AGENDA

Iowa Rural GIS Summit

Osceola, Iowa

Tuesday, September 29^th, 2009

 

4:00pm – 4:30pm         Registration, welcome, introductions and program overview

                                    Host - Paula Lemke, Cerro Gordo Co GIS (plemke@co.cerro-gordo.ia.us)

• Why do we need a Rural GIS Summit?

  

4:30pm – 5:30pm         GIS Gee Whiz Applications:  What can you do with a little GIS?

                                    Host - Brad Cutler, MIDAS COG (bcutler@midascog.net)

• What can you do with a little GIS?
  Project examples from users across Iowa.
• Presentation by Pam Kelrick on the development of a GIS enabled road system and lessons learned from disasters.
• Presentation by ISU Community and Regional Planning and GIS Extension

5:30pm – 7:00pm         Dinner

 

7:00pm – 8:30pm        Opening keynote session

• "Leveraging Public and Private Resources in Advancing GIS Development"  presentation by Pete Buckingham

                                    

Wednesday, September 30^th, 2009

 

8:00am  - 8:30am          Networking

• Introduce newcomers and panelists
• Questions or issues on your mind
  
  

8:30am – 10:15am         Getting Started with GIS (or Getting Better)
                                      Host - Jim Giglierano, Iowa DNR/Geological Survey

                                          (james.giglierano@dnr.iowa.gov)                                    

• Why do GIS anyway?
  Iowa GIS/IGI Return on Investment Project
  
• How to get started?
  Workbook:  GIS on a shoestring
• Resources:  What's on your flash drive?
• Planning Resources
• Educational and Training Resources
• Free data available to you
• Statewide LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)
• Statewide 2' Ortho-photography and buy-ups
• Statewide Geocoding Project
• Other state and local data resources
• Expert Resources
• Federal GIS in Iowa:  Bob Lemen, USGS Geospatial Liaison for Iowa

 

BREAK 10:15am – 10:35am

 

10:35am – 12:00pm     Panel discussion hosted by Jim Giglierano, Iowa DNR/Geological Survey

• Panelists:
• Roger Patocka - Emmet County Engineer
• Cherese Sexe - Humboldt County E911 Coordinator
• Tyler Jacobsen - Rathbun Rural Water
• Kevin Stucker - Linn Rural Electric
• LaVon Schlitz - Nevada Economic Development
• Jerry Lawson - Shelby County GIS
• Paula Lemke - Cerro Gordo County GIS
• Becky Nardy - Southern Iowa Council of Governments (SICOG)
• Pete Buckingham - City of Leon

 

LUNCH 12:00 – 1:00pm

 

1:00pm – 2:45pm           Panel discussion continued; hosted by Bob Lemen, USGS Geospatial Liaison for 
                                      Iowa (rlemen@usgs.gov)

BREAK 2:45 – 3:15pm

3:15pm – 4:30pm           Wrap-up, how to learn more and closing comments

• Participants:  Tell us what are your biggest needs to make you successful.
• Participants:  Submitted questions

Thanks for coming and drive home safe!

RGS website: http://www.ruralgissummit.org