Seminars, Webinars and Road Shows
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2008 IndianaMap Road Shows
This fall, the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC) is presenting a series of Road Shows designed to inform Hoosiers -
especially those in local government - how the IndianaMap legislation is changing GIS across the state. The legislation was
enacted last year, and mandates the creation of a single, statewide, digital map for Indiana. Each one-day Road Show will address
what this means for local government. Specific topics will include data sharing between different levels of government, funding
opportunities, and future IndianaMap initiatives.
Morning sessions will provide information about the project: its benefits, impact and long-term goals. Speakers will show how
local data is already being incorporated into the IndianaMap, and outline grants available to local governments to support their
participation. Afternoon sessions will focus on Web Feature Services (WFS). This new technology will be the mechanism for
combining data into a seamless statewide map.
Agenda
Speakers will be Jim Sparks, Indiana Geographic Information Officer, Phil Worrall, IGIC Executive Director, and representatives
from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Technical presentation on WFS will be by Jeff Ehman of Image Matters.
Sellersburg
Thursday, October 9th, 10:00am-3:00pm EDT
Clark County Office of Emergency Communications
Conference Room
110 N. Indiana Avenue
Sellersburg, IN 47172
Directions
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Portage
Wednesday, October 15th, 10:00am-4:00pm CDT
NW Indiana Regional Planning Commission
6100 Southport Road
Portage, Indiana 46368
Directions
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Terre Haute
Thursday, October 21st, 10:00am-3:00pm EDT
Vigo County Annex
County Council Chamber
121 Oak Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807
Directions
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Bloomington
Tuesday, October 28th, 10:00am-3:00pm EDT
Indiana Geological Survey
611 Walnut Grove
Bloomington, IN 47405-2208
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Warsaw
Thursday, November 13th, 10:00am-3:00pm EST
Kosciusko County Justice Building
Basement Meeting Room
121 N. Lake Street
Warsaw, IN 46580
Directions
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Muncie
Tuesday, November 18th, 10:00am-3:00pm EST
Location to be Determined
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Ferdinand
Thursday, December 4th, 10:00am-3:00pm EST
Indiana 15 Regional
Planning Commission
221 E. First Street
Ferdinand, IN 47532
Directions
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Evansville
Information coming soon!
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Indianapolis
Information coming soon!
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Past Events
Developing Land Cover and Land Use Datasets
Friday, January 25th, 1:00-3:30pm
Indiana State Library
140 N. Senate Ave, History Reference Room
Indianapolis, IN 46204
IGIC Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $20
Indiana has collected statewide digital imagery that can be used to produce information on what covers the
landscape (land cover) and how these landscape elements are used (land use). This information can then be
used to support stormwater, natural resources, urban planning, forestry and many others areas of land management.
This seminar will show a number of semi-automated approaches to creating impervious surface maps, canopy
maps, land cover maps and land use maps, using remote sensing and GIS modeling techniques. There will
also be an overview of the processes used, with examples of the final products, and their applications.
The presentation will be given by Dr. Andrew Brenner, General Manager, Sanborn Ann Arbor.
Approaches to Using Oblique Aerial Imagery
Friday, March 28th, 1:00-3:30pm
Indiana State Library
140 N. Senate Ave, History Reference Room
Indianapolis, IN 46204
IGIC Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $20
Every once in a while a new tool comes along that commands your attention. Oblique
Aerial View (OAV) imagery is one such tool. It is changing the way that government
agencies, emergency managers and private companies do business throughout their enterprise.
Join us as Fred Baltrusis and Dave Surina from the City of Indianapolis, and Rick Hammond of
Woolpert talk about the challenges of making these large datasets accessible to a wide audience,
including implementation, training, data maintenance and all the lessons learned. You'll also
find out what makes all of the effort worthwhile.
Indiana's Historical Aerial Photography
Thursday, April 17th, 1:30-2:30pm
WEBINAR
FREE
The Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) has created an interactive map (http://igs.indiana.edu/IHAPI) to
facilitate retrieval of historical aerial photos (HAPs) by both expert GIS users and the general public.
The website shows the locations of more than 100,000 individual photographs from the 1930s to the 1980s.
Users can locate a time or area they are interested in, and order those photos from various archival
collections, including the IGS archive which contains nearly 40,000 images. Denver Harper of IGS will
walk attendees through an online tutorial showing how to use this exciting new tool.
Registrants will receive an email with login information and phone number one week prior to the event.
Note: This is not a toll-free phone call, long distance charges may apply.
Water, Water, Everywhere: Finding and Using Hydrology Data
Friday, May 16th, 1:00-3:30pm
Indiana State Library
140 N. Senate Ave, History Reference Room
Indianapolis, IN 46204
IGIC Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $20
Join Sally Letsinger of the Indiana Geological Survey to learn how you can use GIS to estimate runoff
potential; analyze conservation plans; calculate groundwater flow rates; or predict how fast contaminants
will move through a stream system. Topics will include:
- Elevation-derived hydrography data
- Resources for hydrology datasets
- Groundwater data in GIS-based analysis
- Incorporating land cover, elevation and soil data into hydrogeology models
Related Links
National Hydrography Dataset
Groundwater Assessment
Level: Intermediate
ArcGIS Server: Advanced Topics and Applications
Friday, June 13th, 1:00-3:30pm
Indiana State Library
140 N. Senate Ave, History Reference Room
Indianapolis, IN 46204
IGIC Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $20
ArcGIS Server has become increasingly important to agencies who are taking their GIS to the next level.
At this seminar, Tom Brenneman of ESRI will discuss the advanced capabilities of ArcGIS Server including:
- Editing via web clients
- Creating geoprocessing tasks and publishing them to ArcGIS clients
- Data sharing via ArcGIS Server geodatabase replication
- Working with Cached Map services
Chris Walls of 39 Degrees North will then demonstrate several advanced solutions for ArcGIS Server, including but not limited to:
- Real-time GIS using ArcGIS Server Mobile SDK and Web ADF
- Using ArcGIS Server to Track Vehicles
- Custom Buttons for ArcGIS Server (Demonstration of our Symbolize, Markup, and Extract Data Tasks)
Level: Advanced
IndianaMap Training for State Data Center Affiliates
Wednesday, June 25th, 1:00-3:00pm
OR
Friday, June 27th, 11:00am-1:00pm
WEBINAR
FREE
The IndianaMap can now be accessed by the public online at
www.indianamap.org.
This interactive website includes a wealth of data on Indiana, as well as tools that allow you to view and create
customized maps. Visitors can add their own data to get answers to specific questions, and perform complex analyses
based on the results. The site also includes options to print, share and download data.
IGIC invites fellow State Data Center Affiliates to attend a free, online
training session explaining the tools, benefits and future of the IndianaMap website. Topics will include:
- Types of Data
- Reference - Aerial photography, contours, boundaries
- Demographics - Census and population
- Infrastructure - Roads, schools, hospitals
- Environment/Biology - Agriculture, brownfields, landfills
- Hydrology - Rivers, lakes, watersheds
- Geology - Surface, industrial, coal
- Basic tools
- Finding information in existing maps
- Creating your own maps
- Analyzing your findings
- Outputting maps
- Downloading data
Registration is open only to State Data Center affiliates. Participants will receive an email with login information
and toll-free phone number prior to the webinar.
Level: Beginning
Mashable Maps: An Introduction to Web-Based Mapping with Google and Microsoft
Monday, July 14th, 1:30-2:30pm
WEBINAR
IGIC Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $20
This webinar is an introduction to incorporating your business data into Microsoft Virtual Earth or Google Maps, and
publishing the data to the web. Joel Bump of the Indiana Department of Transportation will guide attendees through
the built-in functionality of these products, and the out-of-the-box ways to publish data. No programming experience is required.
Registrants will receive an email with login information and phone number one week prior to the event.
Note: This is not a toll-free phone call, long distance charges may apply.
Level: Beginning
Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and You
Friday, July 18th, 1:00-3:30pm
Indiana State Library
140 N. Senate Ave, History Reference Room
Indianapolis, IN 46204
IGIC Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $20
This presentation will provide an introduction to Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and how it is being implemented and used in
Indiana counties, communities and schools. Ben Hill of WTH Technology, Inc. will show how AVL works with both GPS and GIS;
the differences between cellular and radio AVL networks; how an AVL system can display vehicles in different ways on GIS maps;
how back-end records created with an AVL system can be used as defensible proof of past vehicle activity; and how AVL offers a means
for assessing and planning better vehicle use.
Matthew Alexander, the Jennings County E911 Director, will then talk about their experience in setting up a new countywide AVL
system for law enforcement and public safety vehicles, and describe recent emergency response incidents where the system has been
successfully engaged.
Level: Beginning-Intermediate
Indiana GIS Inventory Workshop
Thursday, July 31st, 2:30-3:30pm
WEBINAR
FREE
Help Us Complete and Maintain Indiana’s GIS Inventory
What is the GIS Inventory?
- An Inventory of Existing & Planned Data, Policies, Systems, and People
- A Simple Query Tool for Information About Users and Data Availability
- A Directory of GIS Users
- A Source of Key Information for Collaborative Strategic and Business Planning
- A Tool for Use During Emergencies
- A Way to Minimize the Need to Respond to Pesky Data Surveys
- A Resource to Help Create Partnership Opportunities
Indiana already has over 600 registered users in our GIS Inventory! This online workshop will be a
quick tour for new and existing users through Indiana’s GIS Inventory at
http://in.gisinventory.net. By the end, you will
understand its purpose, how to keep your information up-to-date, and how to get the most out of this easy to use
yet powerful system.
Level: Beginning