Wednesday, March 12
2:00 p.m.
Beyond Mashups: The Enterprise Geo-portal
Track: Internet and Web Services
John Nelson, IDV Solutions
Learning Objectives:
- Enhance GIS presentation.
- Make GIS investments more actionable.
- Take advantage of Web services and rich Internet applications.
Organizations have made significant investments in geographic information systems. The presentation tier of this investment, however, has been typically limited, static, and labor intensive. Enterprise portals are increasingly popular for organizations that wish to visualize geographic data in a more current and collaborative sense. This presentation will identify options, barriers to entry, benefits, and technical challenges to the process of building and implementing a geographic enterprise portal. Specific examples will be cited.
The Application of Performance Indicators to Assist in SDI/GIS Assessment
Track: Return on Investment/Business Case
Giff Garfield, OTB Research Institute
Learning Objectives:
- Keep abreast with the current needs for assessing SDI/GIS initiatives.
- Learn how performance indicators can assist in the measuring of performance.
- Understand the steps/factors necessary when designing performance indicators for SDI/GIS assessment.
Designing performance indicators (PIs) for SDI/GIS assessment is a very complex and intricate task due to the multifaceted nature of these infrastructures, coupled with the qualitative and external benefits they generate. The presentation will show and analyze key factors that should be considered when designing PIs for SDI/GIS assessment. This will be followed by an introduction of a framework to guide SDI/GIS coordinators in developing PIs to measure the performance of key aspects of their initiatives.
Capturing Field Data with Video: A New Approach
Track: Data Acquisition & Maintenance
David Mohammed, Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore the advantages of collecting facility information using a digital camcorder.
- Learn the logistics of extracting data from the video for use in a GIS or another database.
- Examine the delivery mechanisms for video-based information.
Digital video provides a means to collect comprehensive field data and establish a reviewable, information-rich asset record. Field technicians capture outside information on a digital camcorder. Data entry personnel then “extract” information from the video. The process allows you to collect all the information that you’d collect using traditional field-survey techniques—and also provides a video record that is a valuable reference resource that can prevent the need for costly field visits.
Quantitative Spatial Data Quality: Assessing Fitness to Enable Spatial Data Sharing
Track: Enterprise Architecture & System Integration
Graham Stickler, 1Spatial Group Limited
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the data quality issues that hamper spatial data sharing.
- Appreciate the work on standards to facilitate sharing.
- Discover how new standards and technology can help.
There are vast amounts of spatially based data across organizations in both GIS and CAD that are being fed at an unprecedented rate and represent a huge investment. Using real-world examples, this presentation will show the data quality issues that can hamper both reuse and sharing of these spatial data and explain how advances in geospatial standards and IT can now allow for quantitative measure and communication of data quality.
Using Geospatial Technology to Communicate with the Public When Disasters Strike
Track: Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Response
Joe Francica, Directions Magazine
Learning Objectives:
- Understand disaster mitigation and response for the public.
- Learn about available real-time geospatial information.
- Become aware of political changes with informing the public to disasters.
This presentation will provide a detailed, first-person account of the lack of communication currently being issued to the general public in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack. While money is being poured into communications with first responders, the general public is often left out. This presentation will show problems with how government entities communicate currently and what can be done to mitigate problems in the future using existing technology.
Using Collaborative Project Management Technology to Create Efficiencies and Maximize the Value of Geospatial Data
Track: Organizational Impacts & Project Management
Richard Johnson, City of Vancouver
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how GIS professionals can easily access the latest geospatial information.
- Understand how to use collaboration technology to create efficiencies.
- See how to maximize the value of geospatial data.
In this session, presenters will offer real-world examples demonstrating how the effective use of collaboration technology has enabled the City of Vancouver to speed design reviews and provide extended team members with the ability to access and mark up maps and CAD files.
Copresenter: Allister Lundberg, Autodesk, Inc.
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