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Welcome to the 2020 TUgis Conference. TUgis: Maryland’s Geospatial Conference is a cooperative undertaking of three primary partners—Maryland State Geographic Information Committee, Maryland Department of Information Technology, and Towson University. TUgis is dedicated to growing and empowering the GIS community throughout the Mid-Atlantic. The annual conference connects the Maryland GIS community to new ideas and trends and offers ample opportunities to find ways to collaborate.
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Michel Sheffer

MDOT SHA
Assistant Division Chief
msheffer@mdot.maryland.gov
Websitehttps://roads.maryland.gov/pages/home.aspx
Mr. Michel (Mike) Sheffer has 30 years of experience in the GIS industry. Mr. Sheffer is a Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP), a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), and a Military Emergency Management Specialist (MEMS). Mr. Sheffer is an Assistant Chief within the Data Services Division (DSD)., a division with the Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering (OPPE), of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) State Highway Administration (SHA).
Monday, August 10
 

9:00am EDT

Welcome Remarks Webcast AJulie Spangler • Ardys Russakis • Julia Fischer

9:15am EDT

Sustainable transportation planning: Leveraging GIS now for a resilient future Webcast AMarshall Stevenson • Sandy Hertz

10:00am EDT

Break/Networking WebEx Virtual Exhibit Hall

10:15am EDT

Escaping flatland in the Chesapeake Bay watershed: Three-dimensional landscape modeling as a science communication tool Webcast AMarty Roberge • John Wolf

10:24am EDT

Moving the asset management plan to an interactive platform Webcast BGraham Twibell • Alan Foster

10:33am EDT

FEMA open space monitoring: Reclamation of repeated flood loss properties Webcast AMarty Roberge • Nicholas Thompson • Jesse Pinchot • Nora Lamm

10:42am EDT

Web mapping to identify and manage facilities vulnerable to flooding and sea-level rise Webcast AMarty Roberge • Nick DiPaolo

11:00am EDT

Break/Networking WebEx Virtual Exhibit Hall

11:30am EDT

Communicating the value of GIS in your organization Webcast AAnthony Puzzo • Adam Carnow, AICP, GISP

12:00pm EDT

Day 1 Ends Webcast A
 
Tuesday, August 11
 

9:00am EDT

Preparing for the new national geodetic datums in 2024 Webcast BBill Pugh • David Doyle • Alan Dragoo

9:45am EDT

Break/Networking WebEx Virtual Exhibit Hall

10:00am EDT

Sanborn - Impervious mapping Webcast BSrini Dharmapuri, GISP

10:15am EDT

GIS focus for emergency communications Webcast BMike King

10:45am EDT

Break/Networking WebEx Virtual Exhibit Hall

11:15am EDT

Quantifying riverscape vegetation change using drone laser scanning Webcast CBeth Schrayshuen • Jonathan Resop • Cully Hession

11:24am EDT

Eye in the sky: UAS LiDAR/imaging Webcast CBeth Schrayshuen • John Knowlton • Bobby Riley

11:33am EDT

ArcGIS Online and SharePoint for remediation monitoring Webcast CBeth Schrayshuen

11:42am EDT

Establishing a data culture: Developing a data management and data governance program Webcast BPatrick McLoughlin

12:00pm EDT

Day 2 Ends Webcast A
 
Wednesday, August 12
 

9:00am EDT

Reality capture for the masses: How cloud computing helps realize drone-based reality capture Webcast BNiki Miller • Karl Keller

9:45am EDT

Break/Networking WebEx Virtual Exhibit Hall

10:00am EDT

AECOM - Platinum Exhibitor Presentation Webcast AJohn Knowlton • Aaron Rupp • Anthony Dowell • Jennifer Peffer

10:30am EDT

Deploying a native ArcGIS Runtime (STAR) Application: Broadcasting active incidents Webcast CBineeta Sihota • Brendan Carroll

10:39am EDT

Serverless technologies for Next-Gen 911 Webcast BSean Lynn • Michael Mattaini • Stacey Smith

10:57am EDT

MD DOIT’s validation as a service gateway helping meet NENA guidelines Webcast BSean Lynn • Sheila Steffenson Massive data capture using mobile LiDAR Webcast CBineeta Sihota • Mark Day

11:06am EDT

Increased situational awareness using sensor fusion in an IoT context Webcast CBineeta Sihota • Karl Keller

11:15am EDT

Break/Networking WebEx Virtual Exhibit Hall

12:00pm EDT

Day 3 Ends Webcast A
 
Thursday, August 13
 

9:00am EDT

Legal boundary data at the U.S. Census Bureau: The foundation for accurate data Webcast APatrick Callahan • Mike Clements • Allison Shafer • Madeline Sovich • Nancy von Meyer Mapathon WebEx Virtual Exhibit Hall

9:45am EDT

Break/Networking WebEx Virtual Exhibit Hall

10:00am EDT

Panel Session: How to Thrive in a Remote Work Environment brought to you by MES & MSGIC Webcast AGraham Twibell • Christina Gladmon • Sid Pandey • Anthony Dowell • Cheryl Knott • Mary Buffington GISP • Michael Herzberger

10:45am EDT

MDOT MTA's bus equity visualization tool Webcast AKaty Maglio • Leah Visakowitz • Kokuei Chen

10:54am EDT

Using ArcGIS StoryMaps and ArcGIS Dashboards to map suffrage activists Webcast AKaty Maglio • Christina Nemphos • Alex Mikulski

11:03am EDT

Open data helps Maryland safely re-open Webcast BJohn Lesko • Susan Hmel • Dawn Blanchard

11:12am EDT

COVID19 testing helps Maryland safely re-open Webcast BJohn Lesko • Susan Hmel • Darren Lloyd

11:21am EDT

Closing Remarks Webcast AGraham Twibell

11:35am EDT

Break/Networking WebEx Virtual Exhibit Hall

12:00pm EDT

Day 4 Ends Webcast A