32nd Annual Louisiana Remote Sensing and GIS Workshop April 26-27, 2016 Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise Center (LITE Center), Lafayette, LA Pre-workshop Training: Monday, April 25th, 2016 (Afternoon Session Only) This workshop is free (Thank You NEI!) to RSGIS attendees and will be held at the RAC Facility; 635 Cajundome Blvd. Lafayette, LA (Across the street from the LITE Center).

2:00 to 4:00 PM: Navigation Electronics, Inc. (NEI) Topic: High Accuracy Data Collection Workflows Using ArcGIS Collector and Trimble TerraFlex Presenters: Thell Gillis, Eric Bock, Bernard Lemoine Registration email: [email protected] Page 1 of 9

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 8:00 –2:00

Registration

8:45 - 9:00

Welcome and Announcements: Brent Yantis

9:00 – 10:20

Session 1: State Agency GIS Council Initiatives Moderator: Kathrine Cargo 1) Oil Spills - Where Are They Happening? The USCG-NRC Spatially Enabled Database David Gisclair Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO) 2) The Challenge(s) of Surface-Geologic Mapping in Louisiana Richard McCulloh Louisiana Geological Survey 3) The Louisiana Geographic Response Plans (LA GRPs) David Gisclair Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO) 4) GIS for Private Lands Management Assistance Brad Mooney and David Hayden Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

10:20 – 10:45 Break Please Visit the Vendor Showcase Area 10:45 – 11:45

Keynote Address Introduction: Chris Cretini

USGS Climate and Land Use Change Science Dr. Virginia Burkett Associate Director for Climate and Land Use Change U.S. Geological Survey 11:45 - 12:45 Lunch – provided by sponsors and exhibitors LA URISA will meet in the main presentation room – All Are Welcome, (please pick up your lunch and please join us for news about the new exam needed to earn the GISP). Also consider joining LA URISA.

An Update on the GISCI Exam by Buck DeFee, GISP (HNTB) Page 2 of 9

LA URISA Members Meeting – Lynn Dupont, Andrew Milanes, Alison Maulhardt, Brittany Arceneaux, Aimee Preau Presidents Emeritus: Kathrine Cargo, Craig Johnson also present 12:45 – 2:05

Session 2: Initiatives and Partnerships Moderator: Brad Mooney 1) 10 Years of GIS Corps - Volunteering for GIS Professionals Heather Milton GIS Corps Core Committee Member, Tulane Disaster Resilience Academy 2) Geographic Partnership Programs Monica Mardel, Nathan Jones, Carrie Hritz, U.S. Census Bureau 3) Volunteered Geographic Information in the USGS National Geospatial Program Chris Cretini U.S. Geological Survey 4) Earth as Art Brent Yantis, Fran Harvey, Hampton Peele Regional Applications Center, ULL; Global Geospatial Solutions, LLC; Louisiana Geologic Survey

2:05 – 2:25

Break

2:25 – 3:45

Session 3: Environmental Applications – Coastal Flooding Analysis Moderator: Aimee Preau 1) Hurricane Sandy Surge Extent, Persistence and Marsh Change within New Jersey Coastal Marsh Zone Amina Rangoonwala, Elijah Ramsey and Nicholas M. Enwright; Joseph P. Spruce USGS, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Computer Sciences Corporation, John C. Stennis Space Centre 2) Southeast Louisiana Risk Assessment Map Andrew Lade University of North Carolina Wilmington 3) Flood Planning is not an Option. Joseph Bowles ESRI, San Antonio, TX Page 3 of 9

4) Nicholls State University Drones aka sUAS Surveying Program Dr. Balaji Ramachandran Nicholls State University, Department of Applied Sciences 3:45 – 4:00

Break

4:00 – 5:00

Session 4: Local Government Applications Moderator: Craig Johnson 1) Using Web GIS to Improve Data Sharing and Enhance Operations Warren Kron City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge Department of Information Services 2) Recent Research in Urban Analysis & Geodesign Using GIS & RS Technology Kevin Durbin, PE, AICP & Andrew Milanes, PE, GISP West Baton Rouge Parish Government (Durbin); Environmental Science Services, Inc. (Milanes) 3) Updated National Land Cover Dataset - Trends in Ascension Parish Buck DeFee HNTB

5:00 – 6:30

Sponsor/Exhibitor Entertainment and Reception: Vendor showcase area Moderator: John Sheehan Please join all conference attendees for a fun, informative session hosted by RS/GIS Workshop exhibitors allowing all participants to get to know the players in the GIS/RS Louisiana arena. We Appreciate All of Our Sponsors and Vendors! Thank You for Your Support.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 8:50 – 9:00

Announcements: Fran Harvey

9:00 – 10:20

Session 5: Geospatial Applications and Technology Moderator: Chris Cretini 1) GIS for Statistical Downscaling of Drought Indices to Assess Drought Severity and Damage in the South-Central United States Nazla Bushra, Robert V. Rohli, Nina Lam, Lei Zou, Volodymyr Mihunov, Margaret A. Reams, Jennifer E. Argote Louisiana State University, Department of Geography and Anthropology; Louisiana State University, Department of Environmental Sciences Page 4 of 9

5) Evaluating the Co-Evolution of River Engineering and Coastal Deltaic Floodplains using GIS of Coastal Basins as Experimental Units Robert R. Twilley, DeWitt Braud, Hampton Peele, Jim Chen, Sam Bentley, Scott Hagen, Annabeth McCall Louisiana State University, Coastal Studies Institute and Louisiana Sea Grant 3) Bridging the Gap between Surveying and Mapping – Utilizing High Accuracy GPS for Public Works Data Collection Andrew Milanes, PE GISP; David Alford, GISP Environmental Science Services, Inc. 4) Living with Floods in Louisiana. A call for action based on a comparative analysis of others flood prone regions José E. Villalobos Enciso; Patricia E. Rodríguez Schaeffer; Delva R. Guichard Romero; Daysi Escobar Castillejos; Hugo A. Guillén Trujillo; Juan J. Muciño Porras. Cuerpo Académico en Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Mexico 10:20 – 10:45 Break 10:45 – 11:45 Session 6: Cultural and Environment Analysis Moderator: Molly McGraw 1) Using GIS to identify surface water substitutes for groundwater withdrawals Whitney P. Broussard III, David M. Borrok, Emad Habib, Jian Chen, David Stevens, Fabiane B. Santos, Hisham Eldardiry, Daniel Conlin University of Louisiana at Lafayette: Institute for Coastal and Water Research, School of Geosciences, Department of Civil Engineering, Informatics Research Institute 2) Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Oyster Habitat Using Hydrocoast Maps Aimee Preau Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation 3) Building Identification Based on Spectral Mixture Analysis: A Case Study in Mangshan Tombs, China Yaping Xu Louisiana State University, Department of Geography and Anthropology 11:45 – 12:45 Lunch – provided by sponsors and exhibitors. Please pick up your lunch and join Navigation Electronics Inc. (NEI) (Platinum Vendor) for a lunchtime presentation in the main presentation room. All are Welcome! Introduction: Craig Johnson Page 5 of 9

12:45 – 1:45

Session 7: Public Safety/Emergency Response Moderator: Kathrine Cargo 1) The Challenge of Creating Dispatchable Addresses Craig Johnson, Ph.D Louisiana Geographic Information Center 2) GIS Exercise 2017: A Statewide Coordination for Emergency Response Rusti Liner LEPA – Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association 3) Location and Allocation of Emergency Medical Services Allison Dupont, Dr. Dan Godbee, Dr. Craig Harvey Louisiana State University, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services

1:45 – 2:30

Poster Session (See Pages 8 and 9 of Agenda for Contributors) Awards Sponsored by Louisiana RAC Center, UL Lafayette

2:30 – 3:30

Session 8: Current Events in South Louisiana Flood Response I Moderator: Rusti Liner Geospatial Analyses at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center Brief overviews and examples of techniques and geospatial products that support forecast operations and provide situational awareness as they were implemented during the recent flooding in south Louisiana from National Weather Service and NOAA. Summaries of two case studies showing examples of post-flood analyses will also be discusses in this joint presentation. David Schlotzhauer and Scott Lincoln National Weather Service, Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

3:30 – 3:50

Break

3:50 – 4:50

Session 9: Current Events in South Louisiana Flood Response II - Panel Moderator: Lynn Dupont International Charter Activation #559 and #560, Flooding in Southern US, Texas and Louisiana Recent Flooding in south Louisiana activated the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters which provides data acquisition through authorized users. Panel Discussion: Brent Yantis, Chris Cretini, Elijah Ramsey, Amina Ragoonwala, Phillip Breaux, Gordon Wells, Teresa Howard, Brenda Jones (online) Page 6 of 9

4:50 – 5:00

Setup for the Awards Ceremony

5:00 – 5:30

Awards Ceremony Moderator: DeWitt Braud Remembrance of Calvin Patrick O’Neil Presenter: Rusti Liner Student Poster Contest Awards (Judges: Brad Mooney, Rusti Liner, John Sheehan) Presenter: Brent Yantis Special Achievement Award Presenter: Andy Venuto Distinguished Service Award Presenter: Craig Johnson

5:30

Closing Comments Workshop Social Event (Crawfish Boil) Abdalla Hall – Dining Facility (across the street)

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Poster Sessions: Posters may be set up beginning at 8:00 AM on Tuesday April 26th and should be removed by 5:30 PM on Wednesday April 27th. Authors are encouraged to be available during the poster session on Wednesday, April 27th 1:45 - 2:30 PM.

Poster Session – Professional/Agency Investigation and GIS Development of the Buried Holocene-Pleistocene Surface in the Louisiana Coastal Plain Paul Heinrich, Robert Paulsell, Riley Milner, John Snead, and Hampton Peele Louisiana Geological Survey (LSU) 14 Years of the Louisiana Coastwide Nutria Control Program Edmond Mouton, Catherine Normand, Quin Kinler, Brad Miller, Leslie Couvillion, Mitch Tinsley LDWF, USDA-NRCS, CPRA, & Coastal Environments, Inc. Necessity Breeds Data Innovation: Obtaining Accurate Demographic Data in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina Lynn Dupont, GISP, Jason Sappington, AICP New Orleans Regional Planning Commission

Poster Session – Competition - Student Posters Hydro-geomorphic analysis of neck cutoffs on elongated meander bends, White River, Arkansas Derek Richards, Dr. Kory Konsoer Louisiana State University, Department of Geography and Anthropology Hydraulic width variability in meandering river channels: Amite River Marena Grondin, Dr. Kory Konsoer Louisiana State University, Department of Geography and Anthropology Mapping The Ruskins: A GIS Analysis of The 1833 Tour of Switzerland Katrina Thomas, David Hanson, Molly McGraw Southeastern Louisiana University - Digital Humanities Group Geospatial framework for cataloguing and analyzing groundwater withdraw information Fabiane Barato, Whitney P. Broussard III, David M. Borrok, and Daniel Conlin University of Louisiana at Lafayette, School of Geosciences and Institute for Coastal and Water Research Page 8 of 9

Depth to Groundwater: Interpolation Techniques Using Large Datasets from Groundwater Wells in Louisiana Morgan A. Pellegran, Whitney P. Broussard III, and David M. Borrok University of Louisiana at Lafayette, School of Geosciences and Institute for Coastal and Water Resources A Preliminary Analysis of Winter Lightning in Baton Rouge, LA Nicholas Sokol Louisiana State University, Department of Geography and Anthropology Activating Ruralism: Incentivizing Surface Water Use & Educating the Public Erika Cuzdy, Christopher Rush University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Data Visualization, Science Communication, and Community Outreach Anticipating Land Use Changes and Solutions for Water Quality, Ecosystem and Cultural Enhancement Wendy Meche, Michael Perry, Jolee Bonneval University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Data Visualization, Science Communication, and Community Outreach Kaplan Floodway Intervention: Synthesizing Water Management, Recreation, Wildlife Habitats & Culture Melissa Poche, Khoa Le, Collette Cosminski University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Data Visualization, Science Communication, and Community Outreach Vermilion Farm and Recreation Park: A Design for the Reduction of Groundwater Withdrawals Matthew Landry, Kayla Rutherford University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Data Visualization, Science Communication, and Community Outreach Water Management Array/A Water Management Cooperative Andrew Simpson University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Data Visualization, Science Communication, and Community Outreach Monitoring of Isle Dernieres Barrier Islands Refuge (IDBIR) using small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) Frank Yrle, Balaji Ramachandran, Gary J. LaFleur, Jr. Nicholls State University - Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Applied Sciences and Department of Biological Sciences

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