Showing posts with label imagery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label imagery. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

What’s Coming in ArcGIS 10.1

Ken Blankinship
Jenn Hughey
Esri

Esri ArcGIS 10.1
Monday March 5, 2012 - 10:45 am to noon

ArcGIS 10.1 will make it simpler to put mapping and geospatial analytics into the hands of more people without requiring that they be GIS experts. One of the most important aspects of this release is that ArcGIS users will be able to deliver any GIS resource, such as maps, imagery, geodatabases, and tools, as a web service. Come to this presentation to learn more about how this new release of ArcGIS will help you expand the use of GIS throughout your organization as well as help you become more efficient and effective.

(Exhibitor presentation)

Orthoimagery Acquisition in Hawaii and the US Pacific Basin by USDA/NDOP

Tony Kimmet
USDA-NRCS-NGMC,Fort Worth, TX

Imagery
Monday March 5, 2012 - 1:30 to 2:45 pm

An update from USDA-NRCS National Geospatial Management Center on imagery acquisition in Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.

Watershed Dashboard

Stephanie Tom
Theresa Menard
The Nature Conservancy, Honolulu, HI

Internet GIS
Monday March 5, 2012 - 1:30 to 2:45 pm

Managing large remote forest preserves across agencies using collaborative arcgis.com webmaps and visualizing individual plants through ultra-high resolution image services.

The Oahu Urban Tree Canopy Assessment: Methods and Uses

Sean MacFaden
Smart Tree Pacific, Kapolei, HI

Forestry and Tree Mapping
Monday March 5, 2012 - 3:15 to 4:30 pm

Smart Trees Pacific, a Hawaii non-profit organization, has just completed an Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Assessment study for Leeward Oahu. Funded by the USDA Forest Service in cooperation with DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, this study leveraged existing satellite imagery, LiDAR, and a host of ancillary GIS datasets from federal, state and local agencies. Using advanced automated feature extraction techniques, land cover was characterized for approximately 250 square miles of Oahu from Kalaeloa through Honolulu to Kaneohe. The resulting high-resolution map showed land-cover features to the scale of individual trees, permitting estimation of existing tree canopy within each property parcel. It also permitted estimation of non-canopy features (e.g., grass/shrubs) that could theoretically support additional trees. This presentation will describe our data-fusion mapping techniques and will also show how the UTC assessment can be used by state and city planners, non-profit groups, and private citizens to better understand, manage, and improve Leeward Oahu’s UTC.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Natural Resources Applications of GIS/GPS on Guam

Ken Cochrane
SWCA Environmental Consultants, Hagatna, GU
Tanya Johnson
SWCA Environmental Consultants, Honolulu, HI

Survey and Positioning
Tuesday March 6, 2012 - 10:45 am to noon

This presentation will discuss lessons learned from diverse GIS/GPS applications on Guam including the use of high resolution digital imagery for seagrass delineation and some of the strengths/weaknesses we have come across while using a GPS in conjunction with a rangefinder in the field.

Dynamic GIS

Mladen Stojic
Jason Sims
Intergraph, Norcross, GA

Real-Time Data Acquisition
Tuesday March 6, 2012 - 3:15 to 4:30 pm

Geospatial data is fuel, that when sparked by change on the earth's surface, drives the Dynamic GIS to exploit the wealth of content in the 5D Information Cloud. This keynote will evaluate geospatial market trends, including the evolution of remote sensing and the merging of geospatial technologies. There is now a synthesis of desktop, web and mobile applications with the ability to rapidly transform raw data into actionable information, and deliver this information anywhere. This includes on-demand web-based geoprocessing, integrated vector and raster-based spatial modeling, change detection and data revision based workflows based on the fusion of imagery, point cloud and GIS data, ultimately providing live-feeds of event-specific, time-specific, and location-specific information about our changing world.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Ultra-high Resolution Aerial Ortho Imagery for Detailed Mapping

Stephen Ambagis
Resource Mapping Hawaii, Keaau, HI

Imagery Updates
Wednesday March 7, 2012 - 10:45 am to noon

Resource Mapping Hawaii in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy and Icoras Inc. have developed a never before seen capacity to accurately produce ortho-photo imagery at scales as low as 1cm GSD. The products from this sensor package are highly flexible ranging both in scale of aerial imagery to sensor products such as classic natural color, near infra-red, and thermal imagery. The sensor package can be mounted on a suite of platforms including small or large fixed wing aircraft or helicopter, giving it wide range of applications and ease of tasking. The proprietary image processing capability produced by Icoras allows for very fast turnaround of ortho products making near real time disaster management a reality. This unique capability of resolving at 1cm GSD was produced specifically for mapping and monitoring individual plant species distributions and change over time. This same capacity could however be used for any number of applications as of yet unthought-of of due to its exceptional detail. The image format and scale also make it user friendly to even the most novice.

Imagery and Crisis Response: The right data, the right use, the right user, the right time

Tara (Byrnes) Cordyack
GeoEye

Imagery Updates
Wednesday March 7, 2012 - 10:45 am to noon

The only constant in our world is change. Capturing and monitoring that change becomes an important part of response and recovery from disasters and crisis. GeoEye imagery services enable first responders and other stakeholders to make quick and critical decisions that save lives, time and money.