URISA Caribbean GIS Conference - Thursday Program Details
Thursday, November 2, 2006
Educational Sessions
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Using GIS for the Development of Landslide Maps and Early Warning System
Landslides are common phenomena on islands of the West Indies due mainly to high rainfall and the mountainous terrain. The landslide occurrence is frequently masked within events such as Hurricanes or Tropical Storms and is therefore overlooked and not adequately taken into consideration in Natural Disaster preparedness and management at the national scale.
- Serwan Baban, University of the West Indies, Department of Surveying, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Enterprise Asset Management in Government
This session highlights the need for coordination, collaboration and an enterprise view of GIS management.
- GIS and our Communities; Tools for Efficient Enterprise Asset Management in Government
Gary Berry, Hansen Information Technologies, Mccordsville, California, USA
Applications of Mobile GIS and the Impact of the Internet
- Advanced Mobile GIS Data Management for Mixed Platforms
Jim Hargis, harGIS LLC Field Information Systems, Englewood, Colorado, USA - GeoTrac Vehicle, Asset & Personal Tracking Service
Desmond Dougall, GISCAD Limited, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Hot Topics - Impact of Free Web-Based Mapping Applications, Such as Google Earth, on the Traditional Geospatial Implementation
Juan Plaza, Autodesk Inc, Miami, Florida, USA
Education I
- Applied GIS: Developments in Geographic Information Science in Jamaica
Parris Lyew-Ayee, Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Kingston, Jamaica - Regional Geospatial Service Center System, Geospatial Training and Education
Darrel Mc Donald, Stephen F Austin State University, Columbia Regional Geospatial Service Center, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
James Kroll, Stephen F Austin State University, Forest Resources Institute, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
10:00 – 10:30 AM: Break in Exhibit Hall
(Exhibit Hall Hours 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM)
Educational Sessions
10:30 – 12:00 Noon
Marine Data Model
As we move rapidly into the information era where decisions are made based on available data, and new information is created from existing data, the body of marine knowledge has surged forward at a rate that challenges our computer capacity to store, process, and share it. Natural phenomena such as hurricanes and tsunamis illustrate the importance of a focused effort to manage and share information, while the slower processes of erosion and climate change also influence our environment in ways that demand our attention. The marine data model we will present in this panel can help to identify and organize the data that we are challenged to use in a GIS to create new information that can be critical to decision making.
- GIS Application of The Marine Data Model: For Marine and Coastal Environments
Joseph Breman, ESRI, Redlands, California, USA
GIS And Remote Sensing
- GIS Applications in Archaeology- Site Planning and Investigation in Archaeological Research of the Indieras, Puerto Rico
Christopher Davis, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA - High Resolution Satellite Imagery:Coming to a Desktop Near You
Anthony Sani, Sani International Technology Advisors Inc, Markham, Ontario, Canada
Michael Chapman, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Asset Management Systems in Organizational Usage
- GIS & WOMS
Shantelle Lopez, GISP, Bahamas Water & Sewerage Corporation, Nassau, Bahamas - GIS-Based Asset Management for the Windows Desktop
Justin Gough and Jake Gough, Novotx LLC, Clearfield, Utah, USA - GIS Mapping, Asset Management, and Environment Planning
James Donahue, City of Somerton, Yuma, Arizona, USA
EDUCATION II
- GIS Education in The Bahamas
Danielle Hanek, BNGIS Centre, Nassau, Bahamas - Middle and High School Geospatial Technology Training in Northeast Louisiana
Sean Chenoweth, University of Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana, USA - GIS and Tropical Meteorology: A Twofold Teaching Tactic
Richard and Mary Snow, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
Luncheon Keynote
URISA is honored to welcome Jim Geringer, Director of Policy and Public Sector Strategy for ESRI and former governor of the State of Wyoming, as the conference luncheon keynote speaker. Mr. Geringer’s advocacy for technology has centered on the end result of how technology enhances services, emphasizing the benefits of integrated service delivery and enterprise-wide solutions. He will be addressing the conference on the topic of “How To Get Elected Officials /Decision Makers More Engaged With Technology”.
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Break & Raffles in Exhibit Hall
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Closing Ceremony