Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Eighth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop and First The National Map Users Conference, Denver, Colorado, May 10–13, 2011 Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5053 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Eighth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop and First The National Map Users Conference, Denver, Colorado, May 10–13, 2011 Edited by Jennifer B. Sieverling and Jeffrey Dietterle Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5053 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior SALLY JEWELL, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Suzette M. Kimball, Acting Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2014 For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment, visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1–888–ASK–USGS. 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ISSN 2328-0328 (online) iii Contents Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................1 Special Events ...................................................................................................................................................................2 GIS Olympics............................................................................................................................................................2 Poster Session.........................................................................................................................................................2 The 2011 National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Workshop .............................................................................2 Henry Gannett Award Ceremony .........................................................................................................................2 The National Map “Mashathon” ..........................................................................................................................2 User Feedback to The National Map ...................................................................................................................2 National Meetings ..................................................................................................................................................2 Participating Organizations .............................................................................................................................................3 Federal Departments and Agencies ..............................................................................................................................3 State Agencies ..................................................................................................................................................................3 Academia ...........................................................................................................................................................................3 Commercial ........................................................................................................................................................................3 Other ...............................................................................................................................................................................3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Information Sciences Workshop Coordinator and Planning Committee Members ................................................................................................................4 The National Map Users Conference Coordinator and Planning Committee Members ......................................4 Plenary Session Speakers...............................................................................................................................................4 Kevin T. Gallagher ...................................................................................................................................................4 Deanna A. Archuleta ..............................................................................................................................................4 Mark L. DeMulder ...................................................................................................................................................5 Frederick Reuss.......................................................................................................................................................5 Dr. Joel D. Scheraga ...............................................................................................................................................5 Larry Sugarbaker ....................................................................................................................................................5 Barbara P. Buttenfield ............................................................................................................................................6 Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................................................6 Geographic Information Science Workshop Agenda .................................................................................................7 The National Map Users Conference Agenda ...........................................................................................................12 Geographic Information Science Hands-on Sessions and Seminars, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 The National Map, 8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Introduction to The National Map Viewer and Data Delivery Services by Rob Dollison and Matt Tricomi .................................................................................................................14 Using The National Map Services in ArcMap by Matt Tricomi, Rob Dollison, Calvin Meyer, and Dan Sandhaus ...........................................................14 Web Service Mash-ups with The National Map by Matt Tricomi, Rob Dollison, and Marc Levine ........................................................................................14 Analysis and Modeling, 8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Creating Surfaces from Measurements and Observations by Steve Kopp ...................................................................................................................................................15 New Analysis Capabilities in ArcGIS 10 by Steve Kopp .................................................................................................................................................15 Using XTools Pro 7 for ArcGIS by Andrei Elobogoev........................................................................................................................................15 Hydrography Applications, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. National Hydrography Dataset Applications Workshop by Jeff Simley .................................................................................................................................................15 iv National Hydrography Dataset Plus (NHDPlus) Version 2 Developments by Tommy Dewald, Craig Johnston, Rich Moore, Alan Rea, Tim Bondelid, and Cindy McKay ...........16 Programming, 1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Extending ArcGIS with Python by Drew Flater ..................................................................................................................................................16 Online GIS, 3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Building Great Mash-ups with ArcGIS.com by Charlie Frye, Mamata Akella, and Caitlin Scopel ..................................................................................16 Mobile GIS, 3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Making Portable Mobile Maps with ArcGIS by Yana Kalinina, Andrei Elobogoev, and Vyacheslav Ananyev .............................................................17 Data Management, 3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Best Practices for Image Management and Dissemination with ArcGIS by Cody Benkleman ........................................................................................................................................17 Geographic Information Science Lecture Sessions, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Data Integration: Community for Data Integration, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session (8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.) introduction by Sky Bristol (no abstract) Fiscal Year 2010 Data Integration Development Project Deliverables—Tools for USGS Scientists by Scott McEwen and Tim Mancuso ............................................................................................................17