GIS User Group Meeting
th
May 14 , 2015 • Natural Sciences Building • Purchase College
Agenda
As of May 13, 2015
(subject to change)
Campus Map – Parking Permit
Time
7:30-8:30
7:30-1:15
Activity
Exhibitor set-up, Registration, Coffee
Student Poster Exhibit & Contest Planetarium Computer Lab
9:00-3:00
ESRI GIS tutorials (self-guided) in Planetarium Computer Lab
Auditorium – Natural Science Building
Geospatial Topics & Technology Updates
Welcome – George Oros, Chief of Staff for County Executive Robert P. Astorino, Westchester County
Dr. Ryan Taylor, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Purchase College
Presenter: Alexander Lu & Xiaojing Wei, Metro North Railroad;
8:15-9:45
Metro-North Railroad’s Enterprise GIS Program: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Presenter : Lucille Munz, Director Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center, Yorktown Heights;
Potential Farmland – Hiding in Plain Sight
Presenter: Dennis Labriola, President/CEO, Impact Systems;
GIS Within the Public Safety Environment
9:45-10:00
Vendor Spotlights
Break / Coffee
Student Poster Exhibit & Contest Planetarium Computer Lab (Continues)
Auditorium – Natural Science Building
10:00-10:30
Geospatial Topics & Technology Updates
Presenter: Linda Timander & Grace Smith, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, New York, NY;
10:30-12:00
EPA GIS Initiatives and Resources
Presenter : Dr. Jonnell Allen Robinson, Syracuse Community Geography, Syracuse, NY;
Community Geography: Making the Case for Community-University GIS Partnerships in Times of Economic Austerity
Presenter : Eric H. Brady GISP, Bergmann Associates & Ilir Tota, Westchester County GIS;
Westchester County 3D Development Pilot Project
12:00-12:15
Vendor Spotlights
12:15-1:15
Lunch on your own @ The Hub
Lunch & Learn Presentation
Presenter: Mark Scott, ESRI
12:50-1:15
Supporting Field Mobility Workflows with ArcGIS
1:15-1:30
Vendor Spotlights
Geospatial Topics & Technology Updates
Campus wide Event Begins
Presenter: Paul Gisondo, GISP, Westchester County Department of Planning;
1:30-3:00
Cartographic Perspectives & Student Poster and Certificate Awards
Presenter: Justin Knight, Google;
Where we’ve Been, Where we are, and Where we are going
Presenter: Ari Isaak, Evari GIS Consulting, San Diego, CA
Managing Municipal Construction Projects with Web/Mobile GIS
Winner Announcements: Geocaching & Orienteering
3:00-3:15
Break / Coffee
3:15-4:00
Workshop
Story Maps Training -Using Story Maps to tell your story (Computer Lab)
Geocaching:
Jonathan Cobb, Waypoint Technology Group
(Group will meet in room number 1029 at 1:30 pm)
Orienteering:
Ed Hicks, Orienteering Unlimited
(Group will meet in room number 1030 at 1:30 pm)
Meeting Adjourns
Immediately following No-Host Reception at Cobble Stone Restaurant, Anderson Hill Rd. Purchase NY