April 16-18, 2007

Chattanooga Convention Center, Chattanooga, TN

Contents

• Conference Highlights p. 2

• Conference Agenda p. 4

• Conference Maps p. 6

• TNGIC Information p. 8

Tennessee Geographic Information Council

2007 Conference Agenda

Welcome to Chattanooga and thank you for being a part of the 2007 TNGIC Annual Conference!

This is your opportunity to network with industry professionals and learn about new programs and tools that make our jobs so interesting. TNGIC continues to provide activities, workshops, and reduced-cost training classes. The social event on Tuesday night will be held at the beautiful Tennessee Aquarium.

Our two keynote speakers are from two very distinct backgrounds. Dr. David Maidment, University of Texas at Austin, respected around the world as a leader in water resource modeling and hydrology, will provide us with insight to the current efforts nationwide for hydrologic modeling, while Mr. Lee Wetherington of Goldleaf Technologies will inspire us with motivational stories and anecdotes about technology.

Our theme this year is “What’s your Point?” This echoes the nature of the GIS industry with the explosion of online mapping applications, which have pushed all GIS users into the main stream. GIS is no longer a science that is hard to explain to your family members, it is now used by millions worldwide from buying real-estate to saving lives.

This year’s program features presentations that highlight local, regional, statewide and federal programs. We are also including an education track that will provide you the opportunity to review some of the new and exciting tools that help us reach our goals. Through the TNGIC Scholarship program, twenty deserving students were awarded conference registration scholarships to attend this year’s conference.

On behalf of the 2007 Conference Committee, I would like to thank everyone for being a part of this community. We all hold stock in the future of promoting and educating younger generations about the value of GIS.

Sam Moffat, TNGIC President

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Conference Highlights

Board of Directors Election Three new members will be elected this year to fill spots vacated by board members whose terms have expired. Please take time to review the nominee profiles included in your reg-istration packet and vote. All ballots must be received by the end of the Tuesday after-noon break at 3:30.

Poster Contest Your registration packet includes a ballot for the Viewer’s Choice award in the Poster Con-test. Be sure to visit the map exhibits located in the vendor hall (Exhibit Hall C)

Business Meeting & Committee Meetings The business meeting on Wednesday morning will outline the year’s accomplishments as well as look ahead to the goals for the coming year. Board election results will also be an-nounced. The business meeting and committee meetings are important opportunities for every member to participate and offer feedback, so be sure to attend.

Tennessee Aquarium Social Event Join us on Tuesday night for an exclusive evening at the world class Tennessee Aquarium, which will include a dinner of heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Take your time to roam free among the aquatic wonderland. Extra tickets for friends and family can be purchased for $20 each.

Speakers & Paper Presentations The registration packet includes a listing of abstracts and presentation topics for many of this year’s speakers and panel members. The conference agenda is outlined in this pro-gram on pages 4 and 5.

Exhibit Hall Vendor participation is a vital part of every successful conference. This year we have over 30 vendors exhibiting. Please make time to visit Exhibit Hall C and thank our vendors for their support. TNGIC is also very excited to offer exhibitor hall attendance to all attendees of the Association of Design and Drafting Professionals (ADDA), and the Chattanooga Cham-ber of Commerce who are also hosting their annual conference here in Chattanooga.

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Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Maidment, University of Texas at Austin TNGIC is proud to announce that one of our Keynote speakers for this year’s conference is Dr. David Maidment.

Dr. David Maidment is an Engineering Foundation Professor of Civil Engineering and the Director of the Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Dr. Maidment teaches water resources engineering, and conducts research on the application of geographic information systems in water resources as well as the chief developer of ESRI’s ArcHydro extension. He has been on the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin since 1981.

Dr. Maidment received his Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering with First-Class Honors in 1971 from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He received his Master of Science degree in 1974 and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1976 from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2003 Dr. Maidment received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Environmental Systems Research Institute for contributions to GIS in Water Resources, presented at the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, CA.

Keynote Speaker: Lee Wetherington, Goldleaf Technologies Lee Wetherington, AAP, serves as Senior Vice President of Goldleaf Technologies. He routinely delivers keynotes nationwide, counseling financial institutions on strategic, technical, and promotional issues in the arenas of e-banking and electronic payments. Lee has spoken for numerous national and state trade groups, including Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), American Bankers Association (ABA), American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), and the National Automated Clearinghouse Association (NACHA). He also serves as the Technology Faculty Chair for the Georgia Banking School, the Midwest School for Community Bankers, the Florida School of Banking, the Southern Operations & Technology School.

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Conference Agenda

Monday, April 16, 2007

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

10:45-11:15 Break Exhibit Hall C

11:15-12:00 Opening Session Mtg Rms 13,14,15 “2007 Update to Tennessee Base Mapping Program” Dennis Pedersen, Director of GIS Services, State of Tennessee

10:45-5:00 Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall C

12:00-1:30 Lunch Banquet Rooms E, F, G GIS Champion Award Presentation Platinum Sponsor Presentation ESRI

12:00-6:00 Exhibit Hall Setup Exhibit Hall C 12:00—1:00 Geo-Cache Event Chattanooga 1:00—6:00 Golf Tournament Bear Trace 8:00—9:00 Board Meeting TBD

7:30-12:00 Registration Lobby 7:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast Exhibit Hall C 9:00-10:45 Opening Session Mtg Rms 13,14,15 Welcome—Sam Moffat, TNGIC Pres Board Nominee Introductions Keynote Speaker: Dr.David Maidment, University of Texas at Austin

1:30-3:00 Afternoon Sessions I GIS Instruction Mtg Rm 15 “ArcGIS Extensions—3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst, ArcScene” - Jason Duke, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Local Gov, Utilities, Planning Mtg Rm 12 “Wilson County Online Permit Application” - Phil Blondin, GeoJobe “GIS Applications within the Chattanooga CARTA Intelligent Transportation System” - Kirk Shore, CARTA “Knox County GIS Regional Collaboration”—Keith Stump, KGIS

1:30-3:00 Afternoon Sessions I (cont) Environmental Applications Mtg Rm 11 “Tennessee StreamStats—Automating the Retrieval and Calculation of Streamflow Statistics ” - David Ladd, USGS “Survey of Protected Lands and Water in the Southeast—The Southeast Watershed Forum” - Andy Carroll, UT-Chattanooga “Using GIS for Watershed Nutrient Loading Analy-sis” - Dr. Brian Burgess, Friends of Rural Alabama Census 2010 Mtg Rm 2 “Census Geography Programs for Local Govern-ment”-David Wiggins & Laura Waggoner, U.S. Census “Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)” - David Wiggins & Laura Waggoner, U.S. Census “Local Updates of Census Addresses” - David Wig-gins & Laura Waggoner, U.S. Census

3:00-3:30 Break Exhibit Hall C

3:30-5:00 Afternoon Sessions II GIS Instruction Mtg Rm 15 “ArcGIS Server 9.2 Solutions—Author, Serve, and Use” - Susan James, ESRI Local Gov, Utilities, Planning Mtg Rm 12 “Shelby County Public Safety Data Portal” - Rick Steig, Shelby County GIS “GIS Application for Comprehensive Transportation Planning” - Rachel Lyles, URS Corporation “GIS for Second Response to Fire Departments” - Mike Curtis, Rutherford County GIS Environmental Applications Mtg Rm 11 “Sinkhole Mapping Accuracy” - Dr. Peter Siska, Aus-tin Peay University “National Mapping Standards for Wetlands” - Jane Awl, TVA “USGS National Geospatial Programs” - Bruce Bauch, USGS State GIS Presentations Mtg Rm 2 “Using GIS for Flood Map Modernization” - Suzanne White, State of TN GIS Services “Location Based Services” — Tim Buchanan, State of TN GIS Services

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

8:00-3:00 Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall C 8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:30-10:30 Mtg Rms 13, 14, 15 Keynote Speaker: Lee Wetherington, Goldleaf Technologies TNGIC Business Meeting Board Election Results 2006 Accomplishments 2007 Goals Introduction of Committee Chairs

10:30-11:00 Break Exhibit Hall C

11:00-11:30 Committee Meetings Activities Mtg Rm 2 Communication Mtg Rm 11 Professional Dev Mtg Rm 12 Technical Mtg Rm 15

11:30-12:00 Regional Meetings East Mtg Rm 11 Middle Mtg Rm 12 West Mtg Rm 15

12:00-1:30 Lunch Banquet Rooms E, F, G Platinum Sponsor Presentation- Tele-Atlas Map Contest Award Presentations 1:15—1:45 Spirit of Innovation Exhibit Hall open

1:30-2:45 Afternoon Sessions I GIS Instruction Mtg Rm 15 “Cartographic Fundamentals” - Kurt Snider, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “GPS Basics and Emerging Technologies” - Richard Duncan, GeoJobe Local Gov, Utilities, Planning Mtg Rm 12 “GIS Analysis of Artifacts at an Antebellum Planta-tion Site in Greenville, Tennessee” - Nick Honerkamp, UT-Chattanooga

1:30-2:45 Afternoon Sessions I (cont) “911 GIS—What Are You Doing With Your ALI Data?” - Mike Curtis, Rutherford County GIS, David Speight, True North Geographic Technologies “Using GIS to Locate Potential Unexploded Ord-nance” - Rachel Lyles, URS Corporation State GIS Presentations Mtg Rm 2 “GIS for Environmental Justice Screening” - Van Colebank & Lori Kirby, TDOT “Resources from the Tennessee Archives and Li-brary” - Wayne Moore, Assistant State Archivist “TWRA’s Aquatic Habitat’s Protection Program’s Spatial Data” - Susan Lanier, TWRA Gold Sponsor Presentations Mtg Rm 11 EarthData Presentation R.J. Young Presentation

2:45-3:00 Break Exhibit Hall C

3:00-4:15 Afternoon Sessions II Panel Discussions Mtg Rms 11, 12, 15 “GIS Education” - Dr. Peter Li, TN Tech Univ, Dr. Bruce Ralston, UT Knox, Dr. Peter Siska, Austin Peay Univ “GIS in Local Government, Utilities, and Planning” —Robby Wilson, TVA “GIS in Environmental Applications” - Jeanette Jones, TWRA

4:30-5:00 Closing Remarks Mtg Rms 13,14,15 Door Prize Drawings (MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!)

3:30-5:00 Afternoon Sessions II (cont) “Enhanced Statewide Street Centerline Database” — James Wood, State of TN GIS Services

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Conference Agenda

Convention Center Area Map

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Convention Center Layout

Contact Information TNGIC P.O. Box 330906 Nashville, TN 37203 615.252.4097 (voice) info@tngic.org

General Info

Web Resources TNGIC Home Page http://www.tngic.org Tennessee Spatial Data Server http://www.tngis.org Tennessee Spatial Metadata Server http://www.tnmetadata.org TNGIC Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tngic

2007 Board of Directors Officers President Jason Duke, US Fish and Wildlife Service Treasurer Dr. Bruce Ralston, UTK Geography Department Past-President Sam Moffat, EarthData Members John Broome, Metro Planning Department Greg Butler, Hamilton County GIS David Speight, True North Geographic Technologies Rick Stieg, Shelby County Regional GIS Chris Weber, Nashville Public Schools Suzanne White, State of Tennessee GIS Services Robby Wilson, TVA

Three new members will be elected to the Board at this year’s conference. Thanks to Mitch Maddox and Barbara Seivers, for their service to TNGIC over the past three years.

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