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Message from the President

Welcome to the ILGISA 2017 Annual Conference! It is thrilling to be in Bloomington-Normal. I want to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to attend and participate in such a great event. In my experience, the ILGISA Conference is a great place to network with our peers both personally and professionally. The Annual Conference promises to ignite fresh ideas, friendships, new partnerships, and insight on what is to come in the GIS field.I want to thank all of our volunteers, the ILGISA Board, Megan Galeher, and CM Services for their hard work and dedication to our organization this past year. I especially want to thank Mary Elliot, who led this year’s Program Committee in the planning of the Regional Meetings and the Annual Conference.

It is an honor to be here with you all and look forward to seeing you in years to come.

Very truly yours,Nicole GattusoILGISA President

2016-2017 Illinois GIS Association Board of DirectorsPresident: Nicole Gattuso, McHenry County GIS

Past President: Ryan Meekma, Illinois State Water Survey

President Elect: Justin Nettleton, McLean County Government

Treasurer: Kelly Lockhart, Coles County

Secretary: Eric Creighton, City of St. Charles, IL

Director: Mary Elliott, DuPage County

Director: Cassidy Killian, Town of Normal

Director: Robert Spelich, Cook County

Director: Chad Sperry, Western Illinois University GIS Center

Director: Jason Verachtert, Kane County


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Message from the Program Committee Chair

Welcome! We are so pleased you decided to attend the 2017 ILGISA Annual Conference. This conference is for, by, and about you and our profession. It is a wonderful chance to network, gain insights on current topics and developments, maybe get in some training, and discuss what is on our minds.

Following our new tradition of alternating conferences between the Chicago area and downstate locations, we are excited to be at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott. This is our 4th year hosting an expanded 3-day Annual Conference. Monday is devoted to training and workshops. Tuesday and Wednesday are session-oriented, punctuated by our plenary and keynote speakers. This year we are very pleased and honored to present Mr. Keith Searles, founder and CEO of Urban GIS, as Tuesday’s Keynote Speaker. Giving the Plenary Speech, Mr. Jeremy Bartley with Esri will provide a Product Engineer’s perspective on Wednesday.

Monday’s workshops cover topics on Surveying, clever ArcGIS Commands, 10.5 Enterprise transition, UAVs, what makes a GIS successful, QGIS, and Esri’s popular hands-on learning lab (HOLL). Esri also offers a 2-day training class on Migrating from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro.

Tuesday and Wednesday’s sessions include talks on Collector, AGOL, Story Books, GIS management, UAVs, career assessment, Utilities and Infrastructure, open-source GIS, 3-D, LiDAR and aerial photography, public safety, parcels, Education and GIS, emergency management, law enforcement, addresses, planning and design, disaster recovery, enriched layers, 911, the USGS, spatial analyst tools, DNS and more.

Since we work hard, the Program Committee wants you to have opportunities to relax, too, while at the Conference. Gather with friends at the Route 66 Meet-Up in Pontiac on Monday and convoy to the Marriott. Unwind after the day’s training over hors d’oeuvres and drinks at Medici at Monday evening’s Social Event with C-U Comedy. Tuesday’s Vendor Reception provides a chance to socialize with our valued exhibitors and sponsors. The City of Bloomington encourages attendees to explore with a free 2-hour pass on their Community bicycles – look for the kiosk right outside the Marriott. Take a quick break and play the Scavenger Hunt. Kick off your shoes and walk on the whimsical floor map of Illinois. Get creative coloring on the Conference Coloring Walls.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone on the Program Committee for their devoted efforts in planning not only this Conference, but also the Regional Meetings – your efforts were nothing short of remarkable. Much appreciation to Megan Galeher and CM Services for their invaluable knowledge and skills. Thank you, thank you to everyone who is presenting a session or leading a workshop – this is the main reason why we come to the Conference.

As you will see in the schedule, we have many sessions in a variety of tracks; we hope it will be difficult to decide which to attend.

Mary ElliottProgram Committee Chair


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KEYNOTESPEAKERKEITHSEARLES,URBANGIS

KeithSearlesisthefounder, ownerand CEO of UrbanGIS, Inc. He leadsand develops thecompany’s senior

executive team, as they continue togrow the firmandexpand the reachofUrban GIS. Currently the company hasmorethan30employeeswithofficesinChicago,Atlanta,Denver, St. Louis, andBatonRouge.Sinceitsinceptionin2007the company has worked with a widerange of clients including varioustransportation agencies, utilities,municipalities, private firms, and theFederal Government. Urban GIS is anESRIBusinessPartnerandinfrastructurefocused consulting firm that providesservices in traditional GIS consulting,application development, field datacollection,andstaffaugmentation.

PLENARYSPEAKERJEREMYBARTLEY,ESRI

JeremyBartleyisaGeographer wholoves to makemapsandvisualizedata. He isinterested insimplifying the

map-making process and empoweringeveryone to better understand theirdata. For the last 11 years Jeremy hasworked at Esri and is currently theProgramManagerforArcGISOnlineandtheArcGISAPIforJavaScript.Heleadsateamofverytalentedpeoplethatbuildproducts andAPIs that enable users tobuild, maintain, visualize, and createpowerful and easy to use maps andapplications.

MAP&POSTERGALLERYDon’tforgettotaketimetovisittheMapandPosterGalleryintheRedbirdBallroom!Voteforyourfavoriteposter!ThewinningposterwillbeannouncedattheGrand

ClosingonWednesday.

SILENTAUCTIONTheSilentAuctionisalsobeingheldintheRedbirdBallroom.Thankyoutothegenerousdonors!ProceedsfromtheSilentAuctionwillbeusedfortheILGISA

EducationalScholarship.Biddingendsat2:00PMonWednesday.WinningbidswillbeannouncedattheGrandClosingonWednesday.Ifyouwinthebid,youmustbepresent

topayforandcollectyourauctionitem.Checksandcreditcardsareaccepted.

KEYNOTESPEAKERKEITHSEARLES,URBANGIS

KeithSearlesisthefounder, ownerand CEO of UrbanGIS, Inc. He leadsand develops thecompany’s senior

executive team, as they continue togrow the firmandexpand the reachofUrban GIS. Currently the company hasmorethan30employeeswithofficesinChicago,Atlanta,Denver, St. Louis, andBatonRouge.Sinceitsinceptionin2007the company has worked with a widerange of clients including varioustransportation agencies, utilities,municipalities, private firms, and theFederal Government. Urban GIS is anESRIBusinessPartnerandinfrastructurefocused consulting firm that providesservices in traditional GIS consulting,application development, field datacollection,andstaffaugmentation.

PLENARYSPEAKERJEREMYBARTLEY,ESRI

JeremyBartleyisaGeographer wholoves to makemapsandvisualizedata. He isinterested insimplifying the

map-making process and empoweringeveryone to better understand theirdata. For the last 11 years Jeremy hasworked at Esri and is currently theProgramManagerforArcGISOnlineandtheArcGISAPIforJavaScript.Heleadsateamofverytalentedpeoplethatbuildproducts andAPIs that enable users tobuild, maintain, visualize, and createpowerful and easy to use maps andapplications.

MAP&POSTERGALLERYDon’tforgettotaketimetovisittheMapandPosterGalleryintheRedbirdBallroom!Voteforyourfavoriteposter!ThewinningposterwillbeannouncedattheGrand

ClosingonWednesday.

SILENTAUCTIONTheSilentAuctionisalsobeingheldintheRedbirdBallroom.Thankyoutothegenerousdonors!ProceedsfromtheSilentAuctionwillbeusedfortheILGISA

EducationalScholarship.Biddingendsat2:00PMonWednesday.WinningbidswillbeannouncedattheGrandClosingonWednesday.Ifyouwinthebid,youmustbepresent

topayforandcollectyourauctionitem.Checksandcreditcardsareaccepted.

SPEAKERS


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SOCIAL EVENTS

1. Get your kicks on Route 66 - Meetup at the Route 66 Museum (Pontiac, IL) Monday, October 2, 2:00PM

Driving to the conference? ILGISA members will meetup in Pontiac, Illinois on Monday, October 2nd at 2:00pm to visit to the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum. The Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame and Museum is the repository for thousands of pieces of historic memorabilia from the glory days of the Mother Road. Come learn the history of Route 66 in Illinois, see images of the road’s wonderful history, and hear a few great stories about life in America when Route 66 was the most important highway in the nation. After the museum visit, members can continue driving to the conference! (Optional lunch beforehand at Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket in Willowbrook)

Itinerary:

11:30am Meet at Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket in Willowbrook 12:45-2pm Drive to Pontiac 2:00pm Meet at IL Route 66 museum in Pontiac 3-4pm Drive to Normal 4:00pm Arrive at Marriott hotel

2. Monday Night Social Event @ Medici in Uptown NormalMonday, October 2, 5:00PM - 8:00PM

Join us for an evening of good food, drinks and conversation at Medici in Uptown Normal. Medici is located just steps away from the Marriott. Attendees will be meeting in the Marriott Lobby at approximately 4:45PM to walk over to Medici as a group. Registration for this social event will include 2 drink tickets & heavy hors d’oeuvres. Also, C-U Comedy will be bringing a group of Comedians to entertain attendees!

Cost: $20/person

Thank you to our Monday Night Social Event sponsors, Cloudpoint Geographics & MGP, inc!

3. Tuesday Networking Reception in the Exhibit HallTuesday, October 3, 4:00PM - 5:30PM

Relax after a day of sessions and network with your colleagues and exhibitors while enjoying free hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and entertainment. Stop by and bid on one of the SILENT AUCTION items too!

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ILGISAANNUALCONFERENCESCHEDULEATAGLANCEMONDAY,OCTOBER2ND,20178:00AM-5:00PM RegistrationDeskOpen 8:00AM-9:00AM ContinentalBreakfast RedbirdC/D9:00AM-4:30PM DayOneofTwo-DayEsriTraining JesseFellA9:00AM-12:00PM MorningWorkshops• TransitioningyourOrganizationto10.5Enterprise RedbirdE• PowerfulArcGISCommandsthatNoOneTalksAbout RedbirdF• Bridgingthesurveyedgap:HowlandsurveyingdataworkswithGIS(FullDay) JesseFellB12:00PM-1:30PM Luncheon RedbirdC/D1:30PM–4:30PM ExhibitorMove-In RedbirdA/B1:30PM–4:30PM AfternoonWorkshops• IntroductiontoUnmannedAerialVehicles RedbirdE• GISvs.TheOrganization2.0 RedbirdF• IntrotoQGIS RedbirdG• Bridgingthesurveyedgap:HowlandsurveyingdataworkswithGIS(FullDay) JesseFellB

5:00PM–8:00PM MondayNightSocial-ComedyNight(ticketrequired) Medici(Offsite) TUESDAY,OCTOBER3RD,20178:00AM-5:00PM RegistrationDeskOpen 8:00AM-9:00AM BreakfastwiththeBoard RedbirdC/D9:00AM–4:00PM EsriHandsonLearningLabOpen Beaufort9:00AM-4:30PM DayTwoofTwo-DayEsriTraining JesseFellA9:00AM–10:00AM ConferenceSessions• AdvanceYourDesktopCapabilitieswithArcGISPro RedbirdE• IncreasingtheAccuracyofUASDerivedPhotographyusingGroundControl RedbirdF• GoingMobilewithNetworkandOutageManagement RedbirdF• ApplicationofArcGISinPost-EarthquakeFireRiskAssessment RedbirdG• Mappingforpost-disastercleanup:AlookinsideUSEPA’sDisasterDebrisRecoveryDatabase RedbirdG• CreatingaStormWaterReportingRoutine JesseFellB• StreamliningHydrantInspectionswithCollectorforArcGISandSharingtheDatawith JesseFellB

KeyStakeholders• EvolvingRoleoftheGISManager JesseFellC• YourGeoCentricCareer JesseFellC

10:00AM–10:30AM ExhibitHallGrandOpeningandBreak RedbirdA/B10:00AM–5:30PM ExhibitHallOpen RedbirdA/B10:30AM-11:30AM ConferenceSessions• AssetManagementUsingCollectorforArcGIS RedbirdE• ArcGISCollectorandHighAccuracyGNSSReceivers RedbirdE• ArcPad'sendisnear.Wheredowegofromhere? RedbirdF

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

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ILGISAANNUALCONFERENCESCHEDULEATAGLANCE(CONTINUED)10:30AM-11:30AM ConferenceSessions• AGeospatialResponsetothe2017SolarEclipse RedbirdG• Infrastructure:Anaging…andage-oldproblem RedbirdG• UsingWebApplicationstoAllowNoviceGISUserstoCreateData JesseFellB• CreatingaCountyMapBook JesseFellB• ImplementationoftheLGIMandParcelFabricinWhitesideCountyIL JesseFellC• BeRealistic!PracticalGISwithinPublicWorks JesseFellC

11:30AM-12:15PM Luncheon RedbirdC/D12:15PM-1:00PM KeynoteAddress RedbirdC/D1:15PM-2:15PM ConferenceSessions• BreakingUpisEasytoDo:LeavingESRIBehindforQGIS-ACaseStudy RedbirdE• Open-sourceGeospatialDatabasesforPublicPolicyResearch RedbirdE• AccessingIllinoisAirborneLiDARDataCollections RedbirdF• NortheastIL(NEIL)GeigerModeLiDARProject RedbirdF• 3DPlanningwithGIS:UsingSketchUp,CityEngine&ArcGISPro RedbirdG• SurveySays:RockFallsProtectsDrinkingWaterwithSurvey123WhileIncreasingEfficiency JesseFellB• SnowFox-SnowManagement JesseFellB• MapCompetitionPresentations JesseFellC• PosterCompetitionPresentations JesseFellC

2:15PM-2:45PM BreakinExhibitHall RedbirdA/B2:45PM-3:45PM ConferenceSessions• SmartPlanningwithGeoDesign RedbirdE• ApplicationsofMobileLiDARandUAVSourcedPhotogrammetry RedbirdF• NoiseModelingandMappingin3-DUrbanEnvironments RedbirdF• LightningTalks RedbirdG• InvestigatingGeocodingOptionsforGISProfessionals JesseFellB• GISWebAPI'sforOfficeUse JesseFellB• TipsonPassingtheNewGISPExam JesseFellC• UsingGeospatialPredictiveAnalyticsinServiceContracting JesseFellC

4:00PM–5:30PM NetworkingReception&SilentAuctioninExhibitHall RedbirdA/B WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER4TH,20177:30AM-3:30PM RegistrationDeskOpen 8:00AM-8:45AM PlenarySpeakerandBreakfast RedbirdC/D8:00AM–3:00PM ExhibitHallOpen RedbirdA/B9:00AM–2:15PM ESRIHandsonLearningLabOpen Beaufort9:00AM–10:00AM ConferenceSessions• ImplementingArcGISOnlineataForestPreserveDistrict RedbirdE• ArcGISOnlineatLoganCounty RedbirdE • Extracting3DFeaturesfromLiDARData RedbirdF • What'stheBuzz:TrackingWestNileVirusOverTime RedbirdG• TrackingaGreenerFuturewithChampaign’sTreesInventory RedbirdG• CookCountyGISSolutionsforElectionPollingPlaces JesseFellB• 5And5-DuPageCounty'sGISPastAndFuture JesseFellB


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ILGISAANNUALCONFERENCESCHEDULEATAGLANCE(CONTINUED)9:00AM–10:00AM ConferenceSessions• AdvancedPlacementGeographicInformationScience&Technologycourse JesseFellC• WhatEveryGISProfessionalShouldKnowAboutK-12GISEducation JesseFellC

10:00AM–10:30AM BreakinExhibitHall RedbirdA/B10:30AM-11:30AM ConferenceSessions• EnrichyourData,EnrichyourUserswithArcGISOnline RedbirdE • EnablingReal-TimeGIS:ArcGISGeoEventServer RedbirdE • TravelingtheGISRoadwaytotheFutureof911 RedbirdF• IsYourAddressDataReadyforNG9-1-1? RedbirdF• TheNextGenerationofGIS RedbirdG• U.S.GeologicalSurvey:Data,ToolsandApps JesseFellB• MappingPhotosyntheticActiveRadiation(PAR)intheMcMurdoDryValleysof JesseFellB

AntarcticausingArcGIS&R• LightupyourGISwithFiberManager JesseFellC• HarnessingthePowerofaHybridGISEcosystem JesseFellC

11:30AM-1:00PM AwardsLuncheon&ILGISAAnnualBusinessMeeting RedbirdC/D1:15PM–2:15PM ConferenceSessions• InsightsforArcGIS,anIntroduction RedbirdE• FirstNet-What'sNewin2017? RedbirdE • NearMapHigh-ResolutionImagery RedbirdF• IntegratingYourGISIntoVeociEmergencyManagementSoftware RedbirdG• GISApplicationsfortheFutureofWirelessNetworks RedbirdG• LawEnforcement'sCellPhoneAnalysisUsingtheArcGISCellPhoneAnalysisToolkit JesseFellB• FromMappingtoMugshot:JaworowskiArmedRobberySeries JesseFellB• WomenInGISWelcomeSession JesseFellC

2:30PM–3:00PM GrandClosingintheExhibitHall RedbirdA/B3:00PM–4:00PM ILGISABoardofDirectorsMeeting JesseFellA



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Cook County GIS Solutions for Election Polling Places

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ArcGIS Online at Logan County

Tracking a Greener Future with

Champaign’s Trees Inventory

5 And 5 - DuPage County's GIS Past And Future

What Every GIS Professional Should Know

About K-12 GIS Education

10:00am - 10:30am

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Enabling Real-Time GIS: ArcGIS GeoEvent Server

Is Your Address Data Ready for NG9-1-1?

Mapping Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR) in the M

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ILGISA Board of Directors Meeting (Jesse Fell A)

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Awards Luncheon &

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WORKSHOPS AND SESSIONS continuedILGISA2017ANNUALCONFERENCEWORKSHOPSANDSESSIONS

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ILGISA2017ANNUALCONFERENCEWORKSHOPSANDSESSIONS

MONDAY,OCTOBER2ND,2017FULLDAYWORKSHOP9:00AM-4:30PMJESSEFELLB 9:00AM-4:30PM

Bridgingthesurveyedgap:HowlandsurveyingdataworkswithGISGIS professionals use a myriad of data to construct their databases and maps. And often times, some of that data isprovidedbylandsurveyors.ButhowisthatdatacollectedandwhathappenstoitbeforetheGISprofessionalgetsit?Thisworkshopwillbeanintroductiontohowlandsurveyorstakemeasurementsinthefieldandhowthatdatacanvarybasedontheprocessesutilized.Itwill includebothdiscussionsaboutfieldmethodsandhands-onopportunitieswithvariousinstruments. Participants will collect their own data with instruments of varying accuracy to illustrate the differencesbetweenwhatseemsacceptableduringthedatacollectionprocessandhowthatdataisviewedduringanalysis.Previouslycollecteddatawillalsobeutilizedforsimilarpurposes.

Specifictopicsinclude:• Overviewoflandsurveyingterms• UseoftotalstationsandGPS• Accuracyandprecisionassessment• Round-tablediscussion

Instructors:• Kory Allred, P.L.S., E.I., M.S., is a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Illinois and the primary Geomatics

InstructoratNorthernIllinoisUniversity.KoryreceivedhisBSandMSinCivilEngineeringfromSouthernIllinoisUniversity–CarbondaleandisintheprocessofcompletinghisdoctoralstudiesinGeographyatNorthernIllinoisUniversity.Kory’sprofessionalexperiencecomesfromemploymentatbothmid-sizedandsmallcompanies inChicago’swesternsuburbs.

• ToddHorton,P.E.,P.L.S.,isanassociateprofessoratParklandCollegeinChampaign,Illinois.Hedirectsthelandsurveyingandconstructionmanagementassociatedegreeprograms.Beyondthecampus,hepresentscontinuingeducation seminars across the country for land surveyors and engineers. Mr. Horton has several years ofexperienceinplanning,surveying,design,construction,andmaintenanceofcivilengineeringprojects,includingcommercial structures, residential subdivisions,airfields,utility systemsandhighways.HispreviousemployersincludetheUSAirForce,theIllinoisDepartmentofTransportation,andsurveyingfirmsincentralIllinois.

MONDAY,OCTOBER2ND,2017HALF-DAYMORNINGWORKSHOPS-9:00AM-12:00PM

REDBIRDE 9:00AM-12:00PM

PowerfulArcGISCommandsthatNoOneTalksAboutHiddenintheSwissArmyknifethatisArcGIStherearemanytoolsthatyouprobablydidn’tknowexisted.Theydon’tgettalkedaboutintrainingclassesandtheirdescriptionsinthedocumentationarevagueorunintelligible.Buttheycanbepowerfulallies instreamliningyourworkflowsandreducingthetimeyouspendbeingadatajanitor. Inthisworkshopyou’llfindyourselfsayingoneoftwothings:Either“Ididn’tknowyoucoulddothatinArcGIS,”or“IknewyouhadtobeabletodothatinArcGIS–Ijustdidn’tknowhow!”Instructor:

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• CarmiNeigerisanAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofGeographyandGISatElmhurstCollege.Heteachescourses in geographic information systems, spatial analysis, spatial statistics, economic geography, urbangeography,andthegeographyofreligion.Hehaspresentedonthesetopicsatlocal,national,andinternationalforums and was nominated by students for the 2015 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Beforebeginninghisteachingcareer,Mr.Neigerspentmorethan25yearsinthesoftwareindustryinbothtechnicalandmanagementrolesworkingforGISandCADdevelopersincludingEsriandAutodesk.Inadditiontoteaching,hecontinues to serve as a consultant to public and private sector clients in the areas of location analysis, crimemapping,emergencymanagement,andGISsoftwareimplementationandtraining.

REDBIRDF 9:00AM-12:00PM

TransitioningyourOrganizationto10.5EnterpriseEsriCallsEnterprise10.5oneoftheirbiggestreleases.Ofcourse,theyusuallysaythat,butforArcGISServer(Enterprise)itistrue.Whatisthebigdeal?AretheyFORCINGustousePortal?Whatareallthesenewuserlevels?WhatdoIgetwithwhatIhave?WheredoIgofromhere?CanIjumpto10.5.1?What’sEnterpriseBuilder?Hopefullysomeofthesequestionswillbeansweredandyouwillwalkawaywithrealconcretetoolsforyoutouse.ItisrecommendedthatattendeeshaveArcGISServeralreadyinstalledintheirorganizationoraredefinitelymovinginthatdirection.Theworkshopwillgetintotheweedsquicklyso'exploratory'interestisdiscouraged.Instructor:

MicahWilliamson is the Geospatial Services Director for Cloudpoint Geographics, Inc. Micah worked in localgovernmentfor12yearsuntilthefallof2012whenhemovedintotheprivatesectorwithCloudpointGeographics.Now he clamors across the Midwest implementing best practice GIS services. As an idealist, he truly thinksGeospatialtechnologycanhelpmakejobseasier.

MONDAY,OCTOBER2ND,2017HALF-DAYAFTERNOONWORKSHOPS-1:30PM-4:30PMREDBIRDE 1:30PM-4:30PM

IntroductiontoUnmannedAerialVehiclesThisworkshopwill includeanoverviewofvariousdroneprinciplesandpractices.Droneswillbeusedtodemonstratefunctionsandparticipantswillbetaughtpertinentregulations.Applicationssuchas3Dmodeling,orthophotoproductionandvideocapturewillbebrieflycovered.Note:Participantswillnotactuallyflythedronesduetoregulatoryrestrictions.Instructor:

• Chad Sperry is the GIS Director at the Western Illinois University GIS Center. The WIU GIS Center serves theMcDonough County GIS Consortium: a partnership between the City of Macomb, McDonough County andWesternIllinoisUniversity.TheCenterisresponsibleforcompiling,managingandstoringGISdatalayersfortheConsortium.PriortocomingtoWestern,SperryworkedwiththeU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers,RockIslandDistrictandwasaGISspecialistwithKlingner&Associates,P.C.inQuincy,IL.Heearnedhismaster'sdegreefromPurdueUniversityandhisbachelor'sdegreefromWestern.

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REDBIRDF 1:30PM-4:30PM

GISvs.TheOrganization2.0GISimplementationsseldomsucceedorfailfortechnicalreasonsalone.Theirfatesaredeterminedbypeopleoperatingwithinorganizationalstructures.SuccessfulGISpractitionershavelearnedtonavigatetheirorganizationallandscapesandthey use this knowledge to further departmental and agency goals while at the same time ensuring job security andprofessional advancement. How do they do it? This presentation and the panel discussion that follows will provide aframeworkforunderstandingtheperils,pitfalls,andpracticalpoliticsofmakingGISamission-criticalcomponentofyourorganization.Instructor:

• CarmiNeigerisanAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofGeographyandGISatElmhurstCollege.Heteachescourses in geographic information systems, spatial analysis, spatial statistics, economic geography, urbangeography,andthegeographyofreligion.Hehaspresentedonthesetopicsatlocal,national,andinternationalforums and was nominated by students for the 2015 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Beforebeginninghisteachingcareer,Mr.Neigerspentmorethan25yearsinthesoftwareindustryinbothtechnicalandmanagementrolesworkingforGISandCADdevelopersincludingEsriandAutodesk.Inadditiontoteaching,hecontinues to serve as a consultant to public and private sector clients in the areas of location analysis, crimemapping,emergencymanagement,andGISsoftwareimplementationandtraining.

REDBIRDG 1:30PM-4:30PM

IntroductiontoQGISThisworkshopisintendedforGISprofessionalslookingtogetstartedwithQGISopensourceGISsoftware.Wewillcoverthe fundamentals of data management, visualization, geoprocessing, database integration and python scripting.WorkshopparticipantswillhavetheopportunitytobecomefamiliarwithQGISthroughaseriesofhands-onexercisesexaminingpatternsofcrimeinthecityofChicago.

Instructors:

• BarryKronenfeldisAssociateProfessorofGeographyatEasternIllinoisUniversity.HeisalsoCo-DirectorofboththeGIScienceCenterandtheProfessionalScienceMaster’sdegreeprogramatEIU.Hisresearchfocusesonspatialanalysis, visualization and geospatial data modeling within complex physical and human landscapes. He haspublished over 20 peer-reviewed articles in journals and international conferences on topics including spatialinteraction,cartograms,distance-basedsamplingandfuzzygeographicalregions.Dr.KronenfeldteachescoursesrelatedtoGIS,programmingandgeospatialdatamodelingatEIU,andiscurrentlyservingasPastChairoftheCartographySpecialtyGroupoftheAssociationofAmericanGeographersandAssociateEditoroftheJournalofMaps.

• AdemolaAdeyemoisaGraduateStudentatEasternIllinoisUniversity.

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MONDAY,OCTOBER2ND,20175:00PM–8:00PMEVENTSMondayNightSocialEvent 5:00PM–8:00PM5:00PM-8:00PMMEDICIINUPTOWNNORMAL(Offsite)Joinusforaneveningofgoodfood,drinksandconversationatMedici inUptownNormal.Medici is locatedjuststepsawayfromtheMarriott.AttendeeswillbemeetingintheMarriottLobbyatapproximately4:45PMtowalkovertoMediciasagroup.Registrationforthissocialeventwillinclude2drinktickets&heavyhorsd'oeuvres.Also,C-UComedywillbebringingagroupofComedianstoentertainattendees!

Cost:$20/person

ThankyoutoourMondayNightSocialEventsponsors,CloudpointGeographics&MGP,inc!

TUESDAY,OCTOBER3RD,20179:00AM–10:00AMSESSIONSREDBIRDE 9:00AM–10:00AMAdvanceYourDesktopCapabilitieswithArcGISProArcGISProisthe64-bitadditiontotheArcGISDesktopcollectionofapplications.ArcGISProleveragesmodernWindowstechnologybringingmanybenefits, includingfastrenderingandprocessingofGISdata,andnativesupportforviewingdatainboth2Dand3Dconcurrently.Inthissessionyouwill learnhowtoeffectivelyutilizeArcGISProtoincreaseyourdesktopGISproductivityandsharecontentthroughouttheArcGISplatform.Youwillalsolearnaboutwhat’snewinArcGISPro2.0.JaysonHagen,EsriPrimarySkillLevel:Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDF 9:00AM–9:30AMIncreasingtheAccuracyofUASDerivedPhotographyusingGroundControlUnmannedAerialSystems(UAS)arechangingthefaceofthemappingindustry.Theyarebecomingmorecapableeveryday. But, how accurate are the products derived from them? Using Ground Control with your UAS photographysignificantlyincreasestheaccuracyoftheUASphotography.InthispresentationwewilllookatseveraldifferentmethodstoaddgroundcontrolcorrectionstoyourUASphotography.BethanyMarshall,VerticalGeoPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDG 9:00AM–9:30AMApplicationofArcGISinPost-EarthquakeFireRiskAssessmentApost-earthquakefireignition(PEFI)eventisanearthquakeperil,whichcancausesignificantpropertylossandcasualties.Pastsucheventshaveresultedincatastrophicdisastersinpreviousearthquakes.InordertomitigatetheimpactofPEFIwithinabuilding,identifyingcommonignitionsources,estimatingPEFIrisks,anddevelopingpreparationandmitigationstrategiesiscritical.Uponidentifyingignitionsourceswithinabuilding,theincreasedriskofignitionduetoeachsourceinaprobableearthquakecanbedetermined.OurmodelinpredictingthePEFIriskistoutilizethenormalconditionignitionrisk in residential buildingswithina study region topredict the riskof fire followinganearthquakewithin the region.Parametersdescribingthegeospatialcharacteristicsandseismichazardofthestudyarea,suchastheconcentrationofresidentialbuildingsandthepotentialseismicityoftheregion,aresignificantfactorsintheanalysis.TheArcGISsoftwareis utilized in our study as a powerful tool in estimating the PEFI risk and in visualizing the spatial distribution of the

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computedriskacrosstheregion.ThedevelopedmethodologyisbeneficialforareaswithinsufficientPEFIdatawhicharelocatedinregionsofmoderatetohighseismicitysuchasthoselocatedintheMidwesternUnitedStates.TheapplicabilityofthenewmethodologyisdemonstratedanddiscussedforanurbanareaintheMidwest.PegahFarshadmanesh,Dept.ofCivil,Architectural,andEnvironmentalEngineering,IllinoisInstituteofTechnologyJamshidMohammadi,Dept.ofCivil,Architectural,andEnvironmentalEngineering,IllinoisInstituteofTechnologyLaurenceRohter,Dept.ofCivil,Architectural,andEnvironmentalEngineering,IllinoisInstituteofTechnologyPrimarySkillLevel:Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLB 9:00AM–9:30AMCreatingaStormWaterReportingRoutineDuetofederalstormwatermanagementrequirements,theCityofDanvilleneededtocreateasamplingandreportingprogram.Byusingacombinationofwatershedanalysis,Pythonprogramming,ESRICollectorappandmailmergewewereabletocreateasolutionthatsatisfiesthefederalrequirementsandiseasilymaintained.AdamAull,CityofDanvillePrimarySkillLevel:IntermediateJESSEFELLC 9:00AM–9:30AMEvolvingRoleoftheGISManagerAsGIScontinuestobecomeprogressivelymoreintegratedintotheITmainstream,themanagersofthesesystemshavetotakeamarkedlydifferentapproachtobesuccessful.Thedaysofsimplybeingabletoproduceprintedmaps,staticPDFs,or all-in-one mega map sites and declare a GIS as successful have passed. In this session, we’ll discuss how CIOs,governmentadministratorsandthepublicviewGIS,andhowtotakeamoremodernapproachtomeetingtheneedsandexpectationsofallofthesegroups.We’lldiscusshowtoinvolveexecutives,generaterealcitizenengagement,andmakesureyou’reakeypartofyourCIO’svisionforITwithintheorganization.DanHaag,EsriPrimarySkillLevel:IntermediateREDBIRDF 9:30AM–10:00AMGoingMobilewithNetworkandOutageManagementBeingabletoviewutilitynetworkinformationandoutageinformationintheofficeisonething,butusingthisinformationinthefieldforoutagemanagementisanotherthing.Inthissession,youwilllearnhowJo-CarrollEnergyisusingGISinthefieldforoutagemanagementandresponse.Jo-CarrollEnergyisleveragingtheinvestmenttheyhavemadeintheirTrimbleNetworkInformationandDistributionManagementSystemwithacomplementarymobileapplicationUtilitytoGo,forviewingoutagelocations,navigateandroutetooutages,viewandeditingnetworkpropertiesinthefield,viewelectricandnaturalgastroublecallsinthesystemonamap,monitorandrespondtogasleaks,andshareandviewothercrewlocationsinthefieldforassistance.Asaresult,Jo-Carrollismakingquickerandbetterdecisionsinthefield,optimizingoutagemanagementandresponseandimprovingservicerepairandrestorationtimesforitsmembers.LauraSimmons,Jo-CarrollEnergyPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,IntermediateREDBIRDG 9:30AM–10:00AMMappingforpost-disastercleanup:AlookinsideUSEPA’sDisasterDebrisRecoveryDatabaseTheDDRDwascreatedin2008topromotetheproperrecovery,recycling,anddisposalofdisasterdebrismanagementforemergencyrespondersatthefederal,state,andlocallevels.ThecurrentapplicationwasdevelopedwithArcGISWebAppBuilderandincludespublicdatasetsof6,000compostingfacilities,demolitioncontractors,transferstations,threetypesoflandfills,andrecyclingfacilitiesforconstructionanddemolitionmaterials,electronics,householdhazardouswaste,metals,tires,andvehiclesin13Midwesternstates.EPAofficesarediscussingexpandingthistoolnationally,andthissessionwillprovide a demo of theDDRD and discuss how your organization can use the data and tools for emergency responseplanning.LucyStanfield,USEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate

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JESSEFELLB 9:30AM–10:00AMStreamliningHydrant InspectionswithCollector forArcGIS and Sharing theDatawithKeyStakeholdersGISstaffattheTownofNormalhasconvertedtheWaterDepartment’shydrantinspectionprogramfrompapertodigitalwith thehelpofCollector forArcGIS. Thispresentationwill showyouhowtoenableyour fieldworkers tocollectandmaintaintheirowndataandhowtoeliminateredundancyintheoffice.Inaddition,learnhowtoreportinformationtosupervisorsanddemonstratehoweasyitistosharedatawithotherkeystakeholdersliketheFireDepartment.CassidyKillian,GISP,TownofNormalPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLC 9:30AM–10:00AMYourGeoCentricCareerWhoworriesaboutyourcareer?Whatcriteriadotheyusetomeasureyourprogress?…money,opportunities,happiness,skills,advancement,stability,location,title…howdoyoumeasureyourprogress?Inthispresentationwe’llanswerthesebasicquestions:WhatisGIS?Whatarethefourmajorcareerelements?HowdoIlaceallofthesepartsintoacareer?Attheconclusionyou’llbeabletoexplaintheelementsofageospatialcareer,setapath,measureitandmanageyourprogress.JeffreyTPalmer,Learning&TechnicalStrategies,IncPrimarySkillLevel:Thosewhowantmorecontroloftheircareer.TUESDAY,OCTOBER3RD,201710:30AM–11:30AMSESSIONSREDBIRDE 10:30AM–11:00AMAssetMangementUsingCollectorforArcGISTheCityofDecaturutilizesavarietyofGIStools(includingCollectorandArcGISOnline)formanagingahostofvariousassets(sewermains,manholes,streetsigns,watervalves,sidewalks,etc).ThispresentationwillshowhowtogetstartedusingthesetoolsandhowDecaturhasbeensuccessfulinmakingGISavailabletoanewsetofendusersbecauseofthem.SethStark,CityofDecatur,ILPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,IntermediateREDBIRDF 10:30AM–11:30AMArcPad'sendisnear.Wheredowegofromhere?EsriisretiringArcPadinJuly2019.ThepurposeofthispresentationistomakeusersawareofArcPad'sendandtohelpguidethemtootherGPSdatacollectionsoftwareoptions.WewilldiscusstheprosandconsforseveralothersoftwareoptionsandhowtheycomparetoArcPad.SoftwaretodiscussincludesTrimbleTerraFlexandTerraSync,TerraGoEdge,andEsriCollector.CarolBurnis,SeilerInstrumentPrimarySkillLevel:GeneralknowledgeofArcPadneeded.REDBIRDG 10:30AM–11:00AMAGeospatialResponsetothe2017SolarEclipseThissessionwillgooverthegeospatialresponsetothe2017totalsolareclipseacrosstheUSinregardstopublicsafety.ItwilllookspecificallyathowvariouslawenforcementandotherpublicsafetyagenciesworkedtogetherinsouthernIllinoisinregardstodatasharingandthetypesofgeospatialtoolsandapplicationsused.TheseincludecustombuiltapplicationssuchasGeoformsandOperationsDashboards,datascrapingapplications,andothergeospatialtools.Itwillalsogoovertheon-siteGISsupportfortheeventandlessonslearned.NickGray,IllinoisStatePolice-STICPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate

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JESSEFELLB 10:30AM–11:00AMUsingWebApplicationstoAllowNoviceGISUserstoCreateDataCreatingGISdata for specific project requests canbedifficult and time consuming. Sometimes these requests requireadditionalknowledgeoutsidetherealmofGIS.Insteadoftryingtolearnthespecificinformationthataccompaniestheserequests,weusedanonlineapplicationthatallowsuserstocreatetheirowngeometryandattributetable.HavingnoviceGISuserscreatetheirowndataallowsforasmoothercreationofdatabythepeoplewhoknowtheprojectbest.Duringthispresentationwewillbediscussinganddemoingtwoinstanceswherecreatingapplicationsspecifictoprojectssavedtimeandreducedheadaches.AustinHolland,PeoriaCountyPrimarySkillLevel:BeginnerJESSEFELLC 10:30AM–11:00AMImplementationoftheLGIMandParcelFabricinWhitesideCountyILWhitesideCounty,IllinoisisaruralcountyinNorthwesternIllinoiswithaGISstaffofone.ThecountyhastransitionedtotheLocalGovernmentInformationModel(LGIM),includingtheParcelFabric.LeveragingtheLGIMandtheaccompanyingESRISolutionTemplateshasprovidedmanymoreopportunitiestoshareinformationandservicesthecountyprovides.LaurenLee,WhitesideCounty,ILPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDE 11:00AM–11:30AMArcGISCollectorandHighAccuracyGNSSReceiversWithEsriCollectorgainingrapidinterest,SeilerInstrumentisproudtopresentthispresentationgearedtowardsArcGISCollectorandHighAccuracyGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS)Receivers.Wewillbediscussingtheprosandconsof dedicated GNSS units, showing how ArcGIS Collector handles important information such as correction and othermetadataassociatedwithadatacollectionusingaTrimbleMappingdevice,howtomakesureArcGISCollectoriscollectingtheGNSSmetadata,andhowtoverifyaccuracywithinthedatabaseandusingmonuments.JoeMadej,SeilerInstrumentPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDG 11:00AM–11:30AMInfrastructure:Anaging…andage-oldproblemFromcleanwatertosanitarysewerstosaferoads,ourinfrastructureisakeycomponenttowardprotectingpublichealthandmaintainingadesirablelivingenvironment.Problemis,manycommunitiesstruggletomaintaintheirdeterioratingandagingassetsinthewakeoflimitedresourcesanddecreasedfunding.Wewilldiscussthevalueandbenefitsofourinfrastructure assets, the challenges of managing and maintaining them, key components of an Asset Managementprogram,andtherequirementstoensuresuccess,staffengagement,publicofficialsupport,andsustainability.JenniferTowns,AyresAssociatesThomasTym,AyresAssociatesPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLB 11:00AM–11:30AMCreatingaCountyMapBookTheWesternIllinoisGISCenterwastaskedwithcreatingamapbookforSchuylerCounty,Illinois,whichwastoshowfiredepartmentserviceandalladdresspointsinthecounty.Thefinishedproductcontained41pairsofmapsandacompleteaddressindexforthecounty.Thispresentationwilldiscussthemapbook’sworkflowandoutcomes.ChadSperry,WesternIllinoisUniversityChristopherSutton,WesternIllinoisUniversityPrimarySkillLevel:Intermediate

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JESSEFELLC 11:00AM–11:30AMBeRealistic!PracticalGISwithinPublicWorksLocalGovernmentPublicWorksDepartmentsmustbalancealargevarietyofresponsibilitiestomaintainandimproveitspublic infrastructureallwhileservingitsresidents.GIScanassist intheseendeavors. ThispresentationwilldiscusstherealisticsideofGIScapabilitieswithinPublicWorks,focusingonBloomington'sSidewalkMasterPlan.CrystalK.Williams,CityofBloomingtonPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedTUESDAY,OCTOBER3RD,20171:15PM–2:15PMSESSIONSREDBIRDE 1:15PM–1:45PMBreakingUpisEasytoDo:LeavingESRIBehindforQGIS-ACaseStudyInthelastfouryearsChapinHallhasundergoneafundamentalorganizationalshiftfrombeingpartofalargeuniversitytoafreestandingnon-profitorganization.Aspartofthatprocesskeylegacysystemswereexaminedtoensurethattheyeffectively contributed to our new organizational status, policies and goals. One of those critical systems was ourgeospatial technology, inparticularESRI’sArcMapsoftware. Since Julyof2015ChapinHallhasbeen transitioning itsgeospatialactivitiesawayfromESRI’sArcMapsoftwareandtowardtheopensourceGISpackageQGIS.Inthispresentationwe will discuss the reasons why as an organization this transition made sense, the steps we’ve taken to move ourorganizationtowardQGISanddiscusstheimpactofthistransitiononourdaytodayoperationstwoyearsin.MichaelJ.Stiehl,ChapinHallattheUniversityofChicagoPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDF 1:15PM–1:45PMAccessingIllinoisAirborneLiDARDataCollectionsWhenwill data be available for the entire State?"" ... is a commonquestion about Illinois airborne LiDARdata. ThispresentationwillsharedetailsaboutnewdataacquiredintheSpringof2017andplannedfutureprojects,showhowtoaccessdataviatheIllinoisLiDARDataViewer,anddemonstratecommondatamanipulationtechniquesusingArcGIS.SheenaBeaverson,IllinoisStateGeologicalSurveyJanetCamarca,IllinoisStateGeologicalSurveyPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,IntermediateREDBIRDG 1:15PM–2:15PM3DPlanningwithGISPlanning in 3D is becoming easier. Geospatial 2D and 3D data is becoming more available. Consumer and publicexpectationshavechanged.ThissessiontakesadeepdiveintoplanningworkflowsthatintegrateSketchUp,CityEngine,andArcGISProsothatyoucanmodelandbetterunderstandyourcityin3D.Itisnoweasierthaneverforplanningandurbandesigntotakethefullspatialcontextofaprojectintoaccount.Realisticvisualizationofthebuiltenvironmentandhelps to communicate urban plans or development impacts with less technical audiences. Attendees will learn howemergingweb-based 3D capabilities are being deployed in planning departments around theworld to support thesestrategicplanningobjectives.Thissessionwilltakeyouonatourofreal-worldcasestudiesthatshowcasetheuseof3Dsoftwareapplicationsacrossplanningandurbandesign.Attendeesofthissessionwilllearnmethodsbehindhowtocreateandmakeuseofexistingandreadilyavailable2DGISdatatocreate3Dmodelsthesizeofaneighborhoodtoentirecities.We’ll setoutkeyprinciples forworking in3D;how itdiffers from2Dmapping;andwhena3Dapproachcanbeusedeffectively.Ourgoalisforyoutobecomeconfidentinworkingin3Dandtobeabletoharnessthefull3Dcapabilitiesofacross-platformapproach.Livedemonstrationswillhighlightscenariosfrequentlyfacedbyplannersintheirwork.Thetopicswillbuilduponcoreplanningmethodstoshowhowtocreatevisuallystunningandmeaningful3Dproducts.DevinLavigne,HousealLavigneAssociates,LLCNikDavis,HousealLavigneAssociates,LLCPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate

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JESSEFELLB 1:15PM–1:45PMSurveySays:RockFallsProtectsDrinkingWaterwithSurvey123WhileIncreasingEfficiencyPublicwatersuppliersarerequiredtohaveprograms(cross-connectioncontrol)inplacetoprotectthewatersupplyfromthebackflowofcontaminants.TheCityofRockFallshastakenstepstoimplementandmaintaintheprogrambyconductingsurveysofresidentsandbusinessestoensurethattheirpotablewatersupplyissafe.ThispresentationwillfocusontheRockFallsWaterDepartment’seffortstocollectcross-connectioncontrolsurveydata,theconversionofapapersurveyworkflowtoamoreefficientmobilemethodusingSurvey123forArcGIS,andtheintegrationofsurveyresultsintoexistingArcGISeditingworkflowswithWaterDistributiondata.MatthewJunker,CloudpointGeographicsPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,IntermediateREDBIRDE 1:45PM–2:15PMOpen-sourceGeospatialDatabasesforPublicPolicyResearchChapinHallisaresearchandpolicycenterfocusedonimprovingthewellbeingofchildrenandyouth,families,andtheircommunities.Throughinnovativepartnershipswithpublicagenciesandpolicymakers,ChapinHallworkstoensurethatimportant policy research is made available to the individuals best positioned to employ it impactfully. Often thesepartnershipsinvolvesecurelystoringalargevolumeofgovernmentadministrativedataandprocessingittomakeitusefulforresearchers.Becauseunderstandingthechanginggeographyofneedforsocialservicesisnecessaryforpublicagenciesto target services where they are needed most, it is essential that research databases are designed to facilitatesophisticatedanalysesthroughbothspaceandtime.Recently,ChapinHallhasbeensuccessfulinutilizingarangeoffreeandopen-sourcetoolstobuildpowerfulmulti-usergeospatially-enabledresearchdatabases.ThispresentationwillfocusonhowChapinHallhasemployedtoolsincludingPostgreSQL,PostGIS,andthePeliasgeocodertostreamlinetheprocessingandstorageoflargevolumesofgeospatialdataandsignificantlyexpandtheorganization’scapacitytoperformspatialanalysis.TopicsofdiscussionwillincludeChapinHall’sexperiencedevelopingdatabaseschemasandloadproceduresforprocessingandstoringgeospatialdata,settingupandemployingopensourcegeocodingtools,anddevelopingproceduresforanalyzingandtrackinggeospatialdataqualityovertime.DavidMcQuown,ChapinHallattheUniversityofChicagoPrimarySkillLevel:Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDF 1:45PM–2:15PMNortheastIL(NEIL)GeigerModeLiDARProject6CountiesinNortheasternILwereacquiredusingGeigerModeLiDARinSpring2017forvariousapplications.Thecountieshave20ppsmpointclouds toderiveproducts,and8ppsmpointcloudswillbeavailable in thepublicdomain. HarrisCorporationwillspeakaboutthedataanapplicationstobederivedfromthedatasets.RandyRhoads,HarrisCorporationPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLB 1:45PM–2:15PMSnowFox-SnowManagementOnaverageSt.Charlesreceives30inchesofsnowfallperyear.Duringasnowevent,employeesworkaroundtheclocktokeep the roads clear and treatedwith an anti-ice to prevent buildup. The Snow Fox SnowManagement systemwasdeveloped using Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS in conjunction with telemetry data from Networkfleet to providemanagersareal-timeviewofzonecompletionandvehiclestatus.KeithNightlinger,CityofSt.CharlesPrimarySkillLevel:Intermediate,Advanced

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JESSEFELLC 1:45PM–2:15PM(PosterPresentation)CookCountyClerk’sElectionViewer:AnElectionSpecificWebApplicationforEveryoneThisposter illustratestheevolutionofElectionViewer,aJavaScriptweb-basedmapapplicationdevelopedbytheCookCounty’sGISDepartmentincollaborationwiththeCountyClerk’sOfficeasawaytomakeGISelectioninformationeasilyavailabletoallElectionDepartmentstaff,notjustthoseindividualswithaccesstodesktopGIS.Theappwasfirstreleasedin2012toalimitednumberofElectionDepartmentstaff.Sincethen,theapphasbeentweaked,additionaldatalayershavebeenaddedandisnowutilizedbymultipleunitswithintheElectionDepartment.In2016areal-timedataelementwasaddedwhichallowedmanagementtomonitorearlyvoteandelectiondaywaittimes,aswellasotherelectiondayoperations.Followingthesuccessofmappingearlyvotewaittimesdataforinternalusers,thedatawasmadeavailabletothepublicduringtheConsolidatedGeneralElectioninApril2017.TheClerk’sOfficeiscurrentlyintheworkswiththeCookCountyGISDepartmenttodevelopanElectionViewertailoredspecificallyforthepublic.JessicaRinks,CookCountyClerkDavidOrr'sOfficePrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,IntermediateJESSEFELLC 1:45PM–2:15PM(PosterPresentation)InSearchofOhioHopewellCampsites:utilizingGIStouncoversiteslikeSpracklenDuetotheaccessibilityofthesitesandthepublicaweassociatedwiththem,earthenworksoftheOhioHopewellpeoples(2,100 B.P. to 1,500 B.P.) have long been the focus of archaeologists. As a result, contemporary habitation sites andcampsites in the region have been understudied. A holistic understanding of community organization must involveinvestigation of all regions within and surrounding these earthworks. This paper will investigate the Spracklen site(33GR1585), an Ohio Hopewell campsite excavated by the 2016 Illinois State University Field School in Archaeology.Locatedoverfourkilometersfromtheclosestearthworks,thesite’sarchaeologicalfootprintwasdestroyedbyhistoricalagriculturalplowing.Usingthespatialcharacteristicsofthesite,areversesitesuitabilitywasrunonArcMap10toidentifyregionsexhibitingsimilarcharacteristics.Theidentificationoftheseregionswillallowarchaeologiststoconductsurfacesurveysinhopesoflocatingsiteswithcontextualfeaturesforfutureexcavation,suchastheintactremnantsofastructure.TylerHeneghan,IllinoisStateUniversityPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLC 1:45PM–2:15PM(Poster Presentation)NBA Finals on Twitter: Visualizing the spatial patternof geo-locatedtweetsusingthreekeywordsSocialmediahasopenedanewwindowontothespatialpatternofculture,social,politicsandlanguage.wenowseehowpeoplereacttoeventsreal-timeandthespatialpatternoftheirreactionstogaininsights.Thisresearchisfocusedonthevisualizationofgeo-locatedregardingthe2017NBAFinalsusingthesekeywords;'NBAFinals','GSW'and'KevinDurant'.AdemolaAdeyemo,EasternIllinoisUniversityPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLC 1:45PM–2:15PM(PosterPresentation)TheIllinoisHeightModernizationProgram:WhatdoesLiDARallowyoutosee?ThisposterutilizesaugmentedrealitytoshowwhatcanbeseenwithLiDARdatavs.AerialPhotography.MatthewJefferson,IllinoisStateGeologicalSurveyPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate

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TUESDAY,OCTOBER3RD,20172:45PM-3:45PMSESSIONSREDBIRDE 2:45PM–3:45PMSmartPlanningwithGeoDesignNever before has there been such a need for planning and design professionals to anticipate future trends, proposesolutions,andhelpcommunitiesanddecisionmakersmakethewisest,mostwell-informedchoicespossible.Anewdesignapproach,onerootedinthehistoryofdesignpracticeandenabledbyrapidadvancesintechnology,hasemergedtomeetthisneedandGISisatitscore.Theapproach,calledGeodesign,providestheframeworkandtoolsneededtoexploreissuesfromatransdisciplinaryperspectiveandtoresolveconflictsbetweendifferingpointsofview.ThissessionwillprovideanoverviewofhowGeodesignworkflowsarechangingthewayacommunityplansandexploreGIStoolsthatareenablingcitiestobesmarter,andhowGISispivotalinthisemergingdiscipline.Map-basedoutreachlikemap.socialcanengageresidentsandconstituentstogatherinput;Drone2Mapcanprovidecurrentorthoimageryandbuild3dpointclouds;ArcGISProcananalyzethedataandpresentmaps(2D)orscenes(3d);GeoPlannercanhelptestscenariosandinformdecisionswithreal-timedashboards;andCityEnginecanhelpvisualizerecommendations-inprint,inabrowser,orinvirtualreality.This sessionwill explain how these tools can help you better analyze data, evaluatemultiple planning scenarios, andcommunicateplanrecommendationsthrough3Dmodelingandmorevisuallycompellinggraphics.Eachoftheseactionsaresequentialstepsintheplanningprocess,withtheformerinformingthelatter.Ifutilizedproperly,theseprogramscanenhance information from the analyses, which in turn strengthens the possible planning scenarios, and thus developstronger, more-informed recommendations.We'll highlight how these applications have been folded into our overallprojectworkflow allowing us to developmore insightful andmeaningful plans showcasing some of our Illinois-basedprojects.DevinLavigne,HousealLavigneAssociates,LLCNikDavis,HousealLavigneAssociatesPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,IntermediateREDBIRDF 2:45PM–3:15PMApplicationsofMobileLiDARandUAVSourcedPhotogrammetrySmall,mobile3Dscannersandmodernphotogrammetryallowfortheon-demandcaptureofthelocalenvironment.Wediscuss twoapplicationsof thesedatasets: interior-exterior registereddigital3Dmodels foremergency response,andtactilemapsusefulfor,amongotherthings,place-learningandnavigationbypeoplewithvisualimpairments.ThomasPingel,NearEarthImagingLab,NorthernIllinoisUniversityEarleIsibue,NearEarthImagingLab,NorthernIllinoisUniversityPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDG 2:45PM–3:15PM(Lightning Talk) Don’t let good data go towaste: lessons from the IllinoisNatural HistorySurvey’swetlanddatasetOftenGISdatawillbecollectedforaspecificprojectandoncetheprojectiscompletedthedatawillbeforgottenabout.However,thisforgottenGISdatamayadduptomorethanthesumofitsparts.TheIllinoisNaturalHistorySurveyconductswetland mapping and environmental assessments in advance of Illinois Department of Transportation constructionprojects.I’llshowhowaggregatingthespatialdatafromhundredsofprojectsaroundthestatehasresultedinarobustdataset that has been applied to answering questions about the accuracy of the NationalWetland Inventory maps,distributionofnon-nativespecies,andhowurbanizationischangingplantcommunities.DennisSkultety,UniversityofIllinois,IllinoisNaturalHistorySurveyPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced

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REDBIRDG 2:45PM–3:45PM(LightningTalk)GISforSmallMunicipalityOverview ofwhat amunicipality of only 4500 population is doingwithGIS, howwe get buy in from the Council andresidents,andhowwesavemoney.MonteJohnson,CityofSullivanPrimarySkillLevel:BeginnerREDBIRDG 2:45PM–3:45PM(LightningTalk)MappingNG9-1-1inSouthernIllinoisDealingwithissuesonStreetcenterlinesformappinginNG9-1-1.AsthestatemovetowardaNGsolutionisyourcenterlinedataready?WilliamBarrett,CityofMarionILPrimarySkillLevel:BeginnerREDBIRDG 2:45PM–3:45PM(LightningTalk)STIC&theLIDThislightningtalkwillgoovertheLIDapplicationusedbytheSTICinsharinggeospatialinformationwithpublicsafetypartnersacrossthestate.NickGray,IllinoisStatePolice-STICPrimarySkillLevel:BeginnerREDBIRDG 2:45PM–3:45PM(LightningTalk)SubmittingDatatoHEREThispresentationshowcasesHERE'sSupplierPortalandMapCreatortools,howtousethem,andhowtheycanbeutilizedtobettercreateamapforourfuture.DerekBarthel,HERETechnologiesPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDG 2:45PM–3:45PM(LightningTalk)TakeaWalkaroundtheState(seriously!)Hands-on learning is good. Feet-on learning…even better! GeoMentoring is fun and now easier with the Giant StateTravelingmapofIllinois,printedondurabletarpandasbigasaclassroom.TheNationalGeographicSocietyhasprovided4giantfloormapsofIllinoistotheGeographicSocietyofChicagoandIllinoisGeographicAllianceforeducationalusebyschoolsandnon-profitorganizations.Comehearexamplesofmap lessonsgiven to2ndand6thgradersataChicagoelementaryschoolthispastJune.Ifyou’vewonderedhowyoucanbecomeaGeoMentor,thismapisanotherresourceyoucansharewithyourchild’sschool,afterschoolclubs,andevenadults!LucyStanfield,USEPAPrimarySkillLevel:BeginnerJESSEFELLB 2:45PM–3:15PMInvestigatingGeocodingOptionsforGISProfessionalsGeocodingalsocalledaddressmatchingisaprocessofconvertinganaddressdescriptiontoalocationontheEarth.ItisoneofthefundamentaltoolsinArcGISDesktop,butEsricharges40creditsper1,000recordsforArcGISOnlinegeocodingservice.ArethereotheroptionsforGISprofessionalstogeocodeatnocharge?Thepresenternotonlysharesalistoffreegeocodingservicesbutalsodiscussesproceduresandresultsofthem.KeisukeNozaki,WesternIllinoisUniversityGISCenterPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,IntermediateJESSEFELLC 2:45PM–3:15PMTipsonPassingtheNewGISPExam

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ThemeaningoftheGISPandtheprocesstoobtainithasevolved.Learnwhatchangeshavetakenplaceandwhatitmeansforthefutureofthecertification.SeehowtheGISCIintendstobuildtherecognitionofthequalificationandhowtheexamhasstartedthemdownthatpath.MatthewDondanville,HansonProfessionalServicesPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDF 3:15PM–3:45PMNoiseModelingandMappingin3-DUrbanEnvironmentsThesoundsthatcharacterizeanurbanenvironmentposeuniquechallengesforlawmakersandenforcers,architectsandcityplanners,andpublichealthprofessionals.Whilenoiseleveldatacanbeobtainedthroughfieldmeasurements,thehightime,cost,andeffortdemandshavecreatedinterestinanancillarycapability:theuseofGISfor3-Dnoisemodelingandmapping.ThispresentationdetailsthedesignandimplementationofsuchamodelusingChicagoasastudyareatodemonstratethefollowingadvantagesofnoisemodeling:theeaseofupdatingnoisemapsovertime,theabilitytoproduceandanalyzemorenoisedatapointsatmorelocationswithinastudyarea,andtheabilitytoperformwhat-ifscenariosforsitesuitabilityandarchitecturaldesignchoices.AnitaThomas,NorthropGrummanPrimarySkillLevel:IntermediateJESSEFELLB 3:15PM–3:45PMGISWebAPI'sforOfficeUseGIShasawidevarietyofusesinanofficesettingandwebdevelopmenthastheabilitytostreamlineandexpandmanyofthetasksusedintoday'sofficeenvironment.AwidevarietyofwebdevelopmentAPI's,manyofwhicharefreetouse,makedevelopingcustomworkflowsandsolutionseasyandcosteffective.EJWaterCoop.hasbeenusingthesetoolstodevelopaseriesofwebbasedsolutionsthattietogethertheofficeenvironment,theGISdept.,andfieldoperationstomakeamoresuccessfulandsustainablewatercooperativeforourmembers.BillCarr,EJWaterCooperativePrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLC 3:15PM–3:45PMUsingGeospatialPredictiveAnalyticsinServiceContractingContracting for community based human services often occurs within large state, county or municipal governmentagencies. Within these agencies one of the key drivers of service resourcemisallocation is the reliance on outdatedinformation.Oftendecisionsonwheretocontractfornextyear’sservicesarebasedonlastyear’sdata.Thisrelianceonolddatameansthatagencies,mostofwhomservehighlymobilepopulations,areplanningsystemstoservewheretheirtargetpopulationswerenotwheretheywillbe.Fundamentallychangingtheorientationofdatausewithinthesehumanservice agencies toward prediction would help them more effectively deliver critical human services to vulnerablepopulations.WorkingincollaborationwiththeNewYorkCityAdministrationforChildren’sServices(NYCACS)ChapinHallattheUniversityofChicagohasusedagencyadministrativedataincombinationwithpublicallyavailableinformationoncommunitycharacteristics(i.e.Censusdata,CDChealthdataandlocallyavailablecrimedata)toconstructageospatialmodel that is helpingNYCACS better target preventive community based services. This presentationwill discuss themethodsusedtobuildageospatialpredictiveanalyticmodelwithopensourcetoolstopredictthelocationandquantityofindicatedchildwelfareinvestigationsinNewYorkCity.Thepresentationwillcoverdatasources,analysistechniques,resultsandnextstepsinintegratingthistechniqueintoNYCACSpoliciesandpractices.MichaelJ.Stiehl,ChapinHallattheUniversityofChicagoPrimarySkillLevel:Intermediate,Advanced

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TUESDAY,OCTOBER3RD,20174:00PM–5:30PMEVENTSNetworkingReceptionintheExhibitHall 4:00PM–5:30PM4:00PM-5:30PMREDBIRDA/BRelaxafteradayofsessionsandnetworkwithyourcolleaguesandexhibitorswhileenjoyingfreehorsd’oeuvres,acashbar,andentertainment.StopbyandbidononeoftheSILENTAUCTIONitems!

WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER4TH,20179:00AM-10:00AMSESSIONSREDBIRDE 9:00AM–9:30AMImplementingArcGISOnlineataForestPreserveDistrictThe LakeCounty Forest PreserveDistrict has implementedArcGISOnline throughout its organization. TheDistrict hasutilizedArcGISOnlinetohostitsGISdata,WebAppBuildertocreateanInteractiveTrailMap,maintainingassetsusingCollectorforArcGIS,andStoryMapstotelltheDistrict'sstories.ComelearnhowwithArcGISOnlinethateverythingwithinalocalunitofGovernmentcanbeconnected.NickSpittlemeister,LakeCountyForestPreserveDistrictPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDF 9:00AM–10:00AMExtracting3DFeaturesfromLiDARDataAsLiDARdatapermeatesthemainstream,itsuseandutilityisbecomingmuchmorewidespreadanddiverse.Asaspatialcommodity, LiDAR is the raw material from which a wide variety of 3D datasets are generated. Using a series ofcustomizablealgorithmsappliedtothegeometricstructureandotherattributesofthepointcloud,buildings,vegetation,utilitycables,andotherfeaturescanbeeffectivelyidentified,classified,andultimatelyextractedintovectormodelsofthefeaturestheyrepresent.Subsequentlygroundpointscanbeisolatedandgriddedtoformanaccurateterrainmodelasthebasisforprecisevolumetriccalculation,terrainanalysis,andchangedetection. Inthispresentation,weexploreseveralworkflowsinGlobalMapperthatutilizeLiDARdata.Wewillwalkthroughtheproceduresforpointcloudediting,filtering,and noise removal; automatic detection and reclassification of ground points; elevation modeling and basic terrainanalysis,includingvolumecalculation;andextractionofvectorfeaturesfromapointcloud.JeffHatzel,BlueMarbleGeographicsPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDG 9:00AM–9:30AMWhat'stheBuzz:TrackingWestNileVirusOverTimeWestNileVirus(WNV)isapotentiallydeadlydiseasespreadbyinfectedmosquitoes.Since2004,theDuPageCoHealthDepthasparticipatedintheState'smosquitotestdatacollection.OurGISdivisionhasmappedtheseandcorrelateddata,makingtheresultsavailabletothepublicandthescientistsattheHealthDept.ThisyearwehavecreatedananimatedtimeslidermapshowingthedistributionandhotspotsofWNVfrom2004thru2017intheCounty.Birddeathandhumancaseeventsareincluded.MaryElliott,DuPageCountyPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced

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JESSEFELLB 9:00AM–9:30AMCookCountyGISSolutionsforElectionPollingPlacesTheEarlyVotingWaitTimeViewerisanonlineapplicationthatallowssuburbanCookCountyvoterstoseehowlongtheymayhavetowaittovoteatanyoftheEarlyVotingSites.Bysimplyenteringalocationtheusercanseethewaittimesforthenearestpollingplace.TheEarlyVoteWaitTimesonthesitearesettoupdateevery20minutesduringanelection.AnotherwaythattechnicaladvancementinGIShascreatedamoreefficientelectionprocessiswithCollectorformobiledevices.CollectorhasbeenusedduringsuburbanCookCountyelectionstocoordinatevolunteerstaffbetweenseparatepollinglocations.AliceFerruzzi,CookCountyGISDeptPrimarySkillLevel:AnyoneJESSEFELLC 9:00AM–9:30AMAdvancedPlacementGeographicInformationScience&TechnologyCourseWithfundingsupportfromtheGeographyEducationNationalImplementationProject(GENIP),theAmericanAssociationofGeographers(AAG)developedaproposalinFall2015foranewAdvancedPlacementcourseinGeographicInformationScience&Technology(APGIS&T).AsofSummer2017,supporthasgatheredclosetotheminimumrequirementsfromtheCollegeBoardforadoption.ThispresentationdetailstheproposedAPcourseanditsimportancetothegeospatialpipelineintotheprofessionalworkforce.RichSchultz,NationalGeoTechCenterPrimarySkillLevel:BeginnerREDBIRDE 9:30AM–10:00AMArcGISOnlineatLoganCoLoganCountyhasgonefromzerotoherowithArcGISOnlineinjustafewshortmonths.SeewhattheyhavebeenabletodowithanArcGISOnlineorganizationalaccount.ThissessionwillgiveotherCountiessomeideasonwhatmapsandappstopublishandshareinordertopromotedatasharingthroughouttheorganization.WillD'Andrea,LoganCountyPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,IntermediateREDBIRDG 9:30AM–10:00AMTrackingaGreenerFuturewithChampaign'sTreesInventoryAtfirstglanceurbantreesmayappearaneverpresentandunchangingresourceoncitystreets.ForestrymanagementinsteadisahighlyactivedivisionoftheChampaignPublicWorksdepartment.Whatstartedthroughnecessityaspostermapsandlocationlistshasgrownintoasuccessfulmulti-facetedGISsolution.Currentlyupdatesareintroducedthroughaworkassetmanagementsystem,ArcGISDesktop,andESRI’sCollectorappfieldeditsonLTEenabledipads.Thetreedataisutilizedbywebmaps,reports,councilpresentations,andavarietyofprojects.ThispresentationwilldiscussthecreationoftheGISinventory,complexitiesencountered,anddemonstrateitsongoingvalueforstaffandcitizens.BrandonHaist,CityofChampaignILPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLB 9:30AM–10:00AM5And5-DuPageCounty'sGISPastAndFutureThispastJulyattheESRIuserconferenceDuPageCountyGISwastherecipientofaESRISAG(SpecialAchievementinGIS)Award. To win this award DuPage County GIS had set out approximately 5 years ago, to provide focused-based GISapplicationsandsolutionstoresidentsandstaff.Wewantedtomoveawayfromourall-in-oneencompassingGISFlexbasedapplicationtobreakoutfocused-basedapplicationsthatmettheneedsofjurisdictional,departmentalandtask-focusedgeospatialneeds. DuPageCountynowprovidesover100+WebMapsandApplicationstoCountycitizensandstaff.ThesemultiplewebmapsandapplicationsarenowprovidingsimplefocuswebmapsalongwithsimpleapplicationsthroughArcGISOnline.Then,throughArcGISServer,weprovidelargedatasetslikeparcels/landrecordsandimageservicesalong with department practical focus applications. These department-focused applications, such as our Street SignInventory,whichintegrateswithCollectorforArcGIS,bringsefficiencyandcostsavingstotheCounty,reducingpaperwork

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andredundancy.WearealsoabletoprovidethepublicwithaccesstowheretheycannotifystaffofwaterwayandroadwayissuesthroughourCitizenReporterApplication.Forspecificprojectsorcountyissues,weareutilizingStoryBooktemplatesto explain various issues and/or projects happening in the County such as the opioid epidemic and howourNARCAN(Naloxone) program is saving lives. Thepresentationwill showwhatwehaveaccomplished thepast 5 yearsbutalsopresentwhatwehaveinstoreforthenext5yearswithcloudbasedservices,enterpriseGISandcollaborativeeffortthroughmapandhostedfeaturesservices.TomRicker,DuPageCountyPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLC 9:30AM–10:00AMWhatEveryGISProfessionalShouldKnowAboutK-12GISEducationSomeoftheverytoolsyouuseinyourprofessionareofferedfreetoIllinoisK-12classrooms,includingArcGISOnline;ArcGISforOrganizations;ArcMap;andStoryMaps.ThesametoolsthatlaunchedaGISrevolutioninindustryandgovernmentalsohavethepotentialtoprofoundlyimpactK-12education.WewilldiscusswaystoshareyourGISexpertise,knowledgeofcareers,andideaswithaclassroom,afterschoolclub,orevenyourownchildrenorgrandchildren.LearnhowtheIllinoisGeographicAllianceandtheGeographicSocietyofChicagocanhelpsupportyourefforts.JudithBock,ElmhurstCollegeJenniDahl,ThihnkGeospatialPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced

WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER4TH,201710:30AM-11:30AMSESSIONSREDBIRDE 10:30AM–11:00AMEnrichyourData,EnrichyourUserswithArcGISOnlineDoyouhavesituationswhereyougetmaprequestsfromusersinyourorganizationthatareunique?Aretheretimesitisdatayoujustdon’thaveordon’tknowwheretolook?Orifyoudofinditwilltakesomeefforttoattributeittovariousfeaturetypesinyourdata?ThispresentationwillshowyouhowDuPageCountyusesArcGISOnlineDataEnrichmenttoimproveit’scurrentspatialdatafeaturesandnewerfeatures.Wewillshowyouhow,byusingthisdata,youcanfindtrendsandanswers forwidespectrumdifferent inquiries fromvariousdepartmentsandgroupswithinyourorganizationandcommunity.TomRicker,DuPageCountyPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDF 10:30AM–11:00AMTravelingtheGISRoadwaytotheFutureof911GISisacriticalcomponentofthelegislatedstatewideNextGeneration9-1-1Network.ThedraftoftheState'sFeasibilityStudyisscheduledtobedeliveredbytheState'sConsultanton9/18.ThissessionwillprovideanopportunitytoseewhattheStudy'srecommendationsareforGISdatainsupportoftheNextGenerationdeployment.CindyBarbera-Brelle,IllinoisStatePolicePrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDG 10:30AM–11:30AMTheNextGenerationofGISInthepastourchoicesforGISsolutionswerelimited,andusingopen-sourcesolutionswereverychallenging.Now,theamountof data that is availableand theways that the endusers (clients/citizens) canaccess all this datahavebothdramatically increased. Additionally, endusersdonot justwant the sameoldbasicmap,desktoporweb, thenewergenerationexpectsmore.Luckilytechnologycontinuestoevolveatarapidpace,andouroptionsaremuchgreater.WewilllookathowtheGIStechnologylandscapehasevolvedandhoworganizationswithexistingGISsolutionsandthose

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lookingtogetstartedcantakeadvantageoftoday’sGIStechnologiestoachievemorewithevertighteningbudgets.Thispresentationisgearedtoeducate,inspire,andhelpGISanalyst,developers,andmanagement.KellyMcGee,SpatialConnectionInc.PrimarySkillLevel:AnyoneJESSEFELLB 10:30AM–11:00AMU.S.GeologicalSurvey:Data,ToolsandAppsThispresentationwillincludeinformationonthefollowingUSGSprograms;U.S.Topo,NHDPlusHigh-Res,Crowd-sourcingcontentforU.S.Topo’s,3DElevationProgram(lidar)andtheNationalMap.DavidNail,U.S.GeologicalSurveyPrimarySkillLevel:BeginnerJESSEFELLC 10:30AM–11:00AMLightupyourGISwithFiberManagerImplementingFiberManagerinyourGISisnosmalltask,butthismicroGIScanholdunlimitedpotentialandknowledgeaboutaFibernetworkEricCreighton,CityofSt.Charles,ILPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,IntermediateREDBIRDE 11:00AM–11:30AMEnablingReal-TimeGIS:ArcGISGeoEventServerArcGISGeoEventServerallowsyoutomonitoryourorganization’smostvaluableassetsonamapinreal-timeforbetterdecisionmaking at anymoment. It can track dynamic assets that are constantly changing location such as vehicles,aircraft,andvesselsor stationaryassets suchasweatherandenvironmentalmonitoring sensors. In this sessionwe’llexplorehoweventdatacanbefiltered,processedandsenttomultipledestinations,allowingyoutoconnectwithvirtuallyandtypeofstreamingdataandautomaticallyalertpersonnelwhenspecifiedconditionsoccur,allinreal-time.JaysonHagen,EsriPrimarySkillLevel:IntermediateREDBIRDF 11:00AM–11:30AMIsYourAddressDataReadyforNG9-1-1?ThispresentationwillprovideattendeeswithanoverviewofthelatestArcGISDesktoptoolsavailabletoquicklyupdateroadcenterlines,addressranges,andpointaddressdata.TheaccuracyandcompletenessoftheselayersarebecomingmorecriticaleachdayasNG911continuestodemandinnovativewaystokeepourGISdatacurrentandup-to-date.JonathanHodel,CloudpointGeographicsPrimarySkillLevel:BeginnerJESSEFELLB 11:00AM–11:30AMMappingPhotosyntheticActiveRadiation(PAR)intheMcMurdoDryValleysAntarcticausingArcGIS&RPARmediatesprimaryproductivityacrosstheplanet.SurfacedistributioncanbemappedquiteeasilyusingGIS,however,valuesarehighlyhighlyvariableduetothetemporalnatureofcloudcover.Statisticalanalysisofmeteorologicaldatacanhelpimprovemodelpredictionsandcorrectsfortheinfluenceofclouds.DimitriAcosta,USEPAR5LCDPrimarySkillLevel:Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLC 11:00AM–11:30AMHarnessingthePowerofaHybridGISEcosystemOpensourceadoption is takingplaceatanunprecedented ratebymodernenterpriseswhowant todrivecompetitiveadvantageandinnovationwithintheirindustries.Thisisespeciallypertinentinthegeographicinformationsystems(GIS)

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community,whereorganizationsneedopensourcesoftwaretomakethemostoftheirlocation-baseddata.Oftentimes,proprietarysoftwarearchitecturespreventalllevelsofgovernmentfromreachingtheirfullpotentialduetohighcostsandinability to scale. TheBoundlessEcosystemoffersa completeGISplatform formanagingdataandbuildingmapsandapplications across web browsers, desktops, andmobile devices. It is constructed on leading open source geospatialsoftware, with a flexible architecture that enables organizations to reliably manage and publish location data. TheBoundlessopensource frameworkcanbe integratedaspartofahybridarchitecture,eliminatingtheneedto“ripandreplace”existingproprietarysystems.Thistalkwillcoverthebenefitsofopensourcevs.proprietaryGISsoftwareandhowtoeasethetransitionbyimplementingahybridarchitecturesupportedbytheBoundlessecosystem.IanIsaacs,BoundlessSpatialInc.PrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate

WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER4TH,20171:15PM-2:15PMSESSIONSREDBIRDE 1:15PM–1:45PMInsightsforArcGIS,anIntroductionInsightsforArcGISisanewweb-based,dataanalyticsworkbenchwhereyoucanexplorespatialandnon-spatialdata.Usemaps,charts,andtablestovisualizeandtellyourstorylikeneverbefore.Inthispresentation,youwilllearnkeyconceptsaboutefficientlyusingInsights.ThroughademonstrationyouwillalsoseehowanalysisisconductedinInsightsforArcGIS.JaysonHagen,EsriPrimarySkillLevel:IntermediateREDBIRDF 1:15PM–2:15PMNearMapHigh-ResolutionImageryBrettClark,NearMapPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDG 1:15PM–1:45PMIntegratingYourGISIntoVeociEmergencyManagementSoftwareInthispresentation,wewillbediscussingworkingwithGISdatainVeociSoftware.VeocistandsforVirtualEmergencyOperationsCenterInc.andisusedbyemergencymanagementstaffinlargescaleeventsandemergencysituations.Thispresentationwilltouchonafewthings:•ManuallyimportingGISdataintoVeoci•CreatingGISdataintoVeoci•SynchingGISdatainVeocifromMapServices•CollectingGISdatainVeoci•ProsandConsoftheprocessesDanielMoore,TownofNormalPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLB 1:15PM–1:45PMLawEnforcement'sCellPhoneAnalysisUsingtheArcGISCellPhoneAnalysisToolkitLearnhowLawEnforcementAnalyzesCellPhoneDatautilizingtheArcGISCellPhoneAnalysisToolkit.BrianP.Clarke,ArlingtonHeightsPoliceDepartmentPrimarySkillLevel:BeginnerJESSEFELLC 1:15PM–1:45PMWomenInGISWelcomeSessionWomen In GIS is a professional organization for women from all geo-spatial fields to work towards overcoming thecommonbarrierswomen face and foster relationships and resource sharingamongmembers and institutions.All arewelcome.JessicaGriffin,ExteNetSystemsPrimarySkillLevel:Anyone

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REDBIRDE 1:45PM–2:15PMFirstNet-What'sNewin2017?FirstNetisaninitiativetoimplementaPublicSafetyGradeCellularDataNetworkforFirstResponders.2017hasbeenabig year for theprojectwith lotsofprogressandexcitingdevelopments. This sessionwill cover thehighsand lowsofFirstNetinthepastyear.BillSpringer,IllinoisFirstNetPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedREDBIRDG 1:45PM–2:15PMGISApplicationsfortheFutureofWirelessNetworksUsingGIStodesignandmaintainDistributedNetworkSystems(DNS)toprovideincreasingcoverage,capacity,andspeedforwirelesscommunicationdevicestomeettheneedsofgrowingcustomerdatademand.MarkJensen,ExteNetSystems,Inc.JessicaGriffin,ExteNetSystems,Inc.PrimarySkillLevel:Beginner,Intermediate,AdvancedJESSEFELLB 1:45PM–2:15PMFromMappingtoMugshot:JaworowskiArmedRobberySeriesLearn how Law Enforcement utilized CrimeAnalysis andGIS to identify and apprehend the offender in a series of 19Armed/AttemptedArmedRobberies.BrianP.Clarke,ArlingtonHeightsPoliceDepartmentPrimarySkillLevel:Beginner


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2017ILGISAAWARDSThe Hilton Distinguished Collaboration Awardwasestablishedin2010inmemoryofFoundingMember, Richard Hilton. This award ispresented to an individual for extraordinaryservice to the GIS community in theadvancement of coordination between GISprofessionals. The Honors committee mayselect a recipient for the Hilton DistinguishedCollaboration Award, as and when they deemappropriate. This award is presented to anindividual who has made a significantcontribution to the promotion of cooperationwithin our community andwith the peopleweserve.Onlyonesuchawardismadeeachyear;it is possible that no award is presented in agivenyear.TomRickerDuPageCountyMr.TomRickerhasmanagedtheGISdepartmentatDuPageCountyfor6years.Hefindshealthy,positivewaystoreachanygoalhesets.Fromthefirstweekwith the County, he reached out to otherdepartments within the County and to otherCounties to establish true working ties and toengagewiththem.Hisfirstquestionoftenis"Whatcanwedoforyou?" "Whatdoyouwanttodoandhowcanwehelpyouachievethatgoal?"or"We'vebeenabletodothisandwouldliketoworkwithyoutoexpand it". Theseare thingseveryone says theywant to do in their resumes, and what employerslook for in their employees: Tom actually does it,he'stherealdeal.Quietly,competently,continually,Tomkeepsupwithinnovationsinourfieldandusesthem to improve workflows and products,encouraging his staff to expand their skills byexampleandopportunity.HecombinedaCollectorphoneapp,StorymapsandtheDashboardtoallowStormWater tomanage response to floodsand forthe County OEM to be effective in emergencysituations.ThevariousCitizenReporterphoneappsheleddevelopmentonprovideawayforanyonetoreport concerns to DOT (bike trails, roads, pole &signinventory);StormWater(streamsanddrainage);and Health (West Nile Virus and upcoming tickreporting). Heconceptualizedthesefieldtools,andgave staff freedom to development them. Tom isactive in professional organizations. He quicklyaccepted requests tomake presentations at ILGISA

RegionalMeetingsorConferences,wheneverhehasbeen asked. He also makes presentations at UC,NEIL, Mayors & Managers, and similar group'smeetings. However contact has been established,hefollowsupbypartneringwithotherGISgroupstoguide them through development of their ownefforts as well as initiating new tools or programs.NotonlyisTomthekindofsupervisorpeoplewouldliketoworkfor,heisthekindofemployee&personpeoplewouldliketobe.TheOutstandingStudentAwardispresentedtoanundergraduatestudentofanymajorwhohasincluded GIS in their course of study, and hasdemonstrated exemplary proficiency andunderstanding of GIS, potential contribution tothe GIS Community, and general success inschool. No more than five such awards arepresentedeachyear.Studentawardwinnersareentitled toacomplimentaryyear'smembershiptoILGISA.AdamFacklerWesternIllinoisUniversityMr.AdamFackler isanexcellentstudent,dedicatedand hard-working, with a Law Enforcement andJustice Administration major and two minors:Geographical Information Systems and EmergencyManagement.Withthisdegree,heplanstoworkfora State, County, or Municipal dispatch center,creating and maintaining digital maps. Adam hasworkedintheWIUGISCentersinceFall2016andisalways thoroughly prepared, inquisitive, intelligent,andeagertolearn.AdamhasgainedGISexperiencewhile working on projects for Fulton, Greene, andCalhoun Counties in Illinois: this includes workingwith road ranges, gaining information from parceldata, editing structure address points, andgeocoding. The updated information significantlyhelps police and fire first responders in case of anemergency.AdamhadaleadershiproleingatheringdataforMacomb’sOakwoodCemeterytoGPSpointevery tombstone- including images of thegravestone, name, birth and death dates, veteranstatus,andsearchfunctions.Adamhasalsobecomevery knowledgeable about cutting edge technologysuchasUAVs.Adamisaccurate,concise,andreliable


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in his work and seeks to gain understanding toformulatereasonedconclusions.BrookeRobinsonDePaulUniversityDuringMs.BrookeRobinson’sthreeyearsatDePaulUniversity,shehasbeenquitesimplyanoutstandingundergraduatestudent.SheisadynamicpresenceinourDepartment,anadvocateforGeographyandGISacross campus, and her GIS skills are highly soughtafter by colleagues on campus and internships offcampus. By the end of her Junior year at DePaul,Brooke Robinson had been awarded our 5-courseGISCertificate. Inher coursework,BrookehasusedGIS toworkwithLatinoUnitedCommunityHousingAssociation (LUCHA) to create maps showinglocations of foreclosed properties in five ChicagoCommunity Areas, mapped and analyzed transitdeserts in Chicago, used land classification analysistechniques to observe changes in Atlanta, GA’surban areas surrounding the new BeltLine transitdevelopment, and, driven by her desire tounderstand and promote affordable housing, herproject in our upper level spatial statistics coursesaw Brooke examine the change in percentage ofincomes going towards rent inChicago, using ahotandcoldspotanalysistool.Thisworkwaspresentedthat the 2016 ILGISA regional meeting held inChicago. Slightly furtherafield,Brooke tookherGISskills to assist our Study Abroad Program in theDominicanRepublicwhere,inRíoLimpio,shehelpedto teach other DePaul students and local residentshow to use GPS devices to create shapefiles, thatcould then be used to map trees and foodproductionsites.GivenBrooke’sexcellencewithGIS,her professionalism and herwork ethic,we had noconcernsaboutappointingherasthepeerteachingassistant forourmostadvancedGIS course“GIS III:Spatial Analysis for Sustainability” in Spring 2017.She has more than met our expectations for peertutoring undergraduate students enrolled in thisadvanced level GIS course. As you will havegathered, Brooke is well schooled in GIS. She hastaken this work into the community to assistProfessor Euan Hague in various projects. In thiscapacity, Brooke used StoryMap to help documenttheoralhistoryofJoseJimenezandthePuertoRicanYoung Lords Organization, a project that is nowhousedatGrandValleyStateUniversityinitsSpecialCollections(see:http://www.gvsu.edu/younglords/);producedmaps thatshow income,age,educational

attainment, poverty, and other Census data, for anon-profit organization called the Pilsen Alliance,which works with immigrants and the low-incomeHispanic population on affordable housing issues;and,takenhertalentstoassistCirclesandCiphers,arestorative justice non-profit working with at-riskyouth on Chicago’s far north side (see:http://www.ucrogerspark.org/ministriesgatherings/circlesciphers.html). Returning to her home town ofAtlantaduringthesummers,BrookeinternedattheGeorgia Institute of Technology’s Center forGeographic Information Systems. In theseinternships she created and edited ArcGIS onlineStoryMaps for multiple projects including theGeorgia Coastal and Marine Planner (see:http://geospatial.gatech.edu/GCAMP/) whichillustrated to the general public how and whyGeorgiaplanstodevelopwindfarmsoffthecoastasan alternative source of energy; worked for theDiane Fossey Gorilla Fund International using GIStoolstotrackgroupsoflowlandmountaingorillasintheVirungamountainsinRwanda;and,providedGISanalyses for the Atlanta Tree Canopy group thatused remote sensing techniques to show how thefoliagecoverofthecityofAtlantahaschangedoveraperiodof10years.In2016,Brookewasawardedan ILGISA scholarship. That funding helped toadvance her GIS education in which she hascontinuedtoexcel.AlexanderTemesDePaulUniversityDuringMr. Alexander Temes three years at DePaulUniversity, not only has Alex proven to be anexcellentstudentacademically,buthehasthrivedinourGIScourses,pursuedGIS internships,andtakentheopportunity to extendhisGIS skills, particularlyin relation to his interests in emergencymanagement.Beyondthis,hisGIShasbeenintegralto advancing the research project of a colleague inour Department of the History of Art andArchitecture,Dr. Paul Jaskot,who is utilizingGIS toexamine urban development in Germany betweenWW1 and WW2. Like many students at DePaulUniversity,AlextookhisfirstGIScoursesattheendofhissophomoreyear.InSpring2016,AlexenrolledinGEO241-GIS1,ourintroductorycourse.Init,Alexundertookanambitiousresearchprojectforhisfinalpaper titled “A Spatial Investigation IntoEnvironmental and Resource Racism in the City ofPhoenix.” Studying ambulance locations, hospital


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2017StudentScholarshipWinner

The Illinois GIS Association has awarded Ademola Adeyemo the 2017 ILGISA StudentScholarship Award.Mr. Adeyemo has numerous academic accolades and has demonstratedleadershipinhishighereducation.HeiscurrentlypursuinghisProfessionalScienceMastersinGISatEasternIllinoisUniversity.Aftercollege,Mr.AdeyemohopestobeaGISMarketAnalyst,creatingsimplesolutionstocomplexprojectsandexpandingbusinesses.

locations and types, and public swimming pools toidentifyhowtheywerespreadaroundPhoenix.Alexthen compared these locations to population data,particularly overlaying data that identifiedcommunities that were impoverished and/orpredominantly Hispanic. In the second course, GISsequence, GEO242 – Community GIS, Alex began acollaboration with Professor Jaskot to show theconstruction activities of a German developmentfirm between 1918 and 1934.MappingDr. Jaskot’sdata demonstrated, contrary to Dr. Jaskot’s initialexpectations, that German construction was notinherently rural, but rather highly clustered andmostly suburban. Subsequently, Dr. JaskotnominatedAlex’sworkforourDepartment’sMapofthe Month spotlight, and we were delighted toinclude Alex’s map as our June 2017 entry in thisseries of student work (see:http://via.library.depaul.edu/mom/43/). In Fall2016, Alex arguably found his passion inGEO243 –Remote Sensing. In this course his final projectassessed the relationship between physicalgeographic featuresanddistanceas they related tothe burn intensity of a mega-fire (a wildfire thatconsumes more than 100,000 acres of land andremainsuncontained foragivenperiodof time). Inthisresearch,Alex’sdataledhimtotheorizethatthegreater the physical slope, the greater the burnimpact. This theory was reinforced using ESRI’sArcScene visualizations overlaid on elevations.Taking his data analysis further than most of hispeers,Alexexaminedfirebehaviorandlearnedthatthegreater theslopethe firemustclimb(suchasacliff faceorthepitchofabuilding’sroof), themoresevere thewildfirebecame.This isbecause the firedrawsoxygenfromthespacebelowittopushitupthesteepestslopes,causingagreaterintensificationof the fire.Alex revisedhisproject forpresentationat our annual Science, Math and TechnologyShowcase and, subsequently, the ILGISA StudentPostercompetitionattheApril2017ILGISAregionalmeetinginChicago,atwhichattendeesvotedtogiveAlex’s map and analyses first prize. Alex has takenother advanced level GIS courses that examinespatial statistical analyses and introduce Pythonprogramming, demonstrating his strong desire tolearn GIS and broaden his skills. In these othercourses, Alex has used GIS to examine the unevendistribution of Chicago Fire Department resourcesacrossChicago,whichendangersbothresidentsandfire-fighters, and is currently engaged in a projectusingNHLdatatoexaminetherelationshipbetweenstadium location and market for professional ice

hockey teams. Alex Temes is, in sum, an excellentandinnovativestudentofGISatDePaul.


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Program Bookpunctuated by our plenary and keynote speakers. This year we are very pleased and honored to present Mr. Keith Searles, founder and CEO of Urban GIS, as Tuesday’s Keynote