October 5-7, 2011Saint Cloud, MN River’s Edge Convention Center

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This program announces the 21st Annual Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Conference and Workshops October 5-7, 2011 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The event will feature structured workshops, technical sessions, panel discussions, technology demonstrations, project updates and national speakers. All are geared toward profes-sionals interested in learning more about geographic information systems and land information systems technology in Minnesota and beyond.

Highlights include:• Robust selection of workshops, both hands-on and lecture style. • Full tracks of conference sessions covering a wide range of topics

including open source, environmental applications, web services, mobile GIS, GIS in government, vendor product demonstrations, and lightning round presentations.

• A competition among GIS/LIS scholarship winners with substantial cash prizes awarded. Both undergraduate and graduate student competitors will give oral presentations during a dedicated stu-dent track.

• Dynamic and inspirational keynote speakers.• An exhibit hall featuring a variety of exhibitors showcasing their

latest GIS/LIS related hardware, software, products and services.• A vendor reception featuring complimentary hors d’oeuvres, a

cash bar and a variety of prizes.• Industry specific Birds of a Feather meetings.• Entertainment events including live comedians and the always

popular Thursday Night Networking Event.

Please join us – and spread the word far and wide – because the 2011 MN GIS/LIS Conference and Workshops will be packed with qual-ity learning, networking and socializing experiences!

Exhibitors to date (as of July 21, 2011)

Who should attend?

The conference program is designed to address the needs of:

•GovernmentofficialswhoimplementGIS/LISforavarietyof applications

•Surveyors,engineersandlandmanagementspecialistswhouse

GIS/LIS technology •Peoplewhowanttoutilizeand/orpublishGIS/LISdataovertheWeb •Business,realestate,bankingandinsurancespecialistswhoneed

to understand and access GIS/LIS data •PublicandprivateutilityrepresentativeswhouseGIS/LIS

technology for infrastructure management •ConsultantswhoprovideGIS/LISservices,hardwareorsoftware •Peopleinprecisionagriculture,healthcareandotherfieldsjust

starting to use GIS/LIS •UniversityfacultyandstudentsinterestedinnewGIS/LIS

technology and research applications •Individualsororganizationsconcernedwithhomelandsecurityor

emergency preparedness •ManagerswhosuperviseGIS/LIStechnologyorstaff •GIS/LISprofessionalsinanydiscipline

• Aerial Services, Inc.

• Aero-Metric, Inc.

• Ayres Associates, Inc

• ESRI

• Houston Engineering, Inc.

• Latitude Geographics Group Ltd.

• Oce North America

• Pro-West & Associates, Inc

• Rowekamp Associates, Inc.

• Surdex Corporation

• WSB & Associates, Inc.

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About the MN GIS/LIS ConsortiumABOUT the 2010 CONFERENCE & W

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The Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium is a forum for communicating informa-tion to and improving cooperation among those interested in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Land Information Systems (LIS) in the state of Minnesota. Members include GIS users in local, state and fed-eral government agencies, educational institutions, business and industry. Membership is FREE. The Consortium hosts a statewide conference each year and establishes committees that are responsible for specific GIS/LIS-related issues in Minnesota. Opportunities to participate in Consortium activities are available through volunteer work with committees, confer-ences and workshops.

For more information on current Consortium activities and volunteer op-portunities, please visit our Web site, www.mngislis.org, or stop by our booth during the conference.

2011 MN GIS/LIS Annual Conference and Workshops

Register online at www.mngislis.org.

To access the conference registration site, please go to the GIS/LIS Web site at www.mngislis.org and look for the “MN GIS/LIS Annual Confer-ence” link. Registration may be completed by credit card, purchase order or check. For Payment by Credit Card:The registration process will allow you to enter credit card information directly into a secure system for payment. Both Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

For Payment by Purchase Order or Check:Alternately, you can include a purchase order number with the registration orpaybycheckseparately.Uponcompletionof theregistrationprocess,an invoice will be prepared based on your registration selections. For pur-chase order registrations, please provide a copy of this invoice to your ac-counts payable department. Also include a copy of the registration invoice with your check or signed purchase order (made payable to MN GIS/LIS) and mail it to:

MN GIS/LIS Consortium1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 252 • St. Paul, MN 55114

Please note: Registrations based on purchase orders are considered complete when the purchase order number is received.

Registration fees will be as follows:Half-day WorkshopsPayment received by Sept. 5 ............................ $110Payment received after Sept. 5 ........................ $140

Full-day WorkshopsPayment received by Sept. 5 ............................ $190Payment received after Sept. 5 .....................$220

ConferencePayment received by Sept. 5 ............................ $235Payment received after Sept. 5 .....................$265

PresenterPayment received by Sept. 5 ............................ $190Payment received after Sept. 5 .....................$265

StudentPayment received anytime ............................... $65

Important Deadlines and Dates:

•Onlineconferenceregistrationbegins8/3•Earlyregistrationrateends9/5•Hotelblockratesend9/3•Onlineregistrationcloses9/26•Workshopsday:10/5•Conferencedays:10/6and10/7

Refunds: Full refunds (less $40 administrative charge) will be issued with a written cancellation notice received by Sept. 5. Fax notice of cancellation to the MN GIS/LIS Consortium at 651-290-2266. Notifications received after this date will NOT receive a refund, nor will no-shows at the conference.

Problems with Registration:If you encounter prob lems registering for this event via the Web site, please contact us at conference2011@mngislis.org or call 651-203-7242.

Online Registration Closes September 26. On-site registration will be available at the conference.

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Outstanding and Informative Keynote Speakers!Our speakers this year will bring you to new worlds.

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Scott MestResearch Scientist, NASA

8:30a.m.Thursday,Oct.6,2011 A New Age of Planetary Science: Using GIS Software to Study the Surfaces of Planets

Significant advancements have been made in recent years in the field of planetary science due to improvements in spacecraft and mission design, instrument technology and the resolution and volume of data. In order to take advantage of the abundance of data available, planetary scientists had to adapt their tools and methods as well. One of the major adapta-tions was incorporating traditionally terrestrial-based GIS software in our analyses. This talk will discuss how GIS software is currently being used to map the surfaces of the Moon and Mars, and the steps to getting there - from the perspective of one planetary scientist.

Dr. Scott C. Mest is a Research Scientist with the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), located in Tucson, AZ, and is currently a visiting scientist at the National Aeronautical and Space Administration’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD.

Scott received his Bachelor of Science degree inGeologyfromWestChesterUniversityof Pennsylvaniain1995.HeearnedhisMastersinPlanetaryGeologyin1998,whereheusedVikingOrbiter images to evaluate the geologic history of an area in the southern highlandsof Mars.InAugust1999,ScottwasbackattheUniversityof Pittsburgh,whereherejoinedthegraduateprogramforhisPh.D.UnderaNASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellowship, Scott spent the last year of his doctorate working at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Scott earned his Ph.D. in Planetary Geology in 2004 by using high-resolution THEMIS images and Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) topographic data in conjunction with GIS to map valley networks and model the hydrology of Martian highland terrains.

In 2004, Scott was awarded a National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, which allowed him to stay at Goddard to (1) analyze impact crater floor deposits in the southern highlands of Mars, and (2) use GIS to map the geology and geomorphology of the south polar region of the Moon. Much of Scott’s research involves(ed) GIS-based geologic and geomorphic mapping of planetary surfaces and analysis of data acquired from orbiting instruments.

Scott currently resides in Pasadena, MD with his wife Debra and their two childrenTori(8)andZack(5½)

Kenny SalweyThe “Last River Rat”

12:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2011

Kenny Salwey: The Last River Rat

Kenny Salwey is a master storyteller, environmental educator, keynote speaker, nature writer and advocate fortheUpperMississippiRiver.Heentertainsaswellas enlightens his audiences.

Kenny Salwey is certainly one of the last individuals whose lifestyle has all but disappeared in this fast-

paced, high-tech digital world. He earned a tough living with the land, close to Nature and the Mississippi River using only his native wit. For 30 years this weathered woodsman eked out a meager living running a tra-pline, hiring out as a river guide, digging and selling roots and herbs, and eating the food he hunted, fished, bartered for or gathered from the wild.

Kenny Salwey is the author of three books, The Last River Rat: Kenny Salwey’s Life in the Wild, Tales of a River Rat: Adventures along the Wild Mississippi, and The Old-Time River Rats. He is also featured in the BBC production, “Mississippi: Tales of the Last River Rat.” He now lives in Wisconsin and shares his true-life adventures and works of natural world wisdomtoaudiencesacrosstheUpperMidwest.

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7:30 a.m. Conference registration and materials pickup; refreshments in lobby8:30 a.m. Opening Plenary Session: Scott Mest, ANewAgeof PlanetaryScience:UsingGISSoftwaretoStudytheSurfacesof Planets10:00 a.m. Refreshment break/exhibit hall opens and poster display begins10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Concurrent sessions:

Session 1Lightning Round I

Session 2Web Applications I

Session 3GIS Applications I

Session 4Government I

Session 5Panel Discussion:

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12:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Concurrent sessions:

Session 8Open Source

Session 9Emergency

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Session 10Environmental

Session 11Panel Discussion:

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Session 12Imagery II

Session 13 Student

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3:00 p.m. Refreshment break3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent sessions:

Session 15 Hydrology I

Session 16 Web Applications II

Session 17GIS Applications II

Session 18Transportation

Session 19Panel Discussion:

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Session 21 Product

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5:00 p.m. Poster Session (Voting for Member Favorite Poster), Terry Haws Center5:00 p.m. Exhibitor reception, Terry Haws Center6:30 p.m. Networking Event and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions

6:30 a.m. Birds of a Feather Fun Run 7:30 a.m. Conference registration and materials pickup8:00 a.m. Exhibit hall opens: Refreshments served8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Concurrent sessions:

Session 22Lightning Round II

Session 23Web Applications III

Session 24 Standards/

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Session 25Panel Discussion:

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Session 26Imagery IV

Session 27Panel Discussion: Community GIS

10:00 a.m. Refreshment break, Exhibit hall closes at 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Concurrent sessions:

Session 28Hydrology II

Session 29Panel Discussion: Emergency

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Session 30 GIS Applications III

Session 31Government IV

Session 32Mobile GIS

12:00 p.m. Closing Luncheon: Kenny Salwey, the Last River Rat1:45 p.m. MN GIS/LIS Consortium business meeting and year-end review2:00 p.m. Scholarship raffle drawing and door prizes (must be present to win); adjournment

Thursday, Oct. 6

Friday, Oct. 7 2011 GIS/LIS CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE

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FULL-DAY WORKSHOPSApplications of Python in GIS — David Fawcett, Minnesota Pollution Control AgencyAudience: IntermediateThe Python programming language is rapidly gaining popularity because it is easy to write, easy to read, open source, and platform agnostic. In the GIS world, most of the commercial and open source software packages include Python scripting capability. This course will introduce you to Python (or refresh your Python skills) and get you going writing your own code to automate common GIS tasks. Hands-on exercises will cover solving real-world problems with Python and GIS. Course examples will utilize ESRI’s ArcPy Python module (ArcGIS 10 ) as well as several Open-Source Geospatial Python modules.

Raster Terrain Analysis for Hydrology — Sean Vaughn & Steve Kloiber, Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesAudience: IntermediateThis course is designed to further participants understanding of LiDAR derived DEMs and their use in hydrologic terrain analysis. The course will be a combination of lecture and hand-on exercises. Lecture topics and hands-on exercises will include enhancing display of terrain data for hydrologic analysis, hydrologic conditioning, watershed delineation, wetland delineation, stream power analysis, and riparian zone analysis. Students will use the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension and other software to complete hands-on examples related to lecture topics. No prior experience with LiDAR derived DEMs is necessary.

AM WORKSHOPSIntroduction to GIS using ArcGIS 10 — David Brandt, Washington CountyAudience: BeginnerThis half-day workshop will provide a foundation for understanding what GIS is and what you can do with the technology. After a brief GIS overview, you will learn the basics of navigating and using ArcGIS software to explore geographic data through queries, basic spatial analysis and creation of simple maps. Please Note: Computers in this session will be shared. CAD and GIS Integration - Making Design Data GIS Ready — Neal Niemiec, Autodesk Audience: IntermediateIn this workshop attendees will learn how to use geospatial CAD software (AutoCAD Map 3D) to create and utilize legacy .DWG drawings and make them GIS ready. Topics will include georefencing drawing information through the use of existing GIS data, adding intelligent attributes to be recognized in GIS systems, geoprocessing and analysis to be used in enterprise GIS applications, Precision editing of GIS data with AutoCAD, Queries and Filtering of CAD and GIS data and publishing CAD and GIS data to the Web.

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WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS• All workshops will be heldonWednesday,Oct.5,attheSaintCloudStateUniversityCampus.• Check-in for workshops begins at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at the River’s Edge Convention Center. There will be refreshments pro-

vided.• The morning workshops begin at 9 a.m. and will conclude by 12:15 p.m.; the afternoon workshops begin at 1:15 p.m. and will conclude by

4:30p.m.Workshopregistrationfeeincludeslunch.LunchesforallworkshopattendeeswillbeprovidedattheSaintCloudStateUniversityat12:15p.m.TransportationwillbeprovidedtoandfromSaintCloudStateUniversityformorningandafternoonworkshops.

• All data and materials for the workshops will be provided by the instructors.

Green workshops are Hands-on, Blue workshops are Lecture style.

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Silverlight Development - Leveraging the ESRI Silverlight API — Jeremy Moore, Houston Engineering Inc.Audience: IntermediateThis topic will introduce the Microsoft development environments (Visual Studio and Expression Blend) and provide information on best practices for design and code development between theses environments. The project will instruct users on the differences between query and find task in ArcGIS Server and how to properly bind sever results to Silverlight controls.

ArcGIS Server 10 & SDE Management — Justin Hansen, WSB & Associates, IncAudience: AdvancedThis course will cover ArcGIS Server 10 and SDE Management from both the IT and GIS Management perspective. Topics covered will range from installation recommendations, system architecture, security considerations, SDE’s role with ArcGIS Server, database management systems (DBMS), Workgroup vs. Enterprise, and system maintenance. This course is beneficial to both IT professionals and GIS Managers seeking to understand how to best manage their ArcGIS Server 10 deployment. Topics concerning SDE management will be primarily focused on managing SDE with Geodatabases stored in Microsoft’s SQL Server. While this course is targeted at advanced users, it will provide a solid introduction to core ArcGIS Server and SDE concepts.

Taking ArcGIS to the Field — Kyle Heideman, Pro-West & AssociatesAudience: IntermediateThis workshop will demonstrate how ArcGIS Desktop users can take advantage of their ArcGIS Mobile license. ArcGIS Mobile will also be compared to ArcPad, including when either software is more appropriate to meet your mobile needs. The complete ArcGIS Mobile project creation process will also be demonstrated, including data considerations (operational and base), use of Project Center, and deployment of the project and data to a mobile device. In addition the session will include an overview of ArcGIS Mobile can be integrated with ArcGIS Server for larger scale deploy-ments. This workshop is intended for ArcGIS users with mobile GIS needs and would like to learn more about available mobile GIS solutions. Making Models More Useful — Terese Rowekamp, Rowekamp AssociatesAudience: IntermediateIf you’ve begun working with models in ArcGIS and would like to learn more, this workshop is for you. Learn how to control model flow using preconditions, run one model from another, use python scripts in a model, run a model from a button in ArcMap. You will use python scripts in this class but not write any python code yourself. Working knowledge of Model Builder and ArcMap is required. Please Note: Computers in this session will be shared.

PM WORKSHOPSGoogle Mashups — Mike Dolbow, Minnesota Department of AgricultureAudience: IntermediateYour customers are demanding to see their custom information “on a Google Map”, so it’s time to learn how to make a mashup! This workshop will take you through the process of making Google Maps API mashups that add three different types of custom data to Google’s ubiquitous basemap. At the end of the day, you’ll have several options to meet your customer’s demands for fast, easy-to-use web maps. Although some comfort with HTML and Javascript will help with this workshop, the only requirement is a willingness to try writing code. Please Note: Computers in this session will be shared.

Putting the Puzzle Together on Redistricting — Rachel Smith, Hennepin County Elections DivisionAudience: BeginnerRedistricting is the foundation of our election system and rarely gets the attention it deserves. The challenge in redistricting is this – it combines a politically challenging environment with the technical aspect of building and layering maps. This presentation will cover material about the his-torical, political, legal, and technical parts of redistricting and how to fit the pieces of redistricting all together. How has the redistricting process evolved over time? What kinds of information can we obtain from census data? Who are the people involved and what is their role in redistrict-ing? What tools exist to analyze and support the redistricting process? These are just some of the questions we will explore in this session.

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Understanding and Using Minnesota LiDAR Data Bundles — Tim Loesch, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Audience: IntermediateThis workshop provides an in-depth review of the contents of the standardized LiDAR data bundles that are being made available as part of the Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project funded by the Clean Water Legacy Fund. These bundles are provided to each of the counties in the collec-tion area and are freely available from the project ftp site. Learn how to effectively use the tools and data provided and get some experience with Raster data in ArcGIS.

Map Automation- Taking Advantage of the new Arcpy Module for Python with ArcGIS 10 — Jeremy Moore, Houston Engineering Inc.Audience: AdvancedThe topic will go over the general features including layer manipulation, collar information control, and mxd exporting and saving options. The topic will then delve into ways to take advantage of this by developing tools for template map and mxd creation, mass map generation, and how to utilize this functionality within web applications. Introduction to Editing in ArcGIS 10 — Pro-West & AssociatesAudience: BeginnerThis workshop will build upon the basic foundation of ArcGIS Desktop 10 and dive into the world of editing. The workshop themes will cover the editing basics from how to start editing, to attribute edits in tabular format, spatial editing and creating new features. Along the way, other topics will be incorporated such as feature templates, snapping options, and tools commonly associated with editing features, as well as various tips and shortcuts. This workshop will be geared toward those beginners who know how to navigate the basics but have little or no experience with editing in the ArcGIS Desktop 10 environment. A step-by-step manual will be provided. Please Note: Computers in this session will be shared.

Making Better Maps — Leah Sperduto, City of EaganAudience: IntermediateThis course will feature discussion of basic cartographic principles used for designing maps. The focus will be on creating visually appealing maps thateffectivelycommunicatespatialdataspecifictodifferentmedias.Usingfunctionsof ArcGIS,techniqueswillbedemonstratedthatenhancethe cartographic integrity of your maps.

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Thursday Sessions

CONCURRENT SESSIONS • All concurrent sessions will be held Thursday, Oct. 6 and Friday, Oct. 7, at the River’s Edge Convention Center.• Check-in for the conference begins at 7:30 a.m. During this time refreshments will be served in the lobby.• Concurrent sessions on Thursday are from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.; and 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.• ConcurrentsessionscontinueFridaymorningat8:30a.m.andconcludeat12p.m.

THURSDAY, 10:30 AMLightning Round I (12 Minute Lighting Talks)• UsingRasterMathtoAssessWetlandFunctionalCapacity,BasedonHydrogeomorphic(HGM)Classification–Justin Hawley March,

GIS Rangers; Tim Kelly, Coon Creek Watershed District• AnAutomatedApproachtoUpdatingMetroMobilityServiceAreas– Jonathan Hoekenga, Metropolitan Council• UsingMobileGISinSouthernMinnesotaWaterQualityTMDLProjects– Nels Rasmussen, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency• Rain Gauge Network Data Online – Nancy Read, Metro. Mosquito Control District• Improving Data Integrity with the Attribute Assistant – Leah Sperduto, City of Eagan• Getting the Most Out of NorthStar Mapper – Jim Dickerson, Land Management Information Center

Web Applications I (Individual Presentations)• Journey from Web ADF to the ESRI Flex Viewer – Sarah Schrader, Goodhue County• Met Council Web MappingThe next phase – Len Kne, Metropolitan Council• City of Red Wing Web Application Migration to Flex or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Flex API – Leanne Knott, City of

Red Wing

GIS Applications I (Individual Presentations)• UsingGIStostreamlinefloodplainmodelreviews–John Wirries, Moore Engineering, Inc• StrategicFloodDamageReductionUsingLiDAR:PrioritizingWaterDetentionAreasintheRedRiverBasin– Henry Van Offelen, MN

Center for Environmental Advocacy; Grit May, International Water Institute • UsingGIStoAnalyzeImpactsAssociatedwiththeProposedFargo-MoorheadDiversionProject– Chad Qualley, Houston Engineering,

Inc; Erik Nelson, Houston Engineering, Inc

Government I (Individual Presentations)• GIS and Fiscal Impact Analysis – Linda Tomaselli, GISRDC; Erik Thorvig, City of Anoka• Taxable Lands: A spatial analysis of land ownership in St. Louis County, MN – Andrea Grygo, St. Louis County• The Civil Air Patrol and what (GIS Stuff) they can collect for you – Bob Basques, City of St. Paul; Jim Klassen, SharedGeo; Nash

Pherson, Department of Homeland Security; Corrine Karsten, City of St. Paul

Imagery I (90 Minute Panel Discussion)• Aerial Imagery in MinnesotaContinued progress; improved collaboration – Christopher Cialek, MN Geospatial Information Office;

SteveKloiber,MinnesotaDNR;PeterJenkins,MNDOT;DavidBrandt,WashingtonCounty;RonWencl,U.S.GeologicalSurvey

Student Competition: Undergraduate Student Competition

Product Demonstrations I (Product Demonstrations)• A Common GIS Framework: Leveraging and Becoming Part of the ArcGIS.com Community – Sam Klimoski, ESRI; Nathan Aamot, ESRI• A Common GIS Framework: The ArcGIS Community Basemap – Sam Klimoski, ESRI; Nathan Aamot, ESRI• CAD and GIS integration - A geospatial success story – Neal Niemiec, Autodesk

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ns THURSDAY, 1:30 P.M.Open Source (Individual Presentations)• Geospatial Analysis in R –GregLiknes,USDAForestService• DNRGarmin6:UpdatedandOpenSourced– Chris Pouliot, MN DNR; Michael Tronrud, MN DNR• GeoMoose and the City of Saint Paul – Cory Karsten, City of St. Paul; Bob Basques, City of St. Paul

Emergency Management I (Individual Presentations)• UsingGISinSearchandRescueinaNaturalEnvironment– Simon Morgan, Three Rivers Park District• Deploying Next Generation 9-1-1: GIS needs from a State Perspective – Dan Falbo, ESRI; Jackie Mines, ECN-DPS• MNDOT and Counties Team up to Crowd-source Emergency Events – Sonia Dickerson, MN DOT

Environmental (Individual Presentations)• GIS and GPS Support of Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance in Southeast Minnesota – Bob Wright, MN DNR Wildlife; Julie Hines,

MN DNR Wildlife• Identifying priority private working forest lands in Minnesota: a GIS modeling approach for integrated evaluation of ecological,

recreational, and economic values – Bart Richardson, MN DNR; Andy Holdsworth, MN DNR• ParticleTrack-basedContaminantMassAllocationModelUtilizingEVSandMapWindowGIS– Brooke Roecker, DDMS, Inc.; Ryan

Kiefer, DDMS, Inc.

Government II (Individual Presentation/60 Minute Panel Discussion)• Mn 2050 ... And the Potential GIS Role –BradHenry,Universityof Minnesota• Assessing the Public Value of Sharing Geographic Information: Thoughts and Observations –FrancisHarvey,Universityof Minne-

sota Department of Geography; Randall Johnson, Metro GIS; Terry Schneider, City of Minnetonka; Gary Swenson, Hennepin County; Peter Henschel, Carver County; Randy Knippel, Dakota County

Imagery II (Individual Presentations)• Status and Overiew of Imaging Technology – Craig Molander, Surdex Corporation• City Modeling from LIDAR data –AhmedElaksher,St.CloudStateUniversity• A Bayesian Classification Method for Fusing Lidar and Imagery: An Application for Mapping Wetlands in the Agassiz National Wildlife

Refuge –Jeff Ueland,BemidjiStateUniversity

Student Competition: Undergraduate Student Competition

Product Demonstrations II (Product Demonstrations)• PermitTrax – Annette Theroux, Pro-West & Associates, Inc.; Brian Bjelland, Pro-West & Associates, Inc.• Agricultural Land Assessment Tools – Jennifer Ward, Pro-West & Associates, Inc.; Rose Erickson, Pro-West & Associates, Inc.• CitizenSensors-UseSmartPhoneApplicationsToEngageCitizens,ImproveCommunityInvolvement,SaveTimeAndMoney–

Rebecca Blue, Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc.

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Hydrology I (Individual Presentations)• A Comparative Analysis of Recovery Potential for Impaired Waters in the Buffalo River Watershed – Pete Knutson, MPCA; Peter

Mead,USDANRCS• Quantifying the Spatial Extent of Dock Structures in the Littoral Zones of Central Minnesota Lakes – Lyn Bergquist, MN DNR; Andy

Williquett, MN DNR• UsingGIStomonitortheresponseof smallmouthbass(Micropterusdolomieu)toadynamicthermaldischargeintheMississippi

River –BrianE.Schmidt,XcelEnergy–EnvironmentalServices;HeikoL.Schoenfuss,St.CloudStateUniversity

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Friday Sessions

Web Applications II (Individual Presentations)• Designing and Building an Interactive Park and Trail Map for the City of Monticello – John Mackiewicz, WSB & Associates; Angela

Schumann, City of Monticello• GoRamsey - Park and Recreation Map Portal – Brian Fischer, Houston Engineering, Inc.; Matt Koukol, Ramsey County• Benefits and Challenges to Migrating a Web Based Application from ArcIMS to ArcGIS Server – Derek Lorbiecki, LOGIS

GIS Applications II (Individual Presentations)• The Minnesota Geospatial Commons: Moving to Production – Mark Kotz, Metropolitan Council• The DNR’s new Land Record System: Managing Land Records and GIS together – Bart Richardson, MN DNR• Collaboration Needed: Working Together to Improve Damage Prevention with GIS at Gopher State One Call – Aimee Wendland, Kor-

Partners, Inc.; Brad Johnson, KorTerra, Inc.

Transportation (Individual Presentations)• GIS in Transit Planning & Operations – Jason Podany, Metro Transit• ModelingFreightIndustrySupplyChainsUsingGIS:ATransportationPlanningTool– Kevin Ebright-McKeehan, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.• UtilizingSpatialAnalysttodetermineOptimalRoadRoutesinForestryManagement– Andrew King-Scribbins, North Point Geograph-

ic Solutions; Hollie Parsons, North Point Geographic Solutions

Imagery III (60 Minute Panel Discussion/Individual Presentation)• LiDAR Activities in Minnesota –RonWencl,USGS;ShellySentyrz,MNDNR;TimLoesch,MNDNR;SeanVaughn,MNDNR;Peter

Jenkins, MN DOT• Accessing LiDAR Data Packages – Shelly Sentyrz, MN DNR

Student Competition: Graduate Student Competition

Product Demonstrations III (Product Demonstrations)• Trimble’s Field Inspector Solution – Brandon Tourtelotte, CompassTools, Inc.• CompassCom AVL for a Quick ROI – Brandon Tourtelotte, CompassTools, Inc.• High Accuracy Mobile GIS Field Strategy – Del Stewart, Frontier Precision, Inc.

FRIDAY, 8:30 A.M.

Lightning Round I (12 Minute Lighting Talks/Individual Presentation)• American Rates of Inactivity, Obesity, and Diabetes –MattLindholm,Universityof Minnesota• ASneakPreviewof theNationalWetlandInventoryUpdate– Steve Kloiber, MN DNR• LiDAR Technology…. Evolution of Fixed Wing LiDAR (An overview of different LiDAR Technologies of the current fixed wing LiDAR

sensors and platforms) – Les Bevin, Fugro Geospatial Services• AnywhereAnytimeGISatMinnesotaStateUniversity,Mankato–RamaMohapatra,MinnesotaStateUniversity-Mankato;Dr.Donald

Friend,MinnesotaStateUniversity-Mankato• UsingArcPadandArcGISServertoPerformEfficientStormWaterInspections– Noah Czech, City of St. Cloud; Kendis Scharenbroich,

Pro-West & Associates, Inc.

Web Applications III (Individual Presentations)• Map Automation- Python’s ArcPy module for accelerated desktop, web, and mobile GIS solutions – Tony Monsour, Xcelerated GIS;

MattMclees,Universityof Minnesota• Innovative Geographic Media 2.0 - Ask An Expert –RickMoore;MinnesotaStateUniversity–Mankato• Fishidy - The convergence of mapping, social networking, and fishing – David Mockert, GeoDecisions; Brian Jensen; Geodecisions

Standards/Management (Individual Presentations)• Bridging the Gap; Communicating GIS to non-GIS Professionals – Blaine Hackett; GIS Rangers• Changes Coming to the Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines – Nancy Rader, Minnesota Geospatial Info. Office; Mark Kotz,

Metropolitan Council

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• Managing Red Lake’s Forest Activities with GIS – Scott Abel, Red Lake DNR; Jesse Adams, North Point Geographic Solutions

Government III (60 Minute Panel Discussion/Individual Presentation)• GeoData Resource Sites - Enterprise GIS at the DNR – Tim Loesch, MN DNR; Hal Watson, MN DNR; Shelly Sentryz, MN DNR; Craig

Perreault, MN DNR; Chris Pouliot, MN DNR; Mike Tronrud, MN DNR; Sherry Buckley, MN DNR; Naoko Meyer, MN DNR• TheNationalMapUSGSTopographicMapsforthePast,PresentandFuture–RonWencl,USGS

Imagery IV (Individual Presentations)• MNGeo’s Composite Image Service – Matt McGuire, Metropolitan Council• A Case Study of Effective Collaboration and Project Execution with leaf-off aerial photo acquisition –TimBohn,SURDEXCorpora-

tion; Chris Cialek, Minnesota Geospatial Information Office• Pushbroom Aerial Imagery Scanner’s Mapping Accuracy Put To The Test – Mike Tully, Aerial Services, Inc.; Joshua McNary, Aerial

Services, Inc.

Community GIS (Individual Presentation/60 Minute Panel Discussion)• GIS for sustainability studies in the classroom and community –StaceyStark,Universityof MinnesotaDuluth• GISUsersGroupsinYourBackyard–SarahSchrader,GoodhueCounty;CharlieKost,SouthwestMNStateUniversity;JimBunning,

Scott County; Nick Meyers, Winona County; Sally Wakefield, Envision Minnesota; Kody Thurnau, Duluth-Superior Metropolitian Inter-state Council; Carol Wickenheiser, Clay County; Alan Laumeyer, Goodhue County

FRIDAY, 10:30 A.M.

Hydrology II (Individual Presentations)• Mapping and Measuring Minnesota’s Water Quality – Paul Wickman, Northstar Geographics; Peter Fleck, Northstar Geographics• GIS Workflows to Support the Red River Basin Wide HMS Hyrdologic Modeling – Dave Kirkpatrick, Houston Engineerin, Inc.• RRBDIN Development of LiDAR-derived geospatial data tools to streamline project planning and permitting in the Red River Basin –

PeterMead,USDS/NRCS;HenryVanoffelen,MNCenterforEnvironmentalAdvocacy

Emergency Management II (Individual Presentation/60 Minute Panel Discussion)• CarverCountyFloodMapping:QuickandEfficientMapUpdatesforRoadClosures– Chad Riley, Carver County• Next Generation GIS and 2011 Floods: A review and next steps – Dan Falbo, ESRI; John Blood, HSEM; Kay Anderson, Cass County;

Paul Weinberger, MNDOT; Jim Bunning, Scott County; Pete Henschel, Carver County

GIS Applications III (Individual Presentations)• Automated FAA Restricted Airspace Surface Analysis for the Purpose of Tall Structure Construction – Ryan Koehnen, ddms, Inc.• ObjectBasedImageAnalysisforUrbanTreeCanopyMapping– Molly Martin, MN DNR; Donald Kilberg, MN DNR• Development and Assessment of a GIS Based Model to Identify Sand and Gravel Resource Potential to Assist in the Acceleration of

Aggregate Resource Mapping by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources –KevinHanson,St.Mary’sUniversity

Government IV (Individual Presentations)• Preserving Minnesota’s Original Public Land Survey Notes – John Hoshal, Minnesota Geospatial Information Office; David Claypool,

Ramsey County; Fred Logman, Minnesota Geospatial Information Office• Profiling the housing marketusing GIS to target funding decisions for affordable housing investment – Jessica Deegan, Minnesota

Housing Finance Agency• Cemetery Management and Maintenance – Mike LeClaire, City of Grand Rapids; Eric Rundell, City of Grand Rapids

Mobile GIS (Individual Presentations)• iOS Development for ArcGIS Server – Eric Helwig, Geodecisions• ArcGIS for Android – Craig Perreault, MN DNR• BuildingCross-PlatformMobileApplicationsUsingtheArcGISFlexAPI– Jeremy Moore, Houston Engineering

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ENTERTAINMENT

WEDNESDAY WELCOME RECEPTION, OCT. 5Welcome Reception at the Red Carpet: 6:30 p.m.Comedy, hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and a cash bar will be held at the Red Carpet in Saint Cloud following the Wednesday workshops. A line up of local comedians includes David Harris as the headline act. You are sure to be entertained and catch up with colleagues. The Red Carpet is within walking distance of the River’s Edge Convention Center at 11 5th Avenue South.

THURSDAY EvENTS, OCT. 6

Exhibitor Reception: 5:00–7:00 p.m.Location: Terry Haws

Birds of a Feather Sessions: 6:30 p.m.Location: Glenn Carlson Hall Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions provide a gathering place and discussion forum for those interested in the same issues and concepts. Attend-ees who want to get together with others who share their interests, goals, technologies, environments, or backgrounds are invited to organize a BOF event. The GIS/LIS Conference organizers have made arrangements to provide complimentary meeting space for the BOF sessions. BOF session spaces are limited and will be granted on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you’d like to organize a BOF session, please respond by email to Perry Nacionales at pnaciona@gmail.com.

Networking Event: 7:30 p.m.Location: Herberger Suite, River’s Edge Convention CenterThe purpose of the Networking Event is twofold; to raise money (all proceeds from this event will go to the GIS/LIS Scholarship Program) and to provide a social networking event where the GIS/LIS community can get together, talk, snack, and taste good beer and wine. Snacks and nonalcoholic beverages will be provided as well as some fun prizes. All fermented beverages are donated by commercial breweries and by homebrewers. If you are a homebrewer or vintner who wishes to donate, please contact Steve Benson at spbevets@hotmail.com at least one week before the conference to coordinate selections andvolumes.Updatesonthetastingwillbepostedatwww.borealbrewers.com.Youmustbe21toconsumealcoholatthisevent.Ticketsandcom-memorative glasses will be sold at the door. This is a tasting event, not a beer swilling session.

ENTERTAINMENT

MINNESOTA GIS/LIS CONSORTIUM1000 Westgate Drive, Suite. 252, St. Paul, MN 55114Phone: 651-203-7242 • Fax: 651-290-2266Register for the conference online at www.mngislis.org!

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POSTER GALLERY, OPEN THROUGHOUT CONFERENCEA Project Poster Gallery will be co-located with the Vendor Reception Area. Posters will be exhibited both days of the conference. Poster Authors will be available during the Vendor Reception Thursday evening to field questions and discussion from viewers.

• Measuring Agricultural Encroachment into Riparian Zones in Blue Earth County: Methods, Findings and Future Directions – Geoffrey Maas, MCEA

• RevivingtheArtof HistoricalAirPhotoStereoInterpretation:TheUseof ERDASImagine’sDigitalStereoscopeforPhase1EnvironmentalSite Assessments – CynthiaMiller,MinnesotaStateUniversity–Mankato

• The effect of upslope terrain attributes on agricultural-induced soil redistribution and soil carbon storage in the glaciated landscape of Minnesota – An-MinWu,Universityof Minnesota

• Mapping Emerald Ash Borer Likelihood in Minnesota – SueCrocker,USDAForestService• GIS-Based Spatial Modeling for Groundwater Exploration and Development – Mike Plante, LBG• ForestCarbonStocksof theUpperGreatLakesRegion–B.TylerWilson,USDA

Forest Service• WorkingwiththeSoilSurveyGeographic(SSURGO)Database– Danielle Evans,

USDA–NRCS• Historic Sites in Goodhue County; Web Application to Locate and Learn About

Local History – Alan Laumeyer, Goodhue County• A Coastal Atlas for Lake Superior’s North Shore – Gerald Sjerven, Natural

Resources Research Institute• Factors Predicting the Distance Traveled by Lost Dogs to Point of Recovery –

Ashley Ignatius• UsingGIStoManagetheUniversityof MinnesotaWaterUtilities– Daniel Sward,

Universityof Minnesota

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CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEEThank you to everyone who helps make this conference a success — and a special thanks to the Conference Planning Committee; without their help, this event would not be possible.

• Tami Maddio

• Alison Wieckowicz

• Gerry Sjerven

• Scott Franzmeier

• Heather Bergen

• Derek Lorbiecki

• Ben Richason

• Chad Martini

• Rebecca Foster

• Doug Hansen

• Sherry Buckley

• Stacey Stark

• Leah Sperduto

• Perry Nacionales

• David Kelley

• Sarah Schrader

• Steve Benson

• Josh Gumm

• Naoko Meyer

• Andrea Grygo

• Heidi Gaedy

• Tim Krohn

• Kevin Ebright-McKeehan

• Kari Geurts

• Julie Hines

• Emma Volz

• Corrine Karsten

• Ben Verbick

• Andrea Grygo

• Greg Liknes

JOB FAIR BOARDAre you an employer with an open GIS position or are you an indi-vidual looking for a job in GIS?

A job fair board will be located next to the

registration desk at the conference where

employers can post job descriptions

and individuals can post their résumés.

Bring several copies and check the board

throughout the conference for updates.

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MAP/DIRECTIONS

Location: The conference will be held at the River’s Edge Convention Center in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

10 4th Avenue SouthSaint Cloud, MN 56301Tel:320.255.7272or800.450.7272

Meals: Conference registration includes lunch and refresh-ment breaks on Thursday and Friday and the vendor reception on Thursday night. Workshop registration includes lunch and refreshment breaks on Wednesday. All conference and workshop attendees are invited to Wednesday evening’s welcome reception.

Materials: Conference attendees will receive a copy of the conference proceedings, which will include abstracts for all presentations. Workshop attendees will receive workshop mate-rials for each workshop attended. The information contained in this program should be considered preliminary and as such, could be subject to change in the final proceedings.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Best Western Kelly Inn100 4th Avenue South Saint Cloud, MN 56301Tel: 320.253.0606RoomRate:$88queenor$95kingordoublepernight

Le St-Germain Suite Hotel404 West Saint Germain StreetSaint Cloud, MN 56301Tel: 320.654.1661Room Rate: $109 single suite or $119 master double suite per night

Rooms are availble at the hotels below. The Best Western Kelly Inn is the conference hotel headquarters. Make reservations online or by calling the phone numbers below. You can visit the MN GIS/LIS website at www.mngislis.org and follow the Annual Conference link for more information.

LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS

REGISTER ONLINE NOW AT WWW.MNGISLIS.ORG!

DIRECTIONSFrom the Iron RangeFollow MN-6 S Slight right onto MN-210 W/Mesaba St/Oak StContinue to follow MN-210 W Turn left onto MN-371 S ContinueontoUS-10ETurn right onto MN-23 W/3rd St SEContinue to follow MN-23 WTake right onto 4th Ave S

From Twin Cities/Southern MNTurnrightontoUS-10W/US-169NContinuetofollowUS-10WExit onto MN-23 W/3rd St NE toward St CloudContinue to follow MN-23 WTurn right onto 4th Ave S

A big thank you to the staff at Ewald Consulting, who skillfully help manage the MN GIS/LIS Consortium and this conference.