2020 VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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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Coastal Caucus

  • A NSGIC tradition since 2007, the Costal Caucus provides an opportunity for coastal states and federal partners to discuss tools, resources, and case studies.
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Business Meeting

  • The NSGIC Business Meeting is held each year during the organization's Annual Conference. The order of business is set forth in the NSGIC bylaws.
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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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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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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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Leveraging Open Source GIS

  • In this session, learn how to amplify the capabilities of your GIS toolkit by integrating cutting-edge open source libraries.
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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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Managing and Distributing Statewide Lidar Data

  • In this session, learn how everybody - not only geospatial experts - can ingest, catalog, and publish point cloud and other data types (raster, vector, elevation, and photo mesh) for dissemination via the web.
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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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Cataloging Aerial Imagery Collection and Forecasting Future Collections at all Levels of Government

  • Accurate geolocation of houses and roads is necessary to ensure the highest quality spatial accuracy in the decennial census and other surveys conducted by the US Census Bureau. Learn about efforts to enhance coordination between neighboring states.
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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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Fresh PIE: New Mexico’s Piping Hot “Property Information Exchange”

  • In this case study, learn about the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department's support of operations of the County Assessor offices in 33 counties. The business modernization project leverages a relational and geospatial database.
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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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Is Your Data Playing Catch Up with Technology?

  • As geospatial technology advances to capabilities beyond our comprehension, we find ourselves often incapable of leveraging these tools because the quality of our data does not meet the level required by the toolsets.
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Historic Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps as a GIS layer

  • Gathering historic spatial information about cities can be a difficult task when researching issues such as street changes or previous land use for a single site, and nearly impossible for larger neighborhoods. New solution offered by Sanborn.
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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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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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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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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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