2018 - UMGEOCON

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Brief information about each event to include time and room was provided to 2018 UMGEOCON attendees: Onsite - Overview Program.

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Wednesday Morning - May 23, 2018: Workshops

Time	Type/Theme	Title	Room
7:30-11:30 AM	Workshop	Making a Complete WebGIS Application with GeoMoose 3 Dan Little, Boundless Geospatial BRING YOUR LAPTOP!	3314
8:30-11:30 AM	Workshop	U.S. National Grid (USNG) Randy Knippel, Dakota County, Minnesota	3110
08:30-11:30 AM	Workshop	Introduction to Python/ArcPy for Automating Geoprocessing and Map Production in ArcGIS John DeGroote, GeoTREE Center - University of Northern Iowa	Computer Lab: Cowley 245
09:30-11:30 AM	Workshop	Leveraging Amazon Web Services Mark Korver, Amazon Web Services	Computer Lab: Cowley 204A
11:00 AM-1:00 PM	Exhibitors	Exhibitor booths open	Bluffs
11:00 AM-1:00 PM	Registration	Registration open	Bluffs Foyer
11:00 AM-1:00 PM	Lunch	Independent Lunch	Local Dining

Wednesday Afternoon - May 23, 2018: Keynote & Sessions

FEATURED

Time	Type/Theme	Title	Room
1:00-2:20 PM	KEYNOTE	50 Years of Geospatial Adventures Carl Reed, Open Geospatial Consortium (Ret.)	Bluffs
2:30-3:00 PM	Remote Sensing	High Density LiDAR Acquisition for Enhancing Forest Inventory Jennifer Corcoran, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	3105
3:00-3:30 PM	Remote Sensing	Forest Metric Mapping in Northern Minnesota Keith Pelletier, University of Minnesota	3105
2:30-3:00 PM	Emergency Mapping	Introduction to the U.S. National Grid Randy Knippel, Dakota County, Minnesota	3110
3:00-3:30 PM	NG9-1-1	Wisconsin Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) Update Chris Diller, Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs Andy Faust, North Central WI RPC	3110
2:30-3:00 PM	Data Management	The Mystery of the Address Geoffery Maas, Metropolitan Council	3120
3:00-3:30 PM	Mobile	Development of Mobile/Web Citizen Science Water Quality Apps John DeGroote, GeoTREE Center - University of Northern Iowa	3120
2:30-3:00 PM	Open Source	Lightning Overview of the Best Geospatial Open Source Bob Basques, SharedGeo	3130
3:00-3:30 PM	Traditional GIS	Practical Tips for ArcGIS Pro Micah Williamson, Cloudpoint Geographics	3130
2:30-3:30 PM	Future Technology	Base Mapping, Big Data and Data Quality Challenges for Autonomous Vehicles John Sullivan, Continental Mapping Consultants	3310
2:30-3:30 PM	FEATURED	The “Lost” Wisconsin – Minnesota State Line Byran Meyer, La Crosse County, Wisconsin	3314
3:30-4:00 PM	Networking Break	Refreshments in Exhibitor area Sponsored by Ayres Associates	Bluffs
4:00-4:30 PM	Point Cloud	Cloud-Based Open Source Point Cloud Processing with PDAL Howard Butler, Hobu, Inc.	3105
4:30-5:00 PM	Point Cloud	Rapid Floodplain Estimation from Dynamic Point Cloud Services Paul Senne, RESPEC	3105
4:00-4:30 PM	LiDAR	High Density Aerial Lidar for Transportation Applications Jason Krueger, Ayres Associates Matt Vinopal, Ayres Associates	3110
4:30-5:00 PM	UAS/UAV	Drone Aerial Photography – Accuracy and Practical Applications Randy Knippel, Dakota County, Minnesota	3120
4:00-5:00 PM	Open Data	A Wisconsin Model for Statewide Imagery and LiDAR Andy Faust, North Central WI RPC Adam Derringer, Ayers Associates	3130
4:00-5:00 PM	Traditional GIS	What’s New with ArcGIS Enterprise? Jesse Adams, North Point Geographic Solutions	3310
4:00-5:00 PM	GNSS	Coordinate Systems, Projections, and Datums, Oh My! Steve Richter, Frontier Precision	3314
4:00-5:00 PM	FEATURED	UMGEOCON Hosts – Lightning Round Representatives from each of the seven UMGEOCON host organizations	Bluffs
5:00-7:00 PM	Networking Event	Exhibitor Reception	Bluffs
7:00 PM	End Day One	Exhibitor Reception Closes	Bluffs

Thursday Morning - May 24, 2018: Keynote & Sessions

Time	Type/Theme	Title	Room
7:30 AM	Exhibitors	Exhibitor Booths Open	Bluffs
7:30-8:00 AM	Networking Event	Breakfast with Exhibitors	Bluffs
8:00-8:50 AM	KEYNOTE	The Drones Are Coming Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory	Bluffs
9:00-9:30 AM	FEATURED	GIS in the County Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Randy Knippel, Dakota County, Minnesota	3105
9:30-10:00 AM	FEATURED	Empowering Communities & Classrooms on the Value of Remote Sensing (talk without slides) Dan Bertalan, Into the Outdoors Education Network	3105
9:00-9:30 AM	Open Data	Enhancing Access to Historic Geospatial Data for Wisconsin’s Coast Codie See, Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office	3110
9:30-10:00 AM	Open Data	Accessing Remote Sensing Data from NASA’s LP DAAC Danielle Golon, Innovate Inc, contractor to the USGS EROS	3110
9:00-10:00 AM	Open Source	Compass: Navigating Your Geospatial Data with Open Source Software Bob Basques, SharedGeo	3120
9:00-10:00 AM	NG9-1-1	GIS Tabular MSAG to GeoMSAG Conversion for NG9-1-1 David Peck, West Safety Services	3130
9:00-10:00 AM	Open Data	Getting Your Data Out There – How to Get Started Creating an Open Data Site (live demo without slides) Nina Rihn, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	3310
9:00-10:00 AM	Panel - GNSS	IA, MN, & WI CORS/RTRN GNSS Networks Norman Miller, Iowa Department of Transportation Nathan Anderson, Minnesota Department of Transportation Elliot Smith, Wisconsin Department of Transportation	3314
10:00-10:30 AM	Networking Break	Refreshments in Exhibitor area – Exhibit Floor to close at 11:00 AM	Bluffs
10:30-11:00 AM	Remote Sensing	The Great Lakes Remote Sensing Collaboration Project Brian Huberty, U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service	3105
11:00-11:30 AM	Remote Sensing	A Multi-temporal Digital Surface Elevation Model of the Great Lakes Basin Jim Klassen, SharedGeo	3105
11:30-12:00 PM	Remote Sensing	Landscape Change Along the Great Lakes Coastal Region Keith Pelletier, University of Minnesota	3105
10:30-11:00 AM	UAS/UAV	Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Safety and Applications (cancelled) Peter Menet, Menet Aero, Inc.	3110
11:00-11:30 AM	Mobile	Accuracy Matters: Trimble + Esri = Reliable GIS Jay Riester, Seiler Instrument	3110
11:30-12:00 PM	Mobile	New Technology to Reduce Vegetation Remediation Costs Jim Murray, Cyclomedia Technologies Inc	3110
10:30-11:00 AM	Open Source	Minnesota DNR Recreation Compass Steve Lime, Minnesota IT Services, Minnesota Department Natural Resources	3120
11:00-11:30 AM	Open Source	GeoMoose 3: React! OpenLayers! XML? Dan Little, Boundless Geospatial	3120
11:30-12:00 PM	Open Source	Have Your Raspberry Pi (RPi3) and Eat It Too! Bob Basques, SharedGeo	3120
10:30-11:00 AM	Data Management	Dirty Data Done Dirt Cheap Mark McCart, HNTB/Iowa DOT	3130
11:00-11:30 AM	Data Management	The Advance of Geospatial Data Standards in Minnesota Geoffery Maas, Metropolitan Council	3130
11:30-12:00 PM	Data Management	Journey into the Iowa DOT Matrix Mark McCart, HNTB/Iowa DOT	3130
10:30 AM-12:00 PM	PANEL -FEATURED	Petascale High Performance Computing Mark Korver, Amazon Web Services Paul Morin, Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota Chris Doescher, USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Lanny Faleide, Satshot Inc.	3314

Thursday Afternoon, May 24, 2018: Lunch, Keynote, Door Prizes

Time	Type/Theme	Title	Room
12:00-12:30 PM	Lunch	Provided by UMGEOCON	Bluffs
12:30-1:00 PM	KEYNOTE	Collaboration Across the Nation Dan Ross, National States Geographic Information Council	Bluffs
1:00 – 1:15 PM	Door Prize Drawings	Must be present to win!	Bluffs

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