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March 15, 2016Towson Universitywww.tugisconference.com

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Program

7:30 AM - 8:30 AMRegistration (CLA Lobby)

7:45 AM - 8:30 AMContinental Breakfast (Chesapeake Rooms)

8:30 AM - 9:50 AMOpening Plenary (Chesapeake Rooms)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AMExhibit Hall Coffee Break and Networking (CLA 4th Floor)

10:00 AM - 4:30PMSpeaker Ready Room(LA 3315)

10:00 AM - 6:00 PMMap-App Competition (LA 4317)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PMConcurrent Session I

PANEL – MD IMAP – WHAT’S NEW IN MD’S ENTERPRISE GIS? (LA 4303) Chair: Julia Fischer, GISP, Maryland Department of Information Technology/GIO Office

Jessie Cahoon, Maryland Department of Information Technology/GIO Office and Maryland Environmental Service; Julia Fischer, Lisa Lowe and Matt Sokol, Maryland Department of Information Technology/GIO Office

OPEN SOURCE I - COMMUNICATING WITH WEB APPLICATIONS (LA 3110)Chair: Kaushik Dutta, GISP, Maryland Transportation Authority

Making Data and Mapping Platforms More Relevant and Useful During Decision SupportRafael de Ameller and Yan Shan, StormCenter GeoCollaborate

Spatial Data Visualization for Non-Spatial Professionals Ardys Russakis, Ashley Buzzeo and Christina Nemphos, Center for GIS at Towson University

Baltimore City’s Economic Development Web Application, EconViewSamantha Luckhardt and Jim Garcia, Enterprise Geographic Information Services Group

Communicating Key Messages to the Public via Maryland State Highway Administration’s Public eGIS ApplicationNicole Miller, JMT Technology Group; Laurie Goudy, Maryland State Highway Administration

DATA, DATA, DATA I (LA 3317) Chair: Douglas A. Adams, GISP, Baltimore County

Dynamic Indexing at the Library of CongressAmanda Brioche, Erin Kelly, and Michael Schoelen, Library of Congress

Record Plat DigitizationSteven Cary, MNCPPC

Collaboration between Multiple State Agencies and Private Industry for Non-Traditional Asset Management NeedsJohn Privot, Nicholas Thompson and Nick Walls, Wallace Montgomery

HIFLD Programmatic & Data UpdateMike Donnelly, DHS/OICIO/ISEO/Geospatial Management Office (GMO)

ENVIRONMENT I - HABITAT(LA 3310)Chair: Mary Buffington, GISP, Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative (ESRGC)

Using GIS to Recover the Federally-listed Bog TurtleLeslie Gerlich, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Sustainability Assessment of Oyster Farming in Chesapeake BayAbiye Williams, Towson University

Scaling Existing GIS Models for Work with High Data Resolution: Experience with the Nature Conservancy In-Bay Habitat Assessment Tool in the Choptank RiverKatie Maglio and Arthur Lembo, Salisbury University

HISTORICAL & CULTURAL PRESERVATION (LA 3114)Chair: Daniel Smith, GISP, Chesapeake Environmental Management, Inc.

Applying GIS Technologies to the Search for the Monocacy ChurchBill Dickinson Jr., The Monocacy Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Maryland (ASM)

THANK YOU TO THE BREAKFAST SPONSORS

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Dorchester Graves - Using GIS to Map Burial Sites in Dorchester County, MarylandAshley Samonisky, Salisbury University Student

Forgotten No Longer: Interpretive Story Maps and the Archaeology of a Slave Cemetery at George Washington’s Mount VernonEric Benson and Joe Downer, George Washington’s Mount Vernon

COLLECTING FIELD DATA (LA 4110)Chair: Teddy Hailegeberel, GISP, Prince George’s County Government - OIT

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Managing Liquor License inspection Records and Developing Database for Future Data RecordsTewodros Hailegeberel and Andrew Dané, Prince George’s County Government

Practical Uses for Mobile GIS – MD SHA Mobile PlatformBrad Spittel, Elliott Plack and Joe Benedetta, MD SHA, OPPE, Data Services Engineering Division; John Shiu, ECO Integration, Inc.

Improving Data Collection Quality in the Field with an iOS AppKierran Sutherland, Casey Trees; Rob Fisher, EBA Engineering

Automating Work Order Processes for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Devices with Collector for ArcGIS and Portal for ArcGISSubrahmanyam Pendyala and Brianne Jordan, Pepco Holdings, Inc.

PROBLEM SOLVING I - PUBLIC HEALTH(LA 4310)Chair: Scott Jeffrey, GISP, Community College of Baltimore County

Maryland Child Care Mapping Tool - Designing for Desktop and MobilePhillip Reese and Michael Bentivegna, Center for GIS at Towson University

Space-time Analysis of the 2015 Firearm Homicide Epidemic in Baltimore CityJonathan Gross, Baltimore City Health Department

Lyme Disease in Maryland - Development of Analytical Approaches to Spatial DataMatt Folley, Maryland Department of Information Technology; SB Wee, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

GIS Application in Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Response PlanRowland Agbede, Maryland Department of Agriculture

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch and Exhibit Showcase(CLA 3rd & 4th Floors)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PMMSGIC Meeting: Elevation Data Workgroup/Subcommittee(LA 3105)

1:00 PM - 1:40 PMConcurrent Session II - Exhibitior Showcase

FIELD DATA TO REPORTS- TRACKING FIELD PROGRESS(LA 4315)Mark Dhruv. Michael Smith and Marla Johnson, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC

THE UNDERUTILIZATION OF GIS & HOW TO CURE IT(LA 3110)Anthony Puzzo and Adam Carnow, Esri

LIGHTWEIGHT CHANGE DETECTION AND FEATURE EXTRACTION FOR GIS UPDATE(LA 4303)Frank Obusek, Hexagon Geospatial

THE BUSINESS OF TECHNOLOGY IS THE BUSINESS OF PEOPLE; HOW BUSINESS ANALYSTS ADD VALUE(LA 4310)Ingrid Geronimo, JMT Technology group

CLIENT CENTRIC, FORWARD THINKING, INDUSTRY LEADERS(LA 4110)Jeff Tirschman, Brad Spittel, Alan Foster, Ashley Lincoln and Doug Goldsmith, KCI Technologies, Inc., Geospatial Solutions

GEOCORTEX FOR ENTERPRISE WEB SOLUTIONS(LA 3310)Craig Robinson, Latitude Geographics Group Ltd.

PDES/TMDL COMPLIANCE SUPPORT TOOLS THAT LEVERAGE GIS TECHNOLOGY(LA 3317)Michele Aitkenhead and Joe Knieriem, McCormick Taylor

GEO-REFERENCED AERIAL OBLIQUE AND ORTHOGONAL IMAGERY(LA 3118)Joe Kochendarfer, Pictometry

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Program

911 DATA MANAGMENT - SPATIALMAP 911(LA 3114)Patrick McLoughlin, Spatial Systems Associates, Inc.

GPI RAPID ASSET LOCATION AND HIGH-DEFINITION SURVEYING WITH MOBILE LIDAR(OUTDOOR EXHIBIT, USE EXIT LA 3330)James Shaw, Jr., Bill Orsinger, and Rob Kundrick, GPI

1:00pm - 5:45pmMSGIC Resume Review (LA 3414)

1:45pm - 3:15pmConcurrent Session III

PANEL - GIS AND SURVEYORS MAPS - OUR FINAL PRODUCTS (LA 4110)Chair: James Shaw, GPI

James Cannistra, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission; Tom Earp, RK&K; Scott Jeffrey, CCBC – Catonsville; Thomas Orsich, WBCM; Patrick Simon, Baltimore County Government; Jerry Feldman, JMT

OPEN SOURCE II - JSON & OPEN DATA (LA 3110)Chair: Adam Travis, GISP, Phoenix Engineering

Lessons Learned from Teaching GTFS and its Many UsesJaime McKay, Central Maryland Regional Transit

Five Common Frustrations When Converting Data from CAD to GIS or GIS to CADWilliam Garmer, JMT Technology Group

Using Schema Mapping and Linked Data for Next Gen InteroperabilitySumit Sen, Independent Consultant

Building a Flood Data APIEric Czajkowski, Century Engineering

DATA, DATA, DATA II (LA 3317)Chair: Linda Loubert, PhD, GISP, Morgan State University

Census Data and Resouces for GIS UsersNoemi Mendez, US Census Bureau

Developing and Publishing Statewide Parcel Data in MarylandGary Maragos, Maryland Department of Planning

One Maryland One Centerline Program In ActionBryan Kelley, Transcend Spatial Solutions; Marshall Stevenson, Maryland State Highway Administration/WBCM

Earth Observation Requirements and AnalysisGreg Snyder, U.S. Geological Survey

ENVIRONMENT II - FLOODING, PAVEMENT & WATER (LA 3310)Chair: Charles Griffith, WBCM

Building an Effective LOMA Geodatabase Suitable for Data SharingDouglas A. Adams, GISP, Baltimore County Department of Public Works

Preparing for Disaster, Maryland’s Road Closure CollaborationChris Slavin, WBCM

MTA’s Climate Change Vulnerability AssessmentJean Wolfers-Lawrence and Leah Visakowitz, Maryland Transit Administration

Planning with the Future in Mind: Incorporation of Impervious Surface Ecological Thresholds in the Comprehensive Development Plan ProcessMarek Topolski, MD Dept. Natural Resources, Fisheries Service

PROBLEM SOLVING II - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (LA 4310)Chair: Charlene Howard, GISP, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Empowering Development: Civic Mapping Perspectives from Urban Appalachia and HaitiJohn Whitmore, City of Morgantown

Creating an Inventory of Underutilized TOD Properties in Prince George’s CountyPaul Patnode, M-NCPPC Prince George’s County Planning Department

The Johns Hopkins Homewood Community Partners Initiative: A Metric-Based Approach to Guiding Community Improvement StrategiesSalem Reiner, Johns Hopkins University; David Sides, Center for GIS at Towson University

RECLAIM Baltimore: Proposing Urban Farms for Homeless SheltersHeather Cobb and Katy Weyforth, CCBC Geospatial Applications Program

ASSET MANAGEMENT (LA 3114)Chair: Michael Shean, GISP, The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission

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Engineering Linear Telecom Utilities Using GISJason Longenecker, New Light Technologies

How Woodside Properties is Using GIS to Manage its FacilitiesPatrick McLoughlin, Spatial Systems Associates, Inc.

Creating and Leveraging an Asset Management ProgramAlan Foster and Joe Murk, KCI Technologies, Inc.

The Middle East—The Wild West of GISScott Andreasen, Parsons Brinckerhoff

MINI-WORKSHOP - DEFENDING YOUR NETWORK: A SURVEY OF COMMON CYBER THREATS (LA 4101)Chair/Presenter: Micheal O’Leary, Towson University - Department of Mathematics

3:15 PM - 3:45 PMBuild Your Own Trail Mix Snack Break (4th Floor Exhibit Hall)

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Concurrent Session IIII

PANEL - IMPROVING THE BAY MODEL BY INCORPORATING LOCALLY-DERIVED LAND USE DATA (LA 4303)Chair: Stephanie Martins, Maryland Department of Planning

Stephanie Martins, Maryland Department of Planning; Jeff White, Maryland Department of the Environment; Catherine Escarpeta, Prince George’s County Department of the Environment; Jim Cannistra, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

OPEN SOURCE III - DEVELOPMENT (LA 3110)Chair: Steven Fabijanski, WBCM

Using Python and ArcGIS to Process Call Before You Dig RequestsMike Onzay, City of Rockville

Allegany to Worcester - Connecting Maryland with GTFSJaime McKay, Andrew Barrows, Hannah Younes and Chris Firehock, Central Maryland Regional Transit

Re”Stacking” the Technology Deck for Enterprise GISPedro Flores, WSSC; Joe Bizzell, JMT Technology Group

Developing a Visualization Tool of DoD Contract DataAshley Buzzeo, Melanie Bruce, and Bryan Brick, Center for GIS at Towson University

LIGHTNING TALKS (LA 4329)Chair: Theresa Martin, GISP, City of Laurel

Historic Prince George’s: A Curated Web Map of Historic Sites and Districts in Prince George’s CountyKerry Gathers, Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Prince George’s County Planning Department

Flash Flooding Risk Assessment Using GIS in Dibba Fujairah, UAEAhmed Almurshidi, Morgan State university

Using Jenkins, DigitalOcean, and Bitbucket for Front-end Build AutomationBryan Brick, Center for GIS at Towson University

Exploring Automated Traffic Counts Using ArduinoJohnathan Mann, Century Engineering Inc.

Teaching GIS to Non-majorsLaura Trauth and Jennifer Joyner, The Community College of Baltimore County

Semantics of Geospatial Data: A Contemporary ReviewSumit Sen, Independent Consultant

Transforming Linear Route Maps into InfographicsSean Lynn, Washington Coll

Using Database Triggers to Dynamically Generate Primary Keys in a Multi-User EnvironmentTracy Williams, Maryland Environmental Service

Mapillary: Crowd Sourced Streetview Photography with Sign Detection and Esri IntegrationElliott Plack, KCI

ENVIRONMENT III - WATER QUALITY & POLLUTION (LA 3310)Chair: Francis ‘Bud’ Precht, PhD, GISP, Frostburg State University

A Predictive Model to Quantify the Connection between Rainfall Volumes and Beach Water QualityLance Larson, Natural Resources Defense Council; Melanie Bruce, Center for GIS at Towson University

Water Quality Improvement Plan: A GIS Approach for SWM and Stream Site SelectionShawn Pickett Jr., Century Engineering, Inc.

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Program

Saving Time and Money While Saving the BayJeff Tirschman, Maryland State Highway Administration; Jen Lishman Nunn and Doug Pickering, JMT Technology Group

Modelling and Assessment of Positive Skewed Soil PCB Contamination levelsEunjung Lim, University Of Maryland College Park

INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT - LESSONS LEARNED (LA 3317)Chair: Peter Hanna, GISP, Baltimore City Fire Department

Time Based Run Cards: Improving Fire/EMS Response in Prince George’s County, MDCharles Wrenn, Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department

Agile Project Management Delivers MDTA Enterprise GIS Move to ESRI REST Services/Google Earth Desktop in Record TimeKaushik Dutta, Maryland Transportation Authority

Promoting GIS and Geospatial Technologies within AEC IndustryGabriel Borroni, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Improving Public Works Business Practices with GISPatrick McLoughlin, Spatial Systems Associates, Inc.

PROBLEM SOLVING III - TRANSPORTATION (LA 4310)Chair: Michael S. Herzberger, GISP, CFM, Maryland Environmental Service

The Safe Routes to School- Lime Green Footprint Installation Project, Department of Transportation, City of BaltimoreBineeta Sihota, City of Baltimore, Department of Transportation

Interactive Mapping for the Maximize2040 Long Range PlanMara Kaminowitz, Baltimore Metropolitan Council

MARC Station Rating ModelBrad Davis and Kokuei Chen, Maryland Transit Administration

Performance Based Planning - MD SHA Innovative ApproachLaurie Goudy, Maryland State Highway Administration; Candice Ottley-Francois, Albrecht Engineering

REMOTELY SENSING IN ALL THREE DIMENSIONS (LA 4110)Chair: Allan Blades, GISP, Axis Geospatial, LLC.

Why Do We Need Contours if We Have LiDAR Surface Data?Eric Stetser, Spatial Systems Associates, Inc.

Mapping the Rhythms of Tropical Forests Using UAVsJonathan Dandois, Center for GIS at Towson University

A New College Map: Integrating City Engine, Pictometry and ArcGIS OnlineScott Jeffrey, Community College of Baltimore County

Implementation of 3D Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for Condition Assessment of Critical Bridge and Highway InfrastructureJeff Hall and Michael Manen, Maryland Environmental Service; Ross Cutts Maryland State Highway Administration

MINI-WORKSHOP - LIDAR 101 (LA 4101)Chair/Presentor: David Alvarez, CMS, GISP, JMT Technology Group

5:15 PM - 7:00 PMTUgis Social(Central and Non-Profit Exhibit Galleries)

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Exhibitors & Locations

CENTRAL GALLERY • JMT Technology Group• KCI Technologies• McCormick Taylor • Michael Baker International • RK&K• EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. • ECO Integration, Inc. • Duncan Parnell • Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC • Latitude Geographics Group Ltd. • Spatial Systems Associates, Inc. • Esri • Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative • JHU Advanced Academic Programs • Center for GIS at Towson University• CCBC Geospatial Applications Program

WEST GALLERY• Sabra, Wang & Associates, Inc.• Print-O-Stat, Inc.• Keystone Precision Instruments • Pictometry • Axis Geospatial • Wallace Montgomery and Associates • Hexagon Geospatial • Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.• Infogroup • CEM

NON-PROFIT GALLERY• Maryland Environmental Service• Maryland Geographic Alliance • Maryland State Geographic Information Committee• NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey• United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation • University of Maryland College Park, Department of Geographical Sciences

Statewide GIS Training

We are committed to supporting GIS professionals through on-going training and

professional development opportunities.

Future training topics include Open Source software, Using Python scripting, LiDAR, and

Intermediate ArcGIS Online.

Who is Eligible?State of Maryland Employees, new users, current user and curious users

COURSE DETAILS 2016Thinking SpatiallyThis course is intended for those individuals with little or no knowledge of GIS, the MD iMAP Program, or ArcGIS Online. This is a half day course.

Introduction to ArcGIS Desktop and MD iMAPThis course is intended for those individuals with little or no knowledge of ArcGIS Desktop and how it can be used with MD iMAP. Individuals taking this course should already have some knowledge of GIS. This is a 2 day course.

Intermediate ArcGIS Online and MD iMAPThis course is intended for those individuals who have basic knowledge of ArcGIS Online and are already familiar with the MD iMAP Program. This is a full day course.

imap.maryland.gov/Pages/training-course-details.aspx

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How Do I Register?Contact Lisa Lowe at lisa.lowe@maryland.gov

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NEW EXHIBITOR SESSION!This concurrent session allows 10 participating exhibitors up to

40 minutes to demonstrate services and products they offer. Sessions run from 1:00pm to 1:40pm.

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