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Spatial Odyssey 2003
Dec 1-5, 2003
Schedule

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Fieldtrip/Training (additional Fee)
Panel Discussion
Workshop
Names in Orange are chairs for sessions

Sunday, November 30: Afternoon, 5:30 - 8:00 pm

5:30 - 8:00 pm
Royal Palm Conference Registration

Monday, December 1: Morning, 8:00 - noon

8:00 - 12:00 12:00 - 1:30
Royal Palm Conference Registration Lunch
Boca VII Remote Sensing I: Basic Concepts
BOCA VI What's New in ArcGIS 9x
BOCA VIII Migrating Coverages to Geodatabases
BOCA V ArcPAD Application Builder

BOCA IV Fire Meeting
FieldTrips Field Trip 1 Kennedy Space Center Meet in Convention Center Lobby at 7:45AM
Field Trip 2a/b Disney Wilderness Preserve/Reedy Creek Meet in Convention Center Lobby at 7:45AM

Monday, December 1: Afternoon, 1:30 - 5:30 pm

1:30 - 5:30
Royal Palm Conference Registration
Boca VII Remote Sensing I: Basic Concepts (Cont.)
BOCA VI How to Use the Sensitivity Area Model (SAM)
BOCA VIII Migrating Coverages to Geodatabases (Cont.)
BOCA V Intro to ArcPAD
BOCA IV Fire Meeting
FieldTrips All Day -* Cont.

Field Trips

1.Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (9:00am - 5:00pm)
2a.The Disney Wilderness Preserve (9:00am - 12:30pm)
2b.The Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) (1:30 - 4:00pm)


Tuesday, December 2: Early Morning, 8:00 - 10:00 am

8:00 - 10:00 10:00 - 10:30
Caribbean IV Welcome / Plenary I
Leslie Armstrong GIS Division Chief, Dom Nessi CIO, Hank Garie - Director GeoSpatial One-Stop
Break
Royal Palm Conference Registration

Tuesday, December 2: Late Morning, 10:30 am - noon

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00 - 1:30

Royal Palm Conference Registration

Lunch
Regonal meetings:
IM - Caribbean IV
MW - BOCA VII & VIII
NE - BOCA IV
PW - BOCA V & VI
SE - Hibiscus
NOTE: No AK or NC meetings

Caribbean IV
Session 1:
Data Management I
(Joel Cusick)
Geology ... It's Not Just for Scenery Anymore! The NPS Geologic Resources Inventory - Tim Connors, Bruce Heise, Anne Poole Interagency Fire GIS: The Geospatial Task Group and Data Standards - Brian Sorbel The Critical Nature of Spatial Data in Cultural Resource Management - Deidre McCarthy
BOCA VII & VIII
Session 2:
Watershed Based Mapping
(Patrick Flaherty)
Evaluation of MediaMapper Software for Park Management - Stephen K. Wilson Yellowstone Examples of Watershed Based Mapping- Ann Rodman GIS Reasoning for Radical Policy Change in the Florida Everglades - Frank Partridge
BOCA IV
Session 3:
GIS in Facilities Management
(Mark Adams)
The use of GIS for Facility Management and the Implementation of the FMSS in the Pacific Islands - Tom Fake Gathering, Processing, and Mapping Trail Maintenance Data; Greatly Increased Efficiency in the Golden Gate National Parks - Andrew Bley GIS & Conditions Assessments: Fort Jefferson - Steve Foran

BOCA V & VI
Session 4:
GPS
(Tim Smith)

Introduction to GPS

Caribbean V - VII

Poster room / Vendor

Tuesday, December 2: Early Afternoon, 1:30 - 3:30 pm

1:30

2:00

2:30

3:00

3:30 - 4:00

Royal Palm Conference Registration

Refresment Break

Caribbean IV
Session 5:
Web Technologies (Bill Eichenlaub)
Using and Interagency Website to Meet Park Web Based Mapping Needs - Anne Birkholz Using ArcIMS for Field Verification of Landsat 7 Vegetation Classes - Craig Thompson Internet Mapping Tool for Displaying Hemlock Forest Health Modeling Data - Craig Thompson Internet Mapping Tool for Analyzing Potential Urban Growth Patterns Adjoining National Park Units - Craig Thompson
BOCA VII & VIII
Session 6:
Metadata
(Theresa Ely)
Getting Started with and Streamlining the Metadata Process - Theresa Ely, Peter Budde Lessons Learned in Metadata - Theresa Ely, Craig Dalby, Peter Budde NPS Metadata System - Lisa Nelson, Joe Gregson
BOCA IV
Session 7:
Monitoring Coastal Geomorphology: A Multi-Agency Approach to Shoreline Change
(Mark Duffy)
Building a Shoreline Monitoring Program - Mark Duffy Aerial Data Collection and Product Creation for Coastal Monitoring - John Brock Processing and Extracting Features from LIDAR Data - Melanie Harris Data Management for Ocean Beach Features - Melanie Ransmeier, Arty Rodriguez

BOCA V & VI
Session 8:
GPS
(Tim Smith)

Intro to ArcPAD

Caribbean V - VII

Poster room / Vendor

Tuesday, December 2: Late Afternoon, 4:00 - 5:00 pm

4:00

4:30

Royal Palm Conference Registration
Caribbean IV
Session 9:
Data Management II
(Anne Birkholz)
Database Applications that Communicate - Bill Eichenlaub GIS Project Requests: An Access Tool to Prioritize, Manage, Archive, and Analyze GIS Production - Elena Robisch, Chris Dietrich
BOCA VII & VIII
Session 10:
Models & GIS I
(Stephen K. Wilson)
Extreme Fire Model in California Chaparral - Patrick Flaherty Modeling Mountain Pine Beetle Infestations Using Insolation as a Determinate of Habitat in the Canadian Rocky Mountains - Darrel Zell
BOCA IV
Session 11:
Remote Sensing I
(Tom Fake)
Using MODIS Time-Series Data in the Geospatial Modeling of Invasive Species in Rocky Mountain National Park - Jeffrey T. Morisette, J.A. Pedelty, J.L. Schnase, J.A. Smith, T.J. Stohlgren, M.A. Kahlkan Using IKONOS Imagery for a Land Use - Land Cover Change Assessment of the Gettysburg National Military Park and Vicinity - Curt Musselman

BOCA V & VI
Session 12:
GPS
(Tim Smith)

Intro to ArcPAD

Hibiscus

GIS Committee Side Meeting (4-6PM)

Tuesday, December 2: Evening, 6:00 - 8:30 pm

6:00 - 8:30

Caribbean V & VI

Welcoming Reception
Hosted by GTSI

Vendor Exhibits and Posters


Wednesday, December 3: Early Morning, 8:00 - 10:00 am

8:00 8:30

9:00

9:30

10:00 - 10:30

Royal Palm Conference Registration

Refreshment Break

Caribbean IV
Session 13:
Relational Database Strategies Workshop
(Angie Southwould)

The elements of a relational database will be introduced followed by a discussion of normalization

BOCA VII & VIII
Session 14:
GIS in Cultural Resources
(Tim Connors)

The Klondike Data Stampede: Merging Geospatial Technologies with the Historic Landscape Preservation of a Gold Rush Town - Joel Cusick, Jeff Bennett, Meg Hahr, Tonia Horton GIS and Urban Forest Management in the Nation's Capital - Brad Conway Mapping the Archeology of the Midwest Region of the National Park Service - Anne M. Wolley Vawser The World Guide to Covered Bridges Project: Taking Documentation from the Printed Page to the Web-page - Matt Stutts

BOCA II & III
Session 15:
Partners & Partnerships
(Gareth Rowell)

Update Regarding the Department of the Interior Enterprise License Agreement with ESRI - David Duran, Tennille Williams Transboundary Cumulative Effects Analysis for the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem - Richard Menicke GIS and the City: Implementation of GIS at Gateway NRA - Kathryn Mellander I&M Vegetation Mapping; Partnerships,Proposals and Standards Mike Story NPS and Karl Brown USGS

BOCA V & VI
Session 16:
GPS
(Tim Smith)

Park GPS Project Presentations
8:00 - 8:15 Ifer McCollom
8:15 - 8:30 Shannon Savage
8:30 - 8:45 David Anderson
8:45 - 9:00 Marie Frias
9:00 - 9:15 Andy Steel
9:15 - 9:30 Tom Patterson

GPS Vendor Presentations

Caribbean V - VII

Poster Display / Vendors displays

Wednesday, December 3: Late Morning, 10:30 am - noon

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00 - 1:30

Royal Palm Conference Registration

Lunch

Caribbean IV
Session 17:
GIS in the Fire Program I
(Lisa Nelson)

Collaborative Interagency Fire Planning and Management in the Southern Sierra Using GIS - Findings and Recommendations - Pat Lineback Wildland Hazard Assessment Methodology (WHAM): Assessing Wildfire Threat in the Wildland-Urban Interface - Dan Hurlbert, Kathie Hansen Fire Season 2002: Lessons learned from the GIS Front - Karen Folger

BOCA VII & VIII
Session 18:
Ecosystem Mapping
(Anne M. Wolley Vawser)

The Multi-Resolution Land Cover Program: NPS Partnership - Nick Van Driel, Collin Homer Prairie Falcon Nesting Home Range and Habitat Foraging Selection - Patrick Flaherty SAGEMAP: A GIS Database for Sage Grouse and Shrubsteppe Management in the Intermountain West - Sean P. Finn, Linda S. Schueck, Cara W. Meinke, Steven T. Knick, Thomas J. Zarriello, ElRoy Taylor

BOCA II & III
Session 19:
Vegetation Mapping
(Doug Wilder)

Spatial Analysis of Grassland Bird Abundance and Associated Habitat Variables - Gareth Rowell, David G. Peitz Alaska Landcover Mapping: Disaggregated Classification and Spectral Database - Jess Grunblatt I&M Vegetation Mapping; Overview and Applications - Susan Stitt USGS and Chris Lea NPS

BOCA V & VI
Session 20:
GPS
(Tim Smith

GPS Vendor Presentations (Cont.)

Garmin and ArcView

Caribbean V - VII

Poster Display / Vendors displays

Wednesday, December 3: Afternoon, 1:30 - 3:30

1:30

2:00

2:30

3:00

3:30-4:00

Caribbean IV
Session 21:
Fire GIS in the Regions: Initiatives and Collaborations in 2003
(Ed Delaney)

Kathie Hansen, Gladys Crabtree, Robin Wills, Doug Stephen, Brian Sorbel, Dean Gettinger, Dan Hurlbert, Sean Dennison, Karen Folger

Refreshment Break

BOCA VII & VIII
Session 22:
Bringing Cultural Resources Together
(John Knoerl)

Cheryl Sams, Peter Budde, Steve Baumann, Melia Lane-Kamahele

BOCA II & III
Session 23:
NPS Geospatial Data Resources (Joe Gregson)

The National Map and Rocky Mountain National Park Pilot - Helmut Lestinsky The National Map for National Parks - Joe Gregson, Danelle Malget, Jacob Morgan The NR/GIS Data Store - Jacob Morgan, Julie Fleming, Joe Gregson NR/GIS Support Services - Danelle Malget, Joe Gregson

BOCA V & VI
Session 24:
GPS
(Tim Smith)

Trimble GEO CE XT (TerraSync) to Pathfinder Office

Caribbean V - VII

Poster Display / Vendors displays

Wednesday, December 3: Late Afternoon, 4:00 - 6:00 pm

4:00

4:30

5:00

5:30

Evening

Caribbean IV
Session 25:
GIS in the Fire Program II
(Pat Lineback)

Feat Accompli: Fire Ecology Effects Tools Application Development - Ed Delaney Evaluating the Usefulness of Zion National Park's 1999-2003 Vegetation Map for Predicting Fire Growth and Spread Using FARSITE and FlamMap Models - Dan Cogan The NPS-USGS Burn Severity Mapping Project - Brian Sorbel, Nate Benson

BOCA VII & VIII
Session 26:
Cultural Resource Mapping Projects: Northeast Region Initiatives
(Cheryl Sams O'Neill)

Brining it Together - Cultural Resource Databases Linked Through GIS - Hugh Devine, Cheryl Sams O'Neill Mapping Cultural Resources: A Trails Assessment for Valley Forge National Historic Park - Mark Davison Building a GIS with Field Historians and Archaeologists at Cape Cod National Seashore - Roland Duhaime, Freddie Dimmick, Mark Adams, Bill Burke A Half-Million Trees: Using a GPS Swat Team to Map Forestry and Agricultural Features on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Estate - Dave Hayes NRDT Data Managers Side Meeting
Chris Chris Dietrich
7:30PM -

BOCA II & III
Session 27:
Remote Sensing II
(Mike Story)

A Comparison of Orthophoto Mosaics Created Using 3, 5, 10, and 30-meter Resolution DEMs of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and Wind Cave National Park - Frank Scarpace, Amar Padmanabhan, Peter Budde Digital Aerial Imagery Solutions for State and Federal Land Management Agencies - Jaymes Pardue Panel discussion (Veg Mapping Issues)

BOCA V & VI
Session 28:
GPS
(Tim Smith)

Trimble GEO CE XT (TerraSync) to Pathfinder Office

Caribbean V - VII

Poster Display / Vendors displays


Thursday, December 4: Early Morning, 8:00 - 10:00 am

8:00 - noon

Caribbean IV

Partners Buffet Breakfast

Presentations by Allen Carroll - National Geographic, Ed Scheffner - NASA, Don Hunger - Student Conservation Association, Larry Sugarbaker NatureSurve, and Karen Siderelis - USGS GAO, Leslie Armstrong GIS Division Chief

Caribbean V - VII

Posters / Vendor

Thursday, December 4: Early Afternoon, 1:30 - 3:30 pm

1:30

2:00

2:30

3:00

3:30 - 4:00

BOCA II & III
Session 29:
Hardware & Software Issues I
(Kathryn Mellander)

ArcGIS to Access Tool - Angie Southwould AlaskaPak Toolkit for Arc8.x - Greg Daniels NPS Theme Manager for Arc8.x - Greg Daniels A Map is a Moment in Time - Producing High-quality Maps for Your Audience - Justin Berthiaume

Refreshment Break

BOCA VII & VIII
Session 30:
Adding Dynamic Graphs to Your Database Workshop
(Bill Eichenlaub)

BOCA IV
Session 31:
Using the National Hydrography Dataset Workshop
(Jeff Smiley)

Presentation - Jeff Smiley Computer Demonstration Presentation - John Christiansen

BOCA V & VI
Session 32 GPS
(Tim Smith)

Taking Digital Photos with GPS

Caribbean V - VII

Posters / Vendor

Thursday, December 4: Late Afternoon, 4:00 - 5:00 pm

4:00

4:30

BOCA II & III
Session 33:
Hardware & Software Issues II
(Mark Sappington)

ArcGIS 9 Specifications - Tim Clark ESRI

BOCA VII & VIII
Session 34:
Models & GIS II
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Vulnerability of National Park Units to Sea-Level Rise and Coast Change - Elizabeth Pendleton CommunityViz in General Management Plans - Chuck Donley

BOCA IV
Session 35:
The Australian Fold Workshop
(Dean Gettinger)

Recapturing the lost art of map folding

BOCA V & VI
Session 36:
GPS
(Tim Smith)

Taking Digital Photos with GPS (Cont.)

Caribbean V - VII

Posters / Vendor

Thursday, December 4: Evening, 7:00 - 9:00 pm

7:00 - 9:00

Planet Hollywood & Pleasure Island

Awards Dinner and evening entertainment


Friday, December 5: Morning, 8:00 - noon

8:00

9:00

10:30

12:00 - 1:30

BOCA VII

Remote Sensing II: Land Cover Classification and Change Detection

Lunch

BOCA VIII

Migrating to ArcView 8

BOCA VI

Metadata Training Workshop

BOCA V

GPS Project Planning

Building a Trimble Data Dictionary

Trimble Pathfinder Office to GIS (tips and tricks)

Friday, December 5: Afternoon, 1:30 - 5:00 pm

1:30

3:00 - 5:30

BOCA VII

Remote Sensing II: (Cont.)

BOCA VIII

Migrating to ArcView 8: (Cont.)

BOCA VI

Metadata Training Workshop: (Cont.)

BOCA V

Garmin and ArcView

What GPS Receiver do I Use? Panel Discussion



Fieldtrip/Training (additional Fee)
Panel Discussion
Workshop
Names in Orange are chairs for sessions