Schedule

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Tuesday, September 14th

      9:00am – 4:00pm – Pre-conference Workshops 
 6:00-10:00pm: Spatial Ignite NoCo 2.0 - Austin's Bar & Grill in Windsor
 See event blog for details: IgniteSpatial blog
 Tickets required: IgniteSpatial Info & tickets

Wednesday, September 15th

      8:00am - 7:00pm McKee Building Exhibit Hall open
      7:30am Registration Opens - McKee Building
      8:30 – 10:00am Opening Plenary – Keynote:  Peter Batty - First National Bank Building
      10:30 – 5:00 pm  Presentation Tracks - McKee Building Show/Hide  Link To Abstracts

    • KML & the Modified (or Pseudo) Mercator ProjectionShow/Hide
      • Harnessing KML and Google Earth to Visualize Your Data
      • Using Google Maps as a Source of Ground Control for the CORONA Archaeological Atlas
      • Web Mercator – Non-Conformal, Non-Mercator
      • New Geo features at Google: Google Earth 5.2, Fusion Tables, and more
    • Environmental GIS Show/Hide
      • Accessibility, Anthropogenic Pressure, and Fragmentation of the Temperate and Tropical Forests in Mexico
      • Assessing the Geostatistical Assumptions of the Outbreak Model for the Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
      • Using NetCDF data in GIS-based Environmental Modeling
      • The Impact of Trans-Continental Divide Water Diversions on Natural Streamflow
      • Web Services for Water Resources Management
      • The Denver Basin Aquifers – GIS Ground Water Study of the Relationship Between Well Pumping and Water Level Changes
      • Predicting Post-Wildfire Erosion Using the USLE and WEPP: The Hayman Fire
      • Changes in Spectral Reflectance Characteristics of Lodgepole Pine Following Bark Beetle Outbreak
      • GIS Analysis and Scientific Data Management as Part of Some of the USFS’s Responses to the Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) Epidemic
    • Geoweb:  GIS Web Development and Geo-Enabled Information Online Show/Hide
      • Simplifying the Use of GIS with Web Style Search
      • ArcGIS Server: Factors Affecting Performance and Scalability
      • GIS on the Web: Breaking Down Barriers
      • Collaborative Development of a GeoWeb Application
      • 3G Real-Time Connectivity in Mobile GIS
      • ArcGIS Server and Virtualization
    • Surveying:  Beyond Boundaries Show/Hide
      • It’s all in the Style – Civil 3D for Surveyors
      • Legal Description
      • Introduction to the US PLSS (Public Land Survey System)
      • Airborne LiDAR Calibration Approaches
      • Exploring the Past and Future of the Measurement Profession
    • Industry Track Show/Hide
      • Managing and Serving Imagery with ArcGIS 10
      • Fun with Laser Rangefinders
      • ArcGIS Server in the Amazon Cloud
      • How Local Government Organizations are Quantifying the Return on Investment (ROI) of GIS
      • GNSS Real Time Networks – The Next Generation Infrastructure for all Geospatial Data
      • Managing Municipal Utilities Using GIS
      • What’s New at ArcGIS 10

            12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch & Geography Quiz in the First National Bank Building


             5:00-7:00pm Social Event in the McKee Exhibit Hall

             7:00 - ? Post-Social Event at the Rock Bottom Brewery  

Thursday, September 16th

      8:00am - 12:00pm McKee Building Exhibit Hall open
      8:00 – 9:00am Student Breakfast in the First National Bank Building
      8:30 – 5:00pm Presentation Tracks - McKee Building Show/Hide  Link To Abstracts

    • Data, Maps, and Apps in Government Show/Hide
      • The National Hydrography Dataset
      • An Introduction to the Hydrography Event Management Tools
      • GIS in a Small Town
      • From the Ark- Managing Water in Southeast Colorado for the 21st Century
      • Using Geospatial Technology to Identify and Manage Critical Infrastructure Assets
      • The Role of GIS in Gov 2.0
      • Solar Access Modeling Under A New Zoning Code – Denver, CO
      • Using GIS to Assess Areas in the Most Need for Health Outreach**
      • Case Study: Choosing the correct GPS,field/office software & workflow
      • Building Buildings: Adding the 3rd Dimension and Attributes to Building Footprints
      • Haiti URISA GISCorps
      • Live GIS/CAMA Integration & Data Visualization
    • GIS for the Common Person:  Getting Geospatial Information into the Hands of Those Who Need it Show/Hide
      • The Geospatial Centroid @ CSU: Projects, Activities & Future Plans
      • GIS Faculty Institute
      • Spatial Literacy for the Common Kid and Beyond!
      • Collaboration Panel
      • Python for the Cool Kids- How to Get Started Without Being a Geek
      • Partnerships and Data Collection
      • OpenStreetMap
    • State GIS Coordination
    • Emergency ManagementShow/Hide
      • Monitoring the Levees of the Sacramento Valley System*
      • Colorados Flood Decision Support System*
      • HAZUS-MH Flood Level II Analyses: Integrating User-Supplied data for Hazard Mitigation Planning
      • Collaborative Approach to Preparing, Preventing, Responding, and Recovering From Natural Disasters
    • Imagery and Elevation Data:  Foundations for GIS and ModelingShow/Hide
      • Geospatial Data in Aviation Accident Reconstruction
      • Applying the SAVANNA Ecosystem Model to Gain Insight into Ecosystem Function in Cheatgrass Invaded
      • Construct a Large-Scale Time Series Study for Water Resources Management Using Free Archive of Landsat Satellite Images
      • A Study of the Clinical Viability of Progression Analysis of Ocular Degenerative Disorder Using Spatial and Imagery Evaluation Techniques Applied to Videokeratographs
      • An Easy and Faster Way to Stream Orthophotos
      • Vegetation Products from ICESat
    • Bridging the Gap between CAD and GISShow/Hide
      • Critical Issues Facing CAD and GIS Integration
      • Round Table Discussion
      • Strategies for effectively working with CAD and GIS - ESRI demonstration
      • GIS for the Uncommon Engineer - Autodesk Demonstration
    • Open Source GIS Show/Hide
      • Google Earth--An Effective Tool for Building Collaboration among Geoscientists
      • Utilizing PostGIS for Large-Scale Geoprocessing
      • zigGIS 3.0 - An Open-Source PostGIS Connector for ArcGIS Desktop
    • Industry Track
      • TIMSGeoTech: Tiered Internship Model for Students in Geospatial Technology

            12:00-1:30pm Lunch and presentations:  GIS tour of the State followed by                                     Keynote speech from Joseph Kerski

             2:00 – 4:30pm Geospatial Job Fair – McKee Exhibit Hall

Friday, September 17th
Post-Conference Company Tours


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