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MAGIC 2010 Program Sessions

Session presentations are available below. Presentations that were not part of the regular schedule are available as:

Adena Schutzberg, Directions Magazine, Closing Keynote - Four Challenges for 2010


Presentations from the Senior Executive Seminar

Mark Brunner, Missouri Department of Conservation, Geospatially Capturing Time and Accomplishments
Jim Giglierano, Iowa Geological Survey, A Return on Investment Study of the Iowa Geospatial Infrastructure
Matt Gilhousen & Matt Jacobs, TradeWind Energy, Growing with GIS
Frank Lenk, MARC, How Will We Grow?
David Mockert, GeoDecisions, Location Intelligence Smartphones
Hannes Zacharias, Johnson County, KS, Fostering Collaboration with Spatial Data

Time Pershing East Roanoke Pershing North Pershing West Penn Valley
April 20
8:00AM to 10:00AM General Session: Opening Plenary and Awards
10:00AM to 10:30AM Break:
10:30AM to 12:00PM
Safe and Healthy: Session 1
Moderator: Nick Callaghan
Title: Greensburg Tornado Disaster: Wiped Off the Map
Dan Rose
City of Topeka, Water Pollution Control Division
Topeka, KS

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Using GIS to Conduct Tornado Damage Surveys
Becky Kern
NOAA-National Weather Service
Valley, NE

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Public Face of GIS: Session 1
Moderator: Eileen Battles
Using ESRI's FLEX API and ArcGIS Server to create a tool for the public to locate WIC services
Tracy Schloss
State of Missouri - Office of Admin. - Information Technology
Jefferson City, MO

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Leveraging REST-based web services to support web mapping applications
Lisa Hallberg
State of Kansas Data Access and Support Center
Lawrence, KS

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Professional Development: Session 1
Moderator: Ed Crane
A Low Risk, Low Cost Approach to Spatially Enabling Your Business Data
Michael Terner
Applied Geographics, Inc.
Boston, MA

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ESRI Licensing 101
Ed Crane
ESRI
Leawood, KS

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GIS From The Ground Up
Richard E Kramer Sr
City of Jackson
Jackson, MO

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Applied GIS: Session 1
Moderator: Bob Lemen
Assessment of Object-Oriented Feature Extraction to Support the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Mitigation and Recovery Land Cover Mapping Series
David Shaver
Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center, USGS
Rolla, MO

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Analysis of landscape feature orientation and geological effects
James Kaufmann
USGS/MCGSC
Rolla, MO

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Tracking Solid Waste Transport in the Missouri River System Using Principles of the Sedimentary Process
Forrest Forrest
University of Missouri- KansasCity
Belton, MO

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Imagery: Session 1
Moderator: Ingrid Landgraf
Ground-based LiDAR Onondaga Cave Pilot Study
William Otero
U.S. Geological Survey
Rolla, MO

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Leveraging ArcGIS-based LiDAR tools in Arkansas
Malcolm Williamson
Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, CAST
Fayetteville, AR

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Mapping High-Resolution Elevation Data from Airborne LiDAR - An Introduction to the Technology, Data Processing and Derived Information
Elizabeth Cook
USDA-NRCS
Columbia, MO

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12:00PM to 1:30PM Lunch:
1:30PM to 3:00PM
Safe and Healthy: Session 2
Moderator: Melissa Lanclos
Evaluation of NED Elevation Data and the FLDPLN Model for Inundation Extent Estimation
Kevin Dobbs
Kansas Biological Survey
Lawrence, KS

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Coliforms in Local Water Sources in West-Central Iowa
Simon Geletta
Des Moines University
Des Moines, IA

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Mapping Potential Flood Extents in Eastern Kansas
Jude Kastens
Kansas Biological Survey
Lawrence, KS

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Public Face of GIS: Session 2
Moderator: Bill Sneed
Using ArcGIS Server to implement an in-house bus routing management system.
Tom Meyer
Fayetteville Public Schools
Fayetteville, AR

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Arkansas Site Selection Center Takes States Economic Development Efforts High-Tech
Heather Hendrickson
425 West Capitol Ave. 27th Floor
Little Rock, AR

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Pottawattamie County, Iowa's Paradigm Shift and the Web Solutions that Followed
David Bayer
Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Council Bluffs, IA

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Professional Development: Session 2
Moderator: Jay Riester
Decimeter-Accuracy GIS for Mapping Applications
Jay Riester
Seiler Instrument
St. Louis, MO

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Avoiding the Common GPS Pitfalls
Jay Riester
Seiler Instrument
St. Louis, MO

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Applied GIS: Session 2
Moderator: Meghan Anderson
A GIS-Based Daily Soil Water Balance for Agricultural Watersheds
Parikshit Ranade
Univ of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

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Assessing Ecological Differences among Hydrogeomorphically Distinct Patches within the Kansas River Watershed
Bradley Williams
University of Kansas / Kansas Biological Survey
Lawrence, KS

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Spatial Data Mining from Drought Data to Identify Intrinsic Patterns
Baburao Kamble
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

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Imagery: Session 2
Moderator: Ingrid Landgraf
Making Use of the Free Landsat Data Archive.
Michael Starbuck
U.S. Geological Survey
Rolla, MO

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St. Louis Image Consortium 2010 There's A First Time For Everything
Andy Wagner
City of Maryland Heights
Maryland Heights, MO

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3:00PM to 3:30PM Break:
3:30PM to 5:00PM
Safe and Healthy: Session 3
Moderator: Ryan Lanclos
Building the Common Operating Picture
Ryan Lanclos
ESRI
Leawood, KS

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Protecting the Public with GIS
Brett Lord-Castillo
St. Louis County
St. Louis, MO

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Public Face of GIS: Session 3
Moderator: Brian Culpepper
KCWaters.org - An interactive venue to share data, connect partners, and help protect waterbodies in the Kansas City metropolitan area
Jeffery Robichaud
Environmental Protection Agency
Kansas City, KS

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Using ArcGIS in the Deployment of Arkansas- Limited Impact from Natural Gas Operations (LINGO) web portal
Brian Culpepper
Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, CAST
Fayetteville, AR

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ArcGIS Server Solutions for the Kansas Oil and Gas Database
Mike Killion
Kansas Geological Survey
Lawrence, KS

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Professional Development: Session 3
Moderator: Stacey Priest
GIS Return on Investment - Unlocking the Value of Time
Nathan Otto
Bartlett & West
Jefferson City, MO

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A Return On Investment Analysis of the Iowa Geospatial Infrastructure
Jim Giglierano
Iowa Geologic Survey
Iowa City, IA

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Applied GIS: Session 3
Moderator: Heather Eisenbarth
Fundamentals of Stewardship for the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)
Ray Postolovski
USGS
Denver, CO

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Looking at the High Plains Aquifer with GIS tinted Glasses
Brownie Wilson
Kansas Geological Survey
Lawrence, KS

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Development of a Hydro Geodatabase from LiDAR for Levee Recertification, Flood Mapping, and Stormwater Modeling in Wichita, Kansas
Kenny Legleiter
Merrick & Company
Aurora, CO

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Imagery: Session 3
Moderator: Daniel Curley
Advanced Ortho Image Processing
Craig Molander
Surdex Corporation
Chesterfield, MO

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Ortho Resolution vs Accuracy
Randall Mayden
Surdex Corporation
Chesterfield, MO

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5:30PM to 8:00PM General Session: MAGIC Casino Night
April 21
8:30AM to 10:00AM
Safe and Healthy: Session 4
Moderator: Learon Dalby
GIS for Earthquake Prepardness in the New Madrid Seismic Zone
Mark Duewell
MSDIS / MU
Columbia, MO

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HAZUS-MH for Dam Inundation
Mike Eddings
Environmental and Engineering Consulting
Temp, MO

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2009 Arkansas Ice Storm Response
Learon Dalby
Arkansas Geographic Information Office
Little Rock, AR

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Public Face of GIS: Session 4
Moderator: Shanna Michael
Thematic Mapping with Google Maps
Xan Wedel
The University of Kansas
Lawrene, KS

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Powering a Spatial Project Dashboard in Google Earth Enterprise
James Katz
Burns and McDonnell
Kansas City, MO

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Professional Development: Session 4
Moderator: Tony Spicci
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Data Sharing Policies & Licensing
Will Craig
NSGIC
Minneapolis, MN

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Applied GIS: Session 4
Moderator: Steve Marsh
Productivity Based Assessment of Agricultural Property: A GIS Approach
Thomas Ricker
The Sidwell Company
Saint Charles, IL

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Web Based Economic Development Application
Steve Marsh
Jackson County
Independence, MO

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Imagery: Session 4
Moderator: Ken Nelson
The Use of ESRI's ArcGIS Server - Image Extension in Kansas
Nicholas Callaghan
State of Kansas Data Access & Support Center (DASC)
Lawreence, KS

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An Easy and Faster Way to Stream Orthophotos
Genie Hays
LizardTech, Inc.
Seattle, WA

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10:00AM to 10:30AM Break:
10:30AM to 12:00PM
Safe and Healthy: Session 5
Moderator: Bill Sneed
Finding our way: Introducing the US National Grid
Talbot Brooks
Delta State University Center for Interdisciplinary GIS
Cleveland, MS

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International Charter Support for Disaster Response
Brenda Jones
U.S. Geological Survey
Sioux Falls, SD

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Public Face of GIS: Session 5
Moderator: Amber Reynolds
GIS on the Web: Good Looking Site!
Amber Reynolds
AECOM
Kansas City, MO

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Practical Uses of Popular Map Interfaces in Local Government
Dan Steen
Johnson County AIMS
Olathe, KS

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Professional Development: Session 5
Moderator: Melissa Lanclos
Lessons learned with 4-H community service projects
Frank Wideman
University of Missouri
Perryville, MO

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The Geography of the Census
Joel Barrow
U.S. Census Bureau
Kansas City, MO

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Is My Data Complete - Defining Acceptance Criteria for Digital Data Products
David Hart
Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc
Sun Prairie, WI

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Applied GIS: Session 5
Moderator: Eric Foster
Municipal AVL a Decade of Discovery
Andy Wagner
City of Maryland Heights
Maryland Heights, MO

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Case Study: The Washington Statewide Transportation Framework Project
Drew Rifkin
Safe Software
Surrey, MO

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Imagery: Session 5
Moderator: Brent Miller
Ground Based Mobile Mapping
Bob Williams
Sanborn Map Company
Chesterfield, MO

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Building the Corona Satellite Imagery Atlas
Jackson Cothren
Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, CAST
Fayetteville, AR

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12:00PM to 1:30PM Lunch:
1:30PM to 3:00PM
Safe and Healthy: Session 6
Moderator: Mark Duewell
The Future of 9-1-1 GIS
Steve Hildre
Contact One, Inc.
Austin, TX

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Development of a Wildlife Law Enforcement GIS in Missouri
Brad Hadley
Missouri Department of Conservation
Birch Tree, MO

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Public Face of GIS: Session 6
Moderator: Joe Eckmann
Cloud-Based Map Data, Hosting, & Tools Changing Geospatial
Joshua McNary
Aerial Services, Inc.
Cedar Falls, IA

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How to Convert Your ArcIMS Website to ArcGIS Server Technology
Lowell Ballard
Timmons Group
Richmond, VA

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Professional Development: Session 6
Moderator: Ivan Weichert
Improve quality of parcel and associated data by applying QA/QC techniques - some useful tips and tricks
Huaguo Xiao
Clay County, Missouri
Liberty, MO

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Kansas Statewide Tax Units Database (KSTUD)
Ivan Weichert
Kansas Information Technology Office
Topeka, KS

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Applied GIS: Session 6
Moderator: Brian Hiller
Using Land Suitability Modeling to Identify Growth Areas, Protect Sensitive Land, Assess Development Proposals and Develop CIPs
Bruce Peshoff
Planning Works, LLC
Leawood, KS

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Imagery: Session 6
Moderator: Caleb Hopkins
NEXTMap A New National Elevation Layer for the US
Ted Evans
Intermap Technologies
Englewood, CO

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3D Mobile Mapping
Dave Henderson
Topcon Positionng Systems
Frisco, TX

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3:00PM to 3:30PM Break:
3:30PM to 5:00PM
Safe and Healthy: Session 7
Moderator: Ryan Bechtel
A Return On Investment Analysis of GIS and the Flood of 2008
Jim Giglierano
Iowa Geologic Survey
Iowa City, IA

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Combatting Floods using Geospatial Technologies
David Croll
City of Johnston, Iowa
Johnston, IA

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The Next Generation of Floodplain Mapping
Meghan Anderson
AECOM
Kansas City, MO

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Public Face of GIS: Session 7
Moderator: Ryan Lanclos
Creating EM-SAM -- Lessons Learned
Brian Parr
MARC
Kansas City, MO

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Creating Missouri's Common Operating Picture using the ArcGIS API for Flex
Renee Robinson
Missouri Army National Guard
Jefferson City, MO

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Kansas' Decision Support Tool for Emergency Management
Jessica Frye
Kansas Adjutant General's Department
Topeka, KS

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Professional Development: Session 7
Moderator: Jim Langtry
GISP: What You Need to Know
Jim Langtry
USGS
Lincoln, NE

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NSGIC Updates for MAGIC
Tony Spicci
Missouri Department of Conservation
Columbia, MO

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Is Government Ready to Embrace What Social Media Offers?
Learon Dalby
Arkansas Geographic Information Office
Little Rock, AR

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Applied GIS: Session 7
Moderator: Lindsey Bell
Neighborhood Schools Need Neighborhood Boundaries
Jake Sheets
Sioux City Community School District
Sioux City, IA

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Imagery: Session 7
Moderator: Mike Schlesener
GEOWALL as an Effective Aid for Teaching Photo Interpretation to GIS Users
Dave McDermott
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence`, KS

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The Kansas Land Use/Land Cover Mapping Initiative
Dana Peterson
Kansas Biological Survey/Kansas Applied Remote Sensing
Lawrence, KS

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Automated Feature Extraction using Digital Camera Imagery
Brad Fugate
Woolpert
Dayton, OH

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April 22
8:30AM to 10:00AM
Safe and Healthy: Session 8
Moderator: Ray Fox
Current Mapping Activities at the USGS NGTOC
David Brostuen
USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Denver, CO

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Public Face of GIS: Session 8
Moderator: Dan Haag
Getting Started with the ArcGIS Server APIs
Dan Haag
ESRI
St. Charles, MO

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Professional Development: Session 8
Moderator: Tim Haithcoat
PANEL DISCUSSION:
MAGIC State Update Panel
Tim Haithcoat
State of Missouri
Columbia, MO

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Applied GIS: Session 8
Moderator: Mark Duewell
Data - we all need it - Forming local, state and federal partnerships to obtain it.
Mark Duewell
MSDIS / MU
Columbia, MO

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County, Eight Cities, Two Non-Profits Collaborate for GPS Utility Project
Kristen Jordan
Jefferson County, Kansas
Oskaloosa, KS

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Applied GIS: Session 8-B
Moderator: Eric Foster
Workshop: Solving Data Interoperability Challenges with Spatial ETL
Ken Bragg
Safe Software
Surrey, MO

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10:30AM to 12:00PM General Session: Brunch and Closing Plenary

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