GIS in Illinois

2008 Fall Conference

ILGISA WANTS YOU

TO THINK SPATIALLY

November 5-6, 2008

GIS Education

Welcome to theILGISA 2008 Fall Conference!

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Special Thanks to the Fall 2008 Conference Planning Team Pat Keegan, Co-Chair, City of Evanston

Mark Toalson, Co-Chair, City of ChampaignPhil Eggen, NICOR Gas

Karen Fouts, The Sidwell CompanyM. Diana Lawrence, City of Chicago

Burt McAlpine, JULIE, Inc.Dr. R. B. Schultz, Assistant Professor, Geosciences and GIS Coordinator, Elmhurst College

Ryan Leonard, Kara CompanyVincent R. Smith, City of Aurora

Tracy Rogers, Executive Director, ILGISATami Bombich, Northern Illinois University

The Fall Conference Committee is pleased to welcome you to the eighteenth annual fall GIS conference hosted by ILGISA! This year’s conference promises to be bigger, better and more educational than past conferences due to the record breaking number of vendors exhibiting in our exhibit hall, as well as the number of workshops and sessions provided throughout the conference. ILGISA is a non-profit and non-commercial professional organization whose purpose is to provide GIS professionals with opportunities for sharing experiences and participating in educational programs.

Our key note speaker on Thursday, November 6th is Charlie Fitzpatrick, Co-Manager of ESRI’s program for K-12 Education. He has held this position since coming to ESRI in 1992 to begin their initiative supporting the use of GIS in schools and libraries. He is also the team lead for ESRI’s 10-person Education Team, which now covers primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, museums, zoos, science centers, and out-of-school youth programs such as 4-H, Boy Scouts, Girls Club, and so forth, for the U.S. and the world. Charlie’s key note presentation for ILGISA will focus on “Mapping Out Lifelong Learning.”

This conference offers many opportunities for you to mix and mingle with fellow colleagues, students, educators and GIS professionals. Take advantage of the large exhibit hall and visit with our vendors, in particular those who have taken part in sponsoring this conference. Without them, we would not have had as valuable a conference to offer to you this year! While visiting with the vendors, participate in the silent auction to benefit the newly formed ILGISA Scholarship fund!

We hope that you enjoy the conference and look to see you in the Spring when we move to the newly opened I-Center, located on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign, Illinois!

Think Spatially

Welcome to theILGISA 2008 Fall Conference!

ILGISA has a new look! We are pleased to launch the new look and feel of ILGISA at this Fall Conference. Over the past year we have worked hard to become more interactive and responsive to our member’s needs. Our first annual membership survey indicated that some changes need to be made to keep up with the changing environment of GIS. First up, a new look, a new logo and soon…..a NEW WEBSITE!

Responding to membership needs and the fast paced world that we live in, the Board of Directors has invested in the new look of ILGISA with a dynamic new website, full of new tools, a functioning member’s only section, rss feeds, and much, much more. Your spoke, we listened! We hope that you will be pleased with the first of several changes that are in the works!

Not A MeMber? ..... CoNdsider JoiNiNg iLgisA!

To be part of the excitement you need to be a member of ILGISA. We are a professional association of individuals who share a common interest in GIS. Membership is composed largely of those who work in government, both as managers and as technical professionals. As a not-for-profit association, ILGISA strives to provide high-quality programs to keep members informed and to share our experiences in developing, implementing and applying GIS to better understand and manage our collective world. Education is key. Our two annual conferences provide opportunities for you to learn and expand upon your knowledge of GIS and its applications throughout our changing world. Our new website will provide opportunities for you, as a member, to share your resources, research and findings—allowing you to stay on the cutting edge of technology and GIS.

If you are not an ILGISA member, but would like to become one, you can download the membership form from the ILGSIA website at www.ilgisa.org and mail it, along with your dues payment. Membership dues are billed annually at the start of each year and are due by March 31 of that year in order to obtain discounted conference registration fees. If membership dues are not paid by that time, individuals must register as non-members for any conference event, per the ILGISA By-Laws. Membership entitles you to copies of the ILGISA membership Directory, conference discounts, access to the member’s only section of the new, improved website and ILGISA’s semi-annual newsletter, Illinois GIS Notes.

LAuNChiNg the New iLgisA sChoLArship eNdowMeNt FuNd!

Education is a key part of ILGISA’s mission. As such, we are excited to launch the new ILGISA Scholarship Endowment Fund which will eventually provide scholarship monies to deserving students pursuing careers in GIS related fields. Look for more information to be coming soon, but in the meantime, make sure to participate in the Silent Auction, provided by our fabulous Vendor/Exhibitors benefitting this new fund! Be a part of the future and participate!

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GIS Education

When we were little and returning from school, some of our parents may have asked “What did you learn in school today?” But others asked “What did you learn that will help you learn more tomorrow?” Are these questions of equal value?

What is a good ‘geotechnologist’ to do when things keep changing? Software is changing, the geospatial arena is changing, the public mindset about things geographic is changing, and everything is moving faster (except maybe your computer). In an environment of accelerating evolution, there are various strategies that species, and individual humans, have adopted that make survival more or less likely, and growth more or less possible. For today’s geotechnologist, there are a number of avenues possible to avoid the fate of the dinosaurs.

Professional development is a lifelong process. Not a single sluice through which all workers flow; more like a braided stream. It begins in youth (and, indeed, we need to return there), and should continue. For certain professions, it might be less critical; for ours, it’s imperative.

There are many paths which geotechnologists can explore to build capacity for tomorrow. We can build capacity both as individuals and as a society. The benefits for each are significant, and the costs for avoiding these can be steep, even frightening. We’ll peer down some of these channels and see what options exist for the geotechie of today, and tomorrow.

Thursday, November 6The day will begin with an opening session that includes introductory remarks by ILGISA President, Chris McGarry followed by the keynote address by Charlie Fitzpatrick, ESRI. Keynote Speaker

Charlie Fitzpatrick, Co-Manager, ESRICharlie Fitzpatrick is Co-Manager of ESRI’s program for K-12 Education. He has held this position since coming to ESRI in 1992 to begin their initiative supporting the use of GIS in schools and libraries. He is also the team lead for ESRI’s 10-person Education Team, which now covers primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, museums, zoos, science centers, and out-of-school youth programs such as 4-H, Boy Scouts, Girls Club, and so forth, for the U.S. and the world.

In this capacity, Charlie gets to play the roles of teacher of students, teacher of educators, curriculum developer, marketer, salesman, contract analyst, education lobbyist, software designer, documentation author, software technical support analyst, professional services manager, multi-organization program partner, and “occasional therapist.”

Raised as a biologist, Charlie took a left turn in college and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Geography from the University of Minnesota. His integrated outlook on the world combined with rapidly evolving technology and the rising recognition of national ignorance about geography moved Charlie into a life of geo-evangelism. He began helping teachers learn about geography, computers, and the process of teaching geographic thinking with computers. He participated in state- and national-level institutes about geography instruction, and then directed ground-breaking national institutes for National Geographic and IBM in the use of technology for teaching geography.

After 15 years in the classroom, he left his chalkboard, globe, and grade book for ESRI. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award from the National Council for Geographic Education and remains an active member of NCGE. When not busy playing with maps, computers, and education, he studies the populations of fish around coral reefs.

Charlie’s key note presentation for ILGISA will focus on “Mapping Out Lifelong Learning.”

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on-lIne aCCeSS to lIdar data, the IllInoIS heIGht modernIzatIon ProGramPresenter: Sheena Beaverson, Illinois State Geological Survey The purpose of the Illinois Height Modernization Program (HMP) is to improve elevation data for Illinois. Projects that rely on accurate height measurements are burdened by a network of surveying data points, or bench marks, which is difficult and costly to use. A major component of the this project is to obtain, archive, and distribute high-resolution LIDAR data, which data can be used to generate highly accurate topographic maps and Digital Elevation Models. Project information and data sets for the pilot project area of Boone and Winnebago counties are now available at the Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, at www.isgs.illinois.edu/nsdihome.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

IdentIfICatIon of unmaPPed SPeCIal flood hazard areaSPresenter: Kingsley Allan, Illinois State Water SurveyFEMA publishes Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) depicting Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), which have a 1 percent chance of being inundated in any given year. However, there are streams in rural or urban areas that pose a flood hazard that are not mapped. In order to communicate the risk of these areas, a screening process was developed, and streams that have a potential flood risk for which SFHAs have not been mapped were identified for each Illinois County.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

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ChaSInG maYflIeS: arChIvInG SPatIal dataPresenter: Linda Zellmer, Western Illinois UniversityGovernment agencies, libraries and archives have new responsibilities because of electronic information. All state and local agencies that produce digital information must comply with public records laws, including laws concerning archiving. Data needs to be appraised for possible future need and retained for future users if it will be needed. Agencies producing data must appraise, identify, document and retain spatial data, migrate the data as storage media changes, and convert it as software changes. Standards for evaluating and archiving spatial data are still under development. Until guidelines are finalized, information about data availability and agency plans for data could help preserve spatial information for future users.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

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north eaSt IllInoIS CountY GIS Standard ProjeCt Presenters: Keith Caldwell, Lake County; Peter Schoefield, Lake County; Greg Johnson, Will County; Jason Verachtert, Kane County; Ellen Wanless, Will CountyDiscussion on the technical challenges to developing automated scripts for the publication of Discuss the technical challenges to developing automated scripts for the publication of parcel, transportation and district attribute standards. Provide an update of the current standards and the road ahead.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

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the aGInG In PlaCe atlaS of eaSt Central IllInoISPresenter: Dagmar Budikova, Illinois State UniversityProjected statistics on the aging of Illinois’ population will pose new challenges for the delivery of local services such as health care, recreation, housing, transportation, public safety, employment, and education. While these services benefit the general public, they have a major impact on the quality of life of older Americans. In partnership with the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging (ECIAAA), the Institute for Geospatial Analysis & Mapping (GEOMAP) built an online “Aging in Place” Atlas of East Central Illinois. This preparedness tool helps communities assess their readiness for an aging population across the region. This presentation will introduce the GIS community to the Atlas and its products.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

CoNCurreNt sessioNs 10:30 - 12:00maPPInG and analYSIS of food aCCeSS In the ChICaGo metro reGIonPresenter: Daniel Block, Chicago State UniversityThe Northeastern Illinois Community Food Security Assessment is an in-depth study of food access in the Chicago area, utilizing GIS, door-to-door survey, market basket, and qualitative approaches. The GIS portion of the study utilizes a new approach to create distance rasters from residential addresses in the Chicago area to the nearest chain, independent, and discount supermarket, as well as food pantry and fast-food restaurant. Mean distances are compared by census tract to demographic variables including race, ethnicity, and income. Concentrations of areas with particularly higher and lower than expected distances to the nearest store were also calculated. This discussion will present the approach and the results, including the locations of low access areas on Chicago’s South and West sides as well as suburban areas including the southern suburbs, and the Maywood and North Chicago areas.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

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aIrPort PlannInG wIth arCGIS and arCGIS 3d analYStPresenter: Tim Barnett, Ayres AssociatesPublic airports are encouraged to prepare land use plans for their facility and surrounding areas. The reasons for preparing these plans includes identifying and addressing safety concerns around the airports, identifying and mitigating environmental issues, avoiding incompatible land development around airports, planning for future airport expansion, developing better relationships with airport neighbors and local communities, as well as maintaining valuable communication with all interested parties. The plans typically include natural resource and land inventory maps, land use maps, facility maps, obstruction maps, and approach surface drawings. This presentation will illustrate how photogrammetric mapping was incorporated into the development of a 3-dimensional model of the approach surfaces. The presentation will also illustrate the value of using 3-dimensional modeling as a public communication tool.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Technical

CoNCurreNt sessioNs 10:30 - 12:00IndIanaPolIS GIS ServICe-orIented arChIteCturePresenter: Joe LaCombe, Woolpert, Inc.Indianapolis chose to deploy a server-based GIS with the goal of developing a “modular” Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) where each web service developed could be used by multiple applications and systems for a similar purpose. The goal of this approach is to improve service delivery to internal GIS customers and be more responsive to the public (more accurate information delivered quickly) while using GIS resources more efficiently and minimizing redundant code. In light of this, Woolpert worked with the city to identify some key areas of functionality that were used commonly among GIS applications as well as those which may benefit non-GIS applications, systems and their users across the city. Woolpert then developed a series of seven web services to perform several key functions, ranging from geocoding to printing to spatial analysis/selection of web services for data retrieval purposes. These web services are not only used by IndyGIS, but also by other non-GIS agencies in support of systems such as Hansen, Siebel and Accela.Skill level of Audience: Advanced & Technical

Thank you to theILGISA 2008 Fall Conference

Bronze Sponsors

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zonInG manaGement In the GeodatabaSePresenter: David Haines, RA Smith NationalThis presentation will show how a zoning geodatabase can be used to manage not only current zoning information, but also the complete zoning life-cycle of any area of land from rezoning petition (whether approved or denied), enabling, abolishment, and annexations. Simple in design, it can accommodate a wide-range of uses and needs. From this presentation you will be have ideas on how to better enable your digital zoning into your rezoning workflow, and accomplish better zoning map life-cycle management.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Technical

StreamlInInG munICIPal oPeratIonS uSInG GISPresenter: Thomas Tym, Ruekert-Mielke, Inc Traditional municipal GIS applications have evolved into powerful management tools that have value for almost every staff member. From finance to forestry, planning to utilities, clerks and administrators to street superintendents, GIS can save time, money and improve staff productivity and efficiency. This presentation will include a “live” demonstration of simple and complex enhancements in GIS web-based applications that are currently being used in WI and IL communities.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

CoNCurreNt sessioNs 10:30 - 12:00GIS and CItY ServICeSballroom h moderated bY mIChael KamIn

hIt the StreetS - utIlItY data ColleCtIon at the vIllaGe of lISlePresenter: Dennis Gilbertson, Village of LisleThe Village of Lisle has commenced a program to verify locations of water, sanitary, and stormwater facilities with the use of GPS. This presentation will outline the preparation and planning, the field collection, and unexpected experiences of the project.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

CItYworKS ServICe requeSt ImPlementatIon at the CItY of evanStonPresenter: Amanda L Ault, City of EvanstonThe City of Evanston Water and Sewer Division has been using Azteca’s Cityworks to manage work orders for their water distribution and sewer assets since 2004. There has been a need to utilize the Service Request feature to both track incoming phone calls and to turn the appropriate requests into work orders. In this presentation, I will provide an overview of our implementation and discuss some recent upgrades.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

utIlIzInG data modelInG and GISPresenter: Peter Moody, CDM This presentation highlights the benefits of combining stormwater data modeling results with a municipal enterprise GIS system. The presenter will cover some of the GIS techniques used to merge the data modeling results with the GIS stormwater system. In addition the presentation will cover how the municipality is using the data for future planning and maintenance.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Technical

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GIS + CmmS SolutIonS - worKInG In the fIeldPresenter: Jake Schneider, CartêGraph SystemsGIS + CMMS Solutions—Working in the Field Enter complete GIS/CMMS integration. GIS/CMMS integration assists you in transforming your municipality into a model of efficiency. GIS/CMMS integration, combined with the convenience and cost-cutting capabilities of mobile technology, increases workflow maintenance and takes organizations one step further in achieving Better Government. This session will demonstrate the possibilities when GIS+CMMS is in the office and mobile technology is in the field—and showcase the benefits.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

CoNCurreNt sessioNs 10:30 - 12:0010 waYS to ImProve Your PublIC SafetY uSInG GISPresenters: Curt Hinton and David Holdstock Geographic Technologies GroupThis session was designed to give the Public Safety Administrator and GIS Coordinator 10 ways to maximize the investment in 911 and GIS to produce highly efficient and effective mapping tools that depend on accurate GIS data. Attendees will be given the overall scope of how GIS data is used and developed for use in a 911 public safety mapping application such as crime/incident mapping, dispatch, fires and ems incident mapping, address management, mobile and avl, and public access tool. Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

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CItY of ChICaGo GeoCoder webSItePresenter: Jacob Roderick, City of ChicagoDepartmental users frequently have data which needs to be validated and assigned geographies such as wards, community areas and police districts. The City GIS group has created a website which enables users unfamiliar with GIS to easily perform such functions. There is a ‘quick lookup’ page for a single address and also a ‘bulk’ page for spreadsheets up to 10,000 records. The user can also display an interactive map of the locations and download a results spreadsheet or shapefile of the geocoded points. Single and range addresses, intersections and ‘on-from-to’ format addresses are all supported. We will walk through the different website functions and briefly discuss the technical implementation.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

taKInG It to the StreetS: dePloYInG GooGle Street vIew In Your maShuP SolutIonPresenter: Christopher S. McGarry, City of RockfordGoogle Street View is a feature of Google Maps that provides 360-degree panoramic street-level images taken by a camera mounted on a car. On October 9, 2007, Google released imagery captured for much of northern IL, including greater Chicagoland and Rockford. The City of Rockford has leveraged this free data source as a means of providing street-level imagery to an address management system viewer mashup solution using Javascript and ASP.Net. This presentation will discuss the business need and a step-by-step walkthrough for deploying your own Street View mashup.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Technical

CoNCurreNt sessioNs 1:30 - 3:00CuStom web ServICeS for GeoCodInG/reverSe GeoCodInGPresenter: Malachy Tobin, City of ChicagoPerformance issues using ESRI server technology led us to create our own enterprise geocoding solutions. Using a combination of SDE and raw oracle tables we process City of Chicago Addresses and state plane XY coordinates using basic trigonometry that we provide to a wide array of web and desktop clients through out the City of Chicago Departments. Our web services are built in Java but are platform independent. This allows us to provide location information with many benefits:

A higher percentage of correctly matched • resultsResult data is tightly linked to our centerline • and geo table data High performance, can process 1 million • addresses an hour Centralized services allow for easier updates to • functionality Centralized Data ensures that output results • are based on the most current data

Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

addreSS data model for the vIllaGe of GlenvIewPresenters: Kelsey Rydland, MGP Inc.; Amy Ahner, Village of GlenviewCase study discussion regarding the integration of Glenview’s Address Data Model. The conversion of multiple address sources into a single address model and that model’s ability to support key local government functions like its emergency management dispatch system and its integrated financial management system.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

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This new feature, allowing students to present recent GIS Research, is new to ILGISA. All submissions may not be listed below due to last minute additions.

bI-modal tranSPort networK for ChICaGoPresenter: Amrita Ranjan, Student - University of Illinois,ChicagoThis presentation describes the steps involved in developing a bi-modal transport network for the city of Chicago by combining the existing road network with the CTA network. This is achieved through use of the ArcGIS Network Analyst tool. The results obtained illustrate the variations in route selection and the corresponding travel time, and compare these with the route selection results when roads are the exclusive mode of travel.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

a web-baSed GIS tool to ColleCt and dISSemInate truCK ParKInG InformatIonPresenter: Praveen Srivastava, University of Wisconsin, MadisonThis interactive Google Maps based GIS survey tool is being used to gather and disseminate transport related geo-spatial information in the 10-state Mississippi Valley Region. This survey tool is a technical mean to collect geo-spatial information from distant participants on internet. Users can mark spots on the map, answer questions, and make comments, all being done online. The results from the analysis of collected information are being disseminated on the web graphically. The tool enhances the communication between stakeholders such as carriers, shippers and freight planners and foster public-private partnership for better transportation planning and operations.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

CoNCurreNt sessioNs 1:30 - 3:00beaCh CloSInGS In ChICaGoPresenter: Scott beslow, Illinois Institute of technologyEach summer, the city of Chicago sees an increasing number of Lake Michigan beach closings due to e-coli contamination. Using published data, this presentation uses GIS mapping to examine variables such as location, date, and shape and direction of shoreline. The intention is to note trends that might allude to reasons for the large number of occurrences, and discrepancies in the frequency of such advisories at different points along the shoreline. This presentation attempts to present the data in a visual manner.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

how haS the Colorado rIver affeCted weStward mIGratIon?Presenter: Kathleen Gilmour, Elmhurst CollegeThe objective of this project is to analyze how the Colorado River influenced human westward migration in the United States. Utlilizing various modes of remote sensing technology, I have shown temporally, how the water levels of the river have morphed due to the increased demand for water by rapid development of the southwestern United States. This demand is for human consumption and irrigation, both for commercial and personal use. Tracing the river from its headwaters to its delta, the major lakes and dams along the river that were built to provide the region with hydroelectric power are visible. My initial intent for the project was to analyze how population migration affected this major waterway, but as I did research for the project, it became evident that without the Colorado River, migration to Southern California and the southwest would not have occurred at such a rapid rate. By spatially displaying this information, it becomes easier to convey the importance of laws, legislation and treaties pertaining to water usage and consumption of our natural resources, now and historically. More importantly, this power point presentation visually expresses the message of the importance of water conservation.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

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GIS In Gurnee-10 YearS laterPresenter: Eric Venden, Village of GurneeGurnee is in the 10th year of it’s “organized” GIS program. Over the past 10 years, the Village has converted from a CAD-based “GIS” to a feature-based GIS, populated attribute tables, built an Intranet map site, and recently completed a GIS software migration. Today’s system is used by all Village Departments, incorporates data from various 3rd party applications, and supplies data for the Village’s 911 system. This presentation will give a brief overview of the GIS program’s history at the Village, project milestones, current status, and future goals.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

evolutIon of land manaGement wIth GIS at the foreSt PreServe dIStrICt of CooK CountYPresenters: Irene Vongluekiat, John Raudenbush, Garrett Wais, Forest Preserve District of Cook CountyThe FPDCC has been managing its holdings using GIS for almost a decade. This presentation will delve into how the FPDCC’s land management practices evolved from paper maps to departmental GIS to using GIS and the world wide web as the ultimate communication tool between FPDCC staff and land management volunteers.Skill level of Audience: Beginner/Intermediate & Informative

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GIS In PeorIa: tranSItIon from ConSortIum to IndePendenCePresenters: Greg Sachau, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission; Micah Williamson, Peoria County; Amber Mead, Greater Peoria Sanitary DsitrictSince 2002, Peoria County along with the City of Peoria and the Greater Peoria Sanitary District, have been cooperating to advance GIS in their respective organizations through an inter-governmental organization called Peoria GIS. They have shared costs in the development of GIS data such as digital orthophotography, cadastral, and other common data sets. In addition, they have utilized staff from the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission to develop internet mapping capabilities and provide technical support. While this arrangement has been universally successful, Peoria GIS was never designed to substitute for long-term internal GIS staffing at each organization. Peoria GIS was formed originally to save costs for the partner organizations in the development of digital GIS data and will continue to exist for that purpose in the foreseeable future. Within the last two years, each organization has taken steps to internalize GIS operations. This presentation will document the transition efforts from Consortium to independent operations along with identifying both current and future challenges and opportunities.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

flowerS Grow but So do weedSPresenter: Bill Kuhn, Fulton County Public Works & Highway DepartmentCooperation as a strategy for rural economic development.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

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State reSPonSe to the 2008 mIdweSt floodPresenter: Dr. Donald Luman, Illinois State Geological SurveyIllinois was the recipient of substantial amounts of geospatial imagery thanks to the efforts of the International Charter. Learn more about the GIS response activities put into place for this disaster in Illinois and the adjacent flood-impacted states of Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

volunteer reSPonSe to the 2008 mIdweSt floodPresenter: Dr. John Kostelnick, Dr. Dagmar Budikova, Dr. Gretchen Knapp, Department of Geography-Geology, Illinois State UniversityThe mission of Illinois State University’s newly dedicated Institute for Geospatial Analysis and Mapping is to support GIS, mapping and remote sensing research activities in Illinois and beyond. This presentation will provide an overview of GEOMAP’s role in providing remote sensing and GIS assistance to the state during the 2008 Midwest Flood event.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

CoNCurreNt sessioNs 1:30 - 3:00federal reSPonSe to the 2008 mIdweSt flood - the InternatIonal CharterPresenter: Shelley Silch, USGS Geospatial Liaison for IllinoisThe International Charter aims at providing a unified system of space data acquisition and delivery to those countries affected by natural or man-made disasters. Each member agency has committed resources to support the provisions of the Charter and therefore is assisting in the mitigation of the effects of disasters on human life and property. The USGS serves as the tasking authority for all emergencies within the United States. Come find out more about the International Charter and what sources of geospatial information are provided during disaster events.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

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GIS and emerGenCY reSPonSe at the uSePa reGIon 5Presenter: Carmen Maso, U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyIn June 2007, USEPA Region 5 lead the Spill of National Significance (SONS) exercise program. This exercise was designed to increase the preparedness of the USEPA Region 5 response organization from the field level to agency heads in Washington D.C. The Region 5 GIS community participated in the SONS exercise and several lessons were learned. Since the SONS exercise, Region 5 GIS community has been working on developing a GIS Team for Emergency Response, developing symbol set for key datasets, and reviewing data and software needs. This presentation will provide an overview of the agencies progress and future goals for GIS and emergency response.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

CoNCurreNt sessioNs 1:30 - 3:00raPId aSSeSSment toolS Software develoPed bY ePaPresenter: John Bing-Canar, U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyThe FIELDS Tools for ArcGIS© are a collection of ArcGIS-based extensions (modules) that include Sample Design, Database Query, Geospatial modeling and Analysis, and Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment. The goal of the FIELDS software development team is to provide decision support tools useable to most technical staff at minimum cost. These tools were developed in-house at U.S. EPA Region 5. The Sample Design module allows a user to design statistically-based sample designs (random, stratified random, and gridded) and upload these designs to a GPS unit in order to navigate to sample locations. Once the samples are collected and lab analyzed, the FIELDS Tools’ Database Query module can be used to import the data. The resulting queried data values can be used in the Human Health or Ecological Risk Assessment modules. Each module meets U.S. EPA guidelines (RAGS and ERAGS) for risk assessment.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

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mCdonouGh CountY 911 addreSS PoInt matChInGPresenter: Keisuke Nozaki, Western Illinois University GIS CenterThis project developed file geodatabase for each structure in McDonough County, Illinois. The geodatabase of physical addresses were compiled using parcel data and verified by aerial photo inspection and field observation. This product will be delivered to McDonough County 911 dispatcher for emergency response.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

ImPlementatIon of GIS and addreSSInG toolS for 911 manaGementPresenters: David Holdstock and Curt Hinton, Geographic Technologies GroupThis session will focus on the successes and failures of creating GIS data, implementing GIS tools, automation of MSAG clean-up and ANI/ALI synchronization. Optimal processes for 911 centers will be discussed.

Three guarantees of what an attendee will learn by participating in your session –

What are the critical GIS layers and how do I get 1. them? What are the best GIS tools? 2. How do I use these tools to make my life 3. easier?

Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

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uSInG arCServer aPPlICatIonS to revolutIonIze the waY Your Government doeS buSIneSSPresenter: David Holdstock and Curt Hinton, Geographic Technologies GroupExamples of how the latest ESRI tools are allowing local governments nationwide to leverage the latest ESRI toolset to protect their community, manage their infrastructure, manage a centralized address store, and integrate with existing information technology investments.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

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Career Panel and dISCuSSIon Interested in expanding your career in GIS? Not sure what else you can do with your technical background? Thinking about changing career paths? Interested in what a GIS career is? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then this special session is just for you. A career panel reflective of GIS positions in private, public, educational and non-for-profit sectors will be presenting on what you can do with GIS in your career. Additionally, they will be available for a question and answer session. If you ever wondered where you could go by pursuing interests in GIS, this is one session you do not want to miss! Panelist will include:

Adam Aull, City of DanvilleJudith Bock, Elmhurst CollegeCarmie Burdi, DuPage County GIS DivisionPat Keegan, City of EvanstonChristopher McGarry, City of RockfordCarmi Neiger, Elmhurst College

Skill level of Audience: All Levels and Informative

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maPPInG Your PlanPresenter: John Albsmeyer and Mike Cordum, Capitol StrategiesYou plan your vacation using maps, but why? Would you build a house without first planning where it will be, what it will look like, how much it will cost, when you expect to have it completed? Proper planning is a crucial element of success in most everything we do. We perform some type of “Project Managment” every day without even realizing it. This session is designed to give you an overview of Project Manangement and its applicability to GIS Project development.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

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from GIS buSIneSS Plan to aCtIon: an uPdate on the GIS InItIatIvePresenter: Sheryl Oliver, Illinois Dept. Natural ResourcesIn March of 2007 the State of Illinois was awarded a $50,000 “Fifty States Initiative” grant from the Federal Geographic Data Committee. The goals of the grant were to develop both strategic and business plans for the state, and to reconstitute a coordinating council to better address geospatial program activities in Illinois. A strategic planning committee was formed in September 2007, to develop the initial strategic plan. After providing opportunity for input on the document, the business plan was written. On August 13, 2008 we held a stakeholder meeting in Champaign to celebrate the work accomplished and discuss how to implement our recently completed GIS Strategic and Business plans. This presentation is an update and status report on the GIS Initiative. Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

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ComPlete Sql baSed GISPresenter: Matt Winger, IMAGINiT TechnologiesDuring this presentation you will learn how to integrate your GIS, CAD, and SQL Databases in a comprehensive database driven GIS. Begin with your engineering drawings, use AutoCAD® Map 3D 2009 to access your ESRI maps and AutoCAD® maps and transfer them into a Microsoft SQL 2008 spatial database. Once your maps are in a spatial SQL database, you may view and maintain all maps in one central SQL database. Autodesk MapGuide® Open Source (a free download) will also be reviewed.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

aerIal PhotoGraPhY for GISPresenter: Rick Kosinski, Williams Aerial & Mapping, Inc.The presentation takes a look at the aerial photography for the digital world. Briefly goes through some history of aerial photography for enlargements then explains the differences when completing aerial photography for GIS. Then the presentation addresses the process of producing digital orthophotography and the steps involved. Entry level presentation without a lot of technical data. Pixel sizes, computer file sizes, mega pixels, A/T, and DEM is some of the information shared.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

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dIStrIbutInG Your GIS...”brIdGe the GaP” between arCexPlorer and arCvIewPresenter: Doug Anderson, Seiler InstrumentThis presentation will cover the process of publishing GIS and GPS data to your mobile workers. Author and distribute powerful, cost effective, and easy-to-use GIS desktop viewing applications. Use ESRI’s ArcPublisher to create map files (.pmf) while offering additional options to the publishing process and end-user such as geo-coding, quick searches, custom selection tools, the ability to link to external data sources, and more. This procedure offers an easy interface for searching, viewing and printing published interactive maps. GeoSync® XG from MapSync® provides the ability for any organization using ArcGIS® Desktop software to distribute robust, user friendly, GIS applications at a very low cost per user...perfect for when you need something between the functionality of ArcExplorer and ArcView. Real-world examples will be highlighted along with a software demonstration.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

deCImeter GPS for hIGh-aCCuraCY maPPInG aPPlICatIonSPresenter: Lanny Schnipper, Seiler InstrumentIt’s now possible to obtain decimeter (10cm/4in) horizontal and vertical accuracy using a mapping-grade receiver! This presentation will cover the techniques and equipment necessary to achieve this level of accuracy. Such accuracy can be obtained in the field or back in the office after data collection. Decimeter-level accuracy addresses the area in between the survey-grade and the traditional “submeter” where GIS accuracy is typically defined. It is now possible to map locations and navigate to underground facilities, critical infrastructure, and utility features when decimeter accuracy is appropriate.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

CoNCurreNt sessioNs 3:30 - 5:00GPS ProCeSSInG wIthIn the GeodatabaSePresenter: Lanny Schnipper, Seiler InstrumentUsing GPS Analyst, an extension to ArcGIS, it is possible to stay completely within the ArcGIS environment while working with GPS data. Check data out; use, verify, and update the data in the field using ArcPad and the GPSCorrect extension; and then check updated data back in. Then process GPS data to achieve up to sub-foot accuracy. Detailed metadata is stored on every position, ensuring your GPS data is compliant with your GIS standards. There are no extra steps or complicated procedures to follow or file conversions to complete. Alternatively, use a pen tablet or laptop computer running ArcGIS and GPS Analyst and write GPS data directly to your Geodatabase. This presentation will highlight the technical details of how this works and also show specific applications that have benefited from this technology.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

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manaGInG tax dIStrICt boundrIeSPresenters: Ellen Wandless, Will County Clerk Tax Extension Department; Greg Johnson, Will CountyThe Will County Clerk’s Tax Extension Department manages the tax coding of parcels based upon tax district boundary lines. A tax code number represents the combination of taxing districts by which parcels contained within those boundaries are governed. For several years, the tax codes were represented in GIS as attributes of parcels on the Supervisor of Assessments’ base parcel layers. Since 2005, the County Clerk’s Tax Extension Department has utilized GIS to geographically represent tax code boundaries in a separate tax code layer that is maintained independently from tax parcel updates occurring in the Supervisor of Assessments parcel layer. Programs are run by the County Clerk’s Office within the GIS software to identify parcels in the Supervisor of Assessments layer that are split by tax code boundaries in the County Clerk’s layer, to assign prior year tax codes to newly created parcels in the Supervisor of Assessments parcel layer, and to identify current year tax code boundary changes in the County Clerk’s tax code layer. Final GIS layers and reports are shared with other County departments as well as the Illinois Department of Revenue. Our presentation will review the different phases of mapping tax district boundaries within Will County.Skill level of Audience: Intermediate & Informative

CoNCurreNt sessioNs 3:30 - 5:00truCK ParKInG InventorY wIth GIS and vIdeoPresenter: Laurence Rohter, Illinois Institute of TechnologyIIT just recently completed for the Illinois Department of Transportation a study on Truck Parking/Rest Facilities for the Northeastern Illinois Region. Key parts of the results were obtained using GIS technologies. Maps of parking availability versus truck traffic, and identification of problem areas, were compiled using cataloging and analysis tools. Also, for one specific site, a typical tollway oasis, videos were made in conjunction with GPS tracking, to determine location and duration of truck parking. This safe and inexpensive technique using DDTI’s Accuglobe in real time allowed for a detailed review of the demand for overnight usage.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

GeoPdf-a SImPle SolutIon for SharInG Your Geo-SPatIal dataPresenter: Cody Buhrmeister, Western Air Maps, Inc.This session will showcase several samples of how geo-spatial data can be easily produced and distributed to the public in a widely accepted PDF format. GeoPDF takes Adobe Reader to new levels of functionality. Some of the sample projects using this technique are The Hutchinson Impervious Run Off Project and Maps for the City Parks Board and inventory of trees in all City Parks in Mission Kansas.Skill level of Audience: Beginner & Informative

siLeNt AuCtioN!Support the newly established ILGISA Scholarship fund, by participating in the silent auction taking place in our exhibit hall. Be sure to stop into the exhibit hall to place your bid for items at the individual exhibit booths. The winning bids will be finalized during the last break on Thursday at 2:30 pm in the exhibit hall.

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The Dahlberg Distinguished Achievement Award is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the development and advancement of geographic information systems.Only one such award is presented each year during the fall conference. This year’s recipient is highlighted below.

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Robert Krumm is deserving of the ILGISA Dalhberg Award for Distinguished Member for many reasons. Rob was present for the start of use of GIS in the state of Illinois while employed at the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGs). In 1983, the state of Illinois purchased a turnkey GIS from ESRI and became the 27th customer of Arc/Info. Rob was among the first to take three weeks of training in this new and challenging technology. In those early days of GIS at the ISGS, many users shared the resources of one mini-computer which was often very slow. However, Rob persevered and became one of the experts. He helped to teach many others at the ISGS about this new and exciting software. Early projects included the Lands Unsuitable for Mining Program, a project to evaluate surface mining and reclamation, as well as the Champaign County Landfill Screening project. This project mapped and evaluated the county and identified areas that may be geologically suitable for the development of a sanitary landfill. A poster about the project presented by Rob and others at the ESRI Users conference won many awards. This project eventually evolved into the County Assistance Project under Rob’s guidance and seven additional counties were evaluated. Rob has seen the use of GIS at the ISGS grow and develop from a tool used by a handful of GIS specialists on specific projects to a tool that is used in nearly every project by a wide-range of users.

One of Rob’s most important contributions to GIS in Illinois is the development of the Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse. While he quickly gives credit to Dan Nelson and Sheena Beaverson, “who did most of the hard work”, he has clearly enjoyed the “group effort of the entire project” and his role as “shameless promoter of the Clearinghouse.” It retains distinction as the ISGS’s largest volume download portal on our Web site and has served up dozens of Terabytes of data.

Rob has been very active in GIS associations including the Midwest/Great Lakes ArcInfo User Group, the Illinois GIS Association, the National States Geographic Information Council, and the USGS Digital Mapping Techniques workgroups. Rob has served on the ILGISA Board of Directors including a term as President. Rob has chaired, co-chaired, or assisted with the organization of three regional ArcInfo User Conferences, many ILGISA conferences and one Digital Mapping Techniques conference. Rob has given many presentations, posters, and workshops at these meetings, but many will remember him for his numerous “Introduction to GIS” workshops where he has instructed hundreds of neophyte users in the basics of GIS.

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The ILGISA Service Award is presented to an individual or organization, which has provided exemplary professional service or support to the GIS Community. No more than three such awards are presented each year. This year’s recipient is highlighted below.

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Service Award: Northeastern Illinois County GIS Cooperative Program

WIllIam J. FaeDtkeManager of Geographic Information Systems

DuPage County Information Technology Department

nICole GattusoGIS Manager

McHenry County

keItH CalDWellManager, GIS/Mapping Division

Lake County Department of Information & Technology

alan HoBsCHeIDGIS Coordinator

Cook County Department of Office Technology

tHomas nICoskIGIS Director

Kane County GIS Technologies Department

Over the past 5 years, these five individuals have been working closely together to develop common standards for their shared GIS data. Mr. Faedtke, Ms. Gattuso, Mr. Hobscheid, and Mr. Nicoski originally met at DuPage County in 2004 with Richard Hilton of Lake County and Mike Shay of Will County to share experiences and discuss future collaboration. Beginning in 2005, the county managers arranged biannual meetings, including an annual meeting with technical staff, and completed their first collaboration project, 2005 Chicagoland orthophotography project. The process for developing data standards started in 2006. Mr. Caldwell, ILGISA board member, worked closely with the county managers and ILGISA in setting up a linked website where the program can communicate their information to share with other Illinois agencies. Mr. Caldwell is now continuing in Mr. Hilton’s role as Lake County’s primary contact. This spring will culminate with the publication of initial standards for cadastral, address and transportation datasets. These individuals have drawn the attention of ILGISA members in their sessions at the conferences and reviewing the materials on the website: (http://gis2.co.lake.il.us/ilgisa/default.htm).

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Tracy Rogers, Executive Director(815) 753-2090tlrogers@niu.edu

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