Hotel Accomodations
The conference is being held at Tan-Tar-A Resort and Spa in Osage Beach, Missouri. The rate is $70.00 plus applicable taxes for 1-4 people. Please make your reservation directly with Tan-Tar-A. For details on accommodations and reservations, call 1-800-826-8272 or 573-348-3131. There are still rooms available in the room block. Be sure to mention that you are attending the Missouri GIS Conference to receive the discounted group rate. Note!! Please make your hotel reservations quickly to take advantage of the conference rates!

Sponsors
Missouri GIS Advisory Committee
Missouri Spatial Data Information Service
Missouri State Geographic Information Office

Contacts
Presentation Submissions
Steve Marsh 816-881-4584
Poster Submissions
Arnold Williams 573-751-7012
Exhibitor Information
Jim Lascala 816-792-6000x3126
Conference Chair
Tony Spicci 573-882-9909x3295

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2007 Missouri GIS Conference Program

Register online or by mail. See http://www.mgisac.org/MOGIS07/Registration for more information.

Monday, February 19

10:00 am – 7:00 pm: Registration Open

1:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Half-day Workshops

Advanced Cartography – Map Books and Inset Maps
Addressing – The Master Address Database
Building .NET Web Applications with ArcGIS Server
Introduction to GPS
Getting the Most out of Missouri Land Cover

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Welcome Wine Tasting Reception with Exhibitors

The Missouri Wine and Grape Board will be bringing Missouri’s best wines.

Tuesday, February 20

7:30 am: Registration Open

7:30 am – 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

8:30 am – 10:15 am: Welcome, Outstanding Contribution to GIS Award, and Keynote

Representative Mike Sutherland, 99th District
Learon Dalby, GIS Program Manager, Arkansas Geographic Information Office

10:15 am – 10:30 am: Break

10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Education Sessions

ESRI Technical Workshop: Getting to know ArcGIS 9.2 Desktop

Natural Resources

  • Your National Wetland Inventory: Past, Present, Future!
  • CAPT Version 1.2: Missouri Department of Conservation Land Management Tool
  • Getting the Lead Out: Using GIS to Manage Assessment and Cleanup of Lead in Soil

GIS Forums

  • GIS and GIS Data Legal Issues
  • Missouri's Geospatial Future
  • The Missouri Aerial Photo Collection Project

Public Safety I

  • Overview of Mapping Workshops for Law Enforcement and First Responder Officers
  • GIS in an Emergency Operations Center
  • 4-H: Alert, Evacuate, and Shelter—How Prepared are You?

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch with Exhibitors

1:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Half-day Workshops

GIS to CAD, CAD to GIS
Geospatial Modeling

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Education Sessions

ESRI Technical Workshop: Working with CAD Data and ArcGIS

GIS Technical Issues

  • Cartography Tips
  • Tips and Techniques for Automated Data Loading
  • HAZUS Flood Loss Estimations for an Entire State: The Missouri Experience

Mobile GIS

  • Integrating GPS with Photo Images to Enhance Your GIS
  • Application Development with ArcPad
  • Using 4-H Model Projects for a Community Mapping Program

Public Safety II


Kucera
  • GeoPDF: Intelligent Maps for the Masses
  • USGS Quadrangle for Emergency Response
  • Using Geospatial Technology for Tornado Damage Assessment

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Break

3:15 pm – 4:45 pm: Education Sessions

ESRI Technical Workshop: The Geodatabase at 9.2

Web Applications

  • Making GIS Available to the Masses: Implementing GIS for the Internet and Intranet
  • Web-enabled Customer Service with ArcGIS and Google Maps
  • Bringing GIS to the Public: the “My Neighborhood Portal”

Your Census Future: Local Update of Census Addresses Program (LUCA)

Getting Involved

  • RAMONA: the National State's Geographic Information Consortium's Spatial Data Inventory
  • Apprenticeship Learning Strategy in Geospatial Technology
  • Geopardy: A Game of GIS Jeopardy!

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Vendor Reception and Poster Session

Celebrate “Fat Tuesday” with our Mardi Gras themed reception. A buffet style dinner and beverage will be served, along with a game or activity in each exhibit booth. Several chances to win vendor prizes!

Wednesday, February 21

7:30 am: Registration Open

7:30 am – 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast

8:30 am – 4:30 pm: Full-day Workshops

ArcGIS – A Practical Introduction
Geodatabase Basics

8:30 am – 10:00 am: Education Sessions

ESRI Technical Workshop: ArcGIS Server Overview

Application Development

  • Creating Applications with Autodesk Mapguide Enterprise
  • Intelligent Watershed Management Using Agent Architectures in ArcGIS and .Net
  • Assessment Data in the Field—A First Step

GIS Development

  • Data Conversion and GIS Implementation
  • Avoiding the Mistakes of GIS Development
  • GIS Development for the Independence Water Pollution Control Department

Geodatabase Applications

  • GPS Processing within the Geodatabase
  • ArcSDE 9.1 Basics of Transition
  • Storing Archeological Data in ArcSDE

10:00 am – 10:15 am: Break

10:15 am - 12:00 pm: Education Sessions

ESRI Technical Workshop: Customizing ArcGIS Server

Imagery

  • How Do You Get Great Quality Photos and Save Money at the Same Time?
  • Digital Cameras, Earth Data
  • Getting to Know Oblique Aerial Photography

GIS and Tax Assessment

  • Using GIS to Appraise Agricultural Land
  • Tracking the Past with Parcel Genealogy
  • 3-D Rendering of Condos and Other Irregular Parcels

LIDAR and Elevation Data

  • LIDAR 101
  • 800 Miles of Missouri River Floodplain Terrain Processing: Preparing for Future Mapping
  • LIDAR: The Source for Fast, Accurate Elevation and Surface Data

12:15 pm – 1:45 pm: Professional Lunch, Lewis & Clark, Best Presentation, Best Poster/Project, Best Student Poster/Project Awards Presentation, and Keynote Presentation

Duan Bills, The Missouri Botanical Garden

1:45 pm: Conference Adjourns

Thursday, February 22

7:30 am: Registration Open

7:30 am – 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast

8:30 am – 4:30 pm: Full-day Workshops

ArcGIS – A Practical Introduction
Starting a GIS from Scratch

Register online or by mail. See http://www.mgisac.org/MOGIS07/Registration for more information.