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Program Meetings
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GIS/SIG December Program Meeting December Program Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Town of Penfield Dolomite Lodge 3100 Atlantic Avenue Penfield, New York 14526 Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) Register: By Tuesday, December 8th to mdebyah@townofpittsford.org Pictometry Deployment Alternatives Jason Sealy, Regional Technical Manager, Pictometry International The December Program will focus on Pictometry’s deployment alternatives: Electronic Field Study, POL, and Self Hosting. In addition, Jason will be showcasing ChangeFindr and Pictometry's new Critical 360º solution.
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Previous GIS/SIG September Program Meeting September Program Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Location: CityPlace 50 West Main St, 3rd Floor, Room 3139 Rochester, NY 14614 Cost: $5.00 per person for lunch (payable at the door) Register: Please register directly with ESRI Creating Effective Web Maps Mark Scott, ESRI Technical Marketing Representative Jessica Valenti, ESRI Sales Engineer Change the way you think about building Web mapping applications. Whether you have tons of GIS experience or are just learning how to publish geographic data, you’ll come away knowing how to serve high-quality Web maps that are effective for your organization. This half-day seminar will help you:
__________________________________________________________ Previous GIS/SIG June Program Meeting June Program Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Braddock Bay Park Pavilion 199 East Manitou Road Town of Greece, New York Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) Register: By Thursday, June 18th to mdebyah@townofpittsford.org  View
Presentation (pdf)Automating GIS Tasks (so you can play more golf) Craig Cleveland, GISP, Bergmann Associates As GIS professionals we're often called upon to do the same tasks over and over again. Using ArcGIS Desktop's Model Builder is a great way to help us automate those redundant tasks, however you're still required to push a button or two from time to time. With the use of Windows Scheduled Tasks, and exports from Model Builder, we can actually eliminate the need to do anything at all to accomplish these tasks! During the course of this presentation users will see how Model Builder can be used to create models of specifics tasks/processes, how those models can then be exported to scripts and finally how Scheduled Tasks can be configured to run those processes at regularly scheduled intervals. __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG December Program Meeting December Program Date: Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Pittsford Community Library 24 State Street Pittsford, New York 14534 Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) Register: By Monday, December 1st to mdebyah@townofpittsford.org Grants Jean O’Connell from J. O’Connell & Associates Gail Fischer, Regional Advisory Officer (RAO) for Region 7 NYSED/New York State Archives Jean O'Connell and Gail Fischer discussed the NYS grant climate and provided information on which grants may or may not be available to NYS municipalities in 2009. GISP Certification Julie Tolar, GISP, Town of Penfield Jeff Volpe, GISP, Bergmann Associates For those considering getting GISP Certification, this presentation covered certification, the grandfathering provision, which expired on December 31, 2008, and changes to the certification requirements expected to be enacted on January 1, 2009. __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG September Program Meeting September Program Date: Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Brighton Town Hall Auditorium 2300 Elmwood Avenue Rochester, New York 14618 Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) Register: By Thursday, September 25th to ktallon@ci.webster.ny.us GIS For Elections Joshua Williams, New York State Sales Representative, ESRI The presentation focused attention on the ways GIS can impact local, state and federal election processes. From managing voter registration information, performing demographic analyses, enabling on-line polling place locator services and managing redistricting of voting districts based on changing populations, GIS is playing a growing role in all aspects of the business of elections. __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG June Program Meeting June Program Date: Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Braddock Bay Park Pavilion, Town of Greece, New York Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) Register: By Friday, June 13th to mdebyah@monroecounty.gov View Presentation (pdf)The Geographic Approach GIS in Public Works Paul Rooney, ESRI NY Account Manager Mark Scott, ESRI Technical Marketing Representative This presentation focused on the challenges and issues that Public Works Departments face on a daily basis and how GIS technology can be deployed and implemented to assist with these challenges. GIS solutions for public works operations specifically for asset management, planning and operations, mobile workforce, executive dashboard and operational awareness were demonstrated, presented and discussed. __________________________________________________________
Previous January Program Meeting January Program Date: Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Town of Penfield Dolomite Lodge 3100 Atlantic Avenue Penfield, New York 14526 Cost:$5.00 per person (payable at the door) Case Study: How to use ArcMap and Google Earth Together to Create Powerful Mapping Jason Wawro, LaBella Associates Consultants are often tasked with generating mapping for an area they are not familiar with, sometimes with insufficient information to accurately define the project area. Other times, consultants are provided with low-quality paper or electronic maps from which to generate mapping for the project. The information on the map may be useful, but the low quality renders it useless. There are some free tools available that work with ArcView to greatly simplify these kinds of tasks, and circumvent some common problems. In this case, we looked at a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an out-of-state project. The RFP contained a low-quality topographic map, the project area was extremely rural, and the local roads did not have assigned names. The consultant was asked to produce mapping in order to enable the project team to view and understand the project area. This presentation described the process used to take that low-quality topo map, and using ArcView, Google Earth, and two free extensions, create valuable project mapping for internal use. The Use of 3D and GIS Technologies David Peters, Diamond Visionics Tim Woodard, Diamond Visionics __________________________________________________________
Previous August Program Meeting August Program Date: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Town of Greece Community Room 1 Vincent Tofany Blvd Rochester, New York Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) Overview of ArcGIS Explorer Paul Rooney, ESRI Mark Scott, ESRI ArcGIS Explorer is a lightweight client for ArcGIS Server. It can be used to access, integrate, and utilize GIS services, geographic content, and other Web services. ArcGIS Explorer can also be used with a variety of other GIS services such as those published using ArcIMS, ArcWeb Services, Web Map Services (WMS), and other Web services. Explore data for the entire world seamlessly.
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Previous December Program Meeting December Program Date: Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Veteran's Memorial Park Dolomite Lodge 3100 Atlantic Avenue Penfield, New York Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) LiDAR - What is it and How is it Used Justin Cole, Monroe County GIS Services Division View
Presentation (pdf)This year Monroe County flew LiDAR. In anticipation of future distribution and utilization, Justin discussed the basics of LiDAR. He focused on what LiDAR is, how its collected, differences in sensors, and what the deliverable look like. He also presented an example of how to process LiDAR and some of its early uses. There was also a glimpse into future projects planned at Monroe County utilizing LiDAR including flood models and 3D modeling. __________________________________________________________
Previous September Program Meeting September Program Date: Tuesday, September 26th, 2006 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Monroe County Public Safety Training Center Office of Emergency Preparedness 1190 Scottsville Road Rochester, New York 14624 Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) Municipal and Public Safety GIS Mapping Solution Dan Allen - GIS Consultant, MRB Group Tom Hetherington - Deputy Chief, Village of Churchville Fire Department Jeff Tewksbury - GIS Coordinator, Town of Ogden This program presented two similar ArcGIS solutions to mobile mapping for emergency services and municipal agencies looking for an inexpensive approach to “response maps” and preplanning. Dan Allen, GIS Consultant from MRB Group, Tom Hetherington, Deputy Chief of Village of Churchville Fire Department, and Jeff Tewksbury, GIS Coordinator for the Town of Ogden, presented applications that have been developed for several Monroe County agencies and municipalities. __________________________________________________________
Previous June Program Meeting June Program Date: Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Braddock Bay Park Pavilion, Town of Greece, New York Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) Real Property Tax Administration Technology Improvement Grant Program (RPTATIP) JoAnn Whalen, New York State Office of Real Property Services The Office of Real Property Services (ORPS) has established the Real Property Tax Administration Technology Improvement grant program to advance the agency's mission "to support local governments in their pursuit of real property tax equity." Users of parcel level data can be provided more effective and efficient access to the information they need through the sharing of parcel level data, advancements in the use of technology and integrated real property systems. An important component to this grant program is to enable taxpayers, both current and potential, to gain access to parcel level data and sales information with greater ease and efficiency. Also important is improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes through intergovernmental collaboration and cooperation in the use of real property data. JoAnn Whalen of the New York State Office of Real Property Services presented an overview of the 2005-06 RPTATIP project and results, and proposals and time frames for the 2006-07 RPTATIP project. __________________________________________________________
Previous December Program Meeting December Program Date: Tuesday, December 13th, 2005 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St, Pittsford, NY, 14534 Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) Potential Uses of GIS in Determining & Managing "Point of Dispensing" (POD) Site Suitability and Selection Chris Durkin - Public Health Emergency Planner, Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator, Interim Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator, Monroe County Department of Public Health Jeff Tewksbury - Town of Ogden Emergency Manager, Ogden GIS Coordinator Monroe County Department of Public Health is in the process of identifying potential POD sites to be used during a large-scale public health emergency. These sites will be "activated" should it become necessary to provide immunizations and/or medication to the population. These sites should be:
Members of the Site Survey Task Force have completed approximately 50-site surveys within Monroe County. The selection process continues and to date 17 sites selected have agreed to become PODs and responded with a signed Letter of Agreement (LOA). __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG September Program Meeting September Program Date: Tuesday, September 13th, 2005 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Town of Ogden Community Center, 269 Ogden Center Road Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) An Overview of the New Statewide GIS Roads & Addressing Data Set Cheryl Benjamin, NYS CSCIC New York State recently released the NYS Accident Location Information System (ALIS) GIS data, often referred to as the new Statewide GIS Streets and Addressing Data. This presentation provided an overview of the newly available NYS Streets file and the other associated ALIS GIS data layers and discussed how local governments and all NYS GIS Data Sharing Cooperative members can access the data layers, associated documentation, and new geocoding tools. Expected data maintenance releases and GIS user community participation in data maintenance partnerships was also be discussed. __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG Program Meeting June Program Date: Tuesday, June 28th, 2005 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Town of Greece, Braddock Bay Park Pavilion Cost: $5.00 per person (payable at the door) Making the Switch: Moving from Shapefiles to a Geodatabase Craig Cleveland, GIS Specialist, Bergmann Associates Michael Ross, GIS Administrator, Town of Pittsford View
Presentation (pdf)There's nothing wrong with shapefiles, so why should you make the switch to the geodatabase? Mike and Craig discussed and demonstrated several of the features that the geodatadase offers, including Feature Classes and Datasets, Spatial & Attribute Validation in the form of Topologies and Domains, Feature-Linked Annotation, and Relationship Classes. They demonstrated each feature using specific, real-world examples. __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG Program Meeting December Program Date: Tuesday, December 14th, 2004 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Penfield Town Hall Lodge, 3100 Atlantic Avenue Cost: $5.00 per person Geocaching Sandra Forbes President of the New York Geocaching Organization View
Presentation (pdf)Our December program featured a presentation on Geocaching by Sandra Forbes, President of the New York Geocaching Organization. Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPS users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a GPS unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. There are over 3400 geocaches hidden in New York State alone! __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG Program Meeting September Program Date: Tuesday, September 21st, 2004 Time: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Road, Fairport NY Cost: $10.00 per person Vineyard Site Selection using GIS and Spatial Models Steve DeGloria Professor of Resource Inventory and Analysis Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (CSS) Director, Institute for Resource Information Systems (IRIS) Dr. DeGloria's interests focus on advancing the development and use of spatial data to meet environmental information needs domestically and internationally. His current work focuses on improving the resource inventory process through the use of aerospace imagery, developing spatial models that incorporate multi-spectral and multi-temporal data from Earth-orbiting satellites, and integrating biophysical and socio-economic data for use in spatially-explicit simulation models of environmental processes in mixed use landscapes. Click on photo to enlarge 
 
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Previous GIS/SIG Program Meeting June Program Date: Thursday, June 10th, 2004 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Town of Greece, Braddock Bay Park Pavilion Cost: Free Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) View
Presentation (pdf)The GIS/SIG June Program was held Thursday, June 10th, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Braddock Bay Park Pavilion in the Town of Greece. The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) presented on their Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system. Headquartered on Main Street in Rochester and governed by 11 commissioners, RGRTA oversees public transportation in Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Wayne, Wyoming, and Seneca counties. __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG Program Meeting December Program Date: Wednesday, December 10th, 2003 Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Town of Ogden, 269 Ogden Center Road, Spencerport, NY Cost: Free Grant Opportunities The December program was on grant opportunities and how Counties and Municipalities can apply for grants to help offset the costs for GIS implementation. Gail Fischer, New York State Archives Regional Advisory Officer, presented on the New York State Archives grant process. Paul Rooney from ESRI and Ron Sassone from the Town of Greece also presented. __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG Program Meeting September Program Date: Monday, September 8th, 2003 Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Pineway Ponds Park, Town of Ogden Cost: Free New York State Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC) Digital Orthophoto Imagery Program/Application Bruce Oswald from the New York State Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination presented on the State's orthoimagery program and application, and the future enhancements of the system. __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG Program Meeting December Program Date: Friday, December 13th, 2002 Time: Noon - 2:00 PM Location: Kate Gleason Auditorium at the Rochester Public Library Cost: $5.00 Per Person Instead of a formal presentation, GIS/SIG's December Program gave members the opportunity to socialize with other GIS professionals while they enjoyed a delicious Dinosaur Bar-B-Que lunch. __________________________________________________________
Previous GIS/SIG Program Meeting September Program Date: Thursday, September 26th, 2002 Time: 11:15 AM - 1:30 PM Location: Sam Patch Boat Tour, Village of Pittsford Cost: $5.00 Per Person GIS/SIG's September program was held September 26th, 2002 and featured Bob Kossowski, Division GIS Manager, from the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA). Bob spoke on the NYSTA and Canal Corporation's GIS program as well as some of the canal's history. Our program included a two-hour tour on the Canal aboard the Sam Patch tour boat (www.sampatch.org). Click on photo to enlarge          |
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