2007 Southeast User Group Conference

The 2007 Southeast User Group Conference Proceedings is a compilation of professional abstracts and presentations delivered May 2–4, 2007, in Jacksonville, Florida. ESRI users contributed a fundamental part to the conference by submitting and presenting their presentations on a diverse collection of GIS applications. The proceeds promote GIS application by stimulating users to share their experiences and knowledge.

Plenary Sessions

• GIS: More Than a Map—Better Decisions in the Front Office
  —Jim Geringer, ESRI, Wyoming Governor 1995-2003
• GIS Technology and the Water Management Districts
  —David W. Fisk, Assistant Executive Director, St. Johns River Water Management District
• SJRWMD.com: Using Technology to Benefit People, Nature, and Our Water Resources
  —St. Johns River Water Management District

ESRI Technical Presentations

• System Architecture Design and Capacity Planning
  —Dave Peters, ESRI
• Introduction to the ArcGIS Image Server
  —Dale Loberger and Jason Lewis, ESRI
• ArcGIS 9.2 Geodatabase Enhancements
  —Artie Robinson, ESRI
• ArcGIS Server Mobile
  —Matt Still, ESRI
• ArcGIS Server 9.2: Much More Than Just Maps!
  —Matt Still, ESRI
• ArcGIS Desktop 9.2: Cartography & Animation
  —Mike Sweeney, ESRI
• Editing Tips in the Multiuser Geodatabase
  —Mike Jensen, ESRI
• ArcGIS Server 9.2: Installation/Configuration Tuning Tips
  —ESRI

Data Models

• Cartographic Design for Results of a Sewer Network Gap Analysis
  
• Effective GIS Implementation Requires a Solid Data Model Design Process
  —Felix Lopez and Andrew Baranowski (GISP), CDM
• Lessons Learned Creating Terrain Datasets for Watershed Modeling
  —William Millinor and Maria Martinez, Jones Edmunds, and Steve Dicks, SWFWMD

Data Quality

• Understanding the DWG Format
  —Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP, Keck & Wood, Inc.
• Mapping Utilities with Mobile GIS Applications
  —Kristy M. Capobianco, GIS Analyst, Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc.
• How Accurate Is Your Data?
  —Frank J. Conkling, Panda Consulting
• Data: The Critical Investment
  —Ron Kistler, Director, IT & GIS Services, Bay County, Florida
• Building a More Accurate Parcel Base map for the Enterprise - From Realingment to Re-engineering
  —Kevin Hardester, GIS Consultant, Bruce Harris & Associates
• Mapping Knowledge: Tift County School District
  —Michael Rivera, GIS Regional Project Manager, So. Georgia Regional Development Center

Environmental Management

• Pilot Study Assessing Seagrass in Clearwater Harbor and St. Joesph Sound, Pinellas County, Florida
  —Cynthia Meyer, GISP, Pinellas County, Florida
• Automating a Pollution Load Screening Model (PLSM): Putting ArcObjects to Work in a Modern Interface
  —St. John's River Water Management District
• Venezuela's Heavy Oil Belt: Monitoring Exploration- and Production-Related Land Cover Changes
  —Chris W. Baynard, Department of Geography, UF; Department of World Languages, UNF; Society of Petroleum Engineers
• Applying Arc Hydro and Utility Network Analyst
  —Allen Hoerle, GIS Analyst, Forsyth County Geographic Information Services, Cumming, Georgia

GIS as Enterprise Information Management

• Virtual GIS, Web-based GIS Applications at the Fish & Wildlife Research Institute
  —Kathleen O'Keife
• St. Johns Co. Public Works Infrastructure, Enterprise ArcGIS-Centric Maintenance/Support
  —Rocky S. Agbunag, GISP, St. Johns County, Florida and Rene Rodriquez, GISP, Woolpert, Inc.
• Using ArcGIS to Centralize Information Management for Fast Growing Organizations
  —Jim Kiles, Woolpert, Inc.
• Migrating to ArcGIS 9.2 in an Enterprise Environment, The Cobb County Approach
  —Christian U. Okeke, Charles Fail, Tim Scharff, Cobb County GIS
• A GIS Electronic Asset Management Framework for Local Government
  —Charlotte County, Florida
• Integration 101
  —Bill Wetzel, The Sidwell Company

Land Records

• CAMA, Planning, Addressing, GIS & CMMS: Integrated Land Records Solutions
  —Jim Kiles, Tim Oliver, Woolpert, Inc.
• The Parcel Fabric: A New Approach to Horizontal Spatial Adjustment
  —Wendy, Amy, MNC

Mobile GIS

• Inventorying Linear Spatial Assets: From Field to GIS to Database
  —Jim Thigpenn, Hillsborough County, Florida
• Improving Field Data Collection & Analysis with ArcPad, ArcGIS, and ArcIMS solutions
  —Stephen Osiecki, GIS Manager, VHB, Inc.
• Extending a Natural Resource ArcGIS Server Solution into the Field Using ArcGIS Mobile
  —Timmons Group

Public Safety

• Tracking Debris Recovery Efforts with GIS
  —Brad Stroppel, GISP and Richard Meinert
• Criminal Justice Applications - The many roles of GIS in Community Policing
  —Valdosta Police Department, Valdosta, Georgia
• Prepared for Emergencies Through CMMS
  —Tim Oliver, Horry County, South Carolina
• Statewide LiDAR, Storm Surge Modeling, and Regional Evacuation Studies
  —Mark Nelson, P.E., Jones Edmunds, and Richard Butgereit, State of Florida
• ESRI's Fish Tool
  —Stacy Belledin, Jacksonville (Florida) Sheriff's Office, and Jonathan Fisk, ESRI
• Utilizing Improving EMS Response Times
  —Jim Pennington, Director of IT

Server GIS

• Network Security Topics in an ArcGIS Environment
  —David A. Eaves,

State and Local Government

• Web Based GIS Implementation for the City of Boynton Beach, Florida
  —Jeff Albee, Applied Technology Manager, AMEC Earth &Environment, Inc.
• A Model for Creating a Park System and Managing Growth
  —The Preservation Project, Jacksonville
• ArcIMS Asynchronous Data Transfer Support
  —Luis F. Penedo
• Developing a Custom ArcReader Application with ArcGIS Publisher
  —David Galluzzo, Hillsborough County, Florida
• The Economic Benefits of GIS: A County's Perspective
  —Jefferson County, Alabama
• Signal Inventory Application
  —Jeffrey Engerski, Girmail Crawford, Inc.

Transportation

• Hillsborough County, Florida Develops a Roadway Lighting Capital Improvement Plan with GIS
  —Marc J. Rogoff, Ph.D., SCS Engineers; Marina Ostapenko, Ayres Associates; Buz Barbour, Hillsborough County, Florida
• Crash Data Collection & Analysis Using GIS
  —Michael Blinn, Traffic Analyst, and Tony Harrison, AutoCAD/GIS Tech
• GIS & Travel Demand Modeling in the Southeast: An Analytical Approach with .NET GIS Customization
  —Douglas W. Lynch, GISP

Water/Wastewater/Stormwater

• NPDES and GIS: 10 Years of Evolution from Inventory to Application
  —England, Thims, & Miller, Inc.
• ArcGIS for Development of Unidirectional Flushing Programs
  —Keith D. Hodsden, P.E., Senior Client Service Manager, MWH Soft and Kelcia D. Mazana, E.I., Project Engineer, Reiss Environmental
• Development of an Enterprise Storm Water Infrastructure Database
  —Jones Edmunds
• Use of GIS for Storm Water Infrastructure Mapping
  —Andy Renshaw, City of Gainesville, Florida Public Works
• Orlando Utilities Commission Hydrant Audit Lifecycle
  —Ron Hawkins, Manager, Water Technical Services
• The Evolution of an Enterprise GIS at Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc.
  —Dominic M. Strollo II, GIS Administrator, Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc.; Mark W. Nelson, P.E., Director of GIS, Jones Edmunds; Dave Jenkins, GIS Analyst, Jones Edmunds; Kevin Hofmann, GIS Analyst, Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc.
• ESRI Water Utilities Update