North Dakota GIS Users Conference - November 2-4, 2009

The North Dakota GIS Users Conference was a very successful event with a record 210 registered attendees from state agencies, counties, cities, higher education, utilities, and the private sector. Approximately 37% of the participants were from higher education, 28% from the private sector, 11% from state agencies, 10% from counties, 8% from federal agencies, 6% from cities, and less than 1% from utilities. 25% of the people were from out of state and two were from outside of the U.S. The conference was held at the very nice Alerus Center in Grand Forks.

The Full GIS Technical Committee meeting was held as a part of the conference, at the beginning. More information can be found in the minutes.

The keynote presentation (4.7Mb pdf) was provided by Doug Olsen, the Acting Associate Director of UMAC.

Conference Sponsors were:

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Other Financial Contributors

• ESRI
• Pictometry International
• The Sidwell Company
• Usborne Books and More
• Greater Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau

Presentations:

Keynote

• AgCam: Monitoring the Northern Great Plains from the International Space Station (4.7Mb pdf)

Session I-A Open-Source GIS

• Open Source Geo-Web Implementation for Economic Development (1Mb pdf)
• The New North Dakota GIS Hub Data Portal (1.9Mb pdf)

Session I-B Data Access and Distribution

• An Internet-Based, Geospatial Technique for Assessing Scenic Preferences and Aesthetic Resources for Washington State Coastal Parks (1.7Mb pdf)
• FarmMap: Online GIS Mapping and Analysis Tools for Agricultural Planning and Marketing (8.8Mb pdf)

Session I-C LIDAR/RADAR Processing and Analysis 1

• Leveraging Lidar For A Wetland Assessment Model In The Bayou Metowatershed - Southeast Arkansas (7.5Mb pdf)
• Using LiDAR Data for Advanced Watershed Analysis through the Web (6.2Mb pdf)

Session I-D Student Research 1

• Woodland Mapping of the Grand River and Cedar River National Grasslands (2.9Mb pdf)
• Geospatial Techniques for the Improved Accuracy and Efficiency in Cultural Resource Prospection and Site Recording (7.2Mb pdf)
• Nitrogen Use in Sugar Beet Production of the Northern Red River Valley Area (855kb pdf)
• GIS Internship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (258kb pdf)

Session II-A GIS for Water Resources Management

• GIS for Irrigation (1.1Mb pdf)
• GIS Watershed Assessments of an American Heritage River: A Comparison of Four Spatial Scales (5.5Mb pdf)
• The International Joint Commission of Canada and the United States: International Watersheds Initiative, Hydrographic Data Harmonization Effort (3.2Mb pdf)
• Stewardship of the Watershed Boundary Dataset in North Dakota (2.3Mb pdf)

Session II-B Data Access and Distribution 2

• A New Generation of Maps: the USGS’s New Digital Map - Beta (11.9Mb pdf)
• The GeoPDF File Format - A New Solution for the Digital Publication, Distribution and Collaboration of 2D and 3D Geospatial Data (125kb pdf)
• GIS at the State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND) (7.6Mb pdf)
• Enterprise GIS and the North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) (795kb pdf)

Session II-C LIDAR/RADAR Processing and Analysis 2

• The Utilization of GIS in the 2009 Red River Valley Flood (7.1Mb pdf)
• Building National Elevation Datasets (2.5Mb pdf)
• How to Extract Contours from LiDAR Data (11.9Mb pdf)

Session II-D Student Research 2

• Using Remote Sensing-Derived Data to Map Forest Area and Composition in North Dakota (3.2Mb pdf)
• Isolated Tract Natural Resources Inventory (1.5Mb pdf)
• The Spatial Distribution of Amphibians and their Parasites in the Sheyenne National Grasslands of Southeastern North Dakota (18.3Mb pdf)
• Mapping and Detecting Ice Jams in the Red River Valley using Radarsat-1 (2.3Mbkb pdf)
• Application of Remote Sensing to Evaluate Post-Hatch Habitat Use and Selection of Greater Prairie Chicken Hens in a Restored Landscape (4Mb pdf)
• The Spatial Distribution of Extreme Midwestern Blizzards in Assessing Future Hazard Mitigation "Hot Spots"

Session III-A GIS in Emergency Management 1

• Pennsylvania Federated GIS Enables Data Sharing, on the Fly, Across County Lines (7.5Mb pdf)
• The Use of Oblique Aerial Imagery for the Preparation, Response and Mitigation of Emergency Situations (5.3Mb pdf)
• Remote Sensing Data for Emergency Response/Disaster Management and the International Charter "Space and Major Disasters" (6.3Mb pdf)

Session III-B New Innovations and Technology

• Application of Geospatial Methods and Concepts in Surface Transportation Weather (9.8Mb pdf)
• New North Dakota Seamless Baseline Map (2.7Mb pdf)
• Wisconsin NatureMapping Website (2.6Mb pdf)
• Uses of Video Mapping at the Rural Geospatial Innovations - Great Plains Site (RGIS-GP) (4.4Mb pdf)

Session III-C Practical GIS Applications 1

• The Path to a Successful GIS (1.5Mb pdf)
• The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program - Deployment of Arkansas’ Limited Impact from Natural Gas Operations (LINGO) Web Portal (14.7Mb pdf)
• Sites and Sources of Bioenergy in Wisconsin (9.1Mb pdf)
• Weed Management through GIS (5.7Mb pdf)

Session III-D Mobile GIS 1

• ArcGIS Server Mobile: Delivering Powerful Mobile Tools to your Workforce (1.5Mb pdf)
• Using ArcPad® to Identify Soil Probe Locations for Verifying Soil Respread Thickness on Reclaimed Land (8Mb pdf)
• Custom ArcGIS Mobile Development for Field Data Management (4Mb pdf)

Session IV-A GIS in Emergency Management 2

• Communicating Potential Flood Risk through Forecast Predictions, Flood Loss Modeling, and NTM (National Technical Means) in Fargo, North Dakota (7.4Mb pdf)
• Red River Basin Mapping Initiative Data: High-Resolution LiDAR Elevation Data Collection and Crisis Response Digital Imagery Technology to Improve Flood Management in the Red River Basin (3Mb pdf)

Session IV-B Local Government and Tribal Collaboration

• WelSTROM: A Regional Resource for Private Well and Septic System Inventory (3.3Mb pdf)
• Bringing Water to the People (517kb pdf)

Session IV-C Practical GIS Applications 2

• Using GIS in a Pipeline Gathering System (9.4Mb pdf)
• GPS Mission Planning (556kb pdf)

Session IV-D Mobile GIS 2

• Managing City Infrastructure using Web and Mobile-Based Applications and Tools (6.9Mb pdf)

Workshops:

Workshop Session I

• ESRI Users Conference Highlights

Workshop Session II

• Practical Applications of NAIP Imagery (2.3Mb pdf)
• Using ArcGIS Extensions to Manage Street Centerline GIS Data for E-911
• Using Map Projections and Datum’s in GIS: Introducing Geodesy for GIS Users
• Introducing and Infusing Fundamental Geospatial Technologies into K-12 Education

Workshop Session III

• General Data Collection in ArcPad 8 (808kb pdf)
• Using Mobile Field Data Collection Applications and Techniques to Create and Maintain Sign Inventory
• Two Approaches to Implementing a Web Mapping Project (13.6Mb pdf)
• UND Energy and Environment Research Center Tour

Workshop Session IV

• General Data Collection in ArcPad 8 (continued)
• Exploring ArcScene (4.5Mb pdf)
• Introducing and Infusing Fundamental Geospatial Technologies into K-12 Education

Exhibitors:

• Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.
• AgriData, Inc.
• Applied Data Consultants, Inc.
• Bartlett & West, Inc.
• Bismarck State College
• Compass Tools Inc.
• Dakota Science Center
• ESRI
• Frontier Precision
• Fugro Horizons, Inc.
• GIS Workshop, Inc.
• Houston Engineering, Inc.
• Intermap Technologies
• JSA GIServices
• Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson
• Latitude Geographics/Geocortex
• Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc.
• MidAmerica GIS Consortium
• Pictometry International
• Pro-West & Associates, Inc.
• RGIS: National Consortium For Rural Geospatial Innovations in Geography
• The Sidwell Company
• UND Department of Geography/Graduate Certificate in GISc
• Usborne Books and More
• U.S. Geological Survey

Thank You!

The conference co-chairs Bob Nutsch and Brad Rundquist would like to thank the following individuals and groups for their help and assistance:

• University of North Dakota for hosting the conference
• The USGS, in particular our Liaison Steve Shivers for his support of the GIS efforts in our state
• Scott Kroeber with the UND Regional Weather Information Center and RGIS for his help planning the conference
• Skip from the NDDOT for the poster in the exhibit area
• Debbie, Gretchen and Galen of the UND Conference Services for taking care of the logistics
• Peter Metzger of UND Geography for all of his help preparing materials and the web site for the conference
• Mike Boucher of UND Geography for photographing the events at the conference
• All of the UND Geography student volunteer room monitors and van drivers
• The ND Association of Counties, the ND-911 Association, the Pine to Prairie GIS Users Group, and the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium for advertising this conference

We also extend a special thanks to those who spent their valuable time preparing for the presentations, workshops, and exhibits...and traveling to Grand Forks to share their ideas with the GIS community. We also want to recognize the sponsors of this conference, their assistance is much appreciated!

We hope to see you at the next North Dakota GIS Users Conference!

Bob Nutsch
GIS Coordinator
Information Technology Department
State of North Dakota

Brad Rundquist, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Geography
University of North Dakota

Conference Photos

[Click on the thumbnails for a larger version]

Sign at Gateway and Washington (82kb jpg)	UND School of Aerospace Sciences exhibit (52kb jpg)	RGIS exhibit (72kb jpg)	Latitude Geographics exhibit (68kb jpg)
Bartlett & West exhibit (87kb jpg)	Fugro Horizons exhibit (87kb jpg)	Pro-West and Associates exhibit (69kb jpg)	ESRI exhibit (90kb jpg)
USGS exhibit (80kb jpg)	Frontier Precision exhibit (78kb jpg)	Applied Data Consultants exhibit (82kb jpg)	Intermap Technologies exhibit (71kb jpg)
Kadrmas, Lee and Jackson exhibit (69kb jpg)	Dakota Science Center exhibit (51kb jpg)	JSA GIServices exhibit (53kb jpg)	AgriData exhibit (81kb jpg)
Dr. Brad Rundquist presenting appreciation award to keynote speaker Mr. Doug Olsen (76kb jpg)	Leveraging LiDAR Presentation (44kb jpg)	USGS National Map (50kb jpg)	Extracting Contours from LiDAR (42kb jpg)
Social in the exhibit area (106kb jpg)	Path to a Successful GIS (43kb jpg)	Bioengery in Wisconsin (42kb jpg)	Web Mapping (52kb jpg)
Exploring ArcScene (40kb jpg)	GIS for Teachers Workshop held at the UND Department of Geography (84kb jpg)	GIS for Teachers Workshop - Geocaching (129kb jpg)	GIS for Teachers Workshop - Geocaching (105kb jpg)
In front of the Alerus Center (105kb jpg)

Top

Back

Print Friendly Version