GIS-Pro & CalGIS 2018

Managing Addressing For the 21st Century
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 8:30am-5:00pm
Instructors:      
Martha Wells, GISP,  Spatial Focus, University Park, MD
Wayne Brewer, City of Raleigh, Raleigh, NC

Addresses are a vital data set for all local governments, and are increasingly needed for regional and state functions as well.  Managing the addressing life cycles from assignment to maintenance, and serving address data to multiple departments and agencies with different user needs and requirements make addressing a complex task.  This workshop will focus on understanding your addressing system, the workflows for address assignment and maintenance, and the development of standard-compliant address repositories that provide the structure and flexibility needed to meet addressing needs throughout your organization.

Target audience:  Anyone who assigns or maintains address information, address users, geodatabase administrators, NG-911 administrators, and others interested in how to make your address data work better.

Cost: One full-day or half-day workshop is included with full conference registration; $195 if only attending a workshop  

NG9-1-1 and the GIS Workflow
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Instructors:
Jeff Ledbetter, GISP, Michael Baker International, Santa Ana, CA
Kathrine Cargo, ENP, GISP, Orleans Parish Communication District, New Orleans, LA 

Description: This URISA Certified Workshop is aimed at the GIS professional who is currently supporting or may support their emergency communications division in the future. In a fully operational next generation 9-1-1 system, GIS is the core component in determining how a 9-1-1 call is routed to the correct public safety answering point (PSAP).

This technology shift will have profound impacts on local data maintenance workflows, local data access, and data fidelity.   We recognize there is a sincere lack of education available aimed at the GIS professional who may not be as versed with the 9-1-1 terminology or needs.  This workshop is intended to provide an overview of next generation 9-1-1, GIS’ role in such a system, the implications on local workflows, and to illustrate common pain points and sources of errors in local GIS datasets.

Learning Objectives:

1. Become familiar with basic next generation 9-1-1 terminology and concepts
2. Recognize GIS’ role in a fully operational next generation 9-1-1 system
3. Understand the implications on local GIS workflows to meet the demands of a next generation 9-1-1 system
4. Begin to understand immediate steps that can be taken in preparing GIS assets for next generation 9-1-1

Intended Audience: GIS Managers, Emergency Management and Public Safety professionals.
Requirements: None

Cost: One full-day or half-day workshop is included with full conference registration; $195 if only attending a workshop or adding a second half-day workshop

GIS and NG9-1-1 standards can be confusing and leave one asking: why do I have to do this? Explore commonly asked questions, bring your own questions, and get answers from a panel of experienced NG9-1-1 professionals that go beyond ‘because the Standard says so’.  Walk away with a better understanding and real answers to common questions like: why do I need a 98% match rate? What are the uses of FGDC, CLDXF, and PIDF-LO?

Why do I have to do this? Answers to NG9-1-1 GIS questions
Diana Gijselaers, Systems Engineer /GIS, Airbus DS Communications, Vancouver, WA
Brooks Shannon, Vice President of Product Management, RapidDeploy, St. Cloud, MN
Deb Rozeboom, GISP, General Manager, GeoComm/West Coast, Albany, OR

The creation and implementation of an address repository for use in NG9-1-1 and other enterprise purposes requires the ability to think globally and act locally. The nitty-gritty of building the address repository involves creating administrative policies, performing data cleanup processes, and defining operational procedures. Attend this session and learn from the addressing experiences of Clark Co., KY, Raleigh, NC, and San Jose, CA.

• Addressing the Addressing Issue in Small, Local Government
  Stephen Berry, GISP, GIS Coordinator, Clark County GIS, Winchester, KY
• Why is Addressing so Hard?
  Jeff Ledbetter, GISP, Sr. GIS Manager, Michael Baker International, Santa Ana, CA
  Keri Brennan, GISP, DataMark Product Manager, Michael Baker International, Indianapolis, IN

Turning data into useful information can sometimes seem as hard as spinning straw into gold. This is especially true when tasked with performing data clean-up on address data in preparation for NG9-1-1. Attend this session and learn about a variety of Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) methods for cleaning up address data.

• ALI Analysis 101
  Jeff Ledbetter, GISP, Sr. GIS Manager, Michael Baker International, Santa Ana, CA
  Keri Brennan, GISP, DataMark Product Manager, Michael Baker International, Indianapolis, IN
• What on Earth is a Hausdorff Distance
  Sara Yurman, GISP, Principal, Spatial Focus LLC, Avondale Estates, GA
  

For most GIS professionals, public safety/emergency response can seem like a black box of voodoo magic. GIS can play a vital part role in supporting public safety if the spatial needs of public safety are known. From providing data to the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, to preparing location data for Next Generation 9-1-1, to supporting situational awareness in the field with map-based applications, the correct emergency response often relies on knowing where to respond. This session will provide GIS professionals with the public safety perspective so the veil of mystery can be lifted on the public safety/emergency response black box, and GIS can better serve public safety and emergency management professionals.

• How Can I Serve my Public Safety Emergency Communications Center
  Kathrine Cargo, GISP, ENP,  GIS/Mapping Coordinator, Orleans Parish Communication District, New Orleans, LA
  Jeff Ledbetter, GISP, Sr. GIS Manager, Michael Baker International, Santa Ana, CA
  Keri Brennan, DataMark Product Manager, Michael Baker International, Indianapolis, IN

Without good data and collaborative data sharing habits, emergency response is demonstatively less effective.  In the past few years, the state of California has experienced its share of a variey of natural disasters. This session will explore presenters’ experiences working with spatial databases during recent events such as the California wild fires, and showcase spatial modeling that has been developed for the web-based Earthquake Incident Journal.

• All Hazards Response – What 7 Years with Wildland Fire Taught Me
  Lorri Peltz-Lewis, GISP, ASPRS GIS/LIS, Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) Program Manager, USDA Forest Service, Auburn, CA
• Lessons Learned in 2017 Fires for Sharing Geospatial Data
  Phil Beilin, GIS Coordinator, City of Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, CA
• FEMA’s Earthquake Incident Journal: A Web-Based Data Integration and Decision Support Tool for Emergency Management
  Madeline Jones, Geophysicist & Data Scientist, New Light Technologies Inc, Washington, DC

Implementing the next generation of 9-1-1 technology is proving to be a long, slow process. But that’s okay because there are so many moving parts to this initiative that it is taking everyone a while to get monetized and motivated. Among the most important of those moving parts are NextGen9-1-1 Funding (who will pay?) and NextGen9-1-1 Advocacy (why change to NG9-1-1?) Attend this panel discussion to hear about making the changes by thought leaders and participants from several aspects of the path to Next Generation 9-1-1.

Panelists
Ty Wooten, Director of Education, National Emergency Number Association (NENA), Indianapolis, IN
Ian von Essen, IVGIS Consulting, Spokane, WA
Budge Currier, 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Branch Manager,  CalOES, Sacramento, CA

Choosing the correct process to create data often depends on how the data will be used. The presentations in this session describe different processes used to collect spatial data, and the variety ways that data was used to support emergency response, engage citizens with local outreach, address creation and updates, and the collaboration necessary to keep the data flowing.

• Distinguished System: Landmark at Risk: Protecting the Historic Seaport of Annapolis, Maryland Story Map
  Shawn Wampler, GISP, GIS Coordinator, City of Annapolis, Maryland
  Bradley Dean, Coastal Scientist, Michael Baker International, Alexandria, VA
• Three Problems - One Solution
  Deborah Huber, GISP, GIS Analyst, Clark Nexsen , Virginia Beach, VA
• Working Together to Achieve Quality GIS Data for Statewide NG9-1-1
  Sean Lehman, GISP, ENP, Project Manager, GeoComm, St. Cloud, MN