Mark your calendars for the Kentucky State GIS Conference: Tuesday October 8th through 10th, 2024. Keep checking back for event registration, speaker announcements, and more details.
The KY GIS Conference serves as a pivotal event for professionals in the field of geographic information systems (GIS), providing opportunities to enhance our understanding and application of spatial data management, analysis, and collaboration. Throughout the conference, participants will:
Engage in interactive sessions and workshops led by industry leaders and fellow professionals.
Gain insights from keynote speakers and participate in panel discussions on emerging trends and best practices in GIS technology.
Network with peers from diverse sectors, fostering potential collaborations and knowledge-sharing opportunities.
This session will review the latest updates to ArcGIS User Types and discuss options for managing GIS users across your organization. We'll review transition approaches and address the need to move from legacy deployments to more agile solutions supporting user and constituent needs. We'll also review resources available to assist with best practices and alignment with standard IT practices.
John is a member of Esri’s Local Government team in the St Louis working with primarily city & county government clients for more than 25 years. He cut his teeth on GIS when ARC/INFO ran on Vax computers earning both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Missouri... Read More →
This session empowers attendees of all levels to explore the vast potential of Experience Builder. We’ll start by building a strong foundation through core concepts and functionalities. Next, we’ll provide clear guidelines for users transitioning from Web AppBuilder, ensuring a smooth and efficient switch. Advanced users will then discover valuable tips and trick to tap into Experience Builder’s full creative power. Finally, we’ll conclude with an exciting preview of upcoming enhancements planned, leaving you equipped to leverage the platform’s future capabilities.
Chase Fisher is a Solution Engineer Team Lead at Esri, for the St Louis Local Government Team. With nearly 20 years of government GIS experience including city and county GIS, I work with my team to provide solutions and implement workflows for state and local government clients across... Read More →
Grab your towel and join us for an interstellar journey through the galaxy of app development! In this session, we'll harness the power of AI to build an app faster than you can say "So long, and thanks for all the fish."
Armed with nothing but a keyboard and a chat bot, we'll embark on a live coding adventure. What will we build? That's up to you, the audience! Watch as we navigate the treacherous waters of AI-assisted coding. You'll witness firsthand how to use chat bots to write code.
But beware! This live demonstration could go spectacularly well or end up as a digital version of the planet-building disaster of Magrathea (spoiler: it didn’t go well). Either way, you'll learn real (as in, you'll see them work, or hilariously fail) tips and tricks for using chat bots effectively in your coding adventures.
So, whether you're a seasoned code hitchhiker or a newbie just learning to fly, come along for a wild ride through the AI-powered universe of app development.
Christopher Moravec is the CTO and founder of dymaptic, where he leads a team of skilled professionals in creating innovative GIS and AI solutions. With years of experience in software development and a deep understanding of geospatial technologies, Christopher is known for his ability... Read More →
ArcGIS Monitor helps organizations understand the health of their enterprise GIS system, so they can optimize their GIS deployment and keep the system running smoothly. This session will provide an overview of ArcGIS Monitor and its capabilities, tips for deploying and configuring ArcGIS Monitor, and how ArcGIS Monitor can provide timely and actionable insights into the health of your ArcGIS Enterprise environment.
This presentation showcases Kentucky’s success and leadership in the U.S. by completing 3-inch oblique imagery coverage statewide. Rigorous project timelines and significant benefits are highlighted, focusing on accuracy and precision of comprehensive oblique and nadir imagery. Detailed discussions include advanced data acquisition processes, specialized hardware and software, and organization of multiple subcontractors under varying weather conditions over numerous flight days. Provided are statistical insights on frame counts, flight lines, and total coverage, underscoring the meticulous planning and execution over two years. Furthermore, we explore several applications utilizing open access user availabilities through the KyFromAbove website. In conclusion, this presentation reviews Kentucky’s technical achievements in producing accurate and detailed statewide oblique imagery.
Hunter Evans is a GIS Analyst at the NV5 Lexington office. He is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in Geology and GIS certificate. He graduated in 2017 and began working as a GIS Technician in the Fall of 2019. Hunter started NV5 learning Lidar bare... Read More →
Hunter Evans is a GIS Analyst at the NV5 Lexington office. He is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in Geology and GIS certificate. He graduated in 2017 and began working as a GIS Technician in the Fall of 2019. Hunter started NV5 learning Lidar bare... Read More →
Technology moves fast. Breakthroughs are often outdated quickly. Today’s companies must embrace innovation in all its forms. Workflows are transitioning from an analog world to digital point clouds, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decisions LiDAR Scanning provides the tools necessary to create digital twins of the world. High-speed data capture allows increases in productivity without compromising accuracy and quality. Data collected a vehicle moving at the speed of traffic. Points are measured in billions. Progress is measured in miles versus meters. Connections to the data enable decisions based on accurate and up-to-date information. Projects are being built under budget, ahead of time, and without paper using digital workflows. Exciting times. Sensor fusion. Cell phones tell a person how many steps they have taken. Street View in Google Maps is assumed. Connect and Scale. It’s happening everywhere. What’s next?
Darin is an account manager DOT’s in Trimble’s Geospatial Division. With over 25 years at Trimble and working with DOTs since 2012, he has leveraged his knowledge of survey, construction, and construction inspection practices to help further the use of digital information in... Read More →
For years, the KyFromAbove Program has offered unlimited access to imagery and elevation data collected for the Commonwealth via Web Maps, Rest Services, Geoportal, and most recently, the Open Data Portal. Since joining the Open Data Registry on AWS, it is now possible to leverage KyFromAbove data using its cloud-optimized formats (e.g., COGS, COPCs, Geopackage, (Geo)Parquat, etc.).
Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalogs, or STACs, provide a common structure to describe and catalog spatio-temporal assets. This means that by creating a STAC, it is possible to create a dynamic (API) or static catalog to query and visualize KyFromAbove data. Such tools are available to access STACs using ArcGIS Pro 3.2+, QGIS (plus STAC-browser extension), Jupyter Notebooks, and the browser-based Stac-Browser and Stac Index webpages.
This presentation will focus on leveraging STAC tools and the KyFromAbove STAC Catalog.
ArcGIS Solutions and other ESRI templates can be a powerful resource that provide quick, out of the box results. However, sometimes they can leave you just short of what you need. With minor tweaking, you can transform Solutions to better fit your organization's. ESRI did the hard part, now make it yours. This presentation will review Solutions and templates used by the Village of Indian Hill and how they have been updated for Village use. Topics include: ArcGIS Solutions, Survey123 Connect, Field Maps, Power Automate, Scheduled Tools, Lead Service Lines, Road Closures, Stormwater, Drone Flight Logs, Trail Maintenance Alerts, Fleet Inspection Forms.
Ryan Hermann is a GIS Analyst for the Village of Indian Hill, leveraging gis to increase efficiency in the field, educate the public, and maintain village assets and gis repositories. With 10 years in local government, Ryan has a deep understanding of the needs of the public, elected... Read More →
ArcGIS Field Maps is an all-in-one mobile application that allows users to perform a wide variety of mobile workflows including the ability to explore a map with your organization's authoritative data, conduct data collection exercises such as asset inspections, and provide office and field synchronicity with location sharing. This session will provide an overview of ArcGIS Field Maps and its capabilities, designing maps and forms for use in ArcGIS Field Maps, and capturing data in the field.
Based out of St. Louis, Missouri, Shawn Barbie is a Solution Engineer with Esri supporting state and local governments in the Midwest. Shawn has 7+ years of experience providing GIS expertise in state government supporting a variety of government functions including asset management... Read More →
The adoption and implementation of NG911 in Kentucky has increased the importance of 911 GIS data. Although this is a good thing, it does also increase the complexity of building and maintaining the data properly. This presentation will cover some of the requirements, concepts, and processes related to address points with a particular focus on sub-addresses.
Todd Williams is a GIS Consultant with the MapSync Services Team of CDP-MapSync. Todd is a University of Kentucky graduate with a degree in Architectural Technology, holds a GISP certification, and is an active member of the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP). He... Read More →