GIS Day @ KU is part of a nationwide event to promote awareness of geographic information systems (GIS), and how we use this evolving tool to analyze our world. We continue our tradition of bringing together a community of GIS users from academia, business and government. This year's focus is on the range of available software solutions (both proprietary and open-source), and how GIS and the web are combining to create new and exciting capabilities. The 2007 symposium also includes a new event, an information fair with vendors from academia and local business that will run throughout the day. As always, GIS Day @ KU is FREE and open to the public.
-- FREE Online Registration -- | Parking and Event Map |
Google Map of Participants | Student Competition |
NEW - Information Fair |
All presentations will be in Woodruff Auditorium on the 5th Floor Kansas Union.
Refreshments, along with the Information Fair, will be in Parlors ABC also on the 5th Floor of the Kansas Union. |
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8:30 – 9:00 | Registration and Coffee | ||
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Opening RemarksJoshua Campbell - GIS Day Planning Committee, KU Dept. of GeographyWatch Online Video (4:39) |
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9:15 – 9:45 |
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Web 2.0 and Geospatial ConvergenceGeoff Zeiss – Director of Technology, AutodeskIt's a Brand New Game: Open Standards, Open Source, Open Content, and Convergence PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) Watch Online Video (41:53) |
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9:45 – 10:00 |
Break |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
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Taking Google Earth to the Next LevelBrian Timoney – Founder of The Timoney GroupAdding GIS Muscle to Spinning Globes Using Open Source View Presentation Watch Online Video (22:52) |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
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NeogeographyAndrew Turner – Founder of Mapufacture, author of 'Introduction to Neogeography'Neogeography and GIS, it's not one or the other View Presentation Watch Online Video (25:37) |
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11:00 – 11:15 |
Break |
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11:15 – 11:45 |
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Server GISJeremy Bartley – ArcGIS Server Developer Team, ESRIA Geographer's Role in a Google Maps World View Presentation Watch Online Video (34:09) |
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11:45 – 12:45 |
Lunch at the Kansas Union (on your own) |
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1:00 – 2:30 | Student Research Presentation Competition (8 - 8 minute talks) | ||
2:45 – 4:15 | Spatial Modeling Applications | ||
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Aimee Stewart – Systems Programmer, KU Biodiversity Research Center LifeMapper: Open Source Geospatial Tools for the Biological Community View Presentation |
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Nathaniel Brunsell– Professor in Atmospheric Studies, KU Dept. of Geography Ecohydrology of the Central Plains: An Open-Source Approach PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) Watch Online Video (30:52) |
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Jude Kastens – Research Assistant, Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program (KARS) Using Digital Elevation Data for Applications in Floodplain Mapping View Presentation Watch Online Video (33:53) |
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4:15 – 4:30 | Concluding Remarks and Award PresentationWatch Online Video (4:39) |