1. Welcome! Eastern Panhandle West Virginia GIS Users Group Meeting Friday, September 18, 2009 8:00AM – 4:00PM U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service NCTC Sponsored by Region 9, Jefferson Co. GIS/Addressing Office & NCTC

2. Sincerest Thank You to our Event Organizers ► NCTC for hosting ► Region 9 for sponsorship and administration ► Jefferson County for admin & door prizes ► Our Speakers for sharing their knowledge and experiences

3. Logistics ► Restrooms ► Breaks ► Lunch

5. You are here You are here Lunch is here

6. Map Gallery Competition ► Voting ballot provided to attendees ► Vote for your 3 favorite maps  1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd place ► Turn in votes during lunch break ► Winner announced and prizes awarded during afternoon break

7. Quick History of EPan Forum ► February 2007 – Clarion in Shepherdstown ► August 2007 – WVU Health Center in Martinsburg ► August 2008 – Holiday Inn Martinsburg ► Today – 3 rd Annual Meeting ► Conceived and organized initially by Marty Kazmierczak, Gannet Fleming, in early 2007 and sponsored annually by Region 9 since.

8. Past User Comments ► “List of GIS resource websites and contacts would be helpful” http://wvgis.wvu.edu/

9. http://www.wvagp.org/

10. Demographics

11. Spatial Distribution

12. Introductions Please stand up and say… ► Your Name ► Your Office ► Why you are here today

13. Feedback Survey Form ► Please tell us how we are doing and what you hope to see next year ► Submit it to front desk before you leave  The PINK form! ► We take your comments very seriously!

14. Professional Courtesy ► Please turn off your electronic devices ► Or set to mute or vibrate ► Please leave the auditorium if you have to call, e-mail, text, tweet, blog, semaphore or update your Facebook

15. AGENDA AGENDA 8:00AM – 8:30AMRegistration (Main Entry Auditorium Lobby) 8:30AM – 9:00AMWelcome & Introductions Glenn Gravatt, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Carol Crabtree, Region 9 Planning and Development Council Todd Fagan, Jefferson County GIS Office 9:00AM – 9:30AMGIS Consortiums: A Regional Solution Tony Simental, WV Office of State GIS Coordinator 9:30AM – 10:00AMFunding Your GI $ John Dubnansky, L. Robert Kimball & Associates, Inc. 10:00AM – 10:15AMBREAK (Refreshments provided by NCTC) 10:15AM – 10:45AMUnderstanding Google Earth and GIS Matthew Mullenax, Parsons Brinckerhoff 10:45AM – 11:15AMUsing LiDAR to Map Sinkholes in Jefferson County, WV John Young, U.S. Geological Survey 11:15AM – 11:45AMInformation Exchange Session Attendee participation forum Attendee participation forum 11:45AM – 1:00PMLUNCH (Provided onsite by Region 9) 1:00PM – 1:30PMWhat’s Your Angle? – Slope Modeling & Terrain Analysis Jessica Gormont, Jefferson County GIS Office Rachel Shirley, Shepherd University 1:30PM – 2:00PMUrban Tree Canopy Assessment in the Eastern Panhandle Frank Rodgers, Cacapon Institute 2:00PM – 2:15PMBREAK (Refreshments provided by NCTC) *** Winnerof Map Gallery Competition Announced*** *** Winner of Map Gallery Competition Announced*** 2:15PM – 3:00PM Tips & Tricks for Using ArcGIS Online at 9.3.1 Drew Kinney and Rachel Weeden, ESRI 3:00PM – 4:00PMOptional Tour of NCTC Facilities

16. Morning Break Trivia Question time! Where is the lowest point of elevation in West Virginia? Please return and be seated for our next presentation by 10:15 am

17. Past User Comments ► Would like to see “new developments with products” ► Interest in “parcel data implementation” ► “how can County governments pay for GIS? Funding is a question”

18. Past User Comments ► “inter-County cooperative efforts” ► “GIS for resource protection” ► “Why can’t I just use Google Earth?”

19. Information Exchange This is Your Opportunity to (briefly): ► Share your project  What are you working on? ► Ask an expert  Are you experiencing problems? ► Generate dialog  e.g., Understand the Accuracy of your GIS data, mapping and analysis

20. Trivia Question time! West Virginia entered the union in as the State

21. Lunch Break West Virginia entered the union in 1863 as the 35 th State Please return and be seated for our next presentation by 1:00 pm

22. You are here You are here Lunch is here Please return and be seated for our next presentation by 1:00 pm

23. AGENDA AGENDA 8:00AM – 8:30AMRegistration (Main Entry Auditorium Lobby) 8:30AM – 9:00AMWelcome & Introductions Glenn Gravatt, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Carol Crabtree, Region 9 Planning and Development Council Todd Fagan, Jefferson County GIS Office 9:00AM – 9:30AMGIS Consortiums: A Regional Solution Tony Simental, WV Office of State GIS Coordinator 9:30AM – 10:00AMFunding Your GI $ John Dubnansky, L. Robert Kimball & Associates, Inc. 10:00AM – 10:15AMBREAK (Refreshments provided by NCTC) 10:15AM – 10:45AMUnderstanding Google Earth and GIS Matthew Mullenax, Parsons Brinckerhoff 10:45AM – 11:15AMUsing LiDAR to Map Sinkholes in Jefferson County, WV John Young, U.S. Geological Survey 11:15AM – 11:45AMInformation Exchange Session Attendee participation forum Attendee participation forum 11:45AM – 1:00PMLUNCH (Provided onsite by Region 9) 1:00PM – 1:30PMWhat’s Your Angle? – Slope Modeling & Terrain Analysis Jessica Gormont, Jefferson County GIS Office Rachel Shirley, Shepherd University 1:30PM – 2:00PMUrban Tree Canopy Assessment in the Eastern Panhandle Frank Rodgers, Cacapon Institute 2:00PM – 2:15PMBREAK (Refreshments provided by NCTC) *** Winnerof Map Gallery Competition Announced*** *** Winner of Map Gallery Competition Announced*** 2:15PM – 3:00PM Tips & Tricks for Using ArcGIS Online at 9.3.1 Drew Kinney and Rachel Weeden, ESRI 3:00PM – 4:00PMOptional Tour of NCTC Facilities

24. Afternoon Break Trivia Question time! Guess the slope (in percent) of the white handrails leading up to the museum from the main lobby. Please return and be seated for our next presentation by 2:15 pm

25. Map Gallery Results ► 1st Place – Jessica Gormont ► Hydrology of Jefferson County ► 2 nd Place – Jennifer Kinzer ► Parcel Analysis in Washington County ► 3 rd Place – Bon Poland ► Washington County Commuter Map

26. Optional Tour Please give a show of hands if you plan to stay for the tour at the end of our meeting today (3:00 PM) Tour will last no longer than 45 minutes to an hour

27. Thank You and We’ll See You Next Year!