Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals
Association and Executive Board Meetings
28 February 2008

The Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP), meeting at the Lyndon Fire & Rescue Station No. 1 in Louisville, Kentucky, was called to order by President Michelle Ellington at 10:00 am. The agenda consisted of an Association meeting featuring several presentations followed by an open meeting of the KAMP Executive Board.

ATTENDEES

Ken Bailey, LOJIC
Stephen Berry, KAMP President-Elect, Clark County GIS
Trisha Brush, KAMP President Emerita, Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission
Michelle Budovsky, Stantec
Curt Bynum, LOJIC
Bruce Carroll, LOJIC
Dave Chapman, Hancock County Fiscal Court
Michelle Ellington, KAMP President, University of Kentucky, Physical Plant Division
Ginger Evans, Stantec
Patty Farris, Papa John’s
Steve Gay, Boone County Planning Commission
Dustin Horn, Hancock County Fiscal Court
Angie Jennings, Swova
Brady Johnson, Wilbur Smith Associates
Mike Knust, Stantec
Ben Koostra, R.J. Corman Railroad Group
Andrew Lepisto, Marshall County GIS
Katherine Loving, University of Kentucky, Physical Plant Division
David McLaughlin, Stantec
Jay Mickle, Jefferson County PVA
Amy Murphy, Photo Science
Mary Beth Naiser, PhotoScience
Marc Pearson, KAMP Treasurer, Stantec
Lary Ritter, University of Kentucky, Physical Plant Division
Angela Scott, Lockheed Martin
Shane Shelby, Wilbur Smith Associates
Dewayne Sims, Gateway ADD
Kyle Snyder, KAMP President Emeritus, Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission
Lisa Stratton, Third Rock Consultants
Matthew Tolar, Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission
Jon Totty, Palmer Engineering
Dan Trabue, SDI
Paul Vidal, KAMP web administrator, Stantec
Matthew Wagoner, Stantec
Mark Wiljanen, KAMP Secretary, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Council on Postsecondary Education
Joe Woods, Lynn Imaging

ASSOCIATION MEETING PRESENTATIONS

The meeting began with a set of presentations on GIS-assisted emergency response. Capt Kevin Brown (Lyndon Fire & Rescue), Sgt Andy Longstreet (Middletown Fire Protection District), and Angela Scott (Lyndon Fire & Rescue) described the development and operation of an emergency response system based on GIS. Specific issues relating to data collection, addressing, map design, and map book creation were included.

Jeff Leonhard, with Pictometry, demonstrated some of the newest functionality of ?Pictometry Intelligent Oblique Imagery and GIS?. The Pictometry software works with scaleable oblique imagery to extract linear and areal measurements, elevations, and contours.

Ben Koostra gave a presentation on ?GIS Implementation? at the R.J. Corman Railroad Group, headquartered in Nicholasville, Ky. Corman uses GIS for real estate management, tangible asset management, and operation tracking and facilitation across its multi-state railroad services activities.

Christian Kast, with UPS, described how GPS is used to manage air traffic control and airport arrival and departure at the UPS air transport hub in Louisville.

President Ellington urged KAMP members to get involved in the Lexington Green Map Challenge or to consider initiating green map projects in their local communities. Green maps are community-based projects designed to promote community identity and awareness through cartography. Think global, map local.

Lunch was generously provided by Pictometry, one of the newest KAMP Corporate Members.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

The open meeting of the KAMP Executive Board commenced at 2:50 pm with self-introductions by all present.

NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS

President Ellington welcomed Autodesk, Pictometry, and Garten Professional Surveying as new KAMP Corporate Members. GRW and Wilbur Smith Associates have also expressed an interest in becoming KAMP Corporate Members.

CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE

A report from the KAMP Certification Committee was delivered by Trisha Brush, KAMP President Emerita. The Certification Committee met on 11 February 2008 to devise a survey to gauge the interest in, demand for, and value of professional GIS certification in Kentucky. The survey results will also be used to help define the GIS community in Kentucky, underline the significance of GIS as a profession, and establish foundations for cooperation with the surveying and engineering communities. All interested parties, in and out of KAMP, are encouraged to take the GIS certification survey.

KAMP WEBSITE

Paul Vidal, KAMP web administrator, demonstrated the newest developments on the administrative end of the KAMP web site. The integration of the membership database into the web site promises to be extremely helpful in the administration of KAMP memberships and dues. Comments and suggestions are welcome and should be sent to Paul (web at kampro dot org).

MEETINGS

President Ellington noted that the Autodesk informational seminar, held on 20 February 2008, met with very favorable response. KAMP will consider repeating this event at the Kentucky GIS Conference in July.

There was a general consensus among all in attendance that the format of the present meeting was very good. The self-introductions, in particular, were considered to be very helpful in breaking the ice, re-affirming acquaintances, and establishing professional identities.

The meeting of the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals was adjourned at 3:30 pm.

Mark Wiljanen
KAMP Secretary
Council on Postsecondary Education