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ContentsWelcome .......................................................................3

Acknowledgements ......................................................4

Keynote Speakers ........................................................5

History .........................................................................6

GIS/LIS Consortium Awards .........................................9

Students.....................................................................15

Workshop and Session Schedule ...............................19

Poster and Web Map Gallery.................................. 26

Entertainment ........................................................ 27

Conference Exhibitors ............................................. 29

Maps ..........................................................................35

Conference Schedule At-A-Glance .............................37

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On behalf of the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Board of Directors and the Conference Planning Committee, I welcome you to the 29th Annual Minnesota GIS/LIS Conference and workshops in beautiful St. Cloud, Minnesota. This year’s Conference features two remarkable keynote speakers, 20 instructor-led workshops, 39 break-out sessions, the ESRI Hands On Learning Lab, the annual K-12 Educator’s Day, user group meetings, a poster gallery, a wide variety of vendors, and unlimited opportunities for networking.

We have a few additions to the Conference this year. First, be sure to take note of this year’s Conference logo. Our first-ever logo competition was a great success with several participants submitting their designs for our logo. Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winner and artist of this year’s logo, Amanda Huber!

Secondly, we wanted to put an emphasis on the importance of networking and collaboration during the conference. A new Speed Networking event has been added during our Thursday morning break. Please take advantage of this opportunity to meet some new colleagues from around the state and learn about some of the projects they may be working on. Numerous opportunities for networking are scattered throughout the Conference. Make it a goal to meet a few new folks this year!Congratulations to this year’s award winners! The Polaris Leadership Award recognizes active, established leaders in the community who inspire and guide the rest of us.

Congratulations to Brad Anderson, Ryan Mattke, and Alison Slaats on being recognized with this award! The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a life-time of accomplishments in the GIS/LIS field in Minnesota by a member of the GIS/LIS community. Congratulations to Scott Freburg on being recognized with this award! The years of service to the GIS/LIS profession from all of these winners is an achievement unto itself and is of benefit to our great state and all of its citizens. Thank you all for your dedication and hard work over the years!

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this year’s Conference possible. The MN GIS/LIS Board of Directors, Conference Committee, Ewald Consulting staff, River’s Edge Convention Center staff, Workshop instructors, Session presenters, Vendors, and of course all of the attendees and many others have been integral in the development of this year’s Conference. It is the professionalism and spirit of collaboration of everyone involved that allows our Conferences and Consortium to be the well-respected and successful endeavors that they are. Thank you to everyone! If you are interested in being a part of the Conference Planning Committee, the Board of Directors, or just want to learn more about the Consortium, be sure to visit the MN GIS/LIS Consortium’s booth in the Vendor Hall.

Enjoy this year’s Conference (And don’t forget to say ‘Hi’ to someone new)!

Aaron MenzaConference Chair

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Welcome to the 2019 MN GIS/LIS Conference and Workshops

2019 Conference Committee Aaron MenzaBrandon KeinathBrian MustonenCaitlin ChristensonCarl SackCarolyn AdamsDavid ZehaviGeoff Maas

Gerry Sjerven Hannah HutchinsJacob MonsonJacqueline KovarikJared HoviJason MenardJon SchwichtenbergKatie Rossman

Kevin TrappeKim SundeenKyler McLachlanLeah SperdutoMolly ShobergNaoko MeyerPeter WiringaRebecca Foster

Ryan BergstromScott FreburgStacey StarkStephanie BoyumTami MaddioTanya MayerTom Walker

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Sponsors• Bolton & Menk, Inc.• ddms, inc.• Fugro• Minnesota State University Mankato at

Edina Location• North Point Geographic Solutions• Pro-West & Associates• WSB & Associates, Inc

Ewald Consulting We would like to thank the staff at Ewald Consulting who help the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium and its Board of Directors in the administration, logistics and management of this conference.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2019 Board of Directors

John Nerge ChairRebecca Foster Chair-ElectGerry Sjerven Past ChairAlison Slaats TreasurerLeah Sperduto SecretaryAaron Menza Conference ChairKatie Rossman Conference Chair-ElectJared Hovi Past Conference ChairJason Menard Higher EducationJessica Schuler State GovernmentJohn Studtmann Local GovernmentSharvari Sangle Private SectorTanya Mayer At-LargeRyan Stovern Statewide Geospatial Advisory Council Ex-officioDan Ross MnGeo Ex-officio

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Brianne Wegter & Melissa GebhardtWednesday, October 2 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Brianne Wegter has been teaching High School Geography at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School for three years, receiving the Leadership in Educational Excellence Award in Fall of 2018. Prior, she taught Social Studies in Brooklyn, New York for five years. Brianne graduated from Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York with a Master’s degree in teaching (Special Education and Social Studies). After moving back to Minnesota in 2014, Brianne received a 2nd Bachelor’s degree in Teaching Social Studies from Saint Cloud State University.

Utilizing GIS technology became possible upon entering SRRHS and the world of 1:1 MacBook Airs. Fortunate to have powerful tools at each student’s fingertips, Brianne has attended many GIS professional developments, including the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium, for the past 3 years in order to learn more and bring the “magic” to her students.

Melissa Gebhardt has been teaching High School Geography at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School for the past two years. This is her first job after graduating from Concordia College-Moorhead in 2017 where she majored in Social Studies Education with a minor in Psychology. At Concordia, Melissa got her first taste of ArcGIS in one of her geography courses and ever since, has been inspired to incorporate GIS technology into her classroom. Not only has she used ArcGIS to complete the Minnesota on the Map contest, but has had her students explore its features and analysis qualities within all of her other units as well. Melissa has attended the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium in the past, and this will be her third year doing so to continue learning about how to best utilize GIS technology in education.

Joseph KerskiThursday, October 3 | 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Joseph Kerski is a geographer with a focus on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in education. Joseph was the President of the National Council for Geographic Education and gave a TED Talk on “The Whys of Where”. He has served as geographer in 4 sectors of society, including government (NOAA, US Census Bureau, USGS), academia (with Sinte Gleska University, University of Denver, others), private industry (as Education Manager for Esri), and nonprofit organizations (with roles in the National Council for Geographic

Education, others). Joseph authored over 75 chapters and articles on GIS, education, and related topics, and visits 30 universities annually. He conducts professional development for educators. He has created 4,500 videos, 750 lessons, 1,000 blog essays, and authored 7 books, including Interpreting Our World, Essentials of the Environment, Spatial Mathematics, Tribal GIS, International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning, and the GIS Guide to Public Domain Data.

Kenny BlumenfeldFriday, October 4 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Kenny Blumenfeld is a climate scientist with the DNR State Climatology Office, where he provides the state’s agencies, communities, and citizens with up-to-date and scientifically accurate information about Minnesota’s changing and variable climate, and also oversees a network of weather monitoring stations. Kenny enjoys talking to Minnesotans about their weather, and often does it long after the work day is complete.

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Last, First Year(s) Position(s)Adams, Jesse 2010-11 SecretaryAlbrecht, Heather 2012-16 At-Large Rep - Chair 2015Bartz, Carrie 1992-1995 Treasurer Bauer, Dave 2004-2005 Secretary Becher, Jed 1998-99 Editorial Board Benson, Steve 2002-11 State Government Rep - Chair 2010Bernatz (Poser), Greta 2014-15 Higher Education RepBixby, Robert 1993-95, 2000 Higher Education Rep - Chair 1995 Blue, Rebecca 2003-05 Chair 2004 Brandt, David 1998-99 Local Government RepBrott, Denny 1994 Conference Chair 1994 Bryant, Chuck 1998-00 State Government Rep - Chair 2000 Charboneau, Larry 1998-00 At-Large Rep - Conference Chair 2000 Chatfield, Kurt 1996-97 Local Government Rep Chester, Kyle 2013-14 TreasurerChu, Greg 1993 AAG Representative Cialek, Chris 2003-05 LMIC Ex-Officio 2003-04 Clark, Kelley 1998-99 Conference Chair 1999 Claypool, David 1991-93 Chair 1992 Coates, Carla 2009-10 Treasurer Craig, Will 1991-10 Conf. Chair 91, 92 - Editorial Board 93, 96-10 - Governor's Council Ex-Officio, 00-08 Dickerson, Sonia 1999-02 Conference Chair 2002 DiSera, David 1993-95 Chair 1994 - AM/FM International Rep Felix, Tim 1995-96 Secretary Foster, Rebecca 2006-11, 2017-19 Conference Chair 2007 - Chair 2009 - MnGeo Advisor, 2010-11 - Chair-Elect 2017, 2019Foster, Theresa 2000 At-Large Rep Freburg, Scott 2014-15, 2016-18 At-Large Rep, Board Chair 2017Gaedy, Heidi 2006-10 Private Sector RepGelbmann, Rick 1995 Local Government Rep Gerberding, Monica 2005 Conference Chair Elect Geurts, Kari 2007-12 State Government Rep - Conference Chair 2008 - Treasurer 2011-12 Givens, Joella 1999-06 State Government Rep1999-00 - Conference Chair 2003 - Chair 2005Glassel, Tami 1996-99 Editorial Board Volunteer Gorg, Dave 1995-96, 2005-06 State Government Rep Gumm, Joshua 2007-13 Governor's Council Ex-Officio 2009 - At-Large Rep - Chair 2013 Hackett, Blaine 2003-04, 2011-12 Private Sector RepHansen, Catherine 1999-01, 2012-15 At-Large Rep - Chair 2001 - Secretary 2012-15 Hobbs, Elizabeth 1997 Chair 1998 Hoshal, John 1993 LMIC Ex-OfficioHovi, Jared 2017-19 Conference Chair 2018 Hoyle, Dixon 1994 Board Volunteer Hurley, Kitty 2013-15 Conference Chair 2014Johnson, Lucinda B. 1988 Editor Kelley, David 2010-11 Higher Education RepKelley, Phil 1993, 1996-99 ASPRS Rep 1993 - Higher Education Rep 1996 - Secretary 1997-1999 King-Scribons, Andrew 2016-17 At-Large RepKloiber, Steve 2007 At-Large Rep Knippel, Randy 2000 Local Government Rep Knott, Leanne 2008-09 At-Large Rep Knutson, Pete 2001-02 State Government Rep Kopras, Eric 2016-17 Local Government RepKoukol, Matt 2003-2005 Conference Chair 2004Kowal, Kimberly 2002-03 Secretary 2003 Kritzky, Banette 1999-03 Secretary 1999-00 - Chair 2002Laumeyer, Alan 1996-2004 Treasurer Loesch, Tim 1994, 2005-08, 2010, 2015- Board Volunteer 1994 - Treasurer 2005-08, 2010, 2015-Lorbiecki, Derek 2012-13 Conference Chair 2013Lotti, Quinto 1999 Higher Education RepMaas, Geoff 2014 Conference Chair-ElectMaddio, Tami 2010-11, 2015-17 Conference Chair 2011- Chair 2016

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Maki, Les 1991-1993, 2002 State Government Rep 1991-92 - Editorial Board 1993Marken, Bill 2003 State Government Rep Martini, Chad 2003-2009 At-Large Rep - Chair 2007 Mayer, Tanya 1996-97, 2018-19 At Large Rep McMaster, Susanna 2002 Higher Education Rep Maeder, Susanne 1992 Hydrology Committee Chair Meilleur, Lee 1997 State Government Rep Meinke, Lonnie 2003-05 Local Government Rep Menard, Jason 2018-19 Higher Education Rep Menza, Aaron 2018-19 Conference Chair 2019 Mitchell, Martin 2004-05 Higher Education Rep Mueller, Jane 2006-07, 2016-18 Local Government Rep - Conference Chair 2017 Muessig, Laura 1989 LMIC RepresentativeNelson, Mark 1998 At-Large RepNerge, John 2018- Chair 2019Packard, Mark 2007-08 Private Sector Rep Parson, Charlie 1989-91, 2001-04 Editor (1989-91) - Higher Education Rep, Chair 2003 Perreault, Craig 2001-02 At-Large Rep Pierre, Robert 1992 Soils Committee Chair Poser, Greta 2014-15 Higher Education RepPouliot, Chris 2006 At-Large Rep Queen, Lloyd 1992 Higher Education RepRader, Nancy 1997-12 Editorial Board Volunteer, 1997-15 - LMIC Ex-Officio 2005-08 - MnGeo Ex-Officio 09-12Richason, Ben 1997, 2008-09 Higher Education RepRichardson, Bart 2011-14 State Government Rep Robinette, Al 1991 Board Volunteer Ross, Dan 1996-99, 2013-19 Conference Chair 1997 - Chair 1999 - MnGeo Ex-Officio 2013-Rossman, Katie 2019- Conference Chair-ElectSando, Rod 1991-92 Chair 1991Sangle, Sharvari 2019 Private Sector RepSchrader, Sarah 2006-12 Secretary, Chair 2011Schuler, Jessica 2019 State Government RepShea, Jack 1992, 1995-97 Forestry Committee Chair 1992 - Conference Chair 1995-96 - Editorial Board 1997 Sjerven, Gerry 1998-09, 2012-19 Higher Education Rep 1998 - At Large Rep 1999 - Conference Chair 2001, 2015 - MN Geospatial Advisory Council Ex-Officio 2012-2017 - Chair 2018Slaats, Alison 2019- TreasurerSmith, Peter 2017- 18 Private SectorSmith, Todd 1994 Board VolunteerSnegosky, Adam 2010-2011, 2012-2015 Local Government Rep - Acting Chair 2013 - Chair 2014Sperduto, Leah 2016- Secretary Srock, Alan 1997 At-Large RepStark, Stacey 2009-10, 2012-13, 2016-2017 Conference Chair 2010 - Higher Education Rep Stevenson, Gary 1993-94 URISA Representative Storlie, Jeff 2008-09 Conference Chair 2009 Stovern, Ryan 2015- Conference Chair 2016 - MN Geospatial Advisory Council Ex-Officio 2017-Studtmann, John 2018- Local Government RepTheroux, Annette 2002, 2005-07 At-Large Rep, Chair 2006 Thomas, Mark 2003 Higher Education RepThomas, Zeb 2014-2017 State Government Rep Tourtelotte, Brandon 2014-2016 Private Sector RepTrager, Michelle 2012-15 Local Government Rep Udell, Brian 2015 Treasurer Verbick, Ben 2001-02, 2011-14 Local Government Rep - Chair 2012Wakefield, Sally 2003-09 At-Large Rep - Conference Chair 2005-06 - Chair 2008Wander, Henry 2017 At-Large RepWard, Jennifer 2013-14 Private Sector RepWeisel, Gloria 2000-02 At-Large Rep - Secretary 2001-02 Wencl, Ron 1997, 2004-05 Editorial Board Volunteer 1997Werner, Bob 1995, 1997-98 Higher Education Rep - Conference Chair 1998 Whitehorn, Kenneth 1993 ACSM RepresentativeWieland, Andrea 1991-94 Secretary - Editor 1992

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Wieckowicz, Alison 2011-12 Conference Chair 2012 Winiecki, Judy 1992, 1995-97 Land Parcel and Tax Mapping Committee Chair 92 - State Government Rep 95 - Chair 97Wittkopf, Jennifer 2008-09 Local Government Rep Yaeger, Don 1991-10 Chair 1993 - LMIC Ex-Officio 1991-92, 1996-97, 2000-02 - Editorial Board 1991-10Yapel, David 2001-02, 2009 At-Large RepYuan, Fei 2006-07 Higher Education Rep Zenk, Dave 1995-96 Chair 1996

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In 1988, the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium got its start as one of the nation's first forums to communicate and share information among the growing community of environmental and natural resource geographic information system users and data producers in Minnesota. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Land Management Information Center (LMIC), the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) and Natural Resource Research Institute (NRRI) along with other key participants, organized an ‘Executive Steering Committee’ to get the effort started. Initially, the group was named “Minnesota Natural Resource Geographic Information Systems (NRGIS) Consortium. In 1990, the Steering Committee unanimously adopted to change the group’s name to the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium and the first state-wide conference was held. In 1992, the Consortium incorporated as a state and federally-recognized non-profit run by a Board of Directors elected by the members, thus creating the basic structure of the Consortium that still exists today.

In the following pages we’ve listed the past Board of Directors, Polaris and Lifetime award winners. Without the leadership and dedication of these individuals the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium

would not have survived the first 28 years.

In 2015, the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium was honored to have been selected for a Governor’s Geospatial Commendation Award. The awards recognize organizations that have “gone the extra mile” to deliver products and services resulting in a more responsive government, promoting public access to information and reflecting the benefits of working in a collaborative environment that encourages similar efforts in the future.

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The Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 1993 to recognize a lifetime of accomplishments in the field of GIS/ LIS in Minnesota. Lifetime Achievement Award recipients have made significant contributions for the greater good that have advanced the field of GIS/LIS in Minnesota and beyond and/or utilized GIS/LIS technology in ways that preserved or improved Minnesota’s quality of life.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Scott FreburgMinnesota Department of Education

Scott has been a significant contributor to Minnesota’s geospatial community and beyond for over 28 years. Throughout his career, Scott has made an impact through his work and relationships in implementing solutions for the State of Minnesota, Minnesota’s K-12 educators and students, and

Minnesota’s geospatial community.

Scott was employed at the State of Minnesota for over 28 years, working for the Land Management Information Center (LMIC) for 15 years and then the Minnesota Department of Education for 13 years. He also served five years on the GIS/LIS Consortium’s Board of Directors, including as the Board Chair.

Throughout his career Scott has worked on a wide range of projects impacting Minnesota, including: Minnesota’s first statewide lakes project, developing feedlot maps in support of the first statewide Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), the Ramsey County redistricting project, and implementing the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium’s Educator Day workshops offered at the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium’s annual fall conference.

In his tenure at the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), Scott became Minnesota’s lead expert in updating, correcting and maintaining school district and attendance area mapping. MDE’s focus on improving data quality resulted in significant improvements in the administration of Federal USDA school programs. His work also led to the development of a map-based platform for the administration of the State’s Food and Nutrition Service programs, which has since become a national model.

In 2013 Scott began developing a K-12 outreach program for educators, bringing together teachers and GIS professionals to learn about geospatial technology. The program developed a curriculum and provided free access to GIS software to Minnesota’s schools. Since inception, over 700 teachers have been provided free GIS training, impacting more than 19,000 students. While on the Consortium Board, Scott worked to implement an education fund to sustain the program. In 2015, Scott initiated Educator’s Day events within the Minnesota GIS/LIS conference. In four years, the free workshops have provided GIS training to more than 300 teachers. In 2018 the event was further expanded to invite K-12 students to attend. Scott has procured eight grants to supplement further K12 GIS training since 2013.

In 2016, in collaboration with highly motivated high school educators and the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education (MAGE), Scott co-initiated the Minnesota Map Competition for K-12 students with over 220 student entries. Since that first year, more than 50 teachers and 600 students have participated in the competition across Minnesota. In 2017 Esri initiated a national student map competition based directly on the competition implemented by Scott. Since the program’s implementation, Minnesota students have been leaders in the national competition, winning three of the six national top prizes.

Scott’s contributions are expansive in both breadth and depth, collaborating towards solutions with Minnesota’s state agencies, geospatial community, educators and students. He has developed approaches to improve processes and workflows that other organizations and states have replicated and implemented. And his contributions to K12 GIS education in the state have been astounding. Scott is a deserving recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Polaris is the proper name for the North Star; for centuries it has served as a beacon used by navigators as a guide. The Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium’s Polaris Leadership Award recognizes active, established leaders in the geospatial community who demonstrate a beacon of energy and creativity that inspire and guide the rest of us.

Polaris award recipients are determined by the following criteria: significant contributions that have benefited our state and its citizens for at least five years; demonstrated leadership, energy, and creativity within and beyond one’s normal job environment for the benefit of the greater GIS community; and involvement with the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium, such as a conference presenter and/or a committee or board member.

POLARIS LEADERSHIP AWARD

Brad AndersonCity of Moorhead

Brad has been a dedicated and innovative GIS professional for more than 25 years. His work with the City of Moorhead and service to the geospatial community are shining examples of putting GIS and geospatial technology to work for the benefit of the community. His contributions include:

• Producing innovative GIS work for flood mitigation, response and protection in the Red River Valley• Serving for a decade on the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council (GAC), representing Greater Minnesota cities• Co-chairing the EPC’s Damage Assessment Standard Workgroup• Actively participating on the GAC Outreach Committee, working to promote free and open data in counties and cities• Consistent presenter at the Consortium’s Annual Conference• Presenting and assisting in Labs at universities in the Moorhead and Fargo area

Brad’s consistency, reliability, and tireless efforts to share his knowledge and expertise within and beyond the geospatial community make him richly deserving of a Polaris Leadership Award

Ryan Mattke John R. Borchert Map Library – University of Minnesota

Few people have provided the levels of leadership and impact shown by Ryan Mattke as Head of the Borchert Map Library since 2010.His contributions include:

• Championing the effort to make over 121,000 historical aerial photographs freely available online.• Leading the Big Ten Academic Alliance Geoportal Project to document and share maps, imagery and data across 12 academic

institutions in nine states.• Co-Directing the Mapping Prejudice Project leading to changes in Minneapolis long range planning and a new state law enabling

homeowners to discharge racial covenants from their property deeds.• Teaching in the University’s MGIS program.• Chairing the Archiving Workgroup of MN Geospatial Advisory Council.• Developing a history of GIS in Minnesota, for which he has already collected over 40 hours of interviews and 400 archival

documents.

Ryan has been a visionary leader in our geospatial community, making important contributions that have benefitted our community and the citizens of Minnesota.

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The Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium was honored to accept the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) Catalyst Award at the annual conference in 2016. The Catalyst Award recognizes individuals and organizations that, through leadership, skill and initiative, have made exemplary contributions to the advancement of geospatial capabilities for their state and the nation.

For over 25 years the MN GIS/LIS Consortium has been a catalyst for GIS collaboration and education. It has encouraged people to develop professional relationships across disciplines and levels of government, significantly impacting a broad spectrum of GIS professionals, students, and educators. The Consortium has continuously delivered quality education and training programs and supported regular forums for discussion of important issues to Minnesota’s GIS users.

NSGIC AWARD

Alison SlaatsMnGeo

Alison is an exemplary collaborative leader and technical problem solver in the Minnesota geospatial community. Alison pursues the use of GIS to help people solve real world problems with patience and good humor. The threads of her work and influence can be seen in many successful projects across

our professional landscape. Contributions include:

• Representing State Agencies on the Geospatial Advisory Council.• Co-creating and leading the State Agency GIS Collaborative.• Serving as GIS/LIS Board Treasurer and leading an organizational audit.• Leading the Minnesota non-profit GIS user group.• Contributing to the Minnesota Geospatial Commons user interface design and documentation. • Leading the development of the MetroGIS DataFinder.• Frequently presenting at the Fall conference.• Championing data sharing through web services, including the Esri award-winning MetroGIS Transportation Service.• Leading Minnesota’s GIS 2015 Avian Influenza response.

Alison’s efforts have clearly improved geospatial practices, standards, and policies, creating significant and tangible value for the citizens of Minnesota.

POLARIS LEADERSHIP AWARD

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Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Minnesota GIS/LIS Board periodically inducts people and organizations to the Minnesota GIS/LIS Lifetime Achievement Award. This award began in 1993 and is ongoing. This award was established to recognize a lifetime of accomplishments in the field of GIS/LIS in Minnesota.

David Arbeit (2012)Marvin E. Bauer (2006)Robert O. Bixby (2003)John Borchert (1993)Chris Cialek (2017)David D. Claypool (2000)Will Craig (1995)Jesse Fant (1995)Scott Freburg (2019)Rick Gelbmann (2013)

Dave Gorg (2002)Jeffrey L. Grosso (2003)Bradford Henry (2002)John C. Hoshal (2009)Randall Johnson (2012)The Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (1994)Les Maki (2000)Robert W. Marx (2001)Charlie Parson (2004)

Ken Pekarek (2005)Victoria A. Reinhardt (2014)Alan Robinette (1993)Rod Sando (2000)Joesph E. Sizer (1993)Gary Stevenson (2013)Ron Wencl (2017)Judy A. Winiecki (2003)Don Yaeger (2000)

More information about the Lifetime Achievement award can be found on the MN GIS/LIS Consortium website: www.mngislis.org/page/lifetime_achievement

Polaris Leadership Award

The Polaris Leadership Award has been established to recognize active, established leaders in the geospatial community who demonstrate a beacon of energy and creativity that inspires and guides the rest of us. Minnesota’s motto is L’Etoile du Nord (“Star of the North,” also called Polaris). Because Polaris is a triple star, we honor up to three leaders each year.

Jesse Adams (2018)Brad Anderson (2019)Steve Benson (2010)David Bitner (2013)Rebecca L. Blue (2009)David Brandt (2009)Chris Cialek (2006)Sonia Dickerson (2015)Mike Dolbow (2011)David Fawcett (2015)Rebecca Foster (2010)Rick Gelbmann (2005)Kari Geurts (2017)Joella Givens (2006)Lisa M. Hanni, L.S. (2011)Catherine Hansen (2013)Pete Henschel (2017)

Randall (Randy) Johnson (2007)Randy Knippel (2005)Mark Kotz (2008)Matt Koukol (2015)Banette Kritzky (2008)Alan Laumeyer (2003)Steve Lime (2006)Tim Loesch (2004)Geoff Maas (2016)Robert J. Maki (2003)Ryan Mattke (2019)Chad Martini (2014)Marty Mitchell (2016)Jane Mueller (2013)Craig Perreault (2017)Chris Pouliot (2018)Nancy K. Rader (2011)

Nancy Read (2009)Dan Ross (2003) Terese Rowekamp (2004)Sarah Schrader (2012)Gerry Sjerven (2012)Alison Slaats (2019)Mark Sloan (2008)Stacey Stark (2018)Annette Theroux (2005)Michelle Trager (2016)Ben Verbick (2007)Sally Wakefield (2007)Hal Watson (2014)Ron Wencl (2012)David Windle (2004)Tom Zeisler (2010)

More information about the Polaris Award can be found on the MN GIS/LIS Consortium website: www.mngislis.org/page/polaris_leadership

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Governor’s Geospatial Commendation Award

2015 – Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium

2014 – Minnesota Elevation Mapping Project (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Geospatial Information Office, Minnesota Department of Transportation, University of Minnesota, United States Geological Survey, Clean Water Legacy Council)

2013 – GeoMoose (City of St. Paul)

2011 – Red River Basin Mapping Initiative (The International Water Institute)

2010 – The Emergency Preparedness Committee and Stephen Swazee

2009 – Goodhue County-Wide GIS Alliance (Goodhue County GIS Office)

2008 – Geospatial Image Server (Land Management Information Center)

2008 – McLeod County LiDAR and Orthophotography Partnership (McLeod County GIS Department)

2006 – Firewise in the Classroom (Minnesota DNR Firewise Program, GIS4Schools, Macalester College Department of Geography, MN Alliance for Geographic Education)

2006 – Preserving GLO Plat Maps (Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Association of County Surveyors, Land Management Information Center, Minnesota Historical Society)

2005 – MapServer (University of Minnesota - Department of Forest Resources and Steve Lime)

2004 – Environmental Data Access System (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)

2004 – Statewide FSA Orthoimagery Cooperative (Minnesota Departments of Administration, Natural Resources, Pollution Control, Transportation and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency)

2003 – Minnesota Environmental Atlas (Macalester College, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Forestry Division and Land Management Information Center)

2003 – Ramsey County GIS Users Group

2001 – Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Groundwater Model (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)

2001 – Minnesota GeoGateway (Land Management Information Center)

2000 – DNR Data Deli (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)

1999 – Internet-enabled parcel mapping information program (Dakota County)

1999 – Training and education of GIS technology at all levels of government (Alexandria Technical College)

1999 – Developing the statewide land use and land cover data layer (Association of Minnesota Counties, George Orning and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)

1999 – Providing data and maps to a variety of users (GIS Print Room, City of Minneapolis)

1998 – Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation District

1998 – MetroGIS

1998 – Base Maps for the 1990s project (Land Management Information Center)

1998 – Washington County Surveyor's Office

1997 – The Minnesota Global Positioning System Advisory Group

1996 – National Wetlands Inventory (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

1996 – State of Minnesota digital highway BaseMap (Minnesota Department of Transportation)

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The Consortium’s scholarship program recognizes graduate, undergraduate, and community college students for their excellence in GIS studies. The annual conference provides an opportunity to highlight their achievements and showcase their work through a scholarship competition. Over $4000 is awarded each year in scholarships based on students’ participation in the scholarship competition and excellence in project presentations. To date, 182 students have been recognized as part of the scholarship program and over $42,750 in scholarships have been awarded. This is only possible through the generosity of Consortium members. Funding for student scholarships and educational opportunities is raised through networking events, honorariums donated by workshop instructors, merchandise, direct donations, the conference’s scholarship raffle and the Thursday night entertainment event. Each year, a portion of the Consortium's total proceeds is set aside to benefit K-12 and higher education student activities. Thank you for your support of these important programs!

Each year the scholarship program invites qualifying schools to name one Student Scholar per degree program (undergraduate / graduate / community college). Student Scholars receive the following:• 1 free registration to the annual MN GIS/LIS conference• A certificate recognizing the student as a GIS/LIS Student Scholar• An invitation to participate in the Student Scholarship Competition

The Student Scholarship Competition consists of three separate events:• Community College Poster Presentation Competition• Undergraduate Oral Project Presentation Competition• Graduate Formal Paper and Oral Presentation Competition Each student participating in the scholarship competition receives a scholarship award of $200, or a larger scholarship award if their presentation is selected by a panel of judges as a first or second place winner.

The 2019 student scholars are:

GRADUATE GIS

Alysha Alloway – University of Minnesota

Alysha is in the MGIS program at the University of Minnesota and is a 2017 graduate of Macalester College's Geography Department. She has worked as a GIS Intern for the City of St. Paul, as a research assistant at the Minnesota Design Center and the Minnesota Population Center, and as a teaching assistant for various geography-related courses. Alysha loves talking about how geographic technology can be used to ask new types of questions and promote economic, environmental, and social justice.

Raoul Blackman – Minnesota State University, Mankato

Raoul Blackman is an MSc student in Geography, certificate in GIS, at Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN and the urban forester for the City of St. Peter, MN. He received his BSc Environmental Geoscience from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK and interned at Harvard Forest Long Term Ecological Research Site, MA, using his arboricultural climbing skills. When he graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Raoul worked as a geoenvironmental scientist utilizing GIS to determine potentially contaminated land as part of a European Union directive in Scotland. As the St Peter City

forester, he uses GIS and remote sensing data on daily basis for urban forestry management and is a passionate advocate for the use of GIS in local government.

Arika Nyhus – St. Cloud State University

Arika is a graduate student at Saint Cloud State University pursuing a master's degree in Ecology and a certificate in GIS. She became interested in this field during her undergrad and plans to incorporate all aspects of GIScience in her professional career.

Lauren Strug – University of Minnesota

Lauren is an MGIS graduate student at the University of Minnesota. She is excited about geocomputation, spatial analysis, web GIS, and cartographic design. She has worked as a GIS Intern for the City of Brooklyn Park, a student worker on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency LCCMR Groundwater Contamination Mapping project, and as a Teaching Assistant for Principles of GIS and Principles of Cartography. Lauren was President of the GIS Student Organization at the University of Minnesota for 2018-2019. More info: https://laurenstrug.github.io/

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Derek Dahly – University of Minnesota, Duluth

I am currently an undergrad at UMD working on majors in both GIS and Geological Sciences. I was pointed toward GIS by a few of my geology professors, whom said the two majors pair well with each other. What fascinates me about GIS is the endless analysis possibilities and the ability to display vital information visibly with maps and/or other forms of outputs. In the future, I would love to combine my two interests of GIS and geology and be able to work with both within my professional job. Fun fact: I have an awesome grey cat named Tommy!

Vincent DeSerto – University of St. Thomas

I am beginning my final year as an undergraduate at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota. My prior research has mainly involved ArcMap software for visualizing urban spatial trends including food vulnerability and disease dynamics. While in the NASA Student Airborne Research Program this past summer, I began to become more interested in using R and Python for new techniques in data analysis and have been moving towards other software like ENVI to further develop the hard skills necessary to obtain a position in the quickly evolving field of data science. At St. Thomas I participate in Men’s Track and Field and I am also in the Chamber Singers. I like to cook, drink green tea and watch HGTV and Food Network in my spare time.

Yoko Kosugi – Minnesota State University, Moorhead

I am an international student and transferred to Minnesota State University Moorhead from The Open University of Japan in Spring semester 2017. I am majoring in geoscience and have taken classes related to GIS as well as geology.

Katie Koetz – St. Cloud State University

Katie is currently a senior at St. Cloud State University with a major in Geography and two minors, GIS and Global Studies. Her interests began when she took a few classes in GIS and worked as a project assistant for a GIS project on campus. She had a GIS Internship with the City of Minneapolis Public Works over the Summer of 2019 and enjoyed the experience. She's especially interested in working within a city system or environmental agency in her future professional job. When not working or doing school work, she is enjoying the outdoors.

Spencer Landsteiner – Minnesota State Univeristy, Mankato

Spencer will be getting his Bachelor of Science in Geography, along with a GIS Certificate from Minnesota State, Mankato in December of 2019. It is still up in the air whether he will apply for graduate school for the fall of 2020 or enter the career field right away upon graduation in December. Spencer is an avid Minnesota sports fan and loves to travel, especially to Norway, the rest of Scandinavia, and Eastern European countries. He hopes to get the opportunity to work in the GIS field while living abroad at some point in his life.

Esther Ramsay – Macalaster College

Esther is an upcoming fourth-year from Chicago studying Geography, Urban Studies, and Art at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She enjoys making maps to understand anything from the history of the Homestead Act to transportation in Chicago. Esther loves GIS because it allows her to bring together all her interests in design, data, and geography, and provides endless opportunities and tools for learning and creating. Outside of the GIS lab, Esther enjoys walks, discovering the coffee shops with the best hot chocolate, and making art.

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The MN GIS/LIS Consortium Conference Mentor Program is in its 9th year! Each year, we match willing GIS professionals with students or early professionals who wish to connect with someone personally at the conference for conference navigation, career advice, resume review and professional stories. Students’ early introductions to local organizations and employers go a long way to making sure our Minnesota graduates are successful and that many are the future GIS professionals of Minnesota. From a mentor: “I always learn something new from the mentees, and it is a rewarding experience.” From a student: “This was my first MN GIS/LIS conference and having a mentor willing to introduce you to his/her colleagues is a tremendous asset while networking.” The mentor program involves a small commitment of time on Thursday of the conference. You will meet your mentee in the Geolounge at 7:30 am on Thursday for ½ hour. Then we ask that you please invite your mentee to sit with you and your col-leagues at the welcome/plenary and again at the Thursday lunch. We provide some optional conversation starters to aid in discussion. What you do beyond this initial networking is up to you both to decide!

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All hands-on workshops will be Bring Your Own Laptop and some hands-on workshops are Bring Your Own Mobile Device. If you would like to attend one of these workshops, you will need to have a laptop that you can bring to the workshop.

Workshops are Hands-on Workshops are Lecture Style

WEDNESDAY, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Half-Day Morning Workshops Room

WK001 Configuring ArcGIS Online Applications for Data Collection, Visualization, and Analysis Bell

WK002 Introduction to Collector for ArcGIS Alexander

WK003 Parcel Management in Pro - What's Changing? Weidner

WK004 GIS in the County Emergency Operations Center – FULL DAY Pt. 1 Edelbrock

WK005 Introduction to ArcGIS Pro for ArcGIS Desktop Users First American

WK006 Intro to UAS for GIS Professionals Thielman

WK007 Intro to ArcGIS Survey123 Swisshelm

WK008 Build custom Python modules from your own functions and classes Whitney

WK009 Intro to ArcGIS Online and more Mitchell

WK010 The first and lasting cadastral system in Minnesota; the rectangular land surveys Schilplin

WEDNESDAY, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.

Half-Day Afternoon Workshops Room

WK004 GIS in the County Emergency Operations Center – FULL DAY Pt. 2 Edelbrock

WK011 cARTography 101 Bell

WK012 Intermediate Collector Alexander

WK013 Editing in ArcGIS Pro - (Non-Parcel Fabric) Weidner

WK014 Telling your story with Esri Story Maps First American

WK015 Advanced UAS for GIS Professionals Thielman

WK016 ArcGIS Server: Administration and Advanced Topics Swisshelm

WK017 GIS Programming with R Whitney

WK018 Web AppBuilder: Knowing Your Options Mitchell

WK019 An open-source approach for land cover mapping using object-based image analysis Schilplin

WK020 Creating Dashboards with Configurable Apps Clarke

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SESSION 1 Data Management Fandel/Marsh

Challenges Acquiring Accurate Critical Infrastructure Data & Ideas Moving Forward – Zachary Vavra, Geospatial Analysis Center

Storing and accessing your Spatial Data over the long term – Bob Basques, City of Saint Paul

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Data: The Art of Munging, Wrangling, and Cleaning – Greg Liknes, Southwest District, MnDOT

SESSION 2 Usability/Accessibility Swisshelm/Whitney

How to Make an Accessible Map – Amy Ellison, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Kitty Hurley, GISP - MN DNR

Leave the GIS, Take the Usability – John Nerge, City of Brooklyn Park

Communicating Complexity in GIS - Wait What?! – Kent Treichel, Minnesota Revenue

SESSION 3 Lightning Weidner

Taming the VIPER- 3D Laser Scanning – Simon Morgan, Amanda Huber & Brett Frahm, Three Rivers Park District

Managing data on 288,000 storm drains with mobile mapping – Nancy Read, Metro Mosquito Control District

What is the U.S. National Grid? – Randy Knippel, Dakota County Office of GIS

Data stewardship for the National Wetland Inventory – Andrea Bergman, MNIT @ Department of Natural Resources

DEMs, DSMs, and Orthomosaics from Drone Data using ArcGIS Pro – David Kelley, University of St. Thomas

What can good mapping skills contribute to fighting the Opioid Epidemic? – Stacey Stark, University of Minnesota - Duluth

SESSION 4 Enterprise GIS First American/ThielmanBuilding a New 'GIS Kitchen': Goodhue County ArcGIS Enterprise Portal Migration – Leanne Knott & Bryan Byholm, Goodhue County

Redefining Government GIS with Hub – Kyle Wikstrom, Pro-West & Associates

Modern Land Records Data - FAST! – Kyle Wikstrom & Brandon Tourtelotte, Pro-West & Associates

SESSION 5 Story Maps Edelbrock/Clarke

Using Story Maps to Ignite Spatial Thinking in Local Government – Hannah Hutchins & Teresa Blader, Olmsted County

Data Management Tips for Durable Story Maps – Melinda Kernik, University of Minnesota Libraries

The Use of ESRI's Story Maps, Citizen Problem Reporter, and Survey 123 for Public Engagement – Steve Gazdik, WSB

SESSION 6 Education AlexanderUsing Survey123 and ARCgis online to explore citizen science as a democratic process in middle and high school classrooms – Matthew Vernon & Justine Oesterle, University of Minnesota

Teaching with Interactive Web Maps: Minnesota GeoInquiries – Shana Crosson, University of Minnesota & Micaella Penning, University of Minnesota - Duluth Geospatial Analysis Center

Beyond the Map: Creating Amazing Story Maps – Shana Crosson, University of Minnesota

SESSION 7 Undergraduate Student Competition 1 Bell

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State of the Skies: 2019 Trends, Changes and Breakthroughs in Drone Technology – Michelle Carroll, SC Recon

Drone Based LiDAR and the Future of Survey/GIS – Erik Nelson & Chad Qualley, Houston Engineering, Inc.

Estimation of Total Above-Ground Biomass at Two Sites Using High Resolution Imagery, Machine Learning, and Non-NIR Vegetation Indicies – David Kramar, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Alison Wallace, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Asami Minei & Breanna Huynh, Students, Minnesota State University Moorhead

THURSDAY, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

SESSION 9 Expanding the Vocabulary Fandel/MarshAsset Management & GIS: Expanding the Vocabulary – Cory Richter, City of Blaine; Heather Albrecht, City of Maple Grove; John Studtmann, City of Minneapolis, Allison Kampbell, Carver County; Matthew Reitter, City of Minnetonka; Jamie Hendrickson, Hennepin County, Robin Drucker, Hennepin County

SESSION 10 Business Solutions First American/Thielman

Identifying Key Performance Indicators for GIS Solutions – Kyle Wikstrom, Pro-West & Associates

Analysis of Spatial Equity of Property Valuations using the R-ArcGIS Bridge – Daniel Fasteen, BIS Consulting

Building efficiency and access to institutional resources with a diversified ArcGIS solution – Jim Olson, MN DNR

SESSION 11 Lightning 2 Weidner

Map Conundrums – Kitty Hurley, GISP - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Archiving Geospatial Data in Minnesota: Recommendations from the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council's Archiving Workgroup – Karen Majewics, University of Minnesota Libraries

Is This Valid? – Jon Hoekenga, Metropolitan Council

The GIS Workforce of Tomorrow – Len Kne, University of Minnesota

Web-based Outreach and Education for a Watershed Management Organization – Peter Wiringa & Kate Carlson, U-Spatial, University of Minnesota

Flying Drones in MN: Rules, Tips & Tricks! – Katie Gilmore, MnDot Office of Aeronautics

SESSION 12 Imagery/LiDAR Mitchell/Schilplin

Utilizing Mosaic Datasets to Derive Lidar Products in ArcPro – Tyler Kaebisch, Ayres Associates

Your Lidar Data in the Cloud –Kent Park, Woolpert

Mobile LiDAR ROW Sign Asset Collection – Sonja Ellefson, GPI Geospatial, Inc.

SESSION 13 Enterprise GIS 2 Edelbrock/Clarke

Getting Started with Esri's GeoEvent – Tyler Prahl, GISinc; Steve Mulberry, Geographic Information Services, Inc.

The good, the bad and the GIS Office: A look at Hennepin County's GIS Program – Jesse Reinhardt, Hennepin County

Implementing Portal for ArcGIS at the DNR – Chris Pouliot & Michael Q. Tronrud, MN.IT @ DNR

SESSION 14 ArcGIS Online Swisshelm/Whitney

Working with ArcGIS Online Hosted Feature Services – Jesse Adams, North Point Geographic Solutions

Everything You Need to Know About ArcGIS Vector Tiles – Ethan Borgen, North Point Geographic Solutions

DIY Portable (Pocket) Map Server (AKA - Raspberry Pi) – Bob Basques, City of Saint Paul

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THURSDAY, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

SESSION 17 Data Governance Panel Fandel/Marsh

Governance for Data and Services: the GAC Approach – Mike Dolbow, MnGeo; Mark Kotz, Metropolitan Council; George Meyer, Otter Tail County; Matt McGuire, Metropolitan Council; Ryan Mattke, University of Minnesota

SESSION 18 LiDAR Panel AlexanderLet's Talk About Bringing New and Enhanced Lidar Data to Minnesota – Sean Vaughn, DNR; Gerry Sjerven, Minnesota Power; Alison Slaats, MnGeo; Jennifer Corcoran, DNR; Colin Lee, MNDOT

SESSION 19 Lightning 3 Weidner'GISing' the Humanities: A Case for Teaching with Story Maps – Kate Carlson, University of Minnesota, U-Spatial; Chris Saladin, PhD Student , University of Minnesota

All I Want is Your Phone Number – Cory Richter, City of Blaine

I really enjoy being judged...said no one ever – Cory Richter, City of Blaine

An R Package for calculating Non-Near Infrared Vegetation Indices – Valquiria Quirino, John Deere; David E. Kramar, Minnesota State University Moorhead

Quantify wetland function in Minnesota using terrain analysis and the updated NWI – Steve Kloiber & Jason Ulrich, MN Departmnet of Natural Resources

Historic Preservation and GIS: A Match Made in ... – Jim Krumrie, Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office

SESSION 20 Remote Sensing Swisshelm/WhitneyInfluence of Vegetation Height Models and Synthetic Aperture Radar on the Accuracy of Object-Based Classifications of Phragmites australis – Connor Anderson, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Advancing water quality monitoring capabilities for Minnesota's > 10,000 Lakes using Landsat and Sentinel imagery in an automated high performance computing environment – Leif Olmanson, University of Minnesota Dept. of Forest Resources; Benjamin Page, University of Minnesota Water Resources Center

Forest Cover Type Mapping in the Cloud – Lucas Spaete, MN DNR – Forestry

SESSION 21 Collaboration Mitchell/SchilplinThe Metro Stormwater Geodata Project: Progress and Prospects – Geoffrey Maas, Metropolitan Council; Alex Blenkush, Hennepin County

Using Partnerships to Collect Big Data – Adam Derringer, Ayers Associates

Minnesota's USNG Emergency Location Marker Project - An Update – Stephen Swazee, SharedGeo

SESSION 22 GPS/GNSS Edelbrock/Clarke

Coordinate Systems and Datums for High Accuracy GNSS Collection – Daniel Braun, Frontier Precision, Inc.

Self-Service, High-Accuracy GPS Collections using Python and JavaScript – David Malm

High Accuracy Data Collection with Collector – Daniel Braun, Frontier Precision, Inc.

SESSION 23 GIS Career Panel BellSeeking a Career in GIS? – Moderator: Stacey Stark, University of Minnesota Duluth; Panelists: John Nerge, GIS Coordinator, Brooklyn Park; John Studtmann, Engineering Applications Analyst, City of Minneapolis; Molly McDonald, Sr. GIS Analyst, 106 Group; Kendis Scharenbroich, President & CEO, Pro-West and Associates

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What You Need to Know Before Adopting the Esri Utility Network – Tyler Prahl, GISinc

When a Natural Disaster Strikes - Gather Data! – Jared Hovi & Siona Roberts, Carlton County

GIS and Augmented Reality (AR) – Vikrant Krishna, WSB & Associates

FRIDAY, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

SESSION 25 Next Gen 911 Panel Fandel/MarshNext Generation 9-1-1 – Norman Anderson, MnGeo; Dan Craigie, DPS-ECN; Akiko Nakamura, DPS-ECN; Curt Carlson, MnGeo; Megan Sisko, MnGeo

SESSION 26 GIS & Gender Panel BellNeed Not Apply: A panel discussion of Gender in GIS – Cory Richter, City of Blaine; Michelle Trager, Rice County; Alison Slaats, MNiT; Sally Wakefield, MN Dept of Revenue; Laure Charleux, UMD; Kim Sundeen, GCR, Inc.

SESSION 27 GAC (Data Standards) Weidner

MN Boundary Alignment – Ryan Stovern, St. Louis County

Minnesota's New Geospatial Standards – Mark Kotz, Metropolitan Council

How We Got Here: Preliminary Findings on the History of GIS in Minnesota – Ryan Mattke, University of Minnesota

SESSION 28 Parcel/Survey Swisshelm/Whitney

The Many Faces of Parcel Mapping – Frank Conkling, Panda Consulting

Creating Place from Space. The Rectangular Land Surveys in Minnesota – Rod Squires, University of Minnesota

Highlights of Parcel Fabric in ArcGIS Pro – Lisa Schaefer, Pro-West & Associates

SESSION 29 Natural Resources Mitchell/SchilplinOpen source solutions for mapping land cover change and disturbance – Keith Pelletier, James Klassen & Dr. Joseph F. Knight, University of Minnesota

Aerial LiDAR platforms and sensors: choosing the right combination for your specific applications – Kirk Contrucci, Quantum Spatial

SESSION 30 ArcGIS Pro Panel First American/Thielman

ArcGIS Pro: Going Beyond the Basics – Ryan Sellman, Esri

SESSION 31 CAD Edelbrock/ClarkeTaking the Darn-it out of .dwg files: A workflow approach to integrating CAD .dwg files to ArcGIS – Molly Keinath, Barr Engineering Company

GIS Developments in ITS and CAD – Jason Podany, Metro Transit

SESSION 39 Remote Sensing Panel Alexander

Remote Sensing Panel Discussion: Observing and mapping the state of Minnesota. –Moderator: Brian Huberty, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Panelists: Dr. Joe Knight, University of Minnesota; Dr. Leif Olmanson/Benjamin Page, University of Minnesota; Dr. Jennifer Corcoran, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Tyler Kaebisch/Adam Derringer, Ayres Associates; David Fuhr, Airborne Data Systems; Miles Strain/Kirk Contrucci, Quantum Spatial

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SESSION 32 Data Collection Weidner

What a Difference a Summer Can Make; How seasonal staff gives GIS a boost – Heather Albrecht, Maple Grove

Survey123 Advanced Functionality – Daniel Braun, Frontier Precision, Inc.

Utilizing a Suite of ArcGIS Applications to Crowdsource Collection of Culverts – Sean Vaughn, State of Minnesota - MN.IT @ MN DNR

SESSION 33 Programming Mitchell/Schilplin

Introduction to Vue.js – Caleb Mackey, Bolton & Menk

Building Reusable JavaScript Libraries – Caleb Mackey, Bolton & Menk

Automating workforce assignments with Python Notebooks and Jenkins Automation Server – Gregg Roemhildt, WSB

SESSION 34 Emergency Things Swisshelm/Whitney

Introduction to the U.S. National Grid – Randy Knippel, Dakota County Office of GIS

NG9-1-1 GIS: Are you ready? – Hanna Lord & Dustin Marlow, GeoComm

Indoor mapping: The Future of 9-1-1 – Ryan Schrofe & Dustin Marlow, GeoComm

SESSION 35 Local/County Governement Edelbrock/Clarke

Implementation of Asset Management for Municipalities - Size Does Not Matter – Jon Schwichtenberg, GRAEF

Using GIS to help prioritize public investments: Case studies from Hennepin County, MN – Jesse Reinhardt, Hennepin County

Web GIS: A Tool For Connecting Developed Communties And Water Conservation – Chris Gass, Carlton Soil and Water Conservation District

SESSION 36 Grab Bag First American/Thielman

Using Truck GPS Data to Evaluate Freight Movements – Chris Ryan, SRF Consulting Inc. Group

Geospatial Aspects of Aging-in-Place in Minnesota's Common Interest Communities – Lynn Boergerhoff, Community Association Atlas

Working with an UAS in Bayfield County WI – Scott Galetka, Bayfield County Land Records

SESSION 37 Natural Resources 2 BellAutomating Map Creation for Gypsy Moth Trapping Using ArcDesktop and ArcPro: Pros and Cons and What has Changed – Mitchell Schaps, MNIT @ MDA, BAH and DLI

Using the Prioritize, Target, and Measure Application (PTMApp) to estimate the benefit of conservation practices identified with the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) – Kiah Sagami, Houston Engineering, Inc.; Matt Drewitz, BWSR; Kris Guentzel, Houston Engineering, Inc.

Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Restoration Assessment – Christopher Sanocki, US Geological Survey

SESSION 38 Agribusiness Research Project AlexanderDoes Cargill's Brazilian Soy Industry benefit from Assassinations of Brazilian Environmental Activists – Elijah Howard, Fon Du Lac Tribal and Community College

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Streamlining the workflow for irrigation water quality assessments – Andrea Borich

Evaluating forest biomass inventory models based on different resolutions of LiDAR and field sample plots – Ram Deo

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The Night of Ten Tornadoes – Michelle Trager

Modeling potential Native Plant Communities of Minnesota’s Eastern Broadleaf Forest – Kristi Nixon

The History of Crystal's City Limits – Heather Hegi

U.S. National Grid Speeds Emergency Response – Stephen Swazee

Pelican River Connectivity Affects Fish – Rebecca Groshens

Regional Cuisine of the United States – Richard Holzer

Hockey Shot Analysis – Jessica Schuler

Utilizing Geospatial Mapping and Public Health Partnerships to Identify Opportunities for Pharmacist Engagement in the Opioid Crisis – Stacey Stark

U-Spatial: Partners in Spatial Research – U-Spatial, University of Minnesota

An Analysis of Historic French Monastery Floor Plans and Their Modern Use – Amanda Goedeke

Public Geospatial Data Archive Stakeholder Survey Results & Priorities – Andra Mathews

Data Sharing and Management at St. Paul Regional Water Services – Jacob Pauna

Student Posters

Creating and Utilizing Story Maps: Great River Road and Minnesota State Parks – Suzy Scotty

Advance Web Mapping with Arcade – Meric Birol

Vulnerability Assessment: Cold Death and Cold Injury in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area – Kuan Jui Lin

Using Multitemporal Digital Elevation Models to Assess Landscape Change in Permafrost Regions – Jeffrey Disbrow

Winter Habitat Suitability Analysis for Lynx in Minnesota – Sara Rybak

Minnesota's Renewable Energy Site Suitability Using Remotely Sensed Data – Angela Martini

Does Cargill's Brazilian Soy Industry benefit from Assassinations of Brazilian Environmental Activists – Elijah Howard

Classification and Calculation of Vegetation Indices from UAS Imagery for estimate biomass in the Regional Science Center – Asami Minei

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SOCIAL NETWORKING7:00 - 9:30 p.m. | Green Mill Restaurant & Bar100 4th Ave South, St. Cloud, MN 56301

After your drive to St. Cloud, join your colleagues for an evening of networking, refreshments, and appetizers at the Green Mill Restaurant and Bar. A variety of board, card, and dice games will be available for you to challenge your colleagues with.

WEDNESDAY

MEET ME AT THE CORNER 1:30 p.m. | Terry Haws Center C

Join us on Wednesday October 2nd at 1:30pm in the Terry Haws Center C for a 2nd Annual Meet Me at the Corner this year we are focusing on Partnership. Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium has partnered with Minnesota Association of County Surveyors, Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors. Meet Me at the Corner will included presentations from both Surveying and GIS fields. Here you will learn the history of the Public Land Survey System and how GIS use survey data to help improve the accuracy of geospatial data. We will also have a short field trip to a survey marker near the River’s Edge Convention Center. New this year is there will be prizes to win!

WELCOME RECEPTION 4:30 p.m. | Terry Haws Center C

Recharge after a long day of workshops with some refreshments at the Welcome Reception in the Terry Haws Center C, starting at 4:30 p.m.

SOCIAL NETWORKING7:00 - 10:00 p.m. | Red Carpet Nightclub 11 5th Ave South, St. Cloud, MN 56301

Join your colleagues at the Red Carpet Nightclub for an evening of pool and dart tournaments. A cash bar and appetizers will be provided.

THURSDAY

SPEED NETWORKING 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Terry Haws Center C

Are you looking to grow your professional network but don’t know where to start? Join us for our first annual speed networking session! This fast-paced event will enable you to meet several new fellow GIS pros who you can continue to get to know throughout the conference. Who knows, maybe you’ll make your next great connection to help you get over that project hurdle, find a new collaborator, or even make your next career move.

EXHIBITOR RECEPTION 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Terry Haws Center C

Visit the Exhibition hall to have some appetizers and meet with the exhibitors who make the conference possible. Stop by each booth to view and participate in any special vendor prize drawings and preview the prizes donated for the Education raffle. A cash bar will also be available.

THURSDAY NIGHT SOCIAL EVENT 7:15 p.m. | Red Carpet Nightclub 11 5th Ave South, St. Cloud, MN 56301

Be sure to join us for a beer tasting event, live music, raffle prizes, appetizers, and more to benefit the MN GIS/LIS Education Fund. A $20 payment is required onsite or at the MN GIS/LIS booth to attend this event.

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1. Getting Started with GIS

2. Learning the Fundamentals of ArcMap

3. Getting Started with ArcGIS Pro

4. Storing Data in the Geodatabase

5. Constructing Points from Address Data

6. Importing CAD Data

7. Spatial Reference and Data Alignment

8. Editing GIS Data

9. Maintaining Land Records Using Parcel Fabric

10. Modeling Transportation Networks

11. Performing Image Classification

12. Finding the Best Location

13. Examining Patterns in Your Data

14. Analyzing Imagery Using Raster Functions

15. Displaying Data in 3D

16. Visualizing Transit Data Using 3D Scenes

17. Creating and Sharing a Map Layout

18. Getting Started with ArcGIS Online

19. Generating Custom Web Applications

20. Telling Your Story with Story Maps

21. Performing Analysis with Model Builder

22. Using Tasks in ArcGIS Pro

23. Automating Workflows Using Python

24. Using Business Analyst Web

25. Discovering Patterns Using Insights for ArcGIS

26. Monitoring Activity Using Operations Dashboard

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AYRES ASSOCIATES Geospatial services are an increasingly important facet of local engineering, public works, emergency response, and land use planning initiatives. Headquartered just across the St. Croix River in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Ayres Associates is a nationally recognized leader in aerial and ground-based survey solutions, offering a smart blend of traditional and contemporary technologies to support a wide range of public and private services. Our broad experience with land surveying, mobile lidar, high-density aerial lidar, aerial imagery, GIS, and asset management enables a turnkey and efficient approach to each project. Given today’s budget constraints, we also work with our clients to build collaboration within municipal departments and between jurisdictions to save money on these important investments.

www.ayresassociates.com

BOLTON & MENK, INC.

Bolton & Menk’s GIS team provides a deep understanding of geospatial tools to help our clients perform their work more efficiently, saving time and money. We have a passion for solving problems and extending access to information that is both beneficial and a necessity for our clients. Bolton & Menk is the premier GIS provider to local government agencies, and it is our understanding of local government that places us in a unique position to integrate the latest technologies to provide innovative solutions. Whether a community is interested in developing new GIS initiatives or finding ways to maintain and enhance its existing systems, Bolton & Menk brings its team of Certified GIS Professionals (GISPs) to the task. As clients’ needs change, we continue to add services and push our capabilities to the technical limits in order to stay on the leading edge.

www.bolton-menk.com

CES IMAGING

CES Imaging has been in business for over 25 years. They offer complete reproduction equipment solutions and services. From large format plotters/printers and scanners (from manufacturers like Canon, KIP, HP, Epson); to small format solutions (from manufacturers like Sharp, Oki Data, HP). They also service everything they sell.

www.cesimaging.com

EAGLEVIEW / PICTOMETRY

EagleView, also known as Pictometry, provides aerial imagery and GIS data for local government entities across the U.S. In addition to the traditional ortho imagery, EagleView also provides oblique aerial imagery taken from an angle from all four directions. The imagery and toolsets integrate with most 911 mapping systems, CAMA systems and all ESRI applications.

www.eagleview.com

EOS POSITIONING SYSTEMS

Eos Positioning Systems® (Eos) believes high-accuracy field location should be simple, affordable, and flexible. This is why we designed the world’s first Bluetooth® GNSS receivers for any device or app. With the Arrow Series™ of GNSS receivers, field crews can access submeter and centimeter location on any iOS, Android, Windows, and Windows Mobile devices via Bluetooth®. Arrow receivers, such as the Arrow 100 and Arrow Gold, utilize all four global constellations, free SBAS corrections, support RTK networks, and offer optional Atlas satellite-based differential correction services. Thanks to real-time positioning and correction services, accuracy is provided in real-time, without post-processing. Arrow receivers can also work with any field-data collection app.

The Arrow is designed for rugged, wet, dusty, and remote conditions and come with field-replaceable batteries for all-day productivity.

See why GIS professionals are choosing Arrow for high-accuracy. Visit EOS-GNSS.com and stop by our booth.

ESRI

Esri, the global market leader in geographic information systems (GIS), offers the most powerful mapping and spatial analytics technology available. Since 1969, Esri has helped customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Today, Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations including the world’s largest cities, most national governments, 75% of the Fortune 500, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri engineers the most advanced solutions for digital transformation, IoT, and location analytics to create the maps that run the world.

www.esri.com/news

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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College offers a postsecondary education to honor the past, for those living in the present and dreaming the future, through a spirit of respect, cooperation, and unity. The mission of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is to provide higher education opportunities for its communities in a welcoming, culturally diverse environment.

www.fdltcc.edu

FRONTIER PRECISION, INC.

Frontier Precision has been a leading supplier of high-quality Survey, Mapping, GIS, and Construction equipment and supplies since 1988, a Trimble Dealer since 1991, most notably a Trimble and Esri Gold Partner. Now being an Employee Owned Organization, you can be rest assured that Frontier is going to go the extra mile to take care of you.

www.frontierprecision.com

FUGRO

Detailed and up-to-date information about your world is essential to improve business routines, manage assets and resources, and optimize performance. Backed by years of expertise and industry specific knowledge, our expanding GIS services cater to our customers’ needs for accurate and efficient spatially derived intelligence. From ortho and oblique imagery to 3D environments and lidar, we support our local government and commercial customers in transportation, utilities, emergency response, infrastructure development and asset planning and management.

www.fugro.com

GEOCOMM

GeoComm was founded in 1995 to provide county governments with turnkey emergency 9-1-1 development services. Over the subsequent 24 years, the company has grown to serve local, regional, statewide, and military agencies in forty-nine states, helping to keep more than 100 million people safe. Today, GeoComm has a national reputation as a leading provider of public safety GIS systems that route emergency calls to the appropriate call center, map the caller’s location on call taker or dispatcher maps, and guide emergency responders to the scene of the accident on mobile displays within police, fire and ambulance vehicles. Our NG9-1-1 GIS solutions provide GIS data quality control, transformation, and aggregation services as well NG9-1-1 system emergency call routing.

www.geo-comm.com

GEOCORTEX

Since 1999, Geocortex products and services address common GIS application development challenges organizations encounter when deploying Esri web GIS technology. The unique off-the-shelf approach of Geocortex software makes it easy to create and maintain applications while ensuring end-users consistently benefit from a positive mapping experience. Geocortex’s flagship product, Geocortex Essentials, now also includes: • Geocortex Reporting 5 - Deliver key information to the right

people with configurable reports. • Geocortex Workflow 5 - Streamlines business processes and

end-user interactions. • Geocortex Printing 5 - Generate high-quality, high-resolution

map print outputs in all sizes. These powerful capabilities now can also be used to enhance and extend your Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS® applications as well as Geocortex’s industry leading viewers.

www.geocortex.com

GISinc

GISinc, with more than 28 years in GIS, is an employee-owned company located in Birmingham, Alabama, with offices throughout the United States. GISinc has a passion for delivering customer-driven location technology solutions to federal, state and local, and commercial organizations. For more information, please visit www.gisinc.com, or call (205) 941-0442.

www.gisinc.com

GPI GEOSPATIAL, INC.

GPI Geospatial, Inc. is a trusted provider of precision aerial mapping, imagery, LiDAR, and surveying services within the transportation, planning, design, construction and government agencies.

Our mission is to map the foundation for infrastructure improvements that enhance the connectivity between people and communities. With multiple aircraft and vehicles equipped with high precision imagery and LiDAR sensors, we provide innovative surveying and mapping solutions to state, local and federal governments, as well as private-sector clients throughout the eastern seaboard.

www.gpinet.com

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GRAEF is a multi-discipline, planning, design, and engineering firm dedicated to serving public and private clients throughout the United States. For over 55 years, our ability to excel has been driven by integrity, quality, and our commitment to customer service. GRAEF began as an individual partnership structural engineering firm in 1961. Today, with 260 employees in eight offices in the Midwest and Florida, GRAEF offers our clients a full range of consulting services.

www.graef-usa.com

HOUSTON ENGINEERING, INC.

Houston Engineering, Inc. (HEI) is a multi-disciplined consulting firm whom clients rely on across the nation for infrastructure, environmental, planning, and technology solutions. HEI has been able to serve clients for more than 50 years thanks to the efforts of our exceptional staff and by complementing standard practices with the latest ideas and technologies.

www.houstoneng.com

MSU - EDINA LOCATION

Minnesota State Univeristy-Mankato Extended Education's programs fit the needs of working professionals and busy adults who want to advance their careers, complete a degree or build new skill sets.

Be one of the many professionals mastering their careers with stackable credentials and graduate degrees from Minnesota State University Mankato, right here in the Twin Cities!

MSPS

The Minnesota Societ of Professional Surveyors works to unite all licensed Land Surveyors in the State of Minnesota; to elevate the standards of the surveying profession in the State of Minnesota; to establish basic minimum guidelines for surveys; to assist in promoting legislation, educational programs and public relations to improve the profession of the land surveyor; to work in cooperation with local, county and state governments in our field of endeavor; to uphold a rigid code of ethics and strive to improve our relations with our clients and the protection of the public by doing our work with precision and integrity.

www.mnsurveyor.com

NORTH POINT GEOGRAPHICSOLUTIONS

North Point Geographic Solutions (NPGS) is an innovative Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Information Technology (IT) firm headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota. We specialize in Federal, State and Local Government, as well as Forestry Management GIS applications and solutions. Using the latest in today’s GIS technology, software programming languages and Agile development techniques, we provide high quality, responsive application development and data management services tailored to our individual client’s needs.

www.northpointgis.com

PANDA CONSULTING

Panda Consulting is a professional services firm specializing in Parcel Mapping and Land Records management providing complete consulting, conversion, training and maintenance services for all related data.

www.pandaconsulting.com

PLANET

Planet is an integrated aerospace and data analytics company that operates history's largest commercial fleet of satellites, collecting daily, high resolution imagery of everywhere on earth. Planet's daily snapshot captures a massive amount of information about our changing planet, and is delivered with the software and analytics users need to make critical business decisions.

http://www.planet.com.

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PRO-WEST AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

Pro-West is an award-winning, employee-owned small business based in Walker, Minnesota focused entirely on making our clients successful with GIS. For over 30 years we have been helping local, state and federal government here in Minnesota and across the country transform business processes, engage with citizens and get more from their location technology investments. Organizations benefit from our services in:• Geospatial data and parcel fabric• Public and internal GIS solutions• Custom application development• System integration• Strategic planning• Enterprise GIS implementation• TrainingPro-West is a multi-award-winning Esri partner with a track record in empowering local government by pioneering new ways of solving real-life challenges with Esri-based solutions.

www.prowestgis.com | @ProWestGIS

QUANTUM SPATIAL

Quantum Spatial provides enterprise GIS services and solutions to private and public clients by leveraging our knowledge in geospatial data acquisition, data management and software development.

www.quantumspatial.com

SURDEX CORPORATION

Surdex Corporation has provided a full spectrum of geospatial services to federal, state and local governments under the same leadership since 1954. Surdex is a pre-qualified to provide photogrammetric services through our Minnesota Master Contract. Surdex is also prime contractor on national multi-year programs such as USDA-NAIP, the US Army Corps of Engineers for Surveying and Mapping and precise LiDAR applications for the USGS under 3DEP. Surdex offers full service photogrammetric services with ten aircraft, 8 digital aerial cameras and 3 airborne LiDAR sensors based in St. Louis, MO.

www.surdex.net

UW MADISON GIS PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

Map your future at UW-Madison. Whether a GIS beginner or experienced power user, we have a degree that meets your exact needs.

geography.wisc.edu/gis/

WOOLPERT

Woolpert is a national architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) firm that delivers value to clients by strategically blending engineering excellence with leading-edge technology and geospatial applications.

www.woolpert.com

WSB & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Early in their careers, the founders of WSB & Associates, Inc. (WSB) recognized that outstanding results are born from outstanding cultures. Since 1995, WSB has remained dedicated to creating a culture of relationship building and collaboration that enables technically advanced and creative engineering and design solutions that build a legacy - your legacy.

By inspiring each other to look beyond solutions for today, and capitalize on the opportunities of tomorrow, WSB has seen steady growth in staffing and professional service areas. Today we have over 400 employees that occupy 11 offices and offer expertise in more than 25 service areas in government, commercial, and energy industries.

Our solid values, talented staff, and passion for the craft blend together to provide the innovative and technically excellent solutions you would expect from a national firm, while maintaining the trusting and meaningful relationships found in a local firm.

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Meet Me at the Corner!Meet Me at the Corner!Free and Open to the Public! - Wednesday, October 2, 2019

River's Edge Convention Center - Terry Haws Center C10 4th Ave South, St. Cloud, Minnesota  56301

Free and Open to the Public! - Wednesday, October 2, 2019River's Edge Convention Center - Terry Haws Center C

10 4th Ave South, St. Cloud, Minnesota  56301

1:30 - 1:45 p.m. - IntroductionRyan Stovern, GISP - St. Louis County Auditor’s Office

1:45 - 2:15 p.m. - The Value of PLSS Monuments Chris Mavis, LS - Hennepin County Surveyor

2:15 - 3:00 p.m. - “Yes Ma’am, I Know the Map is Wrong...”Scott Marlin, LS - Community Land Solutions & Brad Bolton - Morrison County

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Field Trip

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Question and Answer Session

Of note:We will be handing out prizes during the event!

The Public Land Survey System in MinnesotaThe Public Land Survey System in Minnesota

Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium (www.mngislis.org)

Minnesota Association of County Surveyors (www.macsinfo.us)

Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors (www.mnsurveyor.com)

This event brought to you by the following organizations:

Please register on-line to participate:

https://www.mngislis.org/event/meet-me-at-the-corner2019

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Meet Me at the Corner!Meet Me at the Corner!Free and Open to the Public! - Wednesday, October 2, 2019

River's Edge Convention Center - Terry Haws Center C10 4th Ave South, St. Cloud, Minnesota  56301

Free and Open to the Public! - Wednesday, October 2, 2019River's Edge Convention Center - Terry Haws Center C

10 4th Ave South, St. Cloud, Minnesota  56301

1:30 - 1:45 p.m. - IntroductionRyan Stovern, GISP - St. Louis County Auditor’s Office

1:45 - 2:15 p.m. - The Value of PLSS Monuments Chris Mavis, LS - Hennepin County Surveyor

2:15 - 3:00 p.m. - “Yes Ma’am, I Know the Map is Wrong...”Scott Marlin, LS - Community Land Solutions & Brad Bolton - Morrison County

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Field Trip

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Question and Answer Session

Of note:We will be handing out prizes during the event!

The Public Land Survey System in MinnesotaThe Public Land Survey System in Minnesota

Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium (www.mngislis.org)

Minnesota Association of County Surveyors (www.macsinfo.us)

Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors (www.mnsurveyor.com)

This event brought to you by the following organizations:

Please register on-line to participate:

https://www.mngislis.org/event/meet-me-at-the-corner2019

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17:00 – 9:30 p.m. Social Networking, Green Mill Restaurant & Bar

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28:00 a.m. Conference Registration Desk Open; Light Refreshments, Lobby/Geolounge9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Half-Day Morning Workshops:

WK001 Configuring ArcGIS Online Apps for Data Collection, Viz and Analysis Bell WK006 Intro to UAS for GIS Professionals ThielmanWK002 Introduction to Collector for ArcGIS Alexander WK007 Intro to ArcGIS Survey123 SwisshelmWK003 Parcel Management in Pro - What's Changing? Weidner WK008 Build custom Python modules from your own functions & classes WhitneyWK004 GIS in the County Emergency Operations Center - Pt. I Edelbrock WK009 Intro to ArcGIS Online and more MitchellWK005 Introduction to ArcGIS Pro for ArcGIS Desktop Users First American WK010 The lasting cadastral system in MN; the rectangular land surveys Schilplin

Esri Hands On Learning Lab10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break, Lobby/Geolounge10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Half-Day Morning Workshops Continued12:00 p.m. Lunch and Keynote: Brianne Wegter and Melissa Gebhardt, Terry Haws Center C1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Meet Me at the Corner, Terry Haws Center C; Half-Day Afternoon Workshops:

WK004 GIS in the County Emergency Operations Center - Pt. II Edelbrock WK016 ArcGIS Server: Administration and Advanced Topics SwisshelmWK011 cARTography 101 Bell WK017 GIS Programming with R WhitneyWK012 Intermediate Collector Alexander WK018 Web AppBuilder: Knowing Your Options MitchellWK013 Editing in ArcGIS Pro - (Non-Parcel Fabric) Weidner WK019 An open-source approach for land cover mapping... SchilplinWK014 Telling your story with Esri Story Maps First American WK020 Creating Dashboards with Configurable Apps ClarkeWK015 Advanced UAS for GIS Professionals Thielman Esri Hands On Learning Lab

2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open, Terry Haws Center C3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break, Terry Haws Center C3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Half-Day Afternoon Workshops Continued4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Welcome Reception, Terry Haws Center C7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Social Event/Pool & Dart Tournaments, Red Carpet Nightclub

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 37:30 a.m. Conference Registration Desk Open; Light Refreshments in Lobby; Conference Mentor Meet & Greet, Terry Haws Center C8:00 a.m. Conference Welcome, Terry Haws Center C8:30 a.m. Opening Keynote Session: Joseph Kerski, Terry Haws Center C10:00 a.m. Morning Break: Exhibit Hall, GeoLounge, Poster Gallery, and Web-Maps Open; Speed Networking Event, Terry Haws Center C10:30 a.m. – Noon Concurrent Sessions:

SESSION 1 Data Management Fandel/Marsh SESSION 4 Enterprise GIS First American/Thielman SESSION 7 Undergraduate Student Comp. 1 Bell

SESSION 2 Usability/Accessibility Swisshelm/Whitney SESSION 5 Story Maps Edelbrock/Clarke SESSION 8 Drones/UAS/UAV Mitchell/Schilplin

SESSION 3 Lightning Weidner SESSION 6 Education Alexander Esri Hands On Learning LabNoon Awards Luncheon, Terry Haws Center C 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

SESSION 9 Expanding the Vocabulary Fandel/Marsh SESSION 12 Imagery/LiDAR Mitchell/Schilplin SESSION 15 Undergraduate Student Comp. 2 Bell

SESSION 10 Business Solutions First American/Thielman SESSION 13 Enterprise GIS 2 Edelbrock/Clarke SESSION 16 Graduate Student Competition Alexander

SESSION 11 Lightning 2 Weidner SESSION 14 ArcGIS Online Swisshelm/Whitney Esri Hands On Learning Lab3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break, Terry Haws Center C3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Last Call: Poster Gallery; People's Choice Vote, Terry Haws Center C3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

SESSION 17 Data Governance Panel Fandel/Marsh SESSION 20 Remote Sensing Swisshelm/Whitney SESSION 23 GIS Career Panel Bell

SESSION 18 LiDAR Panel Alexander SESSION 21 Collaboration Mitchell/Schilplin SESSION 24 Utilities First American/Thielman

SESSION 19 Lightning 3 Weidner SESSION 22 GPS/GNSS Edelbrock/Clarke Esri Hands On Learning Lab

5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibitor Showcase, Terry Haws Center C5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Poster Judging, Terry Haws Center C6:15 – 6:45 p.m. Exhibitor and GIS/LIS Raffle, Terry Haws Center C | MN GIS/LIS Booth6:30 p.m. PM Scholarship and Poster Competition Results, Terry Haws Center C | MN GIS/LIS Booth7:15 – 9:30 p.m. Thursday Night Social Event, Red Carpet Night Club

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 46:15 a.m. 5k Fun Run/Walk, Meet at 10 4th Ave South7:30 a.m. Conference Registration Desk Open; Light Refreshments, Terry Haws Center C8:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opens, Terry Haws Center C8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions:

SESSION 25 Next Gen 911 Panel Fandel/Marsh SESSION 28 Parcel/Survey Swisshelm/Whitney SESSION 31 CAD Edelbrock/Clarke

SESSION 26 GIS & Gender Panel Bell SESSION 29 Natural Resources Mitchell/Schilplin SESSION 39 Remote Sensing Panel Alexander

SESSION 27 GAC (Data Standards) Weidner SESSION 30 ArcGIS Pro Panel First American/Thielman Esri Hands On Learning Lab10:00 a.m. Morning Break; Exhibit Hall closes at Noon, Terry Haws Center C10:30 a.m. – Noon Concurrent sessions:

SESSION 32 Data Collection Weidner SESSION 35 Local/County Government Edelbrock/Clarke SESSION 38 Agribusiness Research Project Alexander

SESSION 33 Programming MItchell/Schilplin SESSION 36 Grab Bag First American/Thielman

SESSION 34 Emergency Things Swisshelm/Whitney SESSION 37 Natural Resources 2 Bell Esri Hands On Learning LabNoon Lunch, & Keynote: Kenny Blumenfeld; Exhibit Hall closed, Terry Haws Center C1:30 p.m. MN GIS/LIS Annual Business Meeting: John Nerge, Board Chair, Terry Haws Center C

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