2021 Virtual Midyear Meeting - On-demand Content

A simple approach to land management using Planet imagery in ArcGIS Pro - Asa Strong, Product Manager, Planet - Beau Legeer, Sales Manager, Esri

• Over the last year, state and local governments have been forced to adopt new, remote strategies for managing state and public lands. Dwindling resources makes it nearly impossible to get a current, complete picture of ground conditions. It is growing increasingly important to have an easy workflow where it is possible to view frequent high-resolution imagery, perform time-series analysis, and layer multiple datasets in one simple application. Asa Strong, Product Manager of Integrations at Planet, and Beau Legeer, Sales Manager for Imagery and Remote Sensing at Esri, demonstrate how to leverage Planet data within ArcGIS Pro to create a custom dashboard and monitor activity over permitted lands.

California’s Innovative Approach to GIS for NG9-1-1- Greg Spadorcio – GeoComm Vice President of Sales, Deb Rozeboom – GeoComm Product Manager, Public Safety GIS Services, Tyler Thompson – GeoComm Strategic Account Executive, Budge Currier – California Office of Emergency Services 9-1-1 Branch Manager, Isaac Cabrera – California State Geographic Information Officer

• In California, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) has taken an innovative approach to GIS preparation for NG9-1-1 deployment. It involves a sweeping state-level GIS assessment and development project to produce a statewide GIS dataset that is “at least as good as” the MSAG database that is currently routing live 9 -1-1 calls today. This allows for transitioning off of expensive legacy 9-1-1 system costs for Automatic Location Information (ALI) and selective routers, freeing up money that can then be made available for GIS improvement efforts to bring the GIS data beyond MSAG quality, and achieve the best possible initial call route. The resulting statewide GIS dataset can then be shared and leveraged by multiple State and local agencies for their business needs. 

Empowering Context, Collaboration, and Community with Location Technology & GIS -  Nearmap Enterprise Account Executive Carrie Wiley, GISP

• 2020 was a challenging and devastating year. It changed the way we work and perhaps even the way we view the world. However, in the midst of these challenges, the GIS industry proved pivotal in keeping the nation safe. GIS and location technology rose to the occasion and demonstrated their importance to the world around us. So, in 2021, how do we rebuild? Digital transformation has enabled GIS teams across industries to continue serving the public, even while everything around us is changing. Emergency response teams assisting with protests, assessor’s offices completing annual tax appraisals, and even urban development project teams working while social distancing -  more departments than ever are using frequently updated, high resolution imagery-as-a-service and location content to solve problems and better prepare for the future.

High-Resolution Topographic Lidar Mapping in Florida: A Statewide Initiative -Dewberry Senior Geospatial Scientist Al Karlin

• Since 1972, with the authorization of Florida Statute 373, topographic mapping conducted in concert with the USGS) has been a focus for water resources in the state of Florida. The Florida Water Management Districts, guided by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), have taken the lead in securing both state and USGS 3D-Elevation Program funding to maintain the topographic mapping effort. Since 2002, the Water Management District have partnered with the FDOT and the Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) to collect lidar (light detection and ranging) topographic data in support of watershed and urban stormwater modeling, storm surge modeling, and other emergency applications throughout the state. Following the series of hurricanes and tropical storms that ravaged the peninsula of Florida in 2016 and 2017, the FDEM, FDOT and the Water Management Districts secured a Florida Legislative Budget Request to update the topographic data. Partnering with the USGS and its Hurricane Irma Relief project, the state of Florida engaged in a single, high precision, QL1 lidar mission for the entire peninsula. The goal of the survey is to construct a single, seamless elevation model for the peninsula. Then, in 2019, following Hurricane Michael, the USGS provided funding to continue the high-precision QL1 study through the eastern panhandle of Florida. Simultaneously, Leon County, Florida, located in the mid-panhandle of Florida, commissioned Dewberry to conduct the first county-wide QL0 lidar mission in the country. This discussion highlights these three recent lidar projects.

• Recorded on Feb. 8, committee chairs, staff, and liaisons share updates on NSGIC’s monthly Leadership Briefing call.

• A major component of the Department of Interior’s vision is to increase access to our nation’s public lands. Since January 2019, the US Geological Survey has been advancing this vision with the National Digital Trails project. This presentation focuses on two project goals. First, it provides the current status of the Trail Routing Analysis and Information Linkage System (TRAILS), a web-based geospatial analysis tool that assists land managers in identifying and prioritizing candidate routes to connect existing trails and trail networks. Second, the presentation will cover the creation of a robust nationwide geospatial trails dataset. USGS dataset integrates trails from key federal agencies and state organizations. Besides highlighting the accomplishments, the presentation will discuss future steps for the project and opportunities to get involved.

North Carolina’s Next Generation 9-1-1 Deployment: The GIS Process- State of North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis Assistant Director Matthew McLamb and Senior GIS Analyst/Project Manager Anna Verrill

• The summer of 2021 will mark two years since the state of North Carolina first kicked off an active engagement program with PSAP and GIS professionals to deploy Next Generation 9-1-1 statewide. Since that time, more than 60 of the state’s 115 primary PSAPs have achieved i3 readiness, moving them one step closer to NG9-1-1 and more reliable call routing, utilizing critical GIS data layers. This presentation will outline the process followed to get where they are today and where they are headed, highlighting how different local governments have handled the migration to NG9-1-1. From rural to urban agencies there are commonalities, but also differences in how they prepare their GIS data. It is important to understand these differences especially when they often need to work together to align boundaries and other adjoining data such as street centerlines and address points. Similarly, state border alignment has been a critical component of the project. Lastly, the program prioritizes that the data generated be utilized for other statewide efforts. 

Revamping your Data Wardrobe to Give it More Curb Appeal - Utah AGRC’s Matt Peters and Greg Bunce

• How do you sell a pen? Maybe focus on the stories you could tell by using a pen to write them. Matt and Greg will explore a different approach to marketing, going beyond merely asking people to use their data to identifying which issues or problems can be solved. It is not enough to have data - it’s imperative to help people understand the value
  
  

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