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Rocket City Geospatial Conference 2008: Agenda


Tuesday, November 18 — Workshops
1:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m.
Workshops at the Marriott and the US Space and Rocket Center Educational Training Facility

WORKSHOP #1 - Virtual Alabama
WORKSHOP #2 - ArcGIS Server
WORKSHOP #3 - National Hydrography Data Set
WORKSHOP #4 - The Convergence of CAD and GIS- The Ultimate Enterprise Geospatial                             Solution
WORKSHOP #5 - Building web sites for sharing geospatial information
4:45 p.m - 6:00 p.m.
Tour of Huntsville/Madison County E911 (Buses Depart from the Marriott Hotel @ 4:45 p.m.)

Wednesday, November 19
7:30 a.m - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast @ the Marriott - Registration and Exhibit Area

Location

Main Ballroom
8:30 a.m - 9:00 a.m.
Introduction by Conference Chairman and Committee
Welcome Address - Brian Hilson - President, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce
9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Presentation (w/Q&A) — Mr. Jack Dangermond, ESRI
10:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m.

Break
10:30 a.m - 12:00 Noon
Special Plenary Session on Disaster Management & Emergency Response — Planning and Recovery from Hurricane's Gustav & Ike in the Gulf Coast Region

Chris Johnson, US Space and Rocket Center , Joe Moran, AMRDEC , Sandra Lucas, Alabama Emergency Management Agency

Invited Participants include senior management from Alabama EMA, Louisiana EMA, NASA's Johnson Space Flight Center, Virtual Alabama and Virtual Louisiana
12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch in the Exhibit Area sponsored by ESRI

Location

Main Ballroom

Challenger

Enterprise
1:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m.
Spatial Data Management

Moderator:
Bruce Westcott, Intergraph.

Oracle Spatial and Geospatial Application Development - Joel Lawhead, Nvision Solutions

The Federated System Approach to Spatial Data Management - Damon Dougherty, Bentley Systems

Metadata Workflows: Moving beyond Data Discovery - Bruce Westcott, Intergraph
Field Force Automation/Utilties

Moderator:
Tom Counts, 3-GIS.

The ROI of Field Force Automation, Brimmer Sherman, Intergraph

Implementing and Using GIS in Water Distribution Systems - Jason Britton, Madison County Water Department

Opelika Utilities- Dan Hilyer, City of Opelika, Alabama
UAV applications

Moderator:
Rob Mott, Intergraph.

Oblique Imagery in Homeland Security - Art Kalinski, Pictometry International
Video

Benefits and Challenges of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in geospatial workflows - Robert V. Mott, Intergraph
2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m.
BIM/GIS Integration

Moderator:
David Kingsbury, Autodesk.

Integrating Building Information Models (BIM) and GIS Data with Spatial ETL - Don Murray, president, Safe Software

Visualizing GIS Data for Enhanced Decision Making - Keith Cooke, ESRI, and Steve Milroy, Microsoft

"Digital Cities" - The convergence of CAD, BIM, Geospatial, Analysis, Visualization, Collaboration and Web Services in the Future - David Kingsbury, Autodesk

Transportation

Moderator:
Jay Arnold, 3001.

Highway Development and Land Use Change - Alicia Potter, Alabama A & M University

Services Oriented Architecture Technology for Transportation Applications, Bruce Aquila, Intergraph

Franklin County Department of Transportation - David Palmer, Franklin County, Alabama
Military/Intel/Homeland Security

Moderator:
Jack Campbell, US Army.

Use and demonstration of Explosive Safety Software (ESS) for Army Installation Planners - Beverly K. Richey, U. S Army Corps of Engineers
Mission Support for U.S Army Blue Force Tracker - Glenn Weathers, Applied Data Trends, Inc.

Redstone Arsenal Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) Probability Assessment - Jason Watson, Shaw Group
3:30 p.m - 4:00 p.m.
Break in the Exhibit Area
4:00 p.m - 5:30 p.m.
Web GIS

Moderator:
Roger Harwell, Intergraph.

KML Generation Web Services - Steve McKinney, SICS Consultants, LLC

Interoperating geospatially over the web, Roger Harwell, Intergraph

Dynamic Access to Geospatial Information - Jesse Mardis, SICS Consultants, LLC

ArcGIS Server Products - Kevin Stewart, Geographic Information Services, Inc.
Environmental

Moderator:
Tim Heinse, AMTEC.

Alabama Underground Coal Mine Map Project - Dr. Richard Carroll, Geological Survey of Alabama

GIS Hydrological Flow Direction Grids - Joel Herr, NVision Solutions Inc.

The Digital Area Contingency Plan (DACP) - Lynn Ford, Alabama Department of Environmental Management SERVIR* — Geospatial Technology for Decision Support in Mesoamerica -Danny Hardin, University of Alabama- Huntsville
Emergency Management 1

Moderator:
Chris Johnson, US Space and Rocket Center.

Natural Disaster Response - Ryan Pecharka, City of Prattville, Alabama

GIS and the Incident Command System - Kevin Bupp, NVision Solutions Inc.

Emergency Management, Melissa Mayo, Alabama EMA

Going Mobile with Damage Assessments - Karyn Tareen, GeoCove
5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Social Event in Exhibit Area Sponsored by Autodesk

Thursday, November 20
7:30 a.m - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast @ the Marriott - Registration and Exhibit Area

Location

Main Ballroom
8:30 a.m - 9:15 a.m.
Special Address - Bob Baron - President & Founder, Baron Services

Baron Services Video - Lightening strike detection system Identifies a single home struck by lightning

Baron Services Video - MicroTrack product

Baron Service Video - OMNI

Baron Services Video -VIPIR® (Volumetric Imaging and Processing of Integrated Radar)

Baron Services Video - Early Days of Digital Weather Display Information
9:15 a.m - 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Presentation (w/Q&A) — Mr. Mark Doherty, Executive Director, Intergraph
10:00 a.m - 10:45 a.m.
Break in the Exhibit Area

Location

Main Ballroom

Challenger

Enterprise
10:45 a.m - 12:15 p.m
Spatial Data Infrastructure

Moderator:
Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk.

National Critical Infrastructure Data Models - Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk

Applying New Server-based Spatial ETL to SDI and Data Clearing House Initiatives - Don Murray, president, Safe Software

Providing Government Collaboration and Public Distribution via Spatial Data Infrastructures - David D. Holmes, Intergraph

Geospatial Beyond The Basement - Sam Bacharach, Open Geospatial Consortium

The Spatial Data Standard for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment (SDSFIE) - TBA Marc Beckel, Northrop Grumman


Atlantis- Timothy Heinse Title 1: GIS Day for Endeavor Elementary School 4th graders
12:15 p.m - 1:30 p.m.
Plated Lunch in Ballroom Sponsored by Intergraph
1:30 p.m - 3:00 p.m.
GIS Data Integration

Moderator:
TBA.

Earth Science Information Discovery and 3D Visualization using NASA World Wind - Nadine Alameh, MobiLaps LLC, Patrick Hogan, Project Manager, NASA World Wind

Taking CAD Drawings into GIS: Finally an easier way! - James Murphy, ALACAD

City of Huntsville GIS Data: Have It Your Way! -Steve Perkins, City of Huntsville, Alabama

Nautical Mapping for the United States Army Corps of Engineers - John Merritt, 3001, Inc./Northrop Grumman
Local & State Government Enterprise Applications

Moderator:
Mike Vanhook, Alabama Geospatial Office.

Using GIS to Prioritize Public Infrastructure Projects - Clifton Ogden, Civic Engineering & IT, Inc.

Stewardship of Alabama's National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) - Phillip Henderson, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)

Water System Management - Phillip Henderson, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)

Standing up the Alabama Geospatial Office - Michael Vanhook, Alabama Geospatial Office
Geospatial Issues

Moderator:
Dr. Steve Ramroop, Troy University.

Sensors Join Geospatial / As Built World - Sam Bacharach, Open Geospatial Consortium

Airborne Digital Camera Technology and a Highly-Automated Enterprise Orthophoto Production System - Mostafa Modani, Intergraph

GIS Integrated into the Geomatics Program, Troy University, Alabama - Dr. Steve Ramroop, Troy University

A High Resolution and Frame Rate, Wide FOV Camera -David B. Pollock, Center for Applied Optics / Electrical Computer Engineering, University of Alabama Huntsville

3:00 p.m - 3:30 p.m.
Break in the Exhibit Area
3:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m.
Interoperability & Mobile Applications

Moderator:
Nora Parker, Directions Media.

Open Standards, Open Source, and Open Content - Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk

Sharing Geospatial Data Across the Enterprise - Jason Briley, TerraGo Technologies
Enterprise Applications

Moderator:
Damon Dougherty, Bentley Systems.

A GIS-based Web Reporting System - Xutong Niu, Troy University

Northrop Grumman's Real-time Collaborateve Planning Capability - Jack Tombrella, Northrop Grumman

NASA Facilities and GeoSpatial Integration - Roy Interrante, Intergraph
Emergency Management 2

Moderator:
Hal Reid, Directions Media.

The Advantages of Mobile Weather Systems for Emergency Preparedness and Response - Joe Millard , Baron Services

OWR: Using GIS to help create disaster resistant communities! - Wardell Edwards, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)

Using Spatial Analysis Tools with Weather and Climate Data Using Spatial Analysis Tools with Weather and Climate Data - Greg Gaston,Tim Troutman Univ. of North Alabama
4:30 p.m - 5:00 p.m.
Wrap Up Plenary Session w/door prizes and fun activity
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