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Conference Vendors
GIS
Rocks
UGIC 2002
Utah Geographic
Information Council
www.ugic.info
Conference Program
September 18 - 20, 2002
Ruby’s Inn - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Conference Center Floor Detail
Automated Geographic Reference Center
Azteca Systems
Digital Anno
Electronics Data Solutions
Emerge
Erdas/Leica
ESRI
Farragut Systems
Graphic Imaging
ISTAR
Kodak
Microsoft
Monson Engineering
Prosoft/Autodesk
USGS
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Friday, September 28
Wednesday, September 18
Thursday, September 27
Registration Desk: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Red Canyon Room B
A.M. Preconference Workshops 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Manzanita, Bristlecone, Pinion, and Sage Rooms
P. M. Preconference Workshops 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Manzanita, Bristlecone, Pinion, and Sage Rooms
Registration Desk: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Vendor Social: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Registration Desk: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Continental Breakfast: 7:30 a.m - 8:30 a.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Welcome Remarks: 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Red Canyon Room A
First General Session: 8:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Utah Education Presentation
• Curt Sumner, ACSM
• Don Cooke, GDT
Red Canyon Room A
Break: 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Second General Session: 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Home Land Defense Presentation
• Alan Mikuni, USGS
• Clint Brown, ESRI
Red Canyon Room A
Lunch: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Box Lunch)
Red Canyon Room B
Conference Schedule Conference Schedule
Breakout Sessions: 1:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Manzanita, Bristlecone, Pinion, Sage, and Red Canyon A Rooms
Break: 3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Breakout Sessions: 3:40 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Manzanita, Bristlecone, Pinion, Sage, and Red Canyon A Rooms
Chuckwagon Dinner &
Entertainment: 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Front Entrance - Ruby’s Inn
Vendor Social: 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Registration Desk: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Continental Breakfast: 7:30 a.m - 8:30 a.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Breakout Sessions: 8:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Manzanita, Bristlecone, Pinion, Sage, and Red Canyon A Rooms
Break: 10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Breakout Sessions: 10:40 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Manzanita, Bristlecone, Pinion, Sage, and Red Canyon A Rooms
Awards Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Red Canyon Room A
Breakout Sessions: 1:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Manzanita, Bristlecone, Pinion, Sage, and Red Canyon A Rooms
Break: 3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Red Canyon Room B
Breakout Sessions: 3:40 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Manzanita, Bristlecone, Pinion, Sage, and Red Canyon A Rooms
THE NASA GEOSPATIAL EXTENSION PROGRAM IN UTAH: LESSONS LEARNED AFTER THREE YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE
Dennis Wright, Program Coordinator
USU/NASA Affiliated Research Center
4140 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84321
Phone: (435)-797-0496
Dennis Wright is the program coordinator for the NASA Affiliated Research Center (ARC) at Utah State University, a project that researches
applications for remote sensing and GIS in Natural Resources and Agriculture. He also coordinates and supervises remote sensing and
extension projects for the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems (IFAFS) granted jointly by USDA and NASA. Dennis received a
B.A. in Geology with an emphasis in Hydrogeology Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Soil Science with an emphasis in Remote Sensing
and GIS at Utah State University.
Utah State University was chosen to house the first (prototype) NASA Earth Grant Geospatial Extension Specialist program in the world. This
land-grant/earth-grant Extension Specialist position was conceived to explore how best to meet the needs of farmers, ranchers, government
planners, and others needing remotely sensed, value-added information and data. The academic disciplines served by this program are
agriculture, natural resource management, city/county planning, and rural development. The program was designed to wed missions of
NASA’s Earth Science office with the existing infrastructure of the local county Cooperative Extension Agents. Cooperative Extension is a
partnership among the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, state land-grant
universities, and state and county governments. The power of the system rests in the partnership. The key point of contact with the public is
through local County Extension Agents, who are supported by trained Ph.D.-level Extension Specialists in critical disciplines such as the
various specialties of engineering and science. Dr. V. Philip Rasmussen, a professor and administrator at Utah State University, was appointed
as the first NASA Geospatial Extension Specialist of the United States in October 1999. The position was funded by NASA Space Grant and
the Cooperative Extension program at Utah State University. The prototype program has trained county agents from around the nation in
GIS/GPS; provided K-12 educational support including Robert Bennett’s “One Orbit Around Utah”; created GIS CDs for Utah counties; and
initiated original research exploring the usefulness of remote sensing to detect nitrogen and water stress in wheat.
COLORADO PLATEAU
Pete Kilbourne, Forest Service, Manti-La Sal National Forest
Dave Vincent, USGS
Cindy Clark, AGRC
The Colorado Plateau panel will be presenting information on the mission of he group, and the upcoming workshop that will be held October
21 and 22. There will be discussion on where this group fits into the National Spatial Data Infrastructure as well as other organizations, such
as state coordinating councils, tribal councils, and the Colorado Plateau Forum. They will talk about links between DOI high priority and the
Colorado Plateau group. Activities and accomplishments will be discussed, namely on the progress on the ownership and boundary data
evaluation project, and other data integration projects. Other topics that will be addressed are lessons earned, institutional barriers, mindsets,
and liability.
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Preconference Workshops
Morning
Workshops: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. kshops: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Taking GIS to the
Web
Presented by E-Terra, LLC
Take your GIS/CAD Data application to the web! Do you know
how to Generate Web Based GIS information from CAD
Drawings and ESRI shape files? This presentation would show
users how to easily publish GIS and technical drawings to the web.
This half day seminar will teach user how to:
Generate a Web-Based GIS application from ESR
shape files.
Adding compressed, Georeferenced Raster Imagery
Learn how to easily display CAD drawing files and
shape files in their native format.
How to create queries and reports
Editing Polygon Layers for Thematic Analysis
Who should attend? Anyone who is interested in GIS/Web
applications.
Introduction to ArcGIS 8.3
Presented by Jay Bohac, ESRI
Learn what’s coming with ArcGIS 8.3. The workshop will cover
what’s new in the next release, particularly the new topology
model used with an enterprise geodatabase. Topology in the
geodatabase model offers a more flexible environment along with
the ability to define and apply a wider set of integrity rules and
constraints. The presentation will include discussion and
demonstration of the following:
Advanced Editing Tools
Topology Model
COGO Tools
Disconnected Editing
Linear Referencing Tools
Overview of ArcGIS Extensions
Presented by Bryan Dickerson, ESRI
Learn about the extensions for ArcGIS, what they do and how
they can help you with your GIS analysis. The following ArcGIS
Extension products add specialized tools and functionality to
ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo. This 1/2 day workshop will
focus on the three main extensions to ArcGIS at 8.2: Spatial
Analyst, 3D Analyst, and GeoStatistical Analyst. Topics covered
will be basic functionality of each and tips and tricks associated
with using each of these extensions.
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
ArcGIS 3D Analyst
ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst
ArcGIS Publisher
ArcGIS Schematics
ArcGIS StreetMap
ArcGIS Survey Analyst
ArcGIS Tracking Analyst
ArcPress for ArcGIS
MrSID Encoder for ArcGIS
Introduction to Customizing ArcGIS
Presented by Heather Knight, ESRI
This half-day workshop will cover the basics of customizing the
ArcMap and ArcCatalog interfaces.
Using the object models
COM development
Tips and tricks
Interaction with layers and tables
Help and other documentation
This is a technical workshop for the beginner - ArcGIS users or
Avenue developers who are just beginning to customize in the 8.x
environment.
Afternoon
Workshops: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. kshops: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Trimble GPS Mapping System
Presented by Carma Ingram, Monsen Engineering
Carma Ingram of Monsen Engineering will provide training on
the Trimble Pathfinder Office Software and Trimble mapping
grade receivers, including the GeoExplorer 3 and GeoExplorer
XT/XM – Windows CE Hand Held GPS, and ProXR/XRS GPS
receivers. The class will consist of the following agenda:
Bring your own GPS receivers if you have them.
GPS Operation, satellites, accuracy, PDOP, differential
correction
Planning Software - Quickplan - Knowing where the
satellites are during your work day
Creating and editing a data dictionary in Pathfinder
Office Software and transfer to data collector
Equipment, batteries, assembly, cables
Data collector configuration
Field data collection (points, lines, areas), external
sensors, offsets
Back in the office, downloading data, base files via the
Internet using Pathfinder Office, differential correction
Export to your GIS software
This class offers the basics of complete operation of your Trimble
Mapping GPS receivers and software. A general discussion will
also provide news on new products and status of the NAVSTAR
Global Positional System.
User Breakout Session - Panel Discussion Abstracts Preconference Workshops
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2002 - 3:40 P.M.
TO 4:30 P.M.
ACCELA UTILIZES GIS TECHNOLOGY TO PIONEER EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM - cancelled
ANNOTATION PLACEMENT WORKSHOP (BEGINNER LEVEL)
Herb Bargoot, Digital Anno
303- 748-8295 Herb@digitalanno.com
Did you Know there are over 30 technical papers dealing with bugs producing annotation using ESRI new Arc 8.2 product attend the seminar
and get a free CD with all the tech documents and other tips for producing annotation.
A major bottleneck in producing high quality electronic or paper maps is creating the annotation layers. The annotation produced by most in
house software, as well as industry standard software such as ArcInfo, Arcview, ArcPlot, ArcTools and ArcMap can require extensive editing to
meet professional standards
This one-hour seminar will introduce you to the concepts of text placement, tools for text placement in Arcmap 8.2, scaling and text
placement and publishing standards. We will cover issues associated with Arcmap template files and plotting to scale, four-color printing and
ways to better use the annotation routines in Arcmap.
CITIPIXTM-ONLINE: THE NEW ON-LINE IMAGE DELIVERY SYSTEM UTILIZING ARCIMS TO
ARCVIEW AND ARCGIS THROUGH THE ESRI GEOGRAPHY NETWORK
Konrad Fry, Regional Manager Kodak Global Imaging
Eastman Kodak
26873 Jasper, Mission Viejo, CA 9269
Phone: 949.347.7105 Fax: 949.347.7172 Email: konrad.fry@kodak.com
Konrad Fry has spent over seven years in the remote sensing industry starting with EOSAT as Western Region Manager for Landsat and IRS- 1C data sales and channel management. After the merger with Space Imaging in 1996, he was promoted to Manager of Canada and Latin
American Sales for Space Imaging. This entailed channel management of satellite data sales and ground station reception contracts. In 1999 he
was promoted to Manger of International Sales for the IKONOS satellite, Landsat and IRS satellites for a Worldwide territory. Currently, he is
the Western Region Manager for Eastman Kodak’s KGI/Citipix program.
Throughout the entire history of remote sensing, image data users have tried to obtain their data as quickly as possible because of the
impending deadline of mapping projects. The delays caused by the process of obtaining ortho photography and satellite imagery has been a
major setback to completing any mapping project on time for major decisions to be made from the resulting maps and GIS databases. These
problems are specific to the type of imagery. Aerial orthophotos are difficult to produce (weather, sun angles, flight availability) and take a long
time to be delivered, some projects are six to eight months in duration. Satellite data is not as accurate as aerial data and while more easily
produced, are fraught with potential problems in cloud cover. All these problems extend the ultimate delivery of the image.
Since the image is the beginning point of a GIS project, it is to everyone’s benefit to get it faster than the traditional methods. Kodak Global
Imaging division of Eastman Kodak has invested in a new system of data capture that is to a national specification of data quality over all
major urbanized areas. The Citipixtm data is the first 6", color, cloud free archive of true ortho aerial photography that is available on-line via
the internet, of the major USA cities, ever. The delivery system is through the internet using ESRI’s ARCIMS server technology into
ARCView and ARCGIS software systems. This system eliminate the need to wait for the base map imagery and allows GIS users to spend
more energy using the data to produce the maps vital to their planning.