About GIS Day

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Featuring Luncheon Speaker...

Don Dittmar

Member, National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC), and Land Information Officer for Waukesha County

The Changing Nature of Partnerships - Federal/Local and Public/Private

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Registration and Continental Breakfast

  • COFFEE sponsored by: Stone Creek Coffee
    BREAKFAST sponsored by : American Geographical Society Library
    TIME: 8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
    LOCATION: American Geographical Society Library,
    Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing

Map Gallery

REGISTRATION OPEN
  • TIME: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
    LOCATION: American Geographical Society Library,
    Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing
    FOCUS: Student Projects and GIS Professional Projects
  • "Deriving and Assessing a Climate-calibrated Phenological Index With Digital Image Processing for the Conterminous US." Liang Liang
    First place, GIS Project for graduate students/GIS certificate students, 2008, generously sponsored by Wisconsin Land Information Association
  • "Johnsons Park Health Alliance Community Food Assessment." Kenny Aderungboye, Monique Hassman, Sam Hildebrand, Rajeev Nanda
    Second place, GIS Project for graduate students/GIS certificate students, 2008, generously sponsored by the UWM School of Architecture & Urban Planning
  • "Landscape change over 60 years surrounding Cedarburg Bog." Jason Schroeder
    Best Undergraduate Student GIS Project, 2008, generously sponsored by the UWM School of Architecture & Urban Planning
  • "Out of Service: The Impact of Transit Cuts on Access to Jobs in Metropolitan Milwaukee." Peter Armstrong, Catherine Madison, Qiang Zhou, UWM Center for Economic Development
  • "City of Mequon - Wildwood Preserve Concept Plan." Mark Harris, City of Mequon
  • Maps and Cartograms of the 2004 and 2008 US presidential election results. Mark Newman, Department of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan (via Creative Commons)
  • "Dane County, Wisconsin. Map for Bicyclists." Dan Seidensticker, Madison Area Transportation Planning Board
  • "Kinnickinnic River Watershed Best Management Practices." Sarah Seifert, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
  • "Menomonee River Watershed Best Management Practices." Sarah Seifert, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
  • "Bicycle Routes Map - City of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin." Andy Swartz, City of Sun Prairie

Hands-on Workshops

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  • TIME: 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (and 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.)
    LOCATION: various campus locations
Morning Hands-on Workshops
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  • A. Intro to GIS
    • TIME: 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Todd Niedermeyer, Geographic Marketing Advantage
      LOCATION: Lubar N234A
      Learn the basics of GIS using ArcGIS and hands-on exercises.
  • B. Internet GIS: Intro to Map Mashups
    • TIME: 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Kurt Meingast, UWM Department of Urban Planning
      LOCATION: Architecture and Urban Planning Building 194
      After a brief introduction to mashups [web applications that combine content from more than one source], learn how to create your own Maps mashup using either Virtual Earth, Yahoo Maps or Google Maps. You'll be amazed at how fast and easy it is!
  • C. Spatial Analysis using ArcGIS
    • TIME: 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Liang Liang, UWM Department of Geography
      LOCATION: Lapham 271
      This workshop gets you started with 2D and 3D spatial analysis using state-of-art ArcGIS software. You will learn how does GIS solve typical geographic problems with practical hands-on exercises.
  • D. City of Milwaukee Online GIS Data
    • TIME: 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Staff, City of Milwaukee
      LOCATION: Golda Meir Library E159
      The session will demonstrate the uses of GIS in the web application available on the City of Milwaukee web site. Applications to be reviewed are: Map Milwaukee, COMPASS and other non-graphic uses of GIS technology on the web.

Morning Lectures

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  • E. Mapping the Future for Emerald Ash Borer Readiness and Response Planning
    • TIME: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
      TAUGHT BY: David Sivyer, Forestry Services Manager, City of Milwaukee
      LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 4th floor Conference Center
      A geospatially mapped host inventory represents the frontier for invasive species management and constitutes a significant new tool needed for improved risk assessment, forest health monitoring, early rapid detection, and management of invasive species such as EAB.
  • F. Web Mapping Application Design Requirements and Documentation, What to Plan for when Building a Solution
    • TIME: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Mike Benedict and Sarah Seifert, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
      LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 4th floor Conference Center
      Discussion Points will include Application Development Tools and Software, Data Design, Architecture Design, System Design, User Interface Design, Software Delivery

Morning American Geographical Society Library Tour

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  • G. American Geographical Society Library Tour
    • TIME: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
      LED BY: Jovanka Ristic and Chris Baruth, American Geographical Society Library
      LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing
      An overview of the Library's history and scope, including background on some of the more unique items in the collection. Includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the Rare Materials Room.

Vendor Demonstrations

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  • TIME: 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
    LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 4th floor Conference Center

Geocaching Event

Registration not required
  • TIME: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
    LED BY: Tom Rogers, Seiler Instruments, and members of the GIS Club at UWM
    LOCATION: Spaights Plaza
    Seiler Instrument invites you to participate in a Geocache event. A Geocache is a “treasure hunt” using GPS equipment. It combines navigation with GPS and answering trivia questions at various points along the course. Learn how to use GPS for navigation, meet new people, and have fun.

Complimentary Lunch

  • SPONSORED BY: GITA Wisconsin Chapter
    COFFEE SPONSORED BY: Stone Creek Coffee
    TIME: 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
    LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 4th floor Conference Center
    LUNCHEON SPEAKER: Don Dittmar, Member, National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC), and Land Information Officer for Waukesha County
     TOPIC: "The Changing Nature of Partnerships - Federal/Local and Public/Private"

Hands-on Workshops

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  • TIME: (9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and) 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
    LOCATION: various campus locations
Afternoon Hands-on Workshops
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  • H. Internet GIS: ArcServer
    • TIME: 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Melissa Mann, UWM Department of Urban Planning, and Artency Davis, UWM GIS Certificate Recipient
      LOCATION: Architecture and Urban Planning Building 194
      Learn how Internet GIS works; understand what it is, see several examples, understand the technology behind the scenes and create your own GIS Website.
  • I. Database Use in GIS
    • TIME: 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Diana Hu and Ken Jenkins, URS
      LOCATION: Lubar N234A
      This session describes how to design/build demographic datasets (using Microsoft Access), and how to incorporate them into a GIS environment. Prior experience with databases is helpful, but not required.
  • J. Internet GIS: Web 2.0 Mashups and KML
    • TIME: 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
      TAUGHT BY: AJ Wortley, Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office
      LOCATION: Lubar N234C
      Learn about advanced Google Maps Mashups and more!
  • K. Remote Sensing and Image Processing
    • TIME: 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Rama Mohapatra, UWM Department of Geography
      LOCATION: Lapham 271
      An introduction to remote sensing data sources, image processing technologies, and potential applications.
  • L. AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk MapGuide Working in an Organization's Enterprise Geospatial Solution
    • TIME: 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Rick Johnston, GISP - Geospatial Solutions Specialist, Autodesk, Inc.
      LOCATION: Golda Meir Library E159
      Introduction to Autodesk's Geospatial solutions using AutoCAD Map 3D for the desktop, and Autodesk MapGuide for web based dissemination. Also learn how to take advantage of disparate data sources (RDBMS, and file based such as CAD, SDF and SHP) utilizing Feature Data Objects (FDO) technology as part of the Autodesk enterprise geospatial portfolio.

Afternoon American Geographical Society Library Tour

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  • M. American Geographical Society Library Tour
    • TIME: 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
      LED BY: Jovanka Ristic and Chris Baruth, American Geographical Society Library
      LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing
      An overview of the Library's history and scope, including background on some of the more unique items in the collection. Includes a behind-the-scenes tour of the Rare Materials Room.

Afternoon Lecture

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  • N. K-12 GIS Education
    • TIME: 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Bill Huxhold, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Department of Urban Planning
      LOCATION: Golda Meir Library, 4th floor Conference Center
      A description of the GIS educational program that was implemented last year in the new High School of Urban Planning and Architecture (SUPAR) charter school in Milwaukee. Combining Internet sites with the GIS site license obtained by the Milwaukee Public School system (ArcGIS), the skills taught provide access to resources needed in this "project-based" curriculum.
  • O. Crime Mapping & Analysis: Jaworowski Armed Robbery Series
    • TIME: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
      TAUGHT BY: Brian P. Clarke, Crime Analyst, Palatine Illinois Police Department
      LOCATION: Golda Meir Library E159
      An introduction to the emerging profession of crime analysis, specifically the use of GIS crime mapping, and a crime analyst’s role in the recent apprehension and conviction of a serial armed robber in northeastern Illinois.