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Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Fifth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop: March 1–5, 2004, Denver, Colorado By Stephen J. Char and Jennifer B. Sieverling, Editors Scientific Investigations Report 2005–5236 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey P. Patrick Leahy, Acting Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2006 For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, Information Services Box 25286, Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 For more information about the USGS and its products: Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov/ Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted materials contained within this report. iii Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Purpose and Scope ……………………………………………………………………… 1 Summary Description of Attendees ……………………………………………………… 1 States Represented by USGS personnel at the 2004 GIS Workshop …………………… 1 Participating Organizations ……………………………………………………………… 2 Review Process ………………………………………………………………………… 2 USGS–GIS 2004 Schedule ……………………………………………………………… 3 USGS−GIS 2004 Workshop Abstracts ………………………………………………………… 8 Topographic Mapping Using GPS Receivers and GIS Software at the Osage–Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites in Oklahoma ……………………………… 8 GIS Activities in the Central Energy Resources Team: A Model for Expanding GIS Utilization 8 Developing Decision Support Tools in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed ……………………… 9 The USGS–NPS Vegetation Mapping Program ……………………………………………… 9 Mapping the Distribution of a Soil-Borne Human Pathogen: Coccidioides …………………… 10 The Role of GIS in Addressing a Threat to Everglades’ Native Habitat within A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge ……………………………………………… 10 From LIDAR Data to Flood Inundation Maps: Methods and Challenges ……………………… 11 Effectively Managing and Utilizing Large Terrain Data Sets ………………………………… 12 Surface-to-Surface Comparison of NED, SRTM, Digital Photogrammetry, and LIDAR- Derived Digital Elevation Models: Implications for Geological Mapping and Geographic Analysis ……………………………………………………………… 12 Web GIS for Water-Use Data: Arkansas Water-Users Report and Browse Water-Use Information Online ………………………………………………………… 12 Free, Open-Source Solutions in GIS Application Development ……………………………… 13 Digital Geologic Mapping at Yucca Mountain, Nevada ……………………………………… 13 Drainage Area Determination Using ArcGIS8 and the Geodatabase ………………………… 14 Using GIS and Spatial Analysis to Guide in the Surveillance and Eradication of Animal Diseases ……………………………………………………………………… 14 More Than Just a Pretty Picture—Interactive 3D Visualization ……………………………… 15 Natural Hazards Support System …………………………………………………………… 15 GIS Alligator Tagging Allocation System ……………………………………………………… 16 Tampa Bay Interactive Mapping System and Digital Library: Providing Accessible Data and Information for Management and Research ………………………………………… 16 Visualization Techniques for Studying Landscape Pattern and Fish Distribution …………… 17 GIS and USDA’s National Tick Survey ………………………………………………………… 17 Using the National Hydrography Dataset for Water-Quality Modeling of Nutrients in New England Streams ………………………………………………………………… 18 NC OneMap: Developing Partnerships to Build The National Map and OpenGIS Interoperability ……………………………………………………………………… 18 Accessing and Using USGS and Other Base Spatial Data Within ESRI GIS Software ……… 19 Remote Sensing of Invasive Species: Leafy Spurge and Cheatgrass ………………………… 19 Post-Fire Characterization of the Land Surface and Vegetation Using Imaging Spectroscopy Data for Cerro Grande, New Mexico, and Left Hand Creek, Wyoming ……………… 20 IFSAR and LIDAR Elevation Data: Getting Started …………………………………………… 21 iv LIDAR Toolkit Development: The Advanced LIDAR Exploitation System Consortium ………… 21 The Watershed Boundary Dataset …………………………………………………………… 21 ArcCatalog Metadata Extensions …………………………………………………………… 22 ArcIMS Website for District Projects and NWIS Sites ……………………………………… 22 Urban Geochemistry and Health: Approaches to Understand Potential Human Health Consequences of Metals and Other Substances in Local Environments …………… 22 Digital Atlas of Lake Texoma ………………………………………………………………… 23 Public Health GIS Application: The Power of Place ………………………………………… 24 Use of Satellite Imagery and GIS Modeling to Derive Agricultural Chemical Exposure Metrics for Use in Human-Health Studies …………………………………………… 24 Migration Path to ArcGIS Version 9 …………………………………………………………… 25 GIS and Childhood Lead Poisoning in Cleveland, Ohio ……………………………………… 25 Linking Health Effects to NAWQA Data ……………………………………………………… 26 The GAP Analysis Program and NLCD ………………………………………………………… 26 The Role of GIS in Logistic Regression Modeling of Ground-Water Vulnerability …………… 27 Comparison of Urban Structure Extraction Technologies with LIDAR and High-Resolution Imagery ……………………………………………………………………………… 27 Estimating Drainage Areas Using Thiessen Catchments for the National Hydrography Dataset ……………………………………………………………………………… 27 Data Preparation for the StreamStats Web Application ……………………………………… 28 Indexing Stream Gages to the National Hydrography Dataset ……………………………… 28 Preparation and Management of Digital Raster Graphics for ArcMap and ArcIMS ………… 28 RockWorks/2004: Subsurface Data Management, Analysis, and Visualization ……………… 28 Three-Dimensional Geological Visualization: Eye-Candy or Indispensable Tool? …………… 29 The National Atlas of the United States Map Maker: Delivering Maps by Using MapObjects and ArcIMS ……………………………………………………… 30 Natural Science Web-based Applications …………………………………………………… 30 Spatial Analysis of Very Low Birth-Weight Risk ……………………………………………… 30 The Latest Developments in LIDAR Software ………………………………………………… 31 Overview of the LIDAR Acquisition and Processing in Support of the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program: Lessons Learned and Advancements in LIDAR Technology …………………………………………………………………… 31 GeoPro: Technology to Enable Scientific Modeling …………………………………………… 31 High Availability Web Services ……………………………………………………………… 32 Environmental Pollutants and Adverse Human Health Effects: Hazard Identification by Using Interregion Comparisons …………………………………………………… 32 Mapping Land-Cover Change at the National Level ………………………………………… 32 A Brief Look At The National Hydrography Dataset ………………………………………… 33 USS Arizona Drawings and Underwater GPS Surveys Linked by ArcIMS …………………… 33 Bakerville, Colorado: A Recently Established Under-Canopy Site for Performance Testing of Handheld GPS Receivers ……………………………………………………………… 33 Digital Field Mapping of Landslide Features near Golden, Colorado ………………………… 34 Batch Processing With the National Hydrography Dataset ………………………………… 34 The Monitoring of Landscape Change with Temporal Land-Use and Land-Cover Information 35 USGS–NPS Vegetation Mapping Program …………………………………………………… 35 Integration of High-Resolution LIDAR Elevation Data into The National Map ………………… 35 Volume Visualization of LIDAR Data for The National Map …………………………………… 36 v Rapid Assessment of an Urban Hazard: Spectroscopy of the World Trade Center Dust ……… 37 Applications Development Utilizing High Resolution National Hydrography Dataset and Elevation Products in North Carolina ………………………………………………… 38 Parcel-Attribute Analysis: Integrating Socioeconomic Data into Decision- and Planning-Support Systems …………………………………………………………… 38 TCEQSWAP−DSS—A Decision Support System for Source−Water Susceptibility Assessment in Texas ………………………………………………………………… 39 National Land-Cover Database 2001 ………………………………………………………… 39 Mapping Vegetation Type and Structure for LANDFIRE ……………………………………… 40 National Overview Road Metrics — Euclidean Distance (NORM−ED): A National Environmental Indicator ……………………………………………………………… 40 National Hydrography Dataset ……………………………………………………………… 41 Conversion Factors Inch/Pound to SI Multiply By To obtain Length foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m) mile (mi) 1.609 kilometer (km) Area acre 0.004047 square kilometer (km2) square mile (mi2) 2.590 square kilometer (km2) Temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) may be converted to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) as follows: °F=(1.8 × °C) +32 NOTE TO USGS USERS: Use of hectare (ha) as an alternative name for square hectometer (hm2) is restricted to the measurement of small land or water areas. Use of liter (L) as a special name for cubic decimeter (dm3) is restricted to the measurement of liquids and gases. No prefix other than milli should be used with liter. vi Si to Inch/Pound Multiply By To obtain Length centimeter (cm) 0.3937 inch (in.) millimeter (mm) 0.03937 inch (in. meter (m) 3.281 foot (ft) kilometer (km) 0.6214 mile (mi) Area hectare (ha) 2.471 acre square kilometer (km2) 247.1 acre hectare (ha) 0.003861 square mile (mi2) square kilometer (km2) 0.3861 square mile (mi2) Volume cubic meter (m3) 6.290 barrel (petroleum, 1 barrel = 42 gal) Liter (L) 33.82 ounce, fluid (fl. oz) Liter (L) 2.113 pint (pt) Liter (L) 1.057 quart (qt) Liter (L) 0.2642 gallon (gal) cubic meter (m3) 264.2 gallon (gal) cubic decimeter (dm3) 0.2642 gallon (gal) cubic meter (m3) 0.0002642 million gallons (Mgal) cubic centimeter (cm3) 0.06102 cubic inch (in3) cubic decimeter (dm3) 61.02 cubic inch (in3) Liter (L) 61.02 cubic inch (in3) cubic decimeter (dm3) 0.03531 cubic foot (ft3) cubic meter (m3) 35.31 cubic foot (ft3) cubic