Remote Sensing for State and Local Government
&
Using I-Books for Remote Sensing and GIS

October 10 and 11, 2002

Sponsored by NASA

Best Western Black Bear Inn, Orono, Maine

Workshop Agenda: October 10

8 AM to 10 AM Registration
10 AM to 10:20 AMWelcome – John Holden, MEGUG President
10:20 AM to 11:00 AM Keynote speaker (GoMOOS: Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System)
11:00 AM to 12:00 AM Overview of Remote Sensing
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
  • Track 1 - Basic remote sensing application
    • "Integrating DOQQ's into Everyday Mapping Support" - Jonathan "J.T."
      Lockman AICP, Planning Director; Jamie Oman-Saltmarsh
      Land Use Planner; Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission

    • “Integration of Imagery and Geospatial Data for Municipal Applications” - Mark Brennan
      Space Imaging

    • “Delineating Groundwater Discharge Zones Using Thermal Imagery” – John Armentrout
      Northern Geomantics

  • Track 2 - Incorporating GIS and remote sensing into junior and senior high school curricula
    • "Gulf of Maine Vital Signs Program" - Sarah Kirn
      Vital Signs Program Manager, Gulf of Maine Aquarium, Portland.

    • "Using GIS in the Classroom" - Sue Lahti
      Teacher, Carrabec High School, North Anson

    • "Natural Resource Inventory of Wasookeag Lake" - Margaret Chernosky
      Teacher, Bangor High School, Bangor
3:00 PM to 3:30 PMBreak in poster/vendor area
3:30 PM to 5:00 PMConcurrent Sessions
  • Track 1 - Basic Remote Sensing Applications
    • “New Hampshire’s Statewide Land Cover Classification System” – Fay Rubin
      GIS Manager, Complex Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire

    • “U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Watershed Habitat Analysis” - Bob Houston
      Biologist/GIS Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Program

    • Feedback Forum 1: How can NASA help state, local and tribal governments apply remote sensing? – Matt Mercurio
      Regional Application Center for the Northeast.

  • Track 2 - Teacher group 1: Using I-Books to access and use geographic and remotely sensed data (teachers bring their own I-Books; ends at approximately 6:30 PM)

  • Track 3 -Tour of Target IT Business Incubator (sign up at registration)
5:00 PM to 6:30 PMReception: GIS/RS vendors and poster session on GIS and remote sensing
6:30 PM to 7:30 PMDinner
7:30 PM to 8:00 PMDinner speaker - NASA speaker

October 11

8:00 AM to 8:30 AM Registration
8:30 AM to 10 AM
  • Track 1 - Advanced applications of remote sensing
    • “Automated Feature Measurements For Geospatial Applications” - Peter Doucette
      University of Maine Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering.

    • “Oceanographic Satellite Data And Marine Resource Management” - Dr. Andrew Thomas
      University of Maine School of Marine Sciences.

    • “Utilization of Ikonos and Landsat ETM+ sensors in monitoring regeneration stand conditions in northern Maine” - Jacob Metzler
      University of Maine Department of Forest Management.

  • Track 2 Teacher Group 2: Using I-Books to access and use geographic and remotely sensed data (teachers bring their own I-Books)

10:00 AM to 10:30 AMBreak in vendor/poster area
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Concurrent sessions
  • Track 1: Advanced Remote Sensing Applications
    • “Assessing the Accuracy of GIS Information Created from Remotely Sensed Data” - Mark Brennan
      Space Imaging, 80 Nashua Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053

    • “The Application of LIDAR and High-Resolution Satellite Imagery in Support of the Portland International Jetport” - Randy Murphy, Grafton Technologies, Newburyport, MA.

    • “How Can Lidar Be Applied in a Municipal GIS?” - Jon Giles
      GIS Coordinator, City of Portland, ME and Mark Bradstreet, President, Bradstreet Consultants.

    • Feedback Forum 2: How can NASA help state, local and tribal governments apply remote sensing? – Matt Mercurio, Regional Application Center for the Northeast.

  • Track 2: Teacher Group 2: Using I-Books to access and use geographic and remotely sensed data (teachers bring their own I-Books)
12:00 PM to 1:00 PMTeacher Roundtable Discussion and Box Lunch
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Session
Teacher Group 3: Using I-Books to access and use geographic and remotely sensed data (teachers bring their own I-Books)

POSTER DISPLAYS

The conference will include a poster display area for conference participants. Please contact Sari Hou for further infromation.

VENDOR DISPLAYS

he conference will also include a display area for vendors. For details and to reserve space, please contact: Martin Hanlon for further infromation. Space is limited, and is available on a first come-first serve basis.

Directions to Best Western Black Bear Inn (4 Godfrey Drive,Orono, ME 04473)

From I-95, take Stillwater Old Town Exit (Exit 51), travel toward Orono. The first road on right is Godfrey. The Best Western Black Bear Inn & Conference Center is 300 yards past the gas station. For more information: Best Western Black Bear Inn

REGISTRATION

The Registration Fee for this conference is $15.00 for members or $20.00 for non-members and $10.00 for students (Follow this link for membership info). Please make checks payable to "Maine GIS User's Group".

To register,use our registration page,or contact:

Jim Thomas
Jim Thomas, Treasurer
Maine GIS User Group
45 Longwoods Road
Cumberland, ME 04021

 INFORMATION

For more information, please contact:

Dan Walters: Conference Coordinator
John Holden: MEGUG President

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