
Tuesday, November 18 — Workshops
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1:30 p.m - 4:30 p.m. |
WORKSHOP #1 - Virtual Alabama
WORKSHOP #2 - National Hydrography Data Set
WORKSHOP #3 - ArcGIS Server
WORKSHOP #4 - Building web sites for sharing geospatial information
WORKSHOP #5 - The Convergence of CAD and GIS- The Ultimate Enterprise Geospatial
Solution
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4:45 p.m - 6:00 p.m. |
Tour of Huntsville/Madison County E911 (Buses Depart from the Marriott Hotel @ 4:45 p.m.)
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Wednesday, November 19
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7:30 a.m - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast @ the Marriott - Registration and Exhibit Area
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Location |
Main Ballroom
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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
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9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation (w/Q&A) — Mr. Jack Dangermond, ESRI
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10:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m. |
Break
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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
Invited Participants include senior management from Alabama EMA, Louisiana EMA, NASA's Johnson Space Flight Center, Virtual Alabama and Virtual Louisiana
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12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch in the Exhibit Area sponsored by ESRI
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Location |
Main Ballroom
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Challenger
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Enterprise
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1:30 p.m - 2:30 p.m. |
Spatial Data Management
Oracle Spatial and Geospatial Application Development - Joel Lawhead, Nvision Solutions
The Federated System Approach to Spatial Data Management - Damon Dougherty, Intergraph
Metadata Workflows: Moving beyond Data Discovery - Bruce Westcott, Intergraph
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Field Force Automation/Utilties
The ROI of Field Force Automation, Kecia Pierce, Intergraph
Implementing and Using GIS in Water Distribution Systems - Jason Britton, Madison County Water Department
Opelika Utilities - Dan Hilyer, City of Opelika, Alabama
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UAV applications
Motion Imagery as a Geospatial Decision Support Tool - Elaine Woodling
Oblique Imagery in Homeland Security - Art Kalinski, Pictometry International
Benefits and Challenges of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in geospatial workflows - Robert V. Mott, Intergraph
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2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m. |
BIM/GIS Integration
Integrating Building Information Models (BIM) and GIS Data with Spatial ETL - Dale Lutz, Safe Software
Visualizing GIS Data for Enhanced Decision Making - Jerry Skaw, Microsoft
"Digital Cities" - The convergence of CAD, BIM, Geospatial, Analysis, Visualization, Collaboration and Web Services in the Future - David Kingsbury, Autodesk
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Transportation
Highway Development and Land Use Change - Alicia Potter, Alabama A & M University
Franklin County Department of Transportation - David Palmer, Franklin County, Alabama
Services Oriented Architecture Technology for Transportation Applications, Bruce Aquila, Intergraph
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Military/Intel/Homeland Security
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
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3:30 p.m - 4:00 p.m. |
Break in the Exhibit Area
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4:00 p.m - 5:30 p.m. |
Web GIS
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.
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Environmental
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
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Emergency Management 1
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
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5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m. |
Wednesday Social Event in Exhibit Area Sponsored by Autodesk
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Thursday, November 20
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7:30 a.m - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast @ the Marriott - Registration and Exhibit Area
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Location |
Main Ballroom
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8:30 a.m - 9:15 a.m. |
Special Address - Bob Baron - President & Founder, Baron Services
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9:15 a.m - 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation (w/Q&A) — Mr. Mark Doherty, Executive Director, Intergraph
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10:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m. |
Break in the Exhibit Area
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Location |
Main Ballroom
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Challenger
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Enterprise
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10:30 a.m - 12:00 Noon |
Spatial Data Infrastructure
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 TBA Marc Beckel, Northrop Grumman
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Atlantis-
Timothy HeinseTitle 1: GIS Day for Endeavor Elementary School 4th graders
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12:00 Noon - 1:00 p.m. |
Plated Lunch in Ballroom Sponsored by Intergraph
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1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m. |
GIS Data Integration
Earth Science Information Discovery and 3D Visualization using NASA World Wind - Nadine Alameh, MobiLaps LLC
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
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Local & State Government Enterprise Applications
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 - Henry Moore, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)
Standing up the Alabama Geospatial Office - Mike Vanhook, Alabama Geospatial Office
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Geospatial Issues
Sensors Join Geospatial / As Built World - Sam Bacharach, Open Geospatial Consortium
Viewpoints on the Licensure Issue for GIS - David W. Gibson, Univ. of Florida
Airborne Digital Camera Technology and a Highly-Automated Enterprise Orthophoto Production System - Mostafa Modani, Intergraph
GIS INTEGRATED INTO THE GEOMATICS PROGRAM, TROY UNIVERSITY, TROY, ALABAMA - Dr. Steve Ramroop, Troy University
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2:30 p.m - 2:45 p.m. |
Break in the Exhibit Area
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2:45 p.m - 3:55 p.m. |
Interoperability & Mobile Applications
Open Standards, Open Source, and Open Content - Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk
Sharing Geospatial Data Across the Enterprise - B. Scott Lee, TerraGo Technologies
Location Based Services in Enterprise Applications - Jaap Groot, FindWhere
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Enterprise Applications
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
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open slot-GIS: Huntsville Style
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4:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m. |
Wrap Up Plenary Session w/door prizes and fun activity
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