MN GIS/Lis2011conference 21St Annual Conference and Workshops

MN GIS/LIS2011Conference 21st Annual Conference and Workshops

October 5–7, 2011 Saint Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center www.mngislis.org 1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 252 St. Paul, MN 55114-1067 (651) 203-7242

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Welcome to the 2011 MN GIS/LIS Conference and Workshops e

The Minnesota GIS/LIS Board of Directors and Conference Committee first time. Consider attending the student competition on Thursday and welcome you to the 21st annual Minnesota GIS/LIS Conference and welcoming these future GIS professionals.

Workshops. This year’s Conference will offer a unique experience to explore geographic information systems and land information systems We have an opportunity to recognize our former and current Polaris in Minnesota and beyond. and Lifetime award winners. Please take a minute to congratulate these committed individuals who are at the heart of GIS/LIS in Minnesota: MN Keynote speakers will bring us to new places, exhibiting how GIS is useful GIS/LIS honors them for their leadership. beyond our world. This year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Scott Mest, a research scientist with NASA, will introduce us to his work using GIS to study the Exhibitors support the conference and offer a variety of GIS products, surface of the moon and Mars. On Friday, we step back for a moment, services and information. The Exhibit hall is open Thursday at 10am. put down our wireless devices and unplug our laptops. Listen to Mr. Don’t forget to stop by the MN GIS/LIS Consortium booth in the exhibit Kenny Salwey, the “Last River Rat,” share his experiences living on the hall. Meet current board members, learn about Board and Consortium Mississippi River virtually unplugged. activities and support the MN GIS/LIS scholarship fund.

The Minnesota GIS/LIS community will showcase work and projects that Each year for the past 21 years, the MN GIS/LIS Consortium has provided continue to make the MN GIS/LIS Consortium membership innovative. 32 opportunities for educational and professional development to its sessions with 126 presenters highlight this 21st annual Conference. 14 membership through the Fall Conference and other events throughout workshops of varying levels are offered by Minnesota GIS professionals. the year. Thank you to the MN GIS/LIS Consortium Members for attending Everyone is sure to be enlightened and enhance their GIS knowledge. this year’s conference and workshops. It is the continued strength of the Consortium membership that keeps this organization strong. I hope you Experience the Conference and all it has to offer by connecting with the have an enriching experience. Enjoy the Conference. people and information you need. One of the most valuable parts of the Conference are the opportunities offered for all members, new and Tami Maddio veteran. Many students and young professionals are attending for the 2011 Conference Chair A c

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• Sarah Schrader, Chair Thank you to everyone who helps make this conference a success — and a special thanks to the Conference Planning Committee; d • Ben Verbick, Chair-Elect g without their help, this event would not be possible. • Steve Benson, Past Chair Ex-officio emen • Kari Geurts, Treasurer • Heather Bergen • Derek Lorbiecki • Sherry Buckley • Tami Maddio • Jesse Adams, Secretary • Rebecca Foster • Chad Martini t

• Tami Maddio, Conference Chair s • Scott Franzmeier • Naoko Meyer • Alison Wieckowicz, Conference Chair-elect • Heidi Gaedy • Bennett Morris • Dr. David Kelley, Higher Education • Kari Geurts • Perry Nacionales • Bart Richardson, State Government • Josh Gumm • Ben Richason • Adam Snegosky, Local Government • Doug Hansen • Sarah Schrader • Blaine Hackett, Private Sector • Julie Hines • Leah Sperduto • Joshua Gumm, At-Large • Corrine Karsten • Stacey Stark • Gerry Sjerven, MnGeo Statewide Geospatial • David Kelley • Ben Verbick Advisory Council • Tim Krohn • Emma Volz • Nancy Rader, MnGeo Ex-officio • Greg Liknes • Alison Wieckowicz

A big thank-you to the staff at Ewald Consulting, who help manage the MN GIS/LIS Consortium and this conference. A special thank you to Tom Oien, Ben Richason, and St. Cloud State University for the use of their facilities for Conference Workshops and for their help making the Workshops successful. 3

rs Outstanding and Informative Keynote Speakers! e k Scott Mest Kenny Salwey ea

p Research Scientist, NASA The “Last River Rat”

S 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 12:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 e

o A New Age of Planetary Science: Kenny Salwey: The Last River Rat n Using GIS Software to Study the Surfaces of Planets y Kenny Salwey is a master storyteller, environmental

Ke Significant advancements have been made in recent years in the field of educator, keynote speaker, nature writer, and advocate planetary science due to improvements in spacecraft and mission design, for the Upper Mississippi River. He entertains as well instrument technology, and the resolution and volume of data. In order to as enlightens his audiences. take advantage of the abundance of data available, planetary scientists had to adapt their tools and methods as well. One of the major adapta- Kenny Salwey is certainly one of the last individuals tions was incorporating traditionally terrestrial-based GIS software in our whose lifestyle has all but disappeared in this fast- analyses. This talk will discuss how GIS software is currently being used to paced, high-tech digital world. He earned a tough living with the land, map the surfaces of the moon and Mars, and the steps to getting there – close to Nature and the Mississippi River using only his native wit. For 30 from the perspective of one planetary scientist. years this weathered woodsman eked out a meager living running a trap- line, hiring out as a river guide, digging and selling roots and herbs, and Dr. Scott C. Mest is a Research Scientist with the eating the food he hunted, fished, bartered for or gathered from the wild. Planetary Science Institute (PSI), located in Tucson, AZ, and is currently a visiting scientist at the National Kenny Salwey is the author of three books, The Last River Rat: Kenny Aeronautical and Space Administration’s Goddard Salwey’s Life in the Wild, Tales of a River Rat: Adventures along the Wild Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Mississippi, and The Old-Time River Rats. He is also featured in the BBC production, “Mississippi: Tales of the Last River Rat.” He now lives in Scott received his Bachelor of Science degree Wisconsin and shares his true-life adventures and works of natural world in Geology from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 1995. He wisdom with audiences across the Upper Midwest. earned his Masters in Planetary Geology in 1998, where he used Viking Orbiter images to evaluate the geologic history of an area in the southern highlands of Mars. In August 1999, Scott was back at the University of Pittsburgh, where he rejoined the graduate program for his Ph.D. Under a Contents

NASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellowship, Scott spent the last

s year of his doctorate working at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Scott Acknowledgements...... 3 t earned his Ph.D. in Planetary Geology in 2004 by using high-resolution Keynote Speakers...... 4

en THEMIS images and Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) topographic data

t in conjunction with GIS to map valley networks and model the hydrology of GIS/LIS Consortium Awards...... 8 Martian highland terrains. o Workshops and Sessions Schedule...... 14

C n In 2004, Scott was awarded a National Research Council Postdoctoral Poster Gallery...... 19 Research Fellowship, which allowed him to stay at Goddard to (1) analyze impact crater floor deposits in the southern highlands of Mars, and (2) 2011 Exhibitors...... 22 use GIS to map the geology and geomorphology of the south polar region Session and Poster Abstracts...... 28 of the moon. Much of Scott’s research involves(ed) GIS-based geologic and geomorphic mapping of planetary surfaces and analysis of data River’s Edge Convention Center Map...... 58 acquired from orbiting instruments. Conference Schedule At-A-Glance...... 60

Scott currently resides in Pasadena, MD with his wife Debra and their two children Tori (8) and Zack (5 ½).

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MINNEAPOLIS 888.541.4800 • ST. CLOUD 877.252.4900 wsbeng.com gis/lis consortium awards Each year the Consortium presents several awards at the annual conference. This year we are pleased to present three different types of awards: the Polaris Leadership Award, Governor’s Commendation, and the Student Scholarship and Competition Awards.

The recipients of all these awards are to be commended for their exceptional contributions to the fields of GIS and LIS. We thank them. d Polaris Leadership Award ar w A p i h e d e L

Mike Dolbow Lisa M. Hanni, L.S. Nancy K. Rader

o Minnesota Department of Agriculture Goodhue County, MN Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo) P a LARIS RS As a strong advocate for continuous improve- As a leader in the Minnesota GIS/LIS com- Nancy Rader’s contributions to the geospatial ment of state government and statewide geo- munity, Lisa currently is the County Surveyor, community can be described as a leader of all spatial coordination, Mike represents the next Recorder, and Director of Land Use Man- things communication. She has been integral generation of leadership for the Minnesota agement in Goodhue County. She is also the to the development of metadata and meta- GIS community. He co-chaired the Strategic County Surveyor for Dodge County. She is the data standards, as a trainer and cheerleader, Planning Committee of the Governor’s Coun- first female County Surveyor in Minnesota and as a member of the FGDC Metadata Working cil on Geographic Information and worked to is now the Vice Chair of the state licensing Group, and as chair of the state’s Metadata develop the vision for our new Minnesota Geo- board. In 2001, she initiated and organized Workgroup. She has been an active member graphic Information Office. He continues to Minnesota’s first county-wide data collection of the Consortium’s Editorial Board for more guide the new Minnesota system as it unfolds, of a digital elevation model utilizing LIDAR. than 13 years and is now the executive editor taking action to ensure that all stakeholders She continued to support the effort to obtain of MN GIS/LIS News. Nancy is sought out as are involved through more open discussions LIDAR throughout the state. She established an expert on data issues and as an informed and more relevant connections between advi- the Goodhue County GIS User’s Group, which source of the current status of many impor- sory councils and committees. Mike has also includes cities, the tribal community, SWCD, tant geospatial programs. In her support role been a leader within the Consortium by writing and an electrical cooperative. This collab- to the State’s former and current geospatial newsletter articles, chairing conference sub- orative effort saves money and reduces the advisory councils, it is clear that in her quiet, committees, and contributing presentations. duplicative effort of creating, maintaining, and Nancy way she provides guidance and leader- His enthusiasm and interest to promote the serving GIS data. These efforts resulted in a ship for these groups and their committees. effective and efficient use of enterprise GIS Governor’s Commendation Award (2009) and Nancy is the communications grease that tools, data sharing, and governance can be an ESRI SAG award (2010). Lisa is a profes- makes so many of our collaboration efforts seen throughout his service to state govern- sional leader who continues to serve the pub- work. ment and the wider geospatial community. He lic and guide our GIS/LIS community. says, “If I give back to Minnesota half of what this community has given to me, I will consider my career a success.”

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Governor’s Commendation to the International Water Institute v e An exceptional project has been selected for a Governor’s Geospatial Commendation Award for 2011. The awards recognize organizations that have “gone the extra mile” to deliver products and services resulting in a more responsive government, promoting public access to information and reflecting the benefits of working in a collaborative environment that encourages similar efforts in the future. ’ s C These awards have been given since 1996. For more information and a list of past winners, see: www.mngeo.state.mn.us/awards/gov_commendations/ o

International Water Institute - Red River Basin Mapping Initiative

The International Water Institute (IWI), under the direction of Chuck Fritz, is recognized for its sustained effort in planning and implementing a vast multi- jurisdictional project to collect and deliver seamless, high-resolution elevation data for the Minnesota and North Dakota portions of the Red River Basin. d The data was collected using LiDAR technology and is essential to improving disaster preparedness, protecting existing infrastructure, planning flood and a t

drought damage mitigation projects, enhancing agricultural production, and strengthening decision-making capacity at all levels of government. i on

The majority of the data acquisition cost was through Federal agencies with relatively low cost to local units of government; the data are publicly available for viewing and download at no charge. IWI has provided on-going support for technical assistance and training. The success of this effort has led to continued expansion of LiDAR and high resolution elevation data across Minnesota, available at no cost to the public.

IWI is affiliated with North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the Tri-College University system (NDSU, Concordia College, and Minnesota State University Moorhead). For more information on the International Water Institute and the Red River Basin Mapping Initiative, including options to view and download the elevation data, see: www.internationalwaterinstitute.org/lidar.htm S t

Student Scholarship Awards u d e

GRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE n t S J aCOB B. Johnson, St. Mary’s University of Andrew Andrusko, Minnesota State University, c

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Jake finished the MSGIS program at Saint Mary’s University in March of Andrew is an interdisciplinary 5th year student in the Geography, Geol- ol 2010 but has remained involved in the program ever since. He chose ogy, Urban & Regional Studies, Social Studies and Pre-Civil Engineering ars Business Administration as his GIS focus and decided to complete SMU’s programs at Minnesota State University – Mankato. As an intern, he has Masters in International Business degree as well. The MSGIS/MIB degree worked in both state and local government. He currently is working for paid off and he is now working as a Market Analyst for SuperValu in Eden the Minnesota Department of Transportation – District 7 as the Traffic h

Prairie, MN. So far, the job has been a perfect blend of GIS and business. Engineering & Transportation Planning intern. His main research interests ip

Jake is very thankful for the education he received at SMU and is excited to are in traffic engineering, systems modeling & analysis and transportation A

be working for a great company. planning. He enjoys the great outdoors and hopes to attend graduate w school in a transportation related field. ar

Willy Mekeel, Minnesota State University, Mankato d

Willy Mekeel completed his B.S. in Aviation Management with a minor in Garrett Bing, University of Minnesota s Business Administration in 2008. For the next year, he worked for a FAA I am fascinated by the political and environmental ramifications of the use Part 135 charter flight company in Anchorage, AK as a flight coordinator. of space. Understanding the spatial component of our world allows for a He is currently finishing his M.S. in Geography with a GIS certificate. In the more rational, economical allocation of resources and space. That is why future, he would like to teach geography and flight lessons. I study Geographic Information Science, and why my career has focused on the use of GIS in municipal government. I have interned with Ramsey County and the city of Minneapolis, and I have worked with the city of New Jessica Campbell, University of Minnesota Brighton and the Center for Democracy and Citizenship as part of stu- Jessica is a graduate of the Master of Geographic Information Science dent projects. These positions have taught me many things, but foremost (MGIS) program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She currently among them is the knowledge that many policy decisions in government works as a Cartographer at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service regional office are decided without solid understanding of the effects on citizens or the in Bloomington, Minnesota. Her area of interest includes GIS and Remote environment. In those situations where Geographic Information Systems Sensing applications in natural resource management. are implemented, they are often poorly understood and underutilized as a 9 result. Since gaining an understanding of the role of GIS in government, I s Community COLLEGE

d feel that local and municipal governments have much to gain from effective implementation of geospatial science. The goal of my career, indeed what

ar I hope to dedicate my life to, is bettering the world by increasing under- Andrew Glusica, Itasca Community College A non-traditional student who will be graduating from Itasca Community w standing of the interlocking spatial aspects that make up our environment. College during the Spring of 2011 with an Associate of Science Degree in A Geography/GIS; he became interested in GIS work while working for Isanti ip County and noticing a great need for such professionals. He plans to at-

h Gina Hollinday, University of Minnesota – Duluth Gina Hollinday attends the University of Minnesota where she is work- tend Bemidji State University to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in the same ing toward her Masters of Geographic Information Science. She has an field and hopes to find a job somewhere in the Grand Rapids/Iron Range

ars undergraduate degree in Urban & Regional Studies, with a concentration area. Currently he is working as an intern for Douglas County in Superior, in spatial analysis, and a GIS certification from the University of Minnesota WI, and hopes to continue the work through his days in Bemidji. ol

h – Duluth. Hollinday resides in Duluth with her husband, three children

c and two dogs. t Anna Kistin, Macalester e Anna Kistin is a senior Geography major at Macalester College. She formed d

u an interest in GIS after taking the introductory class and went on to take Urban GIS. Anna was able to utilize the skills she gained through these courses at a summer internship at Prosperity Works New Mexico, in which

St n she designed S a GIS project to map the statewide success of individuals who had economic development programming, coordinated by Prosper- ity Works. Last summer, Anna conducted geography research looking at the availability of healthcare related resources for Mexican immigrants in Saint Paul. Anna is also a member of the international geographical honor society, Gamma Theta Upsilon.

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s Wednesday Workshops OP

H • All workshops will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Saint Cloud State University Campus. S

K • Check-in for workshops begins at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at the River’s Edge Convention Center. Refreshments will be provided. • The morning workshops begin at 9 a.m. and will conclude by 12:15 p.m.; the afternoon workshops begin at 1:15 p.m. and will conclude by 4:30 p.m. Workshop registration fee includes lunch. Lunches for all workshop attendees will be provided at the Saint Cloud State University at 12:15 p.m. Transportation will be provided to and from Saint Cloud State University for morning and afternoon workshops.

y • All data and materials for the workshops will be provided by the instructors. a d l Workshops are Hands-on u Workshops are Lecture Style. n d

e Full-Day Workshop

W es l Applications WOR of Python in GIS, Room SH 310A — David Fawcett, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency l Raster Terrain Analysis for Hydrology, Room SH 324 — Sean Vaughn & Steve Kloiber, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

AM workshops

l Introduction to GIS using ArcGIS 10, Room SH 314 — David Brandt, Washington County l CAD and GIS Integration - Making Design Data GIS Ready, Room SH 326 — Neal Niemiec, Autodesk u Silverlight Development - Leveraging the ESRI Silverlight API, Room SH 310 — Jeremy Moore, Houston Engineering Inc. u ArcGIS Server 10 & SDE Management, Room SH 322 — Justin Hansen, WSB & Associates, Inc u Taking ArcGIS to the Field, Room SH 309 — Kyle Heideman, Pro-West & Associates l Making Models More Useful, Room SH 306 — Terese Rowekamp, Rowekamp Associates

PM Workshops

l Google Mashups, Room SH 326 — Mike Dolbow, Minnesota Department of Agriculture u Putting the Puzzle Together on Redistricting, Room SH 220 — Rachel Smith, Hennepin County Elections Division l Understanding and Using Minnesota LiDAR Data Bundles, Room SH 306 — Shelly Sentyrz, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources l Map Automation - Taking Advantage of the new Arcpy Module for Python with ArcGIS 10, Room SH 310 — Jeremy Moore, Houston Engineering Inc., Tony Monsour, Elevated GIS Solutions l Introduction to Editing in ArcGIS 10, Room SH 314 — Jennifer Ward, Pro-West & Associates u Making Better Maps, Room SH 309 — Leah Sperduto, City of Eagan

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C oNCURRENt Sessions U

• All concurrent sessions will be held Thursday, Oct. 6 and Friday, Oct. 7, at the River’s Edge Convention Center. D

• Check-in for the conference begins at 7:30 a.m. During this time refreshments will be served in the lobby. A

• Concurrent sessions on Thursday are from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.; and 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Y • Concurrent sessions continue Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 12 p.m. A

Thursday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 1: Lightning Round I (12 Minute Lightning Talks), Stockinger Suite B • Using Raster Math to Assess Wetland Functional Capacity, Based on Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Classification – Justin Hawley March, GIS Rangers; Tim Kelly, Coon Creek Watershed District • An Automated Approach to Updating Metro Mobility Service Areas – Jonathan Hoekenga, Metropolitan Council • Rain Gauge Network Data Online – Nancy Read, Metro. Mosquito Control District • Improving Data Integrity with the Attribute Assistant – Leah Sperduto, City of Eagan • Getting the Most Out of NorthStar Mapper – Jim Dickerson, Land Management Information Center • The USA’s Most Pain-in-the-A#% Geocache – David Kelley & Paul Lorah, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

Session 2: Web Applications I (Individual Presentations), Stockinger Suite A • Journey from Web ADF to the ESRI Flex Viewer – Sarah Schrader, Goodhue County • Met Council Web Mapping: The next phase – Len Kne, Metropolitan Council • City of Red Wing Web Application Migration to Flex or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Flex API – Leanne Knott, City of Red Wing

Session 3: GIS Applications I (Individual Presentations), Herberger Suite B • Using GIS to Streamline Floodplain Model Reviews – Lyndon Pease, Moore Engineering, Inc • Strategic Flood Damage Reduction Using LiDAR: Prioritizing Water Detention Areas in the Red River Basin – Henry Van Offelen, MN Center for Environmental Advocacy; Grit May, International Water Institute • Using GIS to Analyze Impacts Associated with the Proposed Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project – Chad Qualley, Houston Engineering, Inc; Erik Nelson, Houston Engineering, Inc

Session 4: Government I (Individual Presentations), Opportunities Suite A • GIS and Fiscal Impact Analysis – Linda Tomaselli, GISRDC; Erik Thorvig, City of Anoka • Taxable Lands: A Spatial Analysis of Land Ownership in St. Louis County, MN – Andrea Grygo, St. Louis County • The Civil Air Patrol and What (GIS Stuff) They Can Collect for You – Bob Basques, City of St. Paul; Jim Klassen, SharedGeo; Nash Pherson, Depart- ment of Homeland Security; Corrine Karsten, City of St. Paul

Session 5: Imagery I (90 Minute Panel Discussion), Herberger Suite A • Aerial Imagery in Minnesota – Continued Progress; Improved Collaboration – Christopher Cialek, MN Geospatial Information Office; Steve Kloiber, Minnesota DNR; Peter Jenkins, MNDOT; David Brandt, Washington County; Ron Wencl, U.S. Geological Survey

Session 6: Student Competition: Undergraduate Student Competition, Opportunities Suite B • Andrew Andrusko - Minnesota State University, Mankato • Garrett Bing - University of Minnesota

Session 7: Product Demonstrations I (Product Demonstrations), Wilson Suite • A Common GIS Framework: Leveraging and Becoming Part of the ArcGIS.com Community – Sam Klimoski, ESRI; Nathan Aamot, ESRI • A Common GIS Framework: The ArcGIS Community Basemap – Sam Klimoski, ESRI; Nathan Aamot, ESRI • CAD and GIS integration - A Geospatial Success Story – Neal Niemiec, Autodesk

15 Thursday, 1:30 p.m.

Session 8: Open Source (Individual Presentations), Stockinger Suite B ssions

e • Geospatial Analysis in R – Greg Liknes, USDA Forest Service • DNR Garmin 6: Updated and Open Sourced – Chris Pouliot, MN DNR; Michael Tronrud, MN DNR • GeoMoose and the City of Saint Paul – Cory Karsten, City of St. Paul; Bob Basques, City of St. Paul

y P Session 9: Emergency Management I (Individual Presentations), Stockinger Suite A

a • Using GIS in Search and Rescue in a Natural Environment – Simon Morgan, Three Rivers Park District

d • Deploying Next Generation 9-1-1: GIS Needs from a State Perspective – Dan Falbo, ESRI; Jackie Mines, ECN-DPS • MNDOT and Counties Team up to Crowd-Source Emergency Events – Sonia Dickerson, MN DOT u

h Session 10: Environmental (Individual Presentations), Herberger Suite B

T RS • GIS and GPSM S Support of Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance in Southeast Minnesota – Bob Wright, MN DNR Wildlife; Julie Hines, MN DNR Wildlife • Identifying Priority Private Working Forest Lands in Minnesota: A Gis Modeling Approach for Integrated Evaluation of Ecological, Recreational, and Economic Values – Bart Richardson, MN DNR; Andy Holdsworth, MN DNR • Particle Track-Based Contaminant Mass Allocation Model Utilizing EVS and MapWindow GIS – Brooke Roecker, ddms, Inc.; Ryan Kiefer, ddms, Inc.

Session 11: Government II (Individual Presentation), Opportunities Suite A • Mn 2050 ... And the Potential GIS Role – Brad Henry, University of Minnesota • Prioritizing State Wildlife Management Area Acquisitions Using a GIS Based Scoring Tool – Bruce Anderson, MN DNR Wildlife • Scenario and Visualization Tools for Future Transit Corridors – Todd Graham, Metropolitan Council

Session 12: Imagery II (Individual Presentations), Herberger Suite A • Status and Overiew of Imaging Technology – Craig Molander, Surdex Corporation • A Bayesian Classification Method for Fusing Lidar and Imagery: An Application for Mapping Wetlands in the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge – Jeff Ueland, Bemidji State University • Object Based Image Analysis for Urban Tree Canopy Mapping – Molly Martin, MN DNR; Donald Kilberg, MN DNR

Session 13: Student Competition: Undergraduate Student Competition, Opportunities Suite B • Gina Hollinday - University of Minnesota – Duluth • Anna Kistin - Macalester

Session 14: Product Demonstrations II (Product Demonstrations), Wilson Suite • PermitTrax – Annette Theroux, Pro-West & Associates, Inc.; Brian Bjelland, Pro-West & Associates, Inc. • Agricultural Land Assessment Tools – Jennifer Ward, Pro-West & Associates, Inc.; Rose Erickson, Pro-West & Associates, Inc. • Citizen Sensors – Use Smart Phone Applications to Engage Citizens, Improve Community Involvement, Save Time and Money – Rebecca Blue, Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc.

ThuRSday, 3:30 p.m.

Session 15: Hydrology I (12 Minute Lightning Talks/Individual Presentation), Stockinger Suite B • A Comparative Analysis of Recovery Potential for Impaired Waters in the Buffalo River Watershed – Pete Knutson, MPCA; Peter Mead, USDA NRCS • Quantifying the Spatial Extent of Dock Structures in the Littoral Zones of Central Minnesota Lakes – Lyn Bergquist, MN DNR; Andy Williquett, MN DNR • Using GIS to Monitor the Response of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus Dolomieu) to a Dynamic Thermal Discharge in the Mississippi River – Brian E. Schmidt, Xcel Energy – Environmental Services; Heiko L. Schoenfuss, St. Cloud State University

Session 16: Web Applications II (Individual Presentations), Stockinger Suite A • Designing and Building an Interactive Park and Trail Map for the City of Monticello – John Mackiewicz, WSB & Associates; Angela Schumann, City of Monticello • GoRamsey - Park and Recreation Map Portal – Brian Fischer, Houston Engineering, Inc.; Matt Koukol, Ramsey County • Benefits and Challenges to Migrating a Web Based Application from ArcIMS to ArcGIS Server – Derek Lorbiecki, LOGIS

16 RS TH Session 17: GIS Applications II (Individual Presentations), Herberger Suite B

• The Minnesota Geospatial Commons: Moving to Production – Mark Kotz, Metropolitan Council U • The DNR’s New Land Record System: Managing Land Records and GIS Together – Bart Richardson, MN DNR • Collaboration Needed: Working Together to Improve Damage Prevention with GIS at Gopher State One Call – Aimee Wendland, KorPartners, Inc.; Mark Palma, Gopher State One Call D A Y

Session 18: Transportation (Individual Presentations), Opportunities Suite A AM SESSIONS • GIS in Transit Planning & Operations – Jason Podany, Metro Transit • Modeling Freight Industry Supply Chains Using GIS: A Transportation Planning Tool – Kevin Ebright-McKeehan, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. • Utilizing Spatial Analyst to Determine Optimal Road Routes in Forestry Management – Andrew King-Scribbins, North Point Geographic Solutions; Hollie Parsons, North Point Geographic Solutions

Session 19: Imagery III (60 Minute Panel Discussion/Individual Presentation), Herberger Suite A • LiDAR Activities in Minnesota – Ron Wencl, USGS; Shelly Sentyrz, MN DNR; Tim Loesch, MN DNR; Sean Vaughn, MN DNR; Peter Jenkins, MN DOT • Accessing LiDAR Data Packages – Shelly Sentyrz, MN DNR

Session 20: Student Competition: Graduate Student Competition, Opportunities Suite B We expect this session to run long because of the number of presenters. • Jessica Campbell – University of Minnesota • Jacob B Johnson – St. Mary’s University of Minnesota • Willy Mekeel – Minnesota State University, Mankato

Session 21: Product Demonstrations III (Product Demonstrations), Wilson Suite • Trimble’s Field Inspector Solution – Brandon Tourtelotte, CompassTools, Inc.

• CompassCom AVL for a Quick ROI – Brandon Tourtelotte, CompassTools, Inc. • High Accuracy Mobile GIS Field Strategy – Del Stewart, Frontier Precision, Inc. F RI

iFr day, 8:30 a.m. D A Y

Session 22: Lightning Round II (12 Minute Lightning Talks), Stockinger Suite B AM S • American Rates of Inactivity, Obesity, and Diabetes – Matt Lindholm, University of Minnesota • A Sneak Preview of the National Wetland Inventory Update – Steve Kloiber, MN DNR • LiDAR Technology: Evolution of Fixed Wing LiDAR (An overview of different LiDAR Technologies of the current fixed wing LiDAR sensors and

platforms) – Les Bevin, Fugro Geospatial Services e • Anywhere Anytime GIS at Minnesota State University, Mankato – Rama Mohapatra, Minnesota State University - Mankato; Dr. Donald Friend, Min- ssions nesota State University – Mankato • Using ArcPad and ArcGIS Server to Perform Efficient Storm Water Inspections – Noah Czech, City of St. Cloud; Kendis Scharenbroich, Pro-West & Associates, Inc.

Session 23: Web Applications III (Individual Presentations), Stockinger Suite A • Map Automation – Python’s ArcPy Module for Accelerated Desktop, Web, and Mobile GIS Solutions – Tony Monsour, Elevated GIS; Matt Mclees, University of Minnesota • Innovative Geographic Media 2.0 – Ask an Expert – Rick Moore; Minnesota State University – Mankato • Fishidy – The Convergence of Mapping, Social Networking, and Fishing – David Mockert, GeoDecisions; Brian Jensen, Geodecisions

Session 24: Standards/Management (Individual Presentations), Herberger Suite B • Bridging the Gap: Communicating GIS to Non-GIS Professionals – Blaine Hackett; GIS Rangers • Changes Coming to the Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines – Nancy Rader, Minnesota Geospatial Info. Office; Mark Kotz, Metropolitan Council • Managing Red Lake’s Forest Activities with GIS – Scott Abel, Red Lake DNR; Jesse Adams, North Point Geographic Solutions

Session 25: Government III (60 Minute Panel Discussion/Individual Presentation), Opportunities Suite A • GeoData Resource Sites - Enterprise GIS at the DNR – Tim Loesch, MN DNR; Hal Watson, MN DNR; Shelly Sentryz, MN DNR; Craig Perreault, MN DNR; Chris Pouliot, MN DNR; Mike Tronrud, MN DNR; Sherry Buckley, MN DNR; Naoko Meyer, MN DNR • The National Map: USGS Topographic Maps for the Past, Present and Future – Ron Wencl, USGS

Session 26: Imagery IV (Individual Presentations), Herberger Suite A • MnGeo’s Composite Image Service – Matt McGuire, Metropolitan Council • A Case Study of Effective Collaboration and Project Execution with Leaf-Off Aerial Photo Acquisition – Tim Bohn, SURDEX Corporation; Chris Cialek, Minnesota Geospatial Information Office • Pushbroom Aerial Imagery Scanner’s Mapping Accuracy Put to the Test – Mike Tully, Aerial Services, Inc.; Joshua McNary, Aerial Services, Inc. e

Session 27: Community GIS (Individual Presentation/60 Minute Panel Discussion), Opportunities Suite B • GIS for Sustainability Studies in the Classroom and Community – Stacey Stark, University of Minnesota Duluth

AM S AM • GIS User Groups in Your Backyard – Sarah Schrader, Goodhue County; Charlie Kost, Southwest MN State University; Jim Bunning, Scott County;

Y Nick Meyers, Winona County; Sally Wakefield, Envision Minnesota; Kody Thurnau, Duluth-Superior Metropolitian Interstate Council; Carol Wicken-

A heiser, Clay County; Alan Laumeyer, Goodhue County D FRI SSIONS iFr day, 10:30 a.m.

Session 28: Hydrology II (Individual Presentations), Stockinger Suite B • Mapping and Measuring Minnesota’s Water Quality – Paul Wickman, Northstar Geographics; Peter Fleck, Northstar Geographics • GIS Workflows to Support the Red River Basin Wide HMS Hyrdologic Modeling – Dave Kirkpatrick, Houston Engineering, Inc. • RRBDIN Development of LiDAR-Derived Geospatial Data Tools to Streamline Project Planning and Permitting in the Red River Basin – Peter Mead, USDS/NRCS; Henry Vanoffelen, MN Center for Environmental Advocacy

Session 29: Emergency Management II (Individual Presentation/60 Minute Panel Discussion), Stockinger Suite A • Carver County Flood Mapping: Quick and Efficient Map Updates for Road Closures – Chad Riley, Carver County • Next Generation GIS and 2011 Floods: A Review and Next Steps – Dan Falbo, ESRI; John Blood, HSEM; Kay Anderson, Cass County; Paul Wein- berger, MNDOT; Jim Bunning, Scott County; Pete Henschel, Carver County

Session 30: GIS Applications III (Individual Presentations), Herberger Suite B • Automated FAA Restricted Airspace Surface Analysis for the Purpose of Tall Structure Construction – Ryan Koehnen, ddms, Inc. • Empowering Your Mobile Workforce with Mobile GIS: Ingredients for a Successful Enterprise Approach – Michael Terner, Applied Geographics, Inc. • Development and Assessment of a GIS Based Model to Identify Sand and Gravel Resource Potential to Assist in the Acceleration of Aggregate Resource Mapping by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Kevin Hanson, St. Mary’s University

Session 31: Government IV (Individual Presentations), Opportunities Suite A • Preserving Minnesota’s Original Public Land Survey Notes – John Hoshal, Minnesota Geospatial Information Office; David Claypool, Ramsey County; Fred Logman, Minnesota Geospatial Information Office • Profiling the Housing Market – Using GIS to Target Funding Decisions for Affordable Housing Investment – Jessica Deegan, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency • Cemetery Management and Maintenance – Mike LeClaire, City of Grand Rapids; Eric Rundell, City of Grand Rapids

Session 32: Mobile GIS (Individual Presentations), Herberger Suite A • iOS Development for ArcGIS Server – Eric Helwig, Geodecisions • ArcGIS for Android – Craig Perreault, MN DNR • Building Cross-Platform Mobile Applications Using the ArcGIS Flex API – Jeremy Moore, Houston Engineering

18 Poster Gallery, open throughout conference GALLER POS T ER The Project Poster Gallery will be co-located in the Terry Haws Center along with the Vendor Reception Area. Posters will be exhibited both days of the conference. Poster authors will be available during the Vendor Reception Thursday evening in the Terry Haws Center to field questions and discussion from viewers.

Member Favorite Poster Contest

V ote for your favorite poster presentation on Thursday through the vendor reception; the poster with the most votes will Y be announced at Friday’s Closing Luncheon. The best poster winner will receive software donated by Edgetech America, Inc. Ballots are included in your conference program packet.

• Measuring Agricultural Encroachment into Riparian Zones in Blue Earth County: Methods, Findings and Future Directions – Geoffrey Maas, MCEA • Reviving the Art of Historical Air Photo Stereo Interpretation: The Use of ERDAS Imagine’s Digital Stereoscope for Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments – Cynthia Miller, Minnesota State University – Mankato • The Effect of Upslope Terrain Attributes on Agricultural-Induced Soil Redistribution and Soil Carbon Storage in the Glaciated Landscape of Minnesota – An-Min Wu, University of Minnesota • Mapping Emerald Ash Borer Likelihood in Minnesota – Sue Crocker, USDA Forest Service • GIS-Based Spatial Modeling for Groundwater Exploration and Development – Mike Plante, LBG • Forest Carbon Stocks of the Upper Great Lakes Region – B. Tyler Wilson, USDA Forest Service • Working with the Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database – Danielle Evans, USDA – NRCS • Historic Sites in Goodhue County; Web Application to Locate and Learn About Local History – Alan Laumeyer, Goodhue County • A Coastal Atlas for Lake Superior’s North Shore – Gerald Sjerven, Natural Resources Research Institute • Factors Predicting the Distance Traveled by Lost Dogs to Point of Recovery – Ashley Ignatius • Using GIS to Manage the University of Minnesota Water Utilities – Daniel Sward, University of Minnesota • 2011 Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Bike Map – Kody Thurnau, Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate Council • West-Shade Story: Tree Canopy Data for Energy Conservation in the City of Minneapolis – Zach Tager, University of Minnesota • Rice Lake Emergent Vegetation Classification – Jessica Campbell, University of Minnesota & U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service • Mapping Young Forests in Upper Great Lakes Basins – Mark D. Nelson, Hobie Perry, Ian Housman, USDA Forest Service • Forest Carbon Stocks of the Upper Great Lakes – Dan Kaisershot, Ty Wilson, Chris Woodall, USDA Forest Service • Building a County Plat Book – Kyle Oberg, Cook County • One Year Field Test of Print to Last Paper or Can a Plastic Image Map Survive a Minnesota Winter? – Brian Huberty, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Community College Student Competition Posters • Corn Yields by Southern Minnesota Counties – Andrew Glusica, Itasca Community College The poster will be examining corn yields throughout southern Minnesota at the county level using data gathered from numerous sources, but mainly from the USDA. Factors such as precipitation and growing degree days will be examined in relationship to the counties with both the highest and lowest yields.

19 T Entertainment Wednesday Event, Oct. 5 Thursday Events, Oct. 6 AI T Welcome Reception at the Red Carpet | 6:30 p.m. Exhibitor Reception | 5:00–7:00 p.m. E Comedy, hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and a cash bar will be held at the Location: Terry Haws Center T Red Carpet in Saint Cloud following the Wednesday workshops. A line-up

ENR of local comediansNMEN includes David Harris as the headline act. You are Birds of a Feather Sessions | 6:30 p.m. sure to be entertained and catch up with colleagues. The Red Carpet is Location: Stockinger Suite within walking distance of the River’s Edge Convention Center at 11 5th Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions provide a gathering place and discus- Avenue South. sion forum for those interested in the same issues and concepts. Attend- ees who want to get together with others who share their interests, goals, David Harris technologies, environments, or backgrounds are invited to organize a BOF David Harris appeared to rave reviews on Minnesota’s event. This Year’s Birds of a Feather Sessions include: ABC, CBS, & FOX TV. He scored two Midwest Emmys for • Minnesota Counties GIS Association (MCGISA) Annual Meeting Sketch Comedy TV. David entertains for companies, col- • Twin Cities MapServer User Group (TCMUG) leges, and clubs across the U.S. • GIS Gerontologists www.davidharrislive.com • OSGeo – Twin Cities chapter represents a group of GIS professionals working with, and promoting, open source geospatial technolo- Jeff Larson has been on the comedy scene in Minnesota gies. The OSGeo-TC members will be gathering to discuss recent and the LA area for the past five years. He is a feature open source geospatial events and trends. We will also discuss performer who has been called "one of the most popular future OSGeo-TC meetings and other social activities. comedians in the region" by Rochester Post Bulletin entertainment columnist Marissa Block (2011). His comedic Networking Event | 7:30 p.m. targets include the trials of adolescence, "the first girl- Location: River’s Edge Convention Center - Herberger Suite friend," married life, religion, horoscopes, karaoke, pet- ting zoos, among many others. In comedy circles, he is known as "the man Tickets – $15; With commemorative glass – $20 who invented the comb-over mustache." The purpose of the Networking Event is twofold: to raise money (all proceeds Linda Aaron’s quiet demeanor is a perfect set-up to her from this event will go to the GIS/LIS Scholarship Program) and to provide a smart punchlines! Her knowledge of pop-culture, keen in- social networking event where the GIS/LIS community can get together, talk, sights into human nature and dry-as-dust delivery makes snack, and taste good beer and wine. This is a tasting event, not a beer swilling her a favorite with all groups. Described as a cross be- session. Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages will be provided as well as some tween Steven Wright and your High School librarian, her fun prizes. All fermented beverages are donated by commercial breweries and audiences are always caught off guard. by homebrewers. You must be at least 21 to consume alcohol at this event. Tickets and commemorative glasses will be sold at the door. She was first runner-up was in Acme Comedy Company’s Funniest Person in the Twin Cities Contest as well as a finalist in the Iowa Comedy Festival and the Dubh Linn Over With Laughter Funniest Person Contest. Friday Event, Oct. 7 Laura Thorne tours the Midwest performing at comedy clubs, colleges, corporate gigs and fundraisers. Check her out at laurathornecomedy.com Birds of a Feather Run/Walk | 6:30am Location: River’s Edge Convention Center Entrance

For those who like to start the day early with a run or walk, a group will be meeting at the River’s Edge Convention Center for a 5K run/walk near John Russell the Mississippi River. This will not be a timed event and is for recreational After 17 years entertaining radio listeners, John Rus- runners and walkers, not for competition. Get your wrist band for this sell decided (with the help of a merger and corporate event at the conference registration desk. downsizing) that he should bring his personality to the masses via stand up comedy. Relatively quickly, John was named one of the “Best in the Midwest” at the Iowa Comedy Festival and a finalist in the ICF Comedy contest. Stuff that happens to John ends up in his act, and you’ll be glad most of it didn’t happen to you.

20 Thursday Events, Oct. 6

2011 exhibitors s List of exhibitors as of September 22, 2011 or t Aerial Services, Inc., Booth 201 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc (ESRI)

ibi , Aerial Services, Inc. (ASI) is an integrated team of professionals provid- Booth 205 ing premier services and products to government, utilities, engineers, ® xh ESRI develops GIS solutions that function as an integral component in and other geospatial customers. Based in the Iowa heartland for over E nearly every type of organization. A full-service GIS company, ESRI sup- 40 years, Aerial Services’ Midwestern work ethic, cutting-edge technol- ports the implementation of GIS technology on the desktop, servers, on- ogy, and experienced staff combine to harness the power of geographic line services, and mobile devices. These GIS solutions are flexible, cus- information and provide solutions you need. tomizable, and easy to use. ESRI’s GIS software gives you the power to www.asi-gis.com think and plan geographically. It helps you collect, manage, and analyze geographic information, enabling you to see relationships and trends in Aero-Metric, Inc., Booth 503 your data not visible in a table or chart. You can then solve problems and make better decisions because you are looking at your data in a way that The Aero-Metric family is a major provider of professional geospatial services. is quickly understood and easily shared. From data acquired using land, airborne and satellite sensors, they define the www.esri.com earth’s topographic shape, identify and measure its natural and man-made features, and chronicle its condition. A diverse and growing mix of clients increasingly rely on their timely and reliable geospatial information for feasibility stud- Frontier Precision, Inc., Booth 105 ies, natural resource evaluation, engineering design and construction, temporal Frontier Precision is a factory authorized service and warranty repair cen- change detection and assessment, environmental monitoring, and numerous ter for Trimble. They are an authorized reseller of Trimble products and related applications throughout the domains of science and technology. have years of experience. They back every product they sell and service www.aerometric.com and repair most brands of equipment and instruments.

Ayres Associates, Booth 102 Frontier Precision’s sales and service personnel complete manufacturers certified training programs. This training combines with the professional Ayres Associates is an employee-owned, nationwide multi-specialty engi- and field experience of our staff to make Frontier Precision a valuable neering firm with 400 employees that provides services from a network resource for a wide variety of technology issues. They have the capacity of 17 offices in the Midwest, West, and Southeast regions of the United to provide expert advice not only on the maximum utilization of technology States. From their office in Madison, Wisconsin, they provide geospatial currently in use by customers but also on the appropriate enhancements, services in photogrammetry, digital mapping, LIDAR, survey, and GIS. modifications and advancements in equipment as demanded by a particular project or by innovations in the industry. The services Ayres Associates provide are based on the challenges their www.frontierprecision.com clients face. They tailor their products and services to the needs of each client, find cost-saving and data-sharing possibilities and design project approaches that apply technology intelligently and cost-effectively. Fugro Horizons, Inc., Booth 300 Fugro Horizons, Inc. has established a reputation as one of the lead- In an industry that sees frequent innovation, they never lose sight of the ing aerial photography acquisition and photogrammetric mapping firms fundamentals. Technologies may change, but the importance of accurate in the United States. Since its inception in 1968, Fugro Horizons’ mission and reliable data remains constant. has centered around two key components – technological innovation and www.ayresassociates.com professional development.

Compass Tools, Inc., Booth 304 Research, capital investment, process improvements and ongoing education and training enable Fugro Horizons, Inc. to develop cutting-edge CompassTools Inc. is a one-stop shop for Geospatial Solutions. Designed to technologies that allow them to deliver products to clients faster, more assist clients in building their geographic information systems quickly and efficiently and at greater cost savings than previously possible. accurately, CompassTools carries all of the equipment, data and software needed to develop a complete GIS System. Whether a client needs GPS Fugro Horizons’ staff includes Registered Professional Engineers, Engi- receivers and data collection devices to conduct its own mapping or the neers in Training, ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrists, ASPRS Certified right software to display and analyze data, CompassTools has the solution. Photogrammetric Technologists, GIS specialists, computer programmers, CompassTools is a licensed reseller of products for Trimble, ESRI, Autodesk, FAA certified pilots, aerial acquisition specialists, aircraft mechanics and Laser Technology, Ricoh, LizardTech, GeoSpatial Experts, Juniper Systems, additional support personnel. They are adept at employing the latest map- GeoSpatial Innovations, Spatial Data, Wind Environmental, Adapx, Red Hen ping technologies and applying industry standards to deliver high quality, Systems Inc., GeoEye, and several providers of aerial photography. accurate aerial imagery and digital mapping products. CompassTools is a leading provider for geospatial services and solutions www.horizonsinc.com to the telecom, power, oil and gas, water, transportation, natural resources, mining, civil government and mapping industries. www.compasstoolsinc.com

22 S Exh Houston Engineering, Inc., Booth 106 challenging GIS problems. NPGS’s vision is to offer their clients the latest in today’s GIS technology and provide high quality, responsive services tailored

With offices in North Dakota, Minnesota, and a business development spe- ibi to fit the individual clients needs at reasonable prices. NPGS works with a cialist in Montana, Houston Engineering is poised to meet the needs of variety of technologies and programming languages, including, ArcGIS Desk- clients in the Midwest. Houston Engineering offers a full range of engi- t

top, ArcGIS Server, Flex, Silverlight, Visual Basic .NET, Python, SQL Server, or neering services including: water resources, environmental issues, water Oracle, ArcSDE, ArcPad Customizations, and Access. supply, municipal, transportation, surveying, land and site development, www.northpointgis.com waste management, and GIS. As part of their growing business, Houston also provides web services, such as open source application development, Internet GIS application development and custom web applications. Over ‘ Oce North America, Booth 400 the past five years, Houston has specialized in web application develop- Océ is a leading international provider of digital document management ment with open source toolkits such as MapServer, PostGIS, OpenLayers technology and services. The company’s solutions are based on Océ’s and GeoMOOSE. They also offer ArcGIS Server and ArcIMS web application advanced software applications that deliver documents and data over in- development. ternal networks and the Internet to printing devices and archives – locally www.houstonengineeringinc.com and around the world. Supporting the workflow solutions are Océ digital printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the Latitude Geographics Group Ltd., Booth 103 world. Océ also offers a wide range of display graphics, consulting and outsourcing solutions. Latitude Geographics Group Ltd. is a Victoria, British Columbia, Canada based Internet Geography firm. While Latitude Geographics Group, in con- Océ North America is headquartered in Trumbull, CT, with additional busi- junction with their business partners, continues to provide many of the GIS ness units in Chicago, New York City, Boca Raton, Salt Lake City, Coventry, RI consulting services on which they built their reputation for excellence, their and Vancouver. North American revenues represented approximately half of core business focus is their Geocortex Internet Mapping division. Océ’s worldwide business in 2007, and employment is currently 11,000. www.latitudegeo.com www.oceusa.com

Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (mnGEO), Pictometry International Booth 505 , Booth 502 Headquartered in Rochester, NY, is a leading provider of geo-referenced The Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo) provides leadership and aerial, oblique image libraries and related software. Pictometry uses a coordination regarding GIS data and services in the State of Minnesota. proprietary image capture process to produce Pictometry Intelligent Im- www.mngeo.state.mn.us ages® so you can See Everywhere, Measure Anything, Plan Everything®.

Moore Engineering, Inc., Booth 407 Pictometry’s image capture process captures every square foot of an area in high resolution detail, from both orthogonal and oblique angles, Over the last half decade, Moore has completed more than 15,000 civil giving Pictometry’s imagery something traditional aerial imagery or even and environmental engineering projects in Minnesota and North Dakota, satellite and GPS mapping can’t provide: a detailed metric oblique view of advancing the region’s water, municipal, and transportation infrastructure any feature. Users can access detailed imagery for every square foot of a and greatly improving the quality of life in dozens of Midwest cities and region and navigate quickly and easily between views of a map to images communities. Moore offers professional engineering, management, and associated with it, and specific features contained within images such as consulting services in: airport engineering, GIS, land and site develop- doors, manholes, fences, and fire hydrants. Pictometry’s tools can be fully ment, municipal engineering, surveying, transportation engineering, water integrated with other systems for added ease of use. resource engineering, and water and wastewater engineering. www.pictometry.com www.mooreengineeringinc.com

Pro-West and Associates, Inc. MNGEO Emergency Preparedness Committee, Booth 504 , Booth 501 Pro-West and Associates’ primary purpose is to provide assistance to The Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) is Minnesota’s princi- county or city governments and resource management industries. This as- pal organization for promoting, coordinating, and standardizing GIS use sistance can take many forms including technical advising, conversion of across all levels of the state’s Emergency Management community. EPC paper maps to digital data, customized computer programming, software membership is open to all individuals with an interest in using GIS for training and support, aerial photography and photography interpretation, emergency preparedness and response. and GIS design. The goal for each client is increased efficiency and produc- www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/emprep tivity by integrating technology and information, adding location information to existing data, and encouraging interdepartmental cooperation to North Point Geographic Solutions, Booth 200 collect, share and use data, software and hardware. www.prowestgis.com North Point Geographic Solutions, LLC (NPGS) is a dynamic geographic data management company specializing in GIS consulting and providing expertise in a wide variety of GIS services and applications. From data conversion or production, to custom GIS application development, NPGS employs knowledgeable staff who provide clients with innovative solutions for the most

23 s Rowekamp Associates, Inc., Booth 500 Tierney Brothers, Booth 301 Rowekamp Associates, Inc. has delivered high-quality GIS services to busi- Established in 1977, Tierney Brothers has grown from a Kroy labeling or nesses and government agencies in the Midwest since 1992. They were products dealer to a leading provider of digital projectors and flat panel t among the original ESRI business partners and continue to be one of displays, systems integration, large format printers, graphic and engineer-

ibi their top performers in the Midwest. Their staff provides strategic consulting supplies, and audio and visual communication solutions. Our custom- ing, application development services, software solutions and training that ers include Fortune 500 companies, government entities, educational xh make their clients successful. institutions, nonprofit organizations, houses of worship, and small busi- E www.rowekamp.com nesses. Our vision is to become the premier audiovisual and wide format provider in the Midwest. www.tierneybrothers.com Saint Mary’s University, Booth 303 Saint Mary’s University — a global and diverse learning community — serves students through relevant and innovative educational programs, University of Minnesota - Minnesota Population experiences, and enterprises. The university is nourished by its Catholic Center, Booth 202 intellectual, moral, and cultural traditions and is inspired by excellence The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) is a University-wide interdisciplin- in teaching as modeled by Saint John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the ary cooperative for demographic research. The MPC serves more than 80 Brothers of the Christian Schools. The hallmark of the university is its com- faculty members and research scientists from eight colleges and institutes mitment to serve the needs of individual learners and promote life-long at the University of Minnesota. As a leading developer and disseminator learning in a variety of contexts. The Saint Mary’s University community, of demographic data, we also serve a broader audience of some 50,000 together and by association, is dedicated to quality, diversity, accessibility, demographic researchers worldwide. social justice, and sound stewardship in all its endeavors. www.pop.umn.edu www.smumn.com

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Booth 401 SRF Consulting Group, Inc., Booth 305 Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the Since 1961, SRF has offered comprehensive, integrated consulting servic- ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress es. Our professionals are knowledgeable and creative with skills in diverse of science and technology. Today, the USGS stands as the sole science disciplines and a strong commitment to innovation. SRF’s values — vision, agency for the Department of the Interior. It is sought out by thousands of creativity, quality and reliability, with a focus on people — are the founda- partners and customers for its natural science expertise and its vast earth tion of our corporate philosophy, our project management practices and and biological data holdings. The USGS is the science provider of choice our relationship with every client. As a full-service consulting firm, SRF in accessing the information and understanding to help resolve complex offers a broad base of award-winning engineering, planning, and design natural resource problems across the nation and around the world. services. Serving clients in both the public and private sectors, we con- www.usgs.gov sistently provide innovative solutions with a focus on quality. Whether your project involves one or many of our service areas, SRF is committed to realizing your vision. Woolpert, Booth 204 www.srfconsulting.com Woolpert is the premier national geospatial, engineering, and architecture firm providing innovative enterprise information management, remote sensing, and surveying services to utilities, local governments, and institu- Surdex Corporation, Booth 104 tions throughout the U.S. and around the world. Surdex has been recognized as a premier geospatial data provider since www.woolpert.com 1954, supplying accurate and precise information to a diverse client base. Surdex provides orthophotography, planimetric and topographic maps, LI- DAR, and geographic information solutions. They are committed to provid- WSB & Associates, Inc., Booth 101 ing clients timely delivery of quality products. Founded in 1995, WSB & Associates, Inc. is a leader in developing the peo- www.surdex.com ple, processes, and expertise that allow them to focus on their clients’ needs. With over 160 staff members, WSB focuses on GIS and the related fields of municipal, transportation, and water resource engineering. They design TreeBiz, Booth 203 thoughtful, reliable solutions that deliver cost-saving and practical designs. TreeBiz was formed to provide affordable, efficient and practical solutions WSB’s mission is to be the firm of choice in the market they serve. to community forestry problems, tree preservation plans, inventories, tree www.wsbeng.com hazard and health assessments, preemptive management recommenda- tions and GIS mapping to homeowners, builders and developers, private industry, municipalities and other government agencies. TreeBiz is a dis- tributor of the SXBlue line of GPS receivers and the new Magellan eXplorist Pro 10. Though the company is new, it represents over sixteen years of experience in almost every facet of tree care and urban forest management. Independent. Ethical. Experienced. www.tree-biz.com

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t  Overview (General topic presentation) Service Areas n n Technical (Details of specific analysis or software used) Jonathan Hoekenga, GIS Specialist, Metropolitan Council

r [email protected] t Session 1: Lightning I Each year, Metro Mobility is required to update their service areas as bs defined by the Americans for Disabilities Act (ADA). Historically, the pro-

A cess of updating service areas relied heavily on personal knowledge of Thursday, October 6, 2011 the transit network, was labor intensive, and had little GIS staff involve- 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ment. In this session I will show how ESRI Model Builder and Python were incorporated to automate the process. This new approach greatly

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Using Raster Math to Assess Wetland Functional Capacity Based on Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Rain Gauge Network Data Online  Nancy Read, Tech. Coordinator, Metro. Mosquito Control Classification  District Justin Hawley March, GIS Specialist, GIS Rangers [email protected] [email protected] Tim Kelly, Administrator, Coon Creek Watershed District For over 50 years the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District has been [email protected] monitoring rainfall in the 7-county metro area using a network of up to 80 standard 4’ cylinder rain gauges. This data set has been made avail- To better assess relationships within a wetland, GIS Rangers, in partner- able for public use primarily through the State Climatology Office (DNR). ship with the Coon Creek Watershed District, has developed a geopro- In 2011 MMCD staff evaluated and revised our rainfall network to take cessing method that analyzes wetland functional capacity with the use of advantage of others’ data and to make our own data publicly available readily available inputs. This method can be deployed in almost any envi- on a daily basis. MMCD rain gauge information is now entered as part ronment, and examines the overall relationship between all wetland com- of CoCoRahs (the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow network) ponents, rather than individual components by themselves. The method and available immediately through their web access at www.cocorahs.org. utilizes the process put forth in “A Rapid Procedure for Assessing Wetland Archived data continue to be available through State Climatology as well Functional Capacity Base on Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Classification” by as through CoCoRahs. This presentation describes current precipitation Dennis W. Magee. In this process, individual variables of the environment data access and visualization and how these data are used by MMCD are analyzed and evaluated in terms of the type of landscape they are for estimating wetland water depth changes and directing and evaluat- found in. These individual variables are then assigned a value dependent ing mosquito control operations. Information is also presented on other not only upon the landscape position, but upon the type of preliminary cooperative efforts to monitor and map precipitation. analysis being done. Preliminary analyses put forward in the HGM method include groundwater recharge, wildlife abundance, storm water storage, and several others. Once the preliminary analyses are performed to Improving Data Integrity with the Attribute get separate, independent, functional valuations, the individual analyses are then easily summed into a total functional capacity. In terms of GIS Assistant  processing, the method utilizes readily-available vector files such as the Leah Sperduto, GIS Specialist, City of Eagan National Wetland Inventory, the NRCS Soil Survey, as well as localized data [email protected] such as elevation and land use. These vector files are evaluated and categorized into types denoted by the “Rapid Assessment Procedure”. The With all the current standards we try to keep in place it is sometimes types are then assigned a “Functional Value” (Generally a value between difficult to keep it all straight. There are some useful tools available to 1 and 3). With the Functional Value established, these vector files are help make some of these standards and data consistent from day to day converted to raster format. These raster files are then “added” together and across multiple desktops. ESRI offers a Network Editing template that with the use of raster math giving a summarized functional value for each includes an Attribute Assistant that can be customized to assist in stream- pixel. This approach combines the benefits of scalability, portability and lining data entry. The Attribute Assistant uses a series of pre-defined modularity to accomplish the evaluation of functional capacity of a given methods to auto-populate attributes when updating or adding to feature wetland, watershed, or region. classes within a geodatabase. Although this tool has been developed for and targeted toward Utility Infrastructure Editing, it has proven to be very useful in several applications within our GIS.

ADF-based web application that featured historic sites around the county. S Getting the Most Out of NorthStar Mapper n ession Though the Web ADF offered a quick and easy way to distribute GIS infor- Jim Dickerson, GIS Web Services Coordinator, Land mation to the public via the internet, more customization was needed to Management Information Center add more tools and functionality that county staff wanted. In the fall of [email protected] 2010, Goodhue County recognized ESRI’s FlexViewer as a possible next- step. Utilizing the Flex Viewer’s pre-configured application would allow A There is more to getting around web mapping sites than zooming and pan-

county staff the ability to easily customize it to add more tools or change bs ning. Many users rely solely on these familiar methods to get to their area the layout/look of the site. In May 2011, the county went live with its first

of interest. The NorthStar Mapper web application has several features for t Flex-based web application, an updated version of its Web ADF-based His- finding the data you need. This session will focus on the tools for navigat- r toric Places web application. ing the NorthStar Mapper web application and some of ways the data can ac be downloaded and used, such as for field survey or genealogy research. Many of these tools are available on other web maps as well. There will t also be a discussion of future developments for this web map. Met Council Web Mapping: The Next Phase n s Len Kne, GIS Specialist, Metropolitan Council [email protected] The USA’s Most Pain-in-the-A#% Geocache n Organizations using ESRI’s ArcGIS Server products have several options David Kelley, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN when it is time to create a web mapping application. At the Met Council we Paul Lorah, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN have decided to use Silverlight for internal applications and JavaScript for public facing applications. This session will talk about how we reached Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPS (global positioning this decision, the benefits of each approach, and lessons we have learned systems) users. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set while implementing our new set of maps. But web mapping is far more up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the than just a map in the person’s browser. Most of the processing and internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. preparing of data is happening back on the server. While ArcGIS REST Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. services offer easy and robust methods for delivering information to a web The visitor is merely asked that do is if they take something from the cache, application, these services cannot do everything. There are going to be they should try to leave something in trade and sign the logbook. times when you need to create custom services. Custom services do not In this brief study, we looked for the most remote, inaccessible location in necessarily require a lot of programming time, rather it is often a matter the coterminous USA where a cache could be placed and earn the dubious of bringing several ArcGIS services together. We will show a GeoSearch title of Most Pain-in-the-A#% Geocache. Using GIS, we combined layers service that combines several ESRI services (geocoding, find and query), representing surface slopes, distance from roads, public lands, wild and along with connections to other resources to create a custom REST ser- natural areas, urban and built-up areas, and select National Land Cover vice; this creates a universal search tool that allows people to search for and Gap Analysis Program (GAP) Land Cover datasets. Having determined addresses, landmarks, and data layers specific to the map. Having much the precise location for this hard-to-reach cache, the next step would be of the processing on the server provides good performance and allows for the authors to actually place a cache there, if their wives would let the service to be reused with applications on any client platform, saving them. For more information on geocaching, visit their site at: www.geo- development time and bringing consistency between applications. caching.com.

City of Red Wing Web Application Migration to Flex Session 2: Web Applications I or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Flex API  Thursday, October 6, 2011 Leanne Knott, GIS Specialist, City of Red Wing [email protected] 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Stockinger Suite A The City of Red Wing recently migrated all ArcGIS Server out of the box.NET Web ADF applications to the new Flex API platform utilizing the download-

able ESRI FlexViewer. City of Red Wing GIS Specialist Leanne Knott will discuss the process steps for migration, including business case, evaluation Journey from Web ADF to the ESRI Flex Viewer n of web API platforms, choice of IDE, training, development cycle, technical Sarah Schrader, GISP, GIS Specialist, Goodhue County challenges, and final launch. A live demonstration of the city online cem- [email protected] etery and airport web mapping applications will be included.

This session will be a technical overview of how Goodhue County utilized the ESRI Flex Viewer to replace an existing ArcGIS Server Web ADF-based (out-of-the-box) web application. The presentation will also highlight the various widgets and code snippets found on the Flex forums or ESRI code samples that were incorporated into the county’s application. In April 2010, Goodhue County went live with a public ArcGIS Server Web 29 s Using GIS to Analyze Impacts Associated with the

t Session 3: GIS Applications I Proposed Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project n Chad Qualley, CADD Manager/GIS Manager, Houston r Thursday, October 6, 2011 Engineering, Inc. t 10:30 am - 12:00 pm [email protected]

bs Erik Nelson, GIS Technician, Houston Engineering, Inc. Herberger Suite B [email protected] A The Fargo-Moorhead Metro Flood Risk Management Project feasibility Using GIS to Streamline Floodplain Model Reviews n study investigated flood risk reduction alternatives for the Cities of Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN and the surrounding area. A detailed unsteady Lyndon Pease, Project Engineer, Moore Engineering, Inc. ession HEC-RAS model of the Red River of the North and several tributaries, [email protected] S AC covering over 650 river miles with over 2900 cross sections and 880 storage areas, was developed to evaluate potential downstream impacts Engineers are often called upon by local agencies to review floodplain associated with proposed diversion alternatives that were being consid- models for technical accuracy and completeness. Over the past ten years, ered. The impacts are primarily related to the loss of floodplain storage these hydraulic models have grown significantly in size and complexity with and changes to timing as a result of proposed alternatives. The model software advances. The US Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineer- was run with many alternative scenarios and water surface elevations were ing Center produces the Software HEC-RAS which is widely used in the shown in GIS using flood inundation polygons created with the resulting United States for river and floodplain modeling. Although the companion HEC-RAS outputs. This was done to show the amount of impacted area software HEC-GeoRAS allows for mapping of floodplains through GIS, it upstream and downstream to determine the least impact from the project. does not provide a means to easily review other aspects of the models. Of Creation of a digital elevation model covering the entire extent of the Red particular concern are models with unsteady, or variable, flows which are River had to be created for the flood mapping process to take place. The needed to look at a complete flood event. Moore Engineering has devel- International Water Institute LiDAR collection made this possible since it oped a method to extract spatial and flow data from the HEC-RAS model had complete coverage of the entire Red River Basin. This presentation and plot them in GIS. A manual process to look at a snapshot of time in the will detail the use of LiDAR and GIS applications for creating water surface model used to take several days to complete. That same process can now tins, flood inundation depth grids, flood inundation polygons and stage re- be done in a few hours with GIS. This allows Moore Engineering to provide lated water surface elevations for use in flood preparation and response. a more comprehensive and faster model review for local agencies.

Strategic Flood Damage Reduction Using LiDAR: Session 4: Government I Prioritizing Water Detention Areas in the Red River Basin n Thursday, October 6, 2011 Henry Van Offelen, MN Center for Environmental Advocacy [email protected] 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Grit May, International Water Institute Opportunities Suite A [email protected]

LiDar-derived hydrologically conditioned digital elevation models (DEM) and advanced finescale hydrologic models (HEC-HMS) have been GIS and Fiscal Impact Analysis n completed for the Red River Basin upstream of Halstad, Minnesota. A Linda Tomaselli, Owner, GISRDC variety of ArcHydro-based tools were applied to the conditioned DEM [email protected] of two pilot watersheds (10 and 12 digit HUC) to identify areas on Erik Thorvig, City Planner, City of Anoka the landscape that could detain different rainfall runoff events. The [email protected] outcomes of these analyses have been integrated with the results of HEC-HMS modeling and mainstem Red River modeling to prioritize water GIS and Fiscal Impact Analysis: Almost everything that goes on in a city detention sites for their flood damage reduction potential. Procedures is based on land use, whether it is the revenue that is collected, or the used to develop these data products will be applied throughout the expenditures a city must make to service the customers of the land uses. Red River Basin and integrated into the Red River Decision Information If a city had the ideal financial system that was able to record the source Network for public use and to assist land and water managers in effective of every dollar that comes in and the destination of every dollar that goes development of flood damage reduction projects. out, it could determine the fiscal impact of land uses. However such a system would have to be very complex and most certainly it would have to include GIS, but as a practical matter, it would be almost impossible to create. Cities do have GIS, and it can be used to simulate such an ideal system. This presentation will show how the City of Anoka has used GIS to model the flow of revenues and expenditures down to the parcel level, so that these flows can be summarized by detailed land use categories and 30 AC S by neighborhood. The model uses surrogate factors that are indicators few of the services that were utilized for this BETA version of a request- of the financial items. For example, police calls can be address-matched ing mechanism. The intent with the Project was to simplify the requesting ession to parcels, and are an excellent indicator of the need for at least 50% of process and presenting the service options in a easy to understand way the police resources. The police protect people and property, and to do for requesting by State, County and local governments. In this session this they patrol the city. Anoka has allocated the remainder of the police we’ll explain the capturing methods used in the field and the technical

budget with 20% based on population, 20% on property market value, methods utilized of processing the data into reusable web services with A and 10% on employment. Another important component is the modeling a turnaround time that can be measured in hours. The data captured are bs of TIF and Fiscal Disparities Tax Capacity, and Local Government Aid. This not in the form typically used by GIS users.

project is a follow-up to an earlier study that received an award from the t

National Science Foundation in 1986 when GIS was still in its infancy. This The Civil Air Patrol services that have been developed from this project r current analysis validates the results of that earlier approach, and uses will hopefully become some long lived services. A requesting system has state-of-the-art GIS tools. been designed that removes a large amount of the specific details about the requesting process and the types of services that can be requested. t s Help us define the direction of development for the future of the project. Taxable Lands: A Spatial Analysis of Land We’ll actively solicit your input on topics such as future direction, data formats for output and additional GIS data services desired. Ownership in St. Louis County, MN n Andrea Grygo, GIS Specialist, St. Louis County [email protected] Session 5: Imagery I - 90 Minute St. Louis County, located in northeastern Minnesota, encompasses 6860 SqMi – an area larger than the state of Connecticut (5,543 SqMi), Panel Discussion Delaware (2,489 SqMi), or Rhode Island (1,545 SqMi. Approximately 57% of the land in St. Louis County is non-taxable land, generally in public ownership. Although publicaly-owned lands provide benefits to Thursday, October 6, 2011 residents and visitors in the form of parks and recreation areas, forests, and trails, non-taxable lands potentially reduce property tax revenue for 10:30 am - 12:00 pm the county. It is imperative for the county to have an accurate measure of Herberger Suite A non-taxable lands. A multi-year project that established a parcel layer for

St. Louis County and allows for GIS analysis of ownership was completed in early 2011. Mapping the non-taxable lands in St. Louis County reveals clusters of single ownership interspersed with checkerboard patterns of Aerial Imagery in Minnesota - Continued Progress; non-contiguous ownership. Parcel ownership and class codes are often Improved Collaboration  not straightforward with a single code for “non-taxable” ownership. Class Christopher Cialek, GIS Supervisor, MN Geospatial codes and ownership of non-taxable parcels are currently being verified Information Office and cross-checked. After non-taxable properties are identified, spatial [email protected] statistics tools will be used to identify the extent of expected spatial Steve Kloiber, Wetland Monitoring Coordinator, Minnesota autocorrelation (global Moran’s). Then a spatial hot spot analysis (Getis- DNR Ord Gi*) will be performed to identify statistically significant clusters of [email protected] ownership. The results of these spatial statistical analyses will be used by the county in developing a comprehensive land use plan. This presentation Peter Jenkins, MN/DOT, Photogrammetric Unit Director; will include a detailed explanation of methods and Esri Spatial Statistics David Brandt, Washington County, GIS Support Division; tools used and a discussion of results. Ron Wencl, U.S. Geological Survey, Geospatial Liaison for Minnesota and Wisconsin

The number of collaborations is increasing, and with them, the quantity The Civil Air Patrol and what (GIS Stuff) they can and quality of new digital aerial imagery over Minnesota is steadily grow- collect for you  ing. And there’s more good news: public access to many of these valuable Bob Basques, GIS Systems Developer, City of Saint Paul data resources has never been easier. Last spring, an 11-county Federal/ [email protected] State/County collaborative in East-Central Minnesota produced 4-band Cory Karsten, Public Works Technician I, City of Saint Paul, color imagery at a variety of resolutions, from 20- to 6-inches, for the Twin Public Works Cities Metropolitan area. This season more than 35 southern Minnesota [email protected] counties were flown, promising new publicly-available 20-inch imagery for nearly another quarter of the state by the end of the year. Four of those In anticipation of the flooding season along the Mississippi River, the City counties teamed up with state to further enhance imagery resolution for of Saint Paul along with the local wing of the Civil Air Patrol set out to their specific needs. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture com- build out a rapid turn-around geospatial services requesting and collec- pleted its third consecutive year of full statewide leaf-on orthoimagery tion system that utilized some existing but hard to find services that the through its National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP). And, new ef- Civil Air Patrol has to offer. Services such as Push-Broom (ARCHER) aerial forts are underway to better understand the imagery collection plans of photo data collection and low level aerial oblique photography are just a seven Metro counties over the next decade. The spirit of understanding 31 and cooperation that has benefitted GIS from the very beginning is going disasters could be made available online within days of a disaster, making s

t to be even more critical to our success as we move forward. In addition to communication with the public and other agencies simple, effective, and providing an update of the projects mentioned above, this panel will offer powerful. With information and maps hosted on the Cloud, the need for

ac an opportunity for an open discussion of the value of a more coordinated servers and other local resources is minimized, while maintaining the pow- r statewide approach to digital aerial imagery planning in the future. Please erful capabilities of Geographic Information Systems. I had the privilege t come to share ideas about developing a tangible strategy for a reliable and responsibility of interning with the City of Minneapolis’ GIS depart-

bs statewide imagery program that meets the needs of all its local, county, ment during the crisis, and this project will show how the latest technology state and federal partners. was utilized in understanding the situation, and how multiple parties came A together to help those in need. Session 6: Student Competition ession Session 7: Product Thursday, October 6, 2011 Demonstrations I 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Opportunities Suite B Thursday, October 6, 2011 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Evaluation of A Pavement Management System Wilson Suite Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing S Andrew Andrusko, Minnesota State University, Mankato A Common GIS Framework: Leveraging and Becoming This conceptual research focuses on the potential application of hyper- Part of the ArcGIS.com Community  spectral imagery for analysis of pavements. In contrast to conventional practice, this application of remote sensing is particularly useful as an Sam Klimoski, ESRI [email protected] alternative approach to an integrated pavement management system (PMS). This research focused on a mesoscopic method of evaluating bitu- Nathan Aamot, ESRI mous or asphaltic concrete materials that make up a significant majority of [email protected] road infrastructure internationally. The structure of this method has been developed to use conventional software and integrate these data into a ArcGIS.com is a Web site designed as a fundamental part of the ArcGIS database to help transportation planners and engineers more effectively system. The site provides a gateway to your online GIS experience and is address the problem of how to decide which roads need maintenance first intended to be a useful destination for anyone-GIS professionals, Web developers, and “non-GIS” professionals that want to view or create maps simply and in which order. and quickly. The site and its resources are published in the Amazon cloud and represent a free set of cloud services for the ArcGIS system. View and learn about featured maps, apps, and mobile apps. Quickly make maps us- North Minneapolis Tornado - Effective Disaster ing the ArcGIS Web Map. Discover a variety of basemaps to use in your GIS Response applications. Take advantage of a large library of user contributed content Garrett Bing, University of Minnesota (maps, layers, tools, and applications) shared by users from around the world. Create and discover groups to network with other users and share On Sunday, May 22, an EF2 tornado touched down in North Minneapolis specific interests or needs. Access ArcGIS Explorer OnlineArcGIS.com offers – killing one person and injuring over 30 others, as well as damaging significant benefits to the GIS community and is going to continue to evolve thousands of homes and knocking down trees and power lines. The City with additional functionality. This presentation will discuss and showcase how of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, the Red Cross and the National Weather you can access and use ArcGIS.com in your work. Service were just some of the organizations involved, as well as several non-profits and community organizations. In such a scenario, with multiple parties attempting to understand and assist those in need, the use A Common GIS Framework: The ArcGIS Community of Geographic Information Systems becomes an integral component to Basemap  understanding where the damage has been done, and how aid can be Sam Klimoski, ESRI directed most effectively. [email protected] Nathan Aamot, ESRI Through the combined efforts of the Minneapolis GIS department and [email protected] property inspection division, quick damage assessments resulted in a comprehensive understanding of the destruction caused by the tornado. The concept of a “community map” offers many potential benefits. Users Density analysis and choropleth maps painted a picture that demonstrated gain access to a seamless, consistent cartographic product. Emergency just how much of the city was impacted by the disaster. Through the use managers and planners gain easy access to context outside their jurisdic- of ArcGIS Online, an interactive understanding of this or other natural tion. You get more use of your GIS data without consuming resources 32 from your IT infrastructure. The purpose of this session is to introduce become a standard tool for thousands of GPS usersAC all around the world. S ession you to the ArcGIS.com Community Map Program. We will cover what the The DNR Garmin 6 release is open source and introduces some major program is, how it works, and how you can participate. We will cover both functional and architectural changes to the program. This presentation administrative and technical aspects of participation, including a summary will discuss these changes as well as the impact the new open source ver- of the tasks needed to participate. sion may have on you and/or your agency. A bs CAD and GIS integration - A Geospatial Success Story n GeoMoose and the City of Saint Paul  t

Neal Niemiec, Geospatial Technical Specialist, Autodesk Cory Karsten, Public Works Technician I, City of St. Paul, r [email protected] Public Works, Technical Services Bob Basques, GIS Systems Developer, City of Saint Paul CAD and GIS is a common hurdle experienced by most engineering and [email protected] t environmental firms and government agencies. The precision and engi- s neering design of CAD needs the environmental, asset and infrastructure Early in the last decade, the City of Saint Paul (specifically Public Works ) data of GIS, and GIS needs the accuracy of CAD for as-built tracking and began implementing a fledgling web-based mapping lookup interface. Ini- geometric editing. This session will explore how CAD and GIS can be in- tially these web based services were in support of the approximately 50 tegrated and the strengths of each technology used for processes like seats of AutoCAD users in Public Works. Because of its use of OpenSource geodesign and infrastructure management. software products like MapServer and later OpenLayers, as well as implementing its services in a standards based way via its open sourcing of the GeoMoose Project, these services quickly morphed into an online mapping system with 300+ spatial layers, that feeds not just the now 90 seats of Session 8: Open Source AutoCAD but also can be used with Commercial geospatial products like ESRI as well as other OpenSource geospatial products like QGIS and UDIG among others. The GISmo application, as it has come to be known by City Thursday, October 6, 2011 users, has proven its worth over the last 7 years of use, and has come to 1:30 PM - 3:00 pm be relied upon by many in Public Works as well as the rest of the City. It’s a true Open Source Success story. Stockinger Suite B

Geospatial Analysis in R n Session 9: Emergency Greg Liknes, Research Physical Scientist, USDA Forest Service Management I [email protected] Ty Wilson, USDA Forest Service [email protected] Thursday, October 6, 2011 1:30 PM - 3:00 pm R is described as a “statistical computing environment” and is perhaps most well-known for its low cost (i.e., no cost) and its active user com- Stockinger Suite A munity. The software is modular, and a wide array of contributed spatial analysis packages, functions, and graphing routines have been created that are applicable to GIS-based projects. While the availability of cutting- Using GIS in Search and Rescue in a Natural edge analysis tools is appealing, transferring data back and forth between Environment n GIS and statistics packages can be cumbersome. Options for performing analysis directly on GIS-compatible data in R are presented, along with Simon Morgan, GIS Spatial Database Administrator, Three samples of simple map outputs that can be created directly in the soft- Rivers Park District ware. Additionally, examples of natural resource mapping projects and [email protected] spatial analyses that relied heavily on R will be highlighted. Three Rivers Park District is a natural-resources based park system in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. The Park District has 27,000 acres of park land, of which 66% is off-trail or away from a recognizable landmark. An aver- DNR Garmin 6: Updated and Open Sourced n age of 61 people go missing in Park District parks each year, with most being Chris Pouliot, Application Developer, MN DNR found quickly and without incident. However if a missing person has a signifi- [email protected] cant injury, a responder may find them, but getting other first responders to Michael Tronrud, GIS Support Specialist, MN DNR assist with moving the person to medical help can be difficult. Informing other [email protected] responders that “I am by the old oak tree” simply will not cut it! A solution was needed to aid responders in enhancing their existing search and rescue meth- DNR Garmin is a free program that allows for easy communication of data ods. The Chief of Police for Three Rivers Park District approached GIS staff between a Garmin GPS and a GIS. Since its creation 10 years ago it has to ask for a complete solution. The idea was to not replace existing tools and 33 s methods, but to enhance them. The solution uses a web mapping application

t in combination with Trimble Juno’s and wireless internet cards (Verizon MiFis) Session 10: Environmental to provide a common operating picture to all responders from those directing ac the search right down to each responder in the field. Every responder can see r where the other is, as can the director of the search. In the event of a cell Thursday, October 6, 2011 t phone failure, multiple redundancies are built in to aid the search. 1:30 PM - 3:00 pm bs Herberger Suite B A Deploying Next Generation 9-1-1: GIS needs from a State Perspective  GIS and GPS Support of Chronic Wasting Disease Dan Falbo, ESRI

ession [email protected] Surveillance in Southeast Minnesota  Jackie Mines, Director, Emergency Communication Networks, Bob Wright, Wildlife GIS Specialist, MN DNR Wildlife S Minnesota Department of Public Safety, ECN-DPS [email protected] [email protected] Julie Hines, Wildlife GIS Specialist, MN DNR Wildlife [email protected] The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Emergency Communications Network (ECN) division is the coordinating and final authority on Next Gen- Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an infectious, non-treatable and fatal eration 9-1-1 (NG911) deployment issues in Minnesota. Working with their neurological disease of North American deer, elk and moose. Because of NG911 Advisory Group, ECN is in the second of a four-phase project to its implications for managing wild populations of these animals, the Minne- deploy NG911 capabilities to each public safety answering point (PSAP) sota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has been actively monitor- in Minnesota. Since NG911 is driven by geographic location, GIS plays a ing for the disease since 2002, when it was first detected in two different strategic and vital role in success deployment. NG911 solution workflows captive elk herds in Minnesota. Since then it has been detected in a captive have identified common data elements necessary to meet business needs deer herd (2006) and a third captive elk herd (2009). The Minnesota such as routing, boundary identification, and geocoding. The supporting Board of Animal Health (BAH) determined that the infection of the third data types are housed and maintained by local government entities and elk herd, just north of Rochester, was likely long-standing. Because of this support current PSAP and dispatch needs but these data will also need determination and the proximity of CWD in western Wisconsin, DNR imple- to be delivered to the State for PSAP redundancy needs. Moreover, GIS mented a more intensive surveillance program in southeastern Minnesota applications will need to be developed to ensure that data are current, beginning in fall 2009, where the primary effort was collecting samples reliable and maintained. This session will focus on ECN’s NG911 GIS vision from hunter-killed deer at check stations. In January 2011, a free-ranging for the State of Minnesota and will outline preliminary ideas, strategies, doe harvested in fall 2010 tested positive for CWD and DNR implemented and workflows to achieve its goals. This outline is intended as a starting the CWD response plan previously developed. The goal was to sample point for understanding and documenting collaborative synergies while an additional 900 deer within 10 miles of the known positive by the end also identifying concerns/issues that need to be addressed by standards, of winter. Activities included aerial surveys to document deer numbers procedures, statutes, or funding. Time will be allocated for questions. and concentrations, shooting permits issued to landowners, concentrated shooting efforts by federal animal damage control personnel and various summaries and maps for field staff and the public. We will present an MNDOT and Counties Team up to Crowd-source overview of how we implemented GIS and GPS technologies in support of all of these activities. Emergency Events  Sonia Dickerson, Mn/DOT [email protected] Identifying Priority Private Working Forest Lands in Over the past two years the MNDOT EGIS (Enterprise Geographic Informa- Minnesota: a GIS Modeling Approach for Integrated tion Services) Unit has been working with counties to report local road Evaluation of Ecological, Recreational, and status for emergency road closures and cautions. This has evolved into an Emergency Management Road Events (EMRE) system that directly en- Economic Values n ables counties to enter their data into an editor and also integrates road Bart Richardson, GIS Project Manager, DNR status information from MNDOT’s 511 system. The county highway and [email protected] public works departments work as the crowd-source by reporting on-the- Andy Holdsworth, Science Policy Coordinator, MN DNR ground road conditions. MNDOT provides services and applications that [email protected] allow the public to see a statewide view of the information. Together the two meld into a system that provides better, more timely information for Landscape-scale forest conservation will be won or lost on working for- the public and agencies that serve them. This year we had over 60 coun- est lands that produce high environmental, economic, and social benefits. ties agree to participate – better than ever. Due to the gradual spring Minnesota has an unprecedented opportunity to protect large blocks of thaw, approximately 35 counties actually entered road event information. private working forest lands from land parcelization, residential conver- The Minnesota State Emergency Operations Center used the service and sion, and forest fragmentation. Using a refined 2001 National Land Cover viewer on a daily basis. This presentation will navigate you through EMRE Dataset and other geospatial datasets we developed statewide GIS models and give opportunity for audience participation. of ecological, recreational, and economic values to provide indices of pri-

34 ority forest lands for the application of conservation easements and other sponsored by several professional organizations AC in Minnesota. The ini- S ession protection tools. The ecological value map is based on ecological patches, tiative is in response to the deteriorating condition of our infrastructure patch connections, and aquatic habitat and watershed scores. The recre- and the inadequate level of funding to keep it at an acceptable level of ational value map is based on integrated scores of public access to natural performance. The declining condition is highlighted by the falling of the areas and a scenic assessment that integrates topographic diversity, the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis and is seen every day in the potholes in our degree of naturalism, and road density. The economic value map is based roads. Unfortunately most of our infrastructure is buried and therefore A

on data layers that represent forest products-focused economic value of its location, declining condition and significant value is out of sight and bs Minnesota’s forest lands. Using the composite ecological, recreational, unaccounted for by most of our citizens as well as by public officials. The and economic values, we weighted unprotected forest lands based on their session will include the recently prepared Mn 2050 presentation, supple- t proximity to protected lands. Model results are being used to refine the mented by a description of a “potential” role for GIS professionals working r 10-25 year acreage targets for the Forests for the Future Program and with their local engineering and infrastructure managers.

to inform project selection for the investment of Legacy Amendment and t other funds. s Prioritizing State Wildlife Management Area Acquisitions Using a GIS Based Scoring Tool Particle Track-based Contaminant Mass Allocation n Bruce Anderson, Wildlife GIS Support Specialist, MN DNR Model Utilizing EVS and MapWindow GIS n Wildlife Brooke Roecker, ddms, inc. [email protected] [email protected] Ryan Kiefer, ddms, inc. MNDNR FAW developed a GIS based tool to identify the highest priority ar- [email protected] eas for potential WMA acquisitions. FAW staff identified scoring criteria and based the ArcMap 9.3 tool on those criteria. This presentation will give an This session highlights the use of GIS-related software (MapWindow and overview of the criteria and development and use of the GIS scoring tool. EVS) that account for 3-dimensional rendering and calculations and time dependent analysis and visualization. Environmental litigation cases often involve assigning responsibility to a number of responsible parties Scenario and Visualization Tools for Future Transit that were involved in contributing to a plume of groundwater contamina- tion. Plumes from many sources over a small region will combine into Corridors  one, making the source difficult to establish. When there are many sources Todd Graham, Primary Forester, Metropolitan Council of the same contaminant, no single party wants to be held responsible [email protected] for the full costs of the cleanup. The authors have outlined a method for determining the maximum responsibility of each party. Groundwater Planning support technologies, for urban design and visualization, are measurements are factored in with pumping activity and recharge ponds/ believed useful for improving understanding of alternatives, for center- streams to establish groundwater flow rates over time. Allocation areas ing discussion, and for improving planning participation experiences. Still, are determined through particle tracks originating at each responsible research finds that less than 20 percent of practitioners have experience party, created through the KT3D_H2O plug-in application in MapWindow. in the use of current technology (Schively and Hourdos 2009). Reasons The plume itself, calculated using a kriging algorithm in SGeMS (Stanford for low technology adoption rates include lack of understanding, perceived Geostatistical Modeling Software) and modeled through C-Tech’s Environ- obstacles of start-up and perceived obstacles of planning process modifi- mental Visualization System (EVS), is subdivided by each allocation area to cation (Subramanian et al 2009; Williamson 2011). calculate the plume of maximum responsibility for each party. This session will: provide demonstration of the capabilities and deliverables of current scenario and visualization tools (for example, Communi- tyViz, CityCAD, SketchUp); prompt thinking about use in public settings; and Session 11: Government II share information on the extension of new tools to planners in the Twin Cities metro area. The initiative discussed here will be a new technical assistance resource, supporting planners and GIS professionals in their use Thursday, October 6, 2011 of scenario and visualization tools. Thus this session may be a first step toward for planning and GIS departments considering new techniques and 1:30 PM - 3:00 pm technology use. Opportunities Suite A Per the description above, we will (1) present findings of a review of needed technology capabilities; (2) demonstrate scenario and visualization capabilities and deliverables; (3) discuss effective use in public engagement. Mn 2050 ... And the Potential GIS Role  Brad Henry, Engineer, U of MN [email protected] Presentation Levels Mn 2050 is a new statewide initiative to build awareness for the need  Overview (General topic presentation) to increase spending for our Public Works infrastructure. The initiative is n Technical (Details of specific analysis or software used) 35

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t Session 12: Imagery II Mapping n Molly Martin, Image Analyst, MN DNR r Thursday, October 6, 2011 [email protected] t 1:30 PM - 3:00 pm Donald Kilberg, Project Analyst, MN DNR bs Herberger Suite A Trees are an important component of urban environments. In addition to A their aesthetic value, trees have significant economic and environmental benefits, including: reducing stormwater runoff, energy conservation, im- Status and Overview of Imaging Technology  proving air quality, and enhancement of community vitality, stability and property values for residential and business areas. An urban tree cover Craig Molander, Senior Vice President, Surdex Corporation

ession assessment that estimates the amount of current tree canopy is the first [email protected] step for cities to create and implement urban forest management plans. S AC However, accurate information on the amount of tree cover is not routinely This presentation provides an overview of digital imaging technology, the available for many cities and is expensive to acquire through field map- status of the technology, and technical analysis of existing sensors. It is ping methods. An alternative approach is classification of high resolution intended to be educational for those involved in procuring imagery data remote sensing imagery. In our research we used QuickBird satellite im- from the mapping profession. agery. Besides the advantage of having four spectral bands (blue, green, red and near infrared) and high resolution (0.6 meters), a single image with consistent atmospheric, illumination and viewing conditions can cover A Bayesian Classification Method for Fusing Lidar an entire city. For Minneapolis and St. Paul, LiDAR data was also available and Imagery: An Application for Mapping Wetlands and found to significantly increase the accuracy and efficiency of developing the classifications. We classified the tree canopy, along with grass and in the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge n shrubs, bare soil, impervious, and water, for three cities in Minnesota: Jeff Ueland, Associate Professor, Bemidji State University Minneapolis, St. Paul and Woodbury. We utilized eCognition Developer ver- [email protected] sion 8 software to perform object oriented image analysis. The overall Gregory A. Knutsen, US Fish & Wildlife Service accuracies for the three classifications were 90-92 percent. The classifica- Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge tion maps and statistical data are available in a GIS database for further analysis by the cities in setting goals and planning for tree planting and Additional Authors: maintenance. The results demonstrate the potential of object-based im- Ashley B. Hitt, Jeremy P. Maslowski age analysis of high resolution remote sensing imagery to map high urban tree canopy cover – a vital asset of cities. Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (AgNWAR) is located in the Northwestern part of Minnesota. The refuge is an important area for waterfowl nesting and a key location in the drainage network of the Red and Red Lake rivers. Additionally, AgNWAR has seen an increase in winter temperatures over Session 13: Student Competition the last several decades, which is believed to have impacted wildlife and increased the exotic-invasive species in the refuge. Much of the refuge is remote and difficult to reach by foot or motorized vehicle which pro- Thursday, October 6, 2011 vides challenges for monitoring changes in habitat and land cover; both in terms of financial and human resources. Additionally, the mapping of 1:30 PM - 3:00 pm wetland areas can be difficult because of the heterogeneous nature of the Opportunities Suite B landscape and the small spatial dimensions at which vegetation organizes in these environments. This project develops a Bayesian framework to map specific land cover classes in AgNWAR that are critical to management strategies including: areas of deciduous forest, coniferous forest, Social impacts on availability of healthy and water, and various grasses. This classification method has a probabilistic affordable food structure which allows the fusion of several data sources including high Gina Hollinday, University of Minnesota – Duluth resolution IR imagery, LiDAR, soils data, and thematic mapper imagery. It is hoped that this research will provide a better understanding of these Gina will be exploring the relationship between grocery store locations highly complex and dynamic environments while producing a viable and and the general social parameters of city neighborhoods. Gina suspects cost-effective method for classifying and monitoring wetland vegetation. that the higher the wealth of the neighborhood the greater the access to Additionally, it is hoped this effort will assist the NFWS in implementing healthy and affordable foods. In the process of investigating this hypoth- management plans for preserving this key habitat area. esis Gina will explore historic city directories (1975) and historic census data (1970), and use this in comparison to current (2010) census data and current (2011) food outlets. In further exploration of the data, Gina would like to see if there is a way to forecast/target areas that are deemed food deserts.

38 bile component for field collection of soil borings, installationAC inspection and S Creating a visual aid for American Indian Land ession compliance tasks. PermitTrax is developed on the .net platform and utilizes Tenure C#; JavaScript and Jquery Data are stored in SQL Server. Anna Kistin, Macalester College

Issues relating to American Indian land tenure have a long and complex Agricultural Land Assessment Tools n A history throughout the United States, and Minnesota is no exception. Even bs within the reservation lands designated for Minnesota’s various tribes, Jennifer Ward, GIS Consultant, Pro-West & Associates, Inc. [email protected] only a small percentage of that land is actually owned by American Indi- t ans or Indian groups. One of the common issues regarding reservation Rose Erickson, CTO, Programming Manager, Pro-West & r and Indian-owned land is checkerboarding, a term that refers to mixed- Associates, Inc. ownership patterns where reservations are divided into non-contiguous [email protected] t

portions of tribal, individual, and governmentally-owned lands. Macalester s College and the Indian Land Tenure Foundation teamed up to use GIS The task of calculating soil areas within parcel boundaries and the tax assess- to create a resource to aid in visualizing the various issues surrounding ments that arise from these calculations can be tedious, inaccurate and incon- Indian land tenure in Minnesota. Data were gathered from tribal offices, sistent. PWA has developed several levels of GIS-based Ag Assessment Tools, county offices, census data, and historical documents. We aimed to create using ESRI software, to streamline the agricultural tax assessment process. a project that could be continually updated to represent the current state Initially, a geoprocessing model is run on all parcels in the county to intersect of American Indian land tenure in Minnesota. landuse, ROW and Soils layers. The resulting layer contains information that is used to assess parcels based on either soil productivity for cropland or landuse classifications for nonproductive or exempt classes. Post processing scripts then calculate apportioned acres and True & Full values based on Session 14: Product Demo II values in the Productivity Index (PI) look up table for soils types. A custom Ag Geoprocessor Tool for ArcMap, built in VB.Net, is used to automate the geoprocessing steps as parcels are maintained with splits and combinations. Thursday, October 6, 2011 The tool can be run as-needed for one or more parcels. With a baseline agricultural GIS layer generated, a web-based Agricultural Land Evaluator is 1:30 PM - 3:00 pm used to both view and update the soil assessments based on special modi- fiers such as erosion, salinity, poor drainage, etc. It generates soils summary Wilson Suite reports on a parcel, township and county-wide basis and can be integrated with web mapping applications. Together, these products make it easy to address several on-going maintenance considerations such as: changing lan- PermitTrax n duse classification within a parcel, adding landuse classification codes across Annette Theroux, President, Pro-West & Associates, Inc. the county, parcel splits/joins, and annual updates to soil assessment values. [email protected] The products integrate directly with existing GIS data and ESRI technology Brian Bjelland, Senior Programmer, Pro-West & Associates, Inc. and provide access to soils data for an unlimited number of users. The ap- [email protected] plication will be demonstrated, as well as key product enhancements that further streamline the agricultural tax assessment process. Counties and Cities create a multitude of permits each day for land use requests, sanitary (including on-site soil and final inspection), conditional use, variances, home businesses, permit appeals, and travel trailers, to name a Citizen Sensors - Use Smart Phone Applications to few. Permit requests usually require collecting information on paper, looking up corresponding parcel information on separate computer programs, then Engage Citizens, Improve Community Involvement, transferring all the information to a database, copying the permit for the Save Time and Money  resident, and storing the paper permit forms. PermitTrax is a web-based Rebecca Blue, Director of GIS Services, SEH-Short Elliot permitting application designed to cut out redundant collection, input, stor- Hendrickson, Inc. age, and retrieval of data. Data are stored in a central location and link to [email protected] imaged documents, web mapping applications, previous permits, and other pertinent information. The application is built to facilitate the business needs In 2010, Smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 percent in- and permitting workflow specifications of an organization. The web-based crease from the same period in the previous year, representing the fastest- application provides intuitive data input, permit tracking, process summary growing segment of the mobile-devices market. By the end of year 2011, tables and reports, information retrieval and sharing. The interface is cus- we will have more smart devices (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, iPad) in tomized to replicate the permitting workflow and expand an organization’s use than the number of laptops. How can you leverage the change? City- permitting capabilities. PermitTrax is designed with standardized data input Sourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform. CitySourced pro- functions, such as drop-down boxes referencing look-up tables, auto-fill text vides a free, simple, and intuitive platform empowering residents to identify boxes, and calculated fees or setbacks based on user input. The application civic issues (public safety, quality of life, environmental issues, etc.) and includes a robust query builder for reports, mailing labels, and notification report them to city hall for quick resolution; an opportunity for government letters. PermitTrax can be accessed by varying levels of users from admin- to use technology to save time and money plus improve accountability to istrators to editors to readers. Each level has varying permissions set and those they govern; and a positive, collaborative platform for real action. A maintained by an administrative toolbox. The application has a syncing mo- picture tells a thousand words and CitySourced makes it snap. 39 s Using GIS to Monitor the Response of Smallmouth t Session 15: Hydrology I bass (Micropterus dolomieu) to a Dynamic Thermal Discharge in the Mississippi River  r Thursday, October 6, 2011 t Brian E. Schmidt, Environmental Analyst, Xcel Energy - 3:30 Pm - 5:00 pm Environmental Services bs Stockinger Suite B [email protected] A Heiko L. Schoenfuss, Professor of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud State University [email protected] A Comparative Analysis of Recovery Potential for Water temperature has been considered a substantial environmental fac- ession Impaired Waters in the Buffalo River Watershed  Pete Knutson, GIS Specialist, MPCA tor in fish behavior and physiology. Oftentimes, water temperature is al-

S AC tered by anthropogenic factors that raise local temperature and can result [email protected] in changes to the ecology of aquatic ecosystems. In particular, effluents Peter Mead, Cartographic Technician, USDA NRCS created from the sustained discharge of cooling water from steam electric [email protected] generation have been the subject of study for behavioral and physiological responses of fish for several decades. Much of the scientific community’s A relatively new methodology for analyzing recovery potential for impaired understanding of fish behavior is associated with sustained, somewhat re- waters restoration was tested by the Red River Basin Team in the Buffalo liable thermal effluents and the physiological limits of individuals exposed River Watershed this past year. This new approach, developed by staff to these warm water regimes. However, there is limited understanding at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), uses measureable, of the behavior of fish that reside in a dynamic, rapidly altered thermal recovery-related ecological, social and stressor indicators to identify, com- discharge. In our study, we documented the movement of 14 smallmouth pare, and prioritize subwatersheds for further restoration efforts. The bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in a dynamic thermal discharge located on project involved selecting appropriate indicators, compiling data, calculat- the Mississippi River. Individuals were surgically implanted with coded ing indicator measures with ArcGIS ModelBuilder, and analyzing results. acoustic transmitters and tracked from November 2010 to March 2011. This project was a collaborative effort by multiple agencies including Tracking was done with an array of six stationary hydrophones, provid- MPCA, MN DNR and USDA NRCS with assistance from USEPA. ing continuous, non-real time positions of fish as they move about the changing thermal effluent. This type of study provided us a unique opportunity to analyze fine-scale movements in a relatively small portion of Quantifying the Spatial Extent of Dock Structures in the river and visualize this by incorporating time-related positions into a the Littoral Zones of Central Minnesota Lakes n Geographic Information System. This presentation will discuss how we Lyn Bergquist, GIS Coordinator, MN DNR assessed the behavior of fish as it relates to a dynamic thermal discharge [email protected] by incorporating our data into a GIS. Andy Williquett, GIS Research Analyst, MN DNR [email protected]

Dock structures have been shown to negatively impact the aquatic habi- Session 16: Web Applications II tats of lakes through reductions in plant biomass and water clarity, leading to decreases in habitat availability and complexity for aquatic organisms. In order to understand the magnitude of these impacts in north-central Thursday, October 6, 2011 Minnesota lakes, we quantified the spatial extent and overlap of dock 3:30 Pm - 5:00 pm structures with lake littoral zones and shorelines across a five-county study area. We digitized 9965 docks from a random sample of 175 lakes Stockinger Suite A representing three DNR regulatory shoreland classifications. Using GIS, we summarized the littoral zone acreage (i.e., near-shore, essential fish habitat) and shoreline currently impacted by dock structures in the study Designing and Building an Interactive Park and Trail lakes. We then performed two “build-out” scenarios to estimate the po- Map for the City of Monticello tential impacts under full development scenarios. Results indicate that n dock structures impact a sizeable area of the littoral zones and shorelines John Mackiewicz, IS Manager, WSB & Associates of lakes in the study area. Combined with permitted plant removal and [email protected] trends towards full lakeshore development, the potential cumulative im- Angela Schumann, Community Development Director, City of pacts on littoral zones and shorelines can become significant. Fish habi- Monticello tat, shoreline stability and water quality may suffer under existing state [email protected] and local shoreland development rules. The results of this study have helped to inform policies that address dock development and regulation, The City of Monticello is located on the banks of the Mississippi River and with the objective of providing greater habitat protection for aquatic and offers a number of unique historic sites, parks, and trails for residents and riparian species. neighbors to enjoy. Because of the variety and dispersed nature of the sites in the City, the Community Development Department chose to imple- 40

ment a web based application to make it easier for the public to find and vary data views, tool sets, and functionality based on user credentials. The ession access recreational opportunities in the City. Developing an application backend of the application has gone from a simple Access data structure that would be easy for the public to use while at the same time relaying to a fully integrated SQL Server 2008 database structure, leveraging data the required critical information and integrating with the City’s other web sources from an enterprise geodatabase and map services. applications provided some unique challenges. The end goal of the project was to create an application that was similar enough in structure to be shared across all of our member cities, but also A

flexible enough to meet the unique needs of each city, department, and bs staff member.

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Brian Fischer, GIS Manager, Houston Engineering, Inc. r [email protected] ac Matt Koukol, GIS Manager, Ramsey County [email protected] Session 17: GIS Applications II t s

Ramsey County received a Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grant to develop a web application to promote recreation information Thursday, October 6, 2011 within the County. The goal of the project was to enhance the public’s 3:30 Pm - 5:00 pm ability to explore and discover recreational opportunities within the county. This was accomplished by providing an intuitive interface which provides Herberger Suite B access to a wealth of local partner supported data. The presentation will demonstrate a public web application that was created using ArcGIS Server 10 and ESRI’s Silverlight web mapping API. The web application includes The Minnesota Geospatial Commons: Moving to highly customized searching functionality to search parks, trails and recre- Production  ation facilities. The presentation will discuss the path to success, working Mark Kotz, GIS Database Administrator, Metropolitian with a large project stakeholder group and challenges encountered during the project. Finally the presentation will demonstrate and discuss a sec- Council ond application for online feature editing of recreation facility data. [email protected] The Minnesota Geospatial Commons idea was launched in 2010. In a nut- shell, the Commons is intended to be a single web location through which Benefits and Challenges to Migrating a Web Based Minnesota geospatial resources can be found and shared. Last year, the Application from ArcIMS to ArcGIS Server  Commons Workgroup identified functional requirements and created a pro- Derek Lorbiecki, GIS Specialist, LOGIS totype site to kick the tires on the idea. In 2011 the workgroup has been [email protected] given the green light to move forward on developing a production version Keith Anderson, GIS Programmer Analyst II, LOGIS of the Commons. MnGeo, DNR, Mn/DOT, Met. Council and others are all [email protected] contributing to this effort. The Commons will allow you to: Search for, view and download data, find and use web services, publish metadata and Local Government Information Systems (LOGIS) is a joint powers consor- distribute data and web services, review and rate data and web services tium of 38 primarily metro area municipal governments and government for quality and reliability, connect applications to web services through agencies. One of the many business services and applications supported a back-end broker. This presentation will answer these basic questions by the consortium staff is a GIS support service shared by 13 of LOGIS’s in more detail: What is this Minnesota Geospatial Commons? How can I member cities. In 2010 the LOGIS GIS staff was tasked with redeveloping use it? When the heck will it be available? For more information, see the LOGISmap, a legacy ArcIMS application that has seen very active, daily use Geospatial Commons Workgroup webpage: http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/ by approximately 500 end-users spread across the 13 cities. This pre- workgroup/commons/ sentation will discuss the benefits to redevelopment and the technical challenges faced in creating a “one size fits all” application with relatively new technology. Decisions relating to product security (authentication, feder- The DNR’s new Land Record System: Managing Land ated services), API choices, code development control, and compatible Records and GIS together  coordinate system and projection concerns will be shared. Some coding Bart Richardson, GIS Project Manager, DNR and development techniques will also be included in the discussion. LO- [email protected] GISmap2 (a brilliantly conceived new name for the product) is a Microsoft Silverlight; ArcGIS Server replacement for the ArcIMS based LOGISmap that The DNR has recently implemented a new Land Records System (LRS). has been in use since 2005. As with its legacy predecessor, LOGISMap2 The most important components of this new system are that it incor- is designed to be a simple view/query application that allows end users to porates the DNR’s transaction workflow and is able to associate spatial obtain attribute and other related information about features in their city, shapes with each transaction. It replaces the old AS400 database, which create mailing labels, print basic maps, and link to document management lacked a true GIS component. This was a four year project (2007 to 2011) systems and other document image sources. End-user demand required which addressed all aspects of the DNR’s land records database, min- a completely new front-end interface while maintaining some consistency eral rights, and related real property transactions. These are some of with the comfortable interface of the previous version. And, the product the project’s principal goals: Enable every employee to have immediate needed to have the ability to recognize a unique user or department and access to reliable and current land records information; Better support 41 land transactions processes; Increase the transparency of land trans- ating and communicating service design, analyzing ridership markets, s

t actions processes to DNR divisions; Support department-wide strategic Title VI reporting, evaluating properties and maintaining GIS data. Transit land management decision-making, Provide greater public access to the Service Analysts are using GIS information to design more efficient and department’s land records. The project followed a standard approach effective transit service. GIS is also being used to help transit staff make r to designing and developing a large, new information system. The com- operational decisions that help mitigate situations experienced in field op- t mercial off-the-shelf application was written using open-source software erations.

bs and customized for the needs of the DNR. The application interfaces with Oracle databases and ESRI enterprise geodatabases. These are some of A the project’s tangible outcomes: Scanned images of the original deeds Modeling Freight Industry Supply Chains Using GIS: A can be located and viewed from any computer with web access; Most of the state’s county parcel data has been merged into a single feature class Transportation Planning Tool n and is available through the map viewer of the application; A transaction Kevin Ebright-McKeehan, GIS Associate, Cambridge

ession can actively be tracked with a web interface through all stages of the Systematics, Inc. process; Spatial sketches of the proposed transaction are created in the [email protected] S application, but are also accessibleAC via ArcMap. Sub-forty geometry of the final transaction is fully supported. DNR management units (State Parks, A growing trend in transportation planning is the identification of infra- WMAs, SNAs, etc.) are now centrally managed with common attributes. structure that is key to economic growth. For the Ohio Department of Transportation, analysts developed a geographic information systems (GIS) process which identified the roads, intersections, rail lines, rail yards, Collaboration Needed: Working Together to Improve port facilities, and airports that are critical for Ohio’s economic vitality. The identification process utilized available industry data and GIS process- Damage Prevention with GIS at Gopher State One es. A series of supply sites, production sites, and distribution sites were Call  developed for eight key industries: Advanced Energy and Environmental Ryan Babler, GIS Coordinator, KorPartners, Inc. Technologies; Aerospace and Aviation; Agriculture and Food Processing; [email protected] Bioscience and Bioproducts; Distribution and Logistics; Instruments, Con- Mark Palma, Legal Counsel, Gopher State One Call trols, and Electronics; Motor Vehicle and Parts Manufacturing; and Poly- mers and Advanced Materials. Using these data, analysts constructed With the recent changes implemented at Gopher State One Call (Minne- freight supply chain networks for each key industry over the road and sota’s “call before you dig center”) keeping information up to date is more rail systems using ESRI ArcGIS and Caliper TransCAD GIS software. Un- important than ever among GIS professionals across Minnesota. Whether like commercially available routing tools, the freight supply chain analyses it is the updating of notification areas with accurate exports from GIS, or utilized industry-specific logic and a modified gravity model to build its net- using the new Member Service Area Mapping tools offered for free to works. Infrastructure was ranked based on the number of jobs and sales members of Gopher State One Call, everyone has a role to play in making supported within each industry category. The infrastructure supporting Minnesota safe for excavation. During this session, we will discuss the the most jobs and most valuable goods within each industry category were changes at Gopher State One Call that impact the GIS community, highlight deemed strategic to that industry. Infrastructure performing well across the new tools available from Gopher State One Call, outline the methods multiple industry categories were identified as strategic to the state. The of submitting your utility notification zones to the One Call center, and results provided Ohio transportation officials with powerful planning tools: let you know how you can help promote safe digging through accurate networks of strategic assets vital to key industries and an overall network information sharing. If you are a GIS engineer or administrator for your vital to the economic health of the state. municipality, county, or agency you should attend this session to ensure you are participating in the process as effectively as possible. Utilizing Spatial Analyst to Determine Optimal Road Routes in Forestry Management n Andrew King-Scribbins, GIS Specialist, North Point Session 18: Transportation Geographic Solutions [email protected] Thursday, October 6, 2011 Hollie Parsons, GIS Technician, North Point Geographic Solutions 3:30 Pm - 5:00 pm [email protected] Opportunities Suite A One important aspect of Forest Management, is building roads in order to gain access to specific tree stands. Road building can be optimized through the use of GIS tools and extensions such as Spatial Analyst, 3D GIS in Transit Planning & Operations  Analyst, and others. North Point Geographic Solutions (NPGS) worked Jason Podany, Transit/GIS Planner, Metro Transit with UPM Blandin Paper Company to calculate the total dollar cost of po- [email protected] tential new road routes, using GIS and Spatial Analysis. These routes are intended to follow optimal corridors from existing roads, to desirable tree Planning and operating transit service requires coordination among many stands deemed ready for harvesting. Factors for determining the course departments and good communication strategies. GIS and mapping are of these paths included land cover type, slope, and hydrology and land aiding these efforts. Transit Planners are using GIS for developing, evalu- ownership. Once the GIS analysis was completed, costs were calculated 42 for each route, and provided to the client in order to maximize their plan-

ning efforts and aid in long-term management of their forest lands. Session 20: Student Competition

S Thursday, October 6, 2011 ession Session 19: Imagery III - 60 Minute 3:30 Pm - 5:00 pm Opportunities Suite B

Panel Discussion A bs Thursday, October 6, 2011 Using GIS as a Marketing Decision Support System t

3:30 Pm - 5:00 pm to Help Amari Studios Locate New Customers and r Herberger Suite A Effectively Direct Marketing and Advertising ac Efforts t s Jacob B. Johnson, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota LiDAR Activities in Minnesota  Ron Wencl, USGS Amari Studios is a small yet very successful company. Currently the com- Shelly Sentyrz, GIS Coordinator, MN DNR pany gains customers through word of mouth advertising, website promo- [email protected] tion, and limited radio advertising. This has worked well for Amari Studios and has allowed it to establish itself in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota USA Additional Authors: market. However, management believes it is ready to increase business by Tim Loesch, Sean Vaughn, Peter Jenkins enlarging its client base. Before Amari Studios begins searching for new customers, it must define its customer profile and then geographically lo- The Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project is in the midst of a three-year cate those consumer groups. A customer profile defines the demographic LiDAR data collection. This panel offers background on the project as well and socioeconomic characteristics of a business’s target customer seg- as a status update. Come learn the latest about data collection techniques, ment (Sliwinski, 2002). For a business to grow, a business needs to know processing and distribution strategies, and partnership “buy-up” opportu- what type of customer it serves and where to find more of them. This proj- nities. In addition, hear about the National Enhanced Elevation Assessment ect analyzed the city’s census data to locate census blocks containing high (NEEA) and why a statewide elevation program is important in Minnesota. percentages of potential customers best-fitting Amari Studios customer profile. These criteria were integrated into a GIS model. Once identified, a subset of 100 of the best “ideal” census block addresses along with another 100 addresses from another census block not selected as “ideal” Accessing LiDAR Data Packages  were used in a direct mailing marketing campaign to determine the level Shelly Sentyrz, GIS Coordinator, MN DNR of customer interest and validate the GIS model. [email protected]

Learn how to access the state LiDAR data server to download and process digital elevation data. View the “One-stop Shop” website for LiDAR train- Flood Mapping and Impact Analysis Using Multiple ing materials, courses, and events throughout Minnesota. Also learn about Resolution DEMs training opportunities soon to become available. Willy Mekeel, Minnesota State University, Mankato

South Central Minnesota has experienced frequent flooding in the past because of the relatively flat topography, low elevation, and large amounts of snow melt in the spring. When these events happen, there is a large economic impact and potential health hazards to residents of the area. Presentation Levels Having up-to-date flood zone maps can help residents be better prepared  Overview (General topic presentation) for emergency situations. Using Geographic Information Science (GIS), n Technical (Details of specific analysis or software used) flood zone maps can be updated frequently in a more time efficient and inexpensive manner.

Compound Topographic Index (CTI) and Stream Power Index (SPI) layers were calculated for the entire South Central Minnesota using a 30 m digital elevation model (DEM). These two indices combined were used to identify areas that would be more prone to flooding. In addition, multiple resolution DEMs (30 m, 10 m, and 3m) were also used to create CTI and SPI layers for analysis in the Seven Mile Creek Watershed. They were used to not only find areas prone to flooding but also to find how the resolution of the DEM affects the outcomes of the indices.

43 Moreover, flood levels were created for the city of Mankato, MN using 1 s CompassCom AVL for a Quick ROI n

t m DEM extracted from LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) data. These Brandon Tourtelotte, Sales Manager, Utilities, flood levels were used to identify land and buildings that could be inun- CompassTools, Inc. dated in the event of flood water breaching the levee. The costs of such

r [email protected] damage were also calculated using parcel shapefiles and LiDAR-derived t building footprints. The role of the DEM was also examined during the cre- Tracking your assets isn’t nearly as expensive as not tracking them. This

bs ation of these flood levels. Using 30-meter, 10-meter, and 1-meter resolu- presentation will show that with a flexible, interoperable program, fleet tion DEMs, the differences in the total extent of each flood stage and the

A tracking can save money and prove ROI almost immediately. We will go predicted financial impacts were examined. over the necessary elements to ensure a cost-effective AVL program, and

explain how it’s done. Flexibility: Your AVL solution should be able to work with any wireless carrier, including a combination. If one department is Image Classification of Aquatic Vegetation Using using ATT wireless, another is on Verizon, and yet another uses 2-way ession Hybrid Classification Techniques radio, there should be no reason for you to have to dump those contracts

S Jessica Campbell, UniversityAC of Minnesota and sign a single carrier. They can all work together. Interoperability: From Public Works to Utility vehicles to Emergency Response, to Delivery For centuries wild rice has been a crop of cultural significance to the Native Trucks – whatever your assets, they can all be tracked, simultaneously, Peoples of Minnesota. In an effort to preserve this native crop, the U.S. seamlessly, in real time. Any ESRI-based business partner’s GIS program Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has been monitoring the presence of should work with your AVL provider. Hosting options: A cloud-based host wild rice as well as other aquatic vegetative species on Rice Lake National for your AVL solution means you can be immediately online with the many Wildlife Refuge since 1983. Monitoring and understanding annual varia- benefits of fleet tracking. Immediate measurement: Do you know how tions of wild rice is important to better manage the watershed and the much fuel your drivers are using up when they idle? Do you know for sure health of the wild rice population. that your field service workers are going directly where they are supposed to, on the route they are supposed to? Not only should you know in real- time, you can run reports anytime, quickly and easily. This presentation will provide a full demo of CompassCom’s AVL solution, which incorporates Session 21: Product Demo III all the benefits and features listed above.

Thursday, October 6, 2011 High Accuracy Mobile GIS Field Strategy n 3:30 Pm - 5:00 pm Del Stewart, GIS/Mapping Solution Consultant, Frontier Precision, Inc. Wilson Suite [email protected]

Accurate GIS data is needed more than ever in utilities, oil & gas, municipal Trimble’s Field Inspector Solution n operations, and environmental studies. As the use of GIS becomes more Brandon Tourtelotte, Sales Manager, Utilities, ubiquitous across new realms, questions will be asked regarding the spatial integrity of your data. How can you ensure that the recipient of your CompassTools, Inc. data knows that they’re accurate? This Mobile GIS seminar will demon- [email protected] strate how you can prove the horizontal and vertical accuracy of your GIS data by using Professional-Grade GPS hardware, National Geodetic Survey Trimble’s Field Inspector solution is a robust handheld maintenance and Monuments, NGS Datasheet know-how, and a few other rudimentary tools. inspection solution for optimizing utility and public works field operations. Attendants will walk away from this session with the utmost confidence that Scalable and easy to deploy, the Trimble Field Inspector solution automates the acronym GIS does not stand for “Get It Surveyed.” a wide variety of field applications for electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities, as well as municipalities from smart meter deployments to routine asset maintenance inspections. The software runs on a range of Trimble Mapping and GIS handheld devices and integrates with existing utility back office systems, enabling seamless flow of data between field and office. The solution comprises the Trimble Field Inspector software for handheld devices and the Trimble Field Inspector Desktop software for centralized workflow, database, and device management. As a combined solution, Trimble Field Inspector leverages configurable workflow designs and automated field data collection with GPS, barcode scanning, digital image capture, digital sketching, and electronic signature capture to provide a complete solution for utility field operations. Please attend for a full workflow and software demo of this simple, yet powerful Trimble product!

44 ents’ ever increasing needs. Each application presentsAC a special challenge S ession Session 22: Lightning II to design and apply cost effective LiDAR data acquisition and processing.

Friday, October 7, 2011 Anywhere Anytime GIS at Minnesota State A 8:30 Am - 10:00 AM University, Mankato n bs Stockinger Suite B Rama Mohapatra, Faculty, Minnesota State University

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[email protected] r American Rates of Inactivity, Obesity, and Diabetes  Dr. Donald A. Friend, Professor, Minnesota State University

Mankato t Matt Lindholm, University of Minnesota

[email protected] s [email protected] Additional Authors: It is a well-known fact that the United States possesses a high standard Bryan H. Hoffman of living. This can be attributed to the United States’ extensive resources, giant economy (largest GDP), and advanced technologies (highest on Over the last 25 years, institutions of higher education in the United States Technology Index). As a result, the United States is home to a consider- have made significant progress in GIS teaching and research. As a result ably high standard of living and human development (4th highest on HDI there is a steady increase in geospatial awareness and geospatial technol- Index). Consequently, the United States is a nation of well-being. Overall, ogy is categorized as a “High Growth Industry” by the U.S. Department the United States appears to be a nation of strong health, with a life expec- of Labor. With this growth comes the challenge of training enough GIS tancy rate of over 79 years (UN). However, based on state averages, the professionals. In recent years, because of budget cuts at the national and US actually has an 11 year range of life expectancy rates that range from state levels, higher education in general and GIS education in particular 72 to 83 (Measure of America). While most of the United States experi- have been affected. Apart from staffing, GIS education is dependent upon ences life and healthiness like other highly developed nations, much of the software, hardware and laboratory costs. As interest in GIS is no longer re- country actually resembles developing nations. By examining state and stricted to Geography, making GIS software available for the entire campus county level health data on inactivity, obesity, and diabetes, locations of the community is a challenge. Because of limited funding and increased de- United States of America’s health strengths, weaknesses, and surprises in mand there is a need to innovate the way we make GIS software available regards to health were discovered. to our students. To find a solution, at Minnesota State University, Mankato we have developed “MavAPPS,” an application through which we made GIS software such as ArcGIS 10 available to the entire campus community. The A Sneak Preview of the National Wetland Inventory project is based on technology popularly known as desktop virtualization. Update  The system runs on Windows Server 2008R2 and utilizes Remote Desktop Steve Kloiber, Wetland Monitoring Coordinator, Minnesota Services for users to login and use the software. For the virtualization of Department of Natural Resources ArcGIS 10, Microsoft APP-V is used. This allows the users to access ArcGIS [email protected] 10 from any device (Mac, PC, Linux, iPads, Smartphones, etc.) anytime. Through the same application users can access the Geography server (10 The original National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps for Minnesota were Terabyte). The user needs only Internet access and the device. Initial re- developed in the early 1980s. The NWI update project will improve the sponse to this pilot project indicates that lack of adequate bandwidth while accuracy of the data as well as add some new wetland attributes. This accessing from home is an issue. However, the system allows access to the presentation will discuss the project status and current results including software (ArcGIS 10) and server space anywhere and anytime; it thus has the results from the user requirements survey, imagery and field data ac- the potential to greatly benefit GIS education. quisition efforts, pilot studies, and intermediate wetland data products. Information will also be provided on the schedule for data review and final data distribution. Using ArcPad and ArcGIS Server to Perform Efficient Storm Water Inspections  Noah Czech, Stormwater Compliance Specialist, City of St. LiDAR Technology: Evolution of Fixed Wing LiDAR Cloud, MN (An overview of different LiDAR Technologies of the [email protected] current fixed wing LiDAR sensors and platforms) Kendis Scharenbroich, Pro-West & Associates, Inc.  [email protected] Les Bevin, Fugro Geospatial Services [email protected] Stormwater runoff can change natural hydrologic patterns, accelerate stream flows, destroy aquatic habitats, and elevate pollutant concentra- The use of many types of LiDAR sensors and aerial platforms in support tions. Urban development and expansion further increases these negative of a variety of surface terrain and accuracy requirements has become a effects by increasing runoff from city streets, driveways, parking lots, and common practice in recent years. Specific applications require different sidewalks. The MN Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) Stormwater Program combinations of sensors, aerial platforms and methodologies to meet cli- for MS4s (municipal separate storm sewer systems) is designed to reduce 45 the amount of sediment and pollution that enters surface and ground wa- and ever changing technology to bring the users into the experience is the s

t ter from storm sewer systems. The MPCA performs audits to ensure sys- focus of this presentation. The Water Resources Center at MSU-Mankato tem owners are in compliance with the MS4 permit and its inspection and is conducting interviews of experts in natural resources, biology, geology, maintenance requirements. The City of St. Cloud uses ArcPad and ArcGIS and many other fields and creating an online Ask-An Expert website for r Server (v10) to define, organize and standardize procedures for storm- the Minnesota River Valley. We want to bring the experience of the spatial t water site inspection and maintenance in order to comply with regulations. location to our users as well as the verbal description of the expert’s

bs ArcPad is used by field inspectors to review the prior year’s inspection experiences and knowledge and the location of their work. The center is and enter new ones, while an ArcGIS Server web application is used to using 360 degree panoramic of specific locations within the expert’s area A track stormwater features that are flagged for maintenance. The City uses to allow the user to feel like they are immersed in the experience as well. built in reports to verify and quantify annual inspections and send yearly New cutting edge technology, such as Microsoft’s Photosynth, enhances reports to the MPCA The City’s inspection program has allowed staff to this experience with a larger image immersion. The center is also creating become more efficient in the field, to communicate maintenance needs in historical photo animations from the early 1900s through 2011 to see

ession near real-time and to provide a historical record of inspections with mini- how the land has changed over time in relation to our expert’s knowledge

S mal effort. Tasks that wereAC nearly impossible before are being completed area. We have also created Google Earth Flythrough of the Minnesota via a GIS that integrates directly with City workflow and business needs. River Basin and selected sites to allow the user to experience the bird’s The presentation will cover a broad overview of the program, application eye view of the river or expert’s location. We want the public to get a demonstration, review of program benefits and technical lessons learned sense of how diverse and unique the Minnesota River Valley is biologically, while developing the application. geologically, and geographically. Integrating the 360 degree panoramic, historical photo animations, and Google Earth flythrough allow us to enhance the experience of our visitors. Full descriptions and how-to’s for Session 23: Web Applications III creating these free visual tools will be shared with the attendees. Fishidy - The Convergence of Mapping, Social Friday, October 7, 2011 Networking, and Fishing  8:30 Am - 10:00 AM David Mockert, Sr Business Development Manager, Stockinger Suite A GeoDecisions [email protected]

Fishidy.com is a geo-social network that incorporates fishing and water- Map Automation- Python’s ArcPy Module for way maps, location-based information and social connections in a unique Accelerated Desktop, Web, and Mobile GIS Solutions  on-line experience. The Fishidy platform utilizes ESRI’s ArcGIS Server Tony Monsour, Elevated GIS mapping technology in conjunction with a cloud based application and da- [email protected] tabase solution. Fishidy is powered by Outdoor InSite, LLC, a technology Matt McLees, University of Minnesota company formed between a partnership with Fishing Hot Spots, Inc. (FHS), [email protected] of Rhinelander, WI and GeoDecisions, Inc. of Madison, WI (8025 Excelsior Drive). This new site is one of the most informative and useful social Workflows that standardize and automate cartographic production can networks available for anglers to date. Anglers today are looking for new have a tremendous cost savings for enterprises that routinely create map ways to receive, capture, and use information before, during, and after products. This presentation will cover the new Python ArcPy Module for they’re out on the water to make their experience even more gratifying. ArcGIS 10, specifically its features relating to mxd manipulation and map The idea of Fishidy.com is to combine detailed FHS waterway maps and generation. We will go over techniques used in map automation includ- information with social networking created specifically for anglers. Fishidy. ing: layer handling, map element control, and map exporting and saving com gives fishermen and women the ability to create their own profile, options. The presentation will then delve into ways to leverage the ArcPy complete with their favorite bodies of water, favorite species, and a catalog module for template map and mxd creation, mass map generation, and of their catches, all mapped and easily accessible. It connects them to a how to utilize this functionality for use within your web and mobile ap- social network of fishing buddies, allows them to share catches, fishing plications. reports, data points, and photos; send messages; make comments; create groups; capture locations of interest; find fishing-friendly businesses in the area; see detailed weather reports and maybe brag a little. Innovative Geographic Media 2.0 - Ask an Expert n Rick Moore, GIS Research Analyst, Water Resource Center, MSU - Mankato [email protected]

The use of external visualization to enhance the users experience within a spatial location is needed to bring more than a map to their experience. Immersing the subject in the full visual spectrum of a location allows the user to experience the location without actually being there. Use of new 46 data changes to expect in the near future and giveAC you the opportunity S ession Session 24: Standards/ to provide feedback. For more information, see the Metadata Workgroup Management webpage: www.mngeo.state.mn.us/workgroup/metadata/

Managing Red Lake’s Forest Activities with GIS  A Friday, October 7, 2011 Scott Abel, GIS Specialist, Red Lake DNR bs [email protected] 8:30 Am - 10:00 AM t

Jesse Adams, Principal GIS Specialist, North Point r Herberger Suite B Geographic Solutions [email protected] t s

Bridging the Gap: Communicating GIS to non-GIS The Red Lake Reservation encompasses over 835,000 acres of land and Professionals  water spanning eight Northern Minnesota counties. Sustainable forest management is practiced on approximately 342,000 acres of commercial Blaine Hackett, President, GIS Rangers forest land. With Red Lake’s vast land holdings, GIS technology has be- [email protected] come a vital part of forest management activities. Red Lake Forestry has been actively managing multiple datasets for several decades; however, As GIS Professionals it is our job to spread the technology and infuse it centralizing and reorganizing the data is needed. North Point Geographic in the daily structure of our work place. However, many times there are Solutions (NPGS) has been tasked with creating an enterprise GIS forestry barriers that do not make that job easy. Administrators have to be sold data management system. The project includes the integration of a cus- on a technology they know little or nothing about and we, as the ones who tom management tool developed by NPGS for forest management called know and believe in the technology, have to sell it. Non-GIS Professionals the SmartFor tool bar. It allows forest managers to efficiently manage their of every discipline have their own jargon and knowing how to speak it is GIS data through the ArcMap interface. It provides the ability to locate and essential when discussing GIS. Lack of funds, staff shortages and the identify specific features, create specific reports, and make data edits. The old “this is the way we’ve always done it” attitude are a few of the other GIS system will be migrated to ArcSDE so all personnel needing the data hurdles that have to be overcome in order to help GIS flourish. This ses- can access it from one location. sion will discuss some of the ways to break down those walls and “Bridge the Gap” between Administrators, non-GIS Professionals and the GIS Com- munity: opening up their world to new and exciting ways to enhance the work they do every day. Session 25: Government III - 60

Changes Coming to the Minnesota Geographic Minute Panel Discussion Metadata Guidelines  Nancy Rader, GIS Data Coordinator, Minnesota Geospatial Friday, October 7, 2011 Info. Office 8:30 Am - 10:00 AM [email protected] Mark Kotz, GIS Database Administrator, Metropolitan Council Opportunities Suite A [email protected]

The Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines (MGMG), a streamlined GeoData Resource Sites - Enterprise GIS at the DNR n version of a federal metadata standard, has served us well for more than a Tim Loesch, GIS Unit Manager, MN DNR decade to document the state’s geospatial data. However, several factors [email protected] have made it time to reevaluate and update both MGMG and the tools for Hal Watson, GIS Database Administrator, Minnesota DNR implementing it: The trusty MGMG Editor add-on for ArcCatalog does not function in ArcGIS 10. Since nearly all MGMG users prefer this tool, this Additional Authors: is a major problem. MGMG does not have fields to document geospatial Members of the DNR GIS Team including Shelly Sentryz, Craig Perreault, services. A new national metadata standard has been proposed based Chris Pouliot, Mike Tronrud, Sherry Buckley and Naoko Meyer. on an approved international standard. We want to be ready to make the transition as smooth as possible for our community of users. The MnGeo The GIS Team at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has Standards Committee has created a Metadata Workgroup to address these been working on an ambitious project over the past year to migrate the issues. As a short-term solution to the ArcGIS 10 problem, the group is department’s existing enterprise spatial data system, known as the Data customizing another tool, the EPA Metadata Editor (EME), to work with Resource Site or DRS, to a new system that is called the Geospatial Data MGMG. EME promises to work both in ArcGIS 10 and as a standalone tool. Resource Site or GDRS. This project, driven by the release of ArcGIS Ver- In addition, the group is researching updates that are needed to MGMG sion 10, takes advantage of the new capabilities of GIS software, enables to document geospatial services and to keep MGMG compatible with the the use of new data formats, and improves the capability of individuals new national metadata standard. Our goal is to make the creation and and organizations to publish and share spatial data. This panel discus- maintenance of metadata easier. This presentation will tell you what meta- 47 sion will present an overview of on how to create the GDRS project, anin- and maintaining application currency. The presentation will be a general s

t depth view of the supporting data structures, and the software used to overview of the service including how to access it, what imagery is in the access, manage and publish geospatial data and how it is deployed and service now, and how the Metro area plans to keep the image service

ac supported at the DNR. This will be followed by a demonstration of the updated with new data. Hopefully, this presentation will spark ideas and r software and tools used to access the data in the GDRS and a discussion further discussion on how to get new imagery from the rest of the state t of how your organization can participate in this collaborative effort and into the service.

bs become a GDRS node.

A A Case Study of Effective Collaboration and Project The National Map USGS Topographic Maps for the Execution with Leaf-off Aerial Photo Acquisition  Past, Present and Future  Tim Bohn, C.P., Director of Project Management, SURDEX

ession Ron Wencl, Geospatial Liaison, USGS Corporation

S [email protected] [email protected] Chris Cialek, GIS Data Services Supervisor, Minnesota The National Map is a cornerstone of the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Geospatial Information Office National Geospatial Program and is a collaborative effort among the USGS [email protected] and other Federal, State, and local partners. The National Map comprises a variety of products and services that provide the Nation with access 2011 Digital Orthophotography for Southern Minnesota contracted by to base geospatial information to describe the landscape of the United MnGeo to Surdex Corporation is an excellent example of collaboration be- States. The National Map supports data download, digital and print ver- tween both parties towards a common goal of acquiring a large amount of sions of topographic maps, geospatial data services, and online viewing. leaf-off photography in a short window of time. The presentation covers US Topo is the new generation of digital topographic maps from the USGS joint efforts to cost-effectively secure buy-up partnerships with a num- arranged in the traditional 7.5-minute quadrangle format. Minnesota has ber of counties that augment the state base requirements of 0.5-me- complete US Topo coverage produced in 2010 in GeoPDF format with ter 4-band digital orthophotography. Additionally, the execution of the key layers of geographic data, orthoimagery, roads, geographic names, project illustrated how they both contributed to overcoming challenges in contours and hydrographic features. Historic USGS topographic maps are weather, ice, snow, and flooding coupled with rapid vegetation growth in also freely available online via the USGS Store web site. The National Map early spring. Viewer provides data visualization and download access to data sets associated with The National Map and US Topo products. The new viewer is designed for more experienced map and geospatial data users to preview Pushbroom Aerial Imagery Scanner’s Mapping and download data. The National Map services can be used in other viewers or services can be added to make your own view or map. This Accuracy Put To the Test n presentation will address characteristics of the new USGS map products Mike Tully, President & CEO, Aerial Services, Inc. (ASI) and services and will also provide additional information about the new [email protected] viewer for The National Map. Joshua McNary, Marketing Manager, Aerial Services, Inc. (ASI) [email protected]

Session 26: Imagery IV Can the Leica ADS82 digital camera sensor meet the rigid horizontal and vertical positional accuracies required for 50-scale mapping? This was the question Aerial Services attempted to answer. While being a superior cam- Friday, October 7, 2011 era system in many ways, because this “pushbroom” camera system ac- 8:30 Am - 10:00 AM quires “strips” instead of “frames” of imagery, clients sometimes question whether it can be used for mapping projects and meet the rigid positional Herberger Suite A accuracies required. This was tested using a 50-scale mapping project in Burlington, Iowa. The accuracy testing was conducted by the certified photogrammetrists and Geographic Information System Professionals (GISP) MNGeo’s Composite Image Service  at Aerial Services. Learn about pushbroom sensors’ accuracies required to produce highly accurate orthophotos. Find out how you can gain the Matt McGuire, GIS Web Administrator, Metropolitan Council advantages of pushbroom imagery while also retaining orthophotography [email protected] and mapping accuracy. MNGeo’s Minnesota Geospatial Image Server has a new service. MetroGIS sponsored the development of the “Composite Image Service.” This is intended to serve as a default image service containing the latest and greatest imagery on the Minnesota Geospatial Image Server. Applications Presentation Levels that point to the composite image service will not have to manage what  Overview (General topic presentation) imagery displays where and at what scale. When new imagery is added n Technical (Details of specific analysis or software used) to the service, applications will be updated as well, saving developer time

48 and what do the costs include/cover? What is theAC purpose of the users S ession Session 27: Community GIS - group (Knowledge sharing, collaboration, technical skills, data sharing)? What are some of the future plans for the users group? Powerpoint slides Individual Presentation/60 will also be used during the presentation and will include users group contact information and website URLs. There will be a question & answer session Minute Panel Discussion following the update from all of the panelists. You are invited to attend this A

session to learn more about these wonderful GIS resources. bs t

Friday, October 7, 2011 r 8:30 Am - 10:00 AM Session 28: Hydrology II

Opportunities Suite B t s Friday, October 7, 2011 GIS for Sustainability Studies in the Classroom and 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Community  Stockinger Suite B Stacey Stark, Director, GISL, University of Minnesota Duluth [email protected] Mapping and Measuring Minnesota’s Water Quality  University and College campuses play an important role in preparing stu- Paul Wickman, President and Principal Consultant, Northstar dents to work, live and thrive in future communities with challenging prob- Geographics lems and diminishing resources. At the same time, University Administration [email protected] emphasizes community engagement as a valuable component of higher Peter Fleck, Senior Programmer, Northstar Geographics education as well as an important service to the region. Geographic Infor- [email protected] mation Science lends itself well to both collaborative research and community partnerships, and a GIS education provides students with skills that are Every lake and stream in Minnesota is unique due to the many characteristics in high demand in many fields. Geographic Information Science classes are and variables that influence its makeup. The collection of simple water quality growing in popularity among students from many different departments who data, recording how the lake or stream is being used and noting the condition are interested in environmental and community sustainability. The UMD Geo- of the surrounding land are all ways to quantify their physical, chemical and graphic Information Sciences Lab and Geography department are respond- biological health. Easy to use publicly available web tools are now available ing to a growing market for graduates with exposure to GIS. This presenta- to help landowners and the general public better understand the quality and tion will describe some of the community partnerships, GIS projects, and condition of our precious water resources. Since 1995 RMB Environmental coursework that the University of Minnesota Duluth Geography program and Laboratories has worked closely with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency the Geographic Information Sciences Lab are using to engage students in (MPCA) to enhance the goals of their water quality programs. Citizen volun- regional sustainability issues while teaching them skills to make a difference. teers collect water samples once a month from May through September and submit them to the lab to be tested for total phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. Other observations such as lake level, water clarity, rainfall and recreational GIS User Groups in Your Backyard  suitability are also documented. Following laboratory analysis the collected Sarah Schrader, GIS Specialist, Goodhue County data are made available to the public through a set of web-based mapping, [email protected] reporting and assessment tools. Unlike most web mapping tools where the “map is the app” these free tools use maps in an effective way, as part of the Additional Authors: overall set of tools. Come and learn how these tools were developed using Charlie Kost, Jim Bunning, Alan Laumeyer, Nick Meyers, Sally Wakefield, popular open source software and how they work in conjunction with other Kody Thurnau, Carol Wickenheiser. lake and stream tools available from MPCA, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource and the USGS. We will also show how, in the near future, lab Minnesota has many local and regional GIS users groups where GIS pro- analysis results will be more easily reported to MPCA by using EQuiS, their fessionals, students, and others interested in this technology can come to- forthcoming replacement to the well-known STORET program. gether for networking and professional development. This panel will include one representative from each of the existing non-software-specific GIS users groups in Minnesota. Each panelist will give a brief overview of their users GIS Workflows to Support the Red River Basin Wide group by answering the following questions: When did the group form? How many members does it currently have? Are the members primarily from one HMS Hydrologic Modeling  sector (Private, non-profit, government, city, all areas)? How is the users Dave Kirkpatrick, GIS Specialist, Houston Engineering Inc. group structured (Chair/Vice Chair, Board, Steering Committee, informal)? [email protected] How often does it meet (Quarterly, monthly, varies)? What types of topics are discussed at the meetings (Technical, policy, data sharing, other)? Is The primary scope of work for this study encompasses the development there a website or other online networking or document sharing portal for of consistent hydrologic models for various Red River tributary watersheds the user group members? Are there membership fees? If so, how much that contribute above the Red River of the North below Halstad, MN. Stake- 49 holders in the Red River Basin (RRB) have identified a need to generate a s

t uniform set of tributary hydrology models that can be employed to analyze Session 29: Emergency the hydrology of the basin as a whole. This study represents the initial step towards achieving a combined set of hydrologic/hydraulic models Management II - 60 Minute Panel r that could then be used to evaluate different flood mitigation projects or t programs undertaken in the basin. More specifically, these HEC-HMS mod-

bs els could be utilized to supply input hydrographs for the HEC-RAS model Friday, October 7, 2011 of the Red River main stem currently under development as part of the A ongoing FM-Metro Feasibility Study. Primary and derived GIS data needed 10:30 am - 12:00 pm to be collected and organized; the following data were collected across Stockinger Suite A three states and nine watersheds: SSURGO Soils, NLCD Land use, DEM data, Rainfall data, NWI, Curve Numbers, Synthetic Rainfall, Travel Time,

ession NEXRAD data, NHD, and HUC 12 boundaries. GIS processes needed to

S AC Carver County Flood Mapping: Quick and Efficient be created and streamlined for the development of the final HMS Model. These processes included the development of a hydro-corrected DEM, Map Updates for Road Closures  determining contributing and non-contributing, developing a stream and Chad Riley, GIS Analyst, Carver County catchment network, creation of an Arc Hydro data model and exporting of [email protected] the model in Geo-HMS, update and test MN DNR Travel Time Tools, import NEXRAD base data at time steps, and lastly export the attributed Geo-HMS Over the past two years, Carver County has experienced flooding events model into HMS. The secondary purpose of this project outside of the that have caused numerous road closures. This past spring’s event closed direct model outputs was to create a standard process, with datasets hav- 16 County roads and highways over a span of about 2 months. Carver ing uniform attribute information and structure, for consultants to apply County’s Emergency Management has gone to great lengths to get road clo- in future model development. This project will create the link between the sure information out to the public in a timely fashion. In the past, Emergency spatial GIS based data and the HMS models developed. Managers would need to relay road closure information to our mapping staff so that static maps could be produced and uploaded to the flooding website. While this approach provided the public with a map of affected areas, it RRBDIN Development of LiDAR-derived geospatial required the time and coordination of multiple county departments. With advance warning from forecasters, Carver County was able to implement data Tools to Streamline Project Planning and new technology to increase the efficiency of these map updates. Using Permitting in the Red River Basin  ESRI’s ArcGIS Server Web API’s (Javascript, FLEX), Emergency Managers Peter Mead, Cartographic Technician, USDA/NRCS could enter flood photos and road closure information themselves, as they [email protected] received it, using a FLEX editing application. Those updates would automati- Henry Vanoffelen, NR Scientist, MN Center for cally display on the public facing Javascript API application. This presentation Environmental Advocacy will focus on how placing easy to use tools in the hands of non-GIS people can greatly improve a workflow and how new technology can improve the Local land and water managers need better geospatial data and tools to quality of the information being distributed to the public. readily use LiDAR data and integrate LiDAR-derived products with existing geospatial information. This project developed a series of LiDAR-derived data and watershed-scale geospatial tools to identify and evaluate areas Next Generation GIS and 2011 Floods: A Review and on the landscape to apply established flood damage reduction strate- Next Steps  gies and to determine the likelihood that a project proposed for an area Dan Falbo, Esri will meet permit requirements. LiDAR-derived hydrologically conditioned [email protected] DEMs (5 meter) were integrated with numerous other raster and vector data sources, HEC-HMS modeling, and SWAT modeling to summarize John Blood, Senior Planner, DisasterLAN/Operations, HSEM natural resource conditions within a drainage area, pinpoint suitable water [email protected] storage sites, derive design-relevant hydrologic characteristics, and identify potential obstacles in the permitting process. Tools were developed in Additional Authors: Python and Modelbuilder environments, with the intention of migrating to Kay Anderson, Cass County, ND; Paul Weinberger, MnDOT; Jim Bunning, Scott an ArcGIS server application. In the future users will be able to evaluate County; Pete Henschel, Carver County; as available, representatives from storage potential (ac ft) and derive volume-elevation curves on the fly on FEMA and other federal response agencies involved in the response effort. the web. The identification and assessment process within this application are intended to be consistent with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 This past spring, GIS played a major role in the flooding response in Min- permitting, the Minnesota Flood Damage Reduction Mediation Agreement, nesota and adjoining states. In the State Emergency Operation Center, and other local government and state and federal agency permitting and multiple viewers and applications were used to plan and monitor the situ- decision making processes in MN and ND. The approach will engage lo- ation. The effort included collaboration between local, state, and federal cal resource professionals to develop tools to meet their needs that are agencies. This panel presentation will focus on this collaboration and dis- based on the best geospatial data and modeling available. Partners and cuss success and challenges. It will include a review of public applications contributors include: Henry VanOffelen, NR Scientist, MN Center for Envi- available to both GIS and Emergency Management professionals and will ronmental Advocacy; Charles Fritz, Grit May, International Water Institute, highlight technical enhancements currently in development as well as fu- Peter Mead, Cartographic Technician, NRCS. ture goals. Time will be given at the end to gather input from the audience. 50 AC S Session 30: GIS Applications III Development and Assessment of a GIS Based Model to ession Identify Sand and Gravel Resource Potential to Assist in the Acceleration of Aggregate Resource Mapping by Friday, October 7, 2011

the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources n A 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Kevin Hanson, M.S. in GIS Graduate (2010), St. Mary’s bs Herberger Suite B University [email protected] t r The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) Aggregate Re- Automated FAA Restricted Airspace Surface source Mapping Program (ARMP) was created in 1984 by the MN Legislature t

Analysis for the Purpose of Tall Structure to protect construction aggregate resources by identifying and classifying s Construction n potential sand and gravel deposits or crushed stone resources in Minnesota counties. Currently 23 counties have been completed and 12 counties are Ryan Koehnen, Environmental GIS Analyst / Programmer, either in-progress or have requested mapping. As Minnesota’s population ddms Inc. continues to grow there is a significant need to accelerate the mapping of [email protected] construction aggregate resources to assist in their protection. To address the need, a pilot project was set up to develop a geographic information systems This session outlines the purpose and development of an ArcGIS add- (GIS)-based model that identifies the locations of significant and no significant in that will analyze complex FAA restricted airspace surfaces and conse- sand and gravel resources based upon ARMP aggregate mapping classifi- quently output a composite surface that will answer the question: What’s cations. The model developed was tested in Carlton County, Minnesota. The the maximum height I can build to at any location near this airport? In our model applied four 10-meter cell grids derived from the following sources, in ever growing landscape of tall ground structures such as cell/radio tow- order of importance: Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) Surficial Geology, ers, wind turbine farms and urban buildings, developers must pay close Soil Survey Geographic database; MGS maintained County Well Index stra- attention to how their proposed structures may interfere with FAA restrict- tigraphy database; and identified sand and gravel pits and prospects. The ed airspace early in the planning stages. As a result, there is an increasing second objective of the project was to determine the validity of the model’s need for fast, accurate, and automated analysis of FAA restricted airspace results by completing a 10-meter raster comparison analysis with the sand planar surfaces. The FAA supplies a set of highly defined and complex cri- and gravel resource potential from the MNDNR’s ARMP map publication, “Ag- teria for building these surfaces around airports based on the pre-defined gregate Resources of Carlton County.” The final modeled cells equaled 93 aircraft approach and departure paths for any given airport. But, there is percent of the published ARMP map source cells. More specifically, the final no complete source of pre-built geospatial or 3D data of these surfaces. model equaled 94 percent of the nonsignificant potential ARMP cells, and 66 Simply building and then figuring out how to intersect these surfaces by percent of the significant potential cells. It is important to note that ARMP’s hand to get the composite least-elevation surface is tedious, time consum- significant potential map units only equaled 4.5 percent of the total study area ing and error prone. In this presentation, the authors show the develop- while nonsignificant potential equaled 95.5 percent. The GIS model proved to ment and creation of a custom ArcGIS tool that will output a composite be an effective tool at modeling sand and gravel resources. It is best utilized surface of all input airspaces. This composite surface will show the maxi- by ARMP geologists as an interpretive tool to map counties more efficiently. mum height above ground for a structure to meet FAA guidelines for any given area of interest. Session 31: Government IV Empowering Your Mobile Workforce with Mobile GIS: Ingredients for a Successful Enterprise Approach  Michael Terner, Executive Vice President, Applied Friday, October 7, 2011 Geographics, Inc. 10:30 am - 12:00 pm [email protected] Opportunities Suite A A lot of attention in discussions about mobile technologies is typically paid to the mobile end user application. The presumption is that mobile applications that are “easy to use” are also “easy to implement.” Overlooked Preserving Minnesota’s Original Public Land Survey are the many “hidden” considerations for fully supporting a mobile work- Notes  force. These include how mobile applications integrate with legacy data- John Hoshal, GIS Services Supervisor, Minnesota Geospatial base systems, how they affect control over authoritative data and security, how to apply database and application standards, and how mobile tech- Info. Office nologies integrate with enterprise GIS architectures. This presentation will [email protected] look at mobile geospatial implementation options and strategies that take David Claypool, Ramsey County Surveyor - Retired, into account the “hidden” but necessary aspects of a successful “enter- [email protected] prise” mobile implementation. The presentation is informed by recently completed work defining a mobile technology framework undertaken for Additional Authors: Fred Logman the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Funded by a Cultural Heritage grant administered by the MN Historical 51 s Society, the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo) has been

t working in partnership with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management- Session 32: Mobile GIS Eastern States office, the Society, the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State and others to digitize and make widely available nearly 310,000 r pages of Minnesota’s original land survey field notes. The notes were Friday, October 7, 2011 t created between 1847 and 1911 and still serve as the legal foundation 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

bs for all land ownership in the state. They are uniquely valuable for historical, environmental, genealogical and legal purposes. This presentation Herberger Suite A A will provide an overview of the field notes, review earlier efforts to digitize the original survey plats, and recent activities and processes used to capture and distribute the field notes. iOS Development for ArcGIS Server n Eric Helwig, GeoDecisions ession

S AC [email protected] Profiling the Housing Market - Using GIS to Target Funding Decisions for Affordable Housing Investment Loudon Water is developing iPad and iPhone applications on top of ArcGIS Server as part of their day-to-day operations. This presentation will focus  on requirements, process, and lessons learned regarding development Jessica Deegan, GIS Coordinator, Minnesota Housing Finance within the ArcGIS Server platform utilizing the iPhone API. Agency [email protected] ArcGIS for Android n While the need for more affordable housing is substantial and increasing in Minnesota, limited resources are available to meet the need. Under these Craig Perreault, MN DNR circumstances, Minnesota Housing and its partners need to invest their [email protected] resources strategically to maximize the effectiveness and impact of the investments. The right type of investment needs to be made in the right This presentation will highlight how to create an Android application using community and targeted to the right type of client. In an effort to help the ESRI ArcGIS API for Android. Instruction will be given on what software guide these investment decisions, Minnesota Housing has developed com- is needed and how to download and install to create your first Android ap- munity profiles, which identify communities that are likely to have oppor- plication. We will also look at how to load applications that are not on the tunities for effective housing investments. This presentation will describe Android Market, such as apps downloaded from Amazon or apps that you the community profiles, data sources, GIS based modeling techniques for create yourself. In the Android Market, you can download ArcGIS which characterizing markets of housing need, and delivery of information via will allow you to explore maps available on ArcGIS.com or ArcGIS Server. web mapping tools. Building Cross-Platform Mobile Applications Using Cemetery Management and Maintenance n the ArcGIS Flex API n Mike LeClaire, GIS Technician, City of Grand Rapids Jeremy Moore, GIS Developer, Houston Engineering Inc. [email protected] [email protected] Eric Rundell, GIS Intern, City of Grand Rapids As the demand to extend the reach of your GIS applications into the mobile The City of Grand Rapids chose to manage and maintain its cemetery environment increases, so does the list of questions regarding how to go utilizing ArcGIS and a custom MS Access database for entry of burials about it. What mobile OS do we want to target? Which one is most appro- and sales. This provides continuity among other departments that do not priate? We as an industry are still trying to figure out the whole mobile GIS have GIS functionality. The custom database allows non-GIS users to enter market and how to provide the most cost effective solutions in that space. data and update the GIS data so changes on the map are reflected. Ad- One thing we do know is that the mobile market is incredibly fragmented ditionally, the cemetery maintenance can be tracked using Cityworks Asset right now, and the end users are demanding solutions working on multiple Management software for all work orders. platforms. During this session you will discover how to develop a cross- platform mobile GIS application using Adobe Flash Builder, ArcGIS Server, and the ArcGIS Flex API as I walk you through a case study based on the Go Southeast Mobile Application. The Go Southeast Mobile Application was developed to inform the public of recreational opportunities within the eleven counties in southeastern Minnesota. This session will focus on the technical aspects of the development process and show working examples running on multiple Android and iOS devices based on the same code base.

52 C S R S P Poster Abstracts o t Measuring Agricultural Encroachment into Riparian EDR, Inc. normally provide single images for available years rather than e

overlapping image pairs. Two factors can reverse this trend. First, the in- A Zones in Blue Earth County: Methods, Findings and creasing availability of medium density photo downloads via state, federal Future Directions and academic websites vastly improves the likelihood that a researcher b

Geoffrey Maas, GIS Manager, MCEA can locate and download useful photos pairs. Second, the “digital ste- t

reoscope” feature available in the Imagine 2010 Stereo Analyst package ra Non-point sources of pollution, particularly run-off from farm activities, enables anyone with a basic knowledge of air photo interpretation to view are a contributing factor to the impairment of surface water quality in landscapes in stereo at a variety of scales and see meticulous evidence of surface disturbances and waste burials. This poster will describe the t largely agricultural counties such as Blue Earth County. One factor, the s cultivation of areas within 50 feet of the high water mark, reduces natural parameters (suggested scales, image densities, formats, etc.) needed for vegetation buffers, exposes slope areas to increased erosion and enables this type of stereo interpretation and assess the value of USGS, MnGEO, larger amounts of agricultural fertilizers and pesticides to enter the water- University of Minnesota, and other online sources of historical imagery. way. Additionally, cultivation of land within 50 feet of the high water mark Analglyphs viewable on site with stereoglasses will show various types of of waterways appearing in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resourc- environmental hazards that are identifiable on sample images. es Public Waters Inventory list is prohibited by state statute. Prior studies concerned with the encroachment of cultivation into riparian corridor The effect of upslope terrain attributes on by government agencies admitted the shortcomings of readily available agricultural-induced soil redistribution and soil data for analysis; low-resolution land cover data and imagery being the largest obstacle. With little data or resources for enforcement, agricultural carbon storage in the glaciated landscape of encroachment and its subsequent damage persist. This study provides Minnesota a review of the shortcomings of the available data and employs a more An-Min Wu, Graduate Student, University of Minnesota labor-intensive but concrete method using GIS to perform the manual cre- Jay Bell, Professor, University of Minnesota ation of new and more accurate hydrographic data and buffering from this Dr. Ed Nater, Professor, University of Minnesota new hydrography to better capture existing land cover traits in the shore land zones from current aerial imagery. The goals of this study are three- Agriculture tillage since the European settlement triggers soil erosion and fold: to determine the present overall disposition of the legally-defined the subsequent redistribution of sediment and soil carbon. Understanding shoreland areas in Blue Earth County, to triage sites along the waterways the movement of soil carbon in agricultural landscapes is important be- of Blue Earth County which are most likely in violation of the encroachment cause it is a critical component in the landscape-scale soil carbon balance. statute and provide maps to orient appropriate enforcement officials as to A suitable soil-landscape model can help us to understand the spatial re- where field verification efforts might best be targeted. Once these sites distribution of soil carbon under agricultural management. Our current are field verified, Best Management Practice programs can be deployed to research in Lake Rebecca Regional Park, a hilly landscape on the Des remove these shoreland areas from cultivation and restore natural shore- Moines Lobe till in East-Central Minnesota, showed that soils transported land protection vegetation cover. by agricultural-induced erosion were largely redistributed down slopes to footslope position and wetland within the same hillslope. We hypothesize Reviving the Art of Historical Air Photo Stereo that topographic characteristics including terrain attributes of all upslope Interpretation: The Use of ERDAS Imagine’s Digital contributing cells have strong impacts to the patterns of soil redistribution and thus the total carbon distribution in the soil. Our goal is to build a soil- Stereoscope for Phase 1 Environmental Site landscape model for the spatial redistribution of soil carbon in this closed Assessments depressional landscape. The objectives of this study are to: Build a geo- Cynthia Miller, Assistant Professor of Geography, MSU – processing tool to calculate upslope terrain characteristics that contribute Mankato to any specific cell of the raster model in the geographic information systems, Identify important terrain attributes that control the spatial distribu- With the rapid development of digital photogrammetry, there has been a tion of eroded sediments and soil carbon; and Develop spatial models for commensurate decline in the use of traditional stereoscopic interpreta- redistributed soil sediments and soil carbon based on field measurements tion. Agencies and government units have disposed of old “hard copy” and terrain controls. A new algorithm will be written in Python to calculate air photo collections, while private firms that flew original coverages have various upslope terrain attributes in the ArcGIS. Terrain attributes derived destroyed their negatives, making it difficult to locate or reproduce photo from a 1-m digital elevation model of our study site will be analyzed for pairs for analog stereoscopic viewing. Collections at other agencies or their correlations with both soil carbon and sediment data. Spatial distri- libraries may be professionally archived, but users must travel to their butions of soil sediments and soil carbon will be mapped from relevant locations and bring their own stereoscope to view the photos on site. terrain attributes and validated against field data sampled from across Scanned reproductions of these photos can be viewed in stereo, but deg- this physiographic region. radation of the stereo image quality is unavoidable. Reflecting these circumstances, both ASTM and US EPA guidelines for standard phase 1 site assessment only require simple 2D viewing of historical air photos as part of the due diligence process, further discouraging the use of stereoscopic site interpretation. In fact, commercial environmental data firms such as 53 s Mapping Emerald Ash Borer Likelihood in Minnesota Forest Carbon Stocks of the Upper Great Lakes t

c Sue Crocker, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service Region Dacia Meneguzzo, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service B. Tyler Wilson, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service ra Greg Liknes, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service Chris Woodall, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service t

s Dan Kaisershot The recent discovery of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fair- b maire, EAB) in Minnesota requires many decisions be made regarding In parallel with the USDA Forest Service Atlas project, an internal task A preparedness and resource allocation. Such planning is complicated by team was formed to provide raster mapping support for the Forest At- r the difficulty of anticipating where EAB will spread. Predictions of EAB’s e las of the United States. The team developed a methodology, as well as

t presence are therefore needed to inform mitigation efforts. A model of largely automated procedures, to efficiently and accurately depict many s EAB occurrence was developed using the RandomForests classification of the numerous forest attributes that would be required for maps of the o algorithm, 19 different county-level metrics describing landscape pattern continental United States (CONUS). This poster depicts a series of maps and host abundance, as well as EAB quarantine information through 2009 of forest carbon stocks for the Upper Great Lakes region of the United for a four-state area: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. This highly var- States that was produced using the methodology referenced above. The ied landscape, ranging from sparsely to heavily forested and low to high P spatial distribution of carbon stocks is highly dependent on attributes of population densities, is similar to Minnesota. As such, we used the result- each individual stock (e.g., soil organic carbon versus standing live trees), ing model to create a county-level forecast of the likelihood of EAB occur- forest ecosystem (e.g., forest type), and physiography (e.g., latitude and rence in Minnesota. A map depicting the probability of EAB presence by slope). Although not currently used in the U.S.’s official National Green- county as well as information about which metrics were the most critical to house Gas Inventory, maps of carbon stocks may provide forest managers model accuracy are presented. and policy makers with a better concept of forest potential to mitigate climate change. GIS-Based Spatial Modeling for Groundwater

Exploration and Development Working with the Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Mike Plante, Sr. Hydrogeologist, LBG Database Roscoe Sopiwnik, Environmental Scientist II, LBG Danielle Evans, Soils GIS Specialist, USDA – NRCS David Hume The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources

A GIS-based spatial modeling tool that solves a modified version of Coo- Conservation Service (NRCS) produces the most detailed digital soils data per-Jacob’s solution to solve for pumping rate rather than drawdown was that are publicly available. The Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Data- developed to estimate potential aquifer yield while incorporating hydro- base contains attributes for the continuous coverage of soils across the geologic data, aquifer pumping test results (transmissivity and storativ- United States. This level of mapping is designed for use by landowners, ity), and regulatory guidelines. The model was written using ESRI’s Model- townships, and county natural resource planning and management. The Builder and Python open-source script. The finished script was added to user should be knowledgeable of soils data and their characteristics. an ESRI ArcToolbox as a tool. Model output included interpolated surfaces

for the top of aquifer, bottom of aquifer, aquifer thickness, available head, available drawdown (equivalent to a 50% threshold requirement), water Historic Sites in Goodhue County: Web Application to elevation, and potential aquifer yield in gpm. The model calculates the po- Locate and Learn About Local History tential aquifer yield for a pumping well so that water levels in an observa- Alan Laumeyer, GIS Specialist, Goodhue County tion well a certain distance from the pumping well stay in compliance with the regulatory 50% drawdown threshold requirement. The distance to this Goodhue County Land Use Management Office has a need to understand compliance well is an input of the tool and is the radius variable of the the location of historically significant sites for planning and permitting pur- Cooper-Jacob equation. Results were verified using existing aquifer test poses. A geographic information systems project was initiated to inven- data and analytic techniques to validate the model’s performance. Many tory, locate, and map these sites, as well as create a site informational

benefits were gained by creating a tool that facilitated rapid development document. The first data set created was the sites on the National Register of surfaces to illustrate the hydrogeologic regime of the project area. The of Historic Sites list from the United States National Park Service. Second greatest benefit of the tool was realized when running multiple process- data set created was the Local Historic Sites; this list was created by visiting scenarios. What used to take hours to process manually could now ing the ten local Goodhue County historical societies. The local societies be done in seconds, leaving more time for data analysis rather than data were asked to provide a list of sites that they deemed important to tell processing. As a result, this tool allowed for rapid identification of potential the story of their community’s history. Cemeteries (active along with aban- production well locations that would minimize potential well interference doned) were another data set used in this historical sites project. Loca- and comply with regulatory requirements. tions of these cemetery sites were obtained from various years of county plat books. County ghost towns and the old rural school districts will be included in the future. Over five hundred sites from the five categories will be mapped when the project is completed. A Flex based web site was created to publish the historical sites of Goodhue County.

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A Coastal Atlas for Lake Superior’s North Shore care organizations in southeastern Minnesota over a three-month period. o This data included attributes about the lost or found dog; the person who Gerald Sjerven, GIS Specialist, Natural Resources Research reported the dog lost or found; and the date, time and place the dog was t

Institute e lost or found. The use of a GIS is a novel approach to helping reunite dogs George Host, PhD, Natural Resources Research Institute

and owners. A

Lake Superior is becoming increasingly rich in data. There have been nu- b merous concerted data compilation efforts over the past several years, Using GIS to Manage the University of Minnesota with the ultimate objective of providing data to inform land management t

Water Utilities ra decisions. Most of these projects were designed to deliver spatial data Daniel Sward, Senior Analyst, University of Minnesota as GIS shapefiles, the technical format used to incorporate spatial layers Cathy Abene, Principle Engineer, University of Minnesota into a geographic information system. The CoastalGIS project, funded by t Minnesota Lake Superior Coastal Program from 2001 to 2005, created a The University of Minnesota Twin Cities – Energy Management depart- s repository for hydrologic, administrative, natural resource, and other spa- ment began adopting GIS technologies in 2010 as a way to better manage tial data sources. The Minnesota DNR’s Data Deli is an ongoing provider campus water utility assets. Under the leadership of Civil Engineer Cathy of shapefiles, including layers on infrastructure (roads, railroads), land Abene and GIS Analyst Dan Sward, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities cover (aerial photo, interpreted satellite imagery) and many other layers. has rapidly deployed a robust GIS-based system for managing its sanitary, Several federal and other state agencies such as the MN Pollution Control storm water, and domestic water assets. Assets tracked in GIS include ev- Agency also serve as data repositories. In additon, many communities erything from a full inventory of maintenance hatches, to storm water best have undertaken studies to quantify the unique social and economic char- management practice features such as retention ponds. Esri software is acteristics of this natural resource and tourism-based environment. While used for desktop authoring, field based data collection, enterprise geoda- these data are extremely valuable to local and regional planning efforts, tabase storage, and will soon be used for web presentation. Hardware they are distributed across numerous repositories, and often available used includes desktop PCs, multiple servers, and a Trimble Yuma GPS only in technical GIS formats, which makes them less accessible to lo- device for field data collection. The GIS-based system for managing civil cal units of government without GIS expertise. We propose to create a water utility assets has quickly become a valuable tool for planning new Coastal Atlas that consolidates social, economic, and environmental data projects and responding to operational issues. It has also become a key for townships and municipalities within the MLSCP coastal boundary. The tool in helping the University of Minnesota manage routine inspections for Atlas will be a print-copy resource comprising map plates of fundamental these assets. Using GIS has rapidly improved the civil water utilities infor- data for each individual township or municipality. The atlas will include mation readily available to managers, and has introduced tangible efficien- information relevant to land use permitting, including the distribution of cies into daily work flows. Given these successes, GIS use is expanding into wetlands, bluffs or steep slopes, impervious surface, streams and lakes. the University’s electrical utility and beyond. Data for each geographic entity will also include several state-of-the-art data sets, such as a high-resolution watershed delineation (mean size Using Mobile GIS in Southern Minnesota Water recently funded through the EPA’s Great Lakes National Program Office), summaries of point sources from the NPDES and Toxic Release Inventory, Quality TMDL Projects and a summary of non-point environmental stressors (urban and agricul- Nels Rasmussen, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency tural land use, road density) by watershed. It will also note the TMDL (Total Over the past three years the use of mobile GIS hardware and software Maximum Daily Load) status of rivers and streams within the townships. has been implemented by the MPCA Regional Division in a number of wa- The atlas will be modeled after and expand upon an award-winning coastal ter quality projects throughout the southern region of Minnesota. New atlas developed for the state of Ohio (www.OhioDNR.com), under funding software applications and spatial data have been created in an effort to through NOAA under the Ohio Coastal Management Program. In addition enhance the products needed in the TMDL process. to hard copies, the Coastal Atlas will be delivered online in PDF format, using the existing infrastructure of the CoastalGIS website. CoastalGIS has Making use of Data Driven Pages in ArcGIS Desktop been a repository of spatial data since 2001, providing land cover, ownership, geology and soils, transportation and many other data sets as 10: A process summary of Cook County Plat Book downloadable GIS files or interactive maps. Providing township-scale PDF Creation maps is a logical next step in making information more accessible to local Kyle Oberg, GIS Analyst, Cook County, MN units of government and individual citizens. The CoastalGIS site will also deliver data and information created under other Coastal Program grants. New to ArcGIS Desktop 10 is the ability to quickly and efficiently produce an entire map book from a single map document. This capability is made Factors Predicting the Distance Traveled by Lost possible by a function called Data Driven Pages that applies a single page Dogs to Point of Recovery layout to a set of map extents from a user defined index layer and results in a complete map series. This poster steps through the process Cook Ashley Ignatius, Student County GIS undertook to employ Data Driven Pages in their own in-house production of the 2011 Cook County Plat Book. The information from this study, in combination with a GIS, may help in finding and reuniting lost dogs with their owners. This study explores factors predicting the distance traveled by lost dogs to the point of recovery and the likelihood of those dogs being reunited with their owners. Spatial and statistical analysis was performed on data submitted by animal rescue and

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501 Booth 504 MN GIS/LIS Consortium, Booth 100 North Point Geographic Solutions, Booth 200 500 Oce North America, Booth 400 200 202 204 Pictometry International, Booth 502 Pro-West and Associates, Inc., Booth 501

Entrance 101 103 105 Rowekamp Associates, Inc., Booth 500 Saint Mary’s University, Booth 303 SRF Consulting Group, Inc., Booth 305 Surdex Corporation, Booth 104 TreeBiz, Booth 203 100 102 104 106 Tierney Brothers, Booth 301 University of Minnesota – Minnesota Population Center, Booth 202 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Booth 401 Woolpert, Booth 204 WSB & Associates, Inc., Booth 101

Mark your calendar for next year! The Minnesota GIS/LIS 22nd Annual Conference and Workshops will be held October 3 through 5, 2012 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in Saint Cloud, MN.

2011 GIS/LIS Conference At-a-Glance

Thursday 7:30 a.m. Conference registration and materials pickup; continental breakfast – Registration Area 8:30 a.m. Opening Plenary Session: Scott Mest, A New Age of Planetary Science – Glenn Carlson Hall

10:15 a.m. Refreshment break / exhibit hall opens and poster display begins – Terry Haws Center 10:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions: Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Lightning Round I Web Applications I GIS Applications I Government I Panel Discussion: Student Product Imagery I Competition Demonstrations I T Stockinger Suite B Stockinger Suite A Herberger Suite B Opportunities Suite A Herberger Suite A Opportunities Suite B Wilson Suite hursday, Oct. 6

12:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon – Glenn Carlson Hall 1:30 p.m. Concurrent sessions: Session 8 Session 9 Session 10 Session 11 Session 12 Session 13 Session 14 Open Source Emergency Environmental Government II Imagery II Student Product Management I Competition Demonstrations II Stockinger Suite B Stockinger Suite A Herberger Suite B Opportunities Suite A Herberger Suite A Opportunities Suite B Wilson Suite

3:00 p.m. Refreshment break – Terry Haws Center 3:30 p.m. Concurrent sessions:

Session 15 Session 16 Session 17 Session 18 Session 19 Session 20 Session 21 Hydrology I Web Applications II GIS Applications II Transportation Panel Discussion: Student Product Imagery III Competition Demonstrations III Stockinger Suite B Stockinger Suite A Herberger Suite B Opportunities Suite A Herberger Suite A Opportunities Suite B Wilson Suite

5:00 p.m. Poster Session (Voting for Member Favorite Poster) – Terry Haws Center 5:00 p.m. MN GIS/LIS Exhibitor reception – Terry Haws Center 6:30 p.m. Birds-of-a-Feather sessions – Stockinger Suite 7:30 p.m. Networking Event – Herberger Suite

Friday 6:30 am Birds of a Feather Run – River’s Edge Convention Center Entrance

7:30 a.m. Conference registration and materials pickup – Registration Area Friday, Oct. 7 8:00 a.m. Exhibit hall opens; continental breakfast – Terry Haws Center 8:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions: Session 22 Session 23 Session 24 Session 25 Session 26 Session 27 Lightning Round II Web Applications III Standards/ Panel Discussion: Imagery IV Community GIS: Indi- Management Government III vidual Presentation/60 minute Panel Discussion Stockinger Suite B Stockinger Suite A Herberger Suite B Opportunities Suite A Herberger Suite A Opportunities Suite B

10:00 a.m. Refreshment break, Exhibit hall closes at 10:30 a.m. – Terry Haws Center 10:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions: Session 28 Session 29 Session 30 Session 31 Session 32

Hydrology II Panel Discussion: Emergency GIS Applications III Government IV Mobile GIS Management II Stockinger Suite B Stockinger Suite A Herberger Suite B Opportunities Suite A Herberger Suite A

12:00 p.m. Closing Luncheon: Kenny Salwey, Last River Rat – Glenn Carlson Hall 1:55 p.m. MN GIS/LIS Consortium business meeting and year-end review – Glenn Carlson Hall 2:00 p.m. Prize drawings (must be present to win); adjournment – Glenn Carlson Hall