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Table of Contents
Welcome Letter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Board of Directors / Planning Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Sponsoring Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Keynote Speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Conference Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
The Cable Center Map – 1st Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Exhibitor Booth Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Cable Center Map – 2nd Floor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Poster Session / Social Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Post-Conference Tours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
COPYRIGHT
GIS in the Rockies Conference - Program volume 26
Copyright 2013 by GIS in the Rockies, Inc. All rights reserved
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Planning Committee Chair
Dave Watson, Boulder County
Secretary
Alison Gallensky, Rocky Mountain Wild
Chair Advisor
Bill Jeffrey, City of Westminster, RM-URISA
Marketing / Exhibits / Conference Planning
Paul Balaguer Events
Webmaster
Jonathan Harahush, MapQuest
Program Coordinators
Mike Johnsen, GISP,
Power Company of Wyoming LLC
Kerry Shakarjian, CSU/NPS
Registration Coordinators
Eli Crawley, Habitat Management, Inc.
Genie Hays, LizardTech
Volunteer Coordinator
Peggy Streicher, PLS, Denver Water, PLSC
Job Fair
Carolyn Ownby, Colorado State University
Nan Daniels, Nahada LLC
Student Breakfast
Elthron Anderson, GISP, Southgate Water and
Sanitation Districts, ASPRS-RMR
Poster Session
Steve Smith, GISP, City of Grand Junction
Vendor Showcase
Loren Pfau, EdgeConneX
Social Media
Kas Osterbuhr, Exosphere3D
Ethan Crawford, University of Denver
Database
Elissa Adams, GISP, CH2M Hill, RM-URISA
Outreach
Tillman Saylor, MapMart, ASPRS-RMR
Social Activities
Brandi Rank, GISP, Adams County
Signs
Heather Lassner, LSI, City of Loveland, PLSC
Workshop Coordinators
Carson Coates, S.M. Stoller Corporation, GISCO
Bill Jeffrey, City of Westminster, RM-URISA
Tours Coordinator
Barb Wolf, Denver Water, RM-URISA
Society Representatives
Nathan Lowry, Governor’s Office of Information
Technology, GISCO
Niki Noon, ASPRS-RMR
Master of Ceremonies
Dave Watson, Boulder County
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the 26th annual GIS in the Rockies conference, 2013!
Since its inception in Ft. Collins, CO in 1989, GIS in the Rockies has brought together a
veritable cornucopia of leading professionals from an array of industries, government
entities and varied disciplines. Another way of stating it is that this conference has
brought you together. Your knowledge, expertise, skills, genius and professionalism
perpetually make the conference a success.
This year demonstrates how much you and your colleagues want to participate in the
conference as well as glean from the benefits of industry successes and collaboration.
We have over 100 sessions and poster presentations, not to mention two dynamic
keynote speakers well rooted in the geospatial arena. Let’s also celebrate all of the
individuals who have volunteered their time to bring you the best possible conference.
As you know, the geospatial field is ever growing, ever changing, and propelling
forward. This year we will build this core discipline by strengthening our foundation
locally, while improving our understanding of its impact on a global scale. As
individuals, companies, non-profit organizations, and government entities advance
geospatial information by pushing and stretching it throughout familiar areas and into
uncharted territories, so goes
the art of GIS itself. Together we will keep geospatial on the move.
Dave Watson
Planning Committee Chair
2013 Board of Directors
President Bill Jeffrey, City of Westminster, RM-URISA
Vice-President Mark Stanton, CP, Premier Geospatial, Inc., President, ASPRS-RMR
Secretary Kayce Keane, PLS, Walsh Environmental, PLSC
Treasurer Darcee Killpack, National Park Service, GISCO
Member Society Alternate Elissa Adams, GISP, CH2M Hill, RM-URISA
Member Society Alternate Jeffrey M. Young, LizardTech, ASPRS-RMR National Director
Member at Large Emily Nichols, Jeppesen
Planning Committee
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James Fee is owner and founder of Spatially Adjusted. He has been working in the
geospatial industry for almost 20 years as a consultant, programmer, manager and
user. James has blogged about GIS for over 8 years at spatiallyadjusted.com where he
comments frequently on the state of geospatial technology, trends, and baseball. His
blog is one of the most widely read online publications about GIS. He also founded
Planet Geospatial, a GIS news aggregator, to share and promote geospatial technology.
James’ current focus is on GeoDesign and how geospatial concepts can help humans
protect and improve the world around them by building with nature instead of against
it. His focus is on open technologies that can be applied across disciplines and
platforms so that anyone can take advantage of GIS. James has been involved with
Esri, open source projects, OpenStreetMap, as well as humanitarian GIS initiatives.
James speaks and teaches regularly at conferences around the world.
Keynote Speaker
James Fee
Frank Biasi is the Director of Digital Development for National Geographic Maps
in Evergreen, Colorado, where he produces websites, maps and apps focused
on environmental conservation and sustainability. He has managed geospatial
programs in the nonprofit and public sectors for over 20 years, conducting GIS
and mapping projects at local, state, national and global scales. Prior to joining
National Geographic in 2006, he worked for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as a
Regional GIS Manager, Enterprise GIS Manager and Director of Conservation Systems
where he led the diffusion of GIS across the organization and its integration with
the organization’s IT infrastructure. Prior to TNC he worked for the Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection where he managed the development of a
statewide wetlands database and digital orthophoto mapping program.
He is a past president of the Society for Conservation GIS and a member of the IUCN
World Commission on Protected Areas. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography
and Art from Clark University and a Master’s in Environment from Duke University.
He is currently focused on the integration of maps, multimedia and storytelling
to raise awareness and understanding of environmental issues and promote
sustainable travel and tourism. His current projects include EnergyRealities.org,
EnvisiontheJames.org and GeoStories.org, as well as a forthcoming multimedia atlas
for the Colorado River Basin.
Keynote Speaker
Frank Biasi
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The Malone Theater ACA/Triax Room Barbara Bresnan Boardroom Delaplaine Newsroom Saeman Room Kahn Conference Room
Mobile Mapping:
GIS on the Move
GIS in Colorado
Views Along the Scale Bar:
From Hemisphere to Home
Tips and Tricks Mashup Vendor Showcase
Geographic Education:
Increasing Geospatial Literacy
Mobile Mapping:
GIS on the Move
GIS in Colorado
Views Along the Scale Bar:
From Hemisphere to Home
Energy: GIS Tools for
Analysis and Optimization
Vendor Showcase
Geographic Education:
Increasing Geospatial Literacy
Mobile Mapping:
GIS on the Move
GIS in Colorado
Views Along the Scale Bar:
From Hemisphere to Home
Enterprise GIS: On the Cutting
Edge of Geospatial Integration
Vendor Showcase
Geographic Education:
Increasing Geospatial Literacy
Opening Plenary in The Malone Theater Keynote by James Fee "How to Remain Relevant in the Age of Change, or What GIS Pros Can Do to Keep Their Skills in Demand"
Morning Break - Light breakfast and refreshments Poster Session from 10:00a to 5:00p - Vote for your favorite poster!
Andy Gup
Android GPS Deep Dive
Nathan Lowry
Quality Assessment and
Improvement for Addressed
Locations in Colorado
Michael Tuffly
Ozone Modeling for the
Contiguous United States
David Haines
Make it Work Like Google:
Creating Search Indexes Heather Henderson
A GIS Survival Guide
for the 21st Century
Esther Worker
Don’t Just Survive…Thrive!
Break
Aymn Elhaddad
Developing an ArcGIS Toolbox for
Estimating Evapotranspiration
Zeke Houk
From ModelBuilder to Formal
Python Code, Step-by-Step
Victoria Smith-Campbell
Accessible Training -
Leverage In-House Knowledge
Alex Mahrou
Synchronize Your
Mobile Enterprise
Adam Hoppe | Pete Coventry
Using GIS to Help Appraisal
Staff Value Property
Kathleen Johnson
Monitoring Ponderosa Pine Health
Using Satellite Imagery
Grant Garstka
Beyond the Legitimate Dangle Impasse:
Export Topology Errors Geoprocessing Tool
Trip McLaughlin
Leveraging ArcGIS Online
with Custom Applications
Emma Giles
Opening the Eyes of
Collegiate Microbiology Students
Break Break Break
Quint Pertzsch
GIS is Where. OMS is How.
Scott Stafford-Veale
Deploying Web-GIS Apps
on Multiple Platforms
William Gribb
3-D Land Use and Downtown
Parking: Creating Demand Index
Lindsey Hart
Leveraging GIS Across Multiple Business
Disciplines: A Petroleum Example
Stephen McElroy
Teaching Enterprise GIS:
From Theory to Practice
Andy Gup
Kickstarter for JavaScript Web
and Mobile GIS Development
Bill Smith
Stewardship of the National
Hydrography Dataset (NHD)
in Colorado
Jeffrey M. Young
Contemporary Issues in
Geospatial Data Archiving
Ryan Hennig
Design Analysis and Optimization
Mike Cho
GE Digital Energy
Solutions Overview
Steven Hick
Blended Learning and
the Future of GIS Education
Brian Penn
The Role of the Land Use Analysis
Package for Generating Data Products
Amol Kitwadkar
GIS-Based Tool for Optimized Fluids
Management in Shale Gas Operations
Esther Worker
Building a Spatially Literate, Spatially
Savvy and Spatially Active Student
Kathryn Yoder
Referencing Nationwide Rivers
Inventory Data to the NHD
Lightning Talks and
Discussion Forum
Afternoon Break - Snacks and refreshments Poster Session - Meet the poster presenters!
Mitch Tweedy
What is All This New
Software for GPS Mapping?
Stephen Chignell | Sky Skach
Wildfire and Wetlands: Mapping with
LANDSAT, GIS, and Statistical Models
Colin Hobson
Modeling Asset Condition
Using LIDAR and GIS data
Nicole Peace | Ian McGovern
Integrating People and Tools:
Enterprise GIS Success Stories Jayson Hagen
New Ready-to-Use Applications:
Operations Dashboard
and Collector for ArcGIS
Apostol Panayotov
Geomatic Education and
Research in Colorado
Lightning Talks and
Discussion Forum
Chris Leatherman
Reading Retroreflectivity, an
Inventory of Street Signs
Lightning Talks and
Discussion Forum
Mark McLean
Time Until Fire Arrival Modeling
Geoff Zeiss
Global Trends Driving the
Integration of Geospatial and BIM
Chris Brussow
Getting Started with
Asset Management
Seth Spielman
Reducing ACS Margins of Error
Through Data-Driven Regionalization
Matthew Baker | Robb Menzies
Building the Spatial Enterprise
for Denver Public Schools
Carolyn Ownby
AmericaView: Who We Are
and What We Can Do for You
Alicia Tyson
GIS Prototype Modeling of Landslide
Susceptibility and Risk Perception
Molly Molter
Using 3D Modeling in Google Earth
to Evaluate Visibility Concerns
Dennis Beck
Using Spatial ETL in a Multi-Vendor
Enterprise GIS Environment
Trent Meyers
Inside GIS: The Next
Technology Frontier
Greg Matthews
Volunteer Map Data Collection -
The National Map Corps
Transition - time to socialize in Daniels Great Hall
Social Event & Geography Quiz! Poster winner will be announced!
* Presentation time slots include 5-10 minutes for Q&A plus a 5-minute transition
RM URISA
Lunch is Available
10:30
11:00
10:00
8:30
RmTrack
11:30
12:00
1:00
1:30
2:00
4:00
4:30
5:00
Track
3:30
6:30
2:30
3:00
Track
RM URISA GISCO ASPRS
ASPRSGISCORM URISA
GISCO ASPRS
Lunch is Available
THE GRID: Day 1 | Wednesday, October 9
7. 1110
The Malone Theater ACA/Triax Room Barbara Bresnan Boardroom Delaplaine Newsroom Saeman Room Kahn Conference Room
Enterprise GIS: On the Cutting
Edge of Geospatial Integration
GIS in Colorado
Mobile Mapping:
GIS on the Move
Surveyors: Local Experts -
Global Perspective
Vendor Showcase
Enterprise GIS: On the Cutting
Edge of Geospatial Integration
Geospatial Data and
Project Management
Views Along the Scale Bar:
From Hemisphere to Home
Surveyors: Local Experts -
Global Perspective
Vendor Showcase
Mission First: Geospatial Support for
Defense, Intelligence and Veterans
Enterprise GIS: On the Cutting
Edge of Geospatial Integration
Geospatial Data and
Project Management
Views Along the Scale Bar:
From Hemisphere to Home
Surveyors: Local Experts -
Global Perspective
Vendor Showcase
Mission First: Geospatial Support for
Defense, Intelligence and Veterans
Enterprise GIS: On the Cutting
Edge of Geospatial Integration
Mapping Mashup
Surveyors: Local Experts -
Global Perspective
Mission First: Geospatial Support for
Defense, Intelligence and Veterans
Student Breakfast
(8:00a - 9:00a)
Jonathan Spitze
Getting GIS Done Using the
Scrum Methodology
Bruce Reagan
Converting a Transportation
Data Model into Geodatabase
Christopher Aldridge
Asset and Infrastructure
Mobile Mapping
Warren Ward
Four Corners Legacy: Monuments,
Not Math (and 1,001 Reasons Why
Surveyors Plant Pin Gardens Anyway)
Jayson Hagen
ArcGIS GeoEvent Processor Mission First: Geospatial Support for
Defense, Intelligence and Veterans
Paul Tessar
Regional Centerline Integration
on the Colorado Front Range
Marshall Worthey
The National Interagency Fire Center
Enterprise Geospatial Portal
Steve Chiles
What the Future Looks Like for
Businesses Running Fleet Operations
Roger Clarke
Dominating the High Ground -
A Spatial Odyssey
(talk starts at 9:15a)
Pamela Hanstein
DenverGIS Editing and
Publishing Environment
Carlos Caceres
Hydrographic Surveying and GIS
No Scheduled Talks
Morning Break - Light breakfast and refreshments
Philip Roy | Trevor Weiland
How GIS Supports USAFA's
Civil Engineer Squadron
James Kelt | Paul Healy
Delta County’s GIS Solution for
Public Safety and Public Access
Chris Leatherman
Digging in the Dirt: Creating an ArcGIS
Geodatabase from Nonspatial Data
Ralph Vomaske
An Overview of Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle Use in Geomatics Steve Parker
Modified Project Coordinate Systems,
Localizations and Site Calibrations
Adams County GIS Teams
GIS Supports the Adams County
Emergency Operations Center
Genie Hays
Mobile Big Data
Bill Timmins
UAV for Air Photo Mapping
and Event Response
Warren Geissler
GIS, CAD, and Coordinate Systems
Shane Matthews
Getting to Know
Esri Community Maps
Loren Muehlius
Mapping with a Mission
Chris Mayfield
NORAD-USNORTHCOM'S SAGE System
for Federal Response and
Blue Force Tracking
Robert Crawford
Risk Management in
Geospatial Projects
Zach Edwards
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
Break
Second Day Keynote in The Malone Theater Keynote by Frank Biasi "Extending Our Reach Through Map and Multimedia Integration"
Transition - Presentation Sessions start again at 2:00p
Break Break Break
Job Fair Introduction from 2:00p to 2:30p - Richard Serby under the tent Job Fair from 2:30p to 4:30p - Daniels Great Hall Mezzanine
Roger Clarke
Mission First Learning Partnership
No Scheduled Talks
Austin Mulder
Taking Your Data Off The GRID
Roger Clarke
High-Definition Surveying -
Mission First RealityDiscussion Forum
Justin Naifeh | Nathan McEachen
Building GIS, Decision Support,
and Location Intelligence Applications
Using Open Source Tools
Ben Metcalfe
Building Better Data:
The Foundation of the Future
Leanne Hanson
Unmanned Aircraft System Use
for Wildlife Population Assessment
Brian Shaw
Fusion of Geodesy and GIS at
NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey
Andrew Carey
TerraFlex: Mobile Mapping
with Smart Phones and Tablets
Discussion Forum
Matt Taran
Boulder's Water
Distribution Info Suite
Jayson Hagen
Esri Maps for Office
* Presentation time slots include 5-10 minutes for Q&A plus a 5-minute transition
Afternoon Break - Snacks and refreshments
No Scheduled Talks No Scheduled Talks
Darcee Killpack
Using Web-Based Interactive Maps
to Support Park Management
Sara Boyer
US Topo and Maplex
Jon Proctor
How to Describe Accuracy, and
Why Does It Matter?
Ed Riegelmann
Navy GeoReadiness:
Return on Location
Brady Hustad | Cherie Jarvis
3D Spatial Analysis in the Web
Discussion Forum
10:30
11:00
8:30
RmTrack
11:30
12:00
1:00
2:30
3:00
4:00
4:30
5:00
Track
2:00
1:50
9:00
9:30
10:00
3:30
GISCO RM URISA PLSC
Lunch is Available Lunch is Available
TrackTrack
PLSCASPRS
ASPRS PLSC
PLSC
THE GRID: Day 2 | Thursday, October 10
9. 1514
THE Cable Center - 2nd Floor
The Malone
Theater
Balcony
MezzanineTables
POSTER SESSION
• Kristina Yamamoto - Assessing the Accuracy of the USGS Alaska NHD
• Joel Murray - Changes in AG Irrigation in the South Platte River Basin, CO
• Doug Genzer - Denver Amendment 64 Analysis
• Diego Portillo - Denver Water Collection System
• Jamie Fuller - Estuarine Habitat Modeling in Southeast Alaska
• Sam Litschert - Estuarine Habitat Modeling in Southeast Alaska
• Carolyn Ownby - Estuarine Habitat Modeling in Southeast Alaska
• Aaron Sidder - Geospatial Modeling of Mountain Pine Beetle Mortality
• Christopher Nicholson - GIS Modeling of Environmental and Recreational
Stream Flows in the Snake-Salt River Basin, Wyoming
• Rachel Granberg - Habitat Suitability Modeling of Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma
Cornutum) at the Local Scale
• Kerry Gaiz - Implementing a Geodatabase and GNSS Data Collection Workflow for the
Management of Cultural Resources at the Flagstaff Area National Monuments
• Diego Portillo - Mapping Major Wildfires with Properties
• Kamal Thapa - Use of GIS for Preparing Tourism Plan in Pyuthan District of Nepal
• Briana Carlin - Using GIS to Measure Soil Erodibility in the Uinta Basin
• Alex Leonard - Using GIS to Measure Soil Erodibility in the Uinta Basin
• Charles Osterman - Using Maps to Communicate with Citizens in Adams County
• Megan Caldwell - Using Unmanned Aerial Systems to Measure Leaf Area Index in a
Colorado Subalpine Conifer Forest
GIS IN THE ROCKIES CONFERENCE SOCIAL EVENT
• What: Camaraderie, World Renown GIS itR Geo Quiz with prizes,
adult beverages, food, networking, poster session winner announced, etc.
• Where: The Cable Center
• When: Wednesday October 9, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
• Why: You are already at the conference. All you have to do is stay put and have fun!
Sponsored by:
Mezzanine Tables
ASPRS - Rocky Mountain Region
GeCo In The Rockies 2014 / GIS Colorado
GIS Services
Global Mapping Solutions
Metropolitan State University of Denver
PLSC
Rocky Mountain URISA
10. 1716
MetCom (Metropolitan Area Communication
Center): 911, Fire, EMS
The Metropolitan Area Communications Center
(MetCom) was designed to serve as a regional Fire/
EMS emergency communications center committed
to outstanding patient care, exceptional customer
service and improved call handling performance.
GIS works in conjunction with MetCom’s
Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) to display
geographic information on a computerized map of
our district and surrounding districts for mutual aid.
The location of 911 calls made from landline phones
displays on the map, as does the general location
of cell phone callers who have Phase II compliant
phones. Our data includes detailed information to
the firefighter or paramedic in the field. Available
data includes but is not limited to: hydrant data,
addresses, water mains, trails, rivers, driveways,
aerial photography, plus more. The highly accurate
data for the GIS mapping used by CAD is maintained
internally with dedicated staff to provide the most
up-to-date information possible.
NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL) is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary
national laboratory for renewable energy and
energy efficiency research and development. NREL
develops renewable energy and energy efficiency
technologies and practices, advances related
science and engineering, and transfers knowledge
and innovations to address the nation’s energy and
environmental goals.
As the nation’s leading center for renewable
energy research, NREL is developing new energy
technologies to benefit both the environment and
the economy. Visitors learn about energy from the
sun, wind, biomass, hydrogen, and other sources of
renewable energy. Find out how scientists capture
alternative energy resources to produce electricity
and fuels. Investigate advanced vehicles. Explore
NREL’s sustainable “Campus of the Future” using an
interactive digital display. Outside, see utility-scale
wind turbine components and learn more about
small-scale wind and solar power in your yard.
POST CONFERENCE TOURS
