2015 NC GIS Conference: Full Schedule

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8:00am EST

CURISA Workshops: Registration and Continental Breakfast - Lower Mezzanine

Wednesday February 25, 2015 8:00am - 10:00am EST
Lower Mezzanine

Registration

9:00am EST

Deploying Mobile Solutions: What to Consider (Full day workshop) (AICP)

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One way to meet demands for providing superior service levels and operational efficiencies under tightening budget constraints is to leverage new technology that places GIS data in the hands of field crews. This allows for improved management and better maintenance of work processes to properly appraise infrastructure assets and to meet service request response times.

This workshop is designed to provide local government managers with practical guidelines for building an effective mobile GIS program across multiple departments.

Specific topics include:

• Practical guidelines for building a mobile GIS
• Business drivers for moving GIS technology and data into the field
• Alternative strategies for implementing GIS-based field solutions
• Overcoming obstacles to automating field processes
• Steps in the mobility implementation process

Intended Audience: Supervisors and managers responsible for public works operations. GIS and IT department managers interested in mobilizing user applications and Mobile GIS project managers.

Speakers

Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP

Business Development Manager – GIS & Aerial, SAM, LLC

Tripp Corbin is the GIS and Aerial Business Development Manager for Survey and Mapping LLC. also known as SAM. With over 28 years of Surveying, Mapping and GIS experience, Mr. Corbin is recognized as an industry expert with a variety of geospatial solutions including Esri, Autodesk... Read More →

Wednesday February 25, 2015 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Room 206

Workshop, AICP

Host Organization Carolina URISA

9:00am EST

Emergency Preparedness for GIS (Full day workshop, first half) and North Carolina Emergency Management – GIS Training (second half) (AICP)

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Emergency Preparedness for GIS (1/2 Day - First Half)
As GIS goes from being a silo technology in an organization to an integrated enterprise solution, there is a pressing need for cross training on the non-technical disciplines GIS staff is being asked to support. Specifically, public safety (emergency management, police and fire services) and the ridged work flows which accompany their daily duties, often prove foreign to those unfamiliar with these specific disciplines. In order to accommodate their needs in a time-sensitive situation, out experience is that by taking the 'GIS' out of the analyst-emergency responder relationship is the best approach. The key is to arm the GIS professional with enough knowledge so they can effectively discern the needs of the incident commander and quickly produce the spatial document(s) which best support decision making in an emergency.

This workshop is divided into a two part structure:
First, an overview of the incident command structure and the national incident management system. We will briefly discuss common situations specific to each discipline and show case studies/examples of how GIS is used to support each. We will also discuss relevant data sets to public safety and suggestions for the integration of GIS into their organizations disaster preparedness planning.

The second part of the workshop will include an interactive emergency technology table exercise with participants from the audience and provide take away knowledge that can be implemented in their own organizations.

Intended Audience: GIS Managers, Emergency Management and Public Safety professionals.

North Carolina Emergency Management - GIS Training (1/2 Day - Second Half)
North Carolina Emergency Management uses GIS to run analysis for Events that occur in the state. This course will cover the Common Operating System called NC SPARTA. This is the process flow and process management system where the state participants coordinate their efforts to respond to an event. Also covered will be the viewer that is fed by the data collected in SPARTA. Locational information is also viewable in Sparta and can be used by each of the Emergency Service Functions to help determine answers for events.

There are also a series of analysis that are done by the GIS section during an event to answer questions about amount of flooding, number of people impacted, number of buildings impacted, etc…. This information will be broken down and discussed to share.

Finally we will discuss the capability of working with the state to recover and restore after an event. This is where data is held, how data is distributed and the information that is made available to other groups during an event.

Intended Audience: GIS Managers, Emergency Management and Public Safety professionals.

Speakers

Carla Bissette

WebEOC Adminstrator, NC Emergency Management

Carla Bissette has been a member of the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management for twenty-five years; currently serving as a Business and Support Analyst within the Risk Management Section……with the responsibility as the agency’s WebEOC Administrator. Ms. Bissette... Read More →

Hope Morgan, PLS, GISP, CFM

NC Dept. of Public Safety

Hope Morgan has been in the field of GIS and Remote sensing for 17 years. She has a degree in Geography from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was involved in the original Statewide LiDAR collection 2000-2005, NC Orthophotography collection in 2010, and the current... Read More →

Theresa (Tari) Martin, GISP

GIS Ananlyst, Dept. of IT, City of Laurel, Maryland

Theresa Martin has over 10 years experience in emergency management and is currently the GIS Analyst for the City of Laurel in Prince George's County Maryland. She is a technical subject matter Expert for the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation and member of the Mid... Read More →

Wednesday February 25, 2015 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Room 205

Workshop, AICP

Host Organization Carolina URISA

9:00am EST

Introduction to Public Participation GIS: Using GIS to Support Community Decision Making (Full day workshop) (AICP)

As GIS becomes more widely available, many organizations and community groups are taking GIS out of the back room and are using it in public settings. Using GIS technology to engage various “publics” in decision making requires more than traditional GIS skills.

This course focuses on the process of entering into this type of engagement. It will also review how GIS techniques and software can be adapted for use in community settings. Using real world examples, the course will explore both government and community-led projects that encourage citizen participation and engagement.

Although this workshop will be focused on PPGIS within North America our case studies will illustrate the wide variability in the presence of governmental, societal, and technological infrastructure in different communities.

Specific topics include:

• PPGIS for Civic Engagement
• Principles and Methods of Community Organizing and Engagement
• Innovative Use of Technologies
• Visual Communication

Intended Audience: Individuals who have GIS experience and want to expand their skills to reach out and engage the public. Participants should be well versed in GIS general practices and analysis.

Speakers

Judy Colby-George, GISP

Consultant, VIEWSHED

Judy is the owner of Viewshed, which is made up of Spatial Alternatives, GIS Consulting and tjd&a, Landscape Architects and Planners. She has worked with municipal governments, regional planning agencies, and state governments in New England for over 25 years. Judy has extensive... Read More →

Wednesday February 25, 2015 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Room 201

Workshop, AICP

9:00am EST

Public Data, Public Access, Privacy, and Security: U.S. Law and Policy (Full day workshop) (AICP)

Workshops Require a Separate Registration. Details...

As data distribution capacities increase, there is increasing tension between access to public records as a foundation of a free society, citizen expectations of confidentiality, and protection of public security.

• What data are subject to Freedom of Information laws?
• What about privacy restrictions and homeland security concerns?
• Can a government raise revenue (or defray maintenance costs) by charging market prices for the data?
• What about liability for data errors?

This workshop will focus on the critical legal issues and the policy options they frame.
Specific topics include:

• State and federal Freedom of Information laws
• State and federal informational privacy laws
• Secrecy and homeland security protections
• Balancing public access, privacy, and secrecy
• Data sales vs. data access
• Protecting ownership and minimizing liability
• Policy and technical considerations

Intended Audience: This workshop is intended for public sector managers, and policy professionals, database developers and administrators, and GIS professionals.

Speakers

Kim McDonough, GISP

Senior IT Manager, GIS, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Wednesday February 25, 2015 9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Room 203

Workshop, AICP

Host Organization Carolina URISA

12:00pm EST

Lunch - Lower Mezzanine

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Wednesday February 25, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Lower Mezzanine

Lunch

Host Organization Carolina URISA

1:00pm EST

Workshops resume until 5pm

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Speakers

Carla Bissette

WebEOC Adminstrator, NC Emergency Management

Hope Morgan, PLS, GISP, CFM

NC Dept. of Public Safety

Theresa (Tari) Martin, GISP

GIS Ananlyst, Dept. of IT, City of Laurel, Maryland

Wednesday February 25, 2015 1:00pm - 5:00pm EST

Workshop

Host Organization Carolina URISA

6:00pm EST

Evening Social - 402

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Wednesday February 25, 2015 6:00pm - 8:00pm EST
Room 402

Social

Host Organization Carolina URISA

8:00am EST

Exhibit Hall Open (8am-10am)

Thursday February 26, 2015 8:00am - 10:00am EST
Ballrooms A & B

Exhibit Hall

8:00am EST

NC GIS Conference Registration - Main Lobby (8am-7pm)

Thursday February 26, 2015 8:00am - 7:00pm EST
Raleigh Convention Center Main Lobby

Registration

10:00am EST

Plenary Session

Welcome

Tim Johnson, Conference Chair, Director, NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

Welcome to Raleigh

Honorable Nancy MacFarlane, Mayor, City of Raleigh

Welcome from URISA

James Armstrong, President, Carolina URISA; Allen Ibaugh, Past President, URISA

Overview of the Conference

Tim Johnson

Presentation of G. Herbert Stout Local Government Awards

Tim Johnson; Mrs. Lewanna Stout

Speakers

James Armstrong

Partner, Spatial Relationships LLC

I am a partner in a Boston based Geospatial Consultant agency. We can assist in short term as well as long term staffing needs, as well as project management oversight. We are proponents not only of the technology but of the profession. In that light we support the mission of URISA... Read More →

Allen Ibaugh, AICP, GISP

President, Data Transfer Solutions

Will submit at later date

Tim Johnson

Director, NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

Tim is the Director of the North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NC CGIA). NC CGIA is the lead state agency for GIS under the NC Department of Information Technology. He manages agency operations and provides staff support to the NC Geographic Information... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 10:00am - 10:45am EST
Ballroom C

Plenary-Luncheon

10:45am EST

Break

Thursday February 26, 2015 10:45am - 11:00am EST

Break

10:45am EST

Exhibit Hall Open (10:45am-7pm)

Thursday February 26, 2015 10:45am - 7:00pm EST
Ballrooms A & B

Exhibit Hall

11:00am EST

Open-ing the Future of NOAA GIS

Provide an update on NOAA’s enterprise geospatial activities. Highlights to include NOAA’s efforts to provide easier access to discover and access geospatial data and services through new approaches including the Big Data Partnership; operationalizing much of NOAA’s weather and climate data as 24/7 mapping services; and advances in the development of software applications and open data approaches.

Moderators

Greg Dobson

Research Scientist | GIS Coordinator, UNC Asheville's NEMAC

Greg Dobson serves as a Research Scientist and the GIS Coordinator for UNC Asheville's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center. His work focuses on the use of GIS and other geospatial technologies in support of a wide range of projects including decision support tools... Read More →

Speakers

Tony Lavoi

Chief Data Officer, SO/CIO/NEDD

Tony LaVoi serves as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chief Data Officer (CDO). As the NOAA CDO, he is responsible for NOAA’s Data Strategy and all aspects of its implementation. The purpose of the NOAA Data Strategy is to dramatically accelerate the use... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 11:00am - 11:30am EST
Room 305 A/B

Sessions, Applications

11:00am EST

State Data Initiatives: Approaches and Outcomes

NC OneMap continues to provide new data and now a new ISO metadata profile which promises to be easier to use and more relevant for our modern times. Come hear what's new and how to get started.

Statewide and Framework Datasets: Approaches and Outcomes
Jeff Brown

NC's New ISO Metadata Profile
Steve Averett, Sarah Wray

Moderators

Jeff Brown, GISP

Coordination Program Manager, NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

Jeff Brown is the Coordination Program Manager for the North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA) in the Government Data Analytics Center in the Department of Information Technology. Since joining CGIA in 1996, has worked on a variety of GIS projects as an... Read More →

Speakers

Steve Averett, GISP

GIS Manager, City of Greensboro

Sarah Wray, CGCIO, GISP

Spatial Data Manager, NC Dept. of Transportation

Sarah Wray is Chair of the North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council (NCGICC) ad hoc Metadata Committee. She currently serves as the Spatial Data Manager for the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Thursday February 26, 2015 11:00am - 11:30am EST
Room 301 A/B

Sessions, Data

11:00am EST

The Map: Your Know It All Friend

When you hold your phone or tablet in your hand, you have access to the most detailed, useful, and powerful map ever created. History has never seen such a finely tuned and comprehensive spatial index of the world. Every day we use this map to connect with the people and places that are important to us. The trusty map provides confidence when navigating unfamiliar cities, offers suggestions for new experiences, and warns us when a truck hauling chickens overturns on the interstate and threatens to turn our 10-minute commute into an hours-long delay while the chickens have a dance party on the interstate.

A company called HERE spent the last 30 years indexing the world, building a map, and developing location services with one vision: help people navigate their lives with ease and confidence.

HERE believes quality mapping is a local and collaborative activity. HERE partners with thousands of local governments and volunteer mappers in the U.S. who contribute their native expertise to the HERE Map. Just as you want a clean house when visitors stop by, these map experts want their corner of the world to be accurate on the map. In this presentation, get a (non-technical) behind-the-scenes look at HERE and the expert contributions that power a map accessed over 100 million times per day on mobile devices, in cars, and in enterprise applications around the world.

Moderators

Dawn Perry

GIS Project Coordinator, Orange County Tax Administration

Dawn Perry has been working in the GIS mapping world for the last 17 years, mostly as a local government employee. She has been an active member of the NCPMA, serving on the Program Committee, Location Committee, and Certification Committee.

Speakers

Geoff Adamo

HERE

Thursday February 26, 2015 11:00am - 11:30am EST
Room 302 B/C

Sessions, Enterprise

11:00am EST

The Rise of 3D GIS on the Web

With the introduction of WebGL and the wide availability of fast GPUs on desktop and mobile, the foundations for web-based 3D GIS have been laid. Web-based 3D GIS enables plugin-free, cross-platform, compelling visualization. The challenge now is to build apps and data workflows to bridge GIS to the web. Using Cesium, an open-source JavaScript library for creating 3D globes as a case study, we will explore industry trends and future development.

Moderators

Brett Spivey

Speakers

Patrick Cozzi

CEO, Analytical Graphics, Inc.

Patrick is the Principal Graphics Architect at Analytical Graphics, Inc., where he leads the development of Cesium, an open-source JavaScript library for creating web-based 3D globes and 2D maps. He is the coauthor of 3D Engine Design for Virtual Globes, editor of WebGL Insights... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 11:00am - 11:30am EST
Room 306 B/C

Sessions, Technology

11:30am EST

Box Lunch

Thursday February 26, 2015 11:30am - 1:30pm EST
Ballrooms A & B

Lunch

12:00pm EST

Special Group Meetings

Special Interest Group meetings are planned for the following groups. Pick up a box lunch in the Exhibit Hall and join your group!

Carolina URISA - Room 206
Federal Interagency Committee of the GICC - Room 205
NC ArcGIS Users Group (NCAUG) - Room 201
NC Association of Regional Councils GIS Group - Room 204
NC Higher Education Academic Community - Room 203

Thursday February 26, 2015 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST

Meetings

1:30pm EST

3D Data and WebGL for Large Data Sets in Your Browser. Technology is constantly moving forward in collecting, manipulating, and visualizing large 3D data sets. In these sessions new methods of collecting and manipulating point cloud data will be demonstrated, along with new methods of displaying large 3D point and surface sets in web browsers using WebGL technologies.

Single Photon Lidar
Dr. J. Marcos Sirota
Single Photon Lidar (SPL) is now a mature operational technology, which has been developed over the last several years by Sigma Space. Multiple systems operating from 3 to 30 kft, capable of topographic and bathymetric applications have been deployed. The systems use 100-beam arrays rapidly scanned over the terrain, producing up to 3.2 million multi-stop pixels per second. Multiple returns per pixel per laser fire are recorded due to the fast recovery of the receiver, a stark contrast to typical “Geiger-mode” systems. With a receiver deadtime of only 1.6 nsec (~20 cm), obscurant multi-layer measurements are readily obtained for foliage, water or any diffuse targets with single laser firings. Swaths of 2.4 km, flying at 200 knots and with minimum point densities of 8 points/sq meter are standard for the high altitude units. Medium altitude (7,500 ft) systems produce 1.6 km swaths, for an aereal coverage of about 600 km2/ hr. Additional technical specifications, data samples, and data quality analysis will be presented.

Commercial Geiger Mode LiDAR the Next Paradigm
Mark Romano
Originally developed for US military applications Harris has developed the first commercially available LiDAR system built with Geiger Mode Avalanche Photodiode (GmAPD) technology. This new technology provides significant efficiency gains for airborne LiDAR mapping when compared with currently available linear mode sensors. This system can collect very high density data (over 20 PPM) at instantaneous area of coverage rates greater than 1000 sq. km per hour providing lower cost with higher data quality.

This presentation will describe the processes and technologies Harris has developed over the past 15 years for efficiently producing high density point clouds from GmAPD lidar data, and discuss how these capabilities support non-military applications. Topics to be covered include: 1) GmAPD sensing fundamentals, 2) collection strategies for GmAPD collection, and 3) automated, large volume data production systems. 4) comparisons of existing vs new technologhy project solutions. Examples of high density GmAPD products will also be shown.

plas.io and Greyhound: Point Clouds in Your Browser
Howard Butler
Point cloud data have a deserved reputation for being unwieldy, noisy, redundant, unstructured, and huge. Despite this, the pace at which these data are available continues to accelerate. LiDAR, in the form of laser scans captured from aircraft, vehicles, and stationary sensors, has gone from a finicky technical oddity to a nearly everyday arrow in the quiver of a GIS practitioner looking for elevation data. Sonar captures are transforming from simple interpolated surfaces of sounding depths to detailed characterizations of the the underwater environment. Finally, Structure from Motion (SfM) technologies are enabling UAV-captured point clouds to be available to the everywoman for unprecedented cost in unprecedented volume. plas.io is standard HTML5 software that allows developers to create richly customized applications for interacting with point cloud data in your browser, and Greyhound is the open source server component that feeds those clients. Both technologies build on the PDAL and LASzip open source softwares to enable point cloud data processing and compression. All of these softwares are powered by a community of developers who use them to solve many tasks, and I will show you how you can leverage them to innovatively deliver point cloud data to your clients.

Moderators

Hope Morgan, PLS, GISP, CFM

NC Dept. of Public Safety

Speakers

Howard Butler

President, Hobu, Inc.

Howard leads a small company open source software developers in the Iowa called Hobu, Inc. He and his firm have led the development of open source projects like PDAL, libLAS, plas.io, and Greyhound which work together to provide a processing and visualization stack of capabilities... Read More →

Mark Romano

Geospatial Product Manager, Harris Corporation

In his capacity as the Harris Corporation Geospatial Product Manager Mark is Responsible for commercialization of Geiger mode LiDAR and other air, land, and sea remote sensing capabilities for the federal/civil and commercial community. Mark has an extensive background (20+yrs) leading... Read More →

Dr. J. Marcos Sirota

President & CEO, Sigma Space Corp.

Marcos is co-founder and CEO of Sigma Space Corp. He has been working on optical instrumentation and lidar systems for aerospace applications for 25 years. Sigma produces state-of-the-art lidar instruments for ground, airborne and space borne platforms, including cloud physics... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 302 C

1:30pm EST

Apps, Apps, and More Apps: Lightning Round (AICP)

Web, mobile, and desktop Apps continue to become part of everyday GIS practice and are used by both highly-skilled GIS professionals as well as non-GIS users. This session will showcase some of the latest and greatest Apps from across a broad range of user applications that are useful for information presentation and decision making.

Easement Clearing App
Rob Bailey

Using ArcGIS Online for the 2014 US Open
Rachel Smith, Rachel Patterson
Using ArcGIS Online for public safety and security during the historical back to back US Opens. Moore County GIS coordinated mobile mapping for federal, state and local agencies to use during the US Opens in Pinehurst, North Carolina. What we learned from a unique event.

Go! NC
John Farley, Tom McKay
This is NCDOT's implementation of ArcGIS Online. GO! NC is system for the sharing and collaboration of geospatial business data owned and maintained by NCDOT.

Enhancing Local Government with Story Maps
Scott Longerbeam
This presentation will look at the ways that local governments can enhance their existing online presence through the use of ESRI's Story Maps. The presentation will utilize the experience gathered by the City of Danville through the implementation of both Collector for ArcGIS and ESRI's Story Maps to create an online tour of our River Walk Trail system.

Volunteer Stream Monitoring and ArcGIS Online: Enabling Field Collection of Observations Over Time
Chase Barnard, Dave Almond
The Town of Chapel Hill utilizes volunteer stream monitors to collect water quality data monthly or quarterly at assigned locations. In order to minimize the time investment required by Town staff to maintain the volunteer monitoring database as the program expands, a solution utilizing ArcGIS Online was developed. This solution enables volunteer monitors to enter data through a web-based interface, effectively eliminating internal data entry.

Related tables are used to store multiple observations of a given feature over time. Unfortunately the current ArcGIS web-editing environment does not easily support this data model. However, utilizing ModelBuilder and python-scripting, Town staff developed a workaround which enables this functionality. Ideally, communities can implement this solution to support automation of programs requiring maintenance of multiple inspection records over time for various features using ArcGIS Online.

AGOL Use Case Scenarios
Melanie Williams
NC DENR has had several occasions where decision-makers needed maps and speed was of the essence. This presentation will present several types of use case scenarios of recent deployment of AGOL websites, as well as the impacts these are having on decision-making, from every day activities like where to look for frogs to disaster response.

Moderators

Julie Stamper

GIS Coordinator, Pasquotank County

Julie has been the GIS Coordinator for Pasquotank County for 14 years. She has a BS in Computer Science from Purdue University and won the G Herb Stout for Visionary Use of GIS in 2007 and was named one of the 50 Leaders to Watch by GPS World.

Speakers

Dave Almond

Stormwater Specialist, Town of Chapel Hill

Dave is a graduate of Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC and has worked for ToCH Stormwater Management since 2007 as a water quality specialist. Dave is certified as an ESRI Desktop Associate and is presently pursuing a graduate certificate in GIS from the NC State MGIST program... Read More →

Rob Bailey, CMUD

City of Charlotte

John Farley, GISP

Manager, GIS Unit, NC Dept. of Transportation

John is currently the GIS Manager for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Over the last twenty one years, Mr. Farley has worked at all levels of government and the private sector. His work spans many fields of GIS to include local government, transportation, utilities... Read More →

Chase Barnard, GISP

GIS Coordinator, Town of Chapel Hill

Mr. Barnard has been working in the GIS field for over 20 years and has spent the last 8 years as the GIS Coordinator for the Town of Chapel Hill. He especially enjoys how his job allows him to take a spatial approach to variety of disciplines including land use planning, transportation... Read More →

Tom McKay, GISP

Engineering Technician (GIS), NC Dept. of Transportation

Tom hails originally from Rochester, NY. Since graduation from the State University of NY at Oneonta, Tom has held several jobs across several sectors of GIS from private to public, with his total GIS experience numbering over 7 years. At NCDOT, in addition to his role on the GO... Read More →

Rachel Smith, GISP

GIS Programmer/Analyst, Moore County GIS

Rachel Smith is a Programmer/Analyst for Moore County GIS. She joined Moore County in January 2011. She received her MBA from Campbell University in 2006. Her main focus is Addressing Administration but enjoys special projects for other departments. Her husband, James, and their two... Read More →

Scott Longerbeam

Senior GIS Programmer Analyst, City of Danville

I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a double major in geology and geography. My first exposure to GIS was through mapping geologic structures. I then turned to cadastral mapping, civil site design, utilities, and finally to local government GIS management... Read More →

Rachel Patterson, GISP, PLS

GIS Programmer/Analyst, Moore County GIS

Rachel has been in the GIS profession for over ten years and still loves and is challenged by GIS. She graduated from Appalachian State University and is currently attending North Carolina State to obtain her Masters in GIS. In her down time she loves to spend time with her family... Read More →

Melanie Williams

Basin Planner, NC DENR, Div. of Water Resources

Melanie Williams is a River Basin Planner for the Division of Water Resources. She has worked for DWR/DWQ in Raleigh, NC for the past 7 years and has recently focused on collaborated efforts across the Division to lay ground work for providing the public with more data in a user friendly... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 301 A/B

Sessions, AICP, Applications

1:30pm EST

G. Herbert Stout Student Award Presentations - Graduate Students

Total Surface Area of North America in Rivers and Streams Larger Than Previously Thought
George Allen, UNC-CH

What’s All the Fuzz About? Examining Differences in Accuracy of Species Distribution Models Across Grain Size Using FIA Data at True and Fuzzed Locations
Joseph DiRenzo, NCSU

Modeling the Nesting Suitability of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in North Carolina Using Geospatial Technologies
Alyssa Randall, UNC-W

Moderators

Dr. Hugh Devine

Emeritus Distinguished Professor, NC State University

Speakers

George Allen

Graduate Student, UNC-Chapel Hill

George is a doctoral candidate in the department of Geological Sciences at UNC Chapel Hill and works with Dr. Tamlin Pavelsky in the Global Hydrology research group. He uses GIS, remote sensing, and image processing techniques to study the global fluvial system. George is building... Read More →

Joseph DiRenzo

Graduate Student, North Carolina State University

Alyssa Randall

GIS Analyst & Environmental Scientist, Planning Communities, LLC

Alyssa Randall is a GIS Analyst and Environmental Scientist at Planning Communities in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her work mostly includes climate action planning, community and environmental impact assessment and equity analysis. She has a background in coastal science and environmental... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 303

Sessions, Student Award Presentations

1:30pm EST

GIS and Ethics: How Society is Shaping and Being Shaped by Geospatial (AICP)

Geospatial awareness has become an essential element of our society. This new normal (one with an ever-present geospatial foundation) allows for the continuing and rapid enhancement of how we view our society on a macro scale and how we interact on a personal level. This session examines the ethics and decisions behind how our geospatial data are created, managed, shared, and analyzed, and will explore provider, customer, professional, and citizen perspectives to highlight GIS uses.

Ethics and the Geospatial Profession
Max Baber
This a paradoxical time for geospatial professionals, a veritable Age of Spatial Reasoning where the majority of our nation routinely uses geospatial data and technologies but remain largely unaware a geospatial profession exists. In relative anonymity our professional community continues to expand, and a growing number of geospatial professionals pursue certifications from organizations such as GISCI, ASPRS, and USGIF. Credentialed professions maintain ethical standards to assure and sustain public faith in a diversity of fields including engineering, medicine, accounting and - most recently - geospatial. Ethical issues for the geospatial community exist across individual, institutional, and policy domains. Questions regarding legal rights to individual privacy have been raised by civil libertarians around our nation, with potential for government policy shifts that can impact commercial geospatial activities spanning everything from unmanned aerial systems to location-based applications on portable smart devices. A number of geospatial organizations serve our professional community interests by taking advocacy positions on these matters. Geospatial professionals can support these efforts by joining and volunteering with one or more of these organizations.

Spatial Analysis and Social Equity
Allan Parnell
GIS is a powerful tool for making racial inequality visible. I present materials from civil rights litigation and civil rights advocacy, and discuss my strategies for effectively addressing the issues. I review research design including scale, access to public data, and building a spatial "narrative."

A Wanderer’s Guide to the Data Network: Navigating our Connected World
Garrett Shields
Technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate and information is becoming more readily available to the average person. As new forms of information exchange come to light, our interaction with so called “Big Data” becomes more frequent. Understanding the vast and sometimes complex way that spatial, tabular and social datasets are interconnected is the key to unlocking new and innovative ways to understand our dynamic world.
This presentation will serve as a guided tour of the world of Big Data with emphasis on the fact that there is no such thing as an “unrelated dataset”. We will see how different methods of collecting data affects not only the information itself, but begins a chain of social, business and technological interactions that ultimately changes the way we live our lives. Leveraging how we adapt to and utilize the expanding market of information will allow us to move forward with new, innovative technologies and a better understanding of our connected world.

Moderators

Rob Farrell

Information and Logistics Specialist, NCSU Libraries

Speakers

Dr. Max Baber

Director of Academic Programs, US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

Max began his career in the 1980’s working as a commercial real estate researcher in Atlanta, Georgia, which led to his pursing a master's degree in geography at Georgia State University, and later completing his Ph.D. After completing his doctorate, Max spent a decade teaching... Read More →

Garrett Shields, GISP, CFM

GIS Production Manager, Amec Foster Wheeler

Garrett Shields works as the GIS Production Manager for Amec Foster Wheeler in Durham, NC. Mr. Shields is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a degree in Geography/GIS and is a GISP as well as a Certified Floodplain Manager and Certified HAZUS Practitioner. During his... Read More →

Dr. Allan Parnell

Vice President, Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities

Allan Parnell, Ph.D., is demographer. He is currently Vice-President of the not-for-profit Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities and President of McMillan and Moss Research. His AB (Geography), MA (Sociology) and PhD. (Sociology) are all from the University of North... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 302 A

Sessions, AICP, Enterprise

1:30pm EST

Mobility (AICP)

The Pew Research foundation reports that 61% of Americans have smartphones. That number is increasing. We are on the cusp of the age of 24/7 connectivity with each other and our devices and data will be the expectation. This session highlights mobile delivery of data & services.

A Web Mapping Application for Forestry Preharvest Planning
David Jones
The N.C. Forest Service, in collaboration with the NCDA&CS Emergency Programs Division, has developed a web mapping application for forestry preharvest planning. The application includes user rights management, spatial data editing and manipulation, map production, and MS SQL Server Reporting Services. The application was built using a MS SQL Server, ArcGIS Server, and HTML/JavaScript stack.

Mobilizing the Workforce
Carl Sterns, Cory White

ArcGIS Online & ArcCollector
Bryan Payst

Moderators

Janet Jackson, GISP, PLS

Geospatial Professional

Speakers

David Jones

GIS Coordinator - Branch Head, Geospatial Services Branch, N.C. Forest Service

Mr. Jones holds a B.S. in Natural Resources Ecosystem Assessment from North Carolina State University (NCSU) and is currently enrolled in the Masters of Geospatial Information Science and Technology program while pursuing a Computer Programming Certificate, both via distance education... Read More →

Brian Payst

Program Director for Infrastructure, The Nature Conservancy

Brian is the Program Director for Infrastructure at The Nature Conservancy. His areas of responsibility include collaboration platforms, desktop and mobile standards, identity management and spatial data systems for a 3,500 employee organization with over 600 offices spread across... Read More →

Carl Stearns, GISP, PLS

GIS Planner II, City of Raleigh Public Utilities

Carl began his GIS career doing field data collection for electric distribution and managed projects in North Carolina and Louisiana before joining the City of Durham Public Works GIS group from 2005 to 2013. He has managed the City of Raleigh Public Utilities GIS group since August... Read More →

Corey White

GIS Application Developer, City of Raleigh Public Utilities

Corey has worked in local government and municipal GIS for 7 years and currently works for the City of Raleigh, NC Public Utilities GIS group. He began his career in GIS working for San Antonio Water Systems in 2007, and later worked 3 years for the City of Asheville, NC IT GIS group... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 306 A

Sessions, AICP, Technology

Company City of Raleigh, North Carolina Forest Serve, The Nature Conservancy
Tags ArcGIS Collector, Forestry, Nature, Public Utility, Utility, Web Mapping, Weed

1:30pm EST

Open Source, Open Discussion

Open Source, Open Discussion will follow an open Q&A format. The panelists will speak briefly about their background and experience with open source technology and data, then the floor will be open for general or technical discussions. If you are just getting started with open source solutions or curious about all of the open source buzz, this discussion should be on target and informative. Attendees with more open source experience may be interested in exchanging development or implementation recommendations.

Panelists:
Ralph Dell GISP
Randal Hale
Jason Hibbets
Dr. Helena Mitasova GISP

Moderators

Jennifer Moore Myers

Resource Information Specialist, USDA Forest Service

Jennifer Moore Myers is a Resource Information Specialist with Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center in the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station. Her work includes geospatial analysis, database management, web development, and technology transfer activities... Read More →

Speakers

Dr. Helena Mitasova, GISP

Professor at the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, and Center for Geospatial Analytics, North Carolina State University

Dr. Mitasova is a Professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and a member of the Geospatial Science and Technology Faculty at the Center for Geospatial Analytics at the North Carolina State University. She is a member of the OSGeo Foundation and the Open... Read More →

Ralph Dell, GISP

Programmer/Analyst, Catawba County GIS

One of my responsibilities is the design, development and maintenance of our GIS web pages. We use Open Source software tools on our pages. For our mapping sites we use OpenLayers and jquery on the client side, and Goeserver postgis and Apache web server on the server side. We started... Read More →

Randy Hale

Owner, North River Geographic Systems, Inc

Owner and operator of North River Geographic Systems, Inc. Randal Hale has been in the geospatial industry for way too long. I generally work with Free and Open Source Software for Geoinformatics (QGIS, PostGIS, Geoserver, GRASS). NRGS is a business supporter of QGIS and a business... Read More →

Jason Hibbets

Senior Community Architect, Red Hat

Jason Hibbets is a senior community architect at Red Hat which means he is a mash-up of a community manager and project manager designing programs for people to participate in communities. His current role involves building community interest for #EnableSysadmin--a knowledge sharing... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 305 A/B

Sessions, Enterprise, Panel

1:30pm EST

Planning a Resilient Environment (AICP)

Managing the balance between our natural and built environment continues to be a major challenge facing our society. Therefore, decision makers need better planning tools to help plan for a future that will be more resilient to the effects of environmental hazards. Learn about some of the very latest geospatial tools designed to assist these decision makers.

Climate Explorer: The National Climate Resilience Toolkit Interactive Mapping and Graph Application
Jim Fox

High Resolution Population Dynamics from Local to Global Scale
Budhendra Bhaduri

Coastal Hazards and Green Infrastructure: Resources for Community Resilience
David Betenbaugh

Moderators

Alice Wilson

GIS Coordinator, City of New Bern, NC

Speakers

David Betenbaugh

Geospatial Analyst, The Baldwin Group at the NOAA Office for Coastal Management

David has been with the Office for Coastal Management (formerly Coastal Services Center) for 5 years working on products and trainings related to coastal flooding hazards.

Dr. Budhendra Bhaduri

GIST Group Leader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Budhendra Bhaduri is a Corporate Research Fellow and is the director of the Urban Dynamics Institute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He also leads the Geographic Information Science & Technology group and is a principal member of the LandScan Global and LandScan USA population modeling... Read More →

Jim Fox

Director, UNC-A, National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center

Jim Fox serves as Director of UNC Asheville's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center. He oversees a variety of GIS projects primarily focused on the environment and land use. He works directly with such organizations as NOAA, USFS, and other state and local agencies... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 302 B

Sessions, AICP, Applications

1:30pm EST

QA/QC: Best Data Forward

As the data coffers fill, GIS Professionals must dedicate an increasing amount of effort toward the organization and management of geospatial data resources and realize that data asset management is a valuable commodity. This session will focus on the data management needs of all stages of the data management lifecycle from planning and collection to analysis and publication.

Providing Quality Assurance and Quality Control Measures Within an Enterprise GIS Utilizing Data Reviewer
Jonah Waterman, Tiffany Puett
Ensuring data quality is one of the most important aspects of modeling geographical information. Over the years, updating legacy systems has posed many problems as new systematic rules are put in place and as new data types are added. One major challenge of converting data is to efficiently and effectively assess prior- and post-data quality while minimizing down time. We discovered a tool, Data Reviewer could actually aid with the various challenges surrounding data quality.

Data Reviewer is a data quality management extension to be used with Desktop and/or Server that not only facilitates the resource-demanding process of QC but can also replace the manual task of sorting through all of the problems. Use industry standard batch jobs to run against your data for Quality Control or build your own with 40 plus tools out of the box. Coordinate staff effort for the review process and build reports for management.

In this presentation, learn to leverage the tools of Esri's Data Reviewer extension to make better decisions, manage data quality, figure project costs/timelines, and generate reports for management. We will also discuss defining data quality, setting up a framework of governance, building a dataset matrix, and best QA/QC practices.

Semi-Automated Procedures to Assess the Quality of NCDOT GIS Data
Tim Mulrooney
For the Summer of 2014, some students and I worked on a project through a Research Grant to assess the quality of the NCDOT roads GIS database. We used some custom Python code, existing tools and old-fashioned QA/QC to assess horizontal accuracy, attribute accuracy and attribute completeness for their database. The NCDOT has our blessing to present the results, but I mainly wanted to focus on the techniques that we discovered to make our life easier in making these assessments.

From Flood to FLOOD: NCFMP’s FLOOD Geodatabase and Data Management
Richard Fogleman, Gray Minton, Tonda Shelton
The NCFMP’s FLOOD Geodatabase was commissioned in 2000 as the state’s digital data standard for the production of flood insurance studies. The FLOOD Geodatabase provides the primary source of data to drive all Regional Flood Risk Information System (RFRIS) functionality in support of NCFMP’s digital vision. The FLOOD Geodatabase has been modernized over time to be current with the industry’s technological advances as well as to capture desired functional outcomes for the NCFMP. Data management is critical within the FLOOD Geodatabase system. From contractor data development processes to deliverables and data archiving, the NCFMP has developed innovative data architecture concepts along with automated tools to support data integrity system wide.

Moderators

Lynda Wayne, GISP

Principal, GeoMaxim

Lynda Wayne is the Data for the Nation Project Manager for the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) and Principal of GeoMaxim, a consulting practice specializing in geospatial data management. She is a researcher and educator with a long history of facilitating geospatial... Read More →

Speakers

Richard Fogleman, GISP, CFM

GIS Technical Director, AECOM

As Technical Director, Mr. Fogleman is responsible for directing software and technology implementations within the GIS department. He brings more than 17 years of experience with FEMA floodplain mapping and DFIRM projects as well as focused experience in GIS administration, workflow... Read More →

Tiffany Puett, GISP

Geospatial Trainer & Support Specialist, Duncan Parnell, Inc

Tiffany is a GIS Analyst with more than a decade of experience in managing geospatial information. Specializing in data conversion, editing, and project management she has particular expertise managing land records data inside of the Esri parcel fabric data model. Tiffany holds a... Read More →

Jonah Waterman, GISP

GIS Technician, Greenville Utilities

Originally from the Island of Newfoundland, Jonah moved to the United States in 2000 and attended Appalachian State University graduating with a B.S in Geography with a concentration in GIS Science. He has recently received his ESRI Technical Desktop Associate Certification and his... Read More →

Gray Minton, PE, GISP

Director of Research and Development, AECOM

Mr. Minton is Director of the Research and Development group, which is responsible for the creation of specialized computer programs that increase the efficiency of numerous operations. He has more than 19 years of experience as a civil engineer and programmer, with extensive experience... Read More →

Dr. Tim Mulrooney

Assistant Professor, NC Central University

Tim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences at North Carolina Central University. He is a graduate of Columbia University and earned his Ph.D. at UNC-Greensboro. He teaches a variety of GIS courses at NCCU and has recently introduced... Read More →

Tonda Shelton

Project Manager, NC Floodplain Mapping Program

Ms. Shelton, a native of North Carolina, is the Program Manager of the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program. Her primary responsibility is the day-to-day oversight of the State’s Floodplain Mapping Program. Ms. Shelton has worked in both public and private sectors in the area... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 306 B

Sessions, Data

1:30pm EST

The Data Well (AICP)

Data, data, everywhere, the servers filled to the brim. In this session we'll explore in-depth work to bring us much anticipated statewide seamless parcels, statewide centerlines, and how the 2020 Census will beneficially leverage these new datasets.

NC's New Seamless Parcel Database
Tom Morgan

NC's New Statewide Centerline Project
Tim Sheldon, Sarah Wray

2020 Census Data Partnerships
Bob Coats

Moderators

Ken Shaffer

Deputy Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee

Speakers

Bob Coats

Governor’s Census Liaison, Coordinator North Carolina State Data Center Network, North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management, Demographic and Economic Analysis Section

Sarah Wray, CGCIO, GISP

Spatial Data Manager, NC Dept. of Transportation

Tim Sheldon, GISP

Business Analyst, Timmons Group

Tim has 9 years of experience in geospatial technology. He received his Bachelor’s in Geography from Western Carolina University and his Master’s in Geography from Appalachian State University.

Tom Morgan

Land Records Manager, NC Dept. of the Secretary of State

Tom is a North Carolina Native. Tom graduated from NC State in 1971 with a BA in geology. Tom went to work as a surveyor’s assistant (chainman) in 1971. After working for several different firms in the Raleigh area he received his license to practice surveying in the State of North... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Room 306 C

Sessions, AICP, Data

3:00pm EST

Break

Thursday February 26, 2015 3:00pm - 3:30pm EST

Break

3:30pm EST

3D: Becoming a Mainstream Application (AICP)

The use of 3D applications within GIS continues to increase and evolve. Recent technology advancements and friendlier data formats has enabled organizations of all sizes to use 3D for a variety of applications including hazard mapping, smart planning, sustainable growth, and insurance purposes. Once viewed as an advanced application only meant for savvy GIS professionals, current software makes 3D accessible to all GIS users.

Using 3D GIS to Build and Disseminate Flood-Related Scenario Visualizations
Greg Dobson
Visualizing environments in 3D can greatly aid community decision making when addressing flood scenarios, including flash flooding, sea-level rise, and storm surge. This presentation will look at some of the latest technologies for building, interacting with, and deploying 3D visualizations.

Visualizing Tomorrow, How 3D GIS Supports Urban Master Planning
Eric Brady

The City of Raleigh - Transformation to a 3D Smart City
Jim Alberque, Geoff Taylor
This presentation will focus how the City of Raleigh/Esri has transformed their 2D GIS Data into a Smart 3D City Model and how it will be used to support the city and engage citizens. We will show how the use of 3D has moved beyond its earlier time-consuming and costly manual modeling routine into a practical, semi-automated modeling process. You will also be exposed to the concept of Procedural rules has enable the rapid modeling of smart 3D city models from data attributes. We will take a close look into the data requirements for creating a smart 3D city model, extracting features from existing LiDAR and imagery if data does not exist, the different levels of details of the 3D city model and benefits of each, WebGL, and potential use cases for 3D.

Moderators

Judy Johnson

System Analyst IV/GIS Coordinator, City of Greenville

Speakers

Jim Alberque

Web and GIS Program Manager, City of Raleigh

Jim is the Web and GIS Program Manager for the City of Raleigh. With the great team in Raleigh (including partners), the City has advanced the use of 3D.

Greg Dobson

Research Scientist | GIS Coordinator, UNC Asheville's NEMAC

Eric Brady, GISP

GIS Project Manager, Bergmann Associates

Eric lead’s Bergmann Associates’ 3D GIS program and is amazed to see the evolution of geospatial technology over the last 15 years. He has an MA in Geography from University at Buffalo and most of his work experience has been as a GIS programmer. His passion is finding simple... Read More →

Geoff Taylor

Esri

Working out of Esri's Charlotte, North Carolina office, he supports the 3D workforce in the Movie, TV, Gaming, Commercial, Government, and Architectural industries with their 3D modeling needs & CityEngine implementation. Prior to working at Esri, he served as a GIS systems engineer... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Room 302 C

Sessions, AICP, Applications

3:30pm EST

Don't Fear the Open Source

How Open Source tools can be used to innovate and complement your existing Enterprise structure.

How to Build Fat Polygons
Skip Daniels
GIS professionals are being asked more than ever to combine and analyze an assortment of data from numerous sources. Often times this can present a problem if you are trying to mix databases, spreadsheets, open or propriety source software, and so on. However, KNIME is an open source product that bridges the gap and allows you to combine all the data you want without having to know programming. This session will demonstrate how KNIME can be used to create “Fat Polygons” which then can be used in your GIS Software for display or analysis.

How to Use GitHub to Hire Your Next Analyst
Dave Michelson, Cameron Carlyle
At the city of Asheville we have been doing quite a bit with Github lately. So far we largely use it as a version control system for some custom mapping apps. But Github also was some great features such as hosting web pages. Incredibly this includes hosting JavaScript based mapping websites. So, this year we advertised and hired a new analyst\programmer. As part of the hiring process we usually do a skills test. But the skills test have never provided much about the candidates real world working skills and habits. This time we tried a new approach, we asked candidates to submit a code project using Github and Github pages. The results blew us away and taught us way more about the candidate then have ever before. This has flat out changed the way we hire.

Open Data Kit (ODK) An Exciting, Free, and Open-Source Field Data Collection Alternative
Eric Wilson
GIS Professionals are regularly tasked with gathering data in the field for a variety of different clients and a variety of different asset types. Open Data Kit is an option KCI Geospatial Solutions is utilizing to meet the needs of clients requiring traditional long term data collection efforts as well as clients who need near real time data collection results along with a flexible mobile form design in regards to their collection options. “Open Data Kit (ODK) is a free and open-source set of tools which help organizations author, field, and manage mobile data collection solutions.” (OpenDataKit.org) Open Data Kit provides a large increase in efficiency to KCI field personnel and a reduced amount of application developer expenses due to its design. ODK has provided an increased value to clients who need daily and even hourly reports of field progress as well as satisfying the need to alter digital input forms on the fly based on client requests.

Moderators

Corey White

GIS Application Developer, City of Raleigh Public Utilities

Speakers

Cameron Carlyle

GIS Analyst/Civic Programmer, City of Asheville

Skip Daniels

GIS Software Developer/Analyst, MapForsyth

GIS Software Developr with Forsyth County since 2005 starting with ArcGIS Engine. For the past three years, working with Web Apps using ArcGIS JSAPI and Silverlight API and using Open Source GIS. After discovering Knime two years ago, I have developed many workflow projects to create... Read More →

Dave Michelson

City of Asheville

Eric Wilson

GIS Developer, KCI Geospatial Solutions

Mr. Wilson is a GIS application developer with more than 19 years of experience in the field of GIS. He brings a wealth of experience from over 10 years in local government working with Anne Arundel County, Maryland and nine years in the private sector. He has a wide variety of experience... Read More →

Thursday February 26, 2015 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Room 306 A

Sessions, Enterprise

3:30pm EST

G. Herbert Stout Student Award Presentations - Undergraduate Students

Update of the CERSER TeraScan Cataloguing System TeraScan Image Processing Scripts
Jefferson Ridgeway IV, ECSU

The Multi-Disciplinary Use of GIS: Mapping the Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Tar-Pamlico Watershed
Kristen Ziegler, ECU

Streamlining Solar Panel Siting on UNC’s Campus
Ellen Currin, Tait Chandler, UNC-CH

Moderators

Dr. Karen Mulcahy

Teaching Associate Professor, East Carolina University

Speakers

Tait Chandler

Undergraduate Student, UNC-Chapel Hill

Ellen Currin

Undergraduate Student, UNC-Chapel Hill

Jefferson Ridgeway, IV

Undergraduate Student, Elizabeth City State University

Kristen Ziegler

Recent Graduate, East Carolina University

Thursday February 26, 2015 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Room 303

Sessions, Student Award Presentations

3:30pm EST

K-12: GIS in the Classroom

Students present exciting examples of how they are using GIS in the classroom.

Mapping to Increase Access to Youth Services in Wake County
Thomas Ray, Club Leader
Jake Evans, Club Leader
Andres Alvarez, Club Member
Dylan Dodson, Club Member
Isaac Gichuru, Club Member
The Wake County 4-H GIS Club addresses community issues with maps. The group has undertaken service activities through map making here at home in Wake County and around the world. Current projects include increasing access to youth service providers in Wake County and increasing access to fresh foods.

This presentation will focus on work done in collaboration with Youth Thrive to increase access to youth services in the areas of health, education, spirituality, recreation, and personal and workforce development.

Treegonometry
Elizabeth Morgan
Jake Morgan
Max Morgan
Zoe Steenwyk
Justin Taylor
Skyler Taylor
Bioluminescence 4-H group from Alamance county

Spatial History of Where We Are!
Jane Forde, Teacher
Maddie McMillan
Kendra Krim
Carter Bunn
Adam Geringer
Caroline Wells
Tola Ejire
Matt Dillon
Broughton High School, Raleigh, NC

Moderators

Hope Morgan, PLS, GISP, CFM

NC Dept. of Public Safety

Speakers

Andres Alvarez

Club Member, Wake County 4-H GIS Club

Carter Bunn

Broughton High School

Matt Dillon

Broughton High School

Dylan Dodson

Club Member, Wake County 4-H GIS Club

Tola Ejire

Broughton High School

Jake Evans

Club Leader, Wake County 4-H GIS Club

Jane Forde

Teacher, Broughton High School

Adam Geringer

Broughton High School

Isaac Gichuru

Club Member, Wake County 4-H GIS Club

Kendra Krim

Broughton High School