101. Introductory Geoprocessing with Python/Introduction to Python for the GIS Professional (Lab/Intermediate) - Brett Lord-Castillo, St. Louis County Emergency Management, MO & Kristen Jordan-Koenig, Kansas Data Access & Support Center
Part A) This course will get you up and running with python in four sections. We still start with installation, including installation with ArcGIS, integrated development environments (IDEs) and where to find more help. Next, we will cover basic syntax, import statements, writing functions, and adding additional libraries and site packages to your installation. For the third section of the class, we will dive into python programming basics: variables, scopes, datatypes, flow control, debugging, and error handling. The class will wrap up by covering common data structures and an introduction to libraries with the widely used os and datetime modules. You should have a very basic understanding of script writing, as we will be up and running with our own scripts by the end of the class. Knowledge of basic flow control (if-then-else, for loops, while loops) is recommended.

Part B) Python is a straightforward scripting language that interfaces with multiple existing programs to automate workflows. Python works with many programs like ArcMap, AutoCAD, Excel, Word, websites, etc. The possibilities of workflow automation are only limited by your imagination!

This course is intended for people who have never programmed before (if you already know programming basics, this is not the class for you). The material will begin with programming basics, continue into the logic of programming, and extend into where to find programming resources for building your scripts. Discussions will include analogies of pirates, Dr. Frankenstein, cooking, and cars.

102. Legal Issues in GIS (Class/Introductory) - Chris Dunn, Law Office of Christopher W. Dunn; Amie Coleman & Tom Haynes - Carson & Coil
Chris Dunn, Amie Coleman, and Tom Haynes are lawyers licensed to practice in Missouri. The Missouri rules of professional conduct require them to remind you that; the choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

Join us for an introduction into the legal aspects of the geospatial profession in this new course. Public policy touches GIS in many ways, and we plan to discuss as many of those ways as possible: state open records acts, geospatial data acts, liability, sovereign immunity, intellectual property, privacy of your constituents, data use licenses, charging for your data - or not, plus all the questions you pose to us.

We'll discuss how the law applies to you and your organization and why that knowledge is so important. Do you know what you should know before you are called to testify about your data in court? We do and we want you to, too. We'll put on our propeller beanies and talk about drones. After we land that discussion, we'll talk about the gathering geospatial data licensing storm. Last but not least, we'll point you toward additional geospatial legal help available to you.

Please visit this course page to submit your legal questions prior to the short course.

301. Advanced Geoprocessing with Python (Lab/Expert) - Brett Lord-Castillo, St. Louis County Emergency Management, MO
Advanced Geoprocessing with Python continues the series of python courses with advanced special topics. Open source libraries such as GDAL, ogr, shapely, fiona, and rasterio will be explored in more detail, including their interaction with arcpy. We will dive deeper into raster and image processing, focusing on the use of numpy arrays. This will be followed by master class style workshop time to tackle individual programming problems that students bring with them to class. We will wrap up with the special topics of web communication using the requests library, multi-thread processing in python, and a basic exploration of python processing of mapbox vector tiles.

302. CANCELLED Advanced Geodatabases (Lab/Advanced) - Steve Marsh, City of Lee's Summit, MO
This short course will be conducted in a graduate seminar style. Participants are asked to bring their scripts, data, and questions, and the group will discuss coding problems and topics of interest.

303. Hands-On with ArcGIS Mobile Technology (Lab/Introductory) - Jake Stevenson, Burns & McDonnell
Workshop attendees will have the chance to build their own ArcGIS Collector application and learn how to use the ArcGIS Operations Dashboard to view the results and report on what's being collected in the field. Coming out of the workshop attendees will understand how to create their own mobile applications as well as best practices and lessons learned from using the technology on various projects. Over the course of workshop, attendees will see real world examples of how ArcGIS mobile technology has been used on various different types of real world projects.

304. CANCELLED Implementing the Latest ISO Metadata Standards for your Organization (Lab/Intermediate) - Mark Duewell, MSDIS
This half-day course will discuss the new standards being implemented globally, suggest methods of porting your current metadata to the new standards, and recommend tools for accomplishing such tasks.

305. JavaScript Web Mapping API (Lab/Intermediate) - Steven Graf, Stantec
This course will be an introduction to the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. Using the ArcGIS API for JavaScript, you can create custom web applications intended to fit the need of your audience. The class will include an overview of the API, exploration of available resources, and hands-on exercises. Attendees do not need to have any previous application development experience.

306. Introductory ModelBuilder (Lab/Intermediate) - Ken Wilkerson, GISEdge
Esri ModelBuilder (MB) provides a visual programming environment for combining data and tools to automate tasks or create custom scripts. This course will introduce MB processing with hands-on exercises demonstrating the creation of models ranging from simple to complex. You will learn how to quickly and effectively develop models that help you become more productive ArcGIS users.

307. Tableau Public - Creating Compelling Dashboards and Fascinating Stories with Interactive Data (Lab/Introductory) - Aaron Baumgarden & Ron House, Johnson County, KS AIMS
One must understand that data will only be remembered if presented in the right way. We'll show you just how easy it is to build a polished presentation by converting a simple flat data file into a beautiful visual representation using Tableau Public. Next, we'll show you how to generate informative dashboards using Tableau's drag and drop interface with no coding required! Tableau dashboards are also interactive, so we'll walk you through how to customize a dashboard that engages the user and enables them to explore the data. To cap things off, we'll run through how to create dynamic stories and embed them into a website to further impress your audience - and your boss!

103. GIS and Mapping A to Z (Lab/Introductory) - Tim Haithcoat, University of Missouri
This hands-on 1/2 day lab will provide exposure to several of the myriad analyses and applications that can be done using GIS. Many people by now are familiar with the concepts of GIS and mapping, but their experience may be limited to a few areas specific to their profession. The intent of this course is to survey the wider range of applications to which GIS can be put. The 'tour' will include both raster-based and vector-based analysis and include watershed modeling, network analysis of roads and streams, siting analysis, spatial interpolation, geocoding, and viewshed analysis. Finally, we will briefly demonstrate newer geospatial applications for conflation, human geography analysis, and human movement models being explored at the University of Missouri's Geographic Resources Center.

104. Getting the Most out of Your ArcGIS Online Subscription (Lab/Introductory) - Jesse Adams & Sam Giebner, North Point GIS
You may already have an Esri ArcGIS Online (AGO) account and are aware of some of the things you can do with your subscription, but if you are eager to build on your existing knowledge, then let us show you more of what AGO offers. Participants will learn how to create story maps, utilize AGO dashboards, build applications using the Web App Builder, and more! We will also discuss setting up open data sites, which provide a resource for the general public to search, download, filter and visualize an organization's data through their web browser or mobile device. Come join us and see how you can take your AGO knowledge to the next level!

105. Remote Sensing (Lab/Introductory) - Peter Metzger, Minnkota Power Cooperative
This hands-on lab will cover the principles and practices of using both passive and active remote sensing technology using Esri software. Lecture will include background on the different types of sensors and their operations while course work will range from using aerial imagery and LiDAR to measure ground objects to using multispectral aerial and satellite data to classify ground cover. The course will cover photogrammetry, change detection, georeferencing, vegetative indexes and multi return LiDAR data.

106. CANCELLED GISP: The Road to an Exam (Class/Introductory) - Bill Hodge, GISCI
This series of presentations and interactive discussions will provide a background on certification in general, the GISP's history in particular, and an overview of its status, now that an exam is being added. All who participate will have a clear understanding of the current requirements and where each participant stands with it in regard to her or his individual career.

Bill Hodge GISP is the Executive Director of GISCI, the GIS Certificate Institute. Before taking that position, he was the GIS Manager for the City of Midland, from which he recently retired, and has been a geospatial professional in several levels of government over the last 15 years. He continues to serve on the Advisory Committee of the GeoTech Center.