Enhanced LiDAR

Broadway 1 & 2

This session will explore terrestrial 3D laser scanning (3DLS), including the options for laser scanning and other capture tools, and considerations for processing and visualization/data delivery.  The presentation will describe a range of 3DLS applications and consider challenges faced when working with 3D survey data in a GIS environment.

Sponsored by the Central New York Region of ASPRS

Facilitator: Verne LaClair, Vertex Geospatial Inc.

Presenter: Verne LaClair, Vertex Geospatial Inc.

Presenter: Jody Lounsbury, CHA

GIS Cloud Solution

Highrock

Facilitator: John Barge, NYS Adirondack Park Agency

Presenter: Scott Bridges, Google

Scott is a 20 year veteran of the GIS industry. Before joining Google as Geo Vertical Manager Scott spent 13 years at Intergraph focusing on the Government, Public Safety and Utility sectors. He then moved to Autodesk where he was the Utility Key Account

Presenter: John Van Hoesen, Green Mountain College

John is an associate professor of geology and environmental studies at Green Mountain College in rural south-central Vermont. He has used GIS to evaluate and explore surficial processes and environmental issues in addition to teaching some variant of ESRI

Mobile App Development Workshop

Broadway 3 & 4

This is an introductory level workshop for your first “Hello World” map app. Bring your own device and laptop, and we will walk-through the exercise together. We will also discuss overview of Android App development process in GIS area.

              Lab Overview           Lab Details Part 1               Lab Details Part 2

Facilitator: Mickey Dietrich, Tug Hill Commission

Presenter: Kiichi Takeuchi, Long Island University

Kiichi Takeuchi is the senior web application database developer for LIU and an adjunct professor. He is the chief technology officer of ObjectGraph, a company that focuses on mobile and web application development and has created more than 140 mobile apps, including many that employ geospatial technology.

Published in the renowned journal “Computers and Geosciences as well as Cartographic Perspectives, “his recent projects include iSeismometer, an iPhone application that detects any sensitive motion of the device, and a WiFi signal map of the LIU Post campus in Brookville, N.Y. He played a major role in developing the architecture of the My LIU app that was downloaded onto more than 10,000 iPads distributed to LIU students.

Takeuchi holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from LIU Brooklyn and an A.S. in computer science from SUNY Morrisville. He is scheduled to complete an M.S. in earth and environmental science at LIU Post in May 2012.

Crowdsourcing Panel

Travers

Crowdsourcing is everywhere. How can you lose? Have the general public populate your datasets faster, better, and cheaper than doing it yourself. The concept is being used everywhere. Mapping and GIS are no exception.

Learn how to leverage the power of the crowd. In this session, you’ll hear from our five panelists who will detail how they’ve used the public to populate their geographic datasets. They’re using the crowd to help map the country’s largest city (NYC DOITT/OpenStreetMap partnership), improve community infrastructure (SeeClickFix), track invasive species (NY Natural Heritage Program’s iMapInvasives), and manage emergencies (Huntington’s response to Hurricane Sandy). They’ll give overviews of their projects, the benefits they’ve gained by using the crowd, and the problems they’ve encountered. Then, we’ll open it up to the audience, for what should prove to be a fascinating interactive session where the attendees can get great advice on ways that they can use the crowd to help manage their specific projects.

Video Description

Entire session is spread over two videos. First hour and ten minutes is panelists presenting their own work. This is followed by a 50 minute panel discussion.

Panel Discussion Continued

Facilitator: Eric Herman, NYS Thruway Authority

Presenter: Michael Naughton, Town of Huntington, NY

Michael Naughton has been employed by the Town of Huntington since 1984. The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County. It is on the north shore of Long Island. He is responsible for the daily management of over 150 employees and for the maintenance of almost 800 miles of highway infrastructure and the collection and organization of digital records. He has served as chairperson for a group of Geographic Information Systems users on Long Island. The group has over 300 members. In 2011 Huntington was hit with Tropical Storm Irene. In 2012 Huntington was hit with Superstorm Sandy. During both of these events there was extensive use of GIS and GPS. This information was used to monitor our cleanup efforts and in support of our reimbursement applications with FEMA. ArcGIS Online was used to coordinate our efforts with other Town Departments and the towns’ residents

Presenter: Brent Kinal, NY Natural Heritage Program

Presenter: Jennifer Dean, NY Natural Heritage Program

Presenter: Colin Reilly, NYC DOITT

Colin Reilly is the Director of Geographic Information Systems for the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications. His group manages the City’s geospatial repository and provides shared services to City agencies and the public. As Director, Colin is responsible for the oversight of projects, vendors, staff and the geospatial strategic direction of the City. He has an MA in Geography from Hunter College, City University of New York and a BLA from the University of Arizona. Colin also is a lecturer at Montclair State University.

Presenter: Jeff Mooney, SeeClickFix

Jeff Mooney is the VP of Partnerships for SeeClickFix, a comprehensive citizen engagement platform used by hundreds of cities throughout the United States and abroad, reaching a network of over 25 million citizens.  In 2012, SeeClickFix was chosen to provide a multi-jurisdictional reporting solution for 54 cities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which is funded by a Community Innovation Challenge (CIC) Grant. The largest Open311 project to date.  SeeClickFix was recently nominated for the annual FT/Citi Ingenuity Awards: Urban Ideas in Action.