Program

Conference Schedule

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Conference Workshops– Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Time Session Room
7:30 am
8:30 am 		Registration Lower Level, MR Foyer
8:00 am
8:30 am 		Early Morning Coffee Lower Level, MR Foyer
Time Session Speaker Room
8:30 am
12:00 pm

Break
10:00 am
10:15 am

 

Designing a Data Mart: A Step Towards Business Intelligence

Stephen Gale

 Salon 2
FULL DAY WORKSHOP - MORNING SESSION
3D Visualization of Orthorectified Radar Imagery and Digital Elevation Models Used to Extract Geological Structure in Amurang, Sulewasi, Indonesia		 M. Lorraine Tighe Salon 3
FULL DAY WORKSHOP - MORNING SESSION
Business Case Development Workshop - GITA Certified Workshop		 Nancy Lerner Salon 4
FREE VENDOR WORKSHOP
Addressing the Engineering/GIS Data Integration Challenge for Infrastructure Management

Michael Schlosser

Salon 5
FULL DAY WORKSHOP - MORNING SESSION
Best Practices for Developing Geographic Information Models - URISA Certified Workshop		 Douglas Adams & David Arctur Salon 6
Mobile Real Time Disconnected - Data Management John Dobie,
Alexander Duff &
David Edwards 		Salon 10
FULL DAY WORKSHOP - MORNING SESSION
An Introduction to Open Source GIS Software		 Paul Ramsey Salon 11
12:00 pm
1:00 pm 		Lunch Break - no lunch provided
1:00 pm
4:30 pm

Break
2:30 pm
2:45 pm		 FREE VENDOR WORKSHOP
Integrating Web Based GIS Services Using ESRI’s ArcGIS Server
 Lorne Dmitruk Salon 2
FULL DAY WORKSHOP - AFTERNOON SESSION
3D Visualization of Orthorectified Radar Imagery and Digital Elevation Models Used to Extract Geological Structure in Amurang, Sulewasi, Indonesia		 M. Lorraine Tighe Salon 3
FULL DAY WORKSHOP - AFTERNOON SESSION
Business Case Development Workshop - GITA Certified Workshop		 Nancy Lerner Salon 4
FREE VENDOR WORKSHOP
Modern Mobile Workforce Management and Tracking
 David Gariepy,
Patti Irving &
Mathias Uhlenbruck		 Salon 5
FULL DAY WORKSHOP - AFTERNOON SESSION
Best Practices for Developing Geographic Information Models - URISA Certified Workshop 		Douglas Adams &
David Arctur 		Salon 6
GPS Data Collection and Processing within the Geodatabase Sherry Gardin &
Dan Zylstra 		Salon 10
FULL DAY WORKSHOP - AFTERNOON SESSION
An Introduction to Open Source GIS Software		 Paul Ramsey Salon 11
4:30 pm
9:00 pm 		Open Night

Conference - Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Time Session Room
7:30 am
9:00 am 		Registration Lower Level, MR Foyer
8:00 am
9:00 am 		Welcome Breakfast Hall A (up one level)
Time Session Speaker Room
9:00 am
9:45 pm 		KeyNote Speaker Joseph Berry Hall A
up 1 level
10:00 am Trade Show and Map Gallery Opens - Salon 8/9
10:00 am
10:45 am
Using GIS to integrate GPS data, field measurements and digital photography to monitor West Nile Virus occurrence in S.E. Alberta Nigel Forster Salon 2
Airborn IFSAR Data Acquisition Hugh MacKay Salon 3
Application of Spaceborne InSAR for Geohazards Research in Alberta Corey Froese Salon 10
Open Source Web Mapping for Engineers, Surveyors and Consultants Randeep Mangat Salon 11
Crossing the Chasm: Saskatoon's Infrastructure Asset Management Approach Glen Boos Salon 12
10:45 am
11:00 am 		Coffee Break - Lower Level MR Foyer
11:00 am
11:45 am 		Spatial Technology Trends in Security and Public Safety David Gariepy Salon 2
Converging on A Single Datum Daniel Boudreault Salon 3
Applying Internet mapping technology for integrated planning in the Caribou zones of West- Central Alberta Christian Weik Salon 10
An Introduction to MapGuide Open Source Robert Bray Salon 11
Full-Cycle Parcel Management using Best of Breed Practices Colin Lynch Salon 12
11:45 am
1:15 pm		 Lunch (Box, lunch, Tradeshow, Salon 8/9)
1:15 pm
2:00 pm 		Introductory Grid-based Map Analysis Techniques and GIS Modeling Joseph K.Berry Salon 2
Google Earth: Fad or potentially valuable business tool? Peter van Muyden Salon 3
National Land and Water Information Service Bob Parkinson Salon 10
Best Practices in Web-mapping Jonathen McIntyre Salon 11
Land Titles SPIN 2 / ALTA 2 RE-DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW Bill Elliott Salon 12
2:00 pm 2:15 pm Coffee Break - Lower Level MR Foyer
2:15 pm
3:00 pm 		Intermediate Grid-based Map Analysis Techniques and GIS Modeling Joseph K. Berry Salon 2
Optimizing Cost and Time Benefits of Satellite Imaging and GIS Technologies in Oil and Gas Exploration Marc Lehmann Salon 3
Overcoming the Obstacle of Engineering/GIS Data Integration Michael Schlosser Salon 10
Road Watch in the Crowsnest Pass using Web-based GIS Ken Sanderson Salon 11
Enterprising Local Governments with Free GIS Tools Rod Schatz Salon 12
3:00 pm 3:15 pm Coffee Break - Lower Level MR Foyer
3:15 pm
4:00 pm 		Alberta Capitial Region GIS: A Shared Academic, Goverment, & Community SDI David Dubauskas Salon 2
Determining criteria to implement an effective and optimized Asset Management Solution Karen Stewart Salon 3
Sustainable Resource and Environmental Management - Information Sharing Initiative Jennifer McGill Salon 10
A Survey of Open Source GIS Paul Ramsey Salon 11
Alberta Wildfire geospatial practices and objectives Hua Sun Salon 12
4:00 pm Trade Show and Map Gallery Closes - Salon 8/9
4:00 pm
8:00 pm 		Social Event, Telus Field
Edmonton Cracker Cats vs Calgary Vipers
BBQ

Conference - Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Time Session Room
8:00 am
9:00 am 		Registration Lower Level, MR Foyer
Continental Breakfast Hall C (up one level)
Time Session Speaker Room
9:00 am Trade Show and Map Gallery Opens - Salon 8/9
9:00 am
9:45 am 		Pragmatic GeoSpatial Project Management: Planning the Plan Jim Bowen Salon 2
Airborn IFSAR Mapping in Alberta: The Old Man River Hugh MacKay Salon 3
Assessment of Reclaimed Sites using Crop Yield Data Ty Faechner Salon 10
The Value of GeoSpatial Data And Why It Should Be Rescued Steve Adam Salon 11
Enterprising GPS Data Collection for Infrastructure Asset Management Rod Schatz Salon 12
9:45 am
10:00 am 		Coffee Break - Lower Level MR Foyer
10:00 am
10:45 am 		GIS and Public Safety - Where are we going? Duane McKay Salon 2
GeoImmersive Video - Think Outside the Frame Kris Majury Salon 3
A Refined Approach to Subsurface Structural Mapping for the Alberta Basin Using Well Log Data and ArcGIS Spatial Analysis Shilong Mei Salon 10
Managing GIS Cowboys: Workflow Solutions Tara Deadman &
Jason Humber 		Salon 11
Alberta Digital Integrated Dispositions (DIDs) Mike Michaud Salon 12
10:45 am 11.30 am AGM's and Meetings
11:45 am
12:45 pm		 Formal Lunch - Hall C (up one level)
12:00 pm Tradeshow Opens to the Public - Salon 8/9
12:45 pm
1:30 pm 		KeyNote Speaker - Peter Batty of Intergraph
1:30 pm
2:15 pm 		GIS Data Collection and Reduction Procedures Andrew Walther Salon 2
The Digital Imagery World: From Acquisition to Delivery Tim Crago Salon 3
Classifying the Urban Landscape: Challenges in Remote Sensing Carmen Finnigan &
Kristi Fedec		 Salon 10
Insight into Data Translation Dale Lutz Salon 11
Agriculture and Climate Information Service (ACIS) Conservation & Development Branch, AAFRD Arva Traynor Salon 12
2:15 pm 2:30 pm Coffee Break - Lower Level MR Foyer
2:30 pm
3:15 pm 		GIS in a Services Oriented Architecture Dippan Shukle Salon 2
CAD/GIS Integration: A Case Study Geoff Zeiss Salon 3
An Ecosystem Approach to Forest Management Tim Vinge Salon 10
A Departmental Open Source Pipeline GIS Geoffrey Kneller Salon 11
Calgary Fire Department (CFD) Advances in Planning for The Future Bruce McBride Salon 12
3:15 pm 4:00 pm Grand Prize Draws - Tradeshow, Salon 8/9
Including Vendor Prizes and Map Gallery Awards