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2010 TNGIC Annual GIS Conference

Gatlinburg Convention Center Gatlinburg, TN April 5-9, 2010

Table of Contents

Agenda At-a-Glance ............................................................................................................ 4

Sponsors and Exhibitors ..................................................................................................... 7

Convention Center Layout .................................................................................................. 8

Exhibit Hall Layout – Tennessee Ballrooms A & B ............................................................ 8

Training Classes .................................................................................................................. 9

Free Workshops!! .............................................................................................................. 10

Keynote Speaker Abstract ................................................................................................. 13

Exhibit Hall Social ............................................................................................................. 16

Map Gallery/Contest ......................................................................................................... 16

Map Author Q/A Session .................................................................................................. 16

Geocache Event ................................................................................................................. 17

Agenda - Wednesday, April 7 ............................................................................................ 18

Agenda - Thursday, April 8 ............................................................................................... 19

Dr. Shop ............................................................................................................................. 20

Win a Laptop Computer!! ................................................................................................. 20

TNGIC Committees ........................................................................................................... 21

TNGIC Board Member Nominees ..................................................................................... 22

Presentation Abstracts ...................................................................................................... 27

Author-Abstract Index ...................................................................................................... 41

2010 TNGIC Conference Planning Committee................................................................. 42

TNGIC Contact Information ............................................................................................. 43

Plan to attend the Conference in 2011!!

2011 TNGIC Annual GIS Conference

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Gatlinburg Convention Center Gatlinburg, TN

Agenda At-a-Glance

Monday, April 5, 2010 ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality Training 12:00pm – 5:00pm @ Glenstone Lodge Experience GIS in Tennessee Training 12:00pm – 5:00pm @ Glenstone Lodge

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality Training 8:00am – 5:00pm @ Glenstone Lodge Experience GIS in Tennessee Training 8:00am – 5:00pm @ Glenstone Lodge Golf Tournament – 12:00 pm @ Bent Creek Golf Course TNGIC Board Meeting – 7:00 pm @ Glenstone Lodge

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 @ Gatlinburg Convention Center Morning

7:30 – 12:00 Registration

8:30 – 10:00 Fundamentals of GPS Richard Duncan, GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting

GIS Mobile Lab David Light, Eastman Chemical

10:00 – 10:15 Break

10:00 – 12:00 GeoCache Event

10:00 – 5:30 Exhibit Hall Open

10:15 – 11:45

Geodatabase and Topology Workshop Randy Hale, North River Geographic

Visualize Your GIS Data Pat Wurth, Roane State Community College

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch, Platinum Sponsor Presentations

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 @ Gatlinburg Convention Center Afternoon

1:00 Opening Session

1:15 Keynote Speakers – David Bouwman and Brian Noyle, DTSAgile

2:30 – 3:00 Break

2:30 – 4:30 Dr. Shop Open

3:00 – 4:30 Historical GIS (presentations)

Utilities (presentations)

Environmental (presentations)

How To: ? (presentations)

4:30 – 6:00 Exhibit Hall Reception

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Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ Gatlinburg Convention Center Morning

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast

7:30 – 10:00 Registration

8:30 – 3:00 Exhibit Hall Open

8:30 – 10:30 Dr. Shop Open

8:30 – 9:00 TNGIC Business Meeting

9:00 – 9:45 Tennessee Base Mapping Program Update – Dennis Pederson, State of TN, OIR

9:45 – 10:00 Break

10:00 – 10:30 TNGIC Committee Meetings

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:15 TNGIC Regional Group Meetings

11:15 – 12:00 Map Gallery – Map Author Q/A Session

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch, Platinum Sponsor Presentations, GIS Champion Award

Afternoon

1:30 – 3:00 Dr. Shop Open

1:30 – 2:30 How To: ?

(presentations) Vendor Track

(presentations) Environmental (presentations)

Vendor Track (presentations)

2:30 – 3:00 Break

3:00 – 4:00 Historical GIS

(presentations)

State & Federal Programs

(presentations)

Environmental (presentations)

Web Applications (presentations)

4:00 Closing Session, Map Gallery Awards, GeoCache Team Awards, Laptop Give-away

Friday, April 9, 2010 ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality Training 8:00am – 5:00pm @ Glenstone Lodge

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Sponsors and Exhibitors

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Exhibitors

AECOM GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting Stantec Consulting Services

ALACAD GISbiz, Inc. Surdex Corporation

AMEC Earth & Environmental G-Squared The Atlantic Group, LLC

Civic Engineering & Information Technologies Kucera International

True North Geographic Technologies, LLC

Data Transfer Solutions Pictometry International WorldView Solutions, Inc.

ESRI Radius Technologies

Fugro EarthData RJ Young

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Convention Center Layout

Exhibit Hall Layout – Tennessee Ballrooms A & B

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Training Classes

ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality (3 days)

Instructor: Randal Hale, GISP/ESRI Authorized Instructor – North River Geographic Systems, Inc Cost: $550 Date: Monday, Tuesday & Friday, April 5th, 6th, and 9th ArcGIS Desktop software is an integrated system that includes all the tools needed to get the most out of a GIS. This course teaches the range of functionality available in the software and the essential tools for visualizing, creating, managing, and analyzing geographic data. The hands-on course exercises emphasize practice with ArcMap and ArcCatalog (the primary applications included with ArcGIS Desktop software) to perform common GIS tasks and workflows. The tools for creating and managing geographic data, displaying data on maps in different ways, and combining and analyzing data to discover patterns and relationships are highlighted, and you learn how ArcGIS Desktop provides a complete GIS software solution. By the end of the course, you will be prepared to start working with the software on your own.

Experience GIS in Tennessee (2 days)

Instructor(s): Jason Duke and Kurt Snider – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Cost: $200 Date: Monday, April 5th and Tuesday, April 6th Experience GIS in Tennessee is an affordable 2-day training taught by local instructors from various agencies in Tennessee that have extensive experience using Tennessee spatial data. The curriculum was developed for the beginner/intermediate GIS user. Attendees will perform hands-on exercises to demonstrate intermediate level geo-processing, spatial analysis and layout creation/design. The 2-day agenda includes topics such as:

• Software overview • Geodatabase fundamentals • Where to Start – Base Layers • Spatial Transformations • Data Creation and Editing • Spatial Data Processing • Metadata Creation • Cartographic Design • Tips and Tricks

This course also includes a customized course workbook and the reference volume Mastering ArcGIS by Maribeth Price ($100 value), which includes a DVD with exercises.

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Free Workshops!!

Fundamentals of GPS

Instructor: Richard Duncan, GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting Date: Wednesday, April 7th Time/Place: 8:30am – 10:00am, Gatlinburg Convention Center Room: Gatlinburg A This workshop will be an overview of the fundamentals of GPS, its emerging technologies and Trimble products. If you’re attending the Geocaching Event, we also recommend you attend this workshop! It will introduce you to the world of geocaching and how it relates to GPS. Have you ever wondered how GPS works? Are you interested in the latest GPS products? Have you been introduced to geocaching? Workshop Highlights:

• Fundamentals of GPS • Trimble Products • Emerging Technologies • Intro to Geocaching!

GIS Mobile Lab Workshop

Instructor: David Light, Eastman Chemical Company Date: Wednesday, April 7th Time/Place: 8:30am – 10:00am, Gatlinburg Convention Center Room: Gatlinburg B This workshop will be an overview of Eastman Chemical Company’s solution for their need to take GIS data to the field. David will detail the steps taken to create the mobile lab from the ground up. If you have ever considered using a mobile lab for data collection, field verification and QA, site inspections, etc…, then this workshop is for you! Workshop Highlights:

• Overview of Eastman Chemical’s need for a mobile GIS lab

• Building of the prototype vehicle • Justification • Purchasing process woes • Customization of the vehicle after the purchase

The Eastman Chemical GIS Mobile Lab will be on-site for a complete tour of the vehicle’s technology, abilities, tools, and gadgets!

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Free Workshops!!

Geodatabase and Topology Workshop

Instructor: Randal Hale, GISP – North River Geographic Systems, Inc Date: Wednesday, April 7th Time/Place: 10:15am – 11:45am, Gatlinburg Convention Center Room: Gatlinburg A This workshop will be an introduction to ESRI’s geodatabase format and associated topology rules. The Geodatabase is the standard data format for data collection in ESRI’s software. Data is collected into feature classes that exist within the geodatabase – typically these are point, lines, and polygons. There are several tools available to help with populating a geodatabase; from conversion of existing data to collection of new data. Subtypes and domains are also available to help attribute data that is being collected or converted. Topology is the arrangement for how points, lines, and polygon features share geometry. It is used to ensure data quality and allows the geodatabase to more realistically represent geographic features. The topology tools provide QAQC for data collection and data editing. This workshop will cover:

• Geodatabase Format • Feature Classes and Feature Datasets • Data Editing • Topology Rules • Topology Rules and Validation

Visualize Your GIS Data

Instructor: Pat Wurth, Roane State Community College Date: Wednesday, April 7th Time/Place: 10:15am – 11:45am, Gatlinburg Convention Center Room: Gatlinburg B Visualize your GIS data in new and exciting ways…. This workshop will teach you how to animate your data sets and export them to movie files. You will also explore the many wonders of GIS Globe.

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Keynote Speaker Abstract

Disruptive Technology in GIS or, “How a browser, the public, and moxy changed the game.”

“I spent four years getting my GIS degree! What’s the big deal about pushpins in a map when I know the secret GISP handshake?” “I spent good money on a vendor solution! Why are my employees playing with FOSS products during work hours? And what the heck is FOSS anyway?” “Our implementation is near done. Why are our users asking for this “street view” thingy all of the sudden? Oh, hey there’s my house!” “Whoa! There’s a lot of new stuff out there. How to I leverage these shiny bits to serve my public?” “Data democratization my eye! We spend a lot of coin building up our double secret data layers and we ain’t in the business of giving it away.” Most if not all industries, and technology sectors in particular, typically undergo one or more periods of “disruption” as the market for that industry grows and matures. Over the last 5 years, the GIS industry has been a case study in disruptive technologies with the mainstreaming of location-based technologies, the birth of a broad public audience that is mapping savvy, and increased demand for services and solutions that are economical, simple, and accessible. Ironically, it did not begin with the traditional GIS industry players driving this trend, but rather companies who specialized in addressing large consumer markets rather than serving a technological niche. From geocaching to home valuation sites to crowd sourced data generation to traffic maps and driving routes to finding the 237 Starbucks™ shops within 10 blocks of your current location, we as GIS professionals must realize that more people understand and in fact demand location-based information on a daily basis. David Bouwman and Brian Noyle will discuss recent disruptive technologies in the GIS industry in the context of “The Lesson of February 2005”. With the era of “Web-GIS” and backroom technical specialists coming to an end, the job of the GIS professional, be it department manager, project manager, developer, analyst, or technician, is changing as expectations change in the markets we serve. Using examples from their day to day interactions as consultants in the GIS industry, Bouwman and Noyle will discuss recent trends in information generation and delivery, data standards, consumer audience, GIS software systems, enterprise integration, and the impact of social networks. The presentation will leverage a suite of real world examples to highlight opportunities and challenges to GIS professionals of various stripes as we adapt together to evolving industry trends. Join us for a fast-paced reprise of where we’ve been, where we’re at now as an industry, and how to adapt and succeed in the future as GIS technology continues to swim in the mainstream. David Bouwman Bio:

Mr. Bouwman has been designing and developing GIS software for the last 12 years with projects ranging from small web sites to state wide enterprise systems. Over the last few years he has been leading a team of developers in the pursuit of great software built in a sane manner. The combination of an ‘agile’ process with pragmatic development practices taken from extreme phas led us to a highly optimized methodology of creating solid software that ware proud to put our names on.

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In addition to presenting at a wide range of conferences, he also writes a widely read blog on GIS and Software Development.

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Brian Noyle Bio:

By training, Brian is an Arctic Tundra Botanist. As his graduate studies focused heavily on landscape ecology and GIS applications thereto, and since he quickly realized that he’d need something to pay the bills for all that education, he has occupied himself professionally for 10 years as a GIS software developer and solution architect. His early career focus was on the ESRI proprietary languages (AML, Avenue, etc) and applications development primarily for natural resources applications. In the last several years his professional interests have shifted more to standard Microsoft and .NET technologies. Project experiences include design and development of large enterprise systems for a variety of vertical markets. While the bulk of his experiences have focused on natural resources management, he has significant experience in the design, development, and implementation of large systems for health care, public safety, state and local government, and the transportation market. While he is primarily .NET and ESRI focused, he also does a significant amount of work in the OGC realm as well as encouraging the use of smaller GIS toolsets and vendors where possible. Brian’s evolving professional and technical interests are primarily focused on moving clients toward more standard architecture and development practices and patterns to facilitate a closer integration of GIS with the standard IT enterprise. In addition, he encourages the development and use of agile practices by clients whenever possible. Brian has been published in peer review and industry trade publications, blogs http://briannoyle.wordpress.com and tweets regularly http://www.twitter.com/bnoyle, and speaks at multiple industry conferences annually. Education: MS – Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, 1999

BS – Biology, University of Dayton, 1998

Dave Bouwman and Brian Noyle – DTS Agile, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Exhibit Hall Social On Wednesday April 7th, TNGIC is hosting a meet and greet social in the Exhibit Hall from 4:30 – 6:00pm. We will be serving hors d’oeuvres with a cash bar. The bar will be serving sodas, juices, beer, wine and liquor. This will be a great time for networking with the vendors and other GIS professionals.

Map Gallery/Contest The map gallery is located in the middle of the Exhibit Hall and will display all of the maps that have been submitted for judging. They will be judged by a panel of peers, with the exception of the “Viewer’s Choice”, which will be voted on by the Conference attendees. The Map Contest will feature four award categories and the winners will be announced at the Closing Session in Ballroom C on Thursday, April 8, 2010. Be sure to peruse all of the maps in the gallery and fill out the Viewer’s Choice ballot to cast your vote. All ballots should be turned in at the TNGIC booth by 3:00pm on Thursday!

Award Categories and Descriptions:

Best Cartographic Design - Awarded to the map that artistically employs the elements of cartography without compromising use and functionality. Maps will be judged on fundamental cartographic principles including figure ground representations, visual hierarchy, color selection, typography, symbology, overall aesthetic appearance, etc. Best Analysis - Awarded to the map that is best designed to display the results of spatial data analysis and presents the information in an unbiased way, allowing the viewer to extract their own conclusions, utilizing the map as a tool. Best Student Project – Awarded to the best overall student project. Submitted maps may be cartographic or analytically focused. Viewer’s Choice – Award chosen by the attendees for the best overall map.

Map Author Q/A Session On Thursday morning from 11:15-12:00, all of the map authors will be on-hand to answer your questions about their work. This is your chance to ask about the analysis performed, the projects showcased, and general cartographic design. Use this time to view the maps on display and cast your ballot for the Viewer’s Choice award.

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Geocache Event

On Wednesday April 7th, TNGIC and GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting will host a geocaching event from 10:00am-12:00pm that starts at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. Prizes will be given to the 1st and 2nd place teams. What is geocaching? Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPS users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to learn about the great features and capabilities of a GPS unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards.

This is a race, and the more efficient you are, the better you will do. Teams will leave the Convention Center at 10am to start the hunt. There will be several caches placed within a radius of the Convention Center. Teams must be back by 12:00 p.m. to turn in the information compiled during the hunt. Teams not back by the check-in will have points deducted (and will probably miss lunch)!

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Agenda - Wednesday, April 7

Time Gatlinburg A Gatlinburg B Ballroom C Ballroom D

8:30 – 10:00 Fundamentals of GPS Workshop

GIS Mobile Lab Workshop

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15 – 12:00 Geodatabase & Topology Workshop

Visualize Your GIS Data Workshop

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 Opening Session

1:15 – 2:30 Keynote Speakers – David Bouwman and Brian Noyle, DTS Agile

2:30 – 3:00 Break

Concurrent Sessions

Historical GIS Utilities Environmental How To: ??

3:00 – 3:30 Historical GIS: Applications for Conservation

Using ArcGIS to Model and Analyze Network Flow

Using GIS to Identify Residential Areas w/Restricted Access for Fire Apparatus

Back to Basics: How Database Design Principles Affect Your GIS Data

3:30 – 4:00

The Battle of Franklin: Rediscovering the Battlefield Through an Urban Landscape

Hamilton County PSLP: Using GIS as the Framework for Success

Using GIS Techniques to Analyze Karst Terrain in the Red River Watershed, TN & KY

Unraveling Soils Information with the Soil Data Viewer Tool

4:00 – 4:30

Preserving Chattanooga’s Battlefields: Urban Planning Through GIS

Using ArcGIS to Manage Utility Pole Attachments

FEMA’s RiskMAP – Mapping, Assessment & Planning: Vision for 2010 and Beyond

Importing Doppler Radar Data info ArcGIS

4:30 – 6:00 Exhibit Hall Social

Beginner Intermediate Advanced

Agenda - Thursday, April 8

Time Gatlinburg A Gatlinburg B Ballroom C Ballroom D

8:30 – 9:00 TNGIC Business Meeting

9:00 – 9:45 TN Base Mapping Program Update

9:45 – 10:00 Break

10:00 – 10:30 Communication Committee Web & Data Committee

Conference Planning Committee

Education & Outreach Committee

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:15 West TN Regional Meeting

Middle TN Regional Meeting

East TN Regional Meeting

11:15-12:00 Map Gallery – Map Author Q/A Session

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch

Concurrent Sessions

How To: ?? Vendor Track Environmental Vendor Track

1:30 – 2:00

Hear Me Now & Believe Me Later: Model Building within ArcGIS Catalog

A Simple ArcGIS Work Order Management System

Using GIS as an Integral Tool for Prioritizing Public Infrastructure Funding and Construction

ArcGIS 10: An Overview, Part 1

2:00 – 2:30

The Road to CAD from GIS & Back: Integration of GIS & CAD Designs

Panoramic Mapping – Cover All Your Angles

Internet Based Open Source Stream Mitigation Mapper: Insuring No Net Loss for TDEC

ArcGIS 10: An Overview, Part 2

2:30 – 3:00 Break

Historical GIS State & Federal

Programs Environmental Web Applications

3:00 – 3:30 Historic Mapping Project: The Battle of Peleliu

TN Dept. of Transportation’s Statewide Environmental Management System (SEMS): Process & Development Overview

Design & Implementation of an Advanced Spill Management Information System for Surface Waters

City of Lynchburg MapViewer: A Collaborative Web Mapping Portal Platform

3:30 – 4:00

Internet GIS as a Historic Place-Making Tool for Mammoth Cave National Park

Geospatially Enabling Environmental Data for Decision Support Applications

Applications of GIS for Stream Assessment in the McDowell Creek Watershed

Status of GPS, GLONASS, GALIEO and Impact on the GIS Community

4:00 Closing Session

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Dr. Shop We have added a new area to the Exhibit Hall this year! The Doctor Shop is an area where you can bring your questions and problems to a group of GIS professionals for solutions and team collaboration (if needed). This area will be staged with experienced GIS users and vendors ready to answer your GIS, CAD and GPS related questions.

There are three time periods where the Dr. Shop will be open to all Conference attendees:

Wednesday, April 7th 2:30 – 4:30

Thursday, April 8th 8:30 – 10:30 1:30 – 3:00

Vendors scheduled to work the Dr. Shop are representatives from GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting, True North, ALACAD, North River Geographic, AMEC and ESRI.

Win a Laptop Computer!! Within your Conference bag, you will find a 4x6 postcard with several vendor logos shown. Take this card to each of the participating vendors to have it punched with a paper punch. Once you have every logo punched, fill out the contact information on the card and turn it in at the TNGIC booth. A winner will be drawn from the completed cards during the door prize drawings at the end of the Conference. What’s the catch?? The vendors want to talk to YOU! It is the discretion of the vendor to punch your postcard. They might even ask you to stand on your head in order to get a punch. While this scenario is unlikely, remember, they are attending the Conference to network and make new connections with GIS users, managers, students, etc... Rules: 1.) You must be present to win. 2.) Only the winner can claim the prize. No exceptions! 3.) All logos must be punched with the correct paper punch.

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TNGIC Committees On Wednesday April 1st, each of the TNGIC Committees will be meeting for 30 minutes to discuss their plans for the upcoming year, to organize TNGIC members who would like to help on a committee, and to put into motion the tasks designed by the committee chair. The committees are the back-bone of all the TNGIC activities, training, web sites, and data that are offered to TNGIC members. If you would like more from your TNGIC membership, consider joining one of them to make this a better organization for all of its members. The more we contribute, the better our organization will be for all of its members.

Conference Planning Committee

The purpose of the Conference Planning Committee is to organize, plan and facilitate the TNGIC Annual GIS Conference. This committee handles all of the details and decisions that are required to make this a successful event for TNGIC members.

Communication Committee

The purpose of the Communication Committee is to sustain effective communication between the TNGIC membership, the Board of Directors and the geospatial community. We produce the quarterly newsletter “TNGIC Today” and strive to improve the communication throughout TNGIC through email news, SharePoint content, web site content, and brochures.

Education and Outreach Committee

The goal of the Education & Outreach Committee is to foster educational opportunities and promote awareness of TNGIC throughout the geospatial community. These opportunities may include: training, maintaining academic contact lists, promoting/supporting the regional meetings, student/University outreach, student scholarships, and GIS day activities.

Web and Data Committee

The goal of the Web & Data Committee is to maintain a web presence for TNGIC and facilitate data sharing and distribution for the geospatial community. This committee is always on the look-out for new data to share and metadata to upload to the metadata server. It is also responsible for creating and distributing lists of internet mapping sites, GIS job postings, and the SharePoint site content, promotion and maintenance. If you have ideas for how to make any of these servers, web sites or SharePoint sites better for the TNGIC members, then join the committee and let your voice and ideas be heard.

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TNGIC Board Member Nominees

Shawn Anderson, GISP Shawn Anderson has been GIS Director for Tipton County, TN Government since 2004. As Director of TCGIS, he is involved in all aspects of GIS relative to projects, including analysis, design, production programming, and database maintenance on a department and countywide basis. Before coming to Tipton County Government, he was a GIS Intern with the City of Lakeland, TN in 1999 and a GIS Technician/Programmer with FedEx in 2000. From 2001-2004, he was GIS Coordinator with the engineering firm, Allen &

Hoshall, working on numerous GIS and civil engineering projects relative to airport, road, utility and site development design. He has a B.S. in Environmental Geography from Austin Peay State University and a M.S. in Geography from the University of Memphis. Shawn has served on the MAGIC (West TN) Board Directors since 2005 holding numerous officer positions including Secretary (2006-2007), Vice President/President Elect (2008) and President (2009). He was also Conference Committee Chairman (MAGIC) for the past two years. He is a member of Gamma Theta Upsilon (International Geography Society), TNGIC, URISA, ReGIS, TreGIS and the District 12 Sub-Joint Operations Committee for DHS. Shawn has been a TNGIC member since 2005 and served in 2009-2010 on the Conference Planning and Communication Committee’s. If elected to the TNGIC Board, he will continue to promote GIS education and meet the mapping and geographic needs of the Mid-South and Tennessee.

David Ladd David Ladd graduated in 1992 from Vanderbilt University with a BS in Geology. In late 1992, he began working for the U.S. Geological Survey Tennessee Water Science Center, where he continues to work today. At the USGS, David began working with GIS software in the mid-1990s to enhance hydrologic analyses in studies conducted by the Tennessee WSC. In 2004, David became the GIS Specialist for the WSC. While working with the USGS, David has served as both a project manager of studies that focus on GIS methods and an instructor of GIS software and techniques. David develops GIS datasets and calculation methods for Tennessee StreamStats, a GIS-enabled web application for automating the calculation of Tennessee stream basin characteristics and stream-flow statistics. He currently is conducting multiple studies

using GIS techniques to analyze karst terrain and its effect on spring and stream flow in Tennessee. In addition to instructing his colleagues at the Tennessee WSC on the use of GIS software, David has taught multiple GIS-related classes and workshops for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TNGIC, and other USGS offices. David has been a TNGIC member for several years and has spent the last year as a non-voting, at-large TNGIC board member, attending meetings and providing input to the board. If elected to the TNGIC board, David will provide additional analytical expertise to the group, represent the needs of geospatial analysts in the Tennessee GIS community, and continue to provide educational opportunities through classes and workshops.

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TNGIC Board Member Nominees

Katharine Bennett, GISP Katharine began her GIS career began in 2004 with Washington County Emergency Communications District where she implemented and developed the organization’s first GIS. She was responsible for creating methodologies for addressing, determining appropriate map symbology, establishing processes for disseminating accurate data to dispatchers, and training staff on the GIS program. Her knowledge and proficiency of the GIS program was recognized when she was invited to sit on the Advisory Council for the District’s GIS Vendor. She is now working at the City of Johnson City as a GIS technician. Her experience working for the City has enhanced her understanding of how GIS is utilized by local municipalities. Katharine Bennett graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2001 with

a BS in Geography. She is currently attending East Tennessee State University and will graduate in August 2010 with a master’s degree in Geoscience. Katharine began her involvement with TNGIC in 2005 and is currently serving as the TNGIC newsletter editor. She is the Vice President of the North East Tennessee GIS Users Group and has been an active member since its inception three years ago. She served as Registration Chair for the 2008 Fall East Tennessee Regional TNGIC Conference in Kingsport, TN. Katharine would like to remove the common misconception that TNGIC is only for ESRI GIS users. She hopes to build TNGIC membership by encouraging organizations which use other GIS products.

Russ Davis Russ Davis graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1988 with a BS in Landscape Design. In 1992 he graduated from UTK with a MS in Urban Planning (concentration in GIS). In 1994, he was employed by the City of Kingsport, TN as the city’s first GIS Analyst in the newly formed GIS department. In October 2002, Russ founded Landmark GIS; a dynamic, high-technology business providing Geographic Information System (GIS) consulting services to a wide variety of customers including local government, real estate, health services, higher education, and natural resource management. In 2006 Landmark GIS became incorporated, was awarded the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce’s

KOSBE Small Business Startup Contest award for the technology division, and was awarded a Northeast Tennessee Technology Council TechStar Award for the third year in a row. If elected to the TNGIC Board, Russ plans to help others see the benefit GIS can be in their particular industry.

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TNGIC Board Member Nominees

Randal Hale, GISP Randal Hale graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology. While attending UTC, Randal began a 16 year career at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Maps and Surveys Division. In 2006, Randal started North River Geographic Systems, Inc., as a part time business to provide geospatial services to public and private companies in southeast Tennessee. He joined the board of Georgia URISA in 2007 as the Subchapter Chair for North GA where he was in charge of holding “Lunch and Learn” meetings for geospatial practitioners. In 2010, he became the Education and Outreach Chair for GA URISA and is working to strengthen the ties of GA URISA with outheast. the Geotech Center for the S

In the fall of 2008, Randall became an ESRI Authorized Instructor as well as his company becoming an ESRI Authorized Business Partner. Since that time he has completed jobs for several local counties, private companies, as well as a large number of volunteer projects to help local causes and non-profit groups. Randal became 2nd Vice President for Mid South ASPRS (American Society of Photogrametry and Remote Sensing) in 2009. As 2nd VP, he has been in charge of organizing student paper competitions and serves on the 2010 Southeastern Geospatial Conference Committee. He also began work with the TNGIC Web and Data committee to try and update TNGIC’s web presence and work with the data sets available on the TNGIS web server. If elected to the Board, Randal would like to bring more educational opportunities to the members of TNGIC, as well as strengthen the ties with educational institutions in Tennessee. He would also like to bring TNGIC and the Geotech Center for the Southeast into a closer working relationship.

Justin Graham Justin Graham was born and raised in Nashville, TN. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2003 with a degree in Geography. During his final year at UT, Justin was the intern for the Natural Heritage Program at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). While at TVA, he worked with the program director to manage and map the programs’ land throughout the Tennessee Valley corridor. Justin began his professional career as a GIS intern at AMEC Earth & Environmental. He has been at AMEC for nearly seven years and now manages the Information Management (IM) Department. The AMEC IM Department consists of 32 GIS professionals, application developers, project

managers and technical leads. Justin has been active in TNGIC over the past few years as a representative of AMEC and an advocate of GIS throughout the state. He has attended, exhibited, and presented at various TNGIC conferences as well as served on a TNGIC employment panel where he offered guidance to those seeking GIS employment. Some unique qualifications that Justin would bring to the Board are private sector representation, federal geospatial program design, GIS application of water resources and floodplain management, business and demographic analytics, green infrastructure analysis, enterprise GIS development and implementation, and business relationships with federal, state, and local government entities.

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TNGIC Board Member Nominees

Clifton Ogden Clifton Ogden, Vice President and Project Director with Civic Engineering & IT, Inc., has over 14 years of experience planning, implementing and managing geospatial projects for governmental agencies. He obtained his engineering degree from Auburn University as well as hands-on experience with GIS in 1996 using ArcInfo 7 on Solaris. Since then, Clifton has worked on GIS projects ranging from technical projects such as NGS geodetic control network adjustments to large municipal program management projects. Professional memberships include: Engineers Without Borders (EWB), the American Public Works Association (APWA) and he is a regular participant in activities of the Open GIS Consortium (OGC).

My desire to become a board member is to continue the dedicated work of TNGIC and past board members to promote the GIS profession, improve data sharing and accessibility of geospatial data. In addition, I wish to help promote knowledge sharing and professional development so that all in our profession are empowered to develop, maintain and support our GIS and its users in a manner that is efficient, effective, and viable to accomplish the core missions of our respective agencies, employers and TNGIC. Specifically, I would like to see TNGIC consider the formation of a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) that would coordinate with the Training/Education and Communication Committees. The TAC would be a resource to any TNGIC member to assist with data compatibility, GIS program planning and implementation and other similar issues. In addition, the TAC mission should also be to liaise with other State GIS consortiums on a regular basis to share knowledge and solutions.

Suzanne White, GISP Suzanne White has over 20 years of GIS experience and currently works for the State of Tennessee, Office for Information Resources, GIS Services. Previous employers have included Amec Earth and Environmental, the State of South Carolina, and the Center for the Protection, Utilization, and Management of Water Resources at Tennessee Technological University. During her career, Suzanne has been a project manager, GIS manager, developer, instructor, and a GIS analyst. She earned her BS degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science and a MS degree in Biology both from Tennessee Technological University. She is also an ESRI Authorized Instructor for ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality and ArcGIS Desktop III: Workflows and Analysis courses.

For the past 11 years, Suzanne has enjoyed being a TNGIC member and in 2008 served as the TNGIC President. She has served TNGIC in various other roles including board member from 2006-2009, vendor coordinator for the 2004 TNGIC conference, co-agenda coordinator for the 2005 TNGIC conference, and education sub-committee chair for 2006-2008. Suzanne has been actively involved in facilitating the new TNGIC training “Experience GIS in Tennessee” course for the past several years. Since 2000, she has coordinated the Middle Tennessee GIS user group (now the Middle TN regional TNGIC meeting). If elected, Suzanne will strive to find new ways to promote TNGIC participation and membership, especially with the activities of the TNGIC committees.

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Presentation Abstracts

Room: Gatlinburg A Wednesday, April 7th

Track: Historical GIS Historical GIS: Applications for Conservation Originally 225 acres, the Murfreesboro Fortress Rosecrans has lost much of its original span due to development. With the City of Murfreesboro's growth, it is critical to document and if possible, conserve any surviving remnants of the Fort. In order to interpret the largest Civil War earthworks, GPS data of existing identifiable points was obtained and georeferenced with Civil War era military maps. This enabled the creation of a map overlaying the original fort's location with modern Murfreesboro. This overlay was developed as part of an interpretive plan (with copies being supplied to Rutherford County's GIS Department) to map and document the county's historical sites and treasures. Presentation Time: 3:00 – 3:30 Technical Level: Beginner Presenter: M. Garet Bleddynn Graduate Student/Middle TN State University Email: gbleddynn@gmail.com The Battle of Franklin: Rediscovering the Battlefield Through an Urban Landscape Despite this significance of the Battle of Franklin, there is a lack of preserved battlefield land in and around the City. Little preservation occurred in the years following the war. The City has since engaged in one of the largest private/public partnerships to reclaim battlefield land. Through GIS mapping, I have produced a depiction of battle exchange locations, the subsequent urban development constructed over the landscape and possibilities for future gains. This project is intended to show that battlefield developed is not always battlefield lost. Creating broader understanding of landscape and educating on the use of maps like these to plan future preservation is the long-term impact of this research. A planned second phase will eventually detail outbuildings, field hospitals and other areas pertinent for future preservation efforts. I hope to show that the union of GIS technology, city planning and community alliances can bring about new chances for preservation. Presentation Time: 3:30 – 4:00 Technical Level: Beginner Presenter: Rachael Harrell-Finch Graduate Student/Middle TN State University Email: efinch76@msn.com

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Preserving Chattanooga’s Battlefields: Urban Planning Through GIS Alexander Archaeological Consultants, Inc. conducted a GIS mapping project in which the primary objective was to overlay a series of six historic Civil War battle maps produced by Edward E. Betts for the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in 1896 and 1901 onto modern topographical maps and aerial photographs. The resulting information was integrated with the existing Hamilton County GIS database in order to provide citizens with the ability to examine the potential for intact features associated with important Civil War battles on specific parcels. The area investigated includes the approximately 26,000-acre Chattanooga Battlefield in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Presentation Time: 4:00 – 4:30 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenters: Max Schneider and Josh Boutwell

Alexander Archaeological Consultants, Inc. Email: mschneider@alexanderconsultants.net

Room: Gatlinburg B Wednesday, April 7th

Track: Utilities Using ArcGIS to Model and Analyze Network Flow ESRI offers a variety of tools to manage and analyze flow within a network. Whether its purpose is to monitor electricity, water, traffic, or any other dynamic quantity, a network provides an adaptable model that is difficult to replicate with the traditional static feature class.

In collaboration with Ferguson-Jenkins & Associates, Nashville Electric Service (NES) has made use of ESRI's flow analysis architecture to manage power distribution across their utility network. However, much of the functionality needed by NES goes beyond that which is readily available through the standard ArcMap interface, necessitating the development of custom tools. The end result is a more user-friendly set of commands that allow for circuit load analysis, power outage assessment, maintenance planning, and map creation. This presentation will include a basic demonstration of ESRI's network analysis capabilities, and a deeper look into how these tools may be combined via custom extensions to ArcGIS software.

Presentation Time: 3:00 – 3:30 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Jessica Jones

Ferguson-Jenkins & Associates Email: jjones@fjagis.com

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Hamilton County PSLP: Using GIS as the Framework for Success

The Hamilton County Private Service Lateral Program (PSLP) is a 7 year program being carried out by the Waste Water Treatment Authority to identify and repair deteriorating Service Laterals within the utility's program boundary. The PSLP involves getting consent from property owners, locate service lateral, assess condition (TV, Smoke, and Air Inspections), then repair/replace the service lateral. GIS is being used in all phases of this project to track the correspondence of property owners and to link the inspections being done by the project contractor.

Presentation Time: 3:30 – 4:00 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenters: Atley Davidson and Kristen Johnsey

Hamilton County GIS Email: AtleyD@HamiltonTN.gov

Using ArcGIS to Manage Utility Pole Attachments

Nashville Electric Service (NES) is the utility provider for the Nashville metro area and maintains a utility network comprised of over 90,000 poles. In addition to NES utility lines, many of these poles carry telephone, cable and signage attached by other companies. These types of objects are referred to as attachments and NES had traditionally relied on a spreadsheet system for attachment management. NES elected to modernize their attachment database and application system by incorporating the data into a GIS database and sought the assistance of Ferguson-Jenkins & Associates (FJ&A). FJ&A was tasked with creating a relational database for modeling attachment data and providing tools for managing attachments and attachment applications in ArcGIS. This presentation will describe the techniques utilized by FJ&A in migrating the attachment data into a relational database environment and will also cover how attachments are modeled and edited in ArcGIS. Presentation Time: 4:00 – 4:30 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Tyler Jones

Ferguson-Jenkins & Associates Email: tjones@fjagis.com

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Room: Ballroom C Wednesday, April 7th

Track: Environmental Using GIS to Identify Residential Areas with Restricted Access for Fire Apparatus Residential development of ridges near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has resulted in significant numbers of residential properties being accessed by steep, narrow, winding streets and driveways. One unfortunate outcome is the occasional loss of structures when fire apparatus cannot negotiate these streets and driveways. Proposed ordinances addressing this concern by defining maximum grade and minimum curve radius for roads in new developments have not been adopted. There is no direct method of determining the radius and grade of a polyline with ArcMap, but a GIS analysis process was developed to identify road segments that may limit access by fire apparatus due to too-sharp curves and too-steep grades. The numbers and values of potentially under-protected or unprotected structures due to the restrictive routes was determined. Results of this project can be used to develop better street layouts, educational programs and disaster mitigation plans to minimize future losses. Presentation Time: 3:00 – 3:30 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenters: Timothy Prather, Joanne Logan, Ray Boswell

University of TN Extension/University of TN Extension/ City of Maryville Email: tprather@utk.edu

Using Geographic Information System Techniques to Analyze Karst Terrain in the Red River Watershed, Tennessee and Kentucky

Little is known about the number, catchment area, storage capacity, and groundwater recharge rate of land-surface depressions in the Red River watershed. Only a few of the karst features in the Red River watershed have been dye-traced and mapped. Further study in the area is needed to help identify sources of impairment to streams and better define the groundwater/surface-water interaction. GIS techniques applied to digital elevation data provide an opportunity to automate the identification of karst features. The spatial distribution, storage characteristics, and contaminant transport potential of karst features derived from GIS analysis of digital elevation data can be used to evaluate the possible effects of karst features on flood flow, flood recession, base flow, and contamination of streams in Tennessee watersheds. These techniques can be combined with traditional field data collection techniques to better understand surface-water/groundwater connectivity and contaminant transport in karst areas. Presentation Time: 3:30 – 4:00 Technical Level: Advanced Presenter: David Ladd

U.S. Geological Survey Email: deladd@usgs.gov

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FEMA’s RiskMAP – Mapping, Assessment and Planning: Vision for 2010 and Beyond

As FEMA’s Flood Map Modernization Program begins to come to a close, the next stage in flood hazard mitigation begins. Once complete, the original Map Modernization program will have provided digital flood hazard information for a large percentage of all the counties within the United States. In order to keep the momentum of that program running, FEMA has developed the Risk MAP (Mapping, Assessment and Planning) strategy. Risk MAP combines flood hazard mapping, risk assessment tools and mitigation planning into one seamless program. The intent of this integrated program is to encourage beneficial partnerships and innovative uses of flood hazard and risk assessment data in order to maximize flood loss reduction. This presentation will provide a brief look at where Risk Map is going, how this affects the GIS community and what this means for Tennessee. Presentation Time: 4:00 – 4:30 Technical Level: Beginner Presenter: Marc Pearson, GISP

Stantec Consulting, Inc. Email: marc.pearson@stantec.com

Room: Ballroom D Wednesday, April 7th

Track: How To: ? Back to Basics: How Database Design Principles Affect Your GIS Data Because the basic presentation of GIS data is map-centric, it is easy to forget that underpinning the entire framework is a much older technology: a database. This presentation is essentially database design for GIS 101. We will explore some traditional topics from database management, including database design principles, data normalization, and indexing. Most importantly, we will examine why these principles are important when working with GIS systems and data. Examples showing some of the more common mistakes in GIS database design will be presented and discussed. Presentation Time: 3:00 – 3:30 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Gerald Burnette

HydroGeoLogic, Inc. Email: gburnette@hgl.com

Unraveling Soils Information with the Soil Data Viewer Tool Soil data are complex especially to the layperson. Soil Data Viewer is an ESRI extension that develops soil thematic maps. SDV seamlessly joins the hundreds of data elements with the spatial data and provides a point and click user interface. We will demonstrate SDV and show the potential and limitations for using soil data as a planning tool.

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Presentation Time: 3:30 – 4:00 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenters: David McMillen and Kevin Davis

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Email: david.mcmillen@tn.usda.gov

Importing Doppler Radar Data into ArcGIS In April of 2009, tornados ripped through Middle Tennessee causing quite a bit of destruction. For foresters with land in Middle Tennessee, this was problematic since damage was to trees and not property. Tri State Forestry Consulting Inc, manages 36,000 acres of timber in Middle Tennessee. The storms of April 10th, 2009 left them scrambling on how to efficiently put three people in the right areas to look for damage quickly. NOAA publishes Doppler weather radar data in both raster and vector format that can be easily imported into ArcGIS. This data was used to estimate damage to property and allowed them to quickly concentrate their efforts to areas that had a high chance of damage. Presentation Time: 4:00 – 4:30 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Randal Hale

North River Geographic Systems, Inc Email: rjhale@northrivergeographic.com

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Room: Gatlinburg A Thursday, April 8th

Track: How To: ? Hear Me Now & Believe Me Later: Model Building within ArcGIS Catalog The presentation will provide a detailed analysis of the Model Building functionality within ArcCatalog and provide real examples of how it can be used during a daily GIS work routine environment. Presentation Time: 1:30 – 2:00 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Shawn Anderson, GISP

Tipton County Government Email: sanderson@tiptonco.com

The Road to CAD from GIS and Back: Integration of GIS and CAD Designs This presentation will cover some of the interoperability that exists between GIS and CAD. Not only can GIS make better use of files from CAD designers, but the CAD designers can also make use of GIS data. This presentation will showcase some of the latest software tools that will help GIS users get the most from a CAD design. It will also demonstrate how CAD designers are using GIS data to analyze their own designs. Examples will include: how GIS can help with Green Build and LEEDS designs, and how to take the BIM from designers and turn it into GIS.

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Presentation Time: 2:00 – 2:30 Technical Level: Beginner Presenter: James Murphy ALACAD Email: jhm@alacad.com

Room: Gatlinburg B Thursday, April 8th

Track: Vendor Track A Simple ArcGIS Work Order Management System Many organizations find managing work orders inside a spatial environment to be a difficult task. Small and large organizations can leverage ArcGIS without incurring massive costs and overhead by simply utilizing ArcMap or ArcReader along with an FTP site. Field crews can send and receive data. Dispatchers can log all work orders spatially without using paper. Managers can quickly query and view reports, all within ArcMap. Presentation Time: 1:30 – 2:00 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Phil Blondin

Geographic Development Group Email: pblondin@geodevelopmentgroup.com

Panoramic Mapping – Cover All Your Angles Unlike any other sensor, Fugro EarthData's Panoramic Mapping camera operates from high altitudes capturing both vertical and oblique imagery during the same flight. Our accompanying Panoramic Mapping software allows users to rapidly navigate through the detailed imagery using addresses or coordinates, and extract accurate 3D geospatial data , including building, roads, utilities, and other infrastructure. With a full ArcGIS integration and open application programming interface (API), our Panoramic Mapping solutions supports a very broad range of geospatial applications for federal, state and local governments, including property appraisal, asset inventory, urban planning, law enforcement, fire and rescue, and disaster response to name a few. Presentation Time: 2:00 – 2:30 Technical Level: Beginner Presenter: Sam Moffat Fugro EarthData Email: smoffat@earthdata.com

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Room: Ballroom C Thursday, April 8th

Track: Environmental Using GIS as an Integral Tool for Prioritizing Public Infrastructure Funding and Construction This presentation will cover the use of intermediate and advanced geospatial analysis techniques that can and have been used on large infrastructure programs to prioritize the funding and construction of public projects. A case study of how GIS plays a leading role in Metro Nashville's $80+ Million Comprehensive Sidewalk Improvement program will be presented. As a general concept, methods to model the needs and priority for constructing public infrastructure such roadways, bridges, sidewalks and parks will also be presented as well as how to convey these somewhat complex analysis processes in simple terms to government leaders and the public. This presentation will cover concepts, data collection, analysis and implementation. Presentation Time: 1:30 – 2:00 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Clifton Ogden

Civic Engineering & Information Technologies, Inc. Email: ogdenco@civicinc.com

Internet Based Open Source Stream Mitigation Mapper: Insuring No Net Loss for TDEC The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) required an application to track the progress of hundreds of stream and wetland mitigation projects located in almost every county in Tennessee. The purpose of this program is to determine if the success criteria set forth in Aquatic Resource Alteration Permits (ARAP) was attained, and if not, give recommendations to achieve attainment. Developing a cost-effective and user-friendly interface were key factors in this system. In order to alleviate the budgetary burden of commercial software licensing fees, this system was developed utilizing free and Open Source software. Consideration was also taken to employ user-friendly GIS to accommodate the public audience. Open Source database management system MySQL was used in conjunction with PHP, AJAX and JavaScript to asynchronously retrieve and render data inside a Google Maps API. The resulting application provide enhanced regulatory transparency and a streamlined work flow by disseminating data in multiple formats to stakeholder groups involved in the project. Interested parties can track the progress of TDEC efforts by accessing the public website. The system employs a multi-tiered user approach to serve the specific needs of multiple stakeholder groups. Presentation Time: 2:00 – 2:30 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenters: Brian Bugg and Josh Streufert

EME Inc. Email: bbugg@emetn.com

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Room: Ballroom D Thursday, April 8th

Track: Vendor Track ArcGIS 10: An Overview, Part 1

ArcGIS 10 is a major release for Desktop users focused on productivity enhancements and improved usability. This session will provide an overview of the new improvements in ArcGIS Desktop 10. Come learn and see what's new for data management, editing, mapping & visualization and spatial analysis & modeling. Presentation Time: 1:30 – 2:00 Technical Level: Beginner Presenter: Zach Layne and Mike Sweeney

ESRI Email: msweeney@esri.com

ArcGIS 10: An Overview, Part 2

ArcGIS 10 includes a number of enhancements on the Server side as well. Join us for Part 2 of the ArcGIS 10 Overview highlighting Web 2.0 Geo-collaboration and Web Editing, enhanced map caching management, creating data extraction and high quality printing GIS web services, configuring fast and fully functional web mapping applications, and more. Presentation Time: 2:00 – 2:30 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Zach Layne and Mike Sweeney

ESRI Email: msweeney@esri.com

Room: Gatlinburg A Thursday, April 8th

Track: Historical GIS Historic Mapping Project: The Battle of Peleliu The project represents the World War II battlefield of Peleliu. It is one of several islands of the Republic of Palau located in the Central Pacific Ocean. During World War II, Peleliu was deemed a vital stepping stone in the United States’ attempt to retake the Philippines from Imperial Japan’s control and to crush the Japanese occupation of the Pacific. The mapped features were created using ESRI’s ArcGIS Spatial Analyst with 1 meter topographic contour lines to construct a three-dimensional model of the island. It is then draped with scanned copies of the troop battle movement maps from both Japanese and American units and then these positions were mapped as points. Other additional data included is the 500+ Japanese Cave Defensive System that required troops from both the United States Marine Corps and the Army to disarm with small arms fire and flamethrowers.

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Presentation Time: 3:00 – 3:30 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Bethany Hall

Rutherford County GIS Email: bghall@rutherfordcountytn.gov

Internet GIS as a Historic Place-Making Tool for Mammoth Cave National Park This project lays the groundwork for an Internet delivered Public Participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS) to facilitate exploration and discovery of the past communities of the Mammoth Cave Park area. The emergence of the Internet’s Web 2.0 design combined with distributed Internet GIS services allows for anyone to interact with and add to the information found on central internet sites. Historical geography often relies upon public participation from individuals outside the academic world to provide narrative descriptions, photographs, manuscripts, et cetera, of past places and events. Incorporating public participation into historical geography imparts a sense of community-building and ownership among participants. PPGIS allows for visualization of the pre-park communities in new and unique ways. A PPGIS website for Mammoth Cave will create a central location for dispersed and disparate park data resources related to pre-park Mammoth Cave communities to be presented with a geographic context. Presentation Time: 3:30 – 4:00 Technical Level: Beginner Presenter: Ann Epperson, P.G. Graduate Student/Western Kentucky University Email: ann.epperson@tn.gov

Room: Gatlinburg B Thursday, April 8th

Track: State & Federal Programs Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Statewide Environmental Management System (SEMS): Process and Development Overview This paper will present TDOT’s Statewide Environmental Management System vision, mission, goals, objectives and status. We will discuss the SEMS process and anticipated supporting applications including GIS components and relational databases. The process will cover environmental project management from inception in the long-range transportation plan through construction and maintenance. Specific module components will be discussed that support project delivery and environmental management from a multimodal point-of-view. Presentation Time: 3:00 – 3:30 Technical Level: Beginner Presenter: Suzanne Herron, Lori Kirby, and Allen Ibaugh TDOT/TDOT/Data Transfer Solutions Email: Lori.A.Kirby@tn.gov

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Geospatially Enabling Environmental Data for Decision Support Applications In recent years GIS has evolved from a versatile mapping tool into a complex geospatial database tool upon which we can build decision support applications to help us make informed decisions in almost all areas of human endeavor. In order for data to be of utility in a geospatial database, it must be characterized geospatially. Up to 95% of all government data relates to a location, and in most cases this data lacks the geographic components that allow for spatial analysis. Processes for geographically characterizing non-GIS data present a variety of challenges. Recent projects for the Army National Guard, the Corps of Engineers, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (SEMS), and the Department of Interior illustrate the challenges of geospatially enabling environmental data used for regulatory and planning decisions. This paper focuses on issues associated with assimilating and geospatially enabling relevant environmental data for state and federal projects so that the consumers of this data can make more informed decisions. Presentation Time: 3:30 – 4:00 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenters: Lonnie Hearne and Keld Madsen

AMEC Earth and Environmental Inc. Email: lonnie.hearne@amec.com

Room: Ballroom C Thursday, April 8th

Track: Environmental Design and Implementation of an Advanced Spill Management Information System for Surface Waters A first-generation spill management information system (SMIS) previously developed at Vanderbilt for inland waterways combined water quality modeling with geographic information systems to represent contaminant plume migration in a 2-D spatial format. Based on an evaluation of demands faced by both water quality management and spill response personnel, an enhanced system design was developed and implemented. The resulting product, Spill Management Information System, version 2.0 (SMIS 2.0), combines state-of-the-art 3-D hydrodynamic and chemical spill modeling with the geographic information systems (GIS) spatial environment in a tool that provides for improved predictive spill fate and transport capability. SMIS 2.0 is a user-friendly GIS-based system to assist in predicting spill propagation and the location of spill response resources. The system is successfully demonstrated in a case study application in which several spill scenarios involving the release of diesel fuel and TCE are simulated on the Kentucky Lake portion of the Tennessee River. Presentation Time: 3:00 – 3:30 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Janey Smith Camp, PhD

Research Associate, Vanderbilt University Email: Janey.camp@vanderbilt.edu

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Applications of GIS for Stream Assessment in the McDowell Creek Watershed Baker used GIS to conduct an assessment of streams within the McDowell Creek watershed, a water supply watershed located in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. The watershed is approximately 32 square miles in area with 55 miles of perennial streams, and has experienced rapid development in recent years. Sediment from construction sites and bank erosion has destroyed aquatic habitat in McDowell Creek, prompting the NC Division of Water Quality to label McDowell Creek as biologically impaired. The goal of the assessment was to document riparian conditions and to prioritize riparian management needs within the watershed to improve water quality and restore eroded stream channels within the McDowell Creek watershed. Geomorphology, habitat, and sediment data were collected per stream reach and compiled into a GIS database to help prioritize management recommendations. GIS was integral to the identification of streams to be assessed, compilation of watershed characteristics, data collection, data integration, and final mapping/documentation. Presentation Time: 3:30 – 4:00 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Scott Gregory

Michael Baker Engineering, Inc. Email: sgregory@mbakercorp.com

Room: Ballroom D Thursday, April 8th

Track: Web Applications City of Lynchburg MapViewer: A Collaborative Web Mapping Portal Platform City of Lynchburg MapViewer: A Collaborative Web Mapping Portal Platform The City of Lynchburg, Virginia, working with WorldView Solutions Inc, has developed an ArcGIS Server Portal that fosters collaboration with the public, staff and stakeholders via a powerful, user friendly and seamless set of web mapping tools. The application’s greatest strength is its ability to foster user collaboration through the following key features: STREAMLINED ADMINISTRATION — Map service publication is simplified and instantly available for end users. Authenticated domain users are automatically granted access map services from one application based on user group permissions, assuring immediate map service availability for authorized users. USER GENERATED CONTENT — While many web mapping applications include markup capabilities, markups are typically lost when the browser session ends. The City’s intranet application automatically saves Markup Collection objects to the server as encrypted XML files, allowing staff to create user generated content (UGC) on the application. Users may then share, edit, or allow others to edit their markup collections. Presentation Time: 3:00 – 3:30 Technical Level: Advanced Presenters: Ian Birnie and Stuart Blankenship

WorldView Solutions Inc. Email: ian.birnie@worldviewgis.com

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Status of GPS, GLONASS, GALIEO and Impact on the GIS Community This presentation will cover the status and future of the GPS, GLONASS and GALIEO global navigational satellite systems (GNSS). In addition, the presentation will detail what the Russian GLONASS and European GALIEO systems are, and how they differ from GPS and how they apply to the GIS user. This presentation details the potential use of all GNSS systems in precision (survey grade) as well as mapping-grade GIS data collection. Hardware market offerings that provide GLONASS and GALILEO support will be presented as well some key points to assist a current GPS-only user should consider investing in equipment that provides GLONASS/GALILEO capabilities.

Presentation Time: 3:30 – 4:00 Technical Level: Intermediate Presenter: Clifton Ogden

Civic Engineering & Information Technologies, Inc. Email: ogdenco@civicinc.com

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Author-Abstract Index

Anderson, Shawn Hear Me Now & Believe Me Later: Model Building within ArcGIS Catalog, 33

City of Lynchburg MapViewer: A Collaborative Web Mapping Portal Platform, 39-40 Birnie, Ian

City of Lynchburg MapViewer: A Collaborative Web Mapping Portal Platform, 39-40 Blankenship, Stuart

Historical GIS: Applications for Conservation, 27 Bleddynn, M. Garet

A Simple ArcGIS Work Order Management System, 34 Blondin, Phil

Using GIS to Identify Residential Areas with Restricted Access for Fire Apparatus, 30 Boswell, Ray

Preserving Chattanooga’s Battlefields: Urban Planning Through GIS, 28 Boutwell, Josh

Internet Based Open Source Stream Mitigation Mapper: Insuring No Net Loss for TDEC, 35 Bugg, Brian

Back to Basics: How Database Design Principles Affect Your GIS Data, 31 Burnette, Gerald

Design & Implementation of an Advanced Spill Management Information System for Surface H2O, 38-39 Camp, Janey Smith

Hamilton County PSLP: Using GIS as the Framework for Success, 29 Davidson, Atley

Unraveling Soils Information with the Soil Data Viewer Tool, 31-32 Davis, Kevin

Internet GIS as a Historic Place-Making Tool for Mammoth Cave National Park, 37 Epperson, Ann

Applications of GIS for Stream Assessment in the McDowell Creek Watershed, 39 Gregory, Scott

Importing Doppler Radar Data into ArcGIS, 32 Hale, Randal

Historic Mapping Project: The Battle of Peleliu, 36-37 Hall, Bethany

The Battle of Franklin: Rediscovering the Battlefield Through an Urban Landscape, 27 Harrell-Finch, Rachael

Geospatially Enabling Environmental Data for Decision Support Applications, 38 Hearne, Lonnie

TN DOT’s SEMS: Process and Development Overview, 37-38 Herron, Suzanne

TN DOT’s SEMS: Process and Development Overview, 37-38 Ibaugh, Allen

Hamilton County PSLP: Using GIS as the Framework for Success, 29 Johnsey, Kristen

Using ArcGIS to Model and Analyze Network Flow, 28 Jones, Jessica

Using ArcGIS to Manage Utility Pole Attachments, 29 Jones, Tyler

TN DOT’s SEMS: Process and Development Overview, 37-38 Kirby, Lori

Using GIS Techniques to Analyze Karst Terrain in the Red River Watershed, TN and KY, 30 Ladd, David

ArcGIS 10: An Overview, Part 1, 36 Layne, Zach

ArcGIS 10: An Overview, Part 2, 36 Layne, Zach

Using GIS to Identify Residential Areas with Restricted Access for Fire Apparatus, 30 Logan, Joanne

Geospatially Enabling Environmental Data for Decision Support Applications, 38 Madsen, Keld

Unraveling Soils Information with the Soil Data Viewer Tool, 31-32 McMillen, David

Panoramic Mapping – Cover All Your Angles, 34 Moffat, Sam

The Road to CAD from GIS and Back: Integration of GIS and CAD Designs, 33-34 Murphy, James

Using GIS as an Integral Tool for Prioritizing Public Infrastructure Funding and Construction, 35 Ogden, Clifton

Status of GPS, GLONASS, GALIEO and Impact on the GIS Community, 40 Ogden, Clifton

FEMA’s RiskMAP – Mapping, Assessment and Planning: Vision for 2010 and Beyond, 31 Pearson, Marc

Using GIS to Identify Residential Areas with Restricted Access for Fire Apparatus, 30 Prather, Timothy

Preserving Chattanooga’s Battlefields: Urban Planning Through GIS, 28 Schneider, Max

Internet Based Open Source Stream Mitigation Mapper: Insuring No Net Loss for TDEC, 35 Streufert, Josh

ArcGIS 10: An Overview, Part 1, 36 Sweeney, Mike

ArcGIS 10: An Overview, Part 2, 36 Sweeney, Mike

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2010 TNGIC Conference Planning Committee The Conference Planning Committee is made up of individuals from Federal, State, and local governments and private industries across Tennessee who volunteer their time and effort to make this a successful event. Without the hard work of all of these individuals this Conference would not have been possible. Please join me and extend a very warm “thank you” to each of them! Sincerely, Rachel Lyles, GISP 2010 Annual Conference Chair

Shawn Anderson David Light Randal Hale

Bryan Blackburn Sam Moffat Brandi Hodges

Mike Curtis Gayle Moore Joyce Pierson

Whitney Fuquay Sally Mueller Jason Shaneyfelt

Ron Holmes Kurt Snider Suzanne White

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TNGIC Contact Information TNGIC P.O. Box 330906 Nashville, TN 37203 info@tngic.org Web Resources TNGIC Home Page: http://www.tngic.org Tennessee Spatial Data Server: http://www.tngis.org Tennessee Spatial Metadata Server: http://www.tnmetadata.org 2009 Board Members President Kurt Snider, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Vice President Rachel Lyles, URS Corporation

Secretary Susan Finger, AEDC Conservation

Treasurer David Tirpak, State of TN, Comptroller’s Office

David Light, Eastman Chemical

Gayle Moore, TN Department of Environment and Conservation

Sam Moffat, Fugro Earthdata

Mike Curtis, Rutherford County GIS

Bryan Blackburn, The Atlantic Group

Jason Duke, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Suzanne White, State of TN, Office of Information Resources

***Special thanks to the Board Members who are resigning their positions this year and have given to TNGIC their time and talent!!

Kurt Snider David Tirpak Mike Curtis Suzanne White

Thank You!!

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