2008 GIS and Data Management Conference

March 31 - April 3, 2008, Fort Collins, Colorado

Conference Materials

Background Information

Agenda
List of participants
Conference announcement
Posters

Presentations and Handouts

(all are PowerPoint files unless otherwise indicated)

Monday Hands-on Training Sessions
Programming with Python- Brent Frakes and Jacob Morgan
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Raster data and tools available throughout NPS - Roger Johnson and David Duran
Using the GIS Model Builder- Tim Clark
Field data collection of geo-tagged photos- Tim Smith
Digital Photo Metadata - Chris Dietrich
Transitioning from Shapefiles to Geodatabases- Lisa Nelson
Transitioning from Shapefiles to Geodatabases
SHP to GDB Exercise (.zip)
NCPN Vegetation Examples (.zip) (37.4 MB)
GRE GDB Examples (.zip) (84 MB)
Migrating from Access to SQL Server- Simon Kingston
Migrating from Access to SQL Server
Exercise: Migrating from Access to SQL Server (doc.)
Data files (.zip)

Tuesday Sessions
Welcome and opening remarks (No powerpoint presentation) - George Dickison, Sue Hawkins, and Larry Curran
Plenary: GPS and Future Directions in Positioning - Dennis McCarthy
Show and Tell (8.6 MB)
Cultural Resource Heritage Assets
Archeological Inventory and Monitoring: The Role of GIS - Anne Vawser
Mapping the American Civil War: Cultural Heritage on the Web - Matthew Stutts and Kati Singel
Creating Cultural Resource Spatial Data Standards - Deidre McCarthy
Collecting and processing multi-year monitoring data
Collecting Multi-Year Monitoring Data - Jennifer Haack
Developing an efficient monitoring data summary tool - Alan Williams
The Use of Long Term Monitoring Data in a Decision Support System - Kevin James
Tele-monitoring: near- and real-time data acquisition from the field
Development Of A National Network for Acoustical Monitoring in National Park Units - Kurt Fristrup
Black Bears, Ursus americanus, Alter Their Home Ranges to Utilize Preferred Foods in Sequoia National Park, California - Karen Folger
Peregrine Falcon Monitoring Through Webcams - Alan Williams
Using GPS collars to monitor mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains, California - Lena Lee
GIS and Data Management Planning
An Enterprise Geodatabase for Resource Management and Planning: George Washington Birthplace NM General Management Planning Database Development - Bill Slocumb
Contractors: Getting the Cleanest Geospatial Data Possible - Elena Robisch
Three Perspectives on GIS Roles within NPS - Patrick Flaherty
From Projects to Policy, the evolution of NPS Program GIS Organizations (ppt.) (doc.) - John Knoerl
GPS best practices
GPS Project Planning: is that a point, line or polygon in your pocket or are you just happy to see me - James Stein
GPS best practices--field - Chris Wayne
Post-processing: How to squeeze the most out of your GPS data collection - Ulf Gafvert
Acquiring remotely-sensed data for resource issues
LIDAR data: What can it do and how can you get it? - Jason Stoker
Communicating remote sensing requirements and working together to satisfy project needs - Thomas Cecere
NPS Remote Sensing Image Catalogue (RSIC): What is available and how can I get it? - Mike Story

Wednesday Sessions
Plenary: Connecting science and management – an information value chain - Mary Klein
Show and Tell (16.6 MB)
Tools and techniques for digital image management
The NCPN Photo Database: A Custom Image Management Application - Russ DenBleyker
Embedding Digital Images in a File Geodatabase: A Case Study from Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah - Cynthia Wanschura
Management of Photos for Ecological Monitoring - Dorothy Mortenson
Using NPS Focus for Image Management - Chris Dietrich
Managing Data in an Enterprise Data Management Architecture
Enterprise Management of Lands Tract, Boundary, and Ownership Data - Roger Johnson
Building Footprint Data Collection and Processing - Allen Sparks
Using Geodatabase Replication for Distributed Data Management - David Best
Show and Tell (19.8 MB)
Acquisition, analysis, and application of climate data
Introduction to NPClime - John Gross
Back-end Services for the NPClime Project - Greg Hill
Developing the NPClime User Interface - Lisa Nelson
Integrating Climate data into Monitoring Protocols - Brent Frakes
3-D Visualization, Modeling and Mapping
Modeling and Mapping Underwater Monitoring Sites - Judd Patterson
Evaluating the Effectiveness of 2D vs. 3D Trailhead Maps: A map user study conducted at Zion National Park - Tom Patterson and David Schobesberger
Using 3D Models to Visualize Planning Alternatives - Ann Rodman
Developing and storing information in a SQL Server Environment
Using SQL Server as a Data Integration Platform - Allen Sparks
Moving the Legacy GRE Tracking Database (GRE DB) to SQL Server - Michael J. Cox and Tim Connors
Processes and Procedures for Spatial and Tabular QA and QC
QA/QC and DO#11: How Good is Good Enough? - Kathy Dratch
National Perspective on NPSpecies QA/QC - Alison Loar
How Accurate is your boundary? Ask Lands - Jeannie Whitler

Image Management Requirements Gathering Session
Image Functional Categories (Brent Frakes)
Image Functional Categories (Brian Withcher)
Image Management Requirements
Using NPS Focus for Image Management
NPS Digital Image Management Gathering Session Summary (.doc)
NPS Digital Photo Metadata Standard (.zip)

Tools and Technology Swap Meet

Thursday Sessions Geospatial Modernization BluePrint for Transformation (GMBT) - Tim Petty
Show and Tell (39 MB)
Creative Cartography: Elegant Solutions to Thorny Problem
Creating an Atlas for the Yellowstone Area - Ann Rodman
Satellite Image Maps (The Union of Annotation, Art and Science) - Jeff Bennett
From Legacy Data to Dynamic Map Making - Jeannie Whitler, Richard Easterbrook, and Jean Olson
Creating a National Geographic-style Physical Map of the World - Tom Patterson
The Resource Information Management Challenge – Who’s on First?
A Collaborative Services Culture for Managing Resource Information - Joe D. Gregson
New Technologies and Old Challenges in the GIS Program - Allen R. Sparks
Digital Information Services – A Fresh Start from a Complex Legacy - Chris Dietrich
Innovative Uses of the Web for Data Dissemination
A Thin-Client Geographic Information System for Resource Managers - Bill Slocumb
The VSIMS Atlas Project - Bill Thorp
Use of the Web to Fill Gaps in the Data Lifecycle - Nate Irwin
The IRMA Project and NPS Applications 2.0 – the Migration to Service-oriented Architecture
Laying the Foundation for SOA transformation - Randy Leonard
The New NPSpecies: A Preview of What’s Coming - Alison Loar
The Future of the NPS Data Store and NatureBib - Brent Frakes
Plenary – “Connect the Dots”: integrating park science, planning, and management - Steve Fancy
Climate Change and NPS: panel discussion
Managing Resources in an Era of Uncertainty - Leigh Welling
Addressing Climate Change in General Management Plans (No powerpoint presentation) - Patrick Gregerson
Climate Data Analysis - John Gross