Educational Sessions

Get an overview of concepts on how to enforce access control for GeoWeb services.
Understand requirements for a security framework in disaster management.
Learn how to organize and manage access control polices defined in GeoXACM.

In case of a disaster the fast, interoperable, and secure exchange of geoinformation is one of the key tasks. Access control plays an important role for disaster management in order to enforce restricted access to protected geoinformation. First, this paper discusses the requirements you have in the disaster management problem domain. Second, it will be illustrated how you can implement and manage an access control system useable in disaster management.

Using Collaboration Technology to Create Efficiencies and Maximize the Value of Geospatial Data
Richard Johnson, City of Vancouver
Track: New Technology Directions
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Learning Objectives:

Learn how GIS professionals can easily access the latest geospatial information.
Understand how to use collaboration technology to create efficiencies.
Discover how to maximize the value of geospatial data.

In this session, Jonathan Knowles, Global Collaboration Strategist for Autodesk, and Richard Johnson, Business Team Lead, Engineering Services Department for the City of Vancouver, will provide detailed real-world examples demonstrating how the effective use of collaboration technology has enabled the City of Vancouver to reduce travel times, maximize resources, reduce costs and quickly address safety factors, and ensure access to the right information when and where it is needed—without compromising the accuracy, securit,y or intent of original geospatial data.
Copresenter: Jonathan Knowles, Autodesk, Inc.

Characterizing, Monitoring, Understanding, and Regulating Rapidly Growing Urban Watersheds
Kristi Westphal, URS Corporation
Track: Public Sector
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Learning Objectives:

Discover an innovative methodology for generating high-resolution land cover and pervious/impervious surface products.
Learn about the development and implementation of a Web-based storm water outfall mapping and inspection system.
See specific examples of potential applications for the derived data products.

Current developments in remote sensing technology—such as the integration of high-resolution, multi-spectral imagery and airborne LIDAR—enable analysts to generate enhanced geospatial data at a resolution that, previously, was unattainable with standard acquisition and classification methods. This presentation will introduce an innovative methodology for generating high-resolution land cover and pervious/impervious surface products for Harris County, Texas. The discussion will also highlight a Web-based storm water outfall mapping and inspection system that was developed in the scope of the project. Specific examples will be provided with detailed potential applications of the derived data to better understand watershed behavior and dynamics.

ROI for Mobile Solutions
Brimmer Sherman, Intergraph Corporation
Track: ROI/Business Case
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Learning Objectives:

Understand the components making up a mobile solution.
See how other companies have implemented mobile solutions.
Understand how to create an ROI assessment.

This presentation will examine the ROI of mobile solutions. The ROI will be broken out by the various steps in the mobile workflow. Discussions will cover mobile hardware, GPS, and communications as well as steps needed to ensure a successful deployment. Case studies of successful mobile deployments will be examined.
Copresenter: Michael Baker, Intergraph Corporation

Help! My New Landbase Is Too Accurate—Shifting the Old Landbase While Maintaining Network Integrity
Dan Bowditch, Ten Sails Consulting
Track: Data Acquisition and Maintenance
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Learning Objectives:

Understand issues related to updating landbases with improved accuracy data.
Discover a systematic approach to automating network adjustments to match improved landbases.
Learn about business benefits of an automated approach shifting focus to QA.

GPS and availability of improved landbase datasets are problematic for utilities that referenced network assets to old landbases. This basically happens because the new land information is "too accurate." Manual effort for adjusting the network to fit the new landbase is time consuming, costly, and inaccurate. This presentation will demonstrate a systematic approach for automating detection of spatial change between landbase datasets and applying the derived shift information to the utility network via a rigorous least squares adjustment technique.
Copresenter: Darin Schneider, Ten Sails Consulting

GIS Driving Compliance with Distribution Integrity
Brett R. Beaver, Advantica
Track: Planning, Design, and Engineering
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Learning Objectives:

Learn the primary drivers behind distribution integrity legislation.
Understand how GIS will provide a core foundation for complying with distribution integrity.
See how to leverage your GIS data to produce meaningful distribution integrity analysis.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is in the final stages of new legislation focused on the safety of natural gas distribution. The legislation, referred to as Distribution Integrity, will have a significant impact on the way utilities store and analyze their data. GIS will be the centerpiece of many utilities' distribution integrity solutions as utilities develop applications and processes around the core aspects of the legislation: third-party damage, leak management, risk management, and performance-based metrics.

GIS Versus Geospatial Mashups: Geospatial Gets Hot!
David Cole, MapQuest Solutions
Track: Internet and Web Services
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Learning Objectives:

Compare traditional GIS technology with geospatial mashups.
Examine the differences between GIS and mashups to determine their appeal.
Discuss how mapping mashups have changed the geospatial industry.

The introduction of mapping mashups on the Internet has made computer mapping hotter than ever. Google Maps started the furor with their combination of free maps and easy Javascript development tools. Suddenly, mapping was in. This paper will compare and contrast traditional geospatial technology with this current trend in geospatial mashups. Areas discussed will include market focus (professional), consumer industries (noncommercial) use, utilities/government technologies, polygon and linear analysis, and geocoding and routing.

Building a GIS Solution for the One Call Process
Rob Perry, Accenture
Track: CIP and Emergency Response
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Learning Objectives:

Learn how a customized one-call application can benefit your business.
See the benefits of locate automation .
Develop a strategy for integrating your data into a single one-call solution.

BC Hydro and Accenture Business Services for Utilities have developed a customized solution for responding to underground locate requests. The Geospatial Underground Service centre (GUS) is a GIS application that integrates a ticket management system with BC Hydro’s asset GIS database. This approach allowed for the majority of the cumbersome One Call tasks to be intelligently automated. The implementation of GUS enabled BC Hydro to reduce by half the number of staff responding to tickets.

Automated Asset Data Generation
Ian Drury, British Telecom
Track: Business Intelligence/Work and Asset Management
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Learning Objectives:

View a case study of a unique method of asset data capture.
See detailed experiences of the advantages and disadvantages of data capture methods.
Get lessons on business benefit.

With 1.2 million network diagrams that required digitization, an enormous effort was required to carry out BT’s Network Data Transformation project. A fast and practical new method of data transformations was essential. This paper will explain the solution along with benefits and experiences of the project that converted scanned digital diagrams into fully integrated geographical information.
Copresenter: Allan Hagan, British Telecom

So Now You are a Project Manager—Tools and Strategies for the New Project Manager
Kenneth McVearry, Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.
Track: Organizational Impacts & Project Management
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Learning Objectives:

Gain insight on transitioning into the role of a project manager.
Learn how to plan a new project effectively.
Discover how to manage the project to successful completion.

Now that you've taken on the role of the project manager, how do you ensure your project gets off to a good start and then continues to run smoothly until completion? This presentation will cover the key concepts that a new project manager—as well as anyone currently managing a project—needs to understand to achieve peak performance. Topics include effective planning, communication, and problem resolution; managing scope, cost, time, quality, and risk factors, and more.

Position Your GPS Application for Success!
Roy Forsstrom, POWER Engineers, Inc.
Track: Mobile Applications
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Learning Objectives:

Understand how to integrate GPS into an application.
Gain a basic understanding of GPS technology.
Understand the limitations of GPS technology.

Many utilities and organizations are interested in using GPS to enhance their operations. Implementing a GPS solution requires an understanding of how the system operates, limitations inherent in GPS, system integration, and upcoming enhancements and alternatives, such as the Russian GLONASS and European Galileo. This paper will cover these topics and how GPS is integrated into solutions for various applications, such as location-based services, automatic vehicle locating, navigation, asset positioning and tracking, and precision timing.

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