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September 27 - 29, 2004
Dixie Cente
r, St George, Utah
Aerographics
Automated Geographic
Reference Center
(AGRC)
Azteca Systems
CH2MHill
Electronics Data
Solutions
ESRI
Farragut Systems
Graphic Imaging
Microsoft
Monsen Engineering
Olympus Aerials
Prosoft
Sunrise Engineering
Thales Navigation
United States
Geoglogical Survey
(USGS)
Web Focus
West Lane Solutions
UGIC Board - 2004
Nick Kryger, Chairman
Salt Lake Cit
y, Public Utilities
Kevin Sato, Vice Chairman
Murray City
Karen Hanson, Secretary
USGS Water Resources Division
Jeni Siebeneck, Treasurer
West Valley City
Gen Green
The Nature Conservancy
David Henrie
Utah County
Mark Miller
Salt Lake County
Bob Nagle
State of Utah, Automated Geographic
Reference Center
Doug Ramsey
Utah State University
Jeff Tucker
ESRI - Denver
Jeannie Watanabe
State of Utah
Don J. Wood
Wasatch County
Susan Zarekarizi
State of Utah, Division of Parks and Recre- ation
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Conference Schedule
M onday ,
S e p t e
m ber 2 7
7 :30 a m - 4:30 pm Reg istrati on
D esk
8 :00 a m - 10:00
a m
P rec o n fere nce Workshops
1 0 :15 a m - 12:15
p m
P rec o n fere nce Workshops
1 2 :30 p m - 1:30
p m
Box Lun c h
1:30 p m - 4:00 pm U G
I C G enera l Sess
io n
4 :30 p m - 7:00 pm V e ndo r Recep ti o n T uesday , S e p t e m ber 2 8 7 :30 a m - 4:30 pm Reg istrati on D esk 8 :00 a m - 9:30 am Break o u t Sess io n s / V e ndo rs
A rea
9 :30 a m - 10:00
a m
Break
1 0 :00 a m - 11:30
a m
Break o u t Sess
io n s / V e ndo rs
A rea
1 1 :30 a m - 1:00
p m
Lun ch (Ba llroo m )
1:00 p m - 2:30 pm Break o u t Sess
io n s / V e ndo rs
A rea
2 :30 p m - 3:00 pm Break 3 :00 p m - 4:30 pm Break o u t Sess
io n s / V e ndo rs
A rea
5 :30 p m - 8:00 pm Con fere nce Even
i ng So c i
a l
w ith En tertai
n
m ent
W ednesday ,
S e p t e
m ber 2 9
7 :30 a m - 2:30 pm Reg istrati on
D esk
8 :00 a m - 9:30 am Break o u t Sess
io n s / V e ndo rs
A rea
9 :30 a m - 10:00
a m
Break
1 0 :00 a m - 12:20
p m
Break o u t Sess
ions
1 2 :30 p m - 2:00
p m
A w a r ds Lun c h
Conference Notes
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Publishing GIS Data
Data is the most expensive part of a GIS to develop. Sharing that data to stakeholders,
decision makers, and potentially the public, is a step that most GIS professionals are faced
with. There are a variety of approaches to data publishing, each with their own strengths
and appropriate audience. This workshop covers a number of approaches from printed
maps, electronic atlases, to Web distribution. Specific ESRI technologies will be discussed
and demonstrated: ArcGIS Publishe
r, ArcReade
r, and ArcIMS with the ArcMap Server exten- sion, along with sample applications.
The Geodatabase
The geodatabase debuted at ArcGIS 8.0, and has steadily gained in capability since then,
culminating in the addition of geodatabase topology at ArcGIS 8.3. The new version, 9.0,
further extends these capabilities, particularly in the areas of XML and raster support. This
workshop explores the personal (Microsoft Access) and enterprise (ArcSDE) geodatabase
formats. Topics include the use of domains, subtypes, topolog
y, raste
r, versioning, XML
import/export, and issues of precision and spatial extent calculation.
Data Integrity
Garbage-in-garbage-out is something that all GIS professionals and data creators want to
avoid when building GIS databases. All applications that leverage GIS data assume some
level of consistency and integrity that all too often is not there. This workshop focuses on
workflows, software tools, and strategies to ensure that there is “garbage in” is limited or
eliminated. Topics include smart data editing strategies and workflows, spatial adjustment,
importing and using CAD data in ArcGIS Desktop, and leveraging the capabilities of the
geodatabase to ensure clean and efficient data entry.
PreConference Workshops - 8:00 am
Conference Notes
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Mobile GIS
In order to make GIS data and capabilities a key component of modern information sys- tems, it is necessary to get it in the hands of people in remote offices and in the field. With
the advent of cheaper and more capable mobile devices like
Tablet PCs, integrated GPS- Pocket PCs, and more available wireless networks, this is becoming easier and cheaper.
This workshop includes discussions and demonstrations of geodatabase distribution to a
variety of mobile devices, Ink© tools for field sketching in ArcGIS Desktop, ArcPad and the
ArcPad Application Builde
r, and supporting technologies like GPS, laser rangefinders,
ArcIMS and ArcSDE.
GIS Analysis
This is the fun part of GIS! The reason for building GIS databases in the first place is to
support decision making, whether it is something simple like a color-coded (thematic) map
to show values in a tax assessor’s database, or something more involved like figuring out
where a wildfire will burn given a wide variety of input parameters. ArcGIS Desktop 9.0
incorporates the extensions that you are familiar with like 3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst, and Tracking Analyst. It also includes an exciting new set of tools called Geoprocessing Tools.
This workshop covers both extensions, and the new geoprocessing framework. Scripting
with Python, command line geoprocessing, Model Builde
r, and GIS analytical techniques
are discussed and demonstrated.
ESRI Developer Tools
ESRI has a wide variety of tools available to developers for building simple data browsers
to highly complex and powerful client-server systems. It can be a little daunting trying to
decide which one (or two, or three!) to use for a project or an enterprise GIS. This work- shop is a survey of ESRI developer tools, covering a variety of computer platforms, pro- gramming languages, and level of complexity. Discussions and / or demonstrations of the
following are included: ArcObjects, ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Serve
r, MapObjects (Windows
and Java Editions), ArcIMS for JSP and ASP developers, ArcPad Application Builde
r, and
open source scripting with Python. Note: This is not intended to be a “how to” class; rather
it is an overview of the options available.
PreConference Workshops - 10:15 am
Conference Notes
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Key Note Speaker
R. CLINT BROWN
Director, Software Products
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Specific Responsibilities
Joined ESRI in 1983. Responsible for managing all ESRI product releases since 1983,
including ArcInfo, PC ArcInfo, ArcView, ArcSDE, ArcCAD, MapObjects, ArcGIS, ArcIMS, and
other ESRI software. Also responsible for product design, development and release of
quality products. Manages a division of GIS analysts, programmers, writers, and test
analysts who design, build, document, release, and maintain ESRI software. Works closely
with Software Development teams managed by Scott Morehouse in this work. Speaks on
GIS implementation and concepts in numerous conferences and meetings annually. Also has
authored numerous books, white papers, and presentations on GIS, including significant
contributions on many ESRI Press books and software user guides.
Past Experience
1981 to 1983. Before coming to ESRI, served as IT coordinator for refuge planning for the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Anchorage, Alaska. Work there included coordinating the
development of a GIS for planning of the sixteen national wildlife refuges in Alaska. Among
other duties were training, coordination with federal and state agencies, land use planning,
and implementing GIS technology for refuge planning.
1978 to 1981. Served as a biostatistician with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Fort
Collins, Colorado, working on procedures for the estimation of environmental impacts on
fish and wildlife resources. Helped to develop the Habitat Evaluation Procedures used
throughout the Service.
1976 to 1978. Employed as a research and teaching assistant at the Institute of Statistics at
Texas A&M University. Applied statistical and computer programming techniques to
environmental management and natural resource evaluation. Focused on stochastic
modeling and simulation.
Educational Information
Graduate Course Work in Ecosystems Modeling, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado, 1979-1980.
M.S. (Statistics and Computer Science) Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1978.
B.S. (Economics and Statistics) Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1975.
Conference Notes
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North Lobby Sunbrook A/B Sunbrook C Entrada A Entrada B
8:00 a.
m. - 8:40
a.m.
Vendor
A rea
GIS and the National
Spatial Reference
System
Changing the GPS
Mapping Protocol:
Mobile GIS Tools for
Strea
mlining
Workflow and GIS
Data Manage
ment I
Data Modeling Your
GIS for the Real
World
Online Satellite
Imagery and
MapServer
8:40 a.m. - 8:50
a.m.
8:50 a.m. - 9:30
a.m.
Vendor
A rea
Improving the
planning process
through 3D
modeling
Changing the GPS
Mapping Protocol:
Mobile GIS Tools for
Strea
mlining
Workflow and GIS
Data Management II
National
A ssociation
of GIS-Centric
Software (NAGCS),
methods for
interoperability,
open standards and
shared access.
Multi-jurisdictional
Technology Sharing
for Homeland
Security and Disaster
Response
9:30 a.m. - 10:00
a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. - 10:40
a.m. Vendor
A rea
UGIC Update - What
are we doing?
Where do we go
from here?
Public Conservation
Property Tracking
for Land-Use
Planning
A rcGIS 9 for
Developers ESRI's Doctors Office
10:40 a.m. - 10:50
a.m.
10:50 a.m. -
11:30 a.m
.
Vendor
A rea
Microsoft
A ccess:
Best Practices for
getting the most out of the data you have
in
A ccess today
Modeling using
LIDAR imagery
The SGID: Current
Structure and Future
Plans
ESRI's Doctors Office
11:30 a.m. - 1:00
p.m
. Lunch (Ballroom)
1:00 p.m. - 1:40
p.m.
Vendor
A rea
What are State Plane
Coordinates and why
should I care?
SQL Server 2005
(Yukon): New
Features and
Functionality
Developing with
.NET I ESRI's Doctors Office
1:40 p.m. - 1:50
p.m.
1:50 p.m. - 2:30
p.m
.
Vendor
A rea
SQL Server
Administration: Tips
& Tricks for the new- to-SQL Server DBA
Trimble GPS Product
Update
Developing with
.NET II ESRI's Doctors Office
2:30 p.m. - 3:00
p.m. Break
3:00 p.
m. - 3:40
p.m.
Vendor
A rea
Using a personal
geodatabase for
geocoding; data
development and
service creation. I
Developing the
Common Installation
Picture; Utah
National Guard,
Camp Williams
Integrated Parcel
Maintenance:
Combining GIS and
CAMA data
maintenance into a
single process.
ESRI's Doctors Office
3:40 p.m. - 3:50
p.m.
3:50 p.m. - 4:30
p.m.
Vendor
A rea
Using a personal
geodatabase for
geocoding; data
development and
service creation. II
Utah Geological
SurveyPart I:
Integrating GIS for
Earthquake-Respon- se Planning at the Utah Geological
Survey; Part II: GIS- cased ground-water
sensitivity and
vulnerability maps
for Utah
AutoDesk and SDE ESRI's Doctors Office
Tuesday Breakout Sessions
Conference Notes
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N o r t h Lobby Sunb rook
A / B Sunb rook
C E n t r ada
B
8 :00 a.
m . -
8 :40
a . m .
Vendor
A rea
M icr oso ft
A ccess:
Bes t
P rac tices f o r
g e tting
the
m o s t out
o f the da ta y ou have i n A ccess t oday
C u s t o m izi n g A r c Reader
V o ice I
n te
g r a tio n
S o l u tion Su ite ,
all o w s
the user to
query and upda te
v o cally, i n dayto -
day na
tural
l a nguage , any
e x isti ng da t a base
con t e
n t.
8 :40 a.
m . -
8 :50
a . m .
8 :50 a
.
m . -
9 :30
a . m .
Vendor
A rea
Do I kno w w here
you are? Rea l w o rld
address da ta
s o lu tions
Basics
o f GPS
Tec hno lo g ies
O
n line
M app
ing
w ith
ESR
I
's s
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p l e
M a p
HTM L V i e
w e r
9:30 a
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a . m . Break
1 0 :00 a
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m . -
1 0 :40 a
. m .
Vendor
A rea
SQL Server
A
d
m
i
n istrati on:
T
ip s
& Tricks for the ne w - to - S Q L Server DBA
G IS 101: A n
I n t r odu cti o n
M app
i ng Landcover
f
o r
the Sou
th w e s tern
U n ited S tates:
G I S
D
a
ta Crea t e d by
th e
Sou
th w est Reg
i onal
G ap
A n a l ysis
P roject
1 0 :40 a.
m . - 1 0 :50
a . m .
1 0 :50 a.
m . -
1 1 :30 a
.m .
G IS Technology: L ivi ng i n th e W ild l a n d / U rban
I n terface. Fire
w ise
A r c
V i e w and
F ire
w ise FE M A
H A ZUS Co m m u n ities i n U t a h .
H
e lp
i ng teachers
teac h G IS in
U tah
Deve lo p
in g
A p p licati o n s using A r c G IS Eng i n e
1 1 :30 a. m - 11:40
a.m
1 1 :40 a
.
m . -
1 2 :20 p
.m .
I n
trodu cti on to
M a n if
o ld G I S
1 2 :30 p
.
m . -
1 :00
p
.m . A w a r d Lun ch (Ba llroo m ) 1 :00 p .m . - 1 :40 p .m .
Vendor
A rea
W hat are State
P l a
n e Coo
r
d
in a tes a nd why shou
ld I care?
SQL Server 2005 (Yukon) :
N ew Features and Functionality
D eve
lo p
ing
w ith
.NET
D octors
O ffice
1
:40 p
.
m . -
1
:50 p
.m .
1
:50 p
.
m . -
2 :30 p
.m .
Vendor
A rea
SQL Server Ad
m
i
n istrati o n :
T
i
p s & Tric
k s f
o r t he ne
w - t o-S QL Server DBA
Tri
m
b le GPS Product Update
D eve
lo p
ing
w ith
.NET
D octors
O ffice
2 :30 p
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m . -
3 :00 p
.m .
B reak
3
:00 p
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m . -
3 :40 p
.m .
Vendor
A rea
U s ing a persona l geoda tabase for geocod
in g ; d a ta deve
lo p
m ent a nd service creation. I
D evelopi ng the C o m m on Installation Picture;
U t a h N ati ona l G u a r
d ,
C
a
m p
W illi
a m s
I
n tegrated Parcel
M a i
n t e nance :
C omb
i
n
ing
G IS and C A MA d a ta
m
a
i
n t e nance
i
n to a si n g le
p rocess.
D octors
O ffice
3
:40 p
.
m . -
3
:50 p
.m .
3
:50 p
.
m . -
4 :30 p
.m .
Vendor
A rea
U s i ng a persona l geodatabase for geocoding ; d a ta deve
lo p
m ent and service creation. II
U tah
G e o logical SurveyPart I: I
n tegrati ng
G IS
f
o r
E arthquakeR e s pon se
P l a n n
ing a t t he
U tah
G e o
lo g ical S urvey ; Part II:
G IS- cased ground- w ater se n siti v it y and vu ln erability m a p s f o r U tah
A u t o
D esk a nd S D E
D octors
O ffice
Wednesday Breakout Sessions
Conference Notes
Page 8 of 12
Breakout Session Abstracts
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — GIS and the
National Spatial Reference
System
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. - Sunbrook A/B
Presenter - William Stone, New
Mexico Geodetic Advisor, National
Geodetic Survey
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s
National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is
responsible for providing the
National Spatial Reference System
(NSRS) – the nation’s common and
consistent positional/coordinate
framework that serves as the basis
for myriad positioning activities and
allows data from disparate sources
to be brought together meaningfully
in a GIS environment. This
presentation will provide an update
on the status and future
developments of the NSRS, including
a review of datums – including the
forthcoming nationwide
readjustment of the North American
Datum of 1983 (NAD83), the Global
Positioning System (GPS) and its
enhancements, and related
positioning technologies. Geodetic
control data, software, and other
publicly-available geodetic resources
– including the NGS website –
provided by NGS will be described.
Since 1989, William Stone has been
the National Geodetic Survey’s
Geodetic Advisor in New Mexico. In
this position, he assists government
agencies, private sector
organizations and academic
institutions with the proper use of
the National Spatial Reference
System. Stone is also the Chairman
of the New Mexico Geographic
Information Council’s GPS
Committee and serves on the New
Mexico GIS Advisory Committee. He
has a B.A. in Physics from Bowdoin
College in Maine and a M.S. in
Oceanography from the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography in
California.
William Stone
National Geodetic Survey
MSC01 1110; 202 Bandelier West
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
william.stone@noaa.gov or
505-277-3622 x252
Data Acquisition Conversion
—Changing the GPS
Mapping Protocol: Mobile
GIS Tools for Streamlining
Workflow and GIS Data
Management I & II
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. - Sunbrook C
Tuesday 8:50 a.m. - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Ryan Pierson, Electronic
Data Solutions
Converting from traditional field
data collection and GPS mapping
methodology to a truly Mobile GIS
environment is often very daunting.
Many organizations have spent
numerous years developing field
data collection/mapping protocol
for an agency and are reluctant to
revise this protocol. Fortunately,
many new tools are being
developed that can be leveraged to
facilitate and accelerate this difficult
transition. This presentation /
workshop will focus on the use of
several tools designed to assist
professionals through the transition
to a Mobile GIS environment.
Specifically, the tools presented and
demonstrated are the Trimble
Data Dictionary to ArcPad Form
Converter software application
from Electronic Data Solutions and
the GPS Analyst Extension for
ArcGIS from ESRI. These software
applications provide professionals
with the tools to quickly transition
from the traditional Trimble GPS
mapping workflow to a more cost
effective and time saving Mobile
GIS workflow. Presentation
attendees will be taken through the
transition from the Trimble Data
Dictionary to Mobile GIS data
collection, based on ESRI
technology, and have an
opportunity for hands-on exercises
using Trimble GeoCE devices and
ArcPad.
Ryan D. Pierson
GPS/GIS Coordinator
Electronic Data Solutions
208-324-8006
ryan@elecdata.com
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — Data Modeling
Your GIS for the Real World
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. Entrada A
Presenter - Steve McCarthy,
McCarthy GIS Consulting
Data Modeling sounds kind of
interesting but not very exciting.
Hopefully this presentation may
make Data Modeling a bit more
exciting when you see the real world
use for a Data Model. This
presentation will cover examples of
what is needed to develop a Data
Model and how the real world is used
in this process. It will include
examples from the San Diego Zoo
and Wild Animal Park, San Diego
Geographic Information Source
(SanGIS) and experience from the
devastating October 2003 Cedar
fire. The application of GIS
techniques used in day-today GIS
operations are essential in the
development of a comprehensive GIS
data Model. A Data Model gives the
GIS
developer, user and manager a
chance to see how the various parts
of a GIS (features, tables and
relationship) work from a real world
perspective.
Steve McCarthy, McCarthy GIS
Consulting
(435)327-1992
stevenmc@bresnan.net
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — Online Satellite
Imagery and MapServer
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. Entrada B
Presenter - Chris Garrard, Utah State
University
The Remote Sensing/GIS Laboratory
at Utah State University has
developed an online archive of
satellite imagery for the
Intermountain region. This
presentation will first provide an
overview of what data are currently
available from the archive and what
will be available in the future. The
second part of the presentation will
focus on how we are using the open
source package MapServer to
provide an interactive browsing
experience for the user.
Chris Garrard & Doug Ramsey
RS/GIS Laboratories
Utah State University
Conference Notes
Page 9 of 12
Breakout Session Abstracts
Breakout Session Abstracts
chris.garrard@usu.edu
435-797-2602
Local and Regional
Government — Improving the
planning process through 3D
modeling
Tuesday, 8:50 - Sunbrook A/B
Presenter - Pete Shabestari, Draper
City
Draper City, like many areas along
the Wasatch Front is experiencing
unprecedented growth. But Draper is
facing some unique challenges in
that a majority of the new
development occurring is along the
foothills or in the Traverse
Mountains, an east-west trending
spur of the Wasatch Range with
fairly steep terrain.
Proposed site plans in these hillside
areas can be very difficult for a
planner to interpret. There is a lot
going on visually and it can be
difficult to think in 3 dimensions to
evaluate the merits and potential
problems with a project. While the
Planners at Draper City have been
using GIS as a planning tool for over
a year the 2D map view environment
was not enough and a new solution
was needed.
The solution that evolved was a
quick and easy method of turning a
developer’s proposal into a 3D model
using ArcGIS 3D Analyst. The 3D
model, complete with grading plans,
lots and homes allows the planner to
view the project from all
perspectives and quickly identify
problems and solutions.
This short talk will detail the
procedure used to create the models
as well as discuss several projects
where they were used.
Pete Shabestari, PG
GIS Manager - Draper City
1020 E Pioneer Road
Draper Utah 84020
801.576.6307
Data Acquisition Conversion
—Changing the GPS Mapping
Protocol: Mobile GIS Tools
for Streamlining Workflow
and GIS Data Management
II
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. - Sunbrook C
Tuesday 8:50 a.m. - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Ryan Pierson, Electronic
Data Solutions
(See previous listing - Tuesday,
8:00 a.m. - Sunbrook C)
Overview / Demonstrations
— National Association of
GIS-Centric Software
(NAGCS), methods for
interoperability, open
standards and shared
access.
Tuesday, 8:50 a.m. - Entrada A
Presenter - Brian Haslam, Azteca
Systems
The National Association of GIS- Centric Software (NAGCS) has
recently been formed. NAGCS is an
association of software ESRI
Authorized Developers dedicated to
providing enterprise GIS solutions
while promoting the unique
characteristics and benefits of GIS- centric software and applications.
The association also promotes
interoperability, open standards and
shared access among related
applications, distinguishing these
applications and software systems
from other approaches.
NAGCS certification is available to
any software system that meets the
criteria described by the
association. Systems that meet
these criteria are then authorized
to carry the NAGCS Certification
mark. The criteria include:
The GIS GeoDatabase is
the feature database.
Non-redundant feature
data storage.
Feature data model is fully
user-definable and
customizable without
vendor support.
Non-proprietary feature
data model format,
including data names,
fields, tables,
relationships, and other
data design elements.
Interoperable, providing
maximum compatibility
with any other GIS-centric
application, including
concurrent use of the
feature geodatabase.
Feature data coordinate
location and connectivity is
inherent in the feature data
model, enabling full
utilization of the spatial
analysis capabilities of the
GIS, including linear
referencing, events and
other GIS functionality.
Feature data is created and
maintained using
the ArcGIS Desktop,
ArcGIS Server or ArcObject
tools for editing, including
data error identification and
correction methods.
Brian L. Haslam
Azteca Systems, Inc.
(801) 523-2751
bhaslam@azteca.com
Local and Regional
Government — Multi- jurisdictional Technology
Sharing for Homeland
Security and Disaster
Response
Tuesday, 8:50 a.m. - Entrada B
Presenter - Shannon McElvaney, Neil
Storey, CH2M Hill
Learning Objectives
1. Learn how GIS technology is
being shared between Federal,
Military, and local agencies.
2. Discover the importance of the
National Map of the USGS.
3. Understand how emergency
responders are leveraging shared
GIS technology.
Topic: Critical Infrastructure
Protection: Homeland Security/
Emergency Management/Data
Sharing
residents, Emergency Managers,
and elected officials, and help plan,
prepare, and respond to wildland
fire and other natural hazards.
Mike Price, Natural Resources and
Public Safety GIS Specialist
Entrada/San Juan, Inc.
3911 Lake Lane
PO Box 853
Moab, UT 84532
mike_price@frontiernet.net
Overview / Demonstration
— Helping teachers teach
GIS in Utah
Wednesday, 10:50 am - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Cindy Clark, AGRC
During July 5-8 of this year, a
workshop was given at Alta for 3-
6th grade teachers. Teachers were
given instruction on how to GPS,
how to load use display and
manipulate it with ArcView 3.x. The
teachers created metadata, and
linked pictures to their new data.
UGIC mentors volunteered during
the training to help the teachers
with technical questions. UGIC
members are invited to come to
this session to see what was taught
at the workshop and how UGIC
mentors were able to help the
attending teachers.
This presentation will describe the
kinds of training Utah teachers
recieve from UEN with respect to
GIS. It will provide information for
conference attendees who are
interested in becoming mentors to
Utah teachers.
Cindy Clark
AGRC
cclark@utah.gov
801.537.9201
Software Customization —
Developing Applications
using ArcGIS Engine
Wednesday, 10:50 am - Entrada B
Presenter - Rob Elkins, ESRI
Redlands
ArcGIS Engine is a developer toolkit
that includes a rich set of software
components and tools that can be
used to build custom desktop GIS
applications. This seminar will show
developers how to use the ArcGIS
Engine Developer Kit to create and
deploy their own custom ArcGIS
Engine applications. Developers will
learn about the types of applications
that can be created, what
ArcObjects libraries and APIs are
available, supported development
environments and platforms, and
how to deploy these applications to
end users.
Rob Elkins
ESRI Redlands
relkins@esri.com
Overview / Demonstration —
Introduction to Manifold GIS
Wednesday, 11:40 am - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Benjamin Clement,
Carbon County
I will present an introduction to an
alternate GIS software, Manifold
GIS. This software has a base price
of $245. The price makes it difficult
for some to view it as a serious GIS
package. However, I see the
software as a means for smaller
organizations to enter the GIS
arena.
It is a program that I have used
daily for 3 years. Many of us in this
profession have, looked into
alternate programs only to be
disappointed to find that they are
not full-featured. This is not the
case with Manifold. By virtue of the
fact that it is not a simple program,
Manifold is not easy to just pick up
on your own. In this presentation I
will share the experience that I have
gained over the past few years so
that others may benefit.
Benjamin Clement
Carbon County
435-636-3265
bclement@co.carbon.ut.us
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Events on the scale of the
Oklahoma City bombing and
September 11 can require the
response of Military, Non-Military
Federal, State, County and local
agencies. During a major crisis or
disaster, situational awareness is
crucial. A Command and Control
center must communicate with all
tactical response teams in real time.
However, effective collaboration
among homeland security planners
and disaster managers can be
crippled by their inability to
communicate and visualize the
incident area across jurisdictions. In
Colorado Springs and other
communities where Air Force Space
Command bases are located,
AFSPC, the USGS, and local
communities have leveraged GIS
related technologies, data standards
and sharing to enable effective
multi-jurisdictional emergency
planning and response.
Shannon McElvaney
Information Solutions Consultant
CH2M HILL, Inc.
719.477.4910
Shannon.McElvaney@CH2M.com
Neil Storey
GIS Developer/Analyst
CH2M HILL, Inc.
215 South State Street, Suite 1000
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 350-5258
Neil.Storey@ch2m.com
Overview / Demonstration
— UGIC Update - What are
we doing? Where do we go
from here?
Tuesday, 10:00 am - Sunbrook A/B
Presenter - UGIC Board
Come and meet with some of your
UGIC Board members in an informal
open discussion. Find out what
initiatives UGIC is involved in and
the status of those initiatives. Let
us know what you think UGIC
should or shouldn’t be doing to
promote the use of GIS
technologies in the state of Utah.
Help us to formulate the initiatives
that will make UGIC a more
successful organization.
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — Public
Conservation Property
Tracking for Land-Use
Planning
Tuesday, 10:00 am - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Brian Carver - Utah
Governor’s Office of Planning and
Budget
Administered by GOPB staff under
the direction of the Utah Quality
Growth Commission, the LeRay
McAllister Critical Land Conservation
Fund is the only statewide source
for conservation funds. These
funds, over the past 6 years, have
been used to purchase fee title or
easement to over 33,000 acres of
private land in the State of Utah.
Efforts to digitize records of
properties acquired or put under
easement through the assistance of
these funds have been expanded to
integrate data between multiple
government offices and varying
levels of GIS capacity to include all
properties owned or held under
easement by state agencies. The
process is also under refinement to
included county and municipal
properties as well as further
expanded to include voluntary
submissions from private land trusts.
GOPB and the AGRC are partnering
to provide the final product to the
public via the Web through FTP and
internet mapping to encourage
partnerships, communication, and
collaboration in local, regional, and
statewide land-use planning.
Brian Carver
Utah Governor’s Office of Planning
and Budget
(801) 538-1153
bcarver@utah.gov
Overview / Demonstration —
ArcGIS 9 for Developers
Tuesday, 10:00 am - Entrada A
Presenter - Rob Elkins, ESRI
Redlands
ArcGIS provides the complete
framework for developers, anyone
wanting to develop GIS solutions
should attend this session. The
session does not focus on how to
program but rather outlines what can
be done and ways to proceed in
developing with the ArcGIS system.
Topics include an introduction to the
architecture, developer possibilities,
supported APIs and the various
resources available. This session
establishes a road map for
developers through the rest of the
technical sessions. You should attend
this session to determine which of
the other technical session will be
important for your needs and give
you an idea of how to approach
development with the ArcGIS
Desktop, ArcGIS Server, and ArcGIS
Engine.
Rob Elkins
ESRI Redlands
relkins@esri.com
Software Customization — ESRI
Doctor’s Office
Tuesday, 10:00 am - Entrada B
Tuesday, 10:50 am - Entrada B
Tuesday, 1:00 pm - Entrada B
Tuesday, 1:50 pm - Entrada B
Tuesday, 3:00 pm - Entrada B
Presenters - ESRI Denver
All questions answered, all problems,
comments discussed.
Staffed by:
Bart Killpack
Jay Bohac
Tim Weisenberger
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — Microsoft
Access: Best Practices for
getting the most out of the
data you have in Access today
Tuesday, 10:50 am - Sunbrook A/B
Wednesday, 8:00 am - Sunbrook A/B
Presenter - Paul Fritzler, New
Horizons of Salt Lake City
This session is designed for those
conference participants who rely
heavily on the data they have in
Microsoft Access and need to know
ways they can use that data more
effectively. You will be provided a
series of ideas on how to present
your Access data using other
Microsoft products, including Word
Presenter - Vernon Parent, St.
George area 4-H Club
This presentation will cover the
following:
1) How does a GPS receiver
determine location
2) What factors can effect the
accuracy of the GPS data
3) What can be done to improve the
accuracy of the data
4) Questions
Vernon Parent
Software Customization —
Online Mapping with ESRI’s
simpleMap HTML Viewer
Wednesday, 8:50 am - Entrada B
Presenters- Ivan Spencer, Andrew
Yergensen, Wasatch County
Wasatch County was looking for a
quick and easy online mapping
solution. They implemented ESRI’s
simpleMap. This workshop will
cover how to setup a simpleMap
solution incorporating
ArcIMS,SDE(geodatabase) and web
technologies including asp and php
database connections. An
illustration of these techniques will
be given showing a Web-based
Road name locator and a migration
from an Access Database to
Enterprise SDE.
Ivan Spencer
Wasatch County
ISpencer@co.wasatch.ut.us
Andrew Yergensen
Wasatch County
ayergensen@co.wasatch.ut.us
Software Customization —
SQL Server Administration:
Tips & Tricks for the new-to- SQL Server DBA
Tuesday, 1:50 pm - Sunbrook A/B
Wednesday, 10:00 am - Sunbrook
A/B
Presenter - Paul Fritzler, New
Horizons of Salt Lake City
(See previous listing - Tuesday,
1:50 p.m. - Sunbrook A/B)
Overview / Demonstration
— GIS 101: An Introduction
Wednesday, 10:00 am - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Bob Nagel, AGRC
This presentation is designed for
those who are not familiar with GIS
technology, or have been involved
on the periphery of GIS. It covers
some background history, the
structure of GIS data, how GIS is
used, as well as examples of spatial
analysis.
Bob Nagel
AGRC
801/538-3291
bnagel@utah.gov
Natural Resources —
Mapping Landcover for the
Southwestern United States:
GIS Data Created by the
Southwest Regional Gap
Analysis Project
Wednesday, 10:00 am - Entrada B
Presenter - R. Douglas Ramsey, RS/
GIS Laboratory, USU
The Southwest Regional Gap
Analysis Project was initiated in
1999 as a multi-institutional
cooperative effort to map and
assess biodiversity for a five-state
region (AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT)
comprising approximately 560,000
square miles in the southwestern
U.S. A key task in this effort was
the development of a seamless
landcover map for the region, and
the collection of other pertinent
bio-physical spatial datasets.
Through coordination from the U.S.
Geological Survey’s Gap Analysis
Program and the collaborative
efforts of participating state
institutions, a seamless landcover
product was completed in
September 2004. These data and
related datasets are made available
to the public with ‘provisional’
status by the SWReGAP consortium
of institutions. This presentation
provides an overview of the effort
to create the seamless landcover
dataset and presents information on
how the public may access these
data.
R. Douglas Ramsey
John Lowry
RS/GIS Laboratory, College of
Natural Resources
Utah State University
435-797-3783
dougr@gis.usu.edu
Local and Regional
Government — GIS
Technology: Living in the
Wildland/Urban Interface.
Firewise ArcView and
Firewise FEMA HAZUS
Communities in Utah.
Wednesday, 10:50 am - Sunbrook
A/B
Presenter - Mike Price, Entrada/San
Juan, Inc.
National Fire Protection
Association’s Firewise Communities
program has selected two Utah
neighborhoods as Firewise ArcView
and Firewise FEMA HAZUS
Communities. Big Cottonwood
Canyon (Salt Lake County) and
Castle Valley (Grand County) are
recognized as prototype localities to
deploy and test FEMA’s new ArcGIS- based HAZUS-MH multi hazard
planning, mitigation, and response
technology.
This presentation reviews the
history of the Firewise program in
Utah and across the United States.
It summarizes the Firewise ArcView
grant program, underwritten by
ESRI and it details data
development, mapping, and analysis
at Big Cottonwood and Castle
Valley, two of the country’s leading
wildland urban interface technology
sites.
A brief history of the Firewise FEMA
HAZUS program is also presented.
Firewise HAZUS activities in and
around Cottonwood Canyon and
Castle Valley demonstrate
applications of GIS to identify,
mitigate, and resolve wildland urban
interface issues. Dramatic maps
from both communities show new
and exciting uses of GIS to better
understand urban interface issues.
They communicate issues to
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and InfoPath, Microsoft’s answer to
data entry done via paper forms
filled out today. Also we will cover
information on how to integrate and
migrate your Access data to SQL
Server for a more robust data
computing environment.
J. B. Blevins, Senior Technology
Specialist
Microsoft Corporation
JBLEVINS@microsoft.com
Paul Fritzler
New Horizons
Paul.fritzler@nhslc.com
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — Modeling using
LIDAR imagery
Tuesday, 10:50 am - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Gary Outlaw - Merrick &
Company
LIDAR is quickly becoming the
dominant technology for terrain
modeling. It is common for models
derived from LIDAR to utilize
breaklines to supplement bare earth
classified returnsin the final terrain
model. The amount of breaklines
and the technology utilized to
develop breaklines can dramatically
affect the cost and accuracy of the
terrain model. This presentation will
discuss 2D and 3D breakline
approaches, the cost impact of each
approach, and the accuracy
implications of each approach.
Gary Outlaw
Vice President
Merrick & Company
303-353-3901
gary.outlaw@merrick.com
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — SGID: Current
Structure and Future Plans
Tuesday, 10:50 am - Entrada A
Presenter - Matt Peters, AGRC
The State Geographic Information
Database (SGID) for Utah is an ever- changing geospatial data collection
that accommodates a changing
geospatial data environment. As
more current data becomes
available, and as older data sets are
updated, the SGID has to shift in
response. The database structure
itself also has to accommodate
changes in data formats, as well as
changes in database technology.
This presentation focuses on the
current status of the SGID, as well
as coming changes to its structure.
These may affect in some way how
data is accessed from the SGID.
These and other issues will be
addressed in order to keep the user
community up to date on this
resource.
Matt Peters
AGRC
801-538-3168
mpeters@utah.gov
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — What are
State Plane Coordinates and
why should I care?
Tuesday, 1:00 pm - Sunbrook A/B
Presenter - Mark Miller, Salt Lake
County
Many forms of GIS data are collect/
created using State Plane
Coordinates. This presentation will
define the coordinate system and
help you deal with the system
when you come across it.
Mark Miller
GIS Coordinator Salt Lake County
Surveyor’s Office
MMiller@slco.org
Overview / Demonstration
— SQL Server 2005 (Yukon):
New Features and
Functionality
Tuesday, 1:00 pm - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Kirk Schroeder,
Microsoft
Heard about the next version of
SQL Server but need to know
more? Then this session is for
you. SQL Server 2005, codenamed
Yukon, is scheduled to release early
in 2005 and will include many
major advances. You will be
provided a high level overview of
the new features and functionality
of SQL Server 2005, including
information on advanced features
such as real-time OLAP analysis with
live, changing data as well as
Reporting Services, the included
featured allowing you to create and
run compelling user-defined
reports. We hope to have CD’s of
the beta code available for all those
who request it. The Beta is also
available for download from the web
as well as your MSDN subscription.
Kirk Schroeder
Microsoft Corporation
kirksch@microsoft.com
Software Customization —
Developing with .NET I
Tuesday, 1:00 pm - Entrada A
Presenter - Robert Satterwhite,
Microsoft
Realizing Agility
Robert Satterwhite
Microsoft
rsatter@miscrosoft.com
Software Customization —
SQL Server Administration:
Tips & Tricks for the new-to- SQL Server DBA
Tuesday, 1:50 pm - Sunbrook A/B
Wednesday, 10:00 am - Sunbrook A/
B
Presenter - Paul Fritzler, New
Horizons of Salt Lake City
Come to this session to hear directly
from Microsoft and New Horizons on
how to work with your new
database environment, SQL Server.
This session is designed for
seasoned DBA’s familiar with other
databases as well as those new to
the SQL Server environment. You
will see a quick demonstration of
basic functions and a features
demonstration. Items included are
creating a database, creating a
maintenance plan, backing up a
database, restoring a database and
general tips to be aware of. We will
finish by showing a very quick
overview how to build an OLAP cube
using SQL’s Analysis Services,
analyzing the data and presenting
the data for end users in Excel pivot
tables.
as the two principal human-related
factors that, when combined with
pesticide sensitivity, determine
ground-water vulnerability to
pesticides.
This presentation will discuss data
overlay and Boolean raster methods
for rating vulnerability to pesticides.
Mike Lowe
Utah Geological Survey
mikelowe@utah.gov
Overview / Demonstration —
AutoDesk and SDE
Tuesday, 3:50 pm - Entrada A
Presenter - Stephen Brockwell,
AutoDesk
This presentation will show how
ESRI SDE data stored in Oracle can
be leveraged across a broad range
of applications. Specifically, this
seminar will show how to integrate
Autodesk Map 3d 2005 with ESRI to
be able to directly read SDE data
stored in Oracle Locator.
Additionally, data that is specific to
CAD projects can be loaded from
Autodesk Map into an SDE database.
This seminar will provide specifics of
the benefits of this approach to the
business process as well as the
database, data model and security
issues for deployment.
Stephen Brockwell
Wes Clain
AutoDesk
wes.clain@autodesk.com
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — Microsoft
Access: Best Practices for
getting the most out of the
data you have in Access
today
Tuesday, 10:50 am - Sunbrook A/B
Wednesday, 8:00 am - Sunbrook A/B
Presenter - Paul Fritzler, New
Horizons of Salt Lake City
(See previous listing - Tuesday,
10:50 a.m. - Sunbrook A/B)
Software Customization —
ArcGIS Developer:
Customizing ArcReader
Wednesday, 8:00 am - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Rob Elkins, ESRI
Redlands
With the ArcGIS Publisher
extension you can create freely
distributable customized ArcReader
applications. The ArcReader
application look and feel can be
customized using non-programming
techniques by modifying the
ArcReader template. More
advanced custom applications
based on the ArcReader Developer
Control can be developed using
Visual Basic or .NET programming
languages. This session will
introduce these customization
techniques and show what can be
created using ArcReader
technology. You will also see how
content provided by the map
author can be used to enhance
custom ArcReader applications.
This session is aimed at both entry
level developers with no experience
in ArcObjects, and experienced
developers who want to know more
about what can be developed with
the ArcReader control.
Rob Elkins
ESRI Redlands
relkins@esri.com
Overview / Demonstration
— Voice Integration
Solution Suite, allowing the
user to query and update
vocally, in day-to-day
natural language, any
existing database content.
Wednesday, 8:00 am - Entrada B
Presenter - Rajeev Varshneya,
Voice Insight
We will present the Voice Insight
Opportunity for Mobile professional
using GIS in the field and
specifically in the ESRI domain.
In GIS based applications requiring
field personnel to collect, verify or
update data, the simplicity of
device usage is essential.
Applications include code
enforcement, property assessment,
public safety (crime prevention,
routing and dispatch), asset
verification and maintenance in
water & electricity plants, location
based services etc.
Voice based user interface allows the
field personnel to use their Tablets,
Laptops or other portable devices
(toughbooks, wearable computers) in
a hands-free or even eyes-free
manner. In several of the above
mentioned applications, the use and
benefits will be demonstrated.
Rajeev Varshneya
President, Voice Insight USA
10523 Esquire Place, Cupertino, CA
408-666-1684
rajeev.varshneya@voice-insight.com
Local and Regional
Government — Do I know
where you are? Real world
address data solutions.
Wednesday, 8:50 am - Sunbrook A/B
Presenter - Kevin Sato, Murray City
Murray City had what we considered
a very good address ranged street
centerline data set. However, over
the past year our data has been used
along with other Salt Lake County
Municipalities by the Valley
Emergency Communications Center
(VECC) to dispatch Emergency
Services calls. In several instances
we found “addresses” that did not fit
the norm and did not or could not be
accurately described by our data. In
this session we will examine these
“Real World” address issues and the
solutions employed to accurately
model them.
Kevin Sato
Murray City Corporation
801-270-2460
KSato@murray.utah.gov
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — Basics of GPS
Technology
Wednesday, 8:50 am - Sunbrook C
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J. B. Blevins, Senior Technology
Specialist
Microsoft Corporation
JBLEVINS@microsoft.com
Paul Fritzler
New Horizons
Paul.fritzler@nhslc.com
Overviews / Demonstrations
— Trimble GPS Product
Update
Tuesday, 1:50 pm - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Carma Ingram, Monsen
Engineering
This presentation will include GPS
and how it works, as well as, what’s
new with the GPS technology. This
will include real-time accuracies and
new technology now available in
GPS equipment for GIS applications.
Utah has a unique situation arising
where UDOT will be establishing a
network of GPS base stations that
will cover the entire state with
cellular telephone connections to
either mapping grade or survey
grade GPS for in the field accuracies
of subcentimeter (survey grade) or
submeter (mapping grade).
Field collection can now be done
with a handheld GPS receiver or
GPS receiver connected to a
dedicated datalogger, pen based
computer or Windows CE device
giving the user the option of the tool
that best works for their application.
Field collection options with Trimble
GPS systems will be discussed in
detail including the “NEW” Handheld
GeoExplorer CE Series.
Carma Ingram
Monsen Engineering
960 South Main
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 531-6505
carma@monsenengineering.com
Software Customization —
Developing with .NET II
Tuesday, 1:50 - Entrada A
Presenter - Robert Satterwhite,
Microsoft
Visual Studio 2003 & Team System
- Visual Studio is a complete set of
development tools for building
ASP.NET Web applications, XML
Web services, desktop applications,
and mobile applications. Visual
Basic, Visual C++, Visual C#, and
Visual J# all use the same
integrated development
environment (IDE), which allows
them to share tools and facilitates
in the creation of mixed-language
solutions.
Robert Satterwhite
Microsoft
rsatter@miscrosoft.com
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — Using a
personal geodatabase for
geocoding; data
development and service
creation I & II.
Tuesday, 3:00 pm - Sunbrook A/B
Tuesday, 3:50 pm - Sunbrook A/B
Presenter - Joe Borgione, GIS
Coordinator, Valley Emergency
Communications Center
Valley Emergency Communications
Center (VECC) is the largest 9-1-1
call center in the state of Utah,
serving much of Salt Lake County.
Dispatching for fire, medical, and
law enforcement incidents
demands a high level of accuracy
with respect to geocoding
addresses.
This presentation will demonstrate
VECC methodology using ArcGIS’s
geocoding service. Data
development, for centerline data
and the address file will be
discussed in detail. Various
geocoding services will be
presented, with an emphasis on
using the US Streets with Alias
Table. A demonstration will show
how to create such a service and
will be used ‘live’ on a table of
addresses.
Joe Borgione
Valley Emergency Communications
Center
GIS Coordinator
801-840-4013
jborgione@vecc9-1-1.com
Local and Regional
Government — Developing
the Common Installation
Picture; Utah National Guard,
Camp Williams
Tuesday, 3:00 pm - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Erik Sewell, Neil Storey,
CH2M Hill
The Utah National Guard (UTNG) has
been using GIS technologies to
support Environmental and Facilities
management for several years.
CH2MHILL has been assisting UTNG
through the development of a
Common Installation Picture (CIP)
and the implementation of an
enterprise GIS that is geared towards
meeting National Guard mission
requirements.
Using a phased approach, from an
initial needs assessment through
project execution, UTNG has recently
developed GIS capabilities at and
around the cantonment area within
the Camp Williams Military
Reservation. The general assets and
utility systems incorporated in the
GIS include:
Buildings and Structural
Environmental Hazards
Hydrographic Conditions
General Improvements
Transportation Assets
Natural Gas Supply and
Distribution System
Communication System
Water Supply and
Distribution System
Stormwater Sewer System
Sanitary Sewer System
Electrical Distribution
System
GIS-based inventories of the selected
assets and system infrastructure
were collected using precise
orthophoto imagery, resource and
survey grade GPS, hydrologic
modeling software, and subsurface
utility engineering techniques. The
GIS data was developed using the
ESRI geodatabase model, and are
compliant with the Spatial Data
Standard for Facilities,
Infrastructure, and Environment
(SDSFIE), and FGDC metadata
standards. This presentation will
provide a project overview, including
discussions on techniques and
lessons learned.
Erik Sewell
GIS Developer/Analyst
CH2M HILL, Inc.
215 South State Street, Suite 1000
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 350-5258
Erik.Sewell@ch2m.com
Neil Storey
GIS Developer/Analyst
CH2M HILL, Inc.
215 South State Street, Suite 1000
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 350-5258
Neil.Storey@ch2m.com
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — Integrated
Parcel Maintenance:
Combining GIS and CAMA
Data Maintenance into a
Single Integrated Process
Tuesday, 3:00 pm - Entrada A
Presenter - Bill Campbell, Farragut
Systems, Inc.
Within a typical county, parcel
maintenance usually consists of two
distinct processes. GIS data is
updated within a GIS parcel
maintenance process (typically
within a GIS department or within
the Assessor’s Office) while CAMA
data is updated by Assessor Office
personnel. Development of an
integrated process employing
integrated parcel maintenance
software provides the capability to
update the CAMA and GIS data at
the same time. This approach
provides several advantages,
including:
ability to maintain and use
a single process to update
both CAMA and GIS data
ability to use the GIS to
calculate and update CAMA
fields
ability to use the GIS to
create CAMA records for
new parcels
implementation of better
procedures to keep GIS
and CAMA data
synchronized
In this presentation, I will present
an overview of an integrated parcel
maintenance system that was
developed for Wake County, NC.
Using Wake County as a case
study, we will discuss the
advantages and disadvantages of
integrating the two processes as
well as present issues and lessons
learned.
Bill Campbell
Farragut Systems, Inc.
Lafayette, CO
Data Acquisition and
Conversion — Using a
personal geodatabase for
geocoding; data
development and service
creation I & II.
Tuesday, 3:00 pm - Sunbrook A/B
Tuesday, 3:50 pm - Sunbrook A/B
Presenter - Joe Borgione, GIS
Coordinator, Valley Emergency
Communications Center
(See previous listing - Tuesday,
3:00 p.m. - Sunbrook A/B)
Natural Resources — Utah
Geological Survey
Part I: Integrating GIS for
Earthquake-Response
Planning at the Utah
Geological Survey
Tuesday, 3:50 pm - Sunbrook C
Presenter - Lucas Shaw, Bill Case,
Utah Geological Survey
Large earthquakes can disrupt lives
with devastating effects on
communities and individuals.
Large earthquakes are infrequent in
Utah, but when one occurs it may
result in a costly tragedy. The Utah
Geological Survey (UGS) is the lead
state scientific agency responsible
for understanding, documenting,
and responding to earthquakes in
Utah. A key component to the UGS
response to earthquakes is a post- earthquake information
clearinghouse. The clearinghouse is
a facility that is used to coordinate
the gathering of information by a
diverse group of earthquake
professionals and maximize
information availability.
This presentation will demonstrate
how the UGS will use the earthquake
clearinghouse to deliver earthquake
related information to users via the
web and how this information is used
in GIS applications. This talk will
discuss how open source database
software, weblog software, and GIS
are integrated into our earthquake
clearinghouse website. Geologic data
from the 1992 magnitude 5.8 St.
George earthquake will be featured in
the demonstration.
Lucas Shaw
Utah Geological Survey
lucasshaw@utah.gov
Part II: GIS-cased ground- water sensitivity and
vulnerability maps for Utah
Presenters - Mike Lowe, Matt Butler,
and Janae Wallace, Utah Geological
Survey
Contamination from pesticides poses
a potential threat to human health
and the environment in agricultural
areas of Utah where ground water is
the primary source of drinking water.
Using GIS technology and readily
available data, we mapped areas
showing ground-water sensitivity and
vulnerability to pesticides for the
state of Utah.
Sensitivity to pesticides was
determined by assessing natural
factors favorable or unfavorable to
the degradation of ground water by
pesticides applied or spilled on the
land surface. We selected
hydrostratigraphy (based on primary
and secondary permeability of
geologic units), soil hydraulic
conductivity, retardation of
pesticides, attenuation of pesticides,
depth to ground water, and land- surface slope as the six factors
primarily determining ground-water
sensitivity to pesticides in Utah.
Vulnerability to pesticides was
determined by assessing the effects
of human-induced factors on ground- water sensitivity to pesticides. We
selected irrigated versus non- irrigated agriculture, and crop type,