earthgridorbit.gif 16th New York State Geographic Information Systems Conference

Preliminary Program

 

Tuesday, September 19, 2000
1:00 pm Pre-conference Workshop
Building GIS from Imagery, Kurt Schwoppe, ERDAS Northern Region, Alexandria, VA
Wednesday, September 20, 2000
9:00 am Vendor Seminar: Earth Resource Mapping
9:00 Pre-conference Workshops
Deploying GIS on the Internet/Intranet, Larry Spraker, Applied GIS
Introduction to GIS, Steve Smith, Cornell University Extension
Strategic Metadata Management, Bruce Wescott, RTSe, USA, Inc.
GPS Roundtable, Sam Wear, Westchester County GIS
Desktop Photogrammetry for the GIS User, Kurt Schwoppe, ERDAS Northern Region, Alexandria, VA
9:30 NYS GIS Coordination Program: Local Government Advisory Committee
10:00 NYS GIS Coordination Program: Standards and Data Coordination Workgroup
11:00 Exhibits Open
1:00 pm Conference Opening & Welcome
1:15 Keynote: GIS--Making a Difference, Nancy Tosta
2:15 GIS-NY: State Geographic Information Center, Bruce Oswald, NYS Office for Technology
3:00 Break
3:30 Concurrent Sessions
Session 1A: Remote Sensing and Data Acquisition
A Non-Technical Overview of Satellite Imagery and Remote Sensing Data for GIS, Robert J. Farrell, Erdman Anthony and Michael R. Courneen, Erdman Anthony/TrueNorth Company/ Erie Community College GIS Certificate Program
High Resolution Satellite Imagery - Demystifying the Technology —Are You Ready?, Sheldon K. Piepenburg, PlanGraphics Inc., Silver Spring, MD
Mapping Hawaii by Airborne Direct Digital Imaging, Don Light and Joan Zelinski, PAR Government Systems
The Removal of Selective Availability: New Opportunities for Field Data Collection, Arthur J. Lembo, Jr, Bowne Management Systems, Inc. and Steven DeGloria- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Session 1B: Web-based and Enterprise Systems
GIS Cost/Benefit, Steve Gillespie, USGS
The Long Island Rail Road: Expanding GIS Tools to User Departments Phase II
, Arthur J. Lembo, Jr., Bowne Management Systems, Inc., Christopher Powers and Brian George, The Long Island Rail Road
How the Web Has Revolutionized GIS Data Deployment, Bob McIntyre, Intergraph Corporation, Houston, TX
The NYS DPS Electric Outage Reporting System, Richard P. Slutzah, P.E., Bowne Management Systems, Inc. Mineola NY
Using Intranet/ Internet Technology to Replace Sneaker Net in Regional/ Enterprise GIS, Joseph T. Jones, CDP, Nassau County Geographic Information System, Mineola, NY
Session 1C: GIS in Education and Libraries 1
Communities as Classrooms, Rick Fritsler, Ulster County
GIS and the GLOBE Project, Patsy Cicala, Poughkeepsie High School
An ArcView Interface for Small Libraries, Lee Herrington, SUNY ESF
NASA Commercial Remote Sensing Program’s Workforce Development National Implementation Plan,  Margaret Leonard, NASA Education and University Affairs, John C. Stennis Space Center, MS
Session 1D: Implementing GIS in Your Organization, Part 1
Sam Wear, Westchester County GIS (one-hour session)
5:30 CNY ASPRS Business Meeting
5:30 Reception, Exhibits and Poster Session
Croton Watershed Land Use Classification System, Josephine Amato, Westchester County GIS, Department of Information Technology
Internet Tax Parcel Mapping in Westchester County, New York, Xiaobo Cui, Westchester County GIS, Department of Information Technology
Non-Point Source Water Pollution ,Thomas Hart, Jr., New York State Department of Health; Floyd Henderson and James Portolese, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Department of Geography and Planning, University at Albany; Julie Coman, Coastal Resources, New York State Department of State
Using GIS for Crime Analysis in North Castle, New York, Ana Hiraldo, Westchester County GIS, Department of Information Technology
Utilization of GPS in Westchester County, Laura McGinty, Westchester County GIS, Department of Information Technology
3-D Visualization of Groundwater Plume: GIS used to Enhance Public Understanding, Peter Nimmer, P.G., Bai Tian, P.G.,and Bruce Muchmore, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Newburgh, New York
NASA Affiliated Research Center (ARC) Program, Lindi Quackenbush, Kevin Riordan and Paul Hopkins, Department of Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering, SUNY ESF
Developing Fire District Boundaries on a New Westchester County Road Base, Greg Sullivan and Carrie Keneally,Westchester County GIS, Department of Information Technology
Investigating the West Nile Virus with GIS (tentative), Tong Zhou and Xiaobo Cui, Westchester County GIS, Department of Information Technology
6:30 Banquet
Thursday, September 21, 2000
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 Concurrent Sessions
Session 2A: Census Geography Changes
NYS Demography, Bob Scardamalia,Empire State Development
Developing a Census-Based Growth Allocation Model, Steve Smith, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Session 2B: GIS Data Conversion and Integration
Combining and Intersecting Linear Data, Frank Winters, NYSDOT
Fine-Tuning Alignment of Reprojected Coverages on USGS Digital Ortho Quarter Quads and Draping on 3D Digital Elevation Models with ArcView GIS: What You Need to Know, David Miller, Department of Geography, SUNY College at Cortland, Cortland, NY
A Conversion Experience with Agricultural District Maps, Susan B. Hoskins, Diane A. Ayers and Eugenia M. Barnaba, Cornell Institute for Resource Information Systems, Cornell University
Session 2C: Vendor Session
ArcGIS 8.1: The Future ESRI Technology Direction, Chris Attridge, ESRI
AutoCAD Map 2000i and Autodesk MapGuide 5, Chuck Pietra, Avatech
Serving the Citizens of States and Localities, Paul Culligan, MapInfo
9:20 Concurrent Sessions
Session 3A: GIS in Education and Libraries 2
Teaching Creative Thinking Using GIS, Eric Greenfield and Lee Herrington, SUNY ESF
Data through the Library: What can I get for FREE?, John A. Olson, Syracuse University
GIS in the Community College: Finding a Balance Between Academic Understanding and Hands-On Learning, Michael R Courneen, GIS Certificate Program, Erie Community College
Session 3B: NASA Remote Sensing
The Special Emphasis of NASA’s Office of Earth Science on State and Local Government Needs, Mike Thomas, Applications, Commercial and Education Division, NASA
NASA’s Space-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Program
, Richard Monson, NASA, Steven Bard and Richard Key, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
EOS/Terra- Status, New Science Results, and Potential Applications
, Timothy L. Gubbels, Pacific Disaster Center Program (OASD(C3I)), Applications and Outreach Division, Office of Earth Science, NASA
Session 3C: Environmental Applications
Tidal Wetland Restoration, South Shore Estuary Reserve, Long Island, New York, Tom Hart, NYS Department of Health and Jeffrey L. Herter, Coastal Resources, NYS Department of State
The Angles on Slope: Evaluating Application Accuracy, Amy Becker, SUNY ESF
LIDAR in South Shore, Long Island GIS, Tom Hart, NYS Department of Health
Session 3D: Implementing GIS Part 2
Sam Wear, Westchester County GIS (one hour session)
10:35 Break
11:00 Concurrent Sessions
Session 4A: GIS Applications 1
Using GIS to Identify Potential Open Space Parcels for Acquisition within the South Shore Estuary Reserve, Peter E. Lauridsen, Jeffrey L. Herter GIS Unit, Division of Coastal Resources, New York State Department of State and Thomas Hart Jr., New York State Department of Health
Use of GIS in the Creation of an Agricultural District in Westchester County, George Hilton- Westchester County Planning Department
School Navigator- A GIS-based System for Computer-Aided Facilities Management, Michael Stoogenke, Sear Brown
Session 4B: FOIL, Copyright and Legislation Update
Bob Freeman,Director, NYS Freedom of Information Office
Session 4C: Managing Geospatial Resources
Digital Earth: A Pennsylvania/Regional Demonstration Project, Todd Bacastow, EMS Environment Institute
Digital Preservation and GIS Data: What Have We Got to Lose?, Nan Hyland, Cornell University
12:15pm Lunch, Awards and Door Prizes
1:30 Concurrent Sessions
Session 5A: GIS Applications 2
Combining GIS and Remote Sensing for Forestry Applications, Lindi J. Quackenbush, Trevis J. Gigliotti and Lee P. Herrington, Department of Environmental Resources and Forest Engineering, SUNY ESF
Using GIS to Assess Community-level Risk for Youth Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Kathy Dixon, New York State OASAS, Albany, NY
Use of LIDAR Technology to Support Base Mapping in Westchester County, NY, Jim Cannistra, Analytical Surveys, Inc., Sterling, VA
Session 5B: The Geodata Alliance: What's in It for New York?
Kathy Covert, Federal Geographic Data Cooperative (one hour session)
Session 5C: Digital Orthophotography: What Is It and What Can We Do with It?
Tom Hart, NYS Department of Health
Bill Johnson,NYS Office of Technology
Session 5D: Implementing GIS Part 3
Sam Wear, Westchester County GIS (one hour session)
2:45 Conference Concludes