

The MetroGIS Address Workgroup has assem- bled a panel of people to discuss this emerging data need. The panel will explain what is being done about it, primarily from the city perspective, but also from the county and regional perspectives. The discussion will address these questions:

• Why is this type of data needed? • How is it helpful for emergency responders? • Why is it so important that it be created at the municipal level? • What role do counties have in this data development? • Who is currently creating and maintaining address points data? • What strategies are being used to coordinate this type of data so that it can be used consis- tently at the county, regional or state level? • What resources are available to help cities create this dataset?

Ample time will be provided for additional questions and feedback from the audience.

41 SESSION 14 — WETLANDS & WATER QUALITY THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 3:30 PM, LEGION SUITE NORTH IDENTIFYING DRAINED WETLANDS: WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY NON- ASSESSING PRODUCTIVITY OF NORTH- CREATING A PROCESS UTILIZING DEGRADATION ANALYSIS USING GIS ERN WILD RICE (ZIZANIA PALUSTRIS) MODEL BUILDER John Mackiewicz, GIS Consultant, WSB & ON THE LEECH LAKE RESERVATION Sarah Schrader, GIS Specialist, Goodhue Associates Rebecca Knowles, Plant Ecologist/ Habi- County 701 Xenia Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55416 tat Biologist, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe 509 W. 5th St., Red Wing, MN 55066 Phone: 763-287-7194 115 Sixth St. NW, Suite E, Cass Lake, MN 56633 Phone: 651-385-3193 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 218-335-7428 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Bryan Pittman, GIS Specialist, WSB & Adam Birr, Water Quality Specialist, MN Associates Lee Westfield, Vice-President, Manager, Department of Agriculture E-mail: [email protected] Natural Resources and Remote Sensing E-mail: [email protected] Unit, Pro-West & Associates, Inc. In accordance with the Minnesota Pollution Con- E-mail: [email protected] This project used ArcGIS tools to create a data trol Agency’s requirements for nondegradation model for identifying drained wetlands within plans, WSB & Associates prepared water qual- Northern wild rice is an annual aquatic grass Goodhue County. These drained wetlands will ity pollutant loading assessments for numerous that is native throughout the northeastern Unit- be used to locate potential wetland restoration cities in the metro area. This presentation de- ed States and Canada. Abundant in Minnesota sites. Landowners for these sites can receive lo- scribes the procedures and methods followed, and Wisconsin, it remains a key part of the diet, cal, state, and federal money to convert their outlines the analysis results, describes proposed tradition, culture, and economy of the Ojibwe WETLANDS & WATER QUALITY & WATER — WETLANDS cropland back into wetlands. The main datasets mitigation plans, and defines management stan- people, and an important resource for numerous used in this project were: Goodhue County 2ft LI- dards for future development. GIS tools were used species of wildlife. The productivity of rice beds DAR, SSURGO soils, FSA crop data, and Goodhue extensively to perform the analysis and commu- is highly variable by year and location. Factors County orthophotography from 2005. Wetland nicate the results. Land use changes between such as seasonal water levels and competition identification begins with identifying depressions 1988 and 2004, impervious surface coverage, from other plant species are important. The in the landscape. Tomer et al., 2003 outlined a soil, historic rainfall data, and corresponding pol- Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is developing a long- methodology to identify depressions in glaciated lutant loading estimates were analyzed. Based term monitoring protocol to insure the sustain- landscapes in addition to further criteria used on the historic rainfall data, runoff volume was ability of wild rice on the Leech Lake Reserva- for potential Iowa CREP wetlands. Once a gen- calculated using NRCS methods for hydrology. tion. Aerial photography of rice beds has been eral process was created, the steps were then The total phosphorus and total suspended solids acquired annually since 1993. Color photos of combined into an ArcGIS data model which cre- (TSS) loads were then calculated using the run- ripened rice were scanned and rectified. To as- ated and edited massive amounts of data and off volumes and event mean concentrations. The sess productivity, we digitized the extent of the included over 40 separate processes. The data analysis generated a loading estimate for runoff rice beds. To aid photo interpretation, we used model was created to combine these separate volume, phosphorus, and TSS on a city-wide, sub- GPS to map the perimeter of 13 beds in 2005 processes into one smooth operation and to watershed basis, and land use change scenario and 11 beds in 2006. We also collected data on enable batch processes. It is important to note basis. This information was further interpreted stem density, stem height, and number of seeds that this project focused primarily on methods to determine if the nondegradation standard per spike. Findings from these analyses gener- for identifying depressional wetlands. Wetlands was met. Plans were developed to support future ally support the production records of the Band. located in other landscape positions will need nondegradation requirements, mitigate existing Low yields correspond to decreased area, stem other sets of analyses and criteria. Identifica- degradation, and monitor the effectiveness of density, and number of seeds per spike. The tion methods are limited for these features, rely- these measures. degree of difference between years, however, ing on Decorah edge, pre-settlement vegetation, differs greatly depending on the method of as- or other geologic maps. sessment. Differences in stem density and seed number corresponded more closely to differences in yield than differences in extent or mean stem height. This indicates that a long-term monitoring protocol for northern wild rice should include various measures of productivity. SESSION 14 42 SESSION 15 SESSION

SESSION 15 — BUSINESS THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 3:30 PM, LEGION SUITE SOUTH GIS REVOLUTIONIZES PHONE BOOK MAPPING FOR MINNESOTA DADS AT GIS STREAMLINES PROCESS FOR DELIVERY SYSTEM HOME (MDAH) BUSINESS Ross Kleiner, Project Manager, Applied Hugh Phillips, Minnesota Dads at Home Ronald Bruder, Program Analyst/Appli- Data Consultants 1425 137th Ln. NW, Andover, MN 55304 cation Developer, Applied Data 2985 58th St., Eau Claire, WI 54703 Phone: 763-862-7738 Consultants Phone: 715-874-4397 E-mail: [email protected] 2985 58th St., Eau Claire, WI 54703 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 715-874-4397 — BUSINESS It may come as some surprise that a group of E-mail: [email protected] GIS can have a profound effect on the way busi- stay-at-home dads would find use for GIS map- nesses operate. One of the leading phone book ping, but it has proven useful for displaying the Using ArcGIS Server, Applied Data Consultants, distribution companies chose to incorporate GIS locations of the 140 MDAH members in the Twin Inc., created an interface to generate reports, into the workflow and it helped revolutionize its Cities area, the playgroup locations they gather maps and driving directions to help a large co- business, resulting in a 10 to 20% increase in at weekly and places where they can take their operative define delivery locations and field ar- delivery route accuracy. The result was a level children for fun. The story of developing GIS for eas. A separate interface allows administrators of efficiency and customer service that simply MDAH is micro-example of many of the issues at different facilities to plan daily deliveries from could not have been possible without the use of faced in developing a GIS implementation from multiple source locations. The system improves GIS. Learn about the challenges and successes scratch. This presentation will focus on compari- overall efficiency and allows for a detailed spa- of this innovative GIS routing project. son of several datasets and geocoding engines tial record of delivery and application areas. As for the initial batch geocoding of member ad- a result, this business is now able to serve its dresses, the several software packages evalu- 4,000 clients through improved work order and ated for viewing the MDAH member map with delivery routes. reference data, and privacy issues. The final implementation uses Google Earth (GE) for display of the member map and for maintenance geocoding. Since the initial member and playgroup site maps were created, an additional public access map of approximately 100 great places for dads (or moms!) to take their young children to for activities and fun has been created.

43 SESSION 16 — WEB MAPPING: OPEN SOURCE THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 3:30 PM, MAYO SUITE ANYONE CAN CREATE WEB MAPPING based on user interaction with the application. The presentation will primarily focus on applica- APPLICATIONS — THE OPENMNND As a result, GIS applications can be provided on tions and services related to cadastral frame- most servers or workstations without requiring work data. Topics of this presentation will include PROJECT AND GEOMOOSE special performance capabilities, disk space, or demonstrating examples, downloading the code, Randy Knippel, GIS Manager, Dakota database software. installation, configuration with data sources and County where to look for community resources. The 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, MN 55124 This presentation will provide background on the presentation will also describe the configuration Phone: 952-891-7080 OpenMNND collaboration and an overview of how files used in GeoMOOSE and provide examples E-mail: [email protected] GeoMoose and MapServer can be used to easily of using GIS Web services, including WMS and build low-cost Web-based GIS applications. WFS and stand-alone data services, such as tax Web mapping applications are commonplace. reports with GeoMOOSE. Citizens expect to find maps online with links to information for their property and other prop- FIELD COMPUTING— FIELD AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE erty. However, providing this capability has re- CITIZEN USE OF WETLANDS ON WEB: quired a significant investment in software and GEOMOOSE SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK time making it rather exclusive to larger cities Brian Fischer, GIS Project Manager, FIRST YEAR RESULTS and counties. The OpenMNND Project set out to Houston Engineering, Inc. Mike McLean, Public Affairs, Metro. change that by making open-source Web map- 6901 E. Fish Lake Rd., Maple Grove, MN Mosquito Control District ping software that is easily deployed and avail- 55369 2099 University Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55104 able to everyone at no cost. As a result, anyone Phone: 763-493-4522 Phone: 651-645-9149 can create interactive mapping applications for E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] their Web site or simply to provide GIS capabilities to anyone in their organization. Web mapping applications are in high demand by Nancy Read, Technical Services Coordina- local governments needing a solution to access tor, Metro. Mosquito Control District GeoMoose was created by the City of St. Paul GIS data for internal use and public consump- Phone: 651-643-8386 and enhanced by the OpenMNND Project, a col- tion. For many organizations, this is a challeng- E-mail: [email protected] laborative effort involving agencies in Minnesota ing process because of limited resources and and North Dakota funded by an FGDC grant. funding. This presentation will introduce you to Citizens call the Metropolitan Mosquito Control OpenMNND focused GeoMoose on local govern- a software framework called GeoMOOSE (www. District every year asking if particular wetlands ment needs and packaged it so can be easily geomoose.org) designed to meet some of these in their area are being treated to prevent mos- downloaded, configured, and deployed using challenges. quito problems. In 2007, we launched a Web- basic Web publishing skills. No programming is based wetland look-up application that presents required. Based on open standards and open- GeoMoose was created by the City of St. Paul our data along with public WMS map layers in an source software, entire applications can be built and enhanced by the OpenMNND Project, a col- interface built with OpenSource software from without having to purchase any software. laborative effort involving agencies in Minnesota the OpenMNND project (powered by GeoMoose and North Dakota funded by an FGDC grant. and MapServer). The intent was to make map GeoMoose is designed around a services-ori- OpenMNND focused GeoMoose on local govern- and treatment data easily available to staff and ented architecture, which means it can use oth- ment needs and packaged it so can be easily through a simple Web-based interface. Citizens er Web servers on the Internet and distributed downloaded, configured, and deployed using began finding the site early in the year and we application components on your own servers. basic Web publishing skills. have collected comments, observations and use data that we will use in planning improvements. Map layers can come directly from Web mapping GeoMoose is an open-source project designed services published by a variety of government around a services-oriented architecture. Geo- agencies or by accessing your own data using MOOSE is client-side code that uses a variety of MapServer. This minimizes the need to copy JavaScript, CSS, XML, and DHTML techniques to and process large volumes of data. Other Web- interface with other services. The primary target based information services can be accessed of GeoMOOSE is for integration with the Univer- to integrate associated systems dynamically sity of Minnesota’s MapServer software. SESSION 16 44 SESSION 17 SESSION

SESSION 17 — REMOTE SENSING THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 3:30 PM, ELLIOTT SUITE NORTH 90-MINUTE PANEL: DIGITAL ELEVATION within Minnesota. Topics such as data charac- DATA ACTIVITIES IN MINNESOTA teristics, data sharing and funding will be discussed. Ronald Wencl, Geospatial Liaison, USGS 2280 Woodale Dr., Mounds View, MN 55112 Phone: 763-783-3207 E-mail: [email protected] REMOTE SENSING — REMOTE

David Claypool, County Surveyor, Ramsey County 1425 Paul Kirkwold Dr., Arden Hills, MN 55112 Phone: 651-266-7170 E-mail: [email protected]

Danielle Evans, USDA NRCS; Brian Huberty, USFWS; Peter Jenkins, Mn/DOT; Tim Loesch, MnDNR

Topographic information and elevation data generally receive little attention from GIS users. However, with improved technology and increasing applications there’s a growing interest in digital elevation data and digital elevation models (DEMs). As more sources of remotely sensed data and imagery become available and more tools such as Web browsers and Web map services become accessible, there’s a growing desire for more current and higher-resolution digital elevation data. Are there common requirements or data characteristics that would benefit multiple agencies or users? Who’s planning to acquire new elevation data in the future? How are these programs funded?

Every year there are a variety of digital elevation and imagery projects from numerous sources acquired for portions of Minnesota. There are federal programs, regional acquisitions and local projects but few methods to coordinate and cooperate on the expensive data collection efforts. The Governor’s Council on Geographic Information established a Digital Elevation Com- mittee to provide basic cooperative support for digital elevation activities in Minnesota.

A panel of representatives from federal, state and regional agencies and local government will discuss the status of digital elevation programs

45 SESSION 18 — UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 3:30 PM, ELLIOTT SUITE SOUTH CREATING A LANDSCAPE PROBABIL- GOODHUE COUNTY MUNICIPAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: A CASE STUDY ITY MODEL FOR AREAS OF PRIORITY GROWTH ZONES IN URBAN GLBT HOUSING CONSERVATION Teresa Sperl, University of Minnesota Matthew Petcoff, Macalester College Jonathan Schultz, University of Minne- E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] sota, Duluth E-mail: [email protected] The goal of the study is to determine proper Seattle was recently named the “second gay- areas of development using information such est city” in the United States by a demographer The prairie-savanna ecotone spanned a vast as the Goodhue County soil survey, zoning ordi- named Gary Gates. Seattle has several site and portion of the upper Midwest prior to Anglo- nances, the county’s Comprehensive Plan, and situation factors that help to create an attrac- European settlement. Currently, less than .15 GIS to help manage the land use at the interface tive living area for GLBT couples, specifically percent of the original prairie communities of the cities and rural landscape. By utilizing key gay male partnership households. Situational remain. In southeast Minnesota the majority aspects of development combined with GIS, each factors include distance to other major cities of these remnants are topographically unique city will be presented with numerous options of through major transportation corridors, major landscape features known as dry bluff prairies. expansion that better reflect the surrounding international airports, and major seaports. In- Surrounded by oak-dominated woodlands, these environment. I will be specifically focusing on the cluded in site factors are natural, constructed, high quality native plant communities are areas Urban Fringe zone for the cities of Cannon Falls and cultural amenities. The beauty of the Seattle of priority for conservation in both Minnesota and Dennison located in the northwestern part area, the number of theatres, art galleries, old and Wisconsin. of Goodhue County. Some aspects beneficial for houses, and societal tolerance are all important development and that will be key in identifying amenities. GIS is used to explore spatial pat- Implementing topographic variables, a geo- future growth areas are: utilities, electrical sub- terns of these amenities; physical landmarks, graphic information system (GIS) is used to stations, wireless capabilities, and proximity to surrogate features, and choropleth values are create a landscape probability model (LPM) that main transportation. The aspects that are not used in examining GLBT urban housing trends predicts the distribution of dry bluff prairies and considered conducive for development will in- in Seattle. other plant communities in the prairie-oak forest clude: floodplains, bluff land, feedlots, mineral continuum. The LPM is cross-referenced to sites extraction sites, shore land and wetlands. Once

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION — UNDERGRADUATE within Minnesota’s Great River Bluffs State Park this project is completed, this new information to determine initial model success. The LPM is will aid Land Use Management staff as a guide also compared to privately owned sites in Wis- and template to identify future growth areas for consin to determine applicability at a broader the municipalities within Goodhue County. scale.

Despite differences in owner class, management practices, and land-use legacy between the two landscapes, correlation between the LPM and mapped sites was consistent. The LPM proves useful in locating smaller bluff prairies that are threatened by or have succumbed to woody en- croachment. SESSION 18 46 SESSION 19 SESSION

SESSION 19 — LOCAL & REGIONAL GOVERNMENT FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 8:30 A.M., MCDONNELL SUITE 90-MINUTE PANEL: REGIONAL GIS COORDINATION IN MINNESOTA John Chell, Arrowhead Regional Devel- opment Commission; Randy Johnson, MetroGIS; Charlie Kost, Southwest Min- nesota GIS User Group; Wayne Hurley, Pine to Prairie GIS Users Group; Mark — LOCAL & REGIONAL GOVERNMENT Sloan, Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan GIS Committee

The session will be devoted to regional GIS coordination in Minnesota. The session will feature a panel of representatives from regional organizations in the state who will share ideas and experiences about regional coordination and provide guidance to the state’s efforts to develop a statewide strategy for GIS coordination.

They will describe their coordination roles and the successes and challenges they have encountered. The ensuing discussion will help attendees learn from one another and provide insight on coordination models that may be adapted for their regions.

47 SESSION 20 — FORESTRY & WILDLIFE FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 8:30 A.M., LEGION SUITE NORTH CONDUCTING AERIAL SURVEYS OF USING GIS TO ANALYZE ASPEN MN DNR FORESTRY’S REGENERATION WILDLIFE USING GPS/GIS SOFTWARE: QUALITY SURVEYS USING HANDHELD DEVICES AN UPDATE Nathan Eide, GIS Specialist / Forester, Chris Pouliot, GIS Application Developer, Bob Wright, Wildlife GIS Specialist, Lake County Forestry Department MN Department of Natural Resources MNDNR 601 Third Ave., Two Harbors, MN 55616 500 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 55155 5463-C West Broadway, Forest Lake, MN Phone: 218-834-8340 Phone: 651-259-5491 55025 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 651-296-3292 E-mail: [email protected] In the past few decades aspen (Populus tremu- The MN DNR Division of Forestry has imple- loides) has emerged as a significant merchant- mented a new application on handheld devices Chris Pouliot, GIS Application Program- able tree species. A tree that was once consid- for collecting regeneration survey information in mer, MNDNR ered a weed is now one of the most desirable the field. This replaces data collection via paper 500 Lafayette Rd., St Paul, MN species to harvest. The Lake County Forestry forms, which required numerous hand calcula- Phone: 651-259-5491 Department manages approximately 150,000 tions and data entry back in the office.

FORESTRY & WILDLIFE — FORESTRY E-mail: [email protected] acres of land. On this land, aspen is very preva- lent. Recently, questions have been asked about The application includes functionality for check- Wildlife biologists often need to locate and count the quality of the aspen currently growing on ing out data to the handheld device, data col- free-ranging animals for various research and some sites. Because of the low quality, it ap- lection in the field using ArcPad, and checking management purposes. Aircraft are frequently pears that some stands may be better suited newly collected data back into a central SDE used to conduct these surveys because they of- for a different species. A key to forest manage- database. This presentation will highlight the refer enhanced ground visibility and the ability to ment is working with the land to maximize the generation survey application’s functionality and cover large areas efficiently. Until recently pilots management objective. GIS is the perfect tool to cover some lessons learned along the way. and observers relied on ground features and gather, analyze, and display data for important compasses to navigate these surveys, recording forest management decisions. observations on paper maps or data sheets for later transcription to computers. Currently avail- This study attempts to predict the site quality for able GPS, GIS and computer technology now aspen based on plot inventory data. The goal is allow aircraft occupants to observe their flight to determine if any forest stands should be con- path directly over aerial photography, navigate verted to a different species of tree. Forest in- without reliance on ground features, and record ventory data was collected using ArcPad loaded animal locations directly into a field computer, all on PDAs. Data such as forest structure, species, in real time. Since 2004 Wildlife and GIS staff of shading density, disease, volume, and slope the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources were all recorded digitally. Using GIS, this digital- have been developing custom survey software, ly recorded forest data along with physiographic called DNRSurvey, to take advantage of these and soil information will be used to determine possibilities. Previous versions, comprised of site quality. The results will show candidate for- MN DNR’s DNRGarmin GPS software and an Ar- est stands to be converted. The results will also cView GIS 3.x extension, have been successfully show which combinations of data are the best deployed on actual surveys with demonstrated predictor of site quality related to aspen. The cost savings. It has now evolved to a stand- outcome of the study will be better forest man- alone software package that includes real-time agement with more suitable tree species. mapping, data capture to ESRI shapefile format, voice recording capabilities and a form-building wizard for creating custom data entry forms. In this presentation we provide an overview of the evolution and functionality of DNRSurvey, including a live simulation. SESSION 20 48 SESSION 21 SESSION

SESSION 21 — PRODUCT DEMOS FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 8:30 A.M., LEGION SUITE SOUTH GEOMOOSE SERVICES INTEGRATION GEOMOOSE CLIENT FRAMEWORK (THE WEB-BASED GIS: INTEGRATING GIS (THE MOOSE IS LOOSE) MOOSE IS LOOSE) AND CITY/COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL Jim Klassen, Info Tech Analyst II, City of Dan “Ducky” Little, Info Tech Analyst III, FUNCTIONS St. Paul City of St. Paul, IS Jennifer Ward, Marketing Manager, Pro- 25 West 4th St., 700 CHA, St. Paul, MN 55102 25 W. Fourth St., 700 CHA, St. Paul, MN 55102 West & Associates, Inc. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 651-266-8812 8239 State 371 NW, Walker, MN 56484 PRODUCT DEMOS — PRODUCT E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 218-547-3374 Ext. 105 Bob Basques, GIS System Developer, City E-mail: [email protected] of St. Paul Bob Basques, GIS Systems Developer, Phone: 651-266-6188 City of St. Paul Pro-West & Associates’ next generation WebFu- E-mail: [email protected]/us Phone: 651-266-6188 sion product, which is constructed on top of E-mail: [email protected] ESRI’s ArcGIS Server platform, will be demon- GeoMOOSE is the open-source GIS Internet strated. WebFusion is a program that is capable browser based project started by the City of St. GeoMOOSE is the open-source GIS Internet of integrating GIS with any number of vital city/ Paul. It is a very extensible client for MapServer. browser based project started by the City of St. county government functions. WebFusion uti- While the GeoMOOSE client can be used with the Paul. It is a very extensible client for MapServer lizes AJAX (Asynchronous Java and XML) to cre- out-of-the-box MapServer, there are a number and adheres strongly to a Service-Orientated ate an intuitive user-friendly interface that gives of server configuration methods that extend the Architecture and strives to be as REST-ful as the user the impression of running a localized client capabilities considerably. Adding Web ser- possible. GeoMOOSE has a number of strengths rather than a Web-based application. WebFusion vices to the GeoMOOSE server configuration is making it ideal for use in a number of varying is highly customizable and is a perfect solution such an extended capability. There already exists environments. First, it is a very server-light infor integrating spatial data with various external in the GeoMOOSE framework a number of con- stall; it is possible to perform the vast majority databases and other third party programs, such figuration options for extending the many and of tasks in MOOSE without installing any soft- as Tax Parcel and CAMA databases, building varied services offered by GeoMOOSE by default. ware but MapServer. Second, GeoMOOSE is permit and special assessment programs, one- Many options for output and client browsers are highly configurable. The interface behavior can call locate systems, wireless mobile applications possible with the MapServer/GeoMOOSE combi- be configured in a number of fashions by editing and infrastructure management systems. nation. Some of the formats to be demonstrated the Configuration.js file. Everything seen in the will be, population of attribute popups for Web interface (including layers and tools) can be ed- browser display, 3D output capabilities featur- ited in an XML file called a Mapbook. GeoMOOSE ing X3D as a data output option, which allows can even use the same Web site to load multiple for surface and infrastructure rendering in 3D. Mapbook-configurations. Third, GeoMOOSE is Linking to other Web services such as WMS/WFS an active project as it is being used at the City will be demonstrated as well. This session will of St. Paul Public Works as their primary GIS. demonstrate the multitude of service offerings This activity guarantees future development of afforded by GeoMOOSE both in it’s out-of-box the software. Finally, GeoMOOSE has the benefit configuration as well as showing ways to add in of being completely free. This product presenta- custom services by the GeoMOOSE administration will cover all of the features that GeoMOOSE tor. comes with from the open-source project and some of the advanced features being used by This presentation will address: Data acquisition the City of Saint Paul. This presentation will ad- and conversion, standards, technology, utilities dress: Standards, technology, utilities and auto- and automated mapping, and Web-based tech- mated mapping, and Web-based technologies. nologies. The Moose is Loose.

49 SESSION 22 — OPEN SOURCE COLLABORATIONS FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 8:30 A.M., MAYO SUITE OPEN SOURCE TOOLKIT TRUE NORTH: MAPPING MINNESOTA’S TRACKING PARCEL MAPPING IN MINNE- David Fawcett, Minnesota Pollution HISTORY SOTA, STATEWIDE PARCEL MAP INVEN- Control Agency Lesley Kadish, GIS Specialist, Minnesota TORY: UPDATE 2007 520 Lafayette Rd. N., St. Paul, MN 55155 Historical Society Jay Krafthefer, Principal Land Surveyor, Phone: 651-215-0200 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 Mn/DOT Office of Land Management E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 651-259-3275 Mail Stop 643, St. Paul, MN 55155 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 651-366-3463 There are some very powerful tools available E-mail: [email protected] that can make your job as a GIS guru much Brent Lund, Applications Developer, easier. These tools are free and run Windows, Land Management Information Center Norman Anderson, GIS Project Specialist, Linux/Unix, and Mac platforms. 658 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55155 Land Management Information Center Phone: 651-201-2487 658 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55155 The Toolkit includes utility programs and librar- E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 651-201-2483 ies for interrogating and manipulating both vec- E-mail: [email protected] tor and raster data sets. It also contains lan- The Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) and the guage bindings that allow you to harness this Land Management Information Center (LMIC) If you work for a public organization that cre- same functionality using your favorite scripting have teamed up to create an online GIS de- ates or maintains digital parcel data or plans language like Python, C# / .Net, Perl, Ruby, and signed to teach Minnesota’s Geography and His- to create a digital cadastre you might already Java. The tools support dozens of data formats tory standards. The challenge: to make accurate know about the Spatial Parcel Mapping Invento- for both vector and raster data. digital content appealing to a tough audience ry (SPMI) of Minnesota! The original Statewide

— OPEN SOURCE COLLABORATIONS — students. True North: Mapping Minnesota’s Parcel Map Inventory was completed in 2003. It These tools, or their libraries, are used in sev- History integrates geo-rectified historic maps provided an assembly of metadata made about eral commercial geospatial software packages and artifacts from the museum’s collections parcel data development across Minnesota. from companies that you would recognize. with Minnesota’s available digital datasets. This It also established a baseline for measuring presentation will explain the technical aspects statewide progress in land information system Many of these tools can even fit and run on a of True North (created using Mapserver/Cha- improvements and their expansion. Updates flash drive, so you can take them with you when meleon), demonstrate a sixth-grade lesson, and were made in 2004 and again in 2007 to this you sit down with a user to troubleshoot data. explore how collaborative projects like this cre- statewide collection of information about parcel Powerful, portable, and no license limitations. ate new audiences for GIS. mapping progress, data quality, frequency of updates, contact information and other related items. Late in 2006, the Web site was upgraded to enable new inventory participants to add their contact information ensuring their invitation to contribute during the 2007 update. When it came time to provide the updated metadata, existing survey participants were welcomed at login with pre-filled data fields based on earlier submittals to help minimize their updating effort. As a result of these enhancements in late 2006 and mid 2007, visitors benefit from the presence of updated inventory content and enjoy better reporting results through enhanced GIS map display. The outcome provides the latest insight about our GIS/LIS community and the status of associated practices. The online results of the mapping application will also be demonstrated. See: http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/chouse/SPMI/

SESSION 22 Reporting/ 50 SESSION 23 SESSION

SESSION 23 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 8:30 A.M., ELLIOTT SUITE NORTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND 60-MINUTE PANEL: METROGIS AND HOMELAND SECURITY: RAMSEY GCGI EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COUNTY — ARCEMDA-CBRNE COMMITTEES — RECENT ACTIVITIES Judson M. Freed, Director, Emergency Paul Weinberger, GIS Manager, City of Management and Homeland Security, Minneapolis Ramsey County 331 Second Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55401 50 West Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102 Phone: 612-673-2574 MANAGEMENT — EMERGENCY Phone: 651-266-1020 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] John Hoshal, Co-chair, GCGI Emergency Ramsey County, Minn., is the second largest Preparedness Committee, Land Manage- county in Minnesota (by population) and the ment Information Center county seat (St. Paul) is also distinguished by 658 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55155 being Minnesota’s State Capitol. The metropoli- Phone: 651-201-2482 tan nature of the county, as well as the presence E-mail: [email protected] of the State Capitol, offer unique challenges to the Ramsey County Emergency Management Panelists will include other members of the and Homeland Security Department. In addition, Governor’s Council on Geographic Information the Republican National Convention will be held (GCGI)/Emergency Preparedness Committee in St. Paul in 2008. The Emergency Preparedness Committee of the In 2006 the Ramsey County Emergency Man- Governor’s Council on Geographic Information agement and Homeland Security (EMHS) De- was established to organize the GIS community partment conceptualized a combination Web- to help minimize the impact of, recover from, and based/mobile GIS application for expedient avoid natural and human-caused emergencies damage assessment and asset cost recovery. in Minnesota. This panel will update the audi- The county also added basic CBRNE (Chemical, ence on the status of emergency preparedness Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive) /management activities being conducted by the assessment functionality. Ramsey County EMHS Governor’s Council on Geographic Information utilizes GPS-based PDAs and laptops in both a (GCGI) and MetroGIS. It will include a discussion connected and/or disconnected environment to of LMIC’s GIS Pandemic Needs Analysis. Other execute its primary duties in the event of either topics may include incorporating the National a manmade or a natural disaster. Grid in emergency response mapping, data collection efforts by DHS, DOD, NGA, and other im- The presentation will illustrate how Ramsey portant topics. County, Minn., has incorporated GIS into its damage assessment, recovery management and event planning functions.

51 SESSION 24 — GRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 8:30 A.M., ELLIOTT SUITE SOUTH ANISOTROPIC LEAST-COST MODELING OF THE INTEGRATION OF RETAIL SITE A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRO- ROMAN ROADS IN CUMBRIA, UNITED LOCATION ANALYSIS, SPATIAL INTER- GRAMMING LANGUAGES FOR GIS KINGDOM USING ARCGIS AND IDRISI ACTION MODELS AND GEOGRAPHIC Kurt Swendson, St. Mary’s University Jason Menard, University of Minnesota INFORMATION SYSTEMS (graduate) E-mail: [email protected] (graduate) Andrew Moore, Minnesota State Univer- E-mail: [email protected] sity, Mankato Many GIS departments in organizations through- E-mail: [email protected] This research aims to locate Roman roads as out the world have developed customized tools using an Environmental Systems Research In- part of ancient landscapes along the Ambleside Site location is an important spatial decision for stitute (ESRI) proprietary language named Av- - Ravenglass Roman road, in the Esk valley, retail analysts. Predicting the revenue that will enue. Avenue is reaching the end of its life cycle, Cumbria, United Kingdom, using a least-cost- result from developing a potential site plays a and will soon be unsupported. ESRI has moved path algorithm. Prior archaeological models major role in the decision making process and on to new versions of its software, which is not have generally used relatively simple isotropic has been attempted through various methods backward-compatible with Avenue. This project cost surfaces and 2D spatial distances to predict for many years. Spatial interaction models have explores the various options available to GIS Roman road courses through the landscape, the ability to predict flows of consumer dollars professionals in order to bring their customized and have experienced only limited success. The to retail centers. However, there are a couple tools up to date using the latest software. current project will use an anisotropic cost sur- of difficulties in implementing spatial interaction faces to better simulate the terrain conditions models. First, most research is highly theoretical roads actually exist in order to more accurately as their applications have been limited in busi- predict probable paths through landscapes. ness solutions. Second, it is difficult to calibrate NO ABSTRACT Slope will be the major predictor of route, since the model to market conditions. Third, existing Kunwar Krishna Veer Singh, St. Cloud

GRADUATE STUDENT COMPETITION — GRADUATE variables like land cover and soil type are likely GIS software supports only very limited spatial State University (graduate) to have changed in the intervening 1,800 years interaction models. In this research a disag- E-mail: [email protected] since the construction of the road. The project gregated origin specific competing destination will utilize three datasets to train and verify spatial interaction model is used to model exist- model precision and avoid issues of sample ing market conditions of the study area so that dependency. Ultimately this research is intended future potential retail sites could be analyzed as a tool to help archaeologists make sense of through the model. The accuracy of the model ancient landscapes, in addition to Roman road prediction is determined by using estimated an- location. It is not necessarily intended to be nual revenue for more than 400 grocery, mass used as a stand-alone tool for archaeological merchandise and wholesale club stores from a interpretation, but instead used in concert with customized retail database. In order to calibrate any number of sources that bear on the prob- and run the model, advanced customization of lem as a means of finding the most viable route an existing GIS is also necessary. This research for a Roman road. The model, then, serves as a shows that a spatial interaction model can be starting point to understand and interpret an- fully calibrated to the existing conditions of a cient landscapes and the cultural processes that given market area. The result is a calibrated have shaped them. model that serves as an applicable prototype for calibrating spatial interaction models in other markets as well as a customized GIS to accom- modate the appropriate model inputs. SESSION 24 52 SESSION 25 SESSION

SESSION 25 — STATE GOVERNMENT FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 10:30 A.M., MCDONNELL SUITE MAPPING ACCESS ON STATE WILDLIFE STRATEGIC PLANNING OF GIS AT A GIS DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGEMENT AREAS (WMA): USING MN/DOT MN/DOT GIS TO INVENTORY, CLASSIFY AND Charlie McCarty, GIS Architect ITS4, Mn/ Richard Fisher, Developer, Mn/DOT Office RANK ACCESS DOT Office of Decision Support of Decision Support Mail Stop 240, Room 130, St. Paul, MN 55155 Mail Stop 240, St. Paul, MN 55155 Chris Scharenbroich, GIS Specialist, MN Phone: 651-366-4042 Phone: 651-366-4042 DNR, Wildlife Management Section E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] — STATE GOVERNMENT 2115 Birchmont Beach Rd. NE, Bemidji, MN 56601 In today’s working environment, GIS offices need GIS developers are faced with a complex mix of Phone: 218-755-3179 to keep pace with the changes of the business customer requirements and demands spanning E-mail: [email protected] they provide value to and the world around multiple legacy and cutting-edge environments. them. The static, high-cost, “boil the ocean” ap- These range from the mainframe, to Web-based State Area Wildlife Managers have been invento- proach to strategy does not always fit the needs services, desktop, and mobile development, and rying WMA features in a GIS for the past seven of established GIS offices. A dynamic process for of course Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual years. Part of the inventory has been the collec- strategic decision making is one of the goals for Earth. Cost constraints, existing investments in tion of WMA boundaries, access facilities, sanc- Mn/DOT GIS in the Office of Decision Support. training and software, human resource limits, tuaries and water features. This data is being This process will help make good decisions and increased collaboration, and unlimited customer used to describe access conditions in WMA Man- evolve strategies on the fly as new opportunities demands are driving the need for standards, agement Guidance Documents, which are used and threats occur. The process includes the use faster service, self-serve portals, and stable, to help guide current and future management of a governance framework, defining the proper low-cost development of more common ser- of habitat and public use on WMAs. scope of divergent information gathering from vices and fewer stovepipe applications. stakeholders, online collaborative tools, moni- In order to compare access conditions among toring the external environment, setting and The landscape is vast — including both com- WMAs, the access description includes an access measuring initiatives. This talk shares the 2007 mercial and Open Source software solution pro- classification and ranking system based on the experience of setting up a dynamic strategy viders using .NET and Java, SOAP, and XML. accessibility of foot travel. Taking into account process. that foot travel occurs over areas of the natu- Currently Mn/DOT is undertaking an effort to ral landscape on a WMA, and there are starting compare and contrast choosing a development points and limitations for foot travel over a WMA, environment in .NET or Java; this talk shares that GIS is used to calculate and classify the distance experience. of available foot travel. ArcGIS Model builder was used to prepare data, calculate distance and classify the distances of available foot travel on a WMA. The access classification is further used to rank accessibility of a WMA compared to WMAs across the state.

53 SESSION 26 — HYDROGRAPHY FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 10:30 A.M., LEGION SUITE NORTH 90-MINUTE PANEL: NHD STEWARDSHIP NHD reach segment, and integrates landscape AND HYDROGRAPHY APPLICATIONS characteristics with the mapped stream network through computed catchments. Susanne Maeder, GIS Data Coordinator, Land Management Information Center StreamStats, developed by the United States 658 Cedar St., Suite 300, St. Paul, MN 55155 Geological Survey, is a Web-based application Phone: 651-201-2488 designed to estimate stream flow statistics and E-mail: [email protected] basin characteristics. This application is similar to NHDPlus, but at more detail: statistics can be Chris Sanocki, GIS Specialist, Hydrologic generated from any point. StreamStats data and Investigations Section, USGS applications are being built on a state-by-state 2280 Woodale Dr., Mounds View, MN 55112 — HYDROGRAPHY basis. An example state StreamStats applica- Phone: (763) 783-3151 tion will be demonstrated, and the Minnesota E-mail: [email protected] StreamStats project will be described.

The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is These topics and others related to the NHD will the universal data model and framework for be discussed during this session. hydrography nationwide, and is the hydrography framework layer in the National Spatial Data Infrastructure. The NHD includes: river and lake features for making maps, a national stream addressing system, a modeling network for navigating upstream/downstream, and a maintenance infrastructure.

Minnesota has a stewardship agreement with the United States Geological Survey to maintain and update the high-resolution NHD within the state. LMIC acts as the principal steward, and coordinates with other updaters and users. The structure and status of Minnesota’s stewardship process is described.

NHD can support a host of applications, many of which involve analysis of NHD and related events. “Events” are features or activities that can be referenced to the hydrographic network. USGS and EPA nationally, and LMIC and MPCA lo- cally, have extensive collections of events referenced to the NHD. Events enable the integration of external data to the hydrography framework.

The U.S. EPA needed a nationally consistent water modeling and analysis capability. To aid in their analyses, EPA built NHDPlus, based on the medium-resolution NHD. NHDPlus is a collection of “Value-Added Attributes” to the NHD that includes flow volume and velocity for each SESSION 26 54 SESSION 27 SESSION

SESSION 27 — PRODUCT DEMOS FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 10:30 A.M., LEGION SUITE SOUTH CUSTOMIZED ARCGIS TOOLS FOR THE MERGING GIS WORLDS TOGETHER LIDAR PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS; E911 PROFESSIONAL Matt Winger, GIS Application Engineer, A CASE STUDY-STEARNS COUNTY, MN Scott Wolfert, GeoComm IMAGINiT Technologies AND FARGO, ND 1051 N. Lynndale, Appleton, WI 54914 601 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud, MN 56301 Doug Jacoby, Project Manager, Merrick & Phone: 920-832-8920 Phone: 320-240-0040 Company E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 2450 S. Peoria St, Aurora, CO 80014-5472

Phone: 303-751-0741 DEMOS — PRODUCT GeoComm has worked with over 400 counties Has your organization decided to get into the GIS world? across the United States to develop and imple- In the past several years, the use of airborne ment E911 software and data solutions. Using laser systems or LIDAR (Light Detection And Have you committed the time and money to de- over 12 years of experience, GeoComm has de- Ranging) for the rapid collection of digital ter- velop an up-to-date GIS solution? veloped customized tools specifically for the 911 rain models (DTMs) has proliferated. Flood plain professional to create, maintain, and validate studies, contouring, road engineering projects, When you think of GIS, think of the overall pic- map data, MSAG, and 911 databases. volumetric computations, orthophoto produc- ture. tion, and mapping for beach erosion are just GeoSnap 9-1-1 is a set of tools built on ArcGIS some of the applications driving the demand for GIS is the world around you. GIS runs the entire ArcObjects technology, which is designed to de- this technology. The ability of LIDAR systems to world. GIS creates accurate mapping spanning crease the time and effort required to build and capture accurate spot heights at an extremely from city to city and state to state. City, county, maintain public safety GIS and 911 databases. rapid rate is the principle reason behind LIDAR’s and state governments should be using some GeoSnap 9-1-1 contains map data tools for ad- success. Today many geospatial mapping proj- sort of GIS system. dressing assignment, applying road ranges, and ects are turning to this alternative means of cell sector creation. In addition to spatial data collection for accurate modeling of terrain Almost every engineering, surveying, or archi- tools, GeoSnap 9-1-1 serves as an addressing data, however, little is known about the process tectural firm, or local, state or federal govern- and MSAG data management system. from collection to client. This abstract will give ment uses computer aided design (CAD) of a brief overview of LiDAR technology, some of some sort. Some of these organizations have A full range of quality control tools are also in- its technical applications and then cover how we gone with either ESRI or AutoCAD, or both, cluded in this ArcGIS add-on toolbar. GeoSnap (Merrick & Company) process the LiDAR data to just because they wanted to get into the “GIS 9-1-1 can check map data for gaps and over- derive the products that are used in some of World.” laps, as well as check an MSAG for overlapping those technical applications. Afterwards there records. A series of geocoding tools simulate will be a technical demonstration using LiDAR AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 is a way to let your engi- 911 calls from a 911 database. If any calls fail, data derived from projects that Merrick was in- neering staff create and maintain an integrated GeoSnap 9-1-1 provides a report of why there volved in: Stearns County, Minn., Fargo, ND; and GIS system and still be comfortable in the pro- was failure. Calfskin Creek, Kan. The technical demonstra- gram they know. AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 can tion will utilize an existing tool used at Merrick now use your existing CAD files and merge them This session is designed for the 911 profes- to accurately model the LiDAR datasets called together into one overall system. Even more, sional who is responsible for maintaining their MARS®. entity’s 911 data and would like to see a dem- you can now open, view, and edit any ESRI file onstration of a toolset specifically designed with on-the-fly with AutoCAD Map. their needs in mind. You will learn how to open AutoCAD files, bring in ESRI files and merge them together or keep them separate. Connect to ESRI Shape files, ESRI ARC/SDE servers, Oracle Spatial, MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Geo Referenced Raster images (aerials), Surveyed points, WMS, and WFS (all in the same map), all based on the “new” technology of AutoCAD Map 3D 2008.

55 SESSION 28 — STRATEGIC GIS FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 10:30 A.M., MAYO SUITE GIS INITIATIVES AT SCOTT COUNTY, MN 60-MINUTE PANEL: COMPASS POINTS Whether you are responsible for policy, man- — SPATIALLY ENABLING THE BUSINESS — SETTING A DIRECTION FOR MINNE- agement, use or technical support of GIS, your involvement in the strategic planning process is UNITS SOTA’S GIS FUTURE important. Come prepared to listen, think, and Joshua Gumm, GIS Specialist, Scott David Arbeit, Director, Office of Geo- offer your ideas. County, MN graphic and Demographic Analysis 600 Country Trail E., Jordan, MN 55352 Suite 300, St. Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 952-496-8061 Phone: 651-201-2460 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Topics to be discussed include: Fred Logman, Project Manager, Land

STRATEGIC GIS — STRATEGIC • The Scott County GIS Department’s recent Management Information Center move to IT and the positive aspects of that Phone: 651-201-2495 new relationship E-mail: [email protected] • Aligning GIS with the business units • Utilizing VMware virtual servers Rick Gelbmann, Chair, Governor’s Council • Implementing ArcGIS Server 9.2 Enterprise on Geographic Information; Annette Advanced Theroux, President and CEO, Pro-West • Visioning for a true service- oriented architec- Consulting ture (SOA) • Future plans for a high-availability configura- During the past year, members of the GIS com- tion using load balancing technologies and munity have been working on a strategic plan system design. designed to establish Minnesota as a national leader for Coordinated, Affordable, Reliable, and Effective use of GIS to enhance services throughout the state (CARE). The planning activity builds upon a 2004 report of the Governor’s Council on Geographic Information, Foundations for Coordinated GIS, and subsequent strategic initiatives for enterprise GIS presented at the 2006 GIS/LIS conference. Panelists will report about: • A strategic planning retreat attended by a broad cross-section of policy-makers, managers, and GIS specialists from around the state to recommend strategies for strengthening coordination in state government. • A draft strategic plan for statewide GIS coordination developed as a recommendation for the Governor’s Council on Geographic Infor- mation. • Options for addressing issues involving roles, responsibilities, relationships and resources related to achieving the CARE vision. • Future strategic planning events and opportunities to participate in the strategic planning process. SESSION 28 56 SESSION 29 SESSION

SESSION 29 — REGIONAL GIS APPLICATIONS FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 10:30 A.M., ELLIOTT SUITE NORTH METRO GEOCODING WEB SERVICE/ ports Commission, Dept. of Revenue, and Metro CREATING CUSTOM ASP.NET AJAX APPLICATION PROJECT Mosquito Control. We hope that any organization CONTROLS FOR USE WITH ARCGIS building a Web site with address look-up in the Nancy Read, Technical Services Coordina- metro could use the service or code and save SERVER APPLICATIONS tor, Metro Mosquito Control District many hours of programming and testing time, Alison Wieckowicz, GIS Programmer 2099 University Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55104 as well as saving on long-term maintenance of Analyst, LOGIS Association Phone: 651-643-8386 the underlying data. 5750 Duluth St., Golden Valley, MN 55422 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 763-543-2627 — REGIONALAPPLICATIONS GIS E-mail: [email protected] David Bitner, GIS Coordinator, Metropoli- tan Airports Commission FINDING A SUSTAINABLE WAY TO THE A demonstration on creating rich user controls 6040 28th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55450 for interacting with ArcGIS Server applications Phone: 612-725-6156 FUTURE GROWTH OF THE TWIN CITIES using Asynchronous JavaScript and XML(AJAX). E-mail: [email protected] METROPOLITAN AREA USING AN Sub topics will include a brief description of AJAX INTEGRATED METHOD OF REMOTE functionality, the callback framework and how it Many participants in MetroGIS, both governmen- SENSING AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS applies to the ESRI Web ADF for the Microsoft tal and private, are building Web-based mapping Fei Yuan, Assistant Professor, Minnesota .NET framework, extending ArcGIS server appli- applications to help citizens or staff find data State University, Mankato cations using the ASP.NET AJAX framework, and related to an address. An address look-up (geo- Armstrong Hall 7, Department of Geography, encapsulation of the AJAX functionality within coder) is often the first step for access to these Mankato, MN 56001 custom controls. Example applications will be sites. A clear need existed for a service that Phone: 507-389-2376 displayed and source code and references will could take a request from a Web or desktop ap- E-mail: [email protected] be discussed. plication and return a set of likely matching addresses and locations, based on address ranges Metropolitan growth is driven by multiple poli- in the TLG Street Centerlines dataset, and pos- cies from local to regional scales. How these sibly also using the Regional Parcel Dataset and policies should be designated and utilized is a eventually the proposed Occupiable Units Ad- critical factor in the development and implemen- dress Points Dataset. This talk presents the cur- tation of any successful regional growth strat- rent status of a project funded by MetroGIS to egy. A correct urban land-use policy designation develop such a Web service and make applica- and planning can be supported by various spa- tion code available as OpenSource. The project tial analytical tools. This study investigates the starts by defining requirements for a geocoding potential of using remote sensing and spatial service that would address needs of MetroGIS analysis as an integrated tool for sustainable participants, including functional requirements, urban growth management and planning. Urban data and support implications, and standards density and land use transformations over the for data and the service itself. It continues with last thirty years are mapped for the Twin Cities determining priorities and feasibility, and then Metropolitan Area (TCMA). Future TCMA growth creating and deploying an on-line geocoding is analyzed by examining questions of “where,” service that would meet these requirements. We “what,” and “how,” and by relating them to key also plan to develop documentation for those regional policies by the Metropolitan Council. planning to build applications that use the ser- Findings from this study may provide valuable vice or those wishing to use the geocoder code, information on how planning for the future of in open-source, ArcIMS or other environments. the TCMA should proceed. The integrated meth- Participants include an ad hoc workgroup from od may present an effective approach for local the MetroGIS Technical Advisory Team with rep- planners and regional leaders to make informa- resentatives from The Lawrence Group, Met- tive decisions. ropolitan Council, Metro Emergency Services Board, City of St. Paul, LMIC, Metropolitan Air-

57 SESSION 30 — NEW DIRECTIONS FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 10:30 A.M., ELLIOTT SUITE SOUTH 45-MINUTE PRESENTATION: U.S. 45-MINUTE PANEL: ESRI HIGHER NATIONAL GRID EDUCATION SITE LICENSE Major William Schouviller, The National Mark Thomas, Software Contract Mgr., Grid, USMC Minnesota State Colleges & Universities HQMC, Intel Dept, IPI, Washington, DC 20380- 3010 Memorial Library, Mankato, MN 56001 1775 Phone: 507-389-6915 Phone: 703-614-0843 DSN(224) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ben Richason, Professor, St. Cloud State This presentation explains the value to the University general public, first responders, homeland se- Stewart Hall 311E, St. Cloud, MN 56301

— NEW DIRECTIONS curity, and homeland defense in the nationally Phone: 320-308-3019 consistent language of location provided by the E-mail: [email protected] FGDC’s U.S. National Grid. Why the USNG format for these applications instead of lat/long or A spirited discussion of the MnSCU Higher Sys- SPCS are explained. Concepts of geoaddressing temwide Site License for ESRI. and universal map index that the USNG enables are described, as well as how the national grid serves as a bridge between hardcopy and digital maps. SESSION 30 58 MAYO MAP CIVIC CENTER

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POSTER ABSTRACTS DETERMINING POSITIONAL ACCURACY DEVELOPING A WETLAND AND WATER- GIS ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL STORM OF DIGITAL IMAGERY: PROBLEMS, PIT- COURSE INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT WATER INFILTRATION AND RUNOFF FALLS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE VERMILLION RIVER WATER- MODELING FOR BMP CONSTRUCTION IN James L. Krumrie, GIS Analyst, Land SHED USING GIS HADLEY VALLEY WATERSHED, ROCHES- Management Information Center (LMIC) David R Holmen, Resource Conservation- TER, MINNESOTA 658 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55155 ist/I.T. Specialist David Rokus, GIS Analyst 651-201-2469 • [email protected] Dakota County Soil and Water Conserva- GeoSpatial Services, St. Mary’s tion District As more and more digital imagery becomes avail- University of Minnesota 4100 220th St. W., Farmington, MN 55024 able for GIS purposes, end users are demand- 360 Vila St., Winona, MN 55987 651-480-7791 • [email protected] ing better information about the imagery — in 507-313-3768 • [email protected] short, better metadata. A key component of that In Dakota County, existing GIS databases to This research examines potential storm water metadata is the imagery’s positional accuracy or evaluate location and watershed-based protec- recharge, infiltration, and runoff throughout how the locations of features within the imagery tion of our surface waters are out-of-date or un- Hadley Valley Watershed in Rochester, Minn. compare to their real-world locations. In 1998, systematic. The purpose of this project was to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) inventory and assess the condition of wetlands The three most influential properties of infiltra- approved the National Standard for Spatial Data and waterways within the Vermillion River Water- tion include: Land Use : based on percent im- Accuracy (NSSDA) to provide a method to pre- shed in Dakota County, Minnesota. An important pervious surface, Hydrologic Soils : based on cisely measure and report the positional accu- function of the project was to create a new GIS porosity and permeability, and Percent Slope racy of spatial data such as digital imagery. database that can be continuously updated over : derived from elevation points. These primary time to track future watershed projects and field factors are selected, classified, and ranked ac- The Land Management Information Center work. Ultimately, water quality data from the wa- cording to their impact on infiltration and run- (LMIC) was tasked with testing the positional tershed will be integrated with the inventory and off. A geographic information system organizes accuracy of 2003-04 NAIP imagery for Minne- assessment to anticipate and prioritize future these data layers and clips features to the wa- sota using (for some of it) NSSDA procedures. protection efforts across the watershed. This tershed boundary using ArcGIS 9.1. The independent dataset chosen for reference project was funded through the Vermillion River in the accuracy determination was the 1991- The vector features are converted to grid and Watershed Joint Powers Organization and the 92 Mosaicked Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle develop a Potential Infiltration Model through a Metropolitan Council. (MDOQ) imagery. Unfortunately, the 2003-04 weighted overlay process. This infiltration model NAIP imagery failed the accuracy test as speci- identifies and maps current locations and lev- fied. But before it could be labeled as “position- DISK GOLFING IN INVER GROVE els of storm water recharge in the watershed. ally inaccurate” some problems were discovered HEIGHTS A second model is developed to locate plau- with the independent dataset (MDOQ) as well as sible storm water best management practices Colin Lee, Anoka Ramsey Community with the testing methodology. In addition, NSSDA (BMPs). Locations in proximity to wetlands, sink- College itself showed inherent limitations. holes, other BMP structures, and environmen- [email protected] tally sensitive areas are restricted; areas within Therefore, an improved independent dataset The poster is a map of the North Valley disk golf drinking management supply areas (DWSMAs), and methodology will be described that may course in Inver Grove Heights. The current lay- and some clay soils require extensive testing have alleviated some of these problems. They out of the course is unmapped; as an avid disk prior to construction. The BMP Model reveals might also serve as a template for future im- golfer, Colin intends to create and share the map optimal locations where infiltration ponds and agery accuracy testing. Yet some questions re- with other players and the community. The map trenches, dry wells, rain gardens, and veg- garding positional accuracy determination and will be created from aerial photographs along etated swales may be implemented to promote testing remain. These also need to be discussed with GPS points and tracks to give a general lay- infiltration and decrease runoff. A Runoff Model in order to meet the metadata demands of im- out of the course as well as accurately show tee intersects land use and soils layers to compute agery end users. to pin distances. runoff coefficients. A comparative analysis of the Potential Infiltration Model and Runoff Model is accomplished to find discrepancies between the two models. Further analysis including: peak runoff rate, time to concentration, and average 63 runoff coefficient are calculated using the inter- series of “first-stop” Web pages. Each page pro- the process of identifying drained wetlands with- section of the primary layers. This type of water vides an overview of what’s available on a par- in Goodhue County. The identified drained wet- resource management establishes a hydrologi- ticular topic, such as soils or land ownership. The lands will be used for locating potential wetland cal system foundation designed to benefit all pages link to GIS data, online and printed maps, restoration sites. The landowners for these sites people, businesses, and ecosystems. services, reports or other background material can then receive local, state, and federal money from a wide variety of sources, including state, to convert their cropland back into wetlands. federal and local government agencies, nonprofit The main datasets used in this project were: organizations and the private sector. GREATER BLUE EARTH WATERSHED: Goodhue County 2ft LIDAR, SSURGO soils, USDA POTENTIAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS AND The newest themes are water resources and Farm Service Agency crop data, and Goodhue 3RD CROP / CONSERVATION LANDS utilities and communication. A wide range of County color orthophotography from 2005. Bart Richardson, GIS Project Coordina- water-related data sets and maps are available Wetland identification begins with identifying de- tor, Minnesota Department of Natural for the state. The information page guides users pressions in the landscape. Tomer et al., 2003 Resources through choices for: rivers and lakes, wetlands, have outlined a methodology for identifying de- 1200 Warner Rd., St. Paul, MN 55106 watersheds, water-related GIS data sets, and hy- pressions in glaciated landscape in addition to 651-772-6150 • [email protected] drologic events. The utilities and communication further criteria used for potential sites for Iowa page covers electric power from energy sources CREP wetlands. 1. Create a land cover data layer. such as wind, coal, nuclear, hydro, and solar — 2. Using slope, soil and stream data, create a Once a general process was created using including transmission lines, substations, and corridor layer of potential third-crop areas different tools in ArcGIS, the steps were then service areas — natural gas pipelines, water (something other than corn or soybeans) combined into a data model. The process cre- and sewer infrastructure, and telecommunica- and conservation land. ated and edited massive amounts of data and tions infrastructure and service areas. 3. Run habit analysis models using the land cover included more than 40 separate processes. layer for forest interior, ephemeral wetlands Other first-stop pages are available for air pho- The data model was created to combine these in forests, grasslands, and wetlands. tos, land ownership, soils, elevation, and topo- separate processes into one smooth operation. 4. Combine the resulting habitat patches into a graphic maps. Additionally, the data model can be set up to run patch composite layer. These are the eco- batch processes. The poster will show the entire Access the pages by looking under “Information logical patches. data model used for this project and additional by Theme” in the data section of LMIC’s Minne- 5. Run the corridor analysis model using the information from throughout the process. sota Geographic Data Clearinghouse: www.lmic. land cover and third-crop corridor data to state.mn.us/chouse/data.html. find the best ecological corridors between the ecological patches. This analysis was run KNOCKING OUT NOXIOUS WEEDS US- four times, each iteration creating a complex HOUSING GROWTH IN MANKATO ING BIO-CONTROL of patches and corridors which are then Nick Jost, Student, Gustavus Adolphus Joshua Gumm, GIS Specialist, Scott linked during the next running. College County, MN 6. Present the data as:- Ecological patches (the 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082 600 Country Trail E., Jordan, MN 55352 habitat patches) 952-496-8061 • [email protected] - Ecological corridors (the best links between A Trimble GPS unit was used to collect flea beetle the ecological patches) IDENTIFYING DRAINED WETLANDS: CRE- release points and the yearly crater ring cre- - Potential third-crop and conservation land ATING A PROCESS UTILIZING MODEL ated. GPS and GIS technology was chosen for (additional areas that could function to en- BUILDER a number of reasons. It was important to have hance the ecological corridors) Sarah Schrader, GIS Specialist, Goodhue the ability to map the release points and have County an accurate record even if the site is disturbed GROWING NUMBER OF FIRST-STOP 509 W. Fifth St., Red Wing, MN 55066 in the future. Another important reason to use 651-385-3193 • [email protected] INFORMATION PAGES mapping technology is because the flea beetles Beau Kennedy, Water Planner/Techni- are extremely gregarious, so intern as the colo- Nancy Rader, GIS Data Coordinator, Land cian, Goodhue County SWCD ny grows as does the crater ring. Scott County’s Management Information Center 104 E. Third Ave., PO Box 335, Goodhue MN Agricultural Inspector has been able to quantify 658 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55155 55027 his Biological Control Program by showing the 651-201-2489 • [email protected] 651-923-5286 effects from year to year. Acreage can also be In order to help GIS users find the Minnesota calculated and used to report the amount of This project used the tools available in ArcGIS data, maps and services they need, the Land Leafy Spurge controlled over time.

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chemicals into the atmosphere enhances pollu- a state park (Willow River State Park), and are tion, contributes to greenhouse warming, and reflected in water quality and quantity in this MAPPING ACCESS ON STATE WILDLIFE thus introduces changes in the climate system. important trout stream. Long-term monitoring MANAGEMENT AREAS (WMA): USING Recent decades have witnessed rising levels of this watershed’s health started during the GIS TO INVENTORY, CLASSIFY AND of greenhouse gases and inevitable climatic field season of 2006 with two sites and was ex- RANK ACCESS change due to anthropogenic perturbations. In- panded in 2007. Indices such as water turbidity, terestingly, studies of climate change involve the water temperature, discharge, dissolved oxygen Chris Scharenbroich, GIS Specialist, MN fields of Remote Sensing, GIS, and Earth System levels, shoreline vegetative cover, and river DNR, Wildlife Management Section Sciences modeling, and are invariably linked with macroinvertebrate composition were assessed 2115 Birchmont Beach Rd. NE, Bemidji, MN both space and time. Satellite image processing monthly from May to September. Initial results 56601 assesses the spatial and temporal distribution indicate that the health of the watershed is 218-755-3179 • chris.scharenbroich@dnr. of natural and anthropogenic emissions and good, but not excellent, with the greatest future state.mn.us therefore addresses the climate scenarios and threats being increased housing development, State Area Wildlife Managers have been invento- impact assessments. Arising out of such model- sediment and nutrient loading, and pressure rying WMA features in a GIS for the past seven ing analyses, airborne data is one of the prime from invasive exotic species. years. Part of the inventory has been the collec- indicators of climate change linked with global tion of WMA boundaries, access facilities, sanc- warming potentials (GWP) of greenhouse gas tuaries and water features. This data is being emissions (GHG). The Intergovernmental Panel ST. CROIX RIVER VALLEY SCENIC AS- used to describe access conditions in WMA Man- on Climate Change (IPCC) has consented that SESSMENT agement Guidance Documents, which are used global temperatures are rising, permafrost and • Bart Richardson, GIS Project Coordina- help guide current and future management of glaciers are melting, and the real worry is that tor, MN DNR habitat and public use on WMAs. our climate is changing. It is a problem that re- 1200 Warner Rd., St. Paul, MN 55106 quires action in regard to science and technol- In order to compare access conditions among 651-772-6150 • [email protected] ogy as long-term investments via international • David Pitt, University of Minnesota, WMAs, the access description includes an access agreements such as Kyoto Protocol. Kyoto classification and ranking system based on the College of Design, Dept. of Landscape mechanisms include joint implementation, the Architecture accessibility of foot travel. Taking into account clean development mechanism (CDM) and emis- that foot travel occurs over areas of the natu- • Andrea Wedul, Washington Conserva- sions trading, potentially reducing GHGs. This tion District ral landscape on a WMA, and there are starting paper highlights the modeling applications re- points and limitations for foot travel over a WMA, lated to GWP calculations of greenhouse gases, Sponsored by the Midwest Regional Office of the GIS is used to calculate and classify the distance incorporating ways the scientific community can National Park Service (NPS), this project sought of available foot travel. ArcGIS Model builder contribute to wider global objectives and remedi- identification and mapping of scenic values as was used to prepare data, calculate distance al measures. It also investigates the behavior of perceived by stakeholders who live, work, or and classify the distances of available foot travel trace species and their role in the troposphere play in the St. Croix River valley extending five on a WMA. The access classification is further and in the stratosphere. Finally, it reviews the miles on either side of the river from Prescott, used to rank accessibility of a WMA compared to impacts of global warming and climatic change WI to Danbury, WI. WMAs across the state. due to the greenhouse effect and focuses atten- Sixty-four photographs representing land- tion towards Kyoto commitment. scape views in the valley were rated for visual MODELING STUDIES AND LONG-TERM attractiveness by 209 study participants on IMPACTS OF ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE SELECT BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC INDICES an 8-point scale. A perceived attractiveness CHANGE OVER NATURAL SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING ECOSYSTEM HEALTH IN value for each view was created by calculating Dr. Shashi Kant Pathak, Professor, De- THE WILLOW RIVER, HUDSON, WI the photograph’s mean attractiveness value. The landform and land cover content of each partment of University Studies David Kelley, Associate Professor, Uni- photograph was catalogued on 25 variables. A 8115 Franklin Ave., Fort McMurray, Alberta, versity of St. Thomas multiple regression model of the attractiveness Canada T9H 2H7 2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105 scores as a function of the combined effects of 780 791-4985 • [email protected] 651-962-5569 • [email protected] five view content variables explains 72% of the Climate change is an emerging reality and a seri- The Willow River drains a largely pristine water- variability in the attractiveness scores. The stan- ous cause for concern. The growing importance shed in west-central Wisconsin and flows into dardized form of the model is: of this issue and its future impact on terrestrial the St. Croix River at Hudson, Wisconsin. Impacts = 0.50 (X1) - 0.55 (X2) - 0.23 (X3) + ecosystems is a key area of attention all over in the watershed include storm water loading, 0.24 (X4) + 0.17 (X5) the world. It is now well known that release of suburban development, a series of dams, and where: 65 = predicted visual attractiveness value on a project the past two years to map, survey, high schools, and numbers of dead ends and of a landscape view and provide targeted control in structures classi- nodes to determine connectivity. From this, I will and fied as culverts, washouts, rip/rap, risers (pond be able to gauge connectivity in each area and X1= presence of water, wetland or mead- level regulators), and intermittent streams. Field draw conclusions about services, safety, and ow inspectors mapped and inspected more than suitability for pedestrian and bicycle usage. X2= presence of any form of develop- 3,000 structures, and found 2/3 holding water and about 1 in 10 inhabited by mosquito larva ment TRACKING PARCEL MAPPING IN X3= presence of billboards or towers at the time they were inspected. Most of the lar- X4= presence of older development vae found were of mosquito species known to be MINNESOTA, STATEWIDE PARCEL MAP X5 = presence of topographic diversity enzootic WNV vectors in Minnesota. These types INVENTORY — UPDATE 2007 of structures can provide prolific habitat for WNV Jay Krafthefer, Principal Land Surveyor, Key landscape dimensions identified in the anal- vectors and their location and treatment is be- Mn/DOT Office of Land Management yses were rated in a grid-based GIS database coming a regular part of the MMCD control pro- Mail Stop 643, St. Paul, MN 55155 on a scale of 1 to 100 and weighted based on gram throughout the seven-county metro area. 651-366-3463 • [email protected] the standardized regression coefficients. The Norman Anderson, GIS Project Specialist, following equation was applied to the viewshed Land Management Information Center analysis grids of the database: STREET CONNECTIVITY IN THE 658 Cedar St. St. Paul, MN 55155 MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL AREA total scenic value = ([naturalism_score] * 0.5) 651-201-2483 • [email protected] Kurt Wayne, Student, Gustavus Adolphus + ([topo_score] * 0.17) + ([historic_score] College If you work for a public organization that cre- * 0.24) + ([forest_score] * 0.1) + ([wa- 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082 ates or maintains digital parcel data or plans on ter_score] * 0.1) - ([highway_score] * 0.1) 309-536-0383 • [email protected] creating a digital cadastre you may or may not - ([powerline_score] * 0.23) - ([road_score] already know about the Spatial Parcel Mapping * 0.1) Street connectivity is a measurement of how Inventory (SPMI) of Minnesota! The original connected or disconnected a street system is The spatial model was validated by correlating Statewide Parcel Map Inventory was completed in a city or particular part of a city. This is an scenic values for selected views from the survey in 2003. It provided an assembly of metadata interesting issue because there are advantages analysis with predicted values derived from the made about parcel data development across and disadvantages for both high and low con- GIS analysis. Minnesota. It also established a baseline for nectivity. High connectivity places (grid pattern, measuring statewide progress in land infor- few dead ends) will usually have better emer- mation system improvements and their expan- gency service and other services (trash, etc.) STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STRUC- sion. Updates were made in 2004 and again in due to less travel time. Also, high connectivity 2007 to this statewide collection of information TURE MAPS FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL can help to link neighborhoods more closely and about parcel mapping progress, data quality, Kyle Beadle, Group Leader, Rosemount minimize travel distances which is important for frequency of updates, contact information and Facility pedestrians and bicyclists. Having a lower con- other related items. Late in 2006 the website Metro Mosquito Control District nectivity will reduce traffic on most residential was upgraded to enable new inventory partici- 2099 University Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55104 streets and creates dead-end cul-de-sac streets pants to add their contact information ensuring 651-999-1461 • [email protected] which typically have higher land values. Connec- their invitation to contribute during the 2007 up- Jon Peterson, Foreman, Metro Mosquito tivity can be measured in a number of differ- date. When it came time to provide the updated Control District ent ways using GIS. One way to calculate this metadata, existing survey participants were wel- 2099 University Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55104 is with a links-to-nodes ratio, which compares comed at login with pre-filled data fields based 651-999-1460 • [email protected] the number of street segments in a particular on earlier submittals to help minimize their up- area to the number of nodes (or intersections) Since the introduction of West Nile virus (WNV) dating effort. As a result of these enhancements in that area. Other ways to determine connectiv- to Minnesota, the Metropolitan Mosquito Con- in late 2006 and mid 2007, visitors benefit from ity include comparing straight-line distance with trol District (MMCD) has increased surveillance the presence of updated inventory content and street distance, and finding number of dead- and control in street catch basins and natural enjoy better reporting results through enhanced ends or nodes per square mile. In this study, I wetlands where vector Culex mosquito larvae GIS map display. The outcome provides the lat- will examine two cities: Minneapolis, which has are found. Storm water management structures est insight about our GIS/LIS community and the an older grid pattern, and Lakeville, which has a built in or near wetlands may have been treated status of associated practices. See: http://www. newer cul-de-sac (loops and lollipops) pattern. along with other mosquito control operations, lmic.state.mn.us/chouse/SPMI/Reporting. For each area, I will conduct a link to nodes ra- but have not been identified on our field maps. tio, distance comparisons from hospitals and

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TWIN CITIES METRO AREA FREIGHT public roadways. Local roads leading to major Bruce Moreira, Environmental Scientist, CONNECTORS STUDY freight generating facilities have been identified HDR ONE COMPANY | Many Solutions as potential obstacles to the seamless move- 701 Xenia Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55416 Matthew Pahs, Transportation Planner, ment of cargo needed to support businesses 763-278-5925 • [email protected] Mn/DOT and economic development. The TCMA Freight 395 John Ireland Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155 The process of wind farm siting, from project lo- Connector Study sought to develop a data driven 651-366-3694 • [email protected] cation to individual turbine placement, is a chal- process to assess the adequacy of local freight Jonathan Osmond, Transportation Plan- lenging process which requires consideration routes for meeting the demands of commercial ner, Mn/DOT of many geographic and environmental compo- vehicle traffic. 395 John Ireland Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155 nents. Effective data management is key to pro- 651-366-3693 • [email protected] viding siting staff with up-to-date information to inform project layout. GIS mapping technology is Objective: To identify, map and evaluate road- WETLAND MAPPING: ASSESSMENT OF able to integrate many aspects of this process way connections from major freight generating SEASONAL IMAGERY UTILIZED TO and facilitate decisions in project development. facilities to the major highway system in the Twin DELINEATE WETLANDS IN MINNESOTA Cities Metropolitan Area using GIS. Samantha Mann, Itasca Community College Once a potential wind farm location is identified E-mail: [email protected] and a project proposed, additional GIS analysis One of Mn/DOT’s guiding principles is that the is required to site each individual turbine, ac- agency will manage the state’s transportation Wetlands are an important component of the cess road, and associated electrical cabling. system based upon measurable performance: natural landscape. They provide habitat for vari- This analysis combines the array of GIS data Develop challenging indicators and benchmarks ous species and they are a vital element in the used in the previous landscape level review with for all levels of government, measure results ground water recharge cycle. The Minnesota site-specific data collected during field reviews. and use the outcomes to guide decisions and State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) direct our work. The TCMA Freight Connector has developed a method utilizing seasonal aer- Wind farm layouts typically have the luxury of be- Study was undertaken to define and quantify ial photography in conjunction with topographic ing able to avoid significant infrastructure and the “adequacy” of connector routes from an in- maps, soils and other wetland maps to identify natural resource features. To do this effectively, frastructure and performance perspective. The and delineate wetlands in selected units across however, all of the feature locations need to be study approach used data analysis and stake- the state. The intent of this effort is to complete mapped and distributed to decision makers. The holder input to develop a methodology that a statewide wetlands inventory to establish a process of determining the final wind farm lay- planners at the state and local level can use to baseline for future environmental monitoring. out requires a complete mapping of all of the assess freight connector performance. natural resources on the site. The interpretation of aerial photography is cen- Methodology: tral to the project and currently includes spring HDR successfully utilized the latest GPS and GIS Identify and map major freight generators (ship- and summer true color imagery and fall color in- technology during siting and permitting for many pers, carriers), intermodal facilities, and their frared imagery. This research project describes Minnesota, South Dakota and Illinois Wind Farms. connector routes; define economic and supply the contributions of each type of imagery and These decisions required consideration of a wide chain characteristics of the selected areas be- attempts to discern whether one season of aerial range of environmental and geographic factors ing served by the identified connectors; identify photography could be used to positively identify including: topographic location, wind availability, System Deficiencies (condition of pavement and wetlands to meet the DNR standards when used existing electrical transmission infrastructure, bridges, level of congestion, safety concerns, in conjunction with the ancillary reference data. wetlands and waterfowl habitat, raptor nests, and access management issues).; identify and The wetlands in selected primary sample units will homestead locations, site access, turbine visibil- describe environmental issues; identify trans- be delineated and classified using the imagery ity, USFWS easement boundaries, and archeologi- portation projects currently planned and pro- from each season independently and compared cal findings on the site. Turbine setback require- grammed; develop connector enhancement to delineations of the same unit that were made ments varied for each factor which developed strategies and recommendations; provide GIS- using all the sources of reference data. buffers based on these setbacks to identify viable based connector profiles to communities. locations for each turbine.

Findings/Results: The efficient movement of WIND FARMS AND TRANSMISSION LINES Managing the layout of an industrial-scale wind freight is an increasingly important consider- IN MINNESOTA farm can be extremely challenging. Turbine ation in transportation and land-use planning. Jacqueline Hamilton, GIS Analyst, HDR placement, electrical layout and access road As businesses continue to search for efficient ONE COMPANY | Many Solutions construction require consideration of environ- improvement in their supply chain management 701 Xenia Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55416 mental, engineering, logistic, and economic strategies, public planning agencies are seeking 763-591-5432 • [email protected] constraints. ways to improve the efficiency of truck travel on 67 2007 GIS/LIS Conference At-a-Glance

7:30 a.m. Conference registration and materials pickup; refreshments in foyer 8:30 a.m. Opening plenary session: Keith Clarke, Research Cartographer and Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara 10 a.m. Refreshment break / exhibit hall opens and poster display begins / bidding starts on silent auction items 10:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions: , OCT. 11 , OCT. McDonnell Suite Legion Suite North Legion Suite South Mayo Suite Elliott Suite North Elliott Suite South Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Local Government Watershed Transportation Web: Data Access Remote Sensing & Student Track Management Elevation

Noon Awards luncheon; Mn/DOT, I35W: Response, Recovery, and Planning 1:30 p.m. Concurrent sessions: McDonnell Suite Legion Suite North Legion Suite South Mayo Suite Elliott Suite North Elliott Suite South THURSDAY Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10 Session 11 Session 12 Local Government Water Resources Utilities Web Mapping Remote Sensing Undergraduate Student Competition 3 p.m. Refreshment break 3:30 p.m. Concurrent sessions: McDonnell Suite Legion Suite North Legion Suite South Mayo Suite Elliott Suite North Elliott Suite South Session 13 Session 14 Session 15 Session 16 Session 17 Session 18 Local Government Wetlands and Business Web Mapping: Remote Sensing Undergraduate Water Quality Open Source Student Competition

5 p.m. Vendor reception and poster session: Exhibit Hall Prize drawings (must be present to win), complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cash bar 6 p.m. Live auction begins 7:30 p.m. Beer tasting and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions, Radisson Plaza Hotel

7:30 a.m. Conference registration and materials pickup 8 a.m. Exhibit hall opens: Refreshments served 8:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions: McDonnell Suite Legion Suite North Legion Suite South Mayo Suite Elliott Suite North Elliott Suite South Session 19 Session 20 Session 21 Session 22 Session 23 Session 24 , OCT. 12 12 , OCT. Local & Regional Forestry & Wildlife Product Demos Open Source Emergency Graduate Student Government Collaborations Management Competition 10 a.m. Refreshment break 10:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions: FRIDAY McDonnell Suite Legion Suite North Legion Suite South Mayo Suite Elliott Suite North Elliott Suite South Session 25 Session 26 Session 27 Session 28 Session 29 Session 30 State Government Hydrography Product Demos Strategic GIS Regional GIS New Directions Applications

Noon Closing Luncheon, Scholarship Competition Awards (Exhibit Hall closes): Ken Hoetmer, Managing Director, Spatial North Technologies 1:30 p.m. Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium business meeting and year-end review 2 p.m. Prize drawings (must be present to win); adjournment