5th Field Technology for Data Collection in Forestry, Fisheries, and Natural Resources

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Agenda

Start Date: November 18, 2015
Location: Portland, OR

Wednesday – Nov. 18, 2015
7:30	Check-in/Registration
8:30	General Session: Looking Down the Road
	Eric Gakstatter, contributing Editor to GPS World and Editor of Geospatial Solutions, will lead a discussion on technological trends for mapping/surveying hardware, GPS development, UAVs, and mobile applications. Lorri Bodi, Vice-President for Environment, Fish, and Wildlife, Bonneville Power Administration. Taming Big Data to Guide Program Decisions.
10:00	Break
	A	B	C
10:30	How in the World Does GPS Work? Steve Wilent, Forestry Source, Society of American Foresters	Uses of Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: Potential and Limitations Phong Nguyen, Smith-Root, Inc.	UAVs in Fish and Wildlife Surveys Dan Avery, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
11:15	Real-time Mobile GIS Workflows – Practical Considerations in the Esri Environment Craig Greenwald, GeoMobile Innovations	Salmon Spawning Grounds and Mobile Data Collection in Washington State Are Strom and James Losee, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife	Open Topic
Noon	Lunch (Included with registration)
	D	E	F
1:00	Using iFormBuilder to Design Your Own Field App Jake Shapley, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife	Electronic Reporting – Good, Fast, or Cheap? (Pick Two) Dave Colpo, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission	Modern Mobile Technology in Forestry: Choosing the Right Devices, Applications and Data Management Strategy Kerry Halligan, Mason, Bruce and Girard
1:45	Using PdfMaps and OruxMaps for Data Collection on Your Pocket Device Jim Reed, The Hydrologic Group	Big Data Gets Wet: How Stream Geostatistics, eDNA, and Crowd-Sourcing Massive Datasets is Revolutionizing Aquatic Science Dan Isaak, U.S. Forest Service	Using New Technology to Improve Timber Cruise Accuracy Jon Aschenbach, Resource Supply, LLC
2:30	Break
	G	H	I
3:00	An Overview of Mobile GIS Apps for Field Data Collection Matt Alexander, Anatum Field Solutions	Results of Tablet Computer Field Entry Pilot Tests Michael Banach and Greg Wilke, StreamNet / Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission	Montana’s Fish Distribution Editing Tool: Web-based Tools for Complex Spatial Data Bill Daigle, Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks
3:45	Using Dual Frequency GPS Under Tree Canopy Jon Aschenbach, Resource Supply, LLC	Snorkel Data Capture in the Field Using Portable Hand Held Devices Chris Harrington, Breanna Anderson and Evan Brown, Idaho Department of Fish and Game	Using LiDAR from UAVs and Other Platforms for Resource Management Joe Kunches, ASTRA, LLC
4:30	Adjourn

Thursday – Nov. 19, 2015
8:00	General session: Panel on Data Security
	J	K	L
9:15	Open Topic	Using UAVS as a Rapid Aquatic Habitat Assessment Tool Keith Steele, Sitka Technology Group and Eric Gakstatter, Geospatial Solutions/GPS World	*Civil* GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) regional meeting(open to all attendees) CGSIC is the only public venue where civilian GPS users have an opportunity to interface directly with US federal GPS authorities. Cooperation Between Providers and Common Practices to Benefit GNSS Users CAPT Russell Holmes, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center GPS constellation status and modernization U.S. Air Force Second Space Operations Squadron
10:00	Break
	M	N	O
10:30	Precision LiDAR and Terrain Mapping with UAVs Chris McMurtry, Aerial Inspection Resources	A Beginner’s Guide to Learning ArcGIS Collector Tyler Gakstatter, Resource Supply, LLC	GPS and the International Committee on GNSS (ICG): Helping build a multi-GNSS World Jeff Auerbach, Senior GPS Advisor, U.S. Department of State
11:15	BLM and Drone Use in Forestry Corey Plank, BLM	Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) Analysis to Determine the Presence of Aquatic Species: Protocols, Strengths, and Limitations Matthew Laramie, U.S. Geological Survey	WAAS Status “ATransformational, Performance Based Navigation (PBN) National Airspace” Deborah Lawrence, Navigation Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration Interpreting NOAA Space Weather Alerts/Warnings from a GPS Mapping/Surveying Perspective Joe Kunches, Director of Space Weather Services, ASTRA LLC
Noon	Lunch (Included with registration)
	P	Q	R
1:00	Field Forms Builder for Natural Resource Data Collection: DataPlus Mobile Software Jim Lahm, Elecdata	A Test of 3 Remote Sensing Approaches to Inventory Zack Parisa, SilviaTerra	Current Research on UAVs and Forestry Applications Mike Wing, Oregon State University
1:45	Conference wrap-up and door prizes
3:00	Adjourn