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2015 AGIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYMPOSIUM 1

Welcome ........................................................................2

AGIC Council .................................................................3

Hands on Workshops ...................................................4

Esri Hands on Learning Lab ........................................5

Keynote Speaker ...........................................................6

Wednesday - At a Glance ............................................7

Wednesday - Details .............................................. 8-12

Geo-Crawl Event .........................................................13

Thursday - At a Glance ......................................... 14-15

Thursday - Details .................................................16-23

Friday - At a Glance ....................................................24

Friday - Details ......................................................25-28

Conference Map ........................................................ 29

Sponsors ...................................................... Back Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2015 AGIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYMPOSIUM2

On behalf of the Arizona Geographic Information Council (AGIC), welcome to the 2015 AGIC Education and Training Symposium. Each year, a small group of dedicated volunteers from around Arizona (and a few friends from other states) come together to plan and execute one of the best GIS conferences around. The AGIC Education and Training Symposium is the culmination of many months of hard work that literally starts the minute the previous conference ends. I would like to thank the co-chairs of the AGIC Conference Committee, Steve Whitney and Jami Dennis, for their work on this special event and all the members of the Conference Committee for everything they’ve done to bring us another great conference!

AGIC has had a number of positive accomplishments this year. Among them is the increased usage seen by the Arizona Geospatial Clearinghouse (AZGEO), Arizona’s one-stop shop for geospatial data and map services. In its second year of production, AZGEO’s user base has grown by 64%, while its data holdings have grown by 42%. This year, we have 1,903 users representing 346 organizations on AZGEO. The Clearinghouse now hosts 228 datasets and services. At this time last year we had 1,159 users from 272 organizations, and AZGEO hosted 161 datasets and services.

Expect to see another accomplishment coming to AZGEO in the near future: the All Roads Network. This has been a project spearheaded by ADOT with funding from the Federal Highway Administration under the appropriately named Moving Ahead for

Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The All Roads Network has been assembled by ADOT from local sources and new data collected over the past several years and will represent all public roads in Arizona. This is feeding into a national initiative of the Federal Highway Administration to collect all public roads nationwide. Another product that will result from this project is an online reporting tool allowing for road network update. It is hoped that this will allow for better work across jurisdictional boundaries.

Finally, one more accomplishment has been the creation, collection and aggregation of statewide addresses in support of Arizona 9-1-1. This has involved the development of data standards for 9-1-1 address points and applying them statewide. This dataset, too, will have an online application associated with it to assist in maintaining the data and sharing it amongst partners.

In closing, I encourage you to visit with this year’s sponsors in the exhibit hall. They are instrumental to the success of the conference. Take some time, also, to thank the members of the Conference Committee for the work they’ve done this year. And finally, thank you for attending this year’s event. Enjoy the show!

Regards,

Jason Howard AGIC Chairperson, 2015

Welcome to the 2015 Arizona Geographic Information Council

Education & Training Symposium


OFFICERSJason Howard, ChairpersonMaricopa Association of Governments

Kevin Blake, Vice ChairpersonNorthern Arizona Geographic Information Forum

Sandra Dyre, Past ChairpersonArizona Department of Administration

BOARD MEMBERSMarcus S. WilsonArizona Department of Economic Security

Stephanie S. WashingtonArizona Department of Education

Susan C. SmithArizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs

Debra CrouseArizona Department of Environmental Quality

Paul A. BarbeauArizona Department of Health Services

Sharon L. NicholsonArizona Department of Public Safety

Boyd LarkinArizona Department of Revenue

Jeffrey WilkersonArizona Department of Transportation

Brian D. ConwayArizona Department of Water Resources

Nicole EidenArizona Game and Fish Department

Janel DayArizona Geological Survey

Jason E. FooseArizona Professional Land Surveyors Association

Curtis PulfordArizona State Cartographer’s Office

Ryan D. JohnsonArizona State Land Department

Linda ReibArizona State Library, Archives and Public Records

Shea LemarArizona State University

Patricia WrightBureau of Indian Affairs

Leslie C. StovallGila River Indian Community

Timothy SmothersLeague of Arizona Cities and Towns

Eric FeldmanMaricopa County Regional GIS

Thomas K. ElderMaricopa GIS Consortium

Keith LarsonUSDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Mark F. ManoneNorthern Arizona University

Manuel M. RosasPima Association of Governments

Steve WhitneyStatewide Association of County Government

Christopher LukinbealUniversity of Arizona

Chris BlackUS Department of Defense - Luke AFB

Brian BradyYuma Regional Geographic Information System

ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIPSteve WhitneyConference Committee Co-Chair

Jami DennisConference Committee Co-Chair

Timothy SmothersAdministrative and Legal Committee ChairGene TrobiaData Committee Co-Chair

Sandra DyreData Committee Co-Chair

Curtis PulfordOutreach Committee Co-ChairCheryl ThurmanOutreach Comittee Co-Chair

AGIC COUNCIL


AGIC continues to offer our popular hands on workshops for Symposium attendees. With a wide range of topics, the workshops offer a rich learning experience in a computer lab setting. Workshop instructors are subject matter experts and offer unique insight from their professional work experience. The list of this year’s workshops can be found below with further details about each workshop located on subsequent pages as indicated.

The hands on workshops provide a hands on learning environment in a computer lab. Because space is

HANDS ON WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS IN THE ARIZONA ROOM

limited to the number of available computers in the lab, attendees must be registered for the specific workshop they wish to attend.

If you did not pre-register for a workshop but would like to attend one, please check with the AGIC volunteer in the workshop room to see if there are any remaining spots. If no spots are available, you may be placed on a waiting list. Any spaces left unfilled 5 minutes after the start of the session will be given to those on the waiting list on a first-come-first-served basis.

Wednesday Thursday Friday

1:30pm 1.5 Hours

GPS Data Collection with Esri’s Collector App

Michele Mattix

details on page 8smartphone or tablet required

3:30pm 1.5 Hours

Preparing Data for Community Maps

Tamara Yoder

details on page 10

10:30am 1.5 Hours

Hands On with AZGEOShea Lemar

details on page 18

1:30pm 3.5 Hours

Introduction to the Geodatabase

Cody Cohn

details on page 20Attendees should have basic

knowledge of ArcGIS Desktop, geoprocessing, and GIS data formats

8:30am 1.5 Hours

Geospatial Data Visualization with CartoDB

Bo Guo and Terry Li

details on page 16knowledge of GIS and RDBMS required

8:30am 3.5 Hours

A Review of the 2-Day ArcGIS 10 Class

Randy Booze

details on page 25


Explore Esri software offerings and get free training at the Hands on Learning Lab. The Learning Lab offers self-paced training sessions (approximately 45 minutes each) featuring a recorded demo and an interactive exercise.

An Esri instructor will be available to answer your questions. Labs are 90 minutes long and space is

LESSONS TO CHOOSE FROM: ྲ Getting Started with GIS 1: Understanding the ArcGIS Platform

ྲ Getting Started with GIS 2: Using ArcMap to Explore GIS Data

ྲ Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro ྲ Advantages to Storing Your GIS Data in the Geodatabase

ྲ Creating Presentation Quality Maps in ArcMap ྲ Editing GIS Data in ArcMap ྲ Multi-user Editing Using Versioning ྲ Editing and Maintaining Parcels Stored in a Parcel Fabric

ྲ Geocoding Street Addresses to Create Map Points ྲ Importing and Preparing CAD Data for Use in ArcGIS ྲ The Importance of Spatial Reference in Tactical Applications

ྲ Exploring Health and Epidemic Patterns Using Spatial Statistics Tools

ESRI HANDS ON LEARNING LABlimited to 20 attendees. Any spaces unfilled 5 minutes after the start of the session will be given to those on the waiting list on a first-come-first-served basis.

If you did not register online for one of the 90 minute time slots prior to arriving at the conference, check with the Esri staff in the Copper Basin Room for available time slots. A full list of available lessons is listed below.

ྲ Optimizing Transportation Routing Using ArcGIS Network Analyst

ྲ Modeling Time and Distance Along Networks Using Linear Referencing

ྲ Working with Geometric Networks to Manage Utilities and Water Runoff

ྲ Interpolating Sample Points to Create Rasters Using Spatial Analyst Tools

ྲ Geoprocessing GIS Data Using Python ྲ Sharing Maps and GIS Content Using ArcGIS Online ྲ Understanding Web Services Using ArcGIS for Server ྲ Generating Web Applications for the GIS Novice ྲ Getting Started with the Community Maps Data Preparation Tools

ྲ Mapping Excel Data Using Esri Maps for Office

LEARNING LAB TIME SLOTS IN THE COPPER BASIN ROOMWednesday Thursday Friday

1:30pm 1.5 Hours

3:30pm 1.5 Hours

1:30pm 1.5 Hours

3:30pm 1.5 Hours

8:30am 1.5 Hours

10:30am 1.5 Hours

8:30am 1.5 Hours

10:30am 1.5 Hours


Bruce Joffe Founding Principal of GIS Consultants, Bruce has been providing GIS planning and implementation management services, organizational therapy, and public policy formulation to cities, counties, and utility companies for over 36 years.

Bruce is a member of the California GIS Council’s Geodetic Control Work Group and Chair of URISA’s Policy Advisory Committee. He has served as Chair of the GIS Certification Institute, as President of the BAAMA chapter of URISA, and as Chair of California’s Geographic Information Association. He was a member of the URISA Board of Directors, serving as Secretary. Mr. Joffe represented California on the FGDC Steering Committee. He chaired the second and seventh annual California GIS Conferences, in 1996 and 2001.

Bruce is a member of the GreenInfo Network Board and the California Spatial Reference Center Advisory Board. A long time ago, he earned a Masters in City & Regional Planning degree from MIT and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Bruce Joffe

About the KeynoteGIS Professionals Affecting and Affected by Public Policy Issues

As GIS applications permeate our social workspace, an increasing number of public issues affect, and are affected by, what we do. GIS professionals have specific expertise that can inform important public policy, and we are also impacted by public policies propounded by others. Let’s review several examples with the intention of getting more involved in the issues we know and care about:

ྲ Assuring access to our governments’ geospatial data

ྲ Calculating ROI for GIS data to account the benefits of geospatial applications

ྲ Monitoring legal definitions of the professional boundary defining the work of Surveyors and GIS Professionals

ྲ Using the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) for geodetic control of geodatabase themes

ྲ Responding to proposed Federal legislation that concerns mapping agencies’ procurement policies

ྲ Balancing divergent concerns about the use of sUAS (drones) for mapping

ྲ Preserving GPS infrastructure

ྲ Advocating for Addresses to become the eighth FGDC Framework Theme


8:00am - 4:00pm Registration in the Foyer

Location Ballroom

10:00am - 12:00pm

AGIC Chairperson’s Address

Keynote AddressBruce Joffe

GIS Professionals Affecting and Affected by Public Policy Issues

12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch provided in BallroomSpeakers: Curtis Pulford (State Cartographer) and Gold Sponsors

Room Arizona Copper Basin Granite Mountain Chino/Prescott

Track Hands On Workshop Hands On Learning Lab GIS and the Internet Natural Resources

1:30pm - 3:00pmGPS Data Collection with

Esri’s Collector App

Michele Mattix

EsriHands On Learning Lab

(HOLL)

GIS Analysis in the Web Browser

James Fee

Visualizing 35 Years of Rainfall Data with ArcGIS

and Google Maps Justin Conklin

GIS: Getting from the Map to Online

Gerard Rodriguez and Ben Turner

Arizona National Scenic Trail and ArcGIS Online for

Organizations Aaron Seifert

Has All-In-One GIS Software

Jumped the Shark?Rudy Stricklan

Identifying Riparian Zones with CART and Valley

Bottom Models Ben Hickson

3:00pm - 3:30pm Break

Track Hands On Workshop Hands On Learning Lab Accuracy and GIS Data Management

3:30pm - 5:00pmPreparing Data for Community Maps

Tamara Yoder


(HOLL)

When the Going Gets Rough: The Need for

Automated Design of LDPs Michael Dennis

Solving GIS Warehouse Data Interoperability

Challenges Brian Pont

2022 is Coming - Will You Be Ready?

Bill Stone

Lessons Learned in Data Archiving for

GIS Specialists Cinthia Eichhorn

Sub-Meter or Decimeter Accuracy for the

BYOD Crowd Brian Mickel

Data Transfer with AZGEO Tim Colman

6:00pm - 8:00pm

No-Host Networking Social: First Ever AGIC Geo-Crawl

See page 13 and refer to the flyer in your packet or at the registration desk for details (cost not included in registration fee)

AT A GLANCE: WEDNESDAY

Hands on workshop

Computer provided


1:30PM - 3:00PM

Hands On Workshop Arizona Room

Workshop: GPS Data Collection with Esri’s Collector AppArizona Room: 1:30 - 3:00

Michele Mattix, GeoMattix

Additional registration is required to attend this workshop. If you did not pre-register go to the registration desk or see the AGIC volunteer in the Arizona Room. There is no additional fee to attend this workshop.

Find out why so many people are switching to Esri’s Collector for GIS field work. This workshop will walk you through the workflow from start to finish. Bring your supported iOS or Android mobile device with Collector installed and you’ll see how easy GPS data collection can be. You will learn:

• Hardware and software requirements• How to prepare GIS data for optimal use in Collector• Publishing a hosted feature service to ArcGIS Online• Building and configuring a web map for Collector• Using Collector to view, search, and edit GIS data • Synchronizing field edits with the office• Using attachments to store digital photos• Getting the data into your office geodatabase

Note: Participants need to bring their own supported iOS or Android smart phone or tablet with the free Esri Collector app installed.

WEDNESDAY - DETAILS8:00AM - 4:00PM

RegistrationFoyer

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Opening Session Ballroom

AGIC Chairperson’s Address BallroomJason Howard, Maricopa Association of Governments

Keynote Address: Bruce JoffeBallroom

GIS Professionals Affecting and Affected by Public Policy Issues

As GIS applications permeate our social workspace, an increasing number of public issues affect, and are affected by, what we do. GIS professionals have specific expertise that can inform important public policy, and we are also impacted by public policies propounded by others.

In his keynote address, Bruce Joffe will discuss examples of public policy issues and offer insight into becoming more invloved in the issues that GIS professionals know and care about.

See page 6 for additional details.

12:00PM - 1:30PM

Plated Lunch and Presentations Ballroom

A few of our Gold Sponsors will give a brief overview of their products/services. Afterwards our State Cartographer, Curtis Pulford, will provide an update on GIS happenings at the State and Federal levels.


GIS: Getting from the Map to OnlineGranite Mountain Room: 2:00 - 2:30

Gerard Rodriguez, Arizona’s G&T Cooperatives, Inc. Ben Turner, Arizona’s G&T Cooperatives, Inc.

The process of moving from providing paper maps for internal customers to providing an online, self-service, GIS application can be a daunting one. Fortunately, we found ourselves facing this challenge in an era when there are numerous paths, tools, and approaches to achieve the intended goal. Using a combination of software selection and project management tools, with limited resources, over a two-year period, we were able to achieve that goal. Challenges we faced included (but were not limited to); GIS software selection, standards and data management, enterprise integration, architecting for the future, designing and building a data model, and planning for large data sources like LiDAR. We hope that our experience can help guide others as they consider similar challenges.

Has All-In-One GIS Software Jumped the Shark?Granite Mountain Room: 2:30 - 3:00

Rudy Stricklan, Mapping Automation, LLCSoftware companies typically introduce more and more features into their products over time in an effort to improve and extend their attractiveness to an increased number of users. In all-too many cases however, the process of “improvement” comes at the expense of compromising the software’s core functionality. Commercial GIS software is not immune to this failing. In an effort to be all things to all users, proprietary GIS software is becoming a lowest-common-denominator solution in all aspects of its functionality.

This presentation discusses the phenomena of GIS bloatware, and an open-source alternative approach that focuses on best of breed “singularity functionality”: webpage components that optimally perform specific spatial processing functions and communicate through a common API.

Hands On Learning Lab Copper Basin Room

Esri Hands On Learning LabCopper Basin Room: 1:30 - 3:00

Additional registration is required to attend this workshop. If you did not pre-register go to the registration desk or the Copper Basin Room. There is no additional fee to attend this workshop.

See page 5 for details on available lessons and additional offerings of this workshop.

Track: GIS and the Internet Granite Mountain Room

GIS Analysis in the Web BrowserGranite Mountain Room: 1:30 - 2:00

James Fee, AECOM

Generally the thought of “ArcGIS in the Browser” is something that makes most GIS Professionals cringe. But the reality is that new open source tools are available to allow users to not only query and display GIS data but perform geospatial analysis. This is all done with simple JavaScript libraries without need of expensive or complicated GIS Servers. These tools are simple (JavaScript functions with GeoJSON), fast (no need to send analysis back to a server and wait) as well as modular (plug in other JavaScript libraries and extend analysis where it needs to go). All that is required is Node.js, a modern web browser and a basic understanding of JavaScript. The best part is you already know how to do buffers, intersections, clipping, filters and classifications.

We’ll introduce Turf.js, go over some simple to follow examples and then get into some real GIS in the browser, all with Open Source tools.

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Track: Environmental and Natural Resources Chino/Prescott Room

Visualizing 35 years of Rainfall Data with ArcGIS and Google MapsChino/Prescott Room: 1:30 - 2:00

Justin Conklin, Maricopa County Office of Enterprise Technology

The Flood Control District of Maricopa County operates 313 rain gages throughout the county. These gages provide near real time rainfall data for use by meteorologists, hydrologists and other professionals. Since many of these gages have been in continuous operation since 1980, the district sought a way for the public to view and analyze the historic data collected by these gages over the past 35 years. The solution utilizes the friendly user interface and visualization tools of Google Maps and leverages the powerful spatial analysis capabilities of ArcGIS to make these data available to everyone via the Internet.

Arizona National Scenic Trail and ArcGIS Online for OrganizationsChino/Prescott Room: 2:00 - 2:30

Aaron Seifert, Arizona Trail Association

Who, What, and Where is the Arizona Trail Association and the Arizona National Scenic Trail? A tour of results from the over twenty years from the Arizona Trail Association, which promoted and completed the 800-mile long Arizona Trail. Now a National Scenic Trail, see how the Arizona Trail Association has used GPS, GIS, and other data from hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours over the years to provide everything thing from a website full of information linked to interactive mapping, to official guidebooks, and several types of navigational aides for all to better your experience with the Arizona National Scenic Trail.

Identifying Riparian Zones with CART and Valley Bottom ModelsChino/Prescott Room: 2:30 -3:00

Ben Hickson, University of Arizona

The critical ecological and functional importance of riparian areas in Arizona is difficult to overstate. In their efforts to encourage the effective management and protection of riparian zones in Pinal County, the

Pinal Partnership Natural Watercourse Protection Sub-Committee determined that the existing datasets available to environmental managers and governing bodies drastically underestimate the extent and presence of riparian areas across the county.

A cooperative effort between the Arizona Land and Water Trust and the University of Arizona MS-GIST program attempts to address this issue through the use of multi-spectral imagery and topographic data. A classification and regression tree model and valley bottom model were employed together to delineate the County into upland, xeroriparian, mesoriparian, and hydroriparian areas to a spatial resolution of one meter for the County.

The presentation will walk through reasoning and justification for the project, the methodology employed, and the results and outcomes generated.

3:00PM - 3:30PM

BreakFoyer – Beverages and light snacks provided

Visit the Map Gallery and Vendor Exhibits in the Ballroom and Foyer.

3:30PM - 5:00PM


Workshop: Preparing Data for Community MapsArizona Room: 3:30 - 5:00

Tamara Yoder, Esri


This workshop will introduce the benefits of participating in Esri Community Maps: a cooperative effort by the ArcGIS user community to build a living atlas of the world using the best available data sources from GIS organizations in local government, countries, and private companies. You will learn how the

WEDNESDAY - DETAILS


program is structured and best practices for preparing authoritative content to be published in Community Maps online maps services. In addition, you’ll learn how to leverage published content to create dynamic and useful web mapping applications. This includes an introduction to the new Community Maps Data Prep Tools, which makes the process of preparing your data for submission simple and straightforward. This interactive session includes hands-on exercises, group discussions, and software demonstrations.



Additional registration is required to attend this workshop. If you did not pre-register go to the registration desk or the Copper Basin Room. There is no additional fee to attend.


Track: Spatial Accuracy and GIS Granite Mountain Room

When the Going Gets Rough: The Need for Automated Design of Low Distortion Projections (LDPs)Granite Mountain Room: 3:30 - 4:00

Michael Dennis, Geodetic Analysis, LLC

The purpose of Low-Distortion Projections (LDPs) is to minimize the difference between projected (grid) distances and the actual ground distances. But it can be difficult to design LDPs that perform satisfactorily for large areas of variable topographic relief -- or even to know whether the resulting design is optimal. This presentation demonstrates an automated method for design of LDPs that ensures optimal performance in such situations. The presentation also covers details of creating metadata to accompany the LDP design. Because regardless of how well an LDP performs, it is by and large useless without complete and correct documentation.

2022 is Coming - Will You Be Ready?Granite Mountain Room: 4:00 - 4:30

William Stone, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey

The mission of NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is “to define, maintain and provide access to the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) to meet our nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs.” NSRS is the nation’s system of latitude, longitude, elevation, and related geophysical and geodetic models/tools, which provides a consistent spatial reference system for a broad spectrum of users and applications, including GIS, surveying and other geosciences. Technological developments -- notably Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and related technologies -- and user accuracy requirements have necessitated that NGS undertake efforts to modernize and improve the NSRS. Preparations are underway for a major NSRS makeover, to be completed in 2022 through a new generation of horizontal and vertical datums, featuring unprecedented accuracy and access efficiency.

This presentation will outline the status and planned evolution of NSRS, including the definition and delivery of a new geometric datum, realized through GNSS Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), to replace the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). Designed to complement the new geometric datum, a new vertical/geopotential datum -- based on a national gravimetric geoid and replacing the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) -- will be developed and co-released. The conditions necessitating these new datums and recommendations for the eventual user transition to them will be reviewed.

Sub-Meter or Decimeter Accuracy for the Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) CrowdGranite Mountain Room: 4:30 - 5:00

Brian Mickel, LHnav, LLC

It’s a new world of BYOD (bring your own device) we are seeing in the work place today. This, coupled with a desire to take data with greater detail and easier to design forms into the field, has taken over consumer devices (tablets and phones). But we cannot sacrifice the ruggedness and accuracy we have become accustomed to from our other proprietary makes and

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models. More than just showing our location on the right side of the street, we need to record the location within specifications and be able to navigate to and verify again, days, weeks, or even months later.

These solutions are available today for iOS, Android, and typical Windows devices. See how we are using Bluetooth to pair with an external GNSS (single and dual frequency) to provide various sub-meter accuracies for data collection. This easy to use, easy to learn work flow will even appeal to your “tech-adverse” colleagues. Along with the details of how it is accomplished you will see real life examples of successful projects. Learn how to optimize your consumer device and what pitfalls to avoid in your quest for greater accuracy from your tablet or phone.

Track: Data Management Chino/Prescott Room

Solving GIS Warehouse Data Interoperability ChallengesChino/Prescott Room: 3:30 - 4:00

Brian Pont, Safe Software

This presentation will explore the issues involved in both sharing data through and accessing data from central GIS warehouse systems such as AZGEO Clearinghouse. Through demonstrations, users will be shown how transformation technology can be used to manipulate data to meet the structural requirements of practically any GIS data repository and a broad range of other applications including ArcGIS, CAD programs, Excel, databases, and more. Attendees will walk away with an understanding of how to contribute data from practically any source to GIS warehouses and conversely access it for use in their preferred environment.

(Continued from page 11) Lessons Learned in Data Archiving for GIS SpecialistsChino/Prescott Room: 4:00 - 4:30

Cinthia Eichhorn, US Fish & Wildlife Service

Ever hear of the Beatles song, “When I’m 64?” Will you still need or feed your datasets when they are 64? How do you handle decades old datasheets? Come join Cinthia Eichhorn, a GIS Specialist turned Databrarian for tips and lessons learned with archiving 64+ years of data.

Data Transfer with AZGEOChino/Prescott Room: 4:30 - 5:00

Tim Colman, Arizona State Cartographer’s Office

We will demonstrate a couple of methods to effectively improve your use of AZGEO (the state clearinghouse). Efficiencies of automated upload and download of datasets through the use of Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) server will be described. AZGEO Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) through the use of FME will make it easier and in some cases seamless to serve your customers and use the latest GIS datasets available.

6:00PM - 8:00PM

No-Host Networking SocialDowntown Prescott

Join us for the first ever GeoCrawl! Enjoy food, fun, drinks, and friends as you discover Prescott through the use of GPS coordinates and clues.

See details on the next page.

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geo-cache + pub-crawl = geo-crawl

✔ 6 stage geo-crawl

✔ Collect clues at each location to solve for the final coordinate pair

✔ Discover parts of historic Prescott

✔ Enjoy food and/or drink at each location

✔ Discounts at some locations (bring your conference badge)

Get ready for an unforgettable pub-crawl experience designed specifically for geospatial enthusiasts! This six-stage geo-crawl will lead you to a variety of Prescott’s food and watering holes. Chosen for their atmosphere, food and beverage selections, and location, these places will help you discover a sampling of historic downtown Prescott. Enjoy food and drink as you geo-crawl or work your way through all five stages and go back for a full meal at your favorite spot! We encourage working in teams as you geo-crawl through the clues to the final destination.

What is geocaching? Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location. This cache is considered a multi-puzzle-cache. “Multi” because there are multiple locations, and “puzzle” because you have to get clues to solve for the final coordinate pair of the cache location.

Refer to the separate flyer in your conference bag for additional details or ask about it at the registration desk. This is a no-host social, cost is not included in your conference registration. Food and beverage prices may vary by establishment. Transportation is on your own, we encourage carpooling with designated drivers. Some establishments may provide free non-alcoholic beverages to designated drivers, check with your server.

Wednesday Evening Networking SocialSeptember 23, 2015 6:00pm to 8:00pm


7:30am - 9:00am Full Breakfast Buffet in Foyer and Ballroom

7:30am - 8:30am Platinum and Gold Sponsors Dine with AGIC Board Members

7:30am - 4:00pm Registration in the Foyer


Track Hands On Workshop Hands On Learning Lab Imagery Arizona Tribal Community

8:30am - 10:00am

Geospatial Data Visualization with CartoDB

Bo Guo and

Terry Li


(HOLL)

Imagery, A Core Component of Your ArcGIS Platform

Scott Moore

Session One:

Exploring Grants and Funding Options to Support

Your GIS Activities

Structured Development for Finding and Training Interns

(Unpaid)State of Utah Partnership for Google Imagery as a Service

Kyle Campbell

A Comparative Review of High Mapping Resolutions

in Feature AnalysisRobert Moore

10:00am - 10:30am Break sponsored by Quiet Creek Corporation

Track Hands On Workshop Hands On Learning Lab Applications of GIS Arizona Tribal Community

10:30am - 12:00pm

Hands On with AZGEO

Shea Lemar and

Jenna Straface


(HOLL)

Getting There from Here in 2-3 days

Jen Wennerlund, Tom Cox, and Jen Sharpe

Session Three:

Story Maps: Changing Tribal Boundaries

Over Time

Top 10 Things We Bet You Didn’t Know About

ArcGIS Online Scott Moore and

Jon Doherty Session Four:

Meet the Tribes Round Table Discussion

Geospatial Data Discovery and Access: Implementing

Open GeoPortal at the U of A

Christine Kollen and Ben Hickson

12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch sponsored by Works Consulting provided in BallroomArizona Trivia Challenge

AT A GLANCE: THURSDAY MORNING

Hands on workshop

Computer provided

Session Two:How to Use Data

Driven PagesVersioning

Physical Addressing and Community Outreach


12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch sponsored by Works Consulting provided in BallroomArizona Trivia Challenge

12:00pm - 4:00pm Registration in the Foyer


Track Hands On Workshop Hands On Learning Lab E9-1-1 GIS Data

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Introduction to the Geodatabase

Cody Cohn

(Note: This is a half-day workshop, the instructor

will provide a break as appropriate

during the session)


(HOLL)

Pima County Address and Sub-Address Data Model

Jack Avis

Preventing Misuse of GIS Data and Products

Steve Whitney

Using GIS Data to Support Situational Awareness

Scott Stafford-Veale

USGS National Geospatial Program: The National Hydrography Dataset

Drew Decker

Panel Discussion: Data Supply Chains for

Transportation and E9-1-1 Moderator: Curtis Pulford

Emerging Technologies, Collaboration, and the

Potential of GIS Nikolas Smilovsky and

Don Thorstenson

3:00pm - 3:30pm Break sponsored by APLS

Track Hands On Learning Lab E9-1-1 Lightning Talks

3:30pm - 5:00pmEsri

Hands On Learning Lab(HOLL)

Access, Improve, and Maintain GIS Data for

NG9-1-1 John Joseph

Lightning Talks from Winners of the

Tony Gonzales Memorial Scholarship

(See page 23 for details)

6:00pm - 8:00pmExhibitor Social and Dinner provided in the Ballroom

Award Presentations and Door Prize Drawings (must be present to win!)Entertainment provided by the Manic Monkeys

THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Hands on workshop

Computer provided


THURSDAY - DETAILS7:30AM - 4:00PM

RegistrationFoyer

7:30AM - 9:00AM

BreakfastBallroom – Full Breakfast Buffet

Platinum and Gold Sponsors Dine with AGIC Board MembersBallroom 7:30 - 8:30

8:30AM - 10:00AM


Workshop: Geospatial Data Visualization with CartoDBArizona Room: 8:30 - 10:00

Bo Guo, Gistic Research, Inc. Terry Li, Gistic Research, Inc.Additional registration is required to attend this workshop. If you did not pre-register go to the registration desk or see the AGIC volunteer in the Arizona Room. There is no additional fee to attend this workshop.

In this year’s database-centric, GIS hands-on workshop, the instructors will introduce CartoDB, the online spatial database platform that allows easy and direct access to the back-end database while providing unparalleled ways to combine maps and tabular data for visualisations.This workshop will cover:• Brief survey of online mapping platforms• Examples and use cases• Creating CartoDB account• Loading your data files• Visualizing options• Data management• Publishing CartoDB as services• CartoDB & ArcGIS

Note: Workshop attendees are expected to have basic knowledge of GIS and RDBMS. Some SQL skills would be helpful.

Hands On Learning LabCopper Basin Room




Track: Applications of GIS Granite Mountain Room

Imagery - A Core Component of Your AcrGIS PlatformGranite Mountain Room: 8:30 - 9:00

Scott Moore, EsriArcGIS is a complete geospatial platform, where any employee, contractor, or member of an organization can create, share and use maps. Integral to the ArcGIS platform is imagery and raster data. Please join us for a presentation and conversation about how the ArcGIS platform is the tool to be employed for managing large and small collections of imagery and raster data. Learn about the evolving and dynamic imagery solutions available for aerial imagery, satellite imagery, and elevation data. We will discuss the use of the platform approach with regard to imagery data management, dynamic analysis, field mobility, and dynamic dissemination. Store imagery and raster data once use it many ways dynamically while available to every employee, contractor, citizen, and decision maker on any device anywhere at any time.

State of Utah Partnership for Google Imagery As A ServiceGranite Mountain Room: 9:00 - 9:30

Kyle Campbell, Google/Sanborn

At the beginning of the year (2015), a coalition of state, regional, and local government agencies in Utah partnered to purchase a license to Google’s high resolution (6 inch pixels) aerial photography. The license allowed Utah’s cities, counties, special districts, state agencies, K12/Higher education to use this imagery in web and desktop mapping applications


Arizona Tribal Community: Session OneChino/Prescott Room: 8:30 - 9:15

Exploring Grants and Funding Options to Support Your GIS Activities - Gene TrobiaThis discussion will review the types of grant and funding opportunities available to establish and support GIS Shops. It will also discuss how to pursue opportunities to obtain resources for GIS activities that support projects and programs.

Structured Development for Finding and Training Interns (Unpaid) - Matthew DeveneyThis presentation will discuss how the Gila River Indian Community finds and trains individuals for unpaid internships. These internships are structured to provide valuable experience and knowledge in all aspects of GIS.

Arizona Tribal Community: Session TwoChino/Prescott Room: 9:15 - 10:00

How To Use Data Driven Pages - Aaronn MattinglyEsri’s Data Driven Pages is an excellent means to build sustainable exhibits and mapbooks. This presentation discusses setting up a project with Data Driven Pages, lessons learned and project samples: Allotment, Emergency Plans, BIA Road exhibits and Community Atlas.

Versioning - John JanzenVersioning is a recommended environment for updates in a multi-user database. This presentation will discuss what Versioning is, some of the workings behind the scenes and how it’s used at Ak-Chin Indian Community. Advanced database experience is not necessary for understanding and using Versioning, but this presentation assumes that an SDE database is already in place.

Physical Addressing and Community Outreach - Leslie StovallThis presentation will discuss how the Gila River Indian Community established a physical addressing system using multiple addressing systems to locate physical structures. We will also discuss how the value of physical addressing is being expressed to Community members through the use of Community Outreach.

as a streaming web service or, where needed, on premise from downloaded local files. The Google high resolution aerial photography will provide a valuable, detailed, and border-to-border view of Utah’s landscape that is expected to improve the quality of agency business data, facilitate more productive data sharing, expedite and enhance decision-making, and reduce the necessity of field data collection. Come and learn about the partnership, the technology, the data and delivery mechanism.

A Comparative Review of High Mapping Resolutions in Feature AnalysisGranite Mountain Room: 9:30 - 10:00

Robert Moore, Access Geographic, LLC

Between UAS and satellites, and everything in between, GIS users have an increasingly higher range of imaging resolutions to choose from for projects and base maps. But, are more detailed resolutions really better, or simply more data to deal with? This presentation will use a sampling of manmade and natural features to assess the analytical and identification depth of increasingly detailed mapping scales, ranging from 12-inch to sub-inch pixel resolutions. This comparative review will provide a visual context to better understand the relative significance of utilizing higher resolutions to support GIS project goals.

Track: Arizona Tribal Community Chino/Prescott Room

About the Arizona Tribal Community Track:This track/workshop is structured and organized by and for the Arizona GIS Tribal Community. There will be presentations that focus on what tribes are doing, how they might better learn and leverage each other’s expertise, what has worked well and what has not, potential resources, and how the tribes can benefit from working with each other and the Arizona GIS Community. Following the presentations, there will be a round table to discuss topics presented in the sessions and other issues that are important to the Arizona GIS Tribal Community. The first section consists of two (2) 45-minute sessions then continues after the break at 10:30am. See the 10:30 - 12:00 section for details on the continuation.

THURSDAY - DETAILS


Hands On Learning LabCopper Basin Room




Track: Applications of GIS Granite Mountain Room

Getting There from Here in 2-3 DaysGranite Mountain Room: 10:30 - 11:00

Jen Wennerlund, Salt River Project Tom Cox, Salt River Project Jen Sharpe, Salt River Project

Salt River Project (SRP) presents an ArcEngine tool developed to assist with the daily route planning for field work assignments within the Phoenix Metropoli-tan area. This application is used to translate data from an enterprise data warehouse into an Excel format imported to ArcEngine to enable the Geocoding of locations assigned for customer field visits. The tool uses ArcObjects programming within a distributed Ar-cEngine application. The output of this effort are map products which help staff determine the prioritization of site visits based on the age and area of a work order request. Maps display work order sites symbolized to show the number of days outstanding from receipt of the work request. This symbolization is automated to allow the field staff to service level agreements to ensure customer service within 2-days for inspection jobs and 3-days for design jobs.

THURSDAY - DETAILS10:00AM - 10:30AM

Break - Sponsored by Quiet CreekBallroom – Coffee, Iced Tea, and Juice available


10:30AM - 12:00PM


Workshop: Hands On with AZGEOArizona Room: 10:30 - 12:00

Shea Lemar, Arizona State University Jenna Straface, Arizona State Land Department


The AZGEO Clearinghouse is an initiative of the Arizona Geographic Information Council. AZGEO is designed to provide GIS users with links to Internet map services, FGDC compliant metadata, and geospatial data downloads. Data on AZGEO includes GIS layers for administrative boundaries, demographic, environmental factors, hydrology, imagery, indices, mining, natural features, transportation and more.

In this workshop attendees will get hands on experience in the fundamentals of AZGEO:

• Downloading data from AZGEO• Contribute data• Control Access to your organization’s data

Note: Prior to attending, attendees should have a registered account at AZGEO: https://azgeo.az.gov/azgeo/user/register


Track: Arizona Tribal Community Chino/Prescott Room

About the Arizona Tribal Community Track:This track/workshop is structured and organized by and for the Arizona GIS Tribal Community. There will be presentations that focus on what tribes are doing, how they might better learn and leverage each other’s expertise, what has worked well and what has not, potential resources, and how the tribes can benefit from working with each other and the Arizona GIS Community. Following the presentations, there will be a round table to discuss topics presented in the sessions and other issues that are important to the Arizona GIS Tribal Community. The second section consists of one 30-minute session immediately followed with a 1-hour round table discussion. See the 8:30 - 10:00 session on page 17 for details on the first section.

Arizona Tribal Community: Session ThreeChino/Prescott Room: 10:30 - 11:00

Story Maps: Changing Tribal Boundaries Over Time - Leslie Stovall, Matthew Deveney, Judith DeLury, Aaronn Mattingly, Gene Trobia, and John JanzenStory maps will show tribal boundaries have changed over time as a result of treaties and executive orders.

Arizona Tribal Community: Session FourChino/Prescott Room: 11:00 - 12:00

Meet The Tribes: Round Table Discussion - Leslie Stovall, Matthew Deveney, Judith DeLury, Aaronn Mattingly, Gene Trobia, and John Janzen

Creating an Arizona Tribal User GroupCreating a Tribal User Group provides a platform for open communication and information exchange among tribal GIS communities. Strategies for creating a tribal user group will be discussed.

Standards: Naming, Format, SchemaHow to create and maintain naming, format and schema standards in order to anticipate the needs of tribal communities for a more effective and efficient execution of GIS.

Best Practices and Lessons LearnedBest practices and lessons that have been learned among tribal GIS communities present.

Top 10 Things We Bet You Didn’t Know about ArcGIS OnlineGranite Mountain Room: 11:00-11:30

Scott Moore, Esri Jon Doherty, Esri

Come learn about capabilities in ArcGIS that you can leverage immediately. Apps (without coding), content, analysis and tools are all available through ArcGIS Online. In this session, we will cover these technologies and discuss what’s new with ArcGIS Online

Geospatial Data Discovery and Access: Implementing Open GeoPortal at the University of ArizonaGranite Mountain Room: 11:30-12:00

Chistine Kollen, University of Arizona Ben Hickson, University of Arizona

Last year the University of Arizona Libraries investigated various solutions for developing a geospatial data portal to consolidate the multiple disparate repositories at the University into one accessible and modern geospatial web interface. An inventory was completed, interviews were conducted with relevant campus stakeholders and geospatial data portal managers at various academic libraries, and various options for geospatial data portals were investigated. This year we are implementing Open Geoportal for the University of Arizona. It is a collaboratively developed, open source, federated web application for discovering, previewing, and retrieving geospatial data from multiple repositories. Leveraging GeoServer, Solr, OpenLayers, and number of other applications, libraries, and toolkits, the Open GeoPortal application allows for any institution to implement a robust, intuitive, and economically viable means to share and access geospatial data. During this presentation we will go through our reasoning for choosing Open GeoPortal, the application technology, the development and migration processes, and the issues and problems encountered throughout the implementation of the portal.

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1:30PM - 3:00PM





Track: E9-1-1 Granite Mountain Room

Pima County Address and Sub-Address Data ModelGranite Mountain Room: 1:30 - 2:00

Jack Avis, Pima County

Addressing point features are vital components of any mature GIS, but what is being done to track the sub-address for all those features such as buildings and units? See how sub-addresses are be used to track buildings and units that are associated with a single address. A single address can have many combinations of buildings and units representing multiple one to many relationships in the GIS. In this presentation we’ll see how GIS is used to place building and units features and relate them to a single addresses. How to create building and unit feature classes from non-spatial tables and relate them to an address for editing in the GIS. How to work with and place units within multi-story buildings. Assignment of unique ID’s for addresses, buildings, and units and assemble of a sub-address table for use in business systems.

Using GIS Data to Support Situational AwarenessGranite Mountain Room: 2:00 - 2:30

Scott Stafford-Veale, Latitude Geographics

When responding to an emergency, first responders and Incident Commanders require accurate and comprehensive information in order to collaborate effectively. Gathering and visualizing information

12:00PM - 1:30PM

Plated Lunch - Sponsored by Works ConsultingBallroom

Arizona Trivia Challenge!

Arizona Trivia Challenge: Discover how much you do or do not know about Arizona during this fun challenge. Each table will compete as a team to answer trivia questions related to the diverse geography of Arizona.

1:30PM - 5:00PM


Workshop: Introduction to the GeodatabaseArizona Room: 1:30 - 5:00

Cody Cohn, Pima County


During this workshop, you will learn: Geodatabase concepts and structure by exploring and creating a geospatial database; converting data to the Geodatabase format utilizing the Extract Transform Load (ETL) process; validating attributes with Domains; validating features with Topology; and editing with the Geodatabase.

Prerequisites: Participants should have basic knowledge of ArcGIS Desktop, geoprocessing and GIS data formats before attending this course.

Workshop Format: Approximately 50% lecture/demonstration, 50% hands on training via guided exercises completed individually on computers.

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Track: GIS Data Chino/Prescott Room

Preventing Misuse of GIS Data and ProductsChino/Prescott Room: 1:30 - 2:00

Steve Whitney, Pima County

The use of GIS data and products continues to grow and will continue to do so as additional professions further integrate geospatial data and products into new applications. More and more government operations rely on GIS inputs and/or applications to support their customer services. The general public is continually exposed to location-based products through mainstream offerings such as Google Maps, GPS location and routing applications, and Open Data initiatives. As this growth continues, the potential for misinterpretation and/or misuse of GIS data and products increases. GIS professionals have a responsibility to ensure that end-users of their data and products have a clear understanding of what they are getting and limitations on what they use it for. This presentation will review guidelines that have been developed to date, discuss their effectiveness and overall use, and explore future directions that can be worked towards by GIS professionals to help decrease the potential for misuse. The following items will be included for review and discussion:• GIS metadata standards that provide data/

product quality indicators.• A standard disclaimer as a “heads-up” regarding

GIS product use.• Options for conveying GIS data and products that

can help to prevent misuse.• Case studies detailing how implementation of the

above can achieve our goals.• Cooperative outreach efforts to further educate

GIS data/product end-users.

USGS National Geospatial Program: The National Hydrography DatasetChino/Prescott Room: 2:00 - 2:30

Drew Decker, US Geological Survey

The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is the surface water component of The National Map. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) works with groups across the nation to maintain and improve the

from a wide range of relevant sources is key to making decisions that save lives and protect property. How can various responders at the scene of an incident reliably send up-to-the-minute information to Incident Commanders, and receive informed direction over common channels? How can emergency response teams integrate vital information available through social media?Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can provide vital support and situational awareness to emergency response teams, enabling better informed decision-making and giving first responders and Incident Commanders a clearer understanding of what’s happening in the field. Mapped data that draws on demographic information, social media updates and instantly uploaded photos can help emergency response teams deliver more effective responses and better outcomes. This presentation will illustrate the ways in which GIS can play a central role in the successful response to incidents of all types, keeping communities and response teams safe.

Data Supply Chains for Transportation and E9-1-1Granite Mountain Room: 2:30 - 3:00

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Curtis Pulford, Arizona State Cartographer’s Office

Panel: James Meyer, Arizona Department of Transportation Gene Trobia, Univesity of Arizona Joe Breyer, Works Consulting Howard Ward, Terra Systems Southwest Sandra Dyre, Arizona Department of Administration

With the passage of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), and the subsequent requirements for every state DOT to provide All Road Network of Linear Referenced Data (ARNOLD), it has become increasingly clear that Arizona needed to consider combining resources across jurisdictions and agencies to meet these new challenges. This panel will discuss the various aspects of the data supply chain and where they see challenges and opportunities in the future.

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3:00PM - 3:30PM

Break - Sponsored by Arizona Professional Land Surveyors (APLS)Foyer – Beverages and light snacks provided


3:30PM - 5:00PM


Esri Hands On Learning LabCopper Basin Room: 3:30 - 5:00Additional registration is required to attend this workshop. If you did not pre-register go to the registration desk or the Copper Basin Room. There is no additional fee to attend.


Track: E9-1-1 Granite Mountain Room

Access, Improve, and Maintain GIS Data for NG9-1-1Granite Mountain Room: 3:30 - 5:00

John Joseph, Geo-Comm

Part One: This is part one of a three part series which will help you define if your agency is Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) ready. Even if implementing an NG9-1-1 system is years down the road, the preparation needs to begin today. But how do we start, where do we all begin? First we must ask ourselves the fundamental question, is our GIS data ready to replace the Master Street Address Guide or (MSAG) for 9-1-1 call routing? If you don’t know how to answer this question let me walk you through the process, of collecting and assessing all available resources, educating stakeholders, and developing standards.Part Two: In this step of the process it’s imperative that you execute a strategic and planned approach for data cleanup, development, or enhancement of your existing GIS data to meet standards and needs for NG9-1-1. We’ll discuss some of the new data standards you’ll need to adhere to in an NG9-1-1 environment.

data for specific areas of interest. This year USGS is undertaking a new Hydrography Requirements and Benefits Study (HRBS) to better understand the business needs of and benefits realized for federal, state, local, tribal, and other hydrography data users. The study is collecting information that USGS will use to develop program alternatives and enhancements for hydrographic data. The USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) was developed from a similar elevation study with new high-resolution elevation data from lidar offering new insights to developing NHD data. NHDPLus for the high resolution 1:24,000-scale NHD is being developed in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within the next three years. NHDPLus will add numerous value added attributes that integrate the terrain with the stream network.

Emerging Technologies Collaboration, and the Potential of GISChino/Prescott Room: 2:30 - 3:00Nikolas Smilovsky, BPG Designs, LLC Don Thorstenson, AMEC Foster Wheeler

In our exceedingly fast paced world, with Moore’s Law and technology exponentially evolving, it is important for the geospatial community to continuously adapt. As UAV’s begin to fill the air, lasers scan the streets, and mobile devices interconnect people around the globe, it is our job to integrate these new technologies and use them for our specific needs. The power of a solution comes from its ability to leverage multiple resources to synergize an appropriate response. If used correctly new technologies have a powerful role in GIS.This presentation seeks to explore a few exciting technologies and how they are impacting our industry. Specifically the presentation will review two case studies involving the integration of UAVs and mobile LiDAR systems. These case studies were chosen to exemplify the advancements in non-abrasive environmental research, transportation design, and safety.• Pantano Wash Mapping Project (UAV)• ADA & Transportation Mapping Project (LiDAR)

The presentation will culminate with a brief open-floor discussion of new ways to integrate technology for the betterment of GIS.

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6:00PM - 8:00PM

Exhibitor Social and Dinner BuffetBallroom

Join us in the Ballroom for dinner sponsored by our Exhibitors. Awards will be presented at the dinner and afterwards we will have the drawing for door prizes. You must be present to win! Don’t miss out on your chance to win one of the fabulous door prizes that have been donated by our Exhibitors!

Live music will also be provided by the Arizona band, the Manic Monkeys.

We will also discuss industry best practices and validation procedures which will guarantee the quality and accuracy of your mission critical NG9-1-1 data.Part Three: In this section we will discuss how you maintain this data once you have made necessary improvements to your GIS data for NG9-1-1. In today’s modern GIS environment the demand for edits, shared collaboration, revision, and changes it is easy to see why NG9-1-1 Standards can seem impossible to manage. But that just means it is time to make some decision about on-going maintenance. Is this strictly a local issue or can my contributions be managed at the State or Regional level thus maintaining the integrity of my GIS data along with my neighbors? Are there workflows or business processes which I can use to alert me of changes which extend beyond my own department? Let us walk you through this process and provide you tips along the way.

Track: Lightning TalksChino/Prescott Room

Lightning Talks from Winners of the Tony Gonzales Memorial Scholarship Chino/Prescott Room: 3:30 - 5:00

As the GIS Manager for the Arizona Department of Transportation, Tony Gonzales was a valued member of the Arizona GIS community and committed to the advancement of GIS and GIS education throughout the State. His passing in 2001 was a huge loss for the GIS community. Tony Gonzales was a key figure in the development of GIS at the Arizona Department of Transportation. His enthusiasm for his work was exemplified in all that he did, from teaching GIS courses to serving on many advisory committees, including AGIC. Tony suffered from a condition known as neurofibromatosis. More information about NF can be found through the National NF Foundation website at www.nf.org. Each year at the AGIC conference, scholarships are awarded in his memory to Arizona GIS students whose work best promotes GIS or GIS education in Arizona. Scholarship winners are invited to present their work at AGIC in a short 5-10 minute presentation, or Lightning Talk. Come see and support the Arizona students as they present the work they have accomplished with GIS.

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7:30am - 9:00am Full Breakfast Buffet in Foyer and Ballroom

7:30am - 8:30am Platinum and Gold Sponsors Dine with AGIC Board Members

8:00am - 10:30am Registration in the Foyer


Track Hands On Workshop Hands On Learning Lab Transportation Web Based Maps

8:30am - 10:00am

A Review of the 2-Day ArcGIS 10 Class

Randy Booze

(Note: This is a half-day workshop, the instructor will provide a break as

appropriate for the course schedule)


(HOLL)

Using Data Driven Analysis to Reduce Traffic Accidents

Laura Vittorio

Telling Stories with Story Maps

Scott Moore and Jon Doherty

Towards a Consistent, Reusable, and Responsive

GIS Application Environment

Jeffrey Wilkerson

Leveraging ADOT’s GIS Investment to Establish an

LRS for Your Agency Ryan Blum and Joe Breyer

10:00am - 10:30am Break

Track Hands On Learning Lab Lightning Talks Analysis with GIS

10:30am - 12:00pmEsri

Hands On Learning Lab(HOLL)

Lightning Talks Smorgasbord

See Page 27

Precipitation Interpolation and Analysis in Southwest

ArizonaChris Black

Using GIS to Identify Areas of Highest Prescription Fatal

Drug OverdosesWilliam McConahey and

Kyle Gardner

Transportation System Plan 2035’s Interactive

Comments MapJosh Van Kylen

12:00pm - 1:30pm Box Lunch provided in Ballroom

AT A GLANCE: FRIDAY

Hands on workshop

Computer provided


8:00AM - 10:30AM

RegistrationFoyer

7:30AM - 9:00AM

BreakfastBallroom – Full breakfast buffet

Platinum and Gold Sponsors Dine with AGIC Board MembersBallroom 7:30 - 8:30

8:30AM - 12:00PM

Hands On WorkshopArizona Room

Workshop: A Review of the 2-Day ArcGIS 10 ClassArizona Room: 8:30 - 12:00

Randy Booze

The workshop will involve a review of the 2-Day ArcGIS 10 class which is based on the “Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop 10” book along with an introduction to GIS concepts and legal issues. The 2-Day class provides an introduction to GIS concepts and the ESRI ArcGIS 10 software with hands on experience with the software. Participants in the class will learn how to use the ESRI ArcMap and ArcCatalog applications as well as the geoprocessing tools within the ArcToolbox while applying the technology in various applications. The Instructor also discusses real world applications of the technology based on student interests and requested areas of focus as well as a review of some of the advanced features that are available in GIS technology. The topics covered in the 2-Day class include:

GIS Concepts and Data; Working with GIS Maps and Data; Displaying GIS Data; Getting Information about GIS Features; Analyzing GIS Feature Relationships; Creating and Editing GIS Data; Presenting GIS Data; Creating Geoprocessing Models; Legal Issues in GIS Use

8:30AM - 10:00AM





Track: TransportationGranite Mountain Room

Using Data Driven Analysis to Reduce Traffic AccidentsGranite Mountain Room: 8:30 - 9:00

Laura Vittorio, Tucson Police DepartmentAt the Tucson Police Department, part of our strategy in the deployment of assets and resources is guided by mapping and spatial analysis. For example, one of the projects we utilize as a management tool is the relational mapping of traffic stop and traffic accident hot spots. We do this using the hot spot analysis tool, Getis-Ord Gi*, to identify statistically significant hot spot traffic accident locations. Once identified, we deploy resources to these areas for traffic enforcement purposes. This is a continuous process, where we monitor activity and results spatially, and re-deploy resources accordingly. In doing this we are able to use data-driven analysis to effectively reduce traffic accidents within our community. This presentation will discuss the reasons we use this tool over other hot spot analysis tools, and how to use it, step by step, to obtain meaningful results.

Towards a Consistent, Reusable, and Responsive GIS Application EnvironmentGranite Mountain Room: 9:00 - 9:30

Jeffrey Wilkerson, Arizona Department of Transportation

The Information Technology Group (ITG) at the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has been diligently working to centralize data and its access

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Track: Web Based MapsChino/Prescott Room

Telling Stories with Story MapsChino/Prescott: 8:30 - 10:00Scott Moore, Esri Jon Doherty, Esri

Use Story Maps to Inform and Inspire Your Audience - Story maps combine interactive maps and multimedia content into elegant user experiences. They make it easy for you to harness the power of maps to tell your stories. Story maps use geography as a means of organizing and presenting information. They tell the story of a place, event, issue, trend, or pattern in a geographic context. They combine interactive maps with other rich content (text, photos, video, and audio) within an intuitive user experience.In this session, you will learn:

• How To’s in building StoryMaps• Tips & Tricks• Customer Best Practices• How StoryMaps support roles of Government• StoryMap Data Collection Tools (Snap2Map)• A Tour of Great Looking StoryMap

Please join us to learn how story maps use interactive web maps created with ArcGIS Online, Esri’s cloud-based mapping and GIS system.

10:00AM - 10:30AM

BreakBallroom – Coffee, Iced Tea, and Juice available

10:30AM - 12:00PM

Hands On WorkshopCopper Basin Room




with the expectations of reducing the complexity of the current application base. As many of the existing applications have lacked an interface to any GIS use, the need for GIS analysis and output products has become increasingly a priority for existing and future applications. With this requirement, ADOT ITG is working towards a GIS application development/enhancement environment that:1. Is built on sound programming principles and

modern technology,2. Incorporates Agency development patterns and

security,3. Provides for easy re-use/recycling of code, and4. Provides consistent products that are still

responsive to the user’s needs.

Leveraging ADOT’s GIS Investment to Establish a Linear Referencing System (LRS) for Your AgencyGranite Mountain Room: 9:30 - 10:00

Ryan Blum, Works Consulting, LLC Joe Breyer, Works Consulting, LLC

The ADOT Centerline Unification Project uses E-9-1-1 centerlines from authoritative agencies in Arizona to assemble a statewide centerline that is endowed with edge-matching and address ranges that traverse political jurisdictions -- and even includes a Linear Referencing System (LRS) that works for the entire state. This presentation will expose the by-products of the unification concept that are available to local governments so that they can utilize linear referencing to keep track of roadway inventory, traffic crashes and other business issues.These concepts are being used for all 15 counties, which means the State has established an LRS for your jurisdiction -- if you didn’t already have your own. Learn of the ways you can acquire the LRS in your region and participate with advanced tools for delineating GIS features according to On-Road, Referent, and Offset/Direction from Referent.

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for our field personnel who need to use GIS without the complexity.

4) Curvature and Gradient at Your FingertipsRyan Blum, Works Consulting

Public agencies and consultancies may be surprised to know that breakthroughs in geoprocessing can yield some very informative data that helps highway engineers -- as well as hiking/cycling enthusiasts -- to have curvature pie wedges and gradient profiles readily available for traffic/highway safety evaluation -- or just for monitoring the climb for the weekend hike/tour. This lightning talk will spark interest in those who didn’t know that there is an economical source for turning that wealth of under-utilized GPS data into useful depictions that shed new light on the value of GIS.

5) Routing the Unknown - Building a Road Network to Places Addrsses Don’t GoBen Turner, Arizona’s G&T Cooperative, Inc

As a generation and transmission cooperative, Arizona’s G&T Cooperative is challenged with tracking, monitoring, and maintaining assets that don’t have physical addresses. To enable field personnel to route quickly to these assets - spread all over Arizona’s deserts - a complex road network was built. Together with Geodesy, our GIS application vendor, we’ve provided our staff with a tool that enable them to easily route from one asset to another. The solution was novel and greatly reduced the scope of effort. The result is an easy-to-use tool that operates quickly and reliably.

6) Leveraging Spatial Thinking at Meyers ResearchRyan Arp, Meyers Research

A quick talk on how Meyers Research is using visualization technologies in their advisory work in the housing industry. In this Lightning Talk we demonstrate a few of our spatial toolsets as well as our flagship data application Zonda (an iPad app).

7) Data Citation in an Open Data World for GIS SpecialistsCinithia Eichhorn, US Fish and Wildlife Service

Join Cinthia Eichhorn for a lightning quick tour about data citation tools and techniques being used for archiving National Wildlife Refuges Inventory and Monitoring datasets.

Track: Lightning TalksGranite Mountain Room

Lightning Talks SmorgasbordGranite Mountain Room: 10:30 - 12:00 Eight 7 to 10 Minute Presentations

1) Using Lidar for Feature Extraction in Urban Change AnalysisDavid G. Perry

This project uses Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data to assess and visualize change in an urban environment. This is important in the identification of areas of growth and decline. Specifically, LiDAR data from the years 2005 and 2008 are utilized to quantify and visualize change in the buildings in and around The University of Arizona campus in Tucson. This talk will describe the method used for this project. For an area as small as The U of A campus it is relatively easy to see the developmental change over time. However, the real power of this method is realized when applied to large metropolitan areas. New and demolished buildings can be identified with a minimum amount of effort. Patterns of development can be easily seen. City planners and tax authorities will find this method invaluable in developing strategies for growth and revenue generation.

2) Getting out in the Arizona National Scenic Trail with ArcGIS Collector AppAaron Seifert, Arizona Trail Association

See the steps that the Arizona Trail Association took to provide GIS into the hands of trail users. This talk will show how quick it was to work with interns across the state to setup an ArcGIS Online account, publish GIS online services, authorize online maps, open online maps within ArcGIS Collector App, and download the map for offline use which can be synced once back online.

3) Hazards and Restrictions - Getting the DetailsGerard Rodriguez, Arizona’s G&T Cooperative, Inc

In cases where asset locations are accurate and known, the process of collecting additional attributes doesn’t require highly accurate positional tools. In these cases the focus becomes ease-of-use, be mobile and remain connected, and low-cost. We’ve addressed these challenges by working together with Geodesy, our GIS application vendor, and implementing atypical GIS data-collection tools

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FRIDAY - DETAILS8) Domains and Domain SubtypesRyan Miles, Arizona Department of Transportation

As I was working on a recent project I was asked to set up domains for several attributes of a feature class. I noticed that subtypes could be added too. I had never used subtypes. I couldn’t find a clear definition or use for them. I sat down and figured them out. During the presentation I will discuss the differences between domains and domain subtypes and show an example of how it is used and set up.

Track: Analysis with GIS Chino/Prescott Room

Precipitation Interpolation and Analysis in Southwest ArizonaChino/Prescott Room: 10:30 - 11:00Chris Black, USAF Barry M Goldwater Range East

There are a large number of climate monitoring locations on the Barry M. Goldwater Range East and across the wider region of Southwest Arizona. This talk will delve into how precipitation data from these stations are combined and spatially interpolated and analyzed to inform land management. Spatial interpolation methods, including Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW), Kriging, and (perhaps) Gradient plus Inverse Distance Squared (GIDS) will be explored in detail and we will compare the resulting climate surfaces with long term normal datasets (including the 1981-2010 PRISM normal data). We will also do some bootstrapping to understand the relative accuracies of the interpolated surfaces. Finally we will look briefly at cartographic considerations of displaying this data for consumption by land managers.

Using GIS to Identify Areas of Highest Prescription Fatal Drug OverdosesChino/Prescott Room: 11:00 - 11:30William McConahey, Maricopa Cty Dept of Public HealthKyle Gardner, Maricopa County Dept of Public Health

Nonmedical Misuse/Abuse (NMA) of prescription drugs (RX) has become a public health epidemic throughout the United States (US). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 45,000 people die annually from RX overdose. Arizona is not immune to the epidemic. In 2013 Arizona ranked 10th highest drug overdose mortality rate in the US, with 18.7 per 100,000 people dying.

In 2014, the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) was awarded a grant from the US Justice Department to implement the Arizona Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative (AZRXMAI) in Maricopa County (MC). The Office of Epidemiology within MCDPH is utilizing GIS to find areas within the county that have the highest number of deaths, which will help stakeholders improve and prioritize prevention and treatment efforts.The purpose of our analysis is to identify hot spots and patterns for fatal drug overdoses by zip code from 2008-2013. We will discuss how year-to-year overdose trends correlate with cumulative trends from 2008-2013. We will also discuss demographic characteristics of prescription drug overdoses.

Transportation System Plan 2035’s Interactive Comments MapChino/Prescott Room: 11:30 - 12:00Josh Van Kylen, Maricopa County

Maricopa County is updating their long term vision for the planning and construction of transportation facilities through the year 2035. As a public outreach effort we have created an interactive map that allows the public to participate by indicating a location and expressing their concerns. In addition to the interactive comments map for the public, there is an internal manager and a set of reports. The management tool allows submitted comments to be reviewed before they are available thus preventing inappropriate content from being served to the public. The reports are used to sort and group the comments by category as well as by municipality or supervisorial district. Some of the lessons learned during this project include: proper use of pictorial marker symbols with Esri’s JavaScript API, and successfully uploading video files. You can check out the interactive comments map at http://gis.mcdot.maricopa.gov/tsp

12:00PM - 1:30PMBoxed Lunch / Wrap up and Closing Remarks Ballroom

This informal lunch is a great opportunity for a final catch-up with friends - old and new alike! So grab a boxed lunch and slip into the Ballroom for one last chance to network with your colleagues. If you need to head out quickly, though, be sure to grab a boxed lunch before you leave.

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