The Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium

Conference Sessions

Thursday, October 11, 2001

Conference Registration and Refreshments
7:30 AM

Opening Plenary Session and Keynote Presentation
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

• Bob Marx, Chief, Geography Division, US Census Bureau
• Dorothy Stroz, Team Leader, Legal and Administrative Areas, Geography Division, US Census Bureau
• Wes Flack, Geographer, Kansas City Regional Office, US Census Bureau

Break - Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall Opens and Poster Display Begins
10:00 AM

Morning Concurrent Sessions
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session A -- Internet Mapping

• Internet Mapping on a Budget, Blaine Hackett, PlanSight LLC
• Using Internet Based Online Maps to Solve a Wide Variety of User Needs, Mark Sloan, Clay County
• What's New with Landview: Bringing Geographic Information to People Who Don't Have It, Craig Perreault, MN DNR

Session B -- Local Government Applications

• GASB 34: Penalty or Panacea, Bradford Henry, URS/BRW
• Right of Way Mapping and the Parcel Cadastre, Jay Krafthefer, Todd Basney, MN/DOT
• Dakota County Website Property Resources, Randy Knippel, Kent Tupper, Dakota County

Session C -- Data Sources

• Status of The National Map, Kari J. Craun, USGS
• Extending Satellite Remote Sensing to Local Scales: Minnesota Experience with IKONOS Data, Marvin Bauer, Kali Sawaya, Geoff Holden, University of Minnesota
• A New Public Land Survey GIS Layer for the State Is Complete … So, What Is It Good For?, Jill Bornes, Minnesota DNR

Session D -- Forest Management

• Predicting Tree Species Range Limits, Karen V. Walker, Margaret B. Davis, Shinya Sugita, University of Minnesota
• Regional-Scale Forest Growth Modeling Using GIS and Remote Sensing Technologies, Ryan W. Kirk, Thomas E. Burk, University of Minnesota
• New Technologies in Operational Forest Mapping, D. Samuel Rajasekhar, James William Rack, MN DNR

Session E -- Using Census 2000 Data

• Census 2000 Highlights, Craig Best, US Census Bureau
• Tiger/Line 2000, Peter Osei-Kwame, US Census Bureau
• Desktop GIS Mapping of SF-1 Data, Wes Flack, US Census Bureau

Project Demonstration -- Wetland Management

• An Automated Mapping Application For Wetland Management, Steve Hofstad, Clay County, Rose Erickson, ProWest & Associates, Inc.

Lunch
12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Session F -- Mining

• Using Multi-Spectral Digital Imagery for Mine Reclamation, Erosion and Damage Control, Jennifer Hintz, Airborne Data Systems, Inc.
• Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit Mineral Potential Mapping in Northern Minnesota: GIS Spatial Analysis Methodology, Dean M. Peterson, Natural Resources Research Institute
• Lode Gold Deposit Mineral Potential Mapping in Northern Minnesota: GIS Spatial Analysis of Analog Canadian Mining Camps and Integration into Minnesota, Dean M. Peterson, Natural Resources Research Institute

Session G -- Local Government Planning

• Enterprise GIS Deployment: The Minneapolis Model, Gary Criter, City of Minneapolis
• Geospatial Engineering in Minneapolis, Sherry Coatney, Intergraph, Don Elwood, City of Minneapolis Public Works Department
• The Fargo-Moorhead Advanced Metropolitan GIS Plan, Brian St. George, PlanSight, LLC, Chad Coziahr, Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments

Session H -- Data Sharing

• The Minnesota DNR Extended Data Dictionary: Integrating Data Documentation and Distribution, Robert Maki, MN DNR, Sandra Paddock, EMA, Inc.
• Minnesota's Top Ten List: Status of the Most Needed GIS Data Sets, Don Yaeger, LMIC
• Delivering Data and Tools Through Cooperative GIS, Jim Ramstrom, LMIC

Session I -- Hydrography

• National Hydrography Dataset, Ron Wencl, USGS
• National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Development Activity in Minnesota, Mark Olsen, MPCA, Susanne Maeder, LMIC
• Georeferencing Water Quality Information to the National Hydrography Dataset, Mark Olsen, Carrie Bartz, MPCA

Session J -- Land Records Modernization

• Proposed Land Record's Modernization Program for Minnesota, Jay Wittstock, URS Corporation, Luci Radde Botzek, Capitol Connections

Project Demonstration -- Dakota County Census

• Dakota County Census CD Project Demonstration, Todd Lusk, Scott Laursen, Dakota County

Break - Refreshments in Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Session K -- Image Processing

• Addition of Elevation in Automatic Geo-Referencing Software, David Fuhr, Airborne Data System
• Scanning Historic Air Photos -- A Tale of Many Pictures, Timothy N. Loesch, MN DNR
• Regional Vegetation Condition Analysis Based on AVHRR NDVI Temporal Profiles, Liang Guo, Marvin Bauer, University of Minnesota

Session L -- Public Data Use

• Fire/EMS Incident Management with GIS, Rick Larkin, City of Burnsville Fire Department, Catherine Hansen, Rowekamp Associates, Inc.
• Using GIS for Comstat: The Reality of CBS' The District, Nicole DeMotto, Kansas City Police Department
• Dakota County Census CD Project, Todd Lusk, Scott Laursen, Dakota County

Session M -- Data Distribution

• GeoGateway Enhancements: The Quick Route to Geographic Information, Chris Cialek, Jim Dickerson, LMIC
• Web Map Services and More -­ New Developments in Sharing Data on MetroGIS DataFinder, Alison Slaats, Mark Kotz, Metropolitan Council
• Internet Delivery of Satellite Imagery With TerraSIP's MODIS Download Facility, Jamie L. Smedsmo, Thomas E. Burk, Pericles S. Nacionales, Ranga R. Vatsavai, University of Minnesota

Session N -- Wetland and Watershed Management

• Using the MLCCS for Watershed Management and Natural Resource Based Planning, David Holmen, Jay Riggs, Dakota County
• Clay SWCD: A Wetland Functional Analysis Model, Steve Hofstad, Clay County, Rose Erickson, ProWest & Associates, Inc.

Session O -- Transportation 1

• GIS at MN/DOT, Mike Barnes, MN/DOT
• Spatial Analysis of Hydraulic Infrastructure Data, Thomas Martin, MN/DOT
• Developing GIS Support: Mn/DOT's Experience, Joella Givens, MN/DOT

Poster Presentations, Prize Drawings & Evening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Friday, October 12, 2001

Registration and Refreshments
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall Opens
8:00 AM

Early Morning Concurrent Sessions
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session P -- Photogrammetry Panels

• Minnesota Aerial Photography / Imagery Status and Requirements, Ron Wencl, USGS
• Ask the Experts: Everything You Wanted to Know About Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing but Were Afraid to Ask!, Brian Huberty, USDA NRCS

Session Q -- Public Health

• Assessing the Probability of Impact of Petroleum Release Sites on Community Wells: Rochester, Minnesota, Steve Bruggeman, Maier Engineering, Sandeep Burman, MPCA, David McConville, Resource Analysis Program #16
• Using GIS to Facilitate Targeted Blood Lead Screening, Mary Hagerman, Steve Scott, Dakota County
• Using GIS as a Tool to Manage Northern Minnesota's On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems, Richard J. Otis, Timothy Barnett, Ayres Associates

Session R -- Data Collection

• Digitization tools for GIS Editor, Ramesh Kumar, Shailendra Singh, Indian Institute of Technology
• DNR Tools for Integrating Garmin GPS with ArcView, Christopher Pouliot, MN DNR
• Combining GIS and GPS Capability with Satellite Imagery for In-Field Forestry Applications, Rick Kerns, Thomas E. Burk, Marvin Bauer, University of Minnesota

Session S -- Wildlife Management

• Wolves in the Superior Mixed Forest, Jan Slaats, The Nature Conservancy
• Data Defining Species Management Opportunites for the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, Jennifer Sieracki, Thomas E. Burk, University of Minnesota
• GIS for Wildlife Conservation in Cambodia, Pericles S. Nacionales, J.L. David Smith, Sun Hean, University of Minnesota

Session T -- Transportation 2

• Metropolitan Council 2001 Transit Database Update, Mike Dolbow, Metropolitan Council
• Advanced Snowplow Routing Analysis, Linda Tomaselli, GISRDC
• 3-D Modeling, Josh Stevenson, Rodeberg & Berryman, Inc. Consulting Engineers

Project Demonstration -- Wetland Management

• An Automated Mapping Application For Wetland Management, Steve Hofstad, Clay County, Rose Erickson, ProWest & Associates, Inc.

Break - Refreshments in Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Late Morning Concurrent Sessions
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session U -- Remote Sensing Applications

• Impervious Surface Area Classification and Mapping Using Satellite Remote Sensing, Jean Doyle, Marvin Bauer, University of Minnesota
• Statistical, Spectral and Spatial Knowledge Based Classification System for Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Imagery, Ranga Raju Vatsavai, Thomas E. Burk, University of Minnesota
• Extending Water Quality Monitoring: A Statewide Classification of Lake Water Clarity Using Landsat Imagery, Leif Olmanson, Marvin Bauer, Patrick Brezonik, University of Minnesota

Session V -- Land Use Planning

• Comprehensive Planning Using GIS, Tim Penfield, MSA Professional Services
• Twin Cities Regional Planned Land Use Database ­ 2020: A Technical Overview, Paul E. Hanson, Metropolitan Council
• Geographic Information Systems Tools -- Useful for Inventorying and Displaying Aggregate Resource Information, Renee L. Johnson, Jonathan B. Ellingson, MN DNR

Session W -- LMIC Data Smorgasbord

• GIS Utilization of Historic Timberland Survey Records -- The Conclusion, John Hoshal, LMIC
• Geo-Coding the Minnesota Office of Tourism's Business Partners, Norman Anderson, LMIC
• Geo-Coding MnSCU Students: A Multi-Faceted Approach, Sandi Kuitunen, Sally Wakefield, LMIC

Session X -- Agriculture

• Carver County Odor From Feedlots Setback Estimation Tool, Greg Aamodt, Peter Henschel, Carver County
• Using GIS to Locate, Analyze and Map Feedlots in Minnesota, Scott Freburg, Kristina Tierney, LMIC
• Measuring Conflict: Changes in Animal Agricultural Industry, Carol Ann Sersland, URS/BRW, Jean Coleman, Biko Associates, Inc., David G. Pitt, University of Minnesota

Session Y -- Transportation 3

• MN/DOT Railroad Right of Way Map Preservation, George Thibault, MN/DOT
• State Wide Snow Trap Inventory, Dan Gullickson, Steve Kortuem, MN/DOT
• DGPS Based Intelligent Vechicle Initiative: "Seeing" a Geospatial Database, Max Donath, University of Minnesota

Project Demonstration -- Dakota County Census

• Dakota County Census CD Project Demonstration, Todd Lusk, Scott Laursen, Dakota County

Luncheon and Presentation
12:00 PM

James Pisarowicz, Windcave National Park

Closing Session:
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

• MN GIS/LIS Consortium Business Meeting and Year End Review
• Awards
• Drawing for Door Prizes
• Adjournment