ESRI Mid-Atlantic User Group
Newsletter
Early Fall 2003
Welcome to the Early Fall 2003 edition of the ESRI-MUG Newsletter.
If you have a calendar item, GIS activity, or GIS news item that might be of
interest to us all, please submit it to our newsletter editor, Sue Hoegberg, at
shoegberg@dewberry.com.
If you, or someone you know, would like to receive this newsletter, send your
name, mailing address, and e-mail address to Doug Gabbert at
dgabbert@co.ba.md.us.
ESRI-MUG President’s Message – September 2003
You’ve outlasted the Dog Days of Summer 2003 and powered up again after the
Hurricane Isabel outages. You deserve a special reward, and we’ve got what
you need.
It’s registration time for the ESRI Mid-Atlantic User Group 2003 Annual
Conference and Pre-Conference Seminars. The dates are November 12 for the
seminars and November 13-14 for the 2-day conference. The place is the
Sheraton Reston in Reston, Virginia, convenient to Washington, DC, as well as
our six member states.
The ESRI-MUG Annual Conference is presented by users of ESRI software
products for ESRI product users, with a fantastic amount of support from ESRI,
for which we are fortunate and grateful. And even though our conference is
sponsored and organized by ESRI GIS users, I still like to think if it as a
compact, East Coast version of the ESRI summer conference in California. If
you missed San Diego, this is your chance to catch up. If you got to San Diego,
then it’s your booster shot, an opportunity to build upon what you learned on
the West Coast.
ESRI PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS
Be sure not to overlook the biggest bargain around – your choice of any one of
three seminars on Wednesday, November 12. For an incredibly low price of
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$125, you get a full day’s training by an ESRI instructor, plus breakfast and
lunch! These seminars are condensed and streamlined so that you don’t stop
to do keystroke exercises, but cover more material instead. And the
instructors are there to answer any questions that may arise, or that you may
bring with you.
This year’s seminar topics represent a creative breakthrough in offerings – just
as you asked us to do when we met this year at our meetings and booths. The
seminars are:
 Basic ArcGIS User Interface Customization and Simple Use of VBA Scripts
 Using ArcMap Editing Tool s for Geodatabase Layers
 Customizing ArcIMS
Don’t want to miss any of them? Can’t blame you. Just send more people from
your office to cover all the topics.
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS, PAPERS, & EXHIBITORS
On Thursday, November 13, we kick off the 2003 conference in the traditional
way, with an ESRI celeb from Redlands presenting the ESRI product updates and
trends. This year Rich Turner, ESRI Product Manager for ArcGIS, will present
the latest about ArcGIS 9 and other major products. In late morning we’ll start
concurrent sessions, welcoming our presenters of application papers. And
running throughout is an ESRI product track, as well as the ESRI Doctor’s Office,
where you can bring your technical questions. An added feature this year is
the ESRI Technical Showcase, where you can get your hands right on the latest
ArcGIS software and other ESRI solutions.
During breaks, enjoy refreshments with your colleagues and with our
Exhibitors, who are bringing you their ESRI GIS solutions and related
technologies. And stay for the Thursday night Exhibitors Reception and Poster
Display.
On Friday, November 14, we are pleased to welcome Jim Geringer, ESRI
Director of Policy and Public Sector Strategy, speaking on “Connecting Policy
with Issues in GIS.” If you attended TUGIS 2003 at Towson University earlier
this year, you’ll remember that Jim, former Governor of Wyoming, was very
well received during his address there. Since then, he has joined ESRI, and we
are very pleased to have him here with us. Friday also brings our ESRI-MUG
business meeting, more application papers and ESRI sessions, a networking
luncheon and poster awards, plus other surprises.
The 2-day registration is only $225, ($150 for presenters, $120 for students).
The 3-day seminar-conference combo is only $350, a great rate.
In addition, for your convenience, rooms are available at the Sheraton Reston
for a conference rate of $150 per room before tax. Call (703) 620-9000 for
reservations. Parking is free.
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Register on our website, www.esrimug.org. If you have questions about the
conference, call Jeff Poplin, ESRI-MUG Vice President and Conference
Chairperson, at (703) 849-0614 or the Event Coordinator, Delaney Meeting &
Event Management, at (802) 655-7769.
Finally, it is with great sadness that I must relate the loss of one of our own,
Sal Orochena, who passed away on September 4 following heart surgery.
Besides being a good friend, Sal was a prominent member of the GIS
community, a long-time participant in ESRI-MUG who served on our board of
directors and was this organization’s treasurer.
Ray Wolf
President, ESRI-MUG
Sal Orochena (1946-2003): Service with a Smile
With the untimely passing of Salvador Steven Orochena on September 4, 2003,
following heart surgery, the GIS community has suffered a death in the family.
We are a close-knit profession, and our faces soon become familiar to one
another. You’ve seen Sal this year if you stopped by the ESRI Mid-Atlantic User
Group ESRI-MUG exhibit booth at the Delaware GIS Conference or the TUGIS
2003 Conference at Towson University. He was probably smiling. Sal was a
one-man ambassador of good will. You felt good meeting him, and looked
forward to seeing him again. When Sal was working our exhibit booth, we were
well represented.
Behind that smile was a dedication to service. Those of us in ESRI-MUG came
to know Sal as a person who sought ways to give back to the GIS community.
First Sal was an active member who showed up regularly at membership
meetings and events. Then he joined the ESRI-MUG board of directors and
subsequently was elected treasurer. For the past several years, he was on
hand to plan our annual conference and then help staff the conference
registration desk.
We knew Sal through GIS, but he was also active in Toastmasters since 1989,
and served that organization as treasurer, vice president and president. He
earned a reputation as one who was always there to encourage the novice
speakers, the new members. At his job with the Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center, Sal quickly became recognized as someone who mentored the
GIS interns who worked there with him. He was the kind of person who wanted
to help others to improve and grow.
Sal is survived by his wife, son and daughter. They miss him, and so do we.
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ESRI-MUG 2003 Annual Conference
As Ray noted above, the ESRI-MUG 2003 Annual Conference will be held
November 12-14, 2003, at the Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley
Drive, Reston, VA, 20191. The Sheraton Reston is convenient to Washington
D.C. and Dulles Airport and just a mile from the Reston Town Center. Parking
is plentiful and free. A special conference rate of $150 per night is available at
the Sheraton Reston. Ask for the ESRI-MUG rate when making your reservation.
For more information about hotel room rates, driving directions, or to make a
reservation, contact the Sheraton Reston Hotel at http://www.starwood.com
or 703-620-9000.
PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS
The conference will start off with a series of all-day seminars taught by ESRI
staff on November 12, 2003. Seminar topics are:
 Basic ArcGIS User Interface Customization and Simple Use of VBA
Scripts
In this session you will learn to modify the standard interface to simplify
use of existing tools, understand ArcObjects, use the ArcOnLine
documentation and samples to add tool bars and commands, and write
and install a VBA Application.
 Using ArcMap Editing Tool s for Geodatabase Layers
This session will cover setting up the editing environment for
Geodatabase features, creating a new layer and adding to an existing
layer, using and creating topology rules, selecting editing tools and tips,
and bases of versioning and disconnected editing.
 Customizing ArcIMS
This session will focus on alternate Server-side versus Client-side
customization to develop ArcIMS applications. Different scenarios will
be explored including exposing and enhancing the HTML Viewer
functionality out-of-the-box, creating a custom HTML client, developing
ASP clients to ArcIMS, and understanding the ActiveX Connector and its
use with .NET.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Rich Turner, ArcGIS Product Manager, ESRI Redlands
Technical Keynote: An Update on ArcGIS and other ESRI Products
Rich Turner is one of the senior management staff at ESRI's headquarters in
Redlands, CA, where he has responsibility as the ArcGIS Product Manager. Over
his long career at ESRI he has helped has helped launch many key products for
the company such as PC ArcInfo and the ArcView desktop GIS products.
Outside of his management role, Rich is also known as the front man for the
ESRI band "Gridlock" who are a highlight at the traditional Thursday night party
of the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego.
Jim Geringer, ESRI Director of Policy and Public Sector Strategy Keynote
Presentation: Connecting Policy with Issues in GIS
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As the former two-term governor of Wyoming, Jim Geringer became a national
leader in use of geospatial systems in government operations particularly in
their use in supporting decision making and inter-government collaboration.
During his terms as governor he was strongly committed to education and
served on the National Commission for Mathematics and Science, as chair of
the Education Commission of the States, and on the board for the Western
Governors' University. He is also the past chair of the Western Governors'
Association and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. His
background is in engineering including serving with the Air Force space
program. He joined ESRI in 2003 as Director of Policy and Public Sector
Strategy.
ESRI DOCTORS OFFICE AND TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
Join ESRI technical staff in the Doctors Office and let them help you answer
queries you may have related to the latest ESRI software products. If you have
samples of code or data that would help illustrate your questions bring them
with you.
In conjunction with the Doctors Office, also visit the ESRI Technical Showcase
and test-drive the latest ArcGIS software and other ESRI solutions. ESRI will
provide a lab of computers so you can kick the tires of that extension you
always wanted to try out or maybe take the upcoming ArcGIS 9 for a spin
around the block.
CONFERENCE EXHIBITS
Over 20 organizations will be on hand to showcase the latest in products and
services for the GIS community. Discover innovations and cutting edge
technology that can help you on a daily basis. Don’t miss the exhibitor
reception at the end of the day Thursday for hors d’oeuvres and beverages,
sponsored by Battelle Memorial Institute. Vendors who are interested in
exhibiting should contact Delaney Meeting and Management at 802-655-7769
for information.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND FEES
We encourage everyone to register for the conference as soon as possible so we
can best plan for accommodations and events. Conference registration will be
available online this year at www.esrimug.org as well as by mail or fax.
Conference fees are:
 $125 for the seminars on November 12, 2003 ($150 late registration after
October 31);
 $225 early bird registration for the conference on November 13-14, 2003
($250 late registration after October 31);
 $150 for presenters;
 $120 for students; and
 $550 for exhibitors.
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ESRI-MUG BUSINESS MEETING
Elections for ESRI-MUG officers will be held during the conference with results
announced at the business meeting on Friday morning. Nominees for officers
for 2004 are:
President – Jeff Poplin
Vice President – open
Treasurer – Doug Gabbert
Secretary – Sue Hoegberg
Additional nominees will be accepted until the conference. Please notify Ray
Wolf if you are interested in any of the officer positions.
POSTER CONTEST
Poster displays can be up to 4’ x 6’ and must be free standing (we will provide
easels).
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
If your Special Interest Group would like to reserve a table at lunch on
Thursday for an informal discussion, let us know. We’ll set aside a table for
you.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
The draft program with presentation topics and abstracts is provided below.
To submit a presentation proposal, please do so at www.esrimug.org.
Submittals received after August 1, 2003, will be accepted on a space-available
basis.
Thursday, November 13, 2003
UTILITIES
HOMELAND SECURITY / DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE
NATURAL RESOURCES /
ENVIRONMENTAL
Title: Roadway Feature Inventory Using
Video-based Solutions Authors: Jason
Dong & Tim Palmer, Enterprise
Information Solutions
Title: Designing & Implementing a Facilities
Geodatabase Authors: Douglas Adams &
Robert Livermore, Baltimore County
Title: The Use of GIS in Studying Channel
Modifications Authors: Joshua Tsang &
Danielle Conboy, Institute for Water Resources
Title: Linking GIS to Content for the
Extended Enterprise Author: Hugh
Ritchie, Hummingbird, Inc.
Title: Geospatial Analysis of the Relationship
Between Terrorist Incidents & Demographic
Factors Authors: Matthew Peitersen &
Charles Driscoll, Battelle Memorial Institute
Title: Creating a Customized ArcGIS Tool to
Track West Nile Virus Authors: Lisa Brooks &
Wini Polis, Loudoun County Mapping
ESRI- ArcGIS
WEB-BASED GIS / ENTERPRISE
IMPLEMENTATION
REMOTE SENSING / CARTOGRAPHY
NATURAL RESOURCES /
ENVIRONMENTAL (continued)
What's Coming in ArcIMS 9 - Core
Capabilities and Introducing the
ArcIMS Tracking Server
Title: Providing Web-based GIS
Applications for Citizens Authors: Alison
Rice & Matt Fletcher, Allegany County
Community Services
Creating Geoprocessing Tools
with Model Builder in ArcGIS 9
Title: GIS Based Project Management
Authors: Todd Barr, Emmanuel Onwukwe
& Tosan Ejueyitchie, Geo-Imaging
1:30-3:00
11:15-12:15
ESRI- ArcGIS Developer I
Customizing the ArcGIS User
Interface
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Title: Understanding LIDAR for Topographic
Mapping Author: Tim Blak, Dewberry LIDAR
Title: Using ArcObjects to Automate
Environmental Impact Analysis Author: Ronan
Carthy, McCormick, Taylor and Assoc.
Title: Terrain Fingerprint Author: Dr. Peter
Guth, Nautical Solutions Intl., Inc.
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3:30-5:00
Leveraging and Integrating
ArcWeb Services into Your
Business Processes
Title: DC Citizen Atlas & Emergency Atlas
Authors: Vicki DeFries & David Seidman,
DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Title: Sacred Geography of the Sajama
Author: Allyson Bristor, University of
Pennsylvania
ESRI-ArcGIS Extensions
WEB-BASED GIS / ENTERPRISE
IMPLEMENTATION (continued)
REMOTE SENSING / CARTOGRAPHY
(continued)
Tracking Analyst - Visualizing and
Analyzing Temporal Data Through
ArcMap and ArcCatalog
Title: Utilizing Web-based Mapping
Applications as a Tool Author: Michael
Urciuoli, Philadelphia Police Department
Title: Applications of Waterlining to
Cartography & GIS Author: Albert
Christensen, T-FCO
Business Analyst - Bringing a
complete business geographics
solution to ArcGIS
Title: AEC GIS Interoperability: What it
Means for You Author: Carey Mann,
Bentley Systems, Inc.
Title: New Jersey Orthophoto Mapping
Program 2002-2003 Author: Suzanne Hess,
NJ Office of Information Technology
Title: Development of a Basemap
Maintenance Request Authors: David Torraca
& Todd Fagan, Loudoun County Office of
Mapping and Geographic Information
Maplex - The Road Ahead for
Labeling and Annotations
2:00-3:30
11:00-12:30
Friday, November 14, 2003
ESRI- ArcGIS Developer II
MOBILE & FIELD APPLICATIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Introducing the ArcGIS Server
Title: Mobile Operations & Asset
Management Author: Sam Masno,
Philadelphia International Airport
Title: Beyond Maps: GIS Based Planning
Tools for Local Government Authors: Avi
Srivastava & Brad Wellington, EDAW, Inc
Title: Data Synchronization for ArcGIS
Author: John Linley, Tadpole Cartesia,
Inc
Title: Recidivism & Neighborhood Effects
Authors: Frances Burden & Dr. Barry Ruback,
GIA Core at Penn State Univ.
Title: GPS: The Key to Mobile GIS
Author: York Grow, Earth Vector
Systems, LLC
Title: Development of ArcGIS/ArcSDE 8.3
Geodatabase Authors: Thomas Moen & John
Schlee, Enterprise Information
Solutions/MNCPPC
ESRI- ArcGIS and Raster Data
TRANSPORTATION / TRAFFIC
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(continued)
Storing and Managing an
Enterprise Raster Database in
ArcGIS
Title: GIS Archaeological Predictive
Modeling Author: David Krilov,
McCormick, Taylor, and Assoc.
Title: State of Massachusetts Vulnerability &
Risk Assessment Author: Catherine Bohn,
Dewberry
Image Analysis for ArcGIS Preparing and Analyzing Imagery
for the Geodatabase
Title: Airspace Surveillance using the FAA
Surveillance Author: Paul Comitz, Boeing
Air Traffic Management
Title: An Internet GIS to Explore Washington,
D.C. Authors: Todd Helt, David Rumsey &
Melanie Corcoran, Telemorphic, Inc.
3D Analyst and ArcGlobe Merging 3D Global Visualization
into GIS
Title: TIGER Quality Assurance Systems
(TQUAS) Authors: Yingjie Wang & Yoav
Tal, Geo Information Services JV (GeoServ)
Title: Aligning Parcel Data to New
Orthophotography Authors: Brad Llewellyn &
Mark Miller, JumpStart GIS, Inc.
Introducing the ArcGIS Engine
MORE CONFERENCE INFORMATION
For more information about the conference, please call or email Jeff Poplin,
Program Chair at jpoplin@dewberry.com or (703) 849-0614.
ESRI-Washington D.C. Regional Office News
We'd like to congratulate Rich Leadbeater, who for several years has served as
the State of Maryland and District of Columbia Account Manager at the ESRI-DC
Regional Office, on his recent move into a corporate Industry Manager position
for ESRI-Redlands. Rich's new title is State Industry Solutions Manager and he
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will also lead ESRI's work with state and local government trade associations on
public policy matters. Rich will continue to work out of his satellite office in
Laurel, MD.
Taking over the account management role for Maryland and the District of
Columbia will be Kevin Neimond. Kevin and Rich have been sharing duties for
over a year and so it will be a natural translation for our clients who can now
go to Kevin for assistance. Kevin is based at the main ESRI Regional Office in
Tysons Corner, VA, and can be contacted at 703-506-9515 or at
kneimond@esri.com.
On a separate note, the busy Training Center at the ESRI Regional office has
just been completely upgraded with new computer hardware for those taking
classroom-based training. Students in the three classrooms will now be
standardized on brand new HP Compaq 4000 machines with 512 RAM, 75 GB of
disk space, Windows 2000 OS and 17 inch flat screen monitors. For information
on the classes that are available at the Tysons Corner office or to inquire about
on-site courses go to
http://www.esri.com/company/regions/washingtondc/dctrain.html
2003 ESRI-MUG Golf Tournament
Brendan Ford, golf outing chairman reports that the 2003 ESRI-MUG Golf
tournament was a great success. Twenty seven players rallied at Patuxent
Greens Golf Course in Laurel Maryland for an afternoon of golf and fun. First
place went to the team of Tom Broza, Cliff Johnson, Dickie Phelps, and Bart
Goedhard who represented the Virginia Department of Transportation.
RouteSmart Technologies and ESRI were again our title sponsors and thanks to
their strong support, everyone who played won a prize in the post-golf raffle.
The grand prize was a free copy of ArcView 8.2. Other prize winners were:
Men’s Long Drive: Brendan Ford (Fairfax County GIS)
Men’s Closest to the Pin: George Jones (Fairfax County GIS)
Ladies’ Long Drive: Christine Ford (System Planning Corporation)
Ladies’ Closest to the Pin: Tima Razavi (Razavi Application Developers)
Next year’s tournament will be held the second or third week of June. Anyone
interested in playing or sponsoring the event should send an email to Brendan
Ford (brendan.ford@fairfaxcounty.gov). Check the web site for details on next
year’s tournament and pictures from this year’s tournament. Thanks again to
the staff at Patuxent Greens Golf Course for helping to make our event a
success.
ESRI-MUG Quarterly Meetings
Look for upcoming news about a quarterly meeting in March.
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Other Upcoming ESRI-MUG Events
Don’t forget GIS Day and World Town Planning Day is November 19, 2003.
Sponsor a geography event during Geography Awareness Week!
ESRI GIS Seminars and Events in the Mid-Atlantic Region
ESRI GIS Seminars and Events in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Date
September 24,
2003
September 26,
2003
October 1, 2003
October 14, 2003
October 15, 2003
October 23-25,
2003
October 27-28,
2003
October 28, 2003
November 7,
2003
November 1214, 2003
November 16-22,
2003
Event
Last day to register for fall semester GIS courses through
Penn State World Campus Certificate Program in GIS.
Classes start October 8, 2003.
http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/pub/gis/afs_courses.sht
ml
Baltimore ArcView User Group Meeting
UMBC Tech Center
Baltimore, MD
ESRI GIS: Serving the Department of Interior
U.S. Department of Interior
Washington, DC
Getting to Know ArcIMS & ArcSDE
Radisson Valley Forge Hotel
Valley Forge, PA
Eastern Shore ArcView User Group Meeting
Chesapeake College
Wye Mills, MD
RGIS Geospatial Technology for Community Planning and
Local Government Conference
State College, PA
www.ruralgis.org
2003 Virginia GIS Conference
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Richmond, VA
http://www.richmondregional.org/gisconference2003/
U.S. Census Bureau ESRI User Group Meeting
U.S. Census Bureau
Suitland, MD
Presentation proposals due for Towson GIS Conference
2004.
http://cgis.towson.edu/tugis2004
ESRI-MUG 2003 Annual Conference
Sheraton Reston Hotel, Reston, VA
www.esrimug.org
Geography Awareness Week
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habi
tats/gaw.html
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ESRI GIS Seminars and Events in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Date
November 19,
2003
November 20,
2003
December 12,
2003
Event
GIS Day and World Town Planning Day
http://www.gisday.com/news.html
http://www.planning.org/worldtown/
Defense C4ISR User Group Meeting
Holiday Inn Tysons Corner
McLean, VA
Baltimore ArcView User Group Meeting
UMBC Tech Center
Baltimore, MD
ESRI Authorized and Custom GIS Training Courses in the
Mid-Atlantic Region
ESRI Authorized and Custom GIS Training Courses in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Date:
Course
Sponsor
Sept. 22-23 Introduction to ArcGIS I
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
http://www.esri.com/traini
ng/index.html
Sept. 22-24 Environmental Applications of GIS
George Mason University,
Herndon Campus
http://ocpe.gmu.edu/calen
dar/dsp_calendar.asp
Sept. 24-26 Introduction to ArcGIS II
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Sept. 25-26 Customizing ArcGIS Using ArcXML
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Sept. 29–30 Migrating from ArcView GIS 3.x to
Towson University, Towson,
ArcView 8*
MD
http://cgis.towson.edu/trai
ning
Sept. 29–30 Geodatabase Design Concepts
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Sept. 29–30 Geodatabase Design Concepts
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Sept. 29ArcSDE Administration for Oracle
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 3
Sept. 29Introduction to Programming
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 3
ArcObjects with VBA
Oct. 1-3
Modeling Geodatabases using CASE ESRI, Vienna, VA
Tools
Oct. 1-3
Modeling Geodatabases using CASE ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Tools
Oct. 2-4
Introduction to Spatial Analysis
George Mason University,
Prince William Campus
Oct. 3
GPS for GIS
Towson University, Towson,
MD
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ESRI Authorized and Custom GIS Training Courses in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Date:
Course
Sponsor
Oct. 6-8
Advanced ArcObjects Component
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Development I
Oct. 6-8
Building Geodatabases I
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Oct. 6-10
ArcSDE Administration for SQL
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Server
Oct. 7-8
Introduction to ArcView GIS (3.x)
Towson University, Towson,
MD
Oct. 9-10
Advanced ArcObjects Component
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Development II (.NET)
Oct. 9-10
Building Geodatabases II
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Oct. 9-11
Object Oriented GIS Database
George Mason University,
Design & Implementation
Prince William Campus
Oct. 13-14 Migrating from ArcView 3.x to
ESRI, Vienna, VA
ArcView 8
Oct. 13-14 Introduction to ArcGIS I
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Oct. 13-15 Building Geodatabases I
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 13-15 Introduction to ArcIMS
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 15-17 Introduction to ArcGIS II
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 15-17 Introduction to ArcGIS II
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Oct. 16-17 ArcIMS Administration
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 16-17 Building Geodatabases II
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 16-18 Transportation Applications of GIS
George Mason University,
Prince William Campus
Oct. 20-22 What’s New in ArcGIS 8.3
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 20-22 Working with ArcGIS Spatial
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Analyst
Oct. 20-24 ArcSDE Administration for SQL
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Server
Oct. 22-24 Getting Started with VBA for
Towson University, Towson,
ArcGIS
MD
Oct. 22-24 Introduction to ArcGIS 8.x
George Mason University,
Prince William Campus
Oct. 23-24 Introduction to ArcSDE Using
ESRI, Vienna, VA
ArcInfo 8
Oct. 23-24 System Architecture Design for GIS ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 23-24 Introduction to ArcGIS I
Edgetech, Richmond, VA
http://www.discovergis.co
m/Svc/Trn/EdgTrn.htm
Oct. 27-28 Customizing ArcIMS using ArcXML
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 27-28 Introduction to ArcGIS I
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Oct. 27-29 ArcSDE Administration for DB2
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Oct. 27-31 Introduction to Programming
ESRI, Vienna, VA
ArcObjects with VBA
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ESRI Authorized and Custom GIS Training Courses in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Date:
Course
Sponsor
Oct. 29-31 Customizing ArcIMS Using HTML
ESRI, Vienna, VA
and JavaScript
Oct. 29-31 Introduction to ArcGIS II
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Oct. 29-31 Introduction to ArcGIS II
Edgetech, Richmond, VA
Oct. 30Spatial Statistics and Geostatistical George Mason University,
Nov. 1
Analysis
Herndon Campus
Nov. 3-4
Introduction to ArcGIS I
Towson University, Towson,
MD
Nov. 3-4
Introduction to ArcGIS I
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Nov. 3-4
Customizing ArcIMS using ArcXML
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Nov. 3-5
Advanced ArcObjects Component
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Development I
Nov. 3-5
Introduction to ArcIMS
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Nov. 5-7
Introduction to ArcGIS II
Towson University, Towson,
MD
Nov. 5-7
Introduction to ArcGIS II
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Nov. 5-7
Customizing ArcIMS Using HTML
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
and JavaScript
Nov. 6-7
Advanced ArcObjects Component
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Development II (C++)
Nov. 6-7
Introduction to ArcSDE Using
ESRI, Vienna, VA
ArcInfo 8
Nov. 6-8
Introduction to Database Issues and George Mason University,
Integration
Prince William Campus
Nov. 10-12 Building Geodatabases I
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Nov. 10-14 ArcSDE Administration for Oracle
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Nov. 10-14 ArcSDE Administration for SQL
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Server
Nov. 12-14 What’s New in ArcGIS 8.3
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Nov. 13-14 Building Geodatabases II
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Nov. 13-15 Integration of Remote Sensing and George Mason University,
GIS
Prince William Campus
Nov. 17-18 Introduction to ArcGIS I
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Nov. 17-18 Geodatabase Design Concepts
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Nov. 17-19 Customizing ArcIMS Using the
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Active X Connector
Nov. 19
Introduction to GIS (Lecture
Towson University, Towson,
workshop)
MD
Nov. 19-21 Introduction to ArcGIS II
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Nov. 19-21 Modeling Geodatabases Using CASE ESRI, Vienna, VA
Tools
Nov. 20-22 Components of Geographic
George Mason University,
Information Systems
Prince William Campus
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ESRI Authorized and Custom GIS Training Courses in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Date:
Course
Sponsor
Nov. 24-25 Introduction to Maplex
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Nov. 24-25 Migrating from ArcView 3.x to
ESRI, Vienna, VA
ArcView 8
Dec. 1-3
Advanced ArcObjects Component
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Development I
Dec. 1-3
Introduction to ArcIMS
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Dec. 1-3
Programming MapObjects with
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Visual Basic
Dec. 3-5
Introduction to ArcIMS
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Dec. 4-5
Advanced ArcObjects Component
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Development II (.NET)
Dec. 4-5
ArcIMS Administration
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Dec. 4-6
Advanced Map Design &
George Mason University,
Cartography
Prince William Campus
Dec. 8-9
Introduction to ArcGIS I
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Dec. 8-9
Introduction to ArcGIS I
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Dec. 8-9
Introduction to ArcGIS I
Edgetech, Charlottesville,
VA
Dec. 8-10
Building Geodatabases I
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Dec. 8-12
Introduction to Programming
ESRI, Vienna, VA
ArcObjects with VBA
Dec. 10-12 Introduction to ArcGIS II
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Dec. 10-12 Introduction to ArcGIS II
ESRI, King of Prussia, PA
Dec. 10-12 Introduction to ArcGIS II
Edgetech, Charlottesville,
VA
Dec. 11-12 Building Geodatabases II
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Dec. 11-13 Case Studies in Public Health
George Mason University,
Prince William Campus
Dec. 15-17 ArcSDE Administration for Oracle
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Dec. 15-19 What’s New in ArcGIS 8.3
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Dec. 16-18 Programming MapObjects – Java
ESRI, Vienna, VA
Standard Edition
Why Get Involved with ESRI-MUG?
Join a regional ESRI product users group that offers you the opportunity to:
 Network with a community of your peers in the GIS field;
 Attend conferences offering innovative presentations that cover the vast
applications of GIS and ESRI technology;
 Stay current with emerging GIS technology and the latest in application
development using programs like ArcView, ArcInfo, SDE, Map Objects, and
ArcIMS; and
 Find solutions and have fun.
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ESRI-MUG Mission Statement
The ESRI Mid-Atlantic User Group (ESRI-MUG) is a multi-disciplinary
organization with a membership base of users applying geographic information
system technology and applications in both private and public areas. ESRI-MUG
is committed to assisting members within our 121,000 square mile geographical
extent (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, District of Columbia,
Virginia, and West Virginia) to identify and educate users regarding GIS trends,
ESRI product development, local/regional applications, and events of interest.
We are receptive to partnerships with other organizations (both GIS as well as
"IS" oriented) at the formal and grass-roots level in our effort to convey the
uses and benefits of a GIS. We hold one (1) annual conference for all users, as
well as a minimum of three (3) "local" meetings a year (in partnership with
ESRI, our sponsoring organization). These meetings, as well as our web site,
serve to bring together our members in an interactive environment to see
demonstrations of ESRI product developments and demonstrate local
applications of GIS technology. Our goal is to foster collaboration among all
user entities and monitor industry trends to assure that our knowledge base is
as current and practical as possible. We welcome all interested members with
a focus towards those using, or planning to use, ESRI products as part of their
overall information system design and application.
ESRI-MUG Board of Directors
Office
President
Vice President
& Conference
Chair
Acting
Treasurer &
Membership
Chair
Secretary
Board Member
Board Member
& Golf
Tournament
Chair
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Name
Ray Wolf
Jeff Poplin
Phone
703-613-4197
703-849-0614
E-Mail
raymond.j.wolf@lmco.com
jpoplin@dewberry.com
Doug Gabbert 410-887-3451
dgabbert@co.ba.md.us
Sue Hoegberg
Amir Razavi
Brendan Ford
703-849-0419
703-932-0736
703-324-3792
shoegberg@dewberry.com
arazavi@razavi.com
brendan.ford@co.fairfax.va.us
Catherine
Bohn
Katie Field
Matthew
Gilmore
Keith High
703-206-0824
Cbohn@dewberry.com
703-960-8800
202-352-4378
kfield@mbakercorp.com
Matthew.Gilmore@dc.gov
301-210-6800
kbhigh@pbsj.com
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Office
Board Member
& Webmaster
ESRI Liaison
Name
Phone
Fatih Andican 703-509-0088
E-Mail
fandican@razavi.com
Walt Rennick
Board of Directors’ Meetings are held the second Friday of each month. Come
join us and get involved! Contact Sue Hoegberg or Ray Wolf for more
information, dates and times, directions, etc.
Local ESRI User Groups in the Mid-Atlantic Region
District of Columbia
DC ArcView User Group
Larry Newman
Spatial Systems Associates
1450 S. Rolling Road
Baltimore, MD, DC 21227
Telephone: 410-455-5664
Maryland
Baltimore Area ArcView User Group
Larry Swift
EnterInfo
9861 Broken Land Parkway, Suite 168
Columbia, MD 21046
Telephone: 410-381-7860
Eastern Shore ArcView User Group
Coordinator: Charles F. Case
GIS Concepts
8157 Murphy Road
Fulton, MD 20759-9702
Telephone: 301-498-1556
Fax: 301-498-4267
Western Maryland GIS User Group
Alison Rice
Allegany County
701 Kelly Road
Cumberland, MD 21502
Telephone: 301-777-2199 ext. 290
New Jersey
Burlington County User Group
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Merilee Torres
Burlington County Data Processing - GIS Section
49 Rancocas Road, 1st Floor
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
Telephone: 609-702-7067
Fax: 609-265-5022
Northern Regional GIS User Group
Katy McSorley
Bergen County
327 E. Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Telephone: 201-599-6198
Southern Regional GIS User Group
John Pavek
BAE Systems ADR
9285 Commerce Highway
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
Telephone: 856-663-7200
Virginia
Hampton Roads GIS User Group
Jim Span
Michael Baker Corporation
770 Lynnhaven Parkway Suite 240
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Telephone: 757-631-5426
Fax: 757-631-5483
Mountain Empire GIS User Group
Jess Hansen and Brandon Moore
GIS Resources, Inc.
140 Jonesboro Road
Abingdon, VA 24210
Telephone: 800-544-0147 and 276-356-8224
Northern Virginia GIS User Group
Thomas Phillips
Virginia Department of Transportation
14685 Avion Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
Telephone: 703-383-2221
This group meets in the Washington, DC area.
Richmond Area GIS User Group
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Alfredo Frauenfelder
Henrico County
1590 East Parham Road
Richmond, VA 23273
Telephone: 804-501-5769
Fax: 804-501-4545
Shenandoah Valley GIS User Group
James Wilson
James Madison University
MSC 4006
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Telephone: 540-568-8186
Fax: 540-568-2761
Western Virginia GIS User Group
Matt Miller
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
Telephone: 540-343-4417
Fax: 540-343-4416
West Virginia
West Virginia GIS User Group
Rex Thaxton
Mountain CAD
339 Sixth Avenue
South Charleston, WV 25303
Telephone: 304-744-7911
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