GIS Day 2008
Wednesday, November 19
Schedule of events:
- 12:00pm : Geocaching
- 1:30pm : Posters, Demos, and Refreshments
- 2:30pm : Keynote Talk by Ann Forsyth
Geocaching
12pm (Mann Library lobby)
Learn how to use a GPS for Geocaching, a popular outdoor game in which participants use GPS coordinates and other information to find hidden caches. GPS units will be available in the lobby of Mann Library. (Thanks to Susan Hoskins and Steve Smith from Cornell IRIS!)
Posters, Demos, and Refreshments
1:30pm - 2:30pm (Mann Library 102)
See how others are using GIS in their work or research... GIS users from across campus, town, and region are invited to share either a poster of their work, or even a demo of a website or software. Food and refreshments will be provided.
This year's presenters:
- CUGIR: Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository
Keith Jenkins, Jeff Piestrak, Jon Corson-Rikert, Gail Steinhart (Mann Library) - DataStaR (Data Staging Repository)
Gail Steinhart (Mann Library) - Geocaching
John Fereira (Mann Library) - Geospatial Science and Technology Instruction at Cornell
Stephen DeGloria (Crop and Soil Sciences), Keith Jenkins (Mann Library) - Lehman Alternative School aerial imagery
Svetla Borovska (Tompkins County ITS: GIS) - Manifold GIS
Chris Marx (Lab of Ornithology) - Modeling Nutrients and Sediment in the Upper Susquehanna Basin Using Multiple Models
Peter Woodbury (Crop and Soil Sciences), Jeffrey Melkonian (Crop and Soil Sciences), Robert Howarth (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Dennis Swane (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Bongghi Hong (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) - New York State Agricultural Districts
Diane Ayers (Cornell IRIS) - New York State Agricultural Districts Mapping Checklist : Cartographic Guidelines for Agricultural District Maps
Diane Ayers (Cornell IRIS) - Putting Watershed Education on the Map
Noni Korf Vidal (Cornell Information Technologies), Todd Walter (Biological and Environmental Engineering), Rich Stedman (Natural Resources), Melanie Stansbury (Development Sociology), Singlebrook Technology - Quantifying the Sustainability of Bioenergy Pathways for New York and the Northeastern USA
Peter Woodbury, Jerome Cherney, Jenifer Wightman, John Duxbury, William Cox, Charles Mohler, Stephen DeGloria (Crop and Soil Sciences) - Storm System Maintenance Application using ArcPad
Elena Laura (City of Ithaca) - SynerGIS and other GIS Groups and Resources
Susan Nixson (City of Ithaca) - Tompkins County Health Department Lead Poisoning Investigations, 1992-2007
Svetla Borovska (Tompkins County ITS) - Tompkins County Towing Zones
Svetla Borovska (Tompkins County ITS) - Town Of Ithaca Transportation Map
Svetla Borovska (Tompkins County ITS) - Toxics Targeting
Kristin Sovocool, Walter Hang (Toxics Targeting)
Keynote talk
2:30pm - 3:30pm (Mann Library 102)
Ann Forsyth is a professor in Cornell's department of City and Regional Planning, where she uses GIS to study the social aspects of physical planning and urban development. She has also developed new GIS methods and protocols that supports such research. She will discuss "The Built Environment, Food, and Physical Activity: GIS Measurement Issues".
About GIS Day
GIS Day is held each year on the Wednesday of National Geographic Society's Geography Awareness Week. It is a global event that celebrates geographic information system (GIS) technology.
Geographic Information Systems are used throughout the world to analyze and solve problems related to every societal and environmental issue, including climate change, health care, public safety, land use, environmental conservation, business efficiency, and education.
GIS Day serves to make people aware of GIS technology and the important contributions it is making in the fields of science, technology, information, and the humanities. It is a grassroots event and a reflection of the enthusiasm and commitment of individual GIS users everywhere.
Join the celebration and become a part of this annual tradition!