GISPro2017

Join us as we kick off GIS-Pro 2017 in JAX!
Hear from URISA President, Tripp Corbin and GIS-Pro 2017 Conference Chair, Wendy Peloquin, in addition to a number of distinguished guests and organization leaders. 

Attendance at this session will offer: 1.5 AICP credits

Then, get ready for an amazing opening keynote address...
Is it a bird, is it a plane, no it's a Drone! 
Our opening Keynote will soar to new heights and cover some of the most topical things about Drones. Our expert panel will share their extensive knowledge from Academia, Public & Private Sector experiences. You will hear about the latest developments in research, deployment and legal issues. See where we are today and what the future will hold. Make sure your tray tables are secured, seats are in the upright position and you are ready for take-off.

Conference Hosted Lunch and Solutions Spark

Enjoy a lunch buffet while we begin with the Solutions Spark session. It’s an opportunity for you to hear highlights from each exhibitor at the conference. What sets one company apart from another? Why should you stop by their booth? What cool giveaways do they have? You won’t hear long-winded sales pitches during this session. Short but sweet is the name of the game!

Ignite-style presentations (also known as lightning talks) are limited to five minutes (20 slides auto-advanced at 15 seconds each). The best presentations are both educational and entertaining!

• Mystery Deck 
  Mystery Presenter
• The Florida Emergency GIS Response Team Initiative
  Scott Warner, GISP, Bay County Emergency Services, Southport, FL
• Adventures of a Road Warrior
  Keri Brennan, GISP,  Michael Baker International, Indianapolis, IN
• Chattanooga Data
  Carl Anderson, GISP, New Light Technologies, Bradenton, FL  
• Geographic Distribution of the Great Pacific Tree Octopus: Puget Sound & Beyond
  Clayton Putnam, GIS Analyst-Planner, Ronald Wastewater District, Shoreline, WA
• Best Practices for Publishing Map Services
  Anna Verrill, GISP, Senior Geospatial Analyst, The Baldwin Group, Inc., Charleston, SC
• A Soft Approach to Soft Skills
  Kendrick Watson, Academic Programs Director, USC Spatial Sciences Institute, Los Angeles, CA
• URISA Vanguard Cabinet: Making a Mark!
  Alyssa Randall, GIS Analyst/Environmental Planner, Planning Communities, Raleigh, NC
• GIS Strategic Planning - Why Do One?
  Randal Krejcarek, PE, GISP, Senior Consultant, Spatial Focus, LLC, Boca Raton, FL
• Women in GIS - Christina Boggs-Chavira, Engineering Geologist, California Department of Water Resources

Meet all of the winners of 2017 URISA Awards, from Exemplary Systems in Government winners to GIS Hall of Fame inductees. 

Also hear what URISA's GISCorps has been up to. URISA’s GISCorps volunteers continue to make an impact using GIS to support projects around the world. Find out about recent missions. A program of URISA, GISCorps coordinates short term, volunteer GIS services to underprivileged communities worldwide. Services support humanitarian relief, community development, local capacity building, health and education. Since its inception in October 2003, GISCorps has deployed more than 1,000 volunteers to over 200 missions in 65 countries around the globe.
Sponsored by Consortech Solutions Inc., and NearMap US, Inc.

WIN A PRIZE! Everyone attending this session will receive a raffle ticket for prizes to be drawn at the close of the conference. In addition to a fantastic closing keynote, win an awesome prize!

Attendance at this session will offer: 1.0 AICP credits

3-2-1 Launch, 21st Century Kennedy Space Center GIS
Join Glenn Walters as he takes us on a “spatial” mission as he shares his insight on GIS work at the Kennedy Space Center. With the advent of commercial space, the Kennedy Space Center has been evolving from a single launch program into a multi-tenant, multi-use spaceport.  To serve the future needs of the KSC user-base, GIS will also need to evolve.

Glenn will share the following KSC GIS highlights during this transition:

• User Expectations vs Reality, Migrating to a high-accuracy GIS
• This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land – Visualizing Property Administration
• Adding Temporal Operations Data brings GIS to Life
• Going Mobile, Empowering the workforce with GIS in the field

Hear how KSC continues to evolve from mylar and drawing based-data to a high-accuracy GIS.  Using the latest ArcGIS platforms now provides the basis for multiple user groups to be able to visualize, and collaborate with GIS viewers configured with specific tools and features.  KSC’s GeoSpatial Integrated Master Schedule (GeoSIMS) web viewer was developed to serve as an intuitive situational awareness and planning tool.  A simple, intuitive interface provides the end user with their proximity to any impactful KSC operations on a day-by-day basis.

Another aspect in KSC’s evolution is transitioning field processes and a workforce culture from paper maps and clipboards to tablets and smartphones.  KSC’s GIS have been deployed to answer the needs of everyone from your basic GIS to advanced Users. 

This must attend Closing Keynote will not disappoint.