2020 VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Who, What, and Where: A Guide to Federal Geospatial Resources for States

  • As geospatial information becomes the foundation for more and more initiatives, the federal government has a multitude of agencies that collect, analyze, store, and distribute spatial data. This session focuses on imagery resources.
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Western States Caucus

  • The Western States Caucus provides an opportunity for representatives from Western states and other stakeholders to discuss topics specific to the region.
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Welcome

  • With Virtual Annual Conference Emcee Jake Williams (StateScoop) and NSGIC President Karen Rogers (WY), President-Elect Frank Winters (NY), Past President Dan Ross (MN), Conference Chair Phillip Henderson (AL), and Executive Director Molly Schar.
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2020 VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Using Satellite Imagery to Guide Natural Disaster Recovery

  • As climate change accelerates, and natural disasters become more frequent and severe, there is a growing need for governments, companies, and nonprofits to have a clear understanding of what is happening on the ground.
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Using GIS for the COVID-19 Response in Maryland

  • Maryland's COVID-19 site for reliable and authoritative information about health and safety topics was launched on March 24, 2020. In this case study, learn about how 6.5 million users access more than 30 COVID-19 publicly available datasets and more.
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Trials and Tribulations of Extracting National Hydrography Dataset Flowlines from IfSAR-Derived Digital Elevation Models: Some New Approaches

  • This session discusses differences between lidar-derived and IfSAR-derived digital elevation models (DEMs) relative to flowline extraction, preparing DEM surfaces and feature extraction, and challenges with using IfSAR-derived DEMs in Alaska.
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Things that Go Together

  • Things that go together: Esri and open source, cheese and wine, pros and cons, fish and chips. This case study explores a public-facing GIS solution for Utah's State Geographic Information Database.
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The USGS 3D National Terrain Model

  • Kevin Gallagher shares the vision of the USGS and NOAA to provide a continuous topographic and bathymetric elevation foundation to support mapping needs for commerce, agriculture, land and sea navigation, resource management, water quality, and more.
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The Impact of Geospatial Search and Analysis in the Transportation Industry

  • Hear the story of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's ongoing, six-year journey with adopting and implementing spatial-temporal big data for a variety of use cases. Insights into problems facing many transportation agencies will be shared.
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The Emerging Role of the Chief Data Officer and What it Means for Geospatial

  • This session will cover best practices for successful statewide data programs, how geospatial technologies and practitioners can partner with CDOs to support improving public policy and service delivery.
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Ten Things You May Not Have Known about ArcGIS and Why They’re Relevant for State GIOs

  • It's often difficult to keep up with emerging capabilities in the ArcGIS platform, especially those that may be most relevant to the role of GIO. This session will highlight some of the advancements most relevant to state now and going forward, and why.
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Surdex Aircraft Flight Tracker Demonstration

  • Managing flight operations for a dozen planes collecting geospatial data at the same time can be a daunting task. See a demonstration of the latest tools the Surdex R&D team has implemented to improve flight operations management and flight efficiencies.
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States Riparian Areas Base Map

  • Riparian areas are important natural resources that are rich in biodiversity and ecological and hydrological functions. In this session, explore a robust GIS model to quantify riparian areas utilizing free available data and hydrological inputs.
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State/Tribal Collective

  • Join the boards of the NSGIC and NTGISC (National Tribal Geographic Information Support Center) to discuss hot topics like the census, murdered and missing indigenous women, and COVID-19; models of successful collaboration; and more.
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Putting 3DEP Data to Work

  • 3D Elevation Program data provides three-dimensional representations of landscape and constructed features. This session highlights the application of this valuable National Geospatial Data Asset and encourages participants to explore the use of 3DEP data.
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Promoting Value to a Lay Audience: Metrics, Outcomes, and Storytelling

  • More and more non-GIS professionals, including senior state manager, are aware of GIS capabilities. This session will show how MassGIS is using metrics, outcome stories, and project description to explain what they do and illustrate their value.
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Preparing 9-1-1 for Indoor Mapping

  • In this session, learn why indoor maps are important for 9-1-1, where indoor maps will come from and how they will be maintained over time, and innovative techniques for scaling locally authoritative crowdsourcing of indoor maps across states.
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Participatory Keynote

  • Thao Ton-That Whelan (International Committee of the Red Cross) will deliver keynote remarks in a special session kicking off the live programmic portion of the conference. Following her thought-provoking remarks, participants will move into small groups.
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STRATEGY

NSGIC Strategy Update

  • This recording from December 4, 2020, covers the latest learnings from ongoing strategic discussions among leadership and stakeholders.
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NG9-1-1: NENA Update

  • Learn about the National Emergency Number Association's ongoing development of GIS data development and use standards and guidance documentation.
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