Meeting of the
Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals
May 16, 2007
(MINUTES BY LANCE MORRIS, DIRECTOR, KAMP)
The Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP) held its regularly scheduled meeting May 16, 2007 at Murray State University, Curris Center in Murray, Kentucky at 10 AM.
Jane L. Benson: Meeting Coordinator and Hostess
ATTENDEES:
nce Morris, GIS Analyst/Programmer, ODCGIS
Pat Lee, GIS Manager, Pennyrile Area Development District
Mark Wiljanen, Senior Associate, Council on Postsecondary Education
David Jones, GIS Coordinator, FS-LBL
Jim Creighton, Data Integrator, Pennyrile ADD
Haluk Cetin, Associate Prof./Director of HSL, Murray State University
Xulong Peng, GIS Technician
Chris Lamm, GIS Manager, City of Murray
Amy Jones, GIS assistant, City of Murray
Andrew Lepisto, GIS Technician, Marshall County GIS
Jane Benson, MSU
Michael Busby, Systems Administrator-MARC/MSU, MSU
Fred Miller, MSU professor, MSU
Wes Kerr, GIS , ConnectKentucky
Leslie Lyons, ConnectKentucky
Ashley Littell, ConnectKentucky
Robin Zhang, MSU professor, MSU
Charletter Ellis, Executive Assistant-MARC, MSU
Allison Johnson, MSU student- new B.S. in GSC, MSU
Kenny Ratliff, Director, KY-DGI
Bruce Bauch, Geospatial Liaison, USGS
Wayne Rawls, Engineer Technician, KY Transportation Cabinet
Jeff Prater, Deputy PVA, Marshall Co. Office of Property Valuation
Trisha Brush, Director of GIS, NKAPC
Michelle Ellington, GIS Analyst, University of Kentucky
Lynn Leasure, MSU professor
Neil Weber, Dean-CSET-MSU, MSU
Tom Kind, Director-MARC, Chairman-GSC, MSU
Dave Chapman, GIS/IT Specialist, Hancock County
KATHY FERRELL, ASSOCIATE DIR/GIS COORDINATOR, HENDERSON CITY-CO PLANNING COMMISSION
Andy Kellie, MSU professor, MSU
Bob Pilgrim, MSU professor, MSU
Brent Arnold, MSU graduate student, MSU
Kevin Smothers, MSU graduate student, MSU
OPENING
Opening Statements from Dr. Neil Weber, Dean – College of Sciences, Engineering & Technology at Murray State University
CONNECTKENTUCKY PRESENTATION
Wes Kerr and Leslie Lyons: Connect Kentucky
ConnectKentucky develops and implements effective strategies for technology deployment, use, and literacy in Kentucky. “ConnectKentucky” has grown to “ConnectTennessee” and beyond.
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY PRESENTATION
Michael Busby (GISP): Systems Administrator-MARC, Department of Geosciences Instructor: GIS at Murray State University
Murray State and the Mid-America Remote Sensing Center have partnered to create a truly unique team. They have expanded the utilization and integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into the Business College, Biological Sciences, Facilities Management and other disciplines and offices.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW KENTUCKY DGI DIRECTOR
Kenny Ratliff, Director of Kentucky Division of Geographic Information
Mr. Ratliff is the new director of the Division of Geographic Information. Kenny has announced the “Ratliff Live Tour” as he will try to gather together the GIS entities of Kentucky at various locations to listen to their concerns, needs and relay his division’s ideas for future development of GIS in Kentucky.
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY PRESENTATION (BUSINESS AND GIS)
Dr. Fred Miller (Professor): College of Business and Public Affairs
Dr. Miller spoke on the evolution of Geographic Information Systems in the College of Business. The college of Business has integrated GIS into the curriculum at the class level. Each class will have a set time period and number of exercises that will utilize GIS. This allows the students to revisit GIS and see its value from different aspects of the business world.
PENNYRILE AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PRESENTATION
Jim Creighton ( Data Integrator) and Pat Lee (GIS Manager): Pennyrile Area Development District
The Pennyrile Area Development District (PADD) is leveraging ESRI’s software to their fullest potential. They are using ArcPublisher and ArcReader to disseminate there data and maps to their members. They build their projects thru ARCGIS then publish the maps and datasets to an ArcReader document. The data and maps are then stored on a CD or DVD and distributed as needed.
CITY OF PADUCAH PRESENTATION
Joe Primicias, GIS Coordinator: History of GIS for the City of Paducah
The City of Paducah has migrated from a paper environment to a more GIS friendly world. Prior to participating in the McCracken and Paducah GIS (MAP~GIS) Consortium, Paducah used paper maps, plats and most everything was done by hand. Upon the creation of its GIS, the city now embraces the digital world by utilizing ESRI”s ArcGIS 9.2 software and extensions to answer their Planning and Zoning, Engineering, and Inspection departments questions in a more efficient manner. Paducah staff now can access all data layers needed on the enterprise wide ArcSDE server right from their computer and make more informed decisions in lieu of piecing together several hard-copy maps on top of each other. Paducah currently has one foot pixel digital ortho-photography and 69 different layers of planimetric data. The City has recently entered into a contract to re-fly the County and collect half-foot pixel aerials and update their planimetrics. Paducah anticipates the use of an Internet Mapping Service (ArcIMS or ArcServer) to allow the public access to its many GIS data layers.