Kentucky GIS Conference 2024

How do you get more out of your GIS? This presentation starts with understanding the capabilities of a geographic information system (GIS). Topics include managerial dashboards, regulatory compliance, field crew solutions, and supporting technologies (GPS). Next, Oldham County Water District GIS Manager Kenny Ratliff will show how OCWD is maximizing GIS. Topics include OCWD’s boil water advisory map, lead service line solution, meter inspection GPS, 811 locate request workflow, and more. Ratliff will show how spatial tools improve OCWD’s customer service, engage stakeholders, generate ROI, and simplify tasks for employees.

Due to the possibility of lead contamination in drinking water, the EPA is requiring Water Utilities to inspect and inventory their water service lines. This presentation will discuss managing this effort utilizing GIS and mobile technologies and how this can be achieved as part of an asset management system. The examples provided have been designed to address the requirements established by the Kentucky Division of Water.

This is an overview of our process to replace primary underground electric cables.  Utilizing existing data within our GIS and our engineer’s review of industry expectations, we provide managers with a system status dashboard and planners with an estimated failure rate and estimated expenses for repair or replacement.  Starts with a description of the initial program before touching on a bit of python code and exploring GIS solutions for planners and managers.  Concludes with initial results and future actions.

Since 2000, the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), in its various incarnations, has provided surface water and a hydrologic network for the United States, first at a 1:100000 scale, then (since 2010) at a 1:24000 scale. In 2023, USGS decided to retire the NHD, replacing it with the 3D Hydrography Dataset (3DHP), the first systematic remapping of the Nation's surface waters since the USGS topographic map program. The new dataset will feature 3D stream network datasets and waterbodies derived from LiDAR collected by USGS as part of their 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). This presentation start with a brief history of the NHD program, Kentucky Division of Water's role as NHD data steward, and provide an overview of the upcoming 3DHP data set.

This 90-minute BONUS workshop is open to all conference attendees! Join us after Thursday sessions for a more in-depth discussion of Resume Dos and Don’ts and bring your resume for critique and support. See how other geospatial professionals describe their work, record their accomplishments, and offer support and advice to others who may be struggling to highlight their own successes or toot their own horns. You don't have to be job-hunting to benefit from this low-stakes collaboration--all of us will, at one stage, need to produce a concise written record of our successes, so instead of scrambling then, prepare now! Attendees will leave with actionable steps to take to improve how others perceive their resumes and confidence in their own achievements.