Conference Proceedings

Concurrent Sessions Thursday March 1, 10:45-11:30
Track 1: Challenges and Opportunities	"An Update on Progress,"Dempsey Benton, NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council Panel: Tim Johnson, Moderator, NC CGIA Lee Mandell, Nc League of Municipalities Karen Siderelis, Us Geological Survey Herb McKim, McKim and Creed Abby Smith, Library of Congress
Track 2: Business Processes and Work Flow Management	"Business Process Modeling to Support GIS," Rob Bailey, Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities View Presentation "Master Address Database and Workflow Process," Tom Jureczka and Trina Chery, City of Winston-Salem View Presentation
Track 3: The 2010 Census and Local Data	"Census 2010 Geography Programs for Local Governments," David Wiggins and Shawn Smith, US Bureau of the Census View Presentation - Part I View Presentation - Part II
Track 4: Monitoring Our Changing Environment	"Geospatial Web Services and Scientific Workflows for Distributing and Modeling Marine Mammal Data," Patrick Halpin, Duke University View Presentation "Developing the NCCOOS Coastal Data Viewer: Challenges in Real Time Marine GIS," Jesse Cleary, UNC Chapel Hill View Presentation
Track 5: Infrastructure and Land Use Planning	"Putting Parcel Data to Work," Nancy von Meyer, GISP, Fairview Industries View Presentation "Parcel-Based Land Use for Planners," Paul Black, GISP, Triangle J Council of Governments View Presentation
Track 6: Service Opportunities for the GIS Community	"The What and Why of GISCorps," Lori Quinn, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department View Presentation "Operation Katrina: The GIS Community Responds," Twyla McDermott, City of Charlotte Presentation Not Available "Mapping Refuge Service Locations in Cairo , Egypt ," Lori Quinn, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department Presentation Not Available
Special Session: Military Applications of GIS	"Use of GIS by the National Guard," Robert Barber-Delach, National Guard Bureau View Presentation

Concurrent Sessions Thursday March 1, 1:30-3:00
Track 1: Data for North Carolina	"Cost-Share Funding of County Orthoimagery Projects," Zsolt Nagy, NC CGIA Presentation Not Available "Working Group for Roads and Transportation: Multi-Agency Synergy for Data Sharing," L.C. Smith, NC Dept. of Transportation View Presentation "North Carolina Stream Mapping Project," Joe Sewash, NC CGIA View Presentation "LIDAR and DFIRMS for NC," Charity Peterson and Tonda Shelton, NC Office of Geospatial and Technology Management Presentation Not Available "NC Network RTK," Gary Thompson, NC Geodetic Survey Presentation Not Available
Track 2: Geospatial Architecture and Return on Investment	"Geospatial Profile for Enterprise Architecture," Raj Singh, Open Geospatial Consortium View Presentation "Identifying the ROI for GIS," Alan Leidner, Booz Allen Hamilton View Presentation "The Value of GIS: A Significant Return on Investment for Local Government," David Holdstock, GISP, Geographic Technologies Group Presentation Not Available
Track 3: Supporting Community Concerns	"Integrating GIS, Asset Management and Call Center Technologies, "Steve Sherman, GISP, City of Greensboro View Presentation "Democratizing GIS, Taking It To The Street!" Mike Carmichael and Alvin Atkinson, Winston-Salem State University View Presentation "Using GIS to Locate an At-Risk Youth Center in Catawba County, North Carolina," Taylor Dellinger, GISP, and Tom Bell, Western Piedmont COG View Presentation
Track 4: Balancing Human Impacts on Our Environment	"Geospatial Imaging: Resources for Monitoring Change," Jeff Brown, NC CGIA View Presentation "The Community Wildfire Protection Plans in North Carolina - An Application of HAZUS - DHS/FEMA’s Loss Estimation Software," Shardul Raval and Ken Taylor, NC DENR View Presentation "US FWS Watershed Development Index: A Cadastral-Based Measure of Subdivision Change," Neil Thomas, Resource Data, and Leo Klausmann, Warren Wilson College View Presentation
Track 5: Facilities Management	"Utility Modeling with Customized Geometric Networks," Mary Ruth Dana, RDU Airport Authority and Jason Sanford, Camp Dresser & McKee View Presentation
Track 6: Keeping Your Skills Current	"The Profession of GIS," Lynda Wayne, GISP, GeoMaxim View Presentation "Overview of On-line GIS Certificate and Masters Degree Programs," Rita Hagevik, University of Tennessee View Presentation "Educating the Geospatial Workforce," Chris Paynter, Central Piedmont Community College View Presentation
Special Session: Issues in Coastal Development and Planning	"An Exploration of Coastal Change in Southeastern NC," Joanne Halls, UNC Wilmington View Presentation "Alternatives for Coastal Development: Water Quality Impacts of Two Development Scenarios," Perver Baran, NC State University View Presentation "Signals of Land Cover Change for North Carolina’s Inner Banks, 1992-2001," Tom Crawford, East Carolina University View Presentation
Special Session: Award-Winning Graduate Student Presentations	"Mitigating the Topographic Effect Found in Multi-Spectral Satellite Images in the Appalachian Mountains," Ann Bryant, Appalachian State University Presentation Not Available "Mapping Land Cover Change as an Indicator for Coral Distribution in Boracay Island, Philippines," Amanda Williams, UNC Wilmington View Presentation "A Predictive Model of Archaeological Potential: Locating Maya Ruins with GIS and Satellite Imagery," Sallie Vaughn, East Carolina University View Presentation

Concurrent Sessions Thursday March 1, 3:30-5:00
Track 1: Tools and Techniques for Visualizing Large Datasets	"Gearing up for Emergency Management – Integration of Large Spatial Datasets," Kenneth Galluppi, Renaissance Computing Institute View Presentation "Texas Mesonet: Processing Large Datasets in Real Time ," Gerry Creager, Texas A&M University Presentation Not Available "LIDAR Visualization – Techniques, Tricks, and Lessons Learned," Charity Peterson , NC Office of Geospatial and Technology Management View Presentation
Track 2: Strategic Technology Planning	Panel: "Strategic Technology Planning," Billy Willis, NC Office of Information Technology Services "Geospatial Directions of the Federal Government," Karen Siderelis , US Geological Survey "A Strategic Plan for NC ,"Zsolt Nagy , NC CGIA "Application of Strategic Technology to Local Government," Brad Dunkle, City of Charlotte
Track 3: Public Safety	"GIS-Based Simulation of Emergency Units Response Times," Jean-Claude Thill, UNC Charlotte View Presentation "Traveling at the Speed of Life – Decreasing Public Safety Response Times with GIS Technology," Brian Hood, City of Lexington , SC View Presentation "Push Pins to Online Maps," Stacey Joyner, City of Raleigh Police Department View Presentation
Track 4: Preserving the Future Health of Our Environment	"Designing a Regional Land Use Suitability Model for Sustainable Sandhills ," Karen Beck, US Army Environmental Center and Susan Pulsipher , NC Department of Commerce" View Presentation Watershed Evaluation Tool (WET) – Using Local Data in a Regional Application," Sylvia Terziotti, USGS and Chris Dreps, Upper Neuse Basin Association View Presentation "Protecting Private Land Conservation with GIS ," Scott Bodien, Catawba Lands Conservancy View Presentation
Track 5: Transportation Planning	"Working Group on Roads and Transportation, " John Farley , GISP, NC Dept.of Transportation View Presentation "Context Sensitive Solutions and GIS," Teresa Townsend, Carter & Burgess Presentation Not Available "Florida ETDM Process and GIS Implementation ," Allen Ibaugh, Data Transfer Solutions View Presentation
Track 6: University Research Applications	"Using GIS to Map Genealogical Data," Anita Oser , Western Carolina Presentation Not Available "Tracking Bald Eagle Movements Using On-Board GIS," Paul Smith and Rob Bieeregaard, UNC Charlotte View Presentation
Special Session: Stream Mapping: A Primer	Panel: Joe Sewash , Moderator, NC CGIA View Presentation Scott Edelman, Watershed Concepts View Presentation Colleen Kiley , NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program View Presentation Andy McDaniel , NC Dept. of Transportation View Presentation Ian McMillan, NC Division of Water Quality Cam McNutt , NC Division of Water Quality View Presentation Periann Russell , NC Division of Water Quality View Presentation
Special Session: Award-Winning Graduate Student Presentations	"Feature Based Image Classification at Toolik Lake , Alaska ," Debasish Chaudhuri, UNC Greensboro "The Advantages and Disadvantages of 3-D Maps for Focused and Integrative Map Analysis Performance by Novice and Experienced Users," Debra Savage, NC State University "Window Repair: A GIS-Based Method for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in University Areas," Robert Huizar, III, UNC Charlotte View Presentation

Concurrent Sessions Friday March 2, 8:30-10:00
Track 1: Data Sharing: National Strategies, Local Implementation	"Twenty Years of Spatial Vision, But What Does 1987 Look Like in Your GIS? - Emerging Issues, Hindsight and Insights from the NC Preservation Partnership," Steve Morris, NCSU and Abby Smith , Library of Congress View Presentation "Implementing National Strategies: Data Distribution and Metadata Survival for Local Government," Carter Vickery, Wake County View Presentation "Making the Business Case for Geospatial Metadata," Lynda Wayne , GISP, GeoMaxim View Presentation
Track 2: Managing GIS in Your Organization	"Current Legal and Legislative Issues in GIS," Lee Mandell, NC League of Municipalities Presentation Not Available "Building and Retaining a Professional GIS Staff," Panel: Colleen Sharpe , Moderator, City of Raleigh Pat Bresnahan, Richland County , SC - View Presentation Charles Friddle, Wake County Kelly Laughton , The Davenport Group
Track 3: Homeland Security and Emergency Management	"Putting the FGDC Guidelines for Providing Appropriate Access to Geospatial Data into Practice," Susan Johnson , City of Charlotte View Presentation "The National Grid - So Easy a Caveman Could Do It," Tom Terry, US Marine Corps and Julie Stamper , Pasquotank County Presentation Not Available "Emergency Management GIS Applications in Surry County ," Una Freeman , Surry County View Presentation
Track 4: Enjoying North Carolina’s Unique Environments	"Recognizing the Benefits of Trees in Land Use and Open Space Planning," Kathryn Clifton , GISP, City of Salisbury View Presentation "Trails & Greenways: Using GIS on the Pathway to Healthier Communities," Charlynne Smith , NC State University View Presentation "Using GIS to Develop the Tar River Trail and Battle Park - The 3D Approach ," Al Gillikin, GISP, City of Rocky Mount View Presentation
Track 5: Roads, Rails and Trails	"Eastern Carolina and Down East RPO Crash Analysis," Alex Rickard and Daniel Van Liere , Eastern Carolina Council View Presentation "Take a Hike! Regional Trails Data," Paul Black , GISP, Triangle J COG View Presentation "NC Rail Road Company Corridor Management Program," Kristian Forslin , GISP, NC Rail Road Company Presentation Not Available
Track 6: Community GIS	"Kenan Fellows Program Integrates GIS in the Classroom," Danielle Seneschal, NCSU; Carrie Jones, Middle Creek High School; Tim Martin, Greensboro Day School and Betty Welsh, Centennial Campus Middle School View Presentation - Part I View Presentation - Part II View Presentation - Part III View Presentation - Part IV View Presentation - Part V Panel: "Celebrating GIS Day Across North Carolina," Dianne Enright , NC State Center for Health Statistics; Teresa Caesar-Eads , Central Piedmont Community College; and Joni Bugden-Storie , Western Carolina University
Track 7: Location Technology	"Automated Vehicle Location for Asset Management," Brian Fitzgerald, Richland County , SC View Presentation "Community and Conversation in Location Technology," Michael Jones, Google Presentation Not Available
Special Session: Award-Winning Undergraduate Student Presentations	"GIS-Based Hydrologic Modeling: Impacts of Land Use on Storm Runoff in Developing Watersheds," Grant Russell, UNC Charlotte View Presentation "Applying GIS to the Study of Fluvial Geomorphology," Anita Henderson, UNC Greensboro View Presentation "Integrating Bayesian Belief Networks into a GIS: A Forest Composition Example, "Jeff Hicks, UNC Asheville Presentation Not Available "Critical Mass Transit: Using GIS to Improve Ridership on the Asheville Transit System," Julia Kernitz, Warren Wilson College Presentation Not Available

Concurrent Sessions Friday March 2, 10:30-12:00
Track 1: Data Sharing, Access and Distribution	"US Land Parcel Database," David Cowen , University of South Carolina View Presentation "Developing Best Practices for Local and State Data Sharing," Anne Payne, GISP, Wake County View Presentation Panel: "Four Ways to Data," Zsolt Nagy , Moderator, NC CGIA David Giordano , NC CGIA Andy Goretti , Mecklenburg County Janet Lowe , GISP, Buncombe County
Track 2: Regional Initiatives	"The Urban Frontier: Regional Spatial Information Networks," Kathy Covert , USGS Presentation Not Available "Regional Collaboration Models: Framework GIS for the Charlotte Region," Vicki Bott , UNC Charlotte View Presentation "GIS Collaboration in the Albemarle Region ," Julie Stamper , Pasquotank County Presentation Not Available
Track 3: GIS Business Integration Services	"Using .NET to Integrate GIS with Housing Inspections," Lee Nichols, City of Winston-Salem View Presentation "GIS in Support of Territory Alignment for Business Integration and Marketing," Mike Murphy , ROK Technologies Presentation Not Available "The Value Add of a Spatially Enabled Service Oriented Architecture," Dale Loberger, ESRI View Presentation
Track 4: Coping with the Aftermath of Natual Events	"LIDAR and Landslides - Utilizing GIS in the NC Landslide Hazard Mapping Program," Anne Witt and Rick Wooten , NC Geological Survey View Presentation "Peer-to-Peer Networking for Incident Response," Jeff Harrison, Carbon Project View Presentation "Using GIS To Locate Potential Temporary Debris Reduction and Storage Sites," Wright Lowery, Wake County View Presentation
Track 5: It's the Law	"City of Asheville ’s Ridgetop Protection Areas – Re-Examined ," Nick Harvey , GISP, City of Asheville View Presentation "Zoning Layer Architecture ," William Best, NC Dept. of Commerce View Presentation "The NCPMA DOT Committee - Our Road to Cooperation ," Eric John, Wake County View Presentation
Track 6: National GIS Partnerships	"Our Changing Communities - Mapping the Past to Understand Our Future," Colleen Karl , NC State University ; Steve Karl, Danny Brusko, Tori Bynum, Justin Karl, Matthew Leary and Kameron Nickens, John A. Holmes High School View Presentation "Looking Into the Past Through Century Farms," Amy Durden , Camden County Presentation Not Available "NC 4-H, On the Right Path…Utilizing GIS Technology in Youth Development Programs," Eve Kindley , NC Cooperative Extension, Al Jackson, Laura Ponder and Steve Yost, Leaders, Madison County 4-H and Nezzie Covington, Will Farlessyost, A.J. Jackson, Sierra Kindley, Sylas Owen and Drew Yost, Students, Madison County 4-H Presentation Not Available
Track 7: Low Cost / High Value Mapping	"OpenGIS Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture," Tobin Bradley, GISP, Mecklenburg County View Presentation Panel: "A Whirl-Wind Survey of Free and Open Source GIS Solutions," Pat Bresnahan, Moderator, Richland County , SC Tobin Bradley, GISP, Mecklenburg County - View Presentation Chris Calloway, UNC Chapel Hill Julia Harrell , NC DENR - View Presentation Tom Melhuish, WebInsights Helena Mitasova, North Carolina State Univ. - View Presentation Doug Newcomb , US Fish & Wildlife Service - View Presentation
Special Session: Award-Winning Undergraduate Student Presentations	"Building a Pine Forest Management Plan in the NC Piedmont Using Color-Infrared Aerial Photographs," Kevin Moore , Western Carolina University Presentation Not Available "3D Airspace Analysis Using GIS," Nelson Ahrens, Central Piedmont Community College Presentation Not Available "NC A&T Farm: Building a Geospatial Database for Planning and Development from the Ground Up," Kitty Suda , NC A&T State University Presentation Not Available "DEM Resolution Effects on Quantifying Steep Slope Development Restrictions," Jessica Brannock , Appalachian State University Presentation Not Available "Resource Assessment: Ecologically Sound Development in Western North Carolina with Regard to Slope Stability, Soil Conditions, Watershed Integrity, and Other Factors," Andy Tait, Haywood Community College Presentation Not Available

Concurrent Sessions Friday March 2, 1:30-3:00
Track 1: Finding the Right Imagery	"Oblique vs. Ortho Imagery - Complimentary, Not Competitive Products," Andy Goretti , Mecklenburg County View Presentation "Comparison of Film Versus Digital Imagery," Tonda Shelton , NC Office of Geospatial and Technology Management Presentation Not Available "Color Infrared Digital Orthoimagery: Issues and Applications," James Cannistra, Sanborn Map Co. View Presentation
Track 2: Mashups: The Impacts of Big Business	"Delivering Insight: Google and the Geospatial Revolution," Michael Jones, Google Presentation Not Available "Virtual Earth for State and Local Governments," Bill Gail, Microsoft View Presentation "Mashups: The Non-Profit/Community Perspective," Wansoo Im, Center for Community Mapping Presentation Not Available
Track 3: Health Issues	"Birth Defects and Distance to Care in North Carolina ," Dianne Enright , NC State Center for Health Statistics Presentation Not Available "Nature of Scope and Causes of Errors in Hospital- Reported County of Diagnosis in North Carolina and Wisconsin , 1990-2003 ," Christian Klaus, NC Dept. of Health & Human Services View Presentation "Profiling Diabetes Prevalence Across the Nation," Mike Murphy , ROK Technologies Presentation Not Available
Track 4: Geospatial Forecasting: Our Future Environment	"Southeastern Gap Analysis: Products and Accessibility," Todd Earnhardt and Jim White, NC State University View Presentation "The Incorporation of Qualitative Data into GIS Models: A Case Study Involving the Farmland Values Project in Western NC ," Art Rex , Appalachian State University and Greg Dobson , UNC Asheville View Presentation "Unlocking the Mysteries of Coastal System Change Using GIS: NC Outer Banks," Stan Riggs, East Carolina University Presentation Not Available
Track 5: Hi, Are You a Model?	"Making Tough Choices in a Stressed-Out World," Vicki Bott , UNC Charlotte View Presentation "Triangle Regional Model Employment Geocoder," Jeremy Raw, Virginia DOT View Presentation "Volume to Capacity Visualization," Chris Lukasina, GISP, Upper Coastal Plain COG View Presentation
Track 6: GIS Goes To School	"Modelling Stormwater Runoff with CITYGreen," DeeDee Whitaker; Eric Luibrand and Paolo Valerio, Southwest Guilford High School View Presentation "Monitoring Water with a Quality GIS Prog ram ," Danion Terauds, Jason Erkman, Charlie Wells, Alan Michael Bresch, Christy Vaughn, and Kevin Cheung, East Alexander Middle School Presentation Not Available
Track 7: Mapping and Monitoring the World in Near Real Time	"Using Google Earth as an Enterprise GIS Viewer ," Brandon Peele, NC Department of Agriculture & Community Services Presentation Not Available "SensorNet Framework for Real-Time Detection and Alert Systems," David Borchert, Oak Ridge National Laboratory View Presentation "EcoNet: NC's Environment and Climate Network for Real-Time Weather Monitoring," Ryan Boyles, NC State University View Presentation
Special Session: GIS in Law Enforcement	"Geospatial Applications of Wireless 911,"Richard Taylor, NC Wireless 911 Board View Presentation "Using GPS Technology to Monitor Sex Offenders,"Hannah Rowland, NC Department of Corrections Presentation Not Available