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Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Seventh Biennial Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Seventh Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, May 12–16, 2008 USGS GIS 2008 GIS for Tomorrow's Challenges Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5074 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Seventh Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, May 12–16, 2008 Edited by Wm. Steve Helterbrand and Jennifer B. Sieverling Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5074 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Mark D. Myers, Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2008 For product and ordering information: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS For more information on the USGS--the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted materials contained within this report. Suggested citation: Helterbrand, W.S., and Sieverling, J.B., eds., 2008, Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Seventh Biennial Geo- graphic Information Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, May 12–16, 2008, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investi- gations Report 2008–5074, 66 p. iii Contents Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1 Participating Organizations ..........................................................................................................................7 Federal Departments and Agencies ..................................................................................................7 Academia ...............................................................................................................................................7 Commercial ............................................................................................................................................7 USGS GIS 2008 Planning Committee Members ........................................................................................8 Workshop Coordinator .........................................................................................................................8 USGS Discipline Coordinators ............................................................................................................8 Topic Specialists ...................................................................................................................................8 Acknowledgments .........................................................................................................................................8 Abstracts .........................................................................................................................................................9 Presentation Titles and Abstracts, Monday May 12, 2008 ......................................................................9 Monday Plenary, 8:00 am – 11:30 am .................................................................................................9 The National Map Overview, By William J. Carswell, Jr ......................................................9 Partnership Strategies for The National Map, By Vicki Lukas .............................................9 The USGS Science Strategy: Why This, Why Us, Why Now? By Jill Baron ....................10 Data Integration and Interoperability, By Eldrich Frazier ....................................................10 Monday Hands-on Sessions .............................................................................................................10 Introduction to Arc Hydro Tools for Watershed Delineation & Characterization, 1:00 pm – 5:10 pm, By Christine Dartiguenave .........................................................10 Using XTools Pro 5 for ArcGIS, 1:00 pm – 2:55 pm, By Viacheslav Ananev and Andrei Elobogoev .........................................................................................................10 ERDAS IMAGINE Fundamentals, 1:00 pm – 5:10 pm, By Joe Mostowy ............................10 Introduction to Geodatabases, 1:00 pm – 5:10 pm, By Zachary D. Wilson, David E. Ladd, and Tosca Hoffmann .....................................................................................11 Spatial Analysis Tools of ArcGIS, 3:15 pm – 5:10 pm, By Steve Kopp ...............................11 Monday Lecture Sessions .................................................................................................................11 Climate Variability and Change, 1:00 pm – 2:55 pm, Moderated by Mike Mulligan ........11 Land-Cover Mapping of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, By J. LaRue Smith ...............................................................................................11 Alaska 2001 National Land-Cover Database—Unique Challenges, By Catherine Costello ...............................................................................................12 Rapid Land Cover Mapper: An Introduction, By Wm. Matthew Cushing, G.G. Tappan, M. Mathis, and L.L. Tieszen ........................................................12 Data Integration and Interoperability: Enterprise, 1:00 pm – 2:55 pm, Moderated by Roland Viger ..................................................................................................................12 Business Requirements for The National Map: Addressing Emerging Needs, By Larry Sugarbaker ...........................................................................................12 Geospatial One-Stop: What’s New in Publishing, Discovering, and Using Data in our National Spatial Data Infrastructure, By Robert Dollison ........13 A Data Integration and Interoperability Blueprint for the U.S. Geological Survey, By R. Sky Bristol, Kevin T. Gallagher, and Linda C. Gundersen .....13 Principles of Data Modeling, By Stan Smith ................................................................14 iv Custom Tools, Scripting, and Tweaks, 1:00 pm – 2:55 pm, Moderated by Curtis Price ....................................................................................................................14 Developing a Custom Scale Dependent Renderer for ArcMap using ArcObjects, By David S. McCulloch .................................................................14 A 3-Dimensional Visualization Technique for Exploring Multivariate Geochemical Data, By Stuart A. Giles .............................................................14 ArcInfo Workstation Functionality using Python Script Tools, By Curtis Price ......15 Streamlined Geologic and Geochemical Data Collection Using a Personal Digital Assistant and Bluetooth Global Positioning System, By Edward P. Klimasauskas .....................................................................................15 Introduction to Visual Learning Systems Feature Analyst, 1:00 pm – 2:55 pm, By Raj Mohan Rao ........................................................................................................16 Understanding Ecosystems and Predicting Ecosystem Change, 3:15 pm – 5:10 pm, Moderated by Mike Mulligan .....................................................................................16 A Newly Revised Federal Geographic Data Committee National Vegetation Classification Standard, By M.P. Mulligan ......................................................16 The Vital Signs Internet Map Service Atlas Project, By Peter Budde .....................16 Sensor Fusion for the Preservation of Eagle Habitat, By Mark Romano and Raul Campos-Marquietti ....................................................................................16 Spatial Modeling of Near-Shore Habitats, Grand Canyon, By Michael Breedlove, Craig Anderson, and Thomas Gushue .............................................................17 Partnerships, 3:15 pm – 5:10 pm, Moderated By Sharon Shin ...........................................17 The Program Partners Working Group: A Critical Federal Collaboration, By Wendy A. Budd ....................................................................................................17 NativeView: U.S. Geological Survey Geospatial Data for Native America, By James Rattling Leaf, Susan M. Marcus, Gene Napier, and Bonnie Gallahan ................................................................................................................17 Energy and Minerals for America’s Future / Custom Tools, Scripting, and Tweaks, 3:15 pm – 5:10 pm, Moderated By Eric Anderson and Laura Biewick .................18 Multidisciplinary Geographic Information System (GIS) Computing for a Country-Wide Mineral Resource Assessment Project in Africa: ASTER-based Mineral Mapping and 3-Dimensional Terrain Visualization in a Portable GIS/Global Positioning System Environment, By Eric D. Anderson and Barnaby W. Rockwell ....................18 Sources, Transportation, and Fate of Natural Oil and Gas Seeps, Southern California, By Florence Wong, Tom Lorenson, Pete Dartnell, John Day, Grace Fong, Mary Elaine Helix, Pat Hart, Fran Hostettler, Keith Kvenvolden, Ira Leifer, Ken Peters,
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