Conference Program
GIS-Pro 2014: URISA’s 52nd Annual Conference
September 8-11, 2014 – New Orleans, Louisiana Leveraging Spatial Technology to Support Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Tweet about the conference (#GISPro2014) …your Access the mobile version followers will wish they were here! of the schedule by going to http://gispro2014.sched.org/ mobile or by scanning this barcode with your smart- phone: We are especially pleased to welcome members of to GIS-Pro 2014! Welcome Welcome to New Orleans and GIS-Pro 2014! Thanks to our Diamond The theme of this year’s conference is leveraging spatial technologies to Conference Sponsor support sustainable and resilient communities. And if you want to talk about the quintessential example of a resilient community, I don’t think you could pick a better one than New Orleans. Local planners, environ- mental specialists, engineers, technicians, and geospatial experts with support from national partners have worked together tirelessly to rees- tablish a stronger, more resilient community from the devastation that Hurricane Katrina caused more than nine years ago.
We were last here for URISA’s annual conference in 2008 and it’s amazing to see the advance- GIS-Pro 2014 is the place to be ments the Crescent City has made since then. There’s still work to do. Back in 2008, we came for: together to clean up devastated properties in the Gentilly area of New Orleans, which was a 1. New Ideas - GIS-Pro 2014 participants particularly hard-hit area following Katrina. will not only be talking about what works today, they will also be talking about This year, we’re utilizing our collective expertise to make a difference in two more New Orleans where things are going. You will find communities. On Monday morning, many of us will be collecting field data in the Black Pearl ways to bring new value to your organi- neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans to survey property conditions for a community asset zation… value in a time when budgets database being developed by the neighborhood association to support needs assessment and are tight and more is expected with less. action planning. On Monday afternoon, we’re working with data already collected in the Treme’ 2. Sharing What Works - There will be end- community to recommend ways to use this data for planning and mapping initiatives to support less opportunities to talk to other people community goals for this vibrant and historic community . who face the exact same problems as you do. Not only will you learn from others, GIS-Pro 2014 includes workshops, meetings, networking events, and general sessions that high- but you will form networks of people to light geospatial methods that support sustainable solutions, not only in New Orleans, but across talk with throughout the year. (Be sure the United States and globe. to collect business cards and jot down a reminder of your conversation. Also, don’t For more than 50 years, URISA has been an industry partner of urban, regional, state, and local be afraid to skip a session or two if you get governments providing educational and networking opportunities to discuss some of the most involved in an in-depth conversation.) timely concerns critical for addressing environmental, human, social, land, infrastructure, and 3. Inspiration & Rejuvenation - You will be many other related issues. exhausted at the end of the conference, but when you get back to the office you’ll Please join me in taking an active role in this year’s conference, to provide your voice, your be re-energized and full of good ideas. input, and your volunteer energies to support the creation of sustainable and resilient communi- Something about being around some of ties both now and for future generations to come. the top minds in the industry and feeling like you are getting the inside scoop on things really will get you going. Allen Ibaugh. AICP, GISP 4. Knowledge Gathering - Listen to the URISA President speakers and also listen to those who ask questions during sessions. Don’t be afraid to approach a speaker after his/her presentation to explore an idea further (and collect a business card for future follow-up) and be sure to connect with those fellow attendees who may have asked a question that grabbed your attention. 5. Solutions – If there were no sponsors, there would be no conferences. Take advantage of the time to interact with the sponsors, ask them questions and learn about their products and services... in a safe, low-pressure environment. You can return to the office with solutions that can be implemented quickly without wasting hours on independent research.
2 Welcome It is my pleasure to welcome you to URISA’s 52nd Annual Table of Contents Conference in the beautiful City of New Orleans!
As the premier organization for fostering excellence in the geospatial industry, URISA’s GIS-Pro serves as a meeting of the minds for our pro- Sheraton New Orleans – fession. Showcasing the constant advancement of our GIS community, Fifth Floor Diagram...... 6 bringing light to the collaborative partnerships and exemplary efforts in our industry, we offer GIS-Pro as your venue for geospatial inspiration! Sheraton New Orleans – Fourth Floor Diagram...... 7 A model city for both risk and resilience, New Orleans provides some of the nation’s best lessons learned in community recovery and progress toward prosperity. As a Exhibit Hall...... 8 fantastic example of how communities do more with less, New Orleans leveraged GIS technolo- gy in rebuilding one of the world’s most fascinating cities following the devastation of Hurricane Exhibitor Directory...... 9 Katrina. Not only has reconstruction of New Orleans been a great example of applying geo- spatial tools in community recovery, the city also remains one of America’s most culturally and historically-rich destinations. GIS-Pro 2014 is proud to be hosted in this great city full of Joie de Social & Networking Events...... 12 vivre, and limitless opportunities for indulging in unique food, entertainment and culture. Esri Events at GIS-Pro 2014...... 12 Discover the “Three Pillars” of Sustainability, Society, Environment and Economy, and how the many sessions and discussions support this year’s conference theme of Community Resilience. Monday, September 8, 2014...... 13 As you will find in the program, more than two-dozen sessions and panel discussions cover regionally relevant topics such as “Improving Coastal Resilience”, “Foundations of Successful Tuesday, September 9, 2014...... 15 Transit Systems”, “Managing and Exchanging Open and Crowd Sourced Data”, and much more.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014...... 20 Stellar keynote speakers will focus on inspiring citizen and local government collaboration, how to use GIS to support informed decision-making in New Orleans, and latest innovations and key technology trends to watch in government. We are honored to have Steve Ressler - Founder and Thursday, September 11, 2014...... 24 President of GovLoop.com, Allison Plyer – Executive Director of the Data Center in New Orleans, and Code for America’s Jill Bjers and Catherine Bracy join us to discuss the exciting work URISA Board of Directors...... 27 they’ve accomplished in the vein of community.
Get busy! Take advantage of the many opportunities our program has to offer: 45 AICP-CM credits; full-day workshops on topics such as Public Participation GIS or The GIS Capability Maturity Model led by the GIS Management Institute; 20-plus hands-on Learning Labs from Esri (this year’s Diamond Sponsor); technology-specific sessions for mobile users and many more exemplary education and professional development opportunities are offered throughout the conference program. For young GIS professionals, URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet has organized a revolutionized Student Competition and a “Career Path” panel. And finally, for those of you who wish to build your social network – take part in many of the social activities such as the Voodoo Tour or Geocaching in the Quarter.
Thank you to the speakers and instructors who are generously sharing their ideas and good work and thank you to the GIS-Pro Conference Committee for their tireless volunteer contri- butions. This conference is an unprecedented opportunity for you to discover leading-edge technologies, acquire new skills, strengthen your professional network and just have fun. In New Orleans they say, “Laissez les bons temps rouler” (meaning “Let the good times roll”), and the good times will definitely be rolling this week at URISA’s GIS-Pro Conference. Thank you for joining us!
Amy Esnard, GISP GIS-Pro 2014 Conference Chair
3 Welcome REGISTRATION GIS-Pro Conference Registration will be located in the Grand Foyer on the 5th Level of the A Special Thank You to Sheraton New Orleans. Stop by to pick up your name badge, tickets, program and other the Following Sponsors of information. URISA staff will be at registration during these hours to assist you: • Sunday, September 7 – 12:00 Noon – 5:00 PM GIS-Pro 2014: • Monday, September 8 – 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM • Tuesday, September 9 – 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM • Wednesday, September 10 – 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM • Thursday, September 11 – 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
Conference Committee Conference Chair – Amy Esnard, GISP, Hood River, OR Program Chair – Luke Boggess, GISP, R&M Consultants, Anchorage, Alaska Associate Program Chair – Diana Rodriguez, GISP, CDM Smith, Chicago, Illinois
Chris Aspila, GISP, City of Windsor Planning Department, ON Canada Carl Anderson, GISP, Vadose, Hyattsville, MD Jennifer Baird, GISP, Valpak, Largo, FL Stephen Berry, GISP, Clark County GIS, Winchester, KY Clare Brown, GISP, New Orleans Regional Planning Commission, New Orleans, LA Kathrine Cargo, GISP, Orleans Parish Communication District, New Orleans, LA Alex Hepp, EagleView/Pictometry International, Rochester, NY Allen Ibaugh, AICP, GISP, Data Transfer Solutions, Orlando, FL Warren Kron, GISP, City of Baton Rouge, LA Al Little, City of Hamilton, ON Canada Claudia Paskauskas, GISP, GMB Engineers & Planners, Orlando, FL Wendy Peloquin, GISP, GISi, Jacksonville, FL Hilary Perkins, AICP, GISP, City of Maryland Heights, MO Martin Roche, GISP, GeoPlanning Services, Inc, Orlando, FL Steve Sharp, GISP, Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Waterbury, VT Mark Sievers, AICP, Data Transfer Solutions, Orlando, FL Cy Smith, GISP, State of Oregon, Eugene, OR Christopher Thomas, Esri, Redlands, CA Teresa Townsend, AICP, Planning Communities LLC, Raleigh, NC
Workshop Development Committee Chair – Geney Terry, GISP, Geospatial Information Solutions, LLC, Placerville, CA ESIG Award Review Committee Chair – Cindy Braddock, Boulder County Assessor’s Office, Boulder, CO
Without the volunteer members of the Conference Committee, there would be no conference. We thank them for their amazing efforts!
Thanks to all of our great Student Volunteers who are helping out during the conference! Seek them out and learn about their future career plans. Pass along advice, contacts… your commit- ment to help the next generation of GIS leaders!
4 Welcome URISA Meetings at GIS-Pro 2014 For impromptu meetings, please visit the registration desk to check meeting room availability Get Your Certification and schedule. Credit!
Sunday, September 7 Looking for AICP CMs? GIS-Pro 2014 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM URISA Board of Directors’ Meeting (Grand Chenier) was approved for 45 (including 2.5 law) 1:00 – 5:00 PM URISA Committee & Division Meeting (Grand Couteau) CM credits! Specific credits are noted Usually, we scatter committee and division meetings throughout the conference program, but for approved workshops and sessions that means that many of URISA’s great volunteers are unable to attend the educational sessions. throughout the program. So we have organized one big room so that all divisions can meet in small groups on Sunday afternoon and report their activities and needs to their colleagues and leadership, so everyone Attendance at GIS-Pro 2014 also hears the same thing. provides significant Education points towards your GISP Certification and Monday, September 8 Renewal. Presenting at the conference, moderating, volunteering on the con- Tuesday, September 9 ference committee… all count toward 7:00 – 8:00 AM Past Presidents’ Breakfast Meeting - Contribution points. Past Presidents of URISA International only (Ellendale, 4th Floor)
Wednesday, September 10 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM URISA Chapter Leaders’ Forum (Gallier) The GIS-Pro 2014 Conference Proceedings 3:00 – 5:00 PM Louisiana URISA Chapter Annual Meeting (Evergreen, 4th Floor) will be available for download approximately 5:00 – 6:00 PM Vanguard Cabinet Mentoring Meet-Up (Grand Foyer) six weeks after the conference for your future reference. Thursday, September 19 7:30 – 8:30 AM GIS-Pro Conference Committee Meeting (Nottoway, 4th Floor) 12:30 – 4:00 PM URISA Board of Directors’ Lunch & Meeting (Nottoway, 4th Floor)
Founded in 1963, URISA is a leading provider of learning and The Louisiana Chapter of URISA was established in 1993. knowledge for the GIS community. URISA connects great ideas LA-URISA is open to anyone with an interest in networking and and great people to inspire leadership and achievement. We GIS education within the state of Louisiana. Students and young strive to provide exceptional educational experiences, a vibrant professionals, academics, veteran practitioners...you’re all wel- and connected community, and the essential resources you come at LA-URISA! Learn more about the chapter, membership need to be successful in your career. URISA is a multidisciplinary and networking opportunities at http://www.la-urisa.org/ Inter- association where professionals from all parts of the spatial data ested in getting involved with LA-URISA? Attend the chapter’s community come together to share concerns and ideas. Through annual meeting during GIS-Pro 2014 on Wednesday, September its international, national and local chapter operations, URISA 10, from 3:00 – 5:00 PM in the Evergreen room, 4th floor. serves nearly 7,000 professionals. For more information about URISA, visit www.urisa.org
5 Welcome Sheraton New Orleans – Fifth Floor Diagram
6 Welcome Sheraton New Orleans – Fourth Floor Diagram
7 Exhibit Hall The exhibit hall is situated at the center of the action on the Fifth Floor of the Sheraton. Take advantage of the opportunity to speak Exhibit Hall Hours Tuesday, September 9: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM directly with the company representatives who have come to Wednesday, September 10: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM GIS-Pro to meet with you. See what’s new; collect information to make wise purchasing decisions; compare products and services; participate in hands-on demonstrations; and get answers to your questions.
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8 Exhibitors AmigoCloud Booth #127 application, GlobeSpotter, users can measure eGIS Associates, Inc Booth #104 www.amigocloud.com and geo-tag objects, export observations and www.egisassociates.com import existing geo-information as data layers AmigoCloud is a Mobile GIS solution provider, eGIS Associates, Inc. is focused on provid- within our Cycloramas. enabling to collect, edit, visualize and share ing efficient and cost effective Geospatial geo-data online and offline. We integrate Solutions that meet the growing needs of seamlessly with ArcGIS, and support more Data Transfer Solutions public and private sector enterprises. Our than 60 geospatial file formats. From any mission is to help you consume the “Power of smartphone or tablet, start collecting all type Booth #125 Place” with current technology standards and of geo-data (points, lines, polygons) and www.dtsgis.com Applied Spatial Intelligence©. eGIS offers a collaborate in real-time with members of your Data Transfer Solutions, LLC is a GIS-cen- wealth of professional products and services organization. Interested in Mobile GIS? Come tric, technology-based firm that focuses on including: Enterprise GIS Implementation, speak to us! innovative technical solutions to facilitate Application Development, Business Systems efficient decision-making through custom Integration and Geospatial Training and Sup- geographic information systems (GIS), asset port. eGIS is committed to customer satisfac- Applied Field Data Systems, Inc management, web programming, database, tion – Relationships Matter. Booth #206 business process review, and multimedia-driv- www.afds.net en applications. Our expertise runs the gamut from enterprise level environmental manage- Esri Booth #309 Applied Field Data Systems offers GPS/GIS ment systems that support statewide NEPA www.esri.com mapping hardware and software systems. processes to custom database mapping tools Products include GPS receivers, laser range Esri® leads the international geographic for MPOs and local governments. DTS has a finders; GPS enabled cameras, PDA’S, Field information system (GIS) software industry unique blend of professionals with expertise data collection software, Integrated GPS/ with innovative solutions that help more in transportation planning, engineering, GIS/ LASER/ COMPASS/ CAMERA units. We also than 300,000 organizations create, manage, mapping, application development and train- offer GIS application development and data visualize, and analyze information. Our clients ing. For any entity with data sets that need management services. use ArcGIS® software to unlock the spatial organization and analysis, DTS is the unrivaled component of their data and quickly make provider of custom automated software effective decisions. ArcGIS is an integrated solutions that increase efficiency and usabil- Blue Marble Geographics family of products for use in desktops, servers, ity while reducing workload and cost. DTS or custom applications; in the field; or over the Booth #107 uniquely offers all the necessary cutting-edge Web. www.bluemarblegeo.com services integrated within one company. Trusted by thousands of GIS professionals around the world, Blue Marble Geographics GeoNorth Booth #101 is a leading developer of software products EagleView/Pictometry Booth #227 www.geonorth.com and services for geospatial data conversion www.pictometry.com MapOptix™ - Enterprise Integration Made and GIS. Pioneering work in geomatics and EagleView Technologies offers Pictometry® Easy spatial data conversion quickly established Intelligent Images®. The high-resolution this Maine-based company as a key player in oblique and ortho images are captured and Discover how MapOptix™ can quickly inte- the GIS software field. Blue Marble is the de- processed with patented technology and grate your information, lower operating costs veloper of the Geographic Calculator, GeoCalc delivered through innovative analytical tools and meets multiple business needs. SDK, Global Mapper, LiDAR Module for Global to allow for the most accurate assessment • Allows you to rapidly integrate GIS with Mapper and Global Mapper SDK. of properties. Used daily by GIS, assessment, existing business systems public safety, defense, insurance, construc- • Offers easy “point and click” administra- tion and utility professionals, Pictometry solu- tion CycloMedia Technology, Inc tions bring field work to the desktop. Solutions • Does not require programming Booth #106 are easily integrated into existing workflows • Offers a User Profile Concept which www.cyclomedia.com through strategic partnerships and make it allows control access to data, tools and easy for users to make informed decisions and functions CycloMedia is the market leader in systematic enhance productivity. • Allows unlimited User Profiles imaging of large-scale environments from cit- • Download and export data for a variety of ies to complete countries. Our smart imagery uses - mail merge - printable maps solution creates Cycloramas – 360° panoramic street-level images with high accuracy. Our recording system uses patented technology to determine the exact position and orientation of every picture taken. In combination with CycloMedia’s interactive web-based viewer
9 Exhibitors GIS Certification Institute Hexagon Geospatial/Intergraph 240+ countries. Loqate becomes the single Booth #105 Booth #224 global source for high quality, accurate loca- tion information. www.gisci.org www.hexagongeospatial.com The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) provides Hexagon Geospatial helps you make sense the geographic information systems (GIS) of our dynamically changing world. As a National Historical GIS community with a complete certification pro- leading global provider of geospatial software, Booth #200 gram. GISCI offers participants from the first our portfolio helps organizations holistically www.nhgis.org early years on the job until retirement a pos- understand change and use this information to itive method of developing value for profes- make business-critical decisions. The National Historical Geographic Informa- sionals and employers in the GIS profession. tion System (NHGIS) provides free access to Learn about the new exam coming next year. census tables and GIS boundary files for U.S. Latitude Geographics Group Ltd censuses from 1790 to the present through the Booth #225 www.nhgis.org website. GIS highlights include county and state boundaries since 1790, GIS Data Resources, Inc www.latitudegeo.com Booth #230 tract boundaries since 1910, and all standard ArcGIS server is the world’s leading web-GIS reporting areas since 1990. Census summary www.gdr.com platform. Hundreds of organizations around tables are available for all decennial censuses Headquartered in San Rafael, California, GIS the world rely on Geocortex Software by and from the American Community Survey, for Data Resources, Inc. (GDR) is a Data Ser- Latitude Geographics to accelerate and enrich all available geographic levels. vices company that specializes in Location the process of designing, building, and main- Intelligence solutions. We offer Geographic taining Esri ArcGIS Server Applications. They Information Systems (GIS) services and do move, faster at less cost and risk. Please Pond & Company Booth #126 enabled data, data analysis and integration visit www.geocortex.com www.pondco.com services, and custom solutions for a variety of Pond & Company is an architecture, engineer- industries. LizardTech Booth #229 ing, and planning firm that provides technolog- ically driven services to clients throughout the www.lizardtech.com GroundPoint Technologies, LLC US and overseas. Headquartered in Atlanta, Since 1992, LizardTech® has delivered state- GA, Pond has offices throughout the country Booth #226 of-the-art software products for managing and in New Orleans, LA, Jacksonville, FL, Norfolk, www.groundpointllc.com distributing massive, high-resolution geospa- VA, Huntsville, AL, Dallas, TX, Phoenix AZ Our mission is to transform geospatial data tial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and St. Louis MO. With over 270 employees, into useful information to help you save time and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the Mr- Pond is capable of delivering full-spectrum and money, and improve the quality of your SID® technology, a powerful wavelet-based geospatial services including database devel- work. Since 2009, GroundPoint Technologies image encoder, viewer, and file format and opment, spatial analysis and mapping, image has focused on the development of high now has offices in Seattle, Denver, London processing, model building, application and resolution GIS data layers supporting both and Tokyo. LizardTech is a business name of web-based development. government and commercial applications. Our Celartem Technology Inc. expertise is the integration of high resolution aerial photography and airborne LiDAR data South Central Arc Users Loqate Inc Booth #205 to extract meaningful data products. Ground- Group (SCAUG) Point Technologies is a registered small www.loqate.com Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE). Almost all data has locations, and accurate Booth #103 locations power a wealth of business pro- www.scaug.org cesses: Customer Relationship Management, The purpose of the SCAUG is to act as an HERE Booth #203 data quality, delivery of materials, goods independent professional forum that promotes www.here.com or services, fraud detection, insurance risk the sharing and exchange of ideas, informa- The places you go and the people in your life assessment, data analytics, store and territory tion and techniques concerning the utiliza- define who you are. HERE believes in connect- planning, and much more. New applications tion of Esri software throughout the public, ing you to those places and people through that harness the information in Big Data, private and educational sectors among GIS beautiful, reliable, and fresh maps. We aim to location based services, customer analytics, professionals and other interested individuals provide “the right map for the moment” – the and market intelligence need the accura- specifically in the States of Oklahoma, Texas, map that shows everything you want it to and cy and intelligence that only comes from Louisiana, and, Mississippi. nothing you don’t – on your device, on your great address quality. Loqate, the definitive computer, or in your car. source of everything location can power your applications with a combination of address capture, verification, and geocoding – all for
10 Exhibitors Tyler Technologies Valtus Imagery Services What are all those ribbons Booth #207 Booth #124 www.tylertech.com www.valtus.com on attendee badges? EnerGov is Tyler Technologies’ Esri For over a decade, Valtus has maintained More than anything else, they’re a award-winning solution designed to automate a strict focus on providing industry leading conversation starter. See someone with and centrally connect critical processes, “Content as a Service” solutions for the GIS a Past President ribbon? Ask where the including licensing and regulatory, permitting Professional. Our software agnostic services conference was during their presidential and land management, public maintenance provide users with the flexibility to gain year. First-Time Attendee ribbon? Invite management, citizen request and response access through multiple open protocols, not him/her to wander around the exhibit functions and more. Tyler is the nation’s larg- limiting their data subscription use to a single area with you during the est provider of integrated software solutions application or platform. At its core, Valtus next break. GISCorps and services exclusively focused on the public is about providing easy and cost-efficient volunteer? Find out what sector, partnering with more than 11,000 local access to professional datasets that meet the awesome mission they government offices in the United States, Cana- needs of industry professionals...it’s what we participated in. Conference da, the Caribbean and United Kingdom, as well do. Committee Member ribbon? as other international locations. Ask about the time commit- ment required and why you Vestra Resources Inc should volunteer! University of West Florida Booth #228 Booth #204 www.vestra.com www.uwf.edu/gisonline VESTRA will be highlighting the GeoSystems Online GIS at the University of West Florida is Monitor™, a real-time, agent less monitoring designed for professionals who prefer to study application for your Enterprise GIS system. at a distance. We are proud to offer a GIS The GeoSystems Monitor™ is designed to Training Academy for those new to GIS, a GIS provide failure notifications, help you identify certificate for those looking to continue their isolate patterns and trends in performance; education and a Professional Science Mas- provide ArcGIS Server and SDE usage statis- ter’s in GIS with a focus on leadership roles tics and much more. Adding the GeoSystems Interested in finding out involving the use of GIS in public, nonprofit Monitor™ to your GIS infrastructure allows more about GIS Professional and private organizations. you to better understand what is going on Certification? behind the scenes of your Enterprise GIS sys- tem, and make informed decisions to improve More than 5,000 of your peers have earned performance, efficiency, and usability. U.S. Census Bureau their certification via the GISCI program. Booth #202 Ask anyone walking around with a GISP www.census.gov ribbon on their badge about the program and what the certification means to them. The Census Bureau is the premier source of Drop by GISCI’s booth and talk to staff and quality information about the American people leadership about the future exam and other and the economy. More than just numbers, activities. this information shapes important policy deci- URISA’s Focus Areas: sions that help improve the nation’s social and Be sure to count your attendance at GIS- economic conditions. The Census Bureau is Pro as GISCI Education Points. Did you responsible for the development and mainte- • Personal/ Career Development present a paper; participate on a panel, or nance of the TIGER geographic database. • Defining, Evolving, Sustaining the Profession volunteer time as part of the Conference • Engage & Mentor Young and New Committee? If so, be sure to note your Professionals involvement as Contributions Points! • Incubate and Innovate • Influence Policy • Promote/Encourage/Practice Social URISA 2014 Salary Survey for Responsibility GIS Professionals – The data has been collected and analy- All of these are thoroughly covered this sis has begun. Watch for updates! week at GIS-Pro 2014!
11 Social & Networking Events Geocache GIS-Pro 2014 Ignite Networking Reception Poker Stroll Monday, September 8 • 7:30 - 9:00 PM Tuesday, September 9 . 5:00-6:30 PM Room: Grand Ballroom E, 5th Floor Room: Grand Ballroom, 5th Floor Sunday, September 7 What is an Ignite Event? Ignite is a presen- Discover technology solutions to propel your —7:00 PM tation style limited to 5 minutes (20 slides organization to new levels of efficiencies and On Sunday evening, auto-advanced at 15 seconds each). Present- production. Enjoy good conversation and meet old friends ers do not have control of the advancement of refreshments before heading out to enjoy New and make new ones as URISA presents slides and must tune their presentation to that Orleans. the Geocache Poker Stroll. Clues and GPS timing. It promises to be entertaining! Snacks coordinates to notable establishments will and a cash bar will be provided. be provided to you as you wander the French Quarter in teams. GIS-Pro 2014 Social Event Evening Walking Tours Wednesday, September 10 • 6:00-9:00 PM Meet Sunday evening (7 PM – Sheraton 5th Monday & Tuesday, September 8 & 9 Where: Rock ‘n’ Bowl in MidCity Floor Grand Foyer – at registration) to divide URISA will facilitate evening group walking Hop on the GIS-Pro bus and head to Rock ‘n’ into teams and receive GPS units. tours for our attendees on Monday, Sept 8 and Bowl - a New Orleans institution! Enjoy bowl- Tuesday, Sept 9. The group walking tours may ing (if you like) and cajun music, food, drink Maptionary! include New Orleans’ Original Cocktail Walk- and awesome conversation! Buses will be ing Tour, Big Easy Jazz Walking Tour, Ghosts & staged on Canal Street beginning at 5:30 PM. Monday, September 8 • 5:15-6:30 PM Spirits Walking Tour. If you’re interested, you You must bring your GIS-Pro 2014 Social Event Room: Grand Foyer can sign up at our registration desk by 1 PM ticket to No matter if you’ve been to the conference each of those days and if we meet a minimum gain access. every year or if this is your first time…come number of participants, the tour guides will Don’t miss to this informal gathering to meet fellow meet our groups in the Sheraton lobby to this! attendees and have some fun! Think “pic- begin and end their tours. A truly great way tionary,” but for maps! Teams will be formed to explore the French Quarter with your new to recreate a map. The team with the best URISA friends! recreated map (according to the audience) will win a prize!
to a variety of Esri software solutions and for 2D/3D visualization and analysis, and training opportunities while learning to use share Lidar data through webservices. Esri software. Attendees will learn a complete Lidar data management strategy, including: how to How does HOLL work? The HOLL consists of catalog data; when to use LAS Datasets, Events and Education at a group of laptops with headphones where terrain Datasets, and Mosaic Datasets; GIS-Pro 2014 students can work through lessons at their what analytical options are available for own pace. A lesson consists of a recorded Lidar; how to fuse Lidar data with other spa- presentation followed by a hands-on exercise. tial and operational layers; and techniques Esri User Group Meeting Each lesson typically takes about 45 to one for making Lidar data more accessible. By Monday, September 8 • 6:00-7:30 PM hour to complete and students can generally utilizing the ArcGIS platform, organizations Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor come and go as they please. Ed Services will be better able to support informed deci- Find out what’s new from Esri during this instructors are on hand to assist users with sion making by providing simple and timely presentation and networking session. questions and to discuss Esri products, other access to Lidar and Imagery. training opportunities and Esri Technical Edgewood AB - 4th Floor Esri Hands-On Learning Lab Certification. Numerous lessons are available Tuesday, September 9 • 10:30 AM-12:00 from “Introduction to ArcGIS for Desktop” Wednesday, September 10 • 1:00-3:00 PM - Noon & 3:00-5:00 PM to “Introduction to Geoprocessing using Mapping the Oso Landslide to Assist First Wednesday, September 10 • 10:30 AM-12:00 Python”. Stop by the HOLL to see the complete Responders Noon & 3:00-5:00 PM list of available lessons. This technical session will cover the use Thursday, September 11• 9:00-10:00 AM of pre and post lidar to calculate change Edgewood AB - 4th Floor Esri Technical Sessions detection, document damage to structures The Hands-on Learning Lab (HOLL) is a Tuesday, September 9 • 1:00-3:00 PM from the Oso Landslide in Washington state training resource provided and developed Introduction to Lidar-Terrains, Mosaic, and and apply geoprocessing automation to by ESRI Training Services. The Lab is an the 3D Analyst Dataset Toolbar calculate debris removal for recover efforts. excellent way to introduce ArcGIS users Learn how to manage Lidar data, use ArcGIS Edgewood AB - 4th Floor
12 Monday, September 8, 2014 Community Project: GIS URISA Certified Workshops Introduction to OpenStreetMap for URISA’s Certified Workshops have been and GIS Users Professionals Giving Back are still considered some of the best re- Monday, September 8 • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 7:45 AM - 12:00 noon al-world and practical learning experiences Room: Grand Chenier, 5th Floor for GIS professionals. Attendance at one Instructors: We’re teaming up with the University of workshop is included with full conference Carl Anderson, GISP, Vadose, Hyattsville, MD New Orleans Department of Planning registration. If you did not pre-register for a Clare Brown, GISP, Regional Planning Com- and Urban Studies (UNO PLUS) and the workshop, be sure to inquire about availability mission, New Orleans, LA WhoData Project to conduct property at the registration desk. condition field data collection work in the OpenStreetmap is an open source project to Black Pearl neighborhood of Uptown New create a free editable map of the world. Users Orleans. If you did not pre-register, please GIS Capability Maturity Model–Half-day will be encouraged to map their neighbor- hoods, cities, and areas that interest them check at the registration desk to determine Monday, September 8 • 8:30 AM–12:00 noon during this workshop. availability. Wear comfortable shoes and Room: Oak Alley, 4th Floor clothing and meet no later than 7:45am at Instructors: the GIS-Pro registration desk (5th Floor of Greg Babinski, GISP, King County GIS Center, 8 AICP-CM (including 1 Law CM) Credits the Sheraton New Orleans). As the Black Seattle, WA for this workshop Pearl is on the St. Charles streetcar line, Jochen Albrecht, PhD, Hunter College, New GIS Program Management the most efficient and cost-effective way York, NY Monday, September 8 • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM to move everyone is to take the streetcar. This workshop introduces the new URISA GIS Room: Grand Couteau, 5th Floor The streetcar fare is $1.25 each way (each Capability Maturity Model (GISCMM). Through Instructors: participant should bring exact change) and a hands-on exercise, workshop attendees will Pete Croswell, GISP, PMP, Croswell-Schulte IT the ride is beautiful. Participants will be complete an initial assessment of their own Consultants, Frankfort, KY accompanied by UNO students and staff. GIS operation. Cy Smith, GISP, State of Oregon - Geospatial Enterprise Office, Eugene, OR This workshop is designed to provide guide- 4 AICP-CM Credits for this workshop lines for managing your GIS program. It will GIS Supporting Community look at the various organizational and techni- Resiliency – Half-day cal issues program managers must address in Monday, September 8 •1:00 - 5:00 PM order to develop a successful GIS program. Room: Oak Alley, 4th Floor Instructors: Allen Ibaugh, AICP, GISP, Data Transfer Solu- Introduction to GNSS tions, Inc, Orlando, FL Monday, September 8 • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Hilary Perkins, AICP, GISP, City of Maryland Room: Grand Ballroom E, 5th Floor Heights, MO Instructors: Teresa Townsend, AICP, Planning Communi- Tripp Corbin, GISP, eGIS Associates, Inc., ties, LLC, Raleigh, NC Dacula, GA Keri Brennan, GISP, URISA, Indianapolis, IN This workshop will use data sets that have been previously collected for the Tremé neigh- This workshop will, in a non-technical, yet borhood of New Orleans and analyze the data thorough manner, explore the GNSS satellite (residential and commercial lots, blight and constellations (GPS, GLONASS and others), development, etc.) in order to come up with how geographic positions are determined, recommendations for community redevelop- sources of errors in GNSS data collection, and ment. the types of GNSS receivers with the goal of arming users with the ability to achieve the results they expect and need in their work.
Workshop Coffee Break Sponsored by Wellar Consulting
13 Monday, September 8, 2014 8 AICP-CM Credits for this workshop Introduction to Public Participation Monday Evening Events Include: GIS: Using GIS to Support Community Decision Making Maptionary! GIS-Pro 2014 Ignite Monday, September 8 • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday, September 8 • 5:15-6:30 PM Monday, September 8 • 7:30 - 9:00 PM Room: Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor Room: Registration Foyer, 5th Floor Room: Grand Ballroom E, 5th Floor Instructors: No matter if you’ve been to the conference What is an Ignite Event? Ignite is a presen- Judy Colby-George, GISP, Spatial Alternatives, every year or if this is your first time…come tation style limited to 5 minutes (20 slides Yarmouth, ME to this informal gathering to meet fellow auto-advanced at 15 seconds each). Present- Laxmi Ramasubramanian, Hunter College of attendees and have some fun! Think “pic- ers do not have control of the advancement of The City University of New York, Bronxville, tionary,” but for maps! Teams will be formed slides and must tune their presentation to that NY to recreate a map. The team with the best timing. It promises to be entertaining! Snacks Using GIS technology to engage various “pub- recreated map (according to the audience) and a cash bar will be provided. lics” in decision making requires more than will win a prize! traditional GIS skills. Using real world exam- Presentations will include: • Oh No! Another Master Plan ples, the course will explore both government Esri User Group Meeting and community-led projects that encourage Randal Krejcarek, P.E., GISP, City of Del- Monday, September 8 • 6:00-7:30 PM citizen participation and engagement. ray Beach, Delray Beach, FL Room: Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor • Updates to the GISP Application Process Find out what’s new from Esri during this Wendy Peloquin, GISP, GISi, Jackson- 8 AICP-CM (including 1.5 Law CM) Credits presentation and networking session. ville, FL & Sarah Finne, GISP, Connected for this workshop Nation, Bowling Green, KY Public Data, Public Access, • The Machine is Learning (but we’re still Privacy, and Security: U.S. Law and smarter) Policy Paul Smith, CycloMedia Technology Inc., Monday, September 8 • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Walnut Creek, CA Room: Gallier, 4th Floor • Mobile Data Collection Using iPads Instructors: Leslie Hinz, Town of York, York, ME Ed Wells, GISP, Washington Metropolitan Area • ‘A Day in the Life’ at King County GIS Transit Authority, University Park, MD Greg Babinski, GISP, King County, Seattle, Kim McDonough, GISP, Tennessee Depart- WA ment of Transportation, Nashville, TN • Recalculating Dave Merrick, HERE, Brentwood, TN As data distribution capacities increase, there • Public Policy Issues Affecting GIS Pro- is increasing tension between access to pub- fessionals lic records as a foundation of a free society, Bruce Joffe, GISP, GIS Consultants, citizen expectations of confidentiality, and Piedmont, CA protection of public security. This workshop • Staying Strategically Spatial in the Orga- will focus on the critical legal issues and the nizational Whirlwind policy options they frame. Matthew J. Gerike, PhD, City of Columbia, Columbia, MO Did You Know: • LaURISA: The Next Chapter Clare Brown, GISP, New Orleans Region- • Your organization can license and al Planning Commission, New Orleans, present URISA Certified Workshops for LA in-house staff training. Kathrine Cargo, GISP, Orleans Parish • Your chapter or local user group can Communication District, New Orleans, LA license and present URISA Certified Workshops to provide education for your members. Optional Group Walking Tours • Once you have attended a URISA (see page 12 for details) Certified Workshop and can demonstrate an ‘expertise’ on the topic via a resume or C.V., you can apply to be a certified instructor for the course.
14 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Past Presidents’ Breakfast Meeting Coffee Break with Exhibitors: Optimizing the Value of Navigating 10:00 – 10:30 AM – for URISA Past Presidents only the Built Environment Tuesday, September 9 • 7:00 – 8:00 AM The opportunity to meet with exhibitors is an Room: Grand Couteau, 5th Floor Room: Ellendale, 4th Floor important part of the GIS-Pro Conference. Exhibitors will be available on Tuesday (10:00 All human activity incurs costs. The built en- AM – 6:30 PM) and Wednesday (10:00 AM – vironment often can add a layer of complexity Welcome & Keynote Address 3:30 PM). that can increase these costs. This session Tuesday, September 9 • 8:30 – 10:00 AM will discuss the principles of good design in Room: Grand Ballroom, 5th Floor Breakout Sessions addressing and how the application of these principles can minimize the costs associated Hear from URISA President, Allen Ibaugh; Tuesday, September 8 • 10:30 AM–12:00 Noon with navigating through the build environment, Conference Chair, Amy Esnard; Michelle as well as provide ideas to help solve some Thompson, President of the Louisiana URISA Breakout Sessions are concurrent educa- of the challenges of 21 Century address data Chapter; and from Esri, GIS-Pro 2014 Diamond tional sessions taking place during the con- structures. Sponsor – as we begin URISA’s 52nd Annual ference. No need to pre-register for these Conference. Join us as we recognize a num- sessions - choose the topic of most interest Moderator: Al Little, City of Hamilton, Ontario, ber of VIPs in attendance and celebrate the to you. You don’t have to stick to a specific Canada opening of GIS-Pro 2014! conference theme and may even choose to • Addresses are a System ‘jump’ between sessions to suit your needs. Sara Yurman, GISP, Spatial Focus, LLC., We’ll then brainstorm about ways geospatial Most of the sessions are comprised of three Decatur, GA data and technology can be used to enhance individual presentations sharing a 90 minute Martha Wells, GISP, Spatial Focus, LLC., and support the Three Pillars of Sustainability: session. Those sessions that are eligible for University Park, MD Society, Environment and Economy. All par- AICP credits are noted. • GIS Needs to Become Much More ticipants will be asked to watch for elements Definitive As It Becomes the Framework throughout the conference that fit within the Mobile Field Applications for Subparcel Entities Including Suites, ideas from this discussion. There will be a clos- Room: Grand Ballroom E, 5th Floor Occupancies, Rooms and Apartments ing session at the end of the conference where Peirce Eichelberger, gDBMS, Inc, Col- we will look together for specific actions and Is there an APP for THAT? Mobile computing legeville, PA takeaways we can use to enhance and support is becoming more important to the GIS indus- • Spatial Reference Systems for Unad- those Three Pillars when we return home. try as the tablet and smartphone have become dressable Features real tools for data collection and analysis. Ed Wells, GISP, Washington Metropolitan Keynote Address – Code for Mobile applications and cloud-based geospa- Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC
America Brigade: Citizens and tial services offer many more opportunities for individuals from all walks of life to collect Government Making Our Cities 1.5 AICP-CM Credits for this session information, collaborate across organizations, Community Health and GIS Better Together and improve educational experiences. This Jill Bjers, Code for Charlotte session covers some of the ways that these Initiatives Brigade Co-Captain and Catherine tools change and improve the data collection Room: Grand Chenier, 5th Floor Bracy, Director of Community and exploration of all types of organizations. Organizing for Code for America, Interactive mapping applications can be used Moderator: Tripp Corbin, GISP, eGIS Associ- will discuss Code for America and to promote healthy and active living lifestyles. ates, Dacula, GA the Brigade program. Code for Speakers will discuss the development of GIS • Field Data Collection, Information From America is a non-profit that works services to assist communities with health the Field Smarter + Faster to enhance the connection with care planning and transportation safety, and Coleman McCormick, Spatial Networks, citizens and their government with providing access to health related information. Clearwater, FL the use of technology. The • GIS Field Data Collection on Smart Moderator: Keri Brennan, GISP, URISA, India- Brigade is a citizen volunteer Phones napolis, IN program that focuses on collaboration between Ashok Wadwani, AFDS, Houston, TX • Community Commons: Mapping the residents and local government to address civic • Promoting Environmental Literacy: Using Commons problems with technology. Smartphones for Engaging Students in Chris Barnett and Yan Barnett, Center Biodiversity Education for Applied Research and Environmental The City of Charlotte, North Carolina was one Wansoo Im, Ph.D. Principal, VERTICES, Systems (CARES), University of Missouri, of only 10 governments selected for the 2014 New Brunswick, NJ Columbia, MO Code for America Fellowship program and • Using GIS for Defining the Spatial Pattern initiated the active, fast growing Code for of Diabetes Patients at Jeddah City Charlotte Brigade. You will want to hear the Abdulkader Murad, PhD, King Abdulaziz exciting work they’ve already accomplished in University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia a very short time.
15 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 • New Hampshire Bike Week-Making it Session Participants: name of the game! Be sure to play along with Safer for All Jamie Carter, NOAA Coastal Services, Vendor Spark Bingo and win prizes. David Salzer, GISP, and Patrick Santo- Charleston, SC so, UNH Technology Transfer Center, Marian Hanisko, NOAA Gulf Coast Ser- Christina Boggs, from NorCal URISA, will let Durham, NH vices Center, Stennis, MS us know what’s going on with URISA chapters and present the 2014 Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award to…. the Caribbean Chapter! 1.5 AICP-CM Credits for this session Vendor Solutions: Remote Sensing & Big Data GIS for the People Then, we are pleased to present a stellar Room: Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor Room: Gallier, 4th Floor line-up of luncheon presentations. Individual presentations (15-20 minutes in duration) will Community-based organizations collect a Living in the information age is all about the be made a bit more informally at a lunch table myriad of localized data about the people data, and data is becoming more ubiquitous as instead of at a podium. The format offers the they serve, as well as the housing and the larger and larger datasets are being compiled, opportunity for in-depth discussion, Q&A neighborhoods in which they live. The GIS for aggregated, and generations of derivations about the topic being presented. the People project aims to demonstrate that propagated. This session will examine how GIS services can be sustainably provided to large datasets like demographics are being Presentations are noted below. You will have community based organizations at modest analyzed in non-traditional ways, as well as the opportunity to self-select the topic(s) you cost and low complexity, while still enabling how massive, multiple information sources are wish to learn more about. the integration of both internally collected being leveraged by the power of place. 1. Implementing Python to Streamline Stream Water Quality Analysis data as well as relevant external datasets. Moderator: Heather Glock, GISP, Esri, Seattle, Guillaume Turcotte, GISP, Villanova Uni- Moderator: Steve Sharp, GISP, Vermont Center WA versity, Villanova, PA for Geographic Information, Waterbury, VT • Big Data Made Useful in GIS 2. Vanguard Cabinet - Everything A Young • GIS for the People Brent Jones, PE, PLS, Esri, Vienna, VA Professional Needs to Know Michelle Thompson, PhD, WhoData. • Converging Big Data with Geospatial Wendy Peloquin, GISP, GISinc, Jackson- org and University of New Orleans, New Apps ville, FL and URISA Vanguard Cabinet Orleans, LA Doug Bennett, Thomson Reuters, Por- 3. Precision Panos for ArcGIS Andrew Walter, Associate AIA, The tage, MI Dan Bellissemo, CycloMedia Technology Jones Payne Group, Boston, MA Inc., Glendale, AZ Esri Hands-On Learning Lab 4. State of Play in American Communities 1.5 AICP-CM Credits for this session Room: Edgewood, 4th Floor Elizabeth Dow, KaBOOM!, Washington, Improving Coastal Resilience Tuesday, September 9 • 10:30 AM-12:00 DC Room: Oak Alley, 4th Floor Noon 5. Usage and Integration of CCTV and GIS Data for Maintenance Programs Coastal communities are vital to the national The Hands-on Learning Lab (HOLL) is a Justyna Grinholc, GISP, M.A and Colin economy, yet they are vulnerable to natural training resource provided and developed Gowens, GISP, Fulton County, Atlanta, GA hazards, growing demand for public access by ESRI Training Services. The Lab is an 6. FEMA Floodplains on the Web and coastal development, sea level rise and excellent way to introduce ArcGIS users Susan Carlson and David Torraca, GISP, flooding events. It is now more important to a variety of Esri software solutions and Loudoun County, Leesburg, VA than ever for coastal communities to be training opportunities while learning to use 7. Assessing Possible Social Vulnerabilities able to recover after an adverse event. The Esri software. of Rural Communities Effected by Poten- Digital Coast helps communities and coastal tial Oil Spillage: A Case Study of the City managers do this by providing a central, 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM of O’Neill, Nebraska Vu Dang, Upper Great Plains Transporta- user-friendly, and cost-effective repository for Vendor Spark, Chapter Shout-Out & the information and training they need. This tion Institute, Moorhead. MN session will provide a few examples of recent Luncheon Presentations 8. My Hard Learned “do’s and don’ts” of activities and products within NOAA’s Digital Room: Grand Ballroom, 5th Floor Project Management Coast that are focused on improving resilience Sarah Myers, GISP, Peninsula Light Com- at the local level. These activities range from Head to the ballroom for a hosted lunch today! pany, Gig Harbor, WA interactive visualization tools to on-the-ground We will begin with the Vendor Spark session. 9. ELA/LGIM/ArcGIS Online: Putting it All projects helping communities incorporate cli- It’s an opportunity for you to hear highlights Together mate change adaptation concepts into hazard from each exhibitor at GIS-Pro. What sets one Duane Treadon, GISP, City of Thomasville. mitigation planning. company apart from another? Why should you Thomasville, GA Moderator: Kevin Mickey, GISP, The Polis stop by their booth during the networking re- 10. Cooperative Learning: How Online GIS at Center, Indianapolis, IN ception? What cool giveaways do they have? the University of West Florida is Chang- You won’t hear long-winded sales pitches ing the Internship Experience for the GIS during this session. Short but sweet is the
16 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Leaders of Tomorrow 1.5 AICP-CM Credits for this session The State of GIS Certification K. Leah Lewis, MS, GISP, University of GIS Gumbo Room: Grand Chenier, 5th Floor West Florida, Pensacola, FL Room: Grand Ballroom E, 5th Floor 11. Natural Hazard and Resilience Assess- For more than a decade, the GIS Certifica- ment of the Coast of Georgia Check out some spicy ways to apply GIS! tion Institute (GISCI) has provided a portfo- Rosanna G. Rivero, College of Environ- Almost all planning and analysis contains lio-based GIS Professional (GISP) Certifica- ment and Design, University of Georgia, a spatial component. GIS technologies are tion. Now, to strengthen the GISP Certification, Athens, GA becoming ubiquitous across many disciplines GISCI is adding an examination component in the private and public sector. This session in 2015. This session will describe why the Exemplary Systems in Government Distin- is a sampling of some economic and social GISP Certification is important to your career. guished Systems: solutions that use GIS technology as their It will also provide a brief history of the GISCI 12. RECOVER: Rehabilitation Capability Con- primary tool. From telecom and design to and the GISP Certification, and will explain vergence of Ecosystem Recovery Project addressing and economic development, GIS the rationale for adding an exam. The exam Keith T. Weber, GISP, GIS Director, Idaho technology plays a valuable role in making our development process will be described and State University world sustainable and resilient. current, renewing, and prospective GISPs will 13. Building an Enterprise GIS for the New- learn how to prepare for the enhanced criteria Moderator: Peter Croswell, PMP, GISP, Cros- est City in Georgia and process. well-Schulte IT Consultants, Frankfort, KY Mike Edelson, GISP, Senior GIS Analyst, • Economics of Broadband: Mapping the Moderator: Stephen Berry, GISP, Clark County City of Brookhaven, Georgia Future of Broadband in VT GIS, Winchester, KY 14. Sidewalk Maintenance and Repair Track- Stephen Sharp, GISP, VT Center for Geo- • GIS Professional Certification: The GISP ing Application graphic Information, Waterbury, VT Exam and Evolving Standards Ian Dunn, Software Specialist, City of • Usability Testing for GIS: Simple Strate- Rebecca Somers, GISP, Somers-St.Claire Perrysburg, Ohio gies to Reinvigorate your Design Process GIS Management Consultants, Fairfax, 15. ZoneSJ Map Viewer Julie Kanzler, GISP, City of Alexandria, VA Yves Leger, M.Sc., GISP, GIS Manager, Alexandria, VA • GIS Certification: To certify or not to City of Saint John, New Brunswick • Assessing Geocoding Solutions certify Canada Carrie Muenks and Chris Lawrence, The Tripp Corbin, GISP, CFM, MCP, CTT+, eGIS MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA Associates, Inc., Dacula, GA Discussion Tables: • The Future of GISCI 16. GIS in Public Health – Let’s light a fire Bill Hodge, GISP, GISCI Executive Direc- under this URISA conference! The Future of GIS: A Revolutionized tor, Des Plaines, IL 17. URISA’s GISCorps – Volunteer GIS exper- Student Competition tise around the globe Room: Grand Couteau, 5th Floor 18. Consultants’ Circle – How can URISA 1.5 AICP-CM Credits for this session support our consultant members? Join the Vanguard Cabinet for a showcase of Sustainable Operations in Action 19. Advocacy – What is URISA’s role? recent ‘maptastic’ GIS student innovations! Room: Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor 20. Louisiana GIS Happenings Instead of traditional printed and thumb- 21. ULA Alumni - what’s working, what would tacked maps, we will have a series of brief Professionals all over the world and across you do differently, what have I gotten presentations (no longer than five minutes nearly the entire spectrum of scientific myself into? each), where students will compete for disciplines, including the natural and social 22. NextGen 9-1-1 & GIS various awards and prizes. All final submis- sciences, are collaborating to form a better 23. Women in GIS sions will be uploaded online and displayed understanding of the inter-dependence in the common area during the conference, between the three pillars of sustainability - en- Esri Technical Session: to allow conference attendee participation in vironment, society, and economy. This session the voting process. Various awards, including will explore principles of sustainability as put Introduction to Lidar-Terrains, a People’s Choice Award, will be presented into practice at the city and county level. Mosaic, and the 3D Analyst to select competitors during the awards Moderator: Kathrine Cargo, GISP, Orleans ceremony. Dataset Toolbar Parish Communication District Tuesday, September 9 • 1:00-3:00 PM Moderator: Ryan Bowe, GISP, Photo Science, • Implementing Sustainable Practices in Room: Edgewood, 4th Floor Nicholasville, KY Baton Rouge, Louisiana Organized by: Warren Kron, GISP and Justin Priola, Breakout Sessions Sarah Finne, GISP, Connected Nation, GISP, City of Baton Rouge and Parish of Bowling Green, KY East Baton Rouge Planning Commission, Tuesday, September 9 • 2:00 – 3:30 PM Billy Moore, Clark County, Winchester, KY Baton Rouge, LA Andrew Hayslip, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, St. Peters- burg, FL
17 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Effective National Geospatial Data Moderator: Jennifer Baird, GISP, Valpak, Applying the Geospatial Management Largo, FL Technology Competency Model Room: Oak Alley, 4th Floor • Esri Living Atlas of the World Room: Grand Couteau, 5th Floor Seth Sarakaitis, Esri, Redlands, CA For the past few decades, geospatial pro- • GDR’s NG911 Site/Structure Point Place- In collaboration with the US Department of fessionals have developed vast quantities ment Tool Labor, the National Geospatial Technology of data. Unfortunately, the potential value of Patrick Melancon and Sean Lehman, Center is updating the Geospatial Technology these data is often unrealized or under-re- GISP, GIS Data Resources, Inc, San Competency Model (GTCM) so that it can alized. The US Federal government’s role Rafael, CA remain relevant for the geospatial industry. has changed from being a primary provider Given the impending update to the Geographic of authoritative geospatial information to Esri Hands-On Learning Lab Information Science and Technology (GIS&T) coordinating and managing geospatial data Body of Knowledge by the University Con- Tuesday, September 9 • 3:00-5:00 PM and facilitating partnerships. This session will sortium for Geographic Information Science Room: Edgewood, 4th Floor examine a number of impediments to effective (UCGIS), and the move by the GIS Certification data development and data sharing and offer Institute (GISCI) to base their exam upon Tier solutions that reflect the employment of effec- Refreshment Break 3:30– 4:00 PM 4 of the Geospatial Technology Competency tive coordination, carefully directed funding, Exhibition Model (GTCM), it is time to review the GTCM and the application of current information competencies. This session will begin with a technology tools and strategies. We will also review of the GTCM, followed by a review of offer suggestions that will build upon the Breakout Sessions input on suggested updates garnered from the anticipated successes of these initiatives. In Tuesday, September 9 • 4:00 – 5:00 PM geospatial community, to prepare the session particular, we will examine the various roles participants for an open discussion on GTCM of Federal, state, and local governments in updates. Exemplary Systems in Government regard to data creation and maintenance, Moderator: Greg Babinski, GISP, King County Room: Grand Ballroom E, 5th Floor data aggregation, creation of standards and GIS, Seattle, WA guidelines, and data dissemination, and link • Updating the Geospatial Technology Each year, organizations prepare comprehen- these roles to strategies that have produced Competency Model (GTCM) sive applications to illustrate their technol- successful initiatives. We will then discuss Rodney Jackson, GISP, National Geospa- ogy accomplishments. These applications how the lessons learned from these efforts tial Technology Center, Burlington, NC might be incorporated into a national strategy. are peer-reviewed by URISA’s ESIG Review Committee. We are pleased to recognize Moderator: Cy Smith, GISP, State of Oregon, the exemplary and distinguished systems at Eugene, OR Mapping Your Way Into a GIS GIS-Pro. The winners of both the Enterprise Career Presenter: Kevin J. Mickey, GISP, The Polis System and Single Process System are here Room: Grand Chenier, 5th Floor Center, Indiana University Purdue University to share their exemplary work in this show- Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana case session. This session will introduce young profession- Moderator: Martha Wells, GISP, Spatial Focus, als and students to the Geospatial Industry. Vendor Solutions: Living LLC, University Park, MD Several career paths will be highlighted, • The New Hampshire Mosa- including the skills required for entry- and Community Mapping and Basemap ESIG ic Parcel Map WINNER! mid-level positions. It will also give advice Best Practices David Salzer, GISP and on creating effective resumes and portfolios, Room: Gallier, 4th Floor Patrick Santoso, UNH as well as proper etiquette and tips for a Technology Transfer Center, Durham, NH successful interview. Young professionals will Geographic information is far more than a • The NCHHSTP Atlas also be introduced to URISA and the GISP cer- static characterization of place; it is a dynamic Kim Elmore, Centers for tification. Resources for locating job listings relationship between space and the fea- ESIG Disease Control and Pre- WINNER! will also be provided. tures (and creatures!) with that space, and vention, Atlanta, GA among each other. This session will show Moderator: Valrie Grant, MSc, GISP, GeoTech- how contributing content to the geographic Vision, Jamaica community can enrich the world along with a Panelists: demonstrated way of minimizing many of the • Wendy Peloquin, GISP, GISi, Jacksonville, technical challenges of capturing high quality FL geographic information. • Stephen M. Berry, GISP, Clark County GIS, Winchester, KY • Ashley Littell Hitt, GISP, Connected Na- tion, Bowling Green, KY • Kim H. McDonough, GISP, Tennessee De-
18 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 partment of Transportation, Nashville, TN Moderator: Doug Adams, GISP, Baltimore GIS-Pro 2014 Networking • Kevin J. Mickey, GISP, The Polis Center, County Government, Towson, MD Indiana University Purdue University • GIS-based Financial Analysis for Coastal Reception Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana Flooding and Sea Level Rise Tuesday, September 9 • 5:00-6:30 PM Jasmine Bird, Blue Marble Geographics, Head to the exhibit hall for an informal op- Hallowell, ME portunity to network with fellow attendees 1.0 AICP-CM Credits for this session • System Engineering Analysis for the Hur- and exhibitors, over some light appetizers Contributions of GIS to Community ricane Surge Defense System of the East and refreshments before heading out to Success Bank of the Greater New Orleans Area enjoy New Orleans! Room: Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor Ezra Boyd, PhD, DisasterMap.net, LLC, New Orleans, LA The foundation of happy communities is built upon quality of life. Many community orga- nizations work to improve the health, safety, Vendor Solutions: Lidar & 3D GIS housing, access, and equity of their member Room: Gallier, 4th Floor Other Tuesday Evening Events communities. A well-planned and managed Unlock the power of LiDAR datasets so that transportation infrastructure is key to a you can derive significant value from this data diverse, successful community. This session and optimize its uses. Please join Robert Gam- URISA Partnership Reception – by will show how GIS can be utilized to benefit mon from the Hexagon Geospatial Division invitation community organizations and showcase the and Peter White from Eagleview/Pictometry use of GIS in transportation planning. Tuesday, September 9 • 7:00 - 8:00 PM as they discuss the 3D dimensional aspects Moderator: Mark Sievers, AICP, Data Transfer of LiDAR data and its benefits. Learn how Solutions, Orlando, FL to extract information efficiently from these Optional Group Walking Tours • Geographic Information Needs for Com- 3D point cloud datasets to enhance images (see page 12 for details) munity Sustainability Initiatives and vector files and the best environment for Sungsoon Hwang, DePaul University, effective use of 3D point cloud data in asset Chicago, IL management and integrating it visually with • Multi- Modal Regional Thoroughfare GIS and data collection. Analysis Moderator: Alex Hepp, EagleView/Pictometry, Annie McCabe, Mid-Ohio Regional Plan- Rochester, NY ning Commission, Columbus, OH • Optimizing Asset Management by Inte- grating 3D Point Clouds with GIS Coastal Resiliency and Robert Gammon, Hexagon Geospatial Sustainability Division, Mississauga, ON Canada • 3D Model Use Cases and Practical Appli- Room: Oak Alley, 4th Floor cations Coastal resiliency and sustainability are cur- Peter White, EagleView/Pictometry, rently very hot topics thanks to environmental Minneapolis, MN disasters and political lawsuits. Using GIS to identify the where and when of a shifting coastline can lead to the answers for the how, why and who is responsible for what. This session highlights how two coastal profes- sionals are using GIS to build sustainable and resilient coastlines for Louisiana and beyond.
September 22 – Deadline date to submit abstracts for the 2015 GIS/ CAMA Technologies Conference in Oklahoma City!
Annual Conference for Professionals in Property Assessment, Tax Administration, Mapping and Information Technology
19 Wednesday, September 10, 2014 8:30–10:00 AM Distinguished Enterprise GIS Hall of Awards & Recognition Breakfast Systems: Fame Grand Ballroom, 5th Floor • RECOVER: Rehabilitation Capability Con- The Urban and vergence of Ecosystem Recovery Project Regional A breakfast buffet will welcome you this morn- Submitted by: Keith T. Weber, GISP, GIS Information ing, while we spotlight the outstanding work Director, Idaho State University Systems Associa- of your peers. We will recognize outgoing • Building an Enterprise GIS for the New- tion (URISA) is pleased to announce the and incoming Board members and highlight est City in Georgia induction of Charles M. Croner, PhD into volunteer and leadership opportunities within Submitted by: Mike Edelson, GISP, Senior URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame. URISA’s GIS Hall of the organization. Get involved at the chapter GIS Analyst, City of Brookhaven, Georgia Fame honors persons and organizations that level and/or the international level! have made significant SINGLE PROCESS SYSTEM CATEGORY - and original contribu- Hear from Alan Hobson, the Vice-Chair for the Systems in this category are outstanding and tions to the development Spatial Information and Cartography Commis- working examples of applying information and application of GIS sion (SICC), the disciplinary home for spatial system technology to automate a specific concepts, tools, or information and cartographic professionals SINGLE process or operation involving one resources, or to the GIS within the Surveying and Spatial Sciences department or sub-unit of an agency. The profession. Institute (SSSI) in Australia and New Zealand. system application results in extended and/or improved government services that are more URISA’s Hall of Fame laureates include: Then we’ll honor the recipients of 2014 Exem- efficient and/or save money. • 2005 Inductees: Edgar Horwood, Ian plary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards McHarg, Roger Tomlinson, Jack Danger- and pay tribute to outstanding members of the Exemplary System: NCHHSTP Atlas submit- mond, Nancy Tosta, and the Harvard Lab community! ted by Kim Elmore, Co-Lead of the NCHHSTP • 2006 Inductee: Gary Hunter Atlas, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral • 2007 Inductees: Don Cooke and Michael Exemplary Systems in Government Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention. Goodchild • 2009 Inductees: Will Craig and Carl Reed (ESIG) Awards • 2010 Inductee: C. Dana Tomlin URISA’s ESIG Awards recognize exceptional Distinguished Single Process • 2011 Inductees: William Huxhold and achievements in the application of information Systems: Barry Wellar technology that have improved the delivery • MapGeo • 2012 Inductees: National Aeronautics and quality of government services. URISA is Submitted by: Sara Siskavich, GISP, GIS and Space Administration, Natural pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Manager, Nashua Regional Planning Resources Canada, Statistics Canada, ESIG Awards. Commission United States Census Bureau and United • Sidewalk Maintenance and Repair Track- States Geological Survey ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS CATEGORY - Systems ing Application
in this category are outstanding and working Submitted by: Ian Dunn, Software Spe- examples of using information systems tech- cialist, City of Perrysburg, Ohio Horwood Distinguished Service nology in a multi-department environment as • Data Extraction Tool Award part of an integrated process. These systems Submitted by: Wilfred Batke, Mapping The Horwood Distinguished Service Award exemplify effective use of technology yielding Technologist, City of Richmond, British is named after founding member and first widespread improvements in the process(es) Columbia URISA President, Edgar Horwood. Horwood and/or service(s) involved and/or cost savings • ZoneSJ Map Viewer was an early pioneer in the field of information to the organization. Submitted by: Yves Leger, M.Sc., GISP, systems for local government and admired by GIS Manager, City of Saint John, New all for his intellectual and organizational con- Exemplary System: New Hampshire Mosaic Brunswick tributions to URISA. Horwood was the Chair of Parcel Map submitted by Stephan Hamilton, • CropScape the constitutional drafting committee, giving Director, Municipal & Property Division, of the Submitted by: Zhengwei Yang, Ph.D., IT URISA the “open membership” model that has New Hampshire Department of Revenue Ad- Specialist, United States Department led to our interdisciplinary organization. ministration and David Salzer, GISP, Director of Agriculture and Weiguo Han, PhD, of Projects and Patrick Santoso, Director of Research Assistant Professor, Center The Horwood Distin- Operations at the Technology Transfer Center, for Spatial Information Science and guished Service Award is University of New Hampshire. Systems, George Mason University an occasional award given for long-term service to URISA congratulates all of the participants in URISA and the profession. the 2014 Exemplary Systems in Government This award is URISA’s Award program. ultimate award for service All of the winning submissions are posted and leadership to URISA online.
20 Wednesday, September 10, 2014 and the geospatial industry. This year it is URISA Chapter Leaders’ Forum • Using Open-Source Geospatial Data in awarded to Ed Wells, GISP. Wednesday, September 10 • 10:30 AM-1:00 PM GIS Database Production and Mainte- Room: Gallier, 4th Floor nance Leadership Award Annual gathering of URISA Chapter Leaders Barry Bitters, Ph.D. & GISP, Leidos Inc. Presented to members who have demonstrat- for discussions of best practices; an update (formerly SAIC), Navarre, FL ed exemplary leadership to URISA, creativity, on the status of the unified membership mod- • Engaging with Models: Stakeholder innovation, and dedicated support of URISA el; boundaries discussion and more. Understanding and Action programs. Judy Colby-George, GISP, Spatial Alter- Thanks to SoCal & Ontario URISA for sponsor- natives, Yarmouth, ME This year’s Leadership ing the Forum. • Information Architecture: A Foundation Award recipient is Tripp for Geospatial Data Sharing Corbin, GISP. Joseph Grubbs, GISP, AICP, Binary Struc- Breakout Sessions tures Corporation, Fort Myers, FL Wednesday, September 10 • 10:30 AM – Service Award 12:00 Noon Presented to members ROI of High Resolution Data Room: Grand Chenier, 5th Floor who have demonstrated Data, Data Everywhere…Bringing it faithful service to URISA and participation in its All Together Just because you can create map data at very Room: Grand Ballroom E, 5th Floor programs over a period of several years. high resolutions, does that mean you should? In this era of increasing budget challenges Big data is upon us! The rapid proliferation of Glenn O’Grady is the and the need to illustrate ROI for mapping spatial and non-spatial datasets (both internal deserving recipient of efforts, how good is good enough? With near and external) is both a godsend and a curse. the 2014 URISA Service ubiquitous availability of digital aerial ortho- How can we utilize GIS tools and method- Award. photography and increasing availability of ologies to make sense of it all? It doesn’t high quality LiDAR data, it is possible to derive matter if you are a municipality, a utility, or a Barbara Hirsch very high resolution impervious surface and state-wide service provider; the issues are related land cover data at the sub-meter level. Special Service consistent. This session explores how 3 shin- The question is whether such high resolution Award ing stars met the challenge in their respective data is worth the cost. This session examines Presented to members or staff who have jurisdictions. these questions and gives answers that im- made special contributions to URISA. This Moderator: Danielle Ayan, GISP, Booz Allen prove understanding of ROI when considering award was created (in 2004) to honor URISA’s Hamilton, Atlanta, GA High Resolution remote sensing processes. former Chief Financial Officer, Barbara Hirsch. • GIS in the South Central Idaho Fire & Moderator: Tom Conry, Fairfax County, Fairfax, This award is given to individuals or commit- Fuels Program VA tees who have shown a consummate level of Denise Tolness, Department of Interior/ • High Resolution Impervious Surface service to URISA through an ongoing Bureau of Land Management, Burley, ID Data: Stories from the Field commitment to our success as an organiza- • Interactive Geospatial Maps/Apps @ CDC Ben Houston, P.E., GISP, PMP, Ground- tion. Danielle Ayan, GISP, Booz Allen Hamilton, Point Technologies, LLC, Woodstock, NY Atlanta, GA Where You Are & Where You Want Managing and Exchanging Open to Be and Crowd Source Data Room: Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor Room: Grand Couteau, 5th Floor If what we see and experience, if our country, The Internet may provide a wealth of data, does not become real in imagination, then but have you considered soliciting the public? it never can become real to us, and we are Public participation GIS (PPGIS) can empower The 2014 Barbara Hirsch Special Service forever divided from it” – Wendell Berry. Suc- citizens and make them part of decision-mak- Award is awarded to Ryan Bowe, GISP and cessful planning is an exercise in observation ing processes. In this session, learn new Wendy Peloquin, GISP. and imagination. Observing what exists in techniques to acquire, store and share data. the immediate environment, and imagining Moderator: Chris Aspila, GISP, City of Windsor, what that potential can manifest through good Exhibit Hours ON Canada planning and design. This session will present Wednesday, September 10 • 10:00 AM – 3:30 the use of GIS in place making through the use PM of agent base modeling and the techniques Take advantage of the opportunity to learn of rapid Strategic Plan development for GIS about new products and services that will organizations of all sizes. Then consider your make your work easier!
21 Wednesday, September 10, 2014 own professional development at the URISA Esri Hands-On Learning Lab Esri Technical Session: Mapping Leadership Academy. Wednesday, September 10 • 10:30 AM-12:00 the Oso Landslide to Assist First Moderator: Drew Spiliotis, Planning Communi- Noon Responders Room: Edgewood, 4th Floor ties, LLC, Raleigh, NC This technical session will cover the use • Designing Neighbourhoods with an of pre and post lidar to calculate change Activity-Based Approach 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM detection, document damage to structures Seyedehsomayeh Taheri Moosavi, BSc, Lunch on your own – from the Oso Landslide in Washington state MSc, Eng., RTPI, University of Manches- So many options for lunch! There are lots of and apply geoprocessing automation to ter, Manchester, United Kingdom fast lunch options within a couple of blocks of calculate debris removal for recover efforts. • GIS Strategic Planning: Best and Fast the Sheraton. Wednesday, September 10 • 1:00-3:00 PM Practices Room: Edgewood, 4th Floor Rebecca Somers, GISP, Somers-St.Claire GIS Management Institute Update GIS Management Consultants, Fairfax, Refreshment Break VA Session & Keynote Address • URISA Leadership Academy – Take Your Wednesday, September 10 • 1:00 – 2:30 PM Wednesday, September 10 • 2:30 – Career to the Next Level Grand Ballroom, 5th Floor 3:30 PM Kris Larson, GISP, CDM Smith, Helena, Be sure to ask any remaining questions you may MT 1:00- 1:40 PM have and view product demonstrations during Hear about URISA’s GIS this break. The exhibits dismantle at 3:30 PM. Management Insti- 1.5 AICP-CM Credits for this session tute which promotes Foundations of Successful professional adoption and awareness of best Transportation Systems practices and standards in the GIS profession. Room: Oak Alley, 4th Floor Presenters: Louisiana URISA Chapter Annual Greg Babinski, GISP, King County GIS, Seattle, This session will present adapting and utilizing WA Meeting a common base map for transit applications, Amy Esnard, GISP, Hood River, OR Wednesday, September 10 • 3:00 – 5:00 PM how ridership can be optimized through Allen Ibaugh, AICP, GISP, Data Transfer Solu- Room: Evergreen, 4th Floor creative ideas and GIS analysis, as well as, tions, Orlando, FL how scenario planning can leverage informa- Breakout Sessions tion for stakeholders across transportation 1:45-2:30 PM Wednesday, September 10 • 3:30 – 5:00 PM management and planning disciplines. Keynote Address: Using GIS to Disseminate Data in New Orleans Moderator: Ed Wells, GISP, Washington Met- Innovative Uses in the GIS Toolbox Allison Plyer, Executive Director, The Data ropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, Room: Grand Ballroom E, 5th Floor Center, New Orleans, DC Louisiana • Adapting Louisiana DOTD Base Map to Part of the definition of GIS can be stated as a Founded in 1997, the Data Leverage Regional Applications tool for human decision-making. GIS process- Center is the most trusted Clare Brown, GISP, New Orleans Region- es and tools are not ends unto themselves. resource for data about al Planning Commission, New Orleans, The tools that GIS professionals use are vital greater New Orleans and LA to any organization that is driven by Social, Southeast Louisiana. We • Increasing Potential Transit Ridership in Economic, and Environmental factors. The GIS are fully independent Orleans Parish with GIS Analysis toolboxes presented here highlight technol- and are experts at bringing data together Lynn E. Dupont, ASLA, GISP, New Orleans ogies that are being developed in innovative from multiple sources. Our presentation will Regional Planning Commission, New ways to support water quality, transportation, focus on how we have used GIS to inform Orleans, LA and general organizational workflows in decision-making, including: providing an • Online Scenario Planning for Long Range today’s world. interactive map of repopulation post-Katrina; Transportation Plans improving upon the spatial displays of small Moderator: Christina Boggs, California Depart- Ken Holland, Gulf Regional Planning area data from the American Community ment of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA Commission (GRPC), Biloxi, MS Survey; exploring the growth of jobs outside • Analyzing Water Quality and Geologic of population centers; and, documenting the Data Using 3-D GIS Tools vulnerability of coastal populations. Cam Conrad, GISP, Stanley Consultants, Inc., Coralville, IA • A Practical Approach to Cross Platform Mobile, Cloud and GIS Applications Joseph Doherty, PMP, OCP, GISP, Mi- crodesk, Weymouth, MA
22 Wednesday, September 10, 2014 • Pioneering Work in Street-Level Mapping Moderator: Andrew Hayslip, Fish and Wildlife • Using and Supporting the California for Professional and Consumer Use Research Institute, Tampa, FL Geodetic Control Network Paul Smith, CycloMedia Technology Inc., • History of the GIS-World, Part I & II: A Bruce Joffe, GISP, GIS Consultants, Walnut Creek, CA Look at the History of GIS on Film & TV Piedmont, CA Gene DelGreco, GISP, KE McCartney & • Needed GIS/Survey Cooperation, New Associates, Weirton, WV Opportunities 1.5 AICP-CM Credits for this session Peirce Eichelberger, gDBMS, Inc, Col- Utilizing GIS to Protect the legeville, PA Environment and Respond to It 1.5 AICP-CM Credits for this session Demographic Data for the When It Gets Mad Vendor Solutions: Smartphones, Room: Grand Chenier, 5th Floor Community Room: Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor Filling the Gap Where Internet Land use and land cover play a significant role Connectivity is Lacking as drivers of environmental change and indica- Learn methods of utilizing GIS to better under- Room: Gallier, 4th Floor tors of threats and vulnerabilities. All disasters stand your community. This session discusses are better dealt with when emergency respond- methods to properly allocate community Do you remember when pagers and cell ers and crisis managers can work in a collabo- resources, the challenges of mapping regis- phones allowed us to be connected to others rative environment. This may help to plan for the tered sex offenders (RSO), and the impact of ‘on the go’. Times have changed since then unforeseeable like in June of 2013 when Calgary relocating a Board of Election office from a and the development of smartphone technol- experienced the largest flood in its history due to downtown location to the suburbs. ogy continues to advance at rapid speeds. increased volume of water in both the Bow and Please join AmigoCloud as they discuss the Moderator: Warren Kron, GISP, City of Baton Elbow rivers that was unprecedented in modern past, present and future of GIS data collection Rouge, LA history. Come and hear how spatial technologies using a contemporary phone, the myriad of • Locating Distressed Areas in a Communi- are being deployed for environmental protection, sensors and vast amounts of vector and raster ty: A Look at Forsyth County, NC emergency planning at schools, and environ- data in these powerful portable devices. mental disaster response. Jason Clodfelter, CMS, GISP, MapForsyth (Forsyth County, NC), Winston-Salem, NC Moderator: Alex Hepp, Pictometry/Eagleview, Moderator: Ashley Hitt, GISP, Connected • The Geospatial Challenges of Geocoding Rochester, NY Nation, Bowling Green, KY Registered Sex Offenders • The Problem With Mobile GIS Data Collection • School Safety Plans in a Virtual Environment Mark Leipnik, Sam Houston State Ragi Burhum, AmigoCloud, San Francis- Steven B. McKinney, PhD, SICS Consul- University, Department of Geography, co, CA tants, LLC, Florence, AL Huntsville, TX • Can you hear/see me now? Lamar Davis, Auburn University at Mont- • Racially and Socioeconomically Dispa- Alex Hepp, Pictometry/Eagleview, Roch- gomery, Montgomery, AL rate Impacts of Relocating the Hamilton ester, NY • Applying Land Cover Data and Tools to County, Ohio Board of Elections • No Connectivity? No Problem! Maintain- Enhance Coastal Community Resilience Mark Salling, GISP, Cleveland State ing Productivity for Mobile Workers Jamie Carter, The Baldwin Group at University, Cleveland, OH Scott Stafford-Veale, Latitude Geograph- NOAA Coastal Services Center, Yar- ics, Victoria, BC, Canada mouth, ME • Calgary Flood 2013: Supporting Sus- Surveying and Geodetics in the GIS tainability and Resiliency with Spatial Profession Esri Hands-On Learning Lab Technologies Room: Oak Alley, 4th Floor Room: Edgewood, 4th Floor Robert Skoye, B.A.Sc., M.Sc., City of Wednesday, September 10 • 3:00-5:00 PM Calgary, Alberta, Canada Does mapping in GIS equal surveying? Is sur- veying GIS? This session will be a moderated GIS Goes Hollywood! discussion of the issues related to GIS and Surveying. By using case studies on how GIS, GIS-Pro 2014 Social Event Room: Grand Couteau, 5th Floor Surveying, and Geodetics are interrelated, the Wednesday, September 10 • 6:00-9:00 PM panel will engage the audience in a discus- Where: Rock ‘n’ Bowl An intriguing look at how GIS has appeared in sion of mutual benefits. The take-away should in MidCity entertainment media. From James Bond and be a greater understanding and appreciation Star Trek to CSI, GIS has been seen in many of our fellow Surveyors and GIS Professionals Hop on the GIS-Pro movies and television shows as a key technolo- and a desire to collaborate for the betterment bus and head to Rock ‘n’ Bowl - a New Or- gy that either helps or hurts the hero. This pre- of geospatial technology and information. leans institution! Enjoy bowling (if you like) sentation presents a multi-media survey of GIS and cajun music, food, drink and awesome in television and film and show how fictional Moderator: Martin Roche, GISP, GeoPlanning conversation! Buses will be staged on representations of technologies in past movies Services, Orlando, FL Canal Street beginning at 5:30 PM. You must and on TV foretell future developments in GIS, • Everyday Geodetics bring your GIS-Pro 2014 Social Event ticket GPS, and other geospatial technologies. Jasmine Bird, Blue Marble Geographics, to gain access. Don’t miss this! Hallowell, ME
23 Thursday, September 11, 2014 7:30 – 8:30 AM • X Maps Spot: Using GIS to Help At-Risk GIS for emergency response related to Next Dog and Cat Populations Generation 9-1-1, the organizational challeng- GIS-Pro Conference Committee Greg Miller, GISP, AICP, ASPCA, Portland, es and benefits of developing a consortium Meeting OR approach in a rural county, and the organi- Room: Nottoway, 4th Floor • Community Participatory Mapping: Crime zational challenges and benefits of enabling Prevention Through Environmental De- non-GIS professionals to use web mapping Current conference committee members sign (CPTED) tools. and those who wish to volunteer to serve Wansoo Im, Ph.D. Principal, VERTICES, Moderator: Diana Rodriguez, GISP, CDMSmith, on the GIS-Pro 2015 committee are invited New Brunswick, NJ Chicago, IL to attend to begin planning for next year! • The True ROI of Accurate GIS Data for GIS-Pro 2015 will take place October 18-22 1.5 AICP-CM Credits for this session Public Safety in Spokane, Washington, in partnership Patrick Melancon, GIS Data Resources, with the Northwest GIS Users’ Group and Responsible Land Use: Costs and Inc, Nashville, TN Northern Rockies URISA Chapter, with Consequences • Local Government GIS Consortia considerable involvement from Washington Room: Grand Couteau, 5th Floor Stephen Berry, GISP, Clark County GIS, URISA! Winchester, KY Consumer centered society and the resultant • Exploiting GIS for the Non-GIS User wastes require careful consideration when Introduction to MS Project Deploying a Web Map making decisions on use of lands, the lack Workshop John Wright, GISP, Range Resources thereof. Land use designation can often have Thursday, September 11 • 8:00 – 10:30 AM Corporation, Canonsburg, PA wide and lasting effects on related regional Room: Oak Alley, 4th Floor planning efforts. The long-term consequenc- Instructor: Peter Croswell, PMP, GISP, Cros- es of land use decisions can lead to social It’s About the Data! GIS, well-Schulte IT Consultant costs that may outweigh present economic Photogrammetry and Surveying – benefits. This session will explore the use of Pete Croswell is offering this 2½-hour course Understanding the Boundaries of GIS in finding relationships between potential as an overview of important Project Manage- Practice Brownfields sites and surrounding demo- ment topics, utilizing MS Project. Room: Grand Ballroom B, 5th Floor graphic characteristics, the high health costs Moderator: Hilary Perkins, AICP, GISP, City of of cheap landfills, and how the politics of land The opportunities for utilizing GIS are almost Maryland Heights, MO use decisions can impact regional transporta- without limit. However, it is important to tion planning. know when an authoritative determination Breakout Sessions Moderator: Teresa Townsend, AICP, Planning of location is required. A licensed surveyor Thursday, September 10 • 9:00 – 10:30 AM Communities, LLC, Raleigh, NC is the only professional that can establish or • Correlation Between Field Types, Loca- measure a geographic location that has a Mapping People, Their tion and Demographics and Potential legal standing in court. It is important for any Neighborhoods, and Their Best Greenfields individual using or managing a GIS to know Friends Darlette Meekins, GISP, Virginia Depart- where the boundaries for the practice of sur- ment of Transportation, Richmond, VA veying are and to make sure we respect those Room: Grand Ballroom E, 5th Floor Shobha Sriharan, Virginia State Universi- boundaries and facilitate the employment ty, Ettrick, VA of surveyors to improve the accuracy and Location data matters when it comes to • Techniques and Politics of Regional Land legality of our GIS data. It is also important mapping populations, of all kinds. Learn how Use Planning Modeling for us to understand the role of the certified communities are using GIS to understand how Lynn E. Dupont, ASLA, GISP, New Orleans photogrammetrist as well. Together, GIS, cities are changing, analyze the distribution Regional Planning Commission, New photogrammetry and surveying can make sure and characteristics of animal shelters, and Orleans, LA that the right data is used in the right way at improve their neighborhoods through environ- the right time. This panel will hopefully be the mental design. GIS Drives Organizational Change beginning of a long discussion between GIS, Moderator: Heather Milton, GISP, Tulane Room: Grand Chenier, 5th Floor photogrammetry and surveying profession- University, St Louis, MO als to better understand how we can work • Utilizing GIS to Investigate the Impact of The implementation of GIS in support of together to establish a shared understanding Globalization on Urban Geography business processes often drives change in the of how we can complement and promote each David Gladstone, UNO Dept of Planning & way organizations operate. This is based on other’s work. Urban Studies, New Orleans, LA necessary changes in the business processes Moderator: Kim McDonough, GISP, TN Depart- Aimée Préau, GISP, FEMA’s Louisiana and helps achieve the efficiencies enabled ment of Transportation, Nashville, TN Recovery Office, New Orleans, LA by the use of geospatial technology. In this Panelists: session, you’ll hear about the organizational challenges and benefits of implementing
24 Thursday, September 11, 2014 • Brent Jones, PE, PLS, Esri, Vienna, VA • Peirce Eichelberger, gDBMS, Inc, Col- 11:30 AM – 12:00 Noon 2014 URISA PARTNERS – legeville, PA URISA Annual Business Meeting Thank you for your support! • Bruce Joffe, GISP, GIS Consultants, Hear from URISA Board officers about the Piedmont, CA Board’s activities over the past year, actions Platinum Corporate Partner • Ryan Bowe, GISP, Photo Science, Nichol- taken, and exciting plans for the future. • Esri asville, KY • Michael Zoltek, GISP, PLS, CP, Pictometry, Gold Corporate Partners Rochester, NY • Cyclomedia Technology, Inc. Thank you for being part • Loqate, Inc. Esri Hands-On Learning Lab of GIS-Pro 2014, URISA’s Room: Edgewood, 4th Floor Silver Corporate Partners Thursday, September 11 • 9:00-10:00 AM 52nd Annual Conference! • Data Transfer Solutions • EagleView Technologies/ Challenges Wrap-Up, Closing Pictometery Keynote Address & Annual Bronze Corporate Partners Business Meeting • Blue Marble Geographics 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon • Connected Nation Room: Grand Ballroom, 5th Floor • Thomson Reuters Moderator: Carl Anderson, GISP, URISA • Valtus Imagery Services President 2014-2015 Business Partners 10:30-11:00 AM • eGIS Associates, Inc. Wrap-up of Challenges Discussion • geographic Data Base Management Systems, Inc. What did you learn about geospatial data and • geographIT technology to enhance and support the Three • GeoPlanning Services, LLC Pillars of Sustainability: Society, Environ- • GeoTechVision ment and Economy? What specific actions • MGP and takeaways can we use to enhance and • North River Geographic Systems, support those Three Pillars when we return Inc. home? • Open Spatial Corporation • Planning Communities, LLC Closing Keynote: 20 Government • Somers-St. Claire GIS Management Innovations That Matter Consultants 11:00-11:30 AM • Spatial Focus, LLC • Temporal Geo Analytics Hear from Steve Ressler, • Wellar Consulting Founder and President of GovLoop.com, the “Knowl- edge Network for Govern- ment” as he discusses their latest report “20 Govern- Thank you to all participants for abiding by the URISA Event Code of Conduct to promote a ment Innovations That respectful experience for all. Matter” based on survey and interviews with thousands of government The URISA Conference welcomes participants of any sex, age, race, color, nationality, sexu- employees across the globe. He will discuss al orientation and ethnic origin. It does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, color, key top technology trends in government from nationality, sexual orientation or ethnic origin in the administration of its policies. The URISA Internet of Things to Mobile Service Delivery conference complies with the American with Disabilities Act. Educational programs planned and and how you can apply these innovations at presented by URISA provide attendees with relevant and rewarding continuing education expe- your agency. rience. However, neither the content (whether written or oral) of any course, seminar or other presentation, nor the use of a specific product in conjunction therewith, nor the exhibition of any materials by any party coincident with the educational event, should be construed as indicating endorsement or approval of the views presented, the products used, or the materials exhibited by URISA, or by its committees, Special Interest Groups, Chapters or other commissions.
25 URISA History URISA HISTORY New Board Members URISA emanated from conferences held from 1963 through 1966. These events were known The following URISA members were elected as the Annual Conference on Urban Planning Information Systems and Programs. URISA was to the URISA Board of Directors this year formed in 1966 and the first URISA conference was held in 1967. and will begin their terms on the Board at the # Year President Conference Location close of this conference. Welcome aboard! 1 1963 N/A Los Angeles, CA President-Elect: Rebecca Somers, 2 1964 N/A Pittsburgh, PA GISP, Somers-St.Claire GIS 3 1965 N/A Chicago, IL Management Consultants, Fairfax, VA 4 1966 N/A Berkeley, CA 5 1967 Edgar M. Horwood Garden City, NY 6 1968 Barclay Jones Clayton, MO New Board members beginning their three- 7 1969 Edward F.R. Hearle Los Angeles, CA year term at the close of the conference are: 8 1970 Robert Barraclough Louisville, KY Valrie Grant, GISP - President, 9 1971 Wilbur A. Steger, Ph.D. New Orleans, LA GeoTechVision, Kingston, Jamaica 10 1972 John Bereford San Francisco, CA 11 1973 William H. Mitchel Atlantic City, NJ 12 1974 Gerald G. Fox Montreal, QC, Canada Kevin Mickey, GISP - Director Geo- 13 1975 George Farnsworth Seattle, WA spatial Technologies Education, 14 1976 Donald Luria Atlanta, GA The Polis Center-IUPUI, Indianap- 15 1977 Robert T. Aangeenbrug Kansas City, MO olis, IN 16 1978 Barry S. Wellar Washington, DC 17 1979 Dorothy Bomberger San Diego, CA Martin Roche, GISP - President/ 18 1980 O. E. Dial Toronto, ON, Canada CEO, Geo Planning Services LLC, 19 1981 William DeGroff New Orleans, LA Orlando, FL 20 1982 Samuel B. Trotter Minneapolis, MN 21 1983 Kenneth J. Dueker Atlanta, GA At the close of GIS-Pro 2014 the terms of ser- 22 1984 Thomas M. Palmerlee Seattle, WA vice for these Board members will conclude: 23 1985 William E. Huxhold Ottawa, ON, Canada Al Butler (Past-President), Tripp Corbin, Cindy 24 1986 Robert V. Hurst Denver, CO Post, and Teresa Townsend. We thank them 25 1987 William J. Craig Fort Lauderdale, FL for their dedication and service to URISA 26 1988 Charles P. Kindleberger Los Angeles, CA and anticipate many more years of continued 27 1989 D. David Moyer Boston, MA involvement. 28 1990 Constance C. Blackmon Edmonton, AB, Canada 29 1991 Gilbert H. Castle, III San Francisco, CA 30 1992 Libby Clapp Washington, DC URISA Headquarters 31 1993 Edward Crane Atlanta, GA 701 Lee Street, Suite 680 32 1994 Laurel J. McKay Milwaukee, WI Des Plaines, IL 60016 USA 33 1995 Randolf A. Gschwind San Antonio, TX Phone: 847/824-6300; Fax: 847/824-6363 34 1996 R. Wayne Bannister Salt Lake City, UT [email protected] 35 1997 M. Glenn O’Grady Toronto, ON, Canada www.urisa.org 36 1998 Peter Croswell Charlotte, NC 37 1999 Joseph Ferreira, Jr. Chicago, IL URISA Staff 38 2000 Nancy Tosta Orlando, FL 39 2001 Lyna Wiggins Long Beach, CA Education Manager – Keri Brennan, 40 2002 Peirce Eichelberger Chicago, IL [email protected] 41 2003 Martha Wells Atlanta, GA Meetings Coordinator – Pat Francis, 42 2004 Dan Parr Reno, NV [email protected] 43 2005 Dianne Haley Kansas City, MO Accounting Manager – Denise Freiberg, 44 2006 Cindy Domenico Vancouver, BC, Canada [email protected] 45 2007 Ed Wells Washington, DC 46 2008 Susan Johnson New Orleans, LA Data Processing Manager & Registrar – 47 2009 Hilary Perkins Anaheim, CA Verlanda McBride, [email protected] 48 2010 Kathrine Cargo Orlando, FL Office Manager – Katie Morehead, katie@ 49 2011 Cy Smith Indianapolis, IN urisa.org 50 2012 Greg Babinski Portland, OR Executive Director – Wendy Nelson, 51 2013 Al Butler Providence, RI [email protected] 52 2014 Allen Ibaugh New Orleans, LA
26 Board of Directors URISA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT – Allen Ibaugh, AICP, GISP – Data Trans- Tripp Corbin, MICP, CFM, GISP – eGIS Associates, fer Solutions, Orlando, FL Dacula, GA
PRESIDENT-ELECT – Carl Anderson, GISP, Vadose, Ashley Littell Hitt, GISP– Connected Nation, Bowling Hyattsville, MD Green, KY
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT - Al Butler, GISP – Claudia Paskauskas, GISP – Claudia Paskauskas, City of Ocoee, FL GISP, GMB Engineers & Planners, Inc., Orlando, FL
SECRETARY – Danielle Ayan, GISP – Booz Allen Cindy Post – University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Hamilton, Atlanta, GA
TREASURER – Doug Adams, GISP – Baltimore Coun- Teresa Townsend, AICP – Planning Communities ty, Baltimore, MD LLC, Raleigh, NC
Jochen Albrecht, PhD - Hunter College at the City Chapter Advisory Board Chair (nonvoting) – Cy University of New York - New York, NY Smith, GISP – State of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Amy Esnard, GISP – Hood River, OR
Upcoming
October 13-17, 2014 URISA Leadership Academy Louisville, Kentucky October 27-30, 2014 URISA Caribbean GIS Conference Conferences Curacao March 2-5, 2015 GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference Oklahoma City, Oklahoma In partnership with the International Association of Assessing Officers
October 18-22, 2015 GIS-Pro 2015: URISA’s 53rd Annual Conference Spokane, Washington In partnership with the NW GIS Users’ Group and the Northern Rockies URISA Chapter, with the Washington URISA Chapter!
27 Save The Date! October 18-22, 2015
GIS-Pro 2015: URISA’s 53rd Annual Conference Spokane, Washington
In partnership with the NW GIS Users’ Group and the Northern Rockies URISA Chapter, with the Washington URISA Chapter!