Wednesday

The registration desk is located in the Waterfall Atrium area. Please stop by the registration desk to register for the conference or if you have any questions regarding the conference.

Welcome and announcements in the Ballroom.

Presented by: Matt Bullock, Esri
Presented by: Mitch Winiecki, Esri

ArcGIS Enterprise is the next evolution of the ArcGIS Server product line. ArcGIS Enterprise includes all of the components that you're familiar with like Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, and more. Get an introduction to ArcGIS Enterprise: what the rebranding means, the base deployment, and additional capabilities available through new server roles.

Matt Bullock is a geographer and wildlife biologist who works with state governments across the country to improve their workflows using spatial problem solving. He currently is a member of the state government team at Esri.

Tags: ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Server

Presented by: Mitchell Winiecki | Esri

Insights for ArcGIS is a new user experience for analysis available at ArcGIS 10.5 that focuses on simpler ways to work with your data to answer questions and share results including visualization first, drag and drop analytics and, on the fly filtering and aggregations. Insights for ArcGIS is designed to make interactive and exploratory analysis fast and intuitive so you can gain understanding from your data in a spatial context. Learn techniques in wrangling your data for analysis, best practices in working with Insights and its analysis capabilities and more.

Mitchell Winiecki is a Solution Engineer with Esri that specializes in local government. He has worked in the GIS realm for over a decade with diverse roles ranging from Cadastral Survey in Alaska to Engineering Technician and GIS Consultant in Minneapolis. Mitch earned a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN in 2006 and a M.S. in GIS from St. Mary’s University in 2012. He currently lives and works in St. Paul, MN. Fun fact: an avid outdoorsman, Mitch summited Denali on July 4th, 2006 during a solo expedition that took 21 days.

Tags: insights, ArcGIS, BI

Lunch in the Ballroom

Presented by: Mitchell Winiecki | Esri
ArcGIS field apps help you use the power of location to improve coordination and achieve operational efficiencies in field workforce activities. Reduce or even replace your reliance on paper. Ensure that everyone, in the field and the office, uses the same authoritative data so you can reduce errors, boost productivity, and save money. See three of these apps; Workforce, Navigator, and Collector, in a set of demonstrations and discussions to get you started.

Mitchell Winiecki is a Solution Engineer with Esri that specializes in local government. He has worked in the GIS realm for over a decade with diverse roles ranging from Cadastral Survey in Alaska to Engineering Technician and GIS Consultant in Minneapolis. Mitch earned a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN in 2006 and a M.S. in GIS from St. Mary’s University in 2012. He currently lives and works in St. Paul, MN. Fun fact: an avid outdoorsman, Mitch summited Denali on July 4th, 2006 during a solo expedition that took 21 days.

Tags: Mobile, Apps, ArcGIS

Presented by: Lindsey Danforth | The Sidwell Company

Co-Presented by: Bill Wetzel or Paula Lemke

This presentation will cover multiple different deployment scenarios utilizing GIS-centric solutions (such as ArcGIS Online, Portal, and Web Adaptor) to share data seamlessly both internally and externally. Customer examples will draw from Cerro Gordo County (IA), and Marshall County (IA) and Tuolumne County (CA).

Lindsey plays a critical role for Sidwell by performing traditional project management and GIS development work. This includes leading our clients through the life of assigned projects, assessing GIS infrastructure and server deployments, installing and configuring ESRI software, and scripting automation with ArcPy. She is involved in high-level data conversion tasks, application development, and sales support through technical demonstrations. Lindsey has 7 years of industry experience and has been with Sidwell for 3 years.

Tags: data sharing, deployment, case studies

Presented by: Jay Riester | Seiler Instrument
Co-Presented by: Scott Smith | Seiler Instrument

Every day we are getting bombarded with the latest technology whether it be from the latest great cell phone to making your house smart. The majority of us have smart phones in our pockets and we can use these to collect data in the field. Cloud based applications have been around for a few years now for field data collection and asset management. Let’s simplify the data collection process for everyone. In this presentation we will highlight what Esri Survey123 is and who is using it for quick GIS and GNSS data collection.
Some examples: Disaster and Outage reporting/management, Environmental studies, Pot hole reporting, graffiti reporting, signs damaged or missing, street lights not working to Census collection. The list goes on.

Jay is a Trimble Certified Trainer for Mapping GNSS products. Jay has a Geography degree from UW-Oshkosh and he has worked in the GPS/GIS and Mobile Imagery data collection industry for 22 years. Since 2007, Jay has worked for Seiler Instrument as a Senior Mapping Technical Support providing GNSS Field solutions, technical support and Geospatial Services to customers. Ask Jay about proper GNSS field data collection practices with Esri and Trimble mapping products.

Tags: Crowd Source, Survey123, GNSS

Presented by: Jay Riester | Seiler Instrument
Co-Presented by: Scott Smith | Seiler Instrument

Every day we are getting bombarded with the latest technology whether it be from the latest great cell phone to making your house smart. The majority of us have smart phones in our pockets and we can use these to collect data in the field. Cloud based applications have been around for a few years now for field data collection and asset management. Let’s simplify the data collection process for everyone. In this presentation we will highlight what Esri Survey123 is and who is using it for quick GIS and GNSS data collection.
Some examples: Disaster and Outage reporting/management, Environmental studies, Pot hole reporting, graffiti reporting, signs damaged or missing, street lights not working to Census collection. The list goes on.

Jay is a Trimble Certified Trainer for Mapping GNSS products. Jay has a Geography degree from UW-Oshkosh and he has worked in the GPS/GIS and Mobile Imagery data collection industry for 22 years. Since 2007, Jay has worked for Seiler Instrument as a Senior Mapping Technical Support providing GNSS Field solutions, technical support and Geospatial Services to customers. Ask Jay about proper GNSS field data collection practices with Esri and Trimble mapping products.

Tags: Crowd Source, Survey123, GNSS

Afternoon break in the Ballroom

Presented by: Jennifer Kuntz | CycloMedia Technology, Inc.
From New York City to Mason City, local governments are using positionally-accurate, high-resolution, street-level imagery to reduce the need for field visits, speed workflows and reduce transportation costs. Transportation and public works departments complete asset data collection projects more quickly and without leaving the office. Desktop reappraisal for assessors is enhanced with a clear view of building condition and grade as well as address verification. Assessors can also capture images of structures for property reports and websites. Ability to integrate with exiting systems, including ArcGIS, makes access simple. This session will describe projects in several organizations that benefit from adding this valuable resource to their GIS toolset.

Jennifer Kuntz, GISP is a solution engineer at CycloMedia Technology, Inc. and is based in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to joining CycloMedia in December 2015, Jennifer held various roles at Esri, most recently as a solution engineer in their St. Louis office and has primarily worked with local governments in the Midwest, with a particular interest in land records. Her interests include helping customers establish effective and efficient workflows to take fullest advantage of the technologies at their disposal.

Tags: GIS, imagery, assessor, public works, utilities

Presented by: Jim Langtry | US Geological Survey
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program is developing the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) to respond to growing needs for high-quality topographic data and for a wide range of other three-dimensional (3D) representations of the Nation's natural and constructed features. The primary goal of 3DEP is to systematically collect 3D elevation data in the form of light detection and ranging (lidar) data over the conterminous United States, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories, with data acquired over an 8-year period. Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (ifsar) data will be acquired for Alaska, where cloud cover and remote locations preclude the use of lidar in much of the State. The 3DEP initiative is based on the results of the National Enhanced Elevation Assessment that documented more than 600 business uses across 34 Federal agencies, all 50 States, selected local government and Tribal offices, and private and nonprofit organizations. The transportation industry has the potential to derive substantial benefits from the 3DEP program. A fully funded and implemented 3DEP would provide more than $690 million annually in new benefits to government entities, the private sector, and citizens. Today, about $50 million is invested annually in lidar and ifsar data by all public agencies, and the U.S. Interagency Elevation Inventory shows that only four percent of the lower 49 States and territories has lidar data that meet the quality levels needed. An additional $96 million is needed annually to implement 3DEP. This would result in a nearly 5:1 return on investment, save lives, and improve our environment through informed decisions. Key components of a 3DEP are a cooperative funding model, options for data quality upgrades to meet State and local needs, and partnerships designed to bring Federal agencies, academia, corporate entities, states, tribes, and communities together to develop advanced 3-dimensional mapping data of the United States.

Jim is employed by the US Geological Survey as the National Liaison for Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. He received a Master’s Degree in Geography in 2003 from the University of Nebraska and has over 30 years of experience in GIS being involved with the development of the Lancaster County Nebraska GIS since it’s inception in 1988. In 2007 he went to work for the USGS to be the Geospatial Liaison for Nebraska and has since picked up additional states. He was on the development committee that created the Nebraska GIS/LIS Association and served as a member of the Board and as President of that Association. He has also served on the Nebraska GIS Council, the Iowa Geographic Information Committee, and the Kansas GIS Council for several years, and has also served as the Chair of the Mid-America GIS Consortium (MAGIC) from 2006 – 2010.

Tags: Lidar, 3DEP, Partnerships

Free time

Join us in the Ballroom for a Fun-Filled Game Night! We will be having a bean bag toss tournament as well as a multitude of board game options available for everyone to enjoy.

Bring your own games, drinks, snacks, etc. for an after game meetup in the Sheraton Salons (2nd Floor). *Warning* Cards Against Humanity may be in the lineup!

The registration desk is located in the Waterfall Atrium area. Please stop by the registration desk to register for the conference or if you have any questions regarding the conference.

Welcome and announcements in the Ballroom.

Presented by: E.J. McNaughton | GIS Coordinator | City of Iowa City

When I came on board at the City of Iowa City, there had been several attempts at building and organizing GIS. However, there wasn’t centralized authority or dedicated personnel to accomplish these tasks. There were so many questions: How\Where do you start? What is here already? What do you build or rebuild? How do you organize? How do you educate? This presentation will be a discussion of the process Iowa City went through to build GIS into a stable and valuable tool for all Departments and workflows. We will discuss the good steps we made as well as steps we would do differently. The intent is to bring insight into evaluating your GIS setup and how to improve what you already have invested.

E.J. McNaughton has been the GIS Coordinator for the City of Iowa City since June of 2017. Prior to this he spent 15 years in the same position at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management where he was a leader in GIS development within State Government. From 1994 to 2001, E.J. spent time in the private sector working in various capacities for Mid-States Engineering (MSE) and Analytical Surveys in Indianapolis. E.J. grew up outside of St. Louis and continues to have many ties to the area.
Tags: evaluate, organize, build, GIS

Presented by: Evan Koester | GIS Coordinator | City of Waukee

When talking about wastewater, what we consider waste and anonymous contains a lot of personal information and can be traced surprisingly accurately to its source. After a quick explanation of how existing sanitary sewer systems work, you'll see how a handful of groups around the world test and trace wastewater for illicit drugs. We'll address what kind of questions and conclusions can come from these tests. No pictures, I promise.



Tags: Opoids, wastewater GIS

Lunch in the Ballroom

Presented by: Jamie Petersen | GIS Coordinator | Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie GIS has been using two non-ESRI field data collection solutions in assisting the Conservation Department with projects: monitoring Oak Decline with geo-pdf's and mapping trails with street-level imagery using a 360° camera. I'll give a brief overview of the mapping strategy and solutions used to collect this information.

Jamie Petersen is the GIS Coordinator for Pottawattamie County. He is a graduate of Wayne State College (Nebraska) and has been working in the GIS profession for 13 years. His career started with the Army Corps of Engineers and then transitioned into local government. Jamie is presenting today because he enjoys sharing ideas and projects that might spark an interest in peer projects. When he's not making maps, he's using them. Jamie is an avid road-tripper, targeting US National Parks..

Tags: Field Collection, Street-Level Images, Geo-PDF

Presented by: Jim Harken | GIS DBA | Polk County

Are you putting your code in try/catch blocks?
Are you logging what is happening in your jobs?
Are you automatically emailing yourself and pertinent staff when your jobs fail and when they execute correctly?
YES?? Ok, go have a cup of coffee and keep chatting.
NO?? Stick around for the next 10 minutes, I hope this is helpful for you.

Step 1: Loggin'
No, not Login, Logging
This example uses ArcGIS 10.2 w/ Python 2.7
Create a common library for your programs to use
Log_File.py
Import the modules you need
Encapsulate access & creation of a log file
Append() opens the log file
Close() closes the file
Code Examples

Step 2: Emailin'
Create a Email.py library for shared use
Import the modules you need
Create your functions & pass your arguments
def mail
def Mail_Msg_From_File
def Mail_Attachment
Do you want to send log as attachment or body of email?
Know what your SMTP server is
Code Examples.

GIS DBA @ Polk County, IA
Been plugging away at this stuff since 2004
Not cool enough to be a GeoHipster (I stopped biking to work after my kids were born and I mainly drink Coors Light when having a beer)
Not a developer, but I work with code a lot

Tags: Python, ArcGIS

Presented by:Cory Alden, Innovate! (Contractor at USGS EROS)

This presentation will focus on accessing and working with moderate resolution (250 m - 1,000 m) remote sensing data, such as Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) using NASA's Earthdata Search and the Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) tool, as well as the use of RStudio. This presentation will exemplify how these tools can be used to understand and use the valuable scientific information in land remote sensing data archives, and how this information can enhance GIS and other geospatial projects.

Cory is a Remote Sensing Scientist for NASA's Land Processes Distributed Archive Center (LP DAAC) located at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Cory investigates upcoming remote sensing data products, including: Visible Infrared Imaging Spectroradiometer (VIIRS) satellite imagery, as well as Goddard's LiDAR, Hyperspectral, and Thermal Imager (G--LiHT) and Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigtation (GEDI) LiDAR data. Cory also works with outreach, preparing presentations, writing "Data in Action" stories, and holding demonstrations on how remote sensing data from the LP DAAC can be used for scientific analysis.

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Afternoon break in the Ballroom

Presented by: Tyler Danielson | GIS Specialist | Bolton & Menk
Co-Presented by: Tyler Johnson | Senior GIS Analyst | Bolton & Menk

ArcGIS Pro is the future of ESRI's ArcGIS platform. This session will focus on getting started with ArcGIS Pro. We will share firsthand tips to help you migrate your map production to ArcGIS Pro.

Tyler Danielson is a GIS Specialist with Bolton & Menk. He has a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in Natural Resource Management and a Graduate Degree from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in GIS.
Tyler Johnson is a Senior GIS Analyst with Bolton & Menk. He received his Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Geography from University of Northern Iowa

Tags: ArcGIS Pro

Free time

Join us in the Ballroom for a Fun-Filled Game Night! We will be having a bean bag toss tournament as well as a multitude of board game options available for everyone to enjoy.

Bring your own games, drinks, snacks, etc. for an after game meetup in the Sheraton Salons (2nd Floor). *Warning* Cards Against Humanity may be in the lineup!

The registration desk is located in the Waterfall Atrium area. Please stop by the registration desk to register for the conference or if you have any questions regarding the conference.

Welcome and announcements in the Ballroom.

Explore Esri software offerings and get free training at the Hands-on Learning Lab. The Learning Lab offers self-paced training sessions (approximately 45 minutes each) featuring a recorded presentation and an interactive exercise. Esri instructors are available to answer your questions.

Free time

Join us in the Ballroom for a Fun-Filled Game Night! We will be having a bean bag toss tournament as well as a multitude of board game options available for everyone to enjoy.

Bring your own games, drinks, snacks, etc. for an after game meetup in the Sheraton Salons (2nd Floor). *Warning* Cards Against Humanity may be in the lineup!

The registration desk is located in the Waterfall Atrium area. Please stop by the registration desk to register for the conference or if you have any questions regarding the conference.

Welcome and announcements in the Ballroom.

Ryan Eaton & Micah Van Maanen will discuss their County drone programs.

Lunch in the Ballroom

Jesse Martinez from the Office of the Chief Information Officer, will present on the security offerings provided to Iowa Counties from the State of Iowa.

Bio: Anthony Kava is a digital forensics examiner, reserve deputy in the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, and a self-described "tactical computer geek". He has nearly a decade of experience doing digital forensics examinations and has been assigned to the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force since 2009. Kava holds multiple certifications and, if pressed, admits to fifteen years of IT experience with an emphasis in security and open source software like Linux. He has performed forensic examinations and assisted with Internet investigations in hundreds of cases, testified as an expert witness in state and federal court, and enjoys telling students of all ages that it's good to be a hacker.

Less than a mile away from the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a woman is shot during a nighttime stroll in a public park. It's the latest in a bizarre series of events, three years into a five-year missing person investigation. Bringing a killer to justice, after years of impersonating their victim, will take thousands of hours of investigative work, over sixty search warrants, hundreds of pages of reports, and, finally, two weeks of testimony leading to a conviction for first-degree murder in a case without a body. This case was featured in the September 2017 Dateline NBC episode, "Scorned". This session is an abbreviated version of a case study that will include details on the digital forensics required to tie dozens of impersonations and years of activity back to a dangerous suspect.

Afternoon Break in the Ballroom

Bio: Anthony Kava is a digital forensics examiner, reserve deputy in the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, and a self-described "tactical computer geek". He has nearly a decade of experience doing digital forensics examinations and has been assigned to the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force since 2009. Kava holds multiple certifications and, if pressed, admits to fifteen years of IT experience with an emphasis in security and open source software like Linux. He has performed forensic examinations and assisted with Internet investigations in hundreds of cases, testified as an expert witness in state and federal court, and enjoys telling students of all ages that it's good to be a hacker.

Less than a mile away from the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a woman is shot during a nighttime stroll in a public park. It's the latest in a bizarre series of events, three years into a five-year missing person investigation. Bringing a killer to justice, after years of impersonating their victim, will take thousands of hours of investigative work, over sixty search warrants, hundreds of pages of reports, and, finally, two weeks of testimony leading to a conviction for first-degree murder in a case without a body. This case was featured in the September 2017 Dateline NBC episode, "Scorned". This session is an abbreviated version of a case study that will include details on the digital forensics required to tie dozens of impersonations and years of activity back to a dangerous suspect.

Free time

Join us in the Ballroom for a Fun-Filled Game Night! We will be having a bean bag toss tournament as well as a multitude of board game options available for everyone to enjoy.

Bring your own games, drinks, snacks, etc. for an after game meetup in the Sheraton Salons (2nd Floor). *Warning* Cards Against Humanity may be in the lineup!

The registration desk is located in the Waterfall Atrium area. Please stop by the registration desk to register for the conference or if you have any questions regarding the conference.

Welcome and announcements in the Ballroom.

Steve is a Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) with over 10 years of technology and security experience. He has extensive experience with network and web application penetration testing, social engineering, secure application development and security architecture. Steve currently manages the Managed Security Services division at Pratum which includes managed SIEM and vulnerability scanning as well as penetration testing services. Steve is a graduate of the University of Iowa.

Security information and event management (SIEM) provides visibility into the never-ending flow of data through your business. This presentation provides an overview of SIEM and the ways SIEM integrates into an environment to assist with compliance, multi-factor authentication, mobile device management, and advanced persistent threat identification. You will learn ways to achieve a deeper understanding of your organization through proper device configuration and tuning. And, we will discuss how SIEM can play a key role in breach investigations and forensic analysis.

Lunch in the Ballroom

The Power of Your People: How to Rally Your Troops Against Phishing

Todd O’Boyle is Director of Product Management at WatchGuard. Prior to WatchGuard, Todd was a co-founder and CTO at Strongarm, which was acquired by WatchGuard in January of 2018. Prior to founding Strongarm, Todd spent 15 years at The MITRE Corporation, providing technical support to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, where he split his time between real-world cyber operations and research. He served as principal investigator for a project developing methods to improve how operators respond to adversaries, researched software protections used by adversaries, developed techniques for profiling network flow data to identify adversary activity, and built some of the original computer forensics tools. Todd has a Bachelor of Science, Computer Science from Purdue University.

This presentation will walk you through how to build a phishing protection program for your company. We reach beyond technical solutions to provide tips on getting management buy-in and how to architect the program so that it’s both effective and engaging. We wrap with some simple steps you can kick off as soon as you get back to the office!

Afternoon break in the Ballroom

Cyber attacks have become big news, and our public safety infrastructure is feeling the effects. In moving from E9-1-1 to NG9-1-1, cybersecurity is a top concern. However, Criminals, Hacktivists, and Terrorists are already targeting local governments and Public Safety. Just in 2017, SecuLore Solutions recorded over 75 reported cyber attacks to local governments, some of which directly impacted 9-1-1 services. Attend this session to learn the details of these past attacks and what to look for in your own networks. Dive into how hackers have infiltrated E9-1-1 systems and how we can prepare now to make NG9-1-1 more secure.

Sean Scott is CTO of SecuLore Solutions and has 30+ years of cybersecurity experience and leads SecuLore’s hardware design efforts, focusing on producing a next-generation cybersecurity network appliance with particular applications for Public Safety. Prior to joining SecuLore, Mr. Scott was CTO of Integrata Security and led the technical team in the continuous development and improvement of Integrata’s cybersecurity products. Prior to Integrata, Mr. Scott spent over 16 years at Resilience Corporation, serving as VP of Global System Engineering, CTO and ultimately serving as CEO until its acquisition by Integrata. While there, he led Resilience’s efforts to build firewalls and cybersecurity network appliances with a focus on data flow tracking and security. Mr. Scott is a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and served as an electronic warfare specialist in Operation Desert Storm.

Free time

Join us in the Ballroom for a Fun-Filled Game Night! We will be having a bean bag toss tournament as well as a multitude of board game options available for everyone to enjoy.

Bring your own games, drinks, snacks, etc. for an after game meetup in the Sheraton Salons (2nd Floor). *Warning* Cards Against Humanity may be in the lineup!