Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Fourth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop: Denver, Colorado, April 23–27, 2001
By Jennifer B. Sieverling, Stephen J. Char, and
Carma A. San Juan
USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5117, 32 p.--ONLINE ONLY
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Sieverling, J.B., Char, S.J., and San Juan, C.A., 2005, Proceedings of
the U.S. Geological Survey Fourth Biennial Geographic Information Science
Workshop: Denver, Colorado, April 23–27, 2001: U.S. Geological Survey
Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5117, 32 p.
Introduction
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fourth Biennial Geographic Information Science (GIS) Workshop (USGS-GIS 2001) was held April 23–27, 2001, at the Denver Federal Center in Denver, Colorado. The workshop provided an environment for participants to improve their knowledge about GIS and GIS-related applications that are used within the USGS. Two major topics of USGS-GIS 2001 were the application of GIS technology to interdisciplinary science and the distribution and sharing of USGS GIS products. Additionally, several presentations included GIS technology and tools, project applications of GIS, and GIS data management.
USGS-GIS 2001 included user and vendor presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on technical workshops. Presentation abstracts that were submitted for publication are included in these proceedings. The keynote speaker was Karen Siderelis, the USGS Associate Director for Information (Geographic Information Officer). In addition to the USGS, other Federal agencies, GIS-related companies, and university researchers presented lectures or demonstrations or conducted hands-on sessions. USGS employees and contractors from every discipline and region attended the workshop. To facilitate the interaction between the Federal agencies, each of the presenting Federal agencies was invited to send a representative to the workshop.
One of the most beneficial activities of USGS-GIS 2001, as identified by an informal poll of attendees, was the Monday evening poster session in which more than 75 poster presentations gave attendees a chance to learn of work being performed throughout the USGS. A feature new to USGS-GIS 2001 was internet participation of USGS personnel through cyber seminars of the morning plenary sessions.
Contents
Introduction
Purpose and Scope
Peer Review Process
USGS GIS-2001 Workshop Abstracts
Using Samba and Microsoft’s Distributed File System to Share Geographic Information Systems Data by Joe Adams
ArcIMS Website for Browsing Geographic Information System Data Sources by Marianne August and David W. Litke
Geographic Information Systems, Visualization, and Data Dissemination for the Harappa Archaeological Site, Punjab Province, Pakistan: A Model for WRD by Wayne R. Belcher and A. Keith Turner
Using Internet/Intranet Geographic Information System Technology to Make USGS Information More Accessible by Laura R.H. Biewick and Gregory L. Gunther
Evaluation of LIght Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) for Measuring Topography in a River Corridor by Zachary H. Bowen and Robert G. Waltermire
New E-Commerce Sites at U.S. Geological Survey/Earth Resources Observation Systems Data Center by Mike Buswell
The Washington, D.C.-Area Geologic Map Database: A Tool for Solving Environmental and Resource Problems by Adam M. Davis
Map Graphics Made Easy—An Impossible Goal? by Jean Dupree and David Litke
A Data Management Life Cycle by David A. Ferderer, Greg Gunther, and Chris Skinner
Habitat Needs Assessment Geographic Information System Query Tool for the Upper Mississippi River System by Henry C. DeHaan, Timothy James Fox, Carl E. Korschgen,Charles H. Theiling, and Jason J. Rohweder
Color-Shaded-Relief and Satellite-Image Maps for Grand Canyon National Park by Michael F. Gishey
Geo-Spatial Multi-Agency Coordination Group Wildland Fire Support by John D. Guthrie and Jeff Baranyi
Factors Influencing the Evolution of Albuquerque’s Landscape by David J. Hester, Maria L. McCormick, and Jonathan J. Fernandez
Missouri River InfoLINK Internet Map Display by Jeanne Heuser and Larry R. Davis
The National Land-Cover Dataset by Stephen M. Howard and James E. Vogelman
Geographic Names Data for Geographic Information Systems by Dwight S. Hughes
Advanced Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Technologies for Natural-Resource Management at the National Wetlands Research Center by James B. Johnston, Helena Schaefer, Steve Hartley, Scott Wilson, William Jones, and Antonio Martucci
Ground-Water Site Inventory Utilities: An Application that Improves the Integration of Ground-Water Site Inventory System Information with a Desktop Geographic Information System by Matthew L. Jones and Grady M. O’Brien
The Hydrograph Analyst: An ArcView Geographic Information System Extension that Integrates Point, Spatial, and Temporal Data and Provides a Graphical User Interface for Hydrograph Analysis by Matthew L. Jones and Grady M. O’Brien
Implementing Geographic Information System Technology and Methods in Education by Joseph J. Kerski
Elevation Research Activities at the Rocky Mountain Mapping Center by John J. Kosovich and John E. List
Watershed Delineation Using The National Elevation Dataset And Semiautomated Techniques by Jay R. Kost and Glenn G. Kelly
Analysis of Coral Reef Morphology Using Scanning Hydrographic Operational Airborne LIDAR Survey Data: Moloka’i, Hawai’i by Joshua B. Logan, Curt D. Storlazzi, and Michael E. Field
Colorado Color-Shaded Relief by Maria L. McCormick and John J. Kosovich
Evaluating Digital Elevation Models for Horizontal Accuracy by Gary L. Merrill
Migration Paths to ArcGIS Version 8.1 by Mark G. Negri
USGS ArcInfo Custom Commands and Enhancements by Curtis Varney Price
Earth Explorer: Accessing U.S. Geological Survey Products on the Web by Barbara A. Ray and Steven N. Reiter
Development of a National Watershed Boundaries Dataset by Alan Rea
Future Directions in Remote Sensing for the Detection of Invasive Plants by Ralph Root, Ray Kokaly, Karl Brown, and Gerry Anderson
Detection of Leafy Spurge Infestations through Imaging Spectroscopy using the Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager by Ralph Root, Ray Kokaly, Karl Brown, Gerry Anderson, and Steve Hager
To Krig or Not to Krig: Defining the question by Sarah J. Ryker and Dennis R. Helsel
Minnesota Model for Geographic Information System Data and Application Management by Christopher A. Sanocki
Using a Geographic Information System to Determine the Chicot Aquifer System Surficial Confining Unit’s Thickness and Location of Sand Lenses, Southwestern Louisiana by Blaine Pierre Sargent and Paul C. Frederick
GEODE - An Interactive Data Retrieval, Display, and Analysis Internet Application by Adam C. Schultz and Marc Levine
Spheroids, Datums, and Projections, Oh My! by Jennifer B. Sieverling
Rapid Update of Digital Raster Graphics for Wildland Fire Support by Jeff L. Sloan and Stan Wilds
Terrain and Landscape Modeling of Potentially Unstable Slopes, Green Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado by Richard W. Spengler
The Climate Station Selector Extension to the GIS Weasel by Roland Viger and Lauren E. Hay
The GIS Weasel–An Interface for the Development of Spatial Parameters for Physical Process Modeling by Roland Viger, Steven L. Markstrom, and George H. Leavesley
GIS Education for Mapping Professionals by Alan Ward and Joseph J. Kerski
The National Hydrography Dataset by Paul Wiese and Tommy Dewald
Glossary of Selected Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms Used in Abstracts
Index
