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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 1 $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. ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 2 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. ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 3 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 4 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. ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 5 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 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. 6 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 7 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. ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 8 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 9 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 10 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 11 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 12 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. ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 13 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 14 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 15 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 16 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 ESRI-MUG Newsletter Early Fall 2003 17