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FINAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM Sixth Caribbean GIS Conference November 12-16, 2012 Montego Bay, Jamaica Spatial Technologies - Critical Thinking for Critical Times Welcome! The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) has previously presented five conferences focused on the effective application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other information technologies within the Caribbean. Previous conferences took place in Jamaica (2001), Barbados (2004), the Bahamas (2006), the Cayman Islands (2008) and Trinidad and Tobago (2010). In total, more than 1,000 individuals have attended previous programs. The inaugural URISA Caribbean Conference in 2001 took place at this exact location in Montego Bay and we are excited to be going back to where the first conference occurred! We hope the conference will be a valuable contribution to your professional development. Objectives of URISA's Caribbean GIS Conference: To inform a broad cross-section of Caribbean users about GIS technology and applications To share experiences regarding GIS implementation and management issues To establish new relationships with the vendor/consultant community To provide workshops and sessions that are application driven, and are relevant to the Caribbean community of GIS users To foster a Caribbean GIS network To assess the state of readiness of national and regional Spatial Data Infrastructures GISCI points earned for attending one workshop and this conference = .6 Education Points

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FINAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM Sixth Caribbean GIS Conference

November 12-16, 2012 Montego Bay, Jamaica

Spatial Technologies - Critical Thinking for Critical Times

Welcome! The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) has previously presented five conferences focused on the effective application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other information technologies within the Caribbean. Previous conferences took place in Jamaica (2001), Barbados (2004), the Bahamas (2006), the Cayman Islands (2008) and Trinidad and Tobago (2010). In total, more than 1,000 individuals have attended previous programs. The inaugural URISA Caribbean Conference in 2001 took place at this exact location in Montego Bay and we are excited to be going back to where the first conference occurred! We hope the conference will be a valuable contribution to your professional development. Objectives of URISA's Caribbean GIS Conference:

• To inform a broad cross-section of Caribbean users about GIS technology and applications • To share experiences regarding GIS implementation and management issues • To establish new relationships with the vendor/consultant community • To provide workshops and sessions that are application driven, and are relevant to the Caribbean community of GIS users • To foster a Caribbean GIS network • To assess the state of readiness of national and regional Spatial Data Infrastructures

GISCI points earned for attending one workshop and this conference = .6 Education Points

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Conference Sponsors URISA could not have hosted this event without the generous contributions of our sponsors:

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

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2012 URISA Caribbean GIS Conference Committee The Conference relies on the expertise and efforts of the volunteer conference committee members to present an important educational event. As in previous years, the conference committee is comprised of a well-known group of GIS professionals representing government, academia and the private sector from across the region and the world. URISA is honored to count the following individuals as part of the 2012 Caribbean GIS Conference Committee: 2012 Conference Chair - Valrie Grant, GISP, GeoTechVision Enterprises 2012 Program Chair - Nadine Brown, Planning Institute of Jamaica Program Committee Members: Jamaica

• Ranford Campbell, GISP, National Land Agency • Tanya Hay - Noranda Bauxite • Tricia McLean - Government of Jamaica

Trinidad • Fidel Omar Ali - Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and

Tobago • Desmond Dougall - GISCAD Limited • Earl Edwards, PhD - CaribAnalytix Consultancy • Nicholle Frontin, GISP - Petrotrin • Bheshem Ramlal, PhD - The University of the West Indies • Prof. Jacob Opadeyi, PhD - (2010 Conference Chair ) - The

University of The West Indies Barbados

• Craig Batstone - GeoOrbis Bermuda

• Quinnell Francis - CompuCAD • Kevin Mayall, PhD, GISP - Locus

Canada • Tony Sani – Sani International

Cayman Islands • Alan Jones (2008 Conference Chair) - Cayman Islands Land &

Surveys • Garry Green - Dart Enterprises Limited

Grenada • Shawn Charles - Grenada Electricity Services

Guyana • Vijay Datadin - CaribbeanGIS.com

St Kitts • Edsel Daniel, PhD, GISP, Byrne Spatial Consulting*

United Kingdom • Alan Mills - Alan Mills Consulting

US Virgin Islands • Theresa Parris - Office of the Lieutenant Governor • Eric Linzey - Territorial Emergency Management Agency

United States • Cecille Blake - (2001 Conference Chair) – United Nations • Damian Graham - Esri • Edwin Joseph - Eastern Michigan University • Lisa Kay S. Lewis, GISP - Thomson Reuters • Peter Rabley - Thomson Reuters • Steven Schill -The Nature Conservancy

Announcing the Dr. Edsel Daniel GIS Poster Competition at the

URISA 2012 Caribbean GIS Conference

We Remember Long-Time URISA Caribbean Conference Committee Member and Friend:

Edsel Daniel, PhD, GISP Byrne Consulting - St Kitts

Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee

URISA - The Association for GIS Professionals - is a leading provider of learning and knowledge for the GIS community. URISA connects great ideas and great people to inspire leadership and achievement. We strive to provide exceptional educational experiences, a vibrant and connected community, and the essential resources you need to be successful in your career.

701 Lee Street, Suite 680 Des Plaines, Illinois 60016 USA

Phone: 847/824-6300; Fax: 847/824-6363 [email protected], www.urisa.org

URISA Staff at the Conference:

• Wendy Nelson – Executive Director, [email protected] • Pat Francis – Meeting Coordinator, [email protected]

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Welcome from Valrie Grant, GISP – 2012 Conference Chair On behalf of the conference planning committee, it is an inestimable pleasure to welcome you to the 6th Caribbean GIS Conference. It is noteworthy that this year marks the second time that the URISA Caribbean Conference will be held in Jamaica. The inaugural conference was held at the same hotel (then the Wyndham Rosehall) in September 2001. The Committee is delighted that the URISA Caribbean GIS Conference has returned to its birthplace and has planned a very informative conference program. We extend a special welcome to all delegates who have joined us for the URISA Caribbean High Level Geospatial Information Management meeting. To our first time conference attendees, an extra special welcome to the Caribbean GIS family, and for our long time attendees, welcome – it is always good to spend this time with you. The Caribbean GIS Conference features keynotes from industry Leaders. We are honoured to have presentations from Dr. Vanessa Lawrence CB, Mr. Geog Gartner and Mr. Everton Hunter. Also planned are a number of relevant workshops and a series of insightful sessions. The successful organization of the 6th URISA Caribbean GIS Conference has benefited from the talents, passion, time and energy of many volunteers, the dedication of the URISA Staff and the support of many sponsors all of whom I would like to thank as well as welcome to the URISA Caribbean GIS Conference 2012. In addition to the excellent educational feast that is planned for you, your visit to Jamaica would be incomplete without taking a moment to enjoy beautiful Montego Bay. If you have time for it hop over to Ocho Rios or down to Negril (after the conference of course.) Welcome to Jamaica and to the URISA Caribbean GIS Conference 2012. I look forward to talking with each of you during the course of the week. Please have a very productive conference!

Registration Registration will take place in the foyer of the Rose Hall Ballroom on the First Floor of the Hilton Rose Hall. At the Registration Desk, you will receive your registration packet (including the Final Program, tote bag, name badge, and other pertinent materials). Registration hours are as follows:

Monday, November 12: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday, November 13: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday, November 14: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Thursday, November 15: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday, November 16: 8:00 am - 12:00 noon

Note: Name badges must be worn for access to conference sessions and events. Also, do not leave personal items (laptops, purses, etc.) unattended in meeting rooms.

Exhibition - An Exhibitor Directory appears in this program. During URISA’s Caribbean GIS Conference, you can check out the very latest technology being offered by the top GIS and IT vendors — all in one place. Take this opportunity to compare and contrast the technology and services that are currently available to make your agency work more efficiently and effectively. Challenge the representatives to offer solutions and go home with the answers to your technology needs. The Exhibition is open during the following hours:

Wednesday, November 14: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Thursday, November 15: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM Friday, November 16: 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Meeting Room Locations

• First Floor – The keynote sessions will take place in the Hanover Ballroom and the Exhibition is adjacent in the Rose Hall Ballroom. One breakout session is scheduled in the Mount Zion/Cornwall room, on the far side of the Rose Hall Ballroom.

• Second Floor - Breakout sessions in these rooms: Falmouth, Trelawny, Port Antonio, and Negril.

Consent to Use of Photographic Images: Registration and attendance at, or participation in, URISA meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to URISA’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions and audiotapes of such events and activities. The URISA Conference welcomes participants of any sex, age, race, color, nationality, sexual orientation and ethnic origin. It does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, color, nationality, sexual orientation or ethnic origin in the administration of its policies. The URISA conference complies with the American with Disabilities Act. Educational programs planned and presented by URISA provide attendees with relevant and rewarding continuing education experience. However, neither the content (whether written or oral) of any course, seminar or other presentation, nor the use of a specific product in conjunction therewith, nor the exhibition of any materials by any party coincident with the educational event, should be construed as indicating endorsement or approval of the views presented, the products used, or the materials exhibited by URISA, or by its committees, Special Interest Groups, Chapters or other commissions.

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Monday, November 12, 2012 Preconference Training & Workshops Hopefully, you registered early to take advantage of specialized training courses being offered by Esri, Spatial Innovision, or The Nature Conservancy. There are also two free vendor-sponsored classes being offered on Monday. To check availability, please stop by the registration desk. Note that the Hilton has numerous options for lunch today. Lunch is not included with your conference fee.

Monday & Tuesday, November 12-13, 2012 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM each day

ArcGIS Online - Sponsored by Esri Room: Trelawny Instructor: Paul Ross - Esri, Redlands, California USA This two-day course is both a comprehensive overview and hands-on training course for ArcGIS Online. ArcGIS Online is a complete, cloud-based, collaborative content management system that lets organizations manage their geographic information in a secure and configurable environment. Topics will include the value for your organization, getting started, working with web maps, publishing services, sharing content, finding and using content, working with groups, managing and administering a subscription.

Monday & Tuesday, November 12-13, 2012 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM each day

Mobile and Server GIS: Field to Finish Sponsored by Spatial Innovision Room: Falmouth Instructors: Patrick McLean and Natalie Dobbs This two-day course will provide details on Mobile and Server GIS technology and the integration from field to finish. The skills required to accomplish this task will be taught step by step for participants to take advantage of emerging technology to improve their process flow within their respective organization.

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Engaging Local Communities through Coastal Resilience - Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy Room: Negril

Instructor: Shawn Margles, Coastal and Marine Planner, The Nature Conservancy, Global Marine Initiative Zach Ferdana, Sr. Conservation Planner, The Nature Conservancy, Global Marine Initiative

This one-day workshop will provide participants training on Coastal Resilience, an approach developed by The Nature Conservancy and partners including NOAA, NASA and many local agencies and stakeholders. Coastal Resilience provides a framework, resources, and tools to supports decisions to reduce the ecological and socio-economic risks of coastal hazards and help identify adaptation options.

Photogrammetric and Applications Workshop Vendor Workshop - Sponsored by Sani/TerraGo 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Room: Port Antonio This morning workshop is designed for participants considering the use of Photogrammetry workflows as a means of collecting and maintaining accurate land-based 3D geographic data to support government and private sector services. The workshop will cover basic photogrammetry algorithms and the concepts of aerial triangulation – imagery from various sensors, sensor parameters, weighting of airborne and ground control and analysis of the output to ensure that the resulting data is ‘fit for use’. Following this, discussion will follow on the ways in which the various sensor data – airborne and satellite - can be used to capture new-land based data or to maintain existing data.

Integrate, Share and Dynamically Update Geospatial Information Vendor Workshop - Sponsored by Sani/TerraGo 1:00 - 3:30 PM Room: Port Antonio This afternoon workshop will highlight how any user - regardless of their level of training or access to sophisticated GIS - can use TerraGo® GeoPDF® maps and imagery to compactly integrate, share and dynamically update geospatial information in connected or offline environments. Attendees will discover how the latest TerraGo software can be used to facilitate geospatial collaboration within the enterprise, between organizations and disparate systems, peer-to-peer, to the field and back. This workshop will illustrate how anyone, anywhere can unleash the power of geospatial collaboration.

Open Evening – enjoy some free time exploring MoBay!

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Preconference Training & Workshops Those who attended on Monday will complete the second day of both of these courses on Tuesday:

• ArcGIS Online - Sponsored by Esri Room: Trelawny

• Mobile and Server GIS: Field to Finish Sponsored by Spatial Innovision Room: Falmouth

In addition, there are two URISA Certified Workshops on the agenda today. Each required an additional registration fee and space is limited. Check at the registration desk for availability, if interested. Note that the Hilton has numerous options for lunch today. Lunch is not included with your conference fee.

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM URISA Certified Workshop - An Overview of Open Source GIS Software Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall Open Source GIS is several software generations old now. 30 or more years of work have resulted in tools with enhanced spatial database capabilities. Many tools also offer GUI interfaces and first-rate interoperability. Most packages work across operating systems, opening new possibilities in a practical way. This URISA Certified Workshop will sample from the broad spectrum of open source GIS, and explore the community-based development and support that makes it possible.

We will discuss methods of integrating open source software with existing GIS planning and infrastructure. Open Source solutions are not an “either-or” proposition, They can be integrated with existing commercial and proprietary applications and software systems to increase the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of your GIS solutions. Certified Instructor: Sara Yurman, GISP - Spatial Focus, Inc., Decatur, Georgia USA

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM URISA Certified Workshop - GIS Program Management Room: Port Antonio Today, most government organizations have some type of GIS programs in place. They vary from being in their early stages, to the rebuilding or tuning-up phase, to being completed changed as new technologies and applications emerge. This URISA Certified Workshop is designed to provide guidelines for managing your GIS program. It will look at the various organizational and technical issues program managers must address in order to develop a successful GIS program. The discussions will include managing all aspects of a GIS program from staffing and budgeting to procuring technology and working with vendors. A variety of real world examples will be presented showing a range of GIS programs and their implementations. This course presents an overview of successful and unsuccessful techniques for implementing GIS. Certified Instructors: Valrie Grant, GISP - GeoTechVision Enterprises, Kingston, Jamaica Greg Babinski, GISP - King County GIS Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

Open Evening

Have a great time checking out the “Hip Strip” in downtown Montego Bay this evening, enjoying awesome jerk at Scotchie’s down the road or simply relaxing by the Hilton’s pool! Try out local and

international cuisine and “Eat Up, Live Up” at participating restaurants in this year’s Restaurant Week!

Don’t stay out too late… tomorrow’s opening session and keynote address begins promptly at 9:00 AM in the Hanover Ballroom.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Welcome & Keynote Address 9:00 - 10:00 AM Hanover Ballroom Valrie Grant, GISP, 2012 URISA Caribbean GIS Conference Chair and President of the URISA Caribbean Chapter, will welcome delegates to the conference and provide an update on chapter activities and plans. She will then introduce our esteemed guests from Jamaica government and URISA Past President, Greg Babinski, to welcome you to the conference. Nadine Brown, 2012 URISA Caribbean GIS Program Chair, will share some educational highlights for the next few days and our Platinum Conference Sponsor, Thomson Reuters, will share a few words about the importance of this conference. Keynote Address Our keynote speaker, participating virtually, is Vanessa Lawrence of the Ordnance Survey, who will talk about the growing worldwide recognition of the value of geospatial information, outlining recent international developments including the establishment of the new United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management, which Dr. Lawrence co-chairs. She will also talk about recent developments at Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s National Mapping Agency, before outlining the role of reliable and accurate geospatial information in the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Vanessa Lawrence is the Director General and Chief Executive of Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency. Vanessa is the adviser to the British Government on mapping, surveying and geographic information and was instrumental in the delivery of Place Matters: The Location Strategy for the United Kingdom, the medium to long-term strategy for geographic information. This was published and endorsed by Ministers. Prior to joining Ordnance Survey, Vanessa held senior positions at Autodesk Inc. Vanessa is the Honorary Vice-President of The Geographical Association and a member of the Council of the Royal Geographical Society and the University of Cambridge. She is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Southampton and Kingston University.

Vanessa is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, a Chartered Geographer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. She also has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In January 2008, Vanessa was appointed as a Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB) in the Queen’s New Year Honours List. In October 2011, Vanessa was appointed as Chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management. The new committee reports directly to the UN Economic Council.

Grand Opening of Exhibition & Coffee Break 10:00 – 10:30 AM Rose Hall Ballroom

10:30 AM – 2:30 PM (with a break for lunch) URISA Caribbean High Level Geospatial Information Management Meeting Room: Hanover Ballroom The URISA Caribbean Chapter in association with the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change of Jamaica is hosting the URISA Caribbean High Level Geospatial Information Management Meeting. It is the groups’ intention, through the expertise of the participants in the High Level Meeting to chart a way forward for the creation of a regional geographical datum, SDI movement, identify methodologies and best practices, and formulate a working group of experts to advance regional development in all spheres of society including climate change, disaster management, planning and development and the management of fragile ecosystems.

Breakout Sessions 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon

The conference has been developed from submissions received through a Call for Abstracts. Abstracts were peer-reviewed and organized into sessions. 'Breakout Sessions" will be presented concurrently throughout the conference. Attendees are not required to register for individual sessions and may choose to attend whichever session(s) reflect their interests at that particular time.

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Geoinformatics in Disaster Risk Assessment Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall With the increasing frequency of extreme weather events and the threat of even more catastrophes due to the effects of climate change, the implementation of effective disaster risk management systems to reduce the impact on lives and property is critical. This session examines the use of hazard assessment and vulnerability processes in Trinidad and Tobago and the use of geospatial technology to enhance these processes. Session Moderator: Gabrielle Thongs

• Preliminary Hazard Assessment: Review of Methods for Small Island States Gabrielle Thongs, MSc, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

• Conceptual Design of Vulnerability Mapping of the Caribbean Gabrielle Thongs, MSc, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

• Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicles For Post-Disaster Mapping in the Caribbean Marcus Arthur, BSc, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Climate Change Adaptation Room: Trelawney Climate change adaptation is increasingly on the mind of many governments, particularly in small island developing states. This session will review the latest methods in how communities are becoming “climate resilient” using ecosystem-based approaches to adapt to climate change, and how they are adapting to increasing incidents of flooding. Session Moderator: Shawn Margles

• Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Coastal Management in the US Virgin Islands Collin Daugherty, MA, The Nature Conservancy, Christiansted, US Virgin Islands Shawn Margles, MS, The Nature Conservancy, Washington, DC

• Using New Spatial Analyses to Assist Ecosystem Based Adaptation in the Caribbean Shawn Margles, MS, The Nature Conservancy, Washington, DC

• Tools for Regional Ocean Planning in the Caribbean Charles Steinback, Director of Marine Planning, Ecotrust, Portland, Oregon USA

Tools for Geography Education Room: Falmouth This session will present the use of online geospatial tools in an educational context. Session Moderator: Edwin Joseph

• Google Earth as a Tool in Geographical Education Lenworth Wallace, Kingston, Jamaica

Conference Luncheon – sponsored by Platinum Sponsor:

12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM Join your fellow delegates on the Terrace for a hosted buffet lunch. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet new people and make professional connections. Exhibit Break 1:00 – 1:30 PM Take time to meet with the company representatives in the Exhibition to learn about products and services that will take your organization’s technology to the next level!

Breakout Sessions

1:30 – 3:00 PM

Improving Public Health Care Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall Around the globe, public health organizations are increasingly depending on the use of GIS and related technology to assist in their decision-making processes. Decision-makers, therefore, need to have access to relevant and current epidemiological data. In this session, presenters will share how health related data leveraged on a GIS platform has been used to inform various decision-making processes in public health care. Session Moderator: Sacoby Wilson

• Developing a GIS to Improve Health Care Utilization and Access in the Caribbean Patricia Boda, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

• Use of a Community-University Partnership to Examine Spatial Disparities in South Carolina Sacoby Wilson, PhD, MS, University of Maryland School of Public Health, Institute of Applied Environmental Health, College Park, Maryland, USA

Environmental Remote Sensing Room: Trelawny Remotely sensed imagery is an important and cost effective tool for mapping and monitoring natural resources and areas of settlement. This session explores different case studies in the interpretation of remote sensing imagery for use in spatial analysis.

Session Moderator: Edwin Joseph

• Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Coral Reef Management In Jamaica Sheldon Small, University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica

• Determining Forest Species Signatures Using High Spectral Resolution Remote Sensing Terri-Ann Campbell, MSc and Dorian McBean, The National Forestry Department, Kingston, Jamaica

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Measuring and Assessing the Impact of GIS Room: Port Antonio Performance measurements are a strategic management tool to monitor how businesses or programs are performing; human and non-human resources. Such measurements describe the methods, process, systems and software used to monitor the program and/or business performance; in some cases dashboards are used. This session will focus on performance measuring of geospatial efforts; methodologies, results, and outcomes impacting human and non-human resources. Session Moderator: Carmelle Terborgh

• Evaluating GIS Growth in Jamaica - Emerging Issues and Lessons Learnt Nadine Brown, Msc. GIS, Msc. MIS, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica

• Using ROI Methodology to Measure the Financial Benefits of GIS Greg Babinski, MA, GISP, King County GIS Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

• URISA Helps Develop the USDOL Geospatial Management Competency Model Greg Babinski, MA, GISP, King County GIS Center, Seattle, Washington USA

Exhibit Break - 3:00 – 3:30 PM

Breakout Sessions 3:30 – 5:00 PM

Expanding the Approach to Public Participation in Planning: Using New Tools and Techniques Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall From project design through implementation, planning projects have their challenges in communicating and engaging effectively with stakeholders and the general public. The promise to the public, in most cases, states "we will keep you informed, we will listen to and acknowledge your concerns." A sound public participation plan makes a deeper promise to increase the public's impact. A project in Manchester, Jamaica (Manchester Local Sustainable Development Plan: 2030 and Beyond), seeing great successes in its implementation phase, made a deeper promise to its stakeholders. "We will look to you for direct advise "and will "incorporate your advise and recommendations... to the maximum extent possible." The second project, in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica is in its plan writing stages now. The promise to the public is the same, but using more tools (social media) and techniques to have a broader cross-section of stakeholders to get involved. This process has “raised the bar" on public participation and engagement. The working premise of the planners from Manchester and St. Elizabeth have been "working as a team to empower people and improve lives through timely and effective implementation."

• Facilitator: Hubert Morgan, Stanhope Consulting, Chicago, Illinois USA

Land Records and Addressing Systems Room: Trelawny The maintenance of proper land records and accurate addressing systems is critical to planning and national economic development. This session describes the importance of proper land records and standardized national addressing schemes to integrating the activities of government agencies and property tax reform. Session Moderator: Lisa-Kay Lewis

• Developing a National GIS-based Addressing System for Jamaica: Addressing the Issues Nadine Brown, Msc. GIS, Msc. MIS, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica

• Point Addressing Solutions at Puerto Rico Javier Acosta-Hernandez, GISP, Geomatica de Puerto Rico, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

• Using GIS to Improve Real Estate Assessment: Solutions for Jamaica Errol Williams, Harris County Appraisal District, Houston TX

NSDI Principles and GIS Professional Practices Room: Port Antonio The rapid growth in the use of GIS, GNSS, and related technology has given rise to the use of large volumes of different data sets in conjunction with one another. It has also seen the GIS professional being increasingly integrated into large technical teams responsible for the development of critical problem-solving applications. This session will discuss issues related to NSDI readiness as well as how the GIS professional can effectively function as a part of large multi-disciplinary teams. Session Moderator: Craig Batstone

• How to be a GIS Officer in Multidisciplinary Teams

Alan Mills, MSc, Alan Mills Consulting Ltd, United Kingdom • NSDI Readiness; The Case of Trinidad and Tobago

Gernella Francis, Spatial Innovision Limited, Trinidad & Tobago

Spatial Data Management Mechanisms Room: Falmouth Data content, metadata, and crosswalk efforts are some of the important activities ensuring a common language facilitating spatial analysis. Presenters of this session will address spatial infrastructure, models, requirements, and applications in spatial data collection and analysis.

Session Moderator: Renee Babb

• Metadata- Protecting Your Organizations Investment in Data! Valrie Grant, GISP, GeoTechVision Enterprises, Kingston, Jamaica Dr. Earl Edwards, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago

• In Support of Land-based Geography Maintenance Programmes: An Economy Based Decision Anthony Sani, and Aaron Sani, Sani-International Technology Advisors, Inc, Markham, Ontario, Canada

• Postgis & KML: Simple Visualizations Straight from the Database Rhys Stewart, Jamaica Public Services Company, Kingston, Jamaica

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5:15 - 6:00 PM Introducing the First Ever IGNITE Session at the URISA Caribbean GIS Conference Room: Hanover Ballroom Ignite presentations, or Lightning Talks, are succinct presentations limited to 5 minutes (20 slides auto-advanced at 15 seconds each). Always anticipated at conferences, this session is certain to be both educational and entertaining!

Master of Ceremonies: Greg Babinski Presentations will include:

• Good GeoInformation Products Carmelle Terborgh, PhD, Esri, Vienna, VA

• GIS Field Work in the Jungle - you think you've had a hard day!? Alan Mills, Alan Mills Consulting, United Kingdom

• Distribution of Thought - Going Viral with Web Mapping and Twitter Lynette Akong, MSc, Ministry of Planning and Economy, Trinidad & Tobago

• Metadata….How to Put Your Audience to Sleep in 5 Minutes or Less! Craig Batstone, GeoOrbis, Barbados

• Macro Mapping the Dengue Virus Vector Lynette Akong, MSc, Ministry of Planning and Economy, Trinidad & Tobago

• Addressing Surface Runoff and It's Effect on Solid Waste Pollution Using 3D Visualization (Modeling) Hana McCatty, University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica

• ArcGIS Online Basemaps and Community Maps Program Carmelle Terborgh, PhD, Esri, Vienna, VA

• History of Disruption Greg Babinski, GISP, King County GIS Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

6:00-7:00 PM Networking Reception Rose Hall Ballroom Step into the exhibition for a bit of networking, some light refreshments and conversation. Make plans for the evening, view the poster presentations, and participate in some product demos.

What product/service have you learned about that you

JUST GOTTA HAVE?

Thursday, November 15, 2012 Keynote Address 9:00 - 10:00 AM Room: Hanover Ballroom We are pleased to welcome Georg Gartner as our Keynote Speaker this morning. Mr. Gartner will address the delegates on the topic of “Modern Cartography and the Role of the International Cartographic Association”. Cartography is seen by many as facing a change of paradigms currently, triggered by technological challenges. As a result of innovative available technologies like the Internet, Multimedia and telecommunication infrastructure it becomes considerable, that cartographic communication processes can be realized which deliver user-tailored information to a specific user everywhere (“ubiquitous”) and anytime. This paper reviews the enormous diversity of fundamental questions which are appearing in modern cartography based on new technologies. It argues that a theoretical fundament is necessary to be able to define the core elements of a discipline. The role of international efforts in this respect is discussed and will be highlighted. By discussing the existing instruments of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) the vision of a further development of modern cartography and related disciplines is discussed.

Georg Gartner is a Full Professor at the Research Group in Cartography at the Vienna University of Technology. He holds graduate qualifications in geography and cartography from the University of Vienna and received his Ph.D. and his Habilitation from the Vienna University of Technology. He was awarded a Fulbright grant to the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1997 and a research visiting fellowship to the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2000, to South China Normal University in 2006 and to the University of Nottingham in 2009. He is Dean for Academic Affairs for Geodesy and Geoinformation at Vienna University of Technology. He is responsible organizer of the International Symposia on Location Based Services & TeleCartography and Editor of the Book Series “Lecture Notes on Geoinformation and Cartography” by Springer and Editor of the Journal on LBS by Taylor & Francis. He serves as President of the International Cartographic Association.

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Coffee Break in the Exhibition 10:00 – 10:30 AM

Breakout Sessions

10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon Improved Disaster Management for Road Infrastructure Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall Disaster management dictates the importance of key stakeholders having unvarying collation of relevant spatial and a-spatial data for effective emergency monitoring and speedy response time. This session shares the experience of the National Works Agency (NWA), Jamaica and the development of a disaster management application to aid in the reporting and monitoring of prevalent and at times impetuous catastrophic events. Session Moderator: Nadine Brown

• Developing a Disaster Management Application for the National Works Agency in Jamaica Stacy-Ann Austin, BSc, National Works Agency, Kingston, Jamaica

Coastal and Marine Planning Room: Trelawny This session will explore some of the latest methods that are being used to design science-based marine protected area networks at both a country and regional scale and measures being taken to better manage marine invasive species. Session Moderator: Alan Mills

• Participatory Marine Spatial Planning Using Marxan with Zones in the Caribbean John Knowles, MS, The Nature Conservancy, Vero Beach, Florida, USA

• A Vision for Protecting Shared Marine Resources Across the Caribbean John Knowles, The Nature Conservancy, Vero Beach, Florida USA

• Ranking the Protection Given by Jamaica’s Coral Reef Systems Lisa-Gaye Greene and Ava Maxam, PhD, Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Kingston, Jamaica

Hydrology Applications in GIS Room: Port Antonio GIS offers a great management tool for monitoring water resources both in times of drought and flooding. This session will provide talks on how GIS is being used as a water management tool. Session Moderator: Edwin Joseph

• The Water Resources Management Information System Bernard Williams, Water Resources Authority, Kingston, Jamaica

• GIS as a Tool in Managing Water Crisis-Rainwater Harvesting Potential for Agricultural Lands Tricia-Rae Rodriques, MSc and Shonel Dwyer, Water Resources Authority, Kingston, Jamaica

Growing Uses of GIS Room: Falmouth The current trends and likely future of GIS are as diverse as its growing community of users. This session shares how GIS is being used in non-traditional ways. Session Moderator: Fidel Omar-Ali

• Spatial Solutions for Events Location

Tarik Dixon, National Spatial Data Management Branch, Ministry of Water Land Environment and Climate Change, Kingston, Jamaica

• Open Source GIS for the Distribution Sector Renee Babb, GeoOrbis Inc, St James, Barbados

• GIS Application in the Management of Vending in the Downtown Kingston Market District Bryan Austin, Urban Development Corporation, Kingston, Jamaica

Conference Luncheon – sponsored by Gold Sponsors:

12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM Join your fellow delegates on the Terrace for a hosted buffet lunch. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet new people and make professional connections. Exhibit Break - 1:00 – 1:30 PM Take time to meet with the company representatives in the Exhibition to learn about products and services that will take your organization’s technology to the next level!

Breakout Sessions

1:30 – 3:00 PM Innovative GIS Solutions for Crime and Emergency Management Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall This session will treat participants to three innovative solutions to the issues of crime and emergency management, focusing on the use of web-based applications, Global Positioning Systems and GIS analysis to address the challenges presented. Session Moderator: Cecille Blake

• Tobago Special Needs Geo-mapping Exercise 2011 Cherece Wallace-Haywood, Tobago Emergency Management Agency, Trinidad & Tobago

• The Use of GIS to Improve Crime Fighting in the St. Catherine North Police Division Ordel Bailey, BSc, University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica

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• Using GIS Technology to Analyze Road Crashes – Addressing Road Safety Lisa-Gaye Greene and Ava Maxam, PhD, Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Kingston, Jamaica

Land Planning and Management in Jamaica Room: Trelawny For the planning of land uses, central databases of land information are fundamental. In this session, the use of land data and GIS tools are presented for managing the development and assessing the vulnerability of particular communities. Session Moderator: Pat Boda

• The Impact of GIS on changing Land Information Management in Jamaica Milton Saunders, National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica

• Enhancing Land Use Planning Through the use of GIS – The Case of the Greater Treasure Beach Sustainable Development Plan Jody Kay Maxwell and Christina Francis, St Elizabeth Parish Development Committee, St Elizabeth, Jamaica

• Mobile GIS & Local Sustainable Development Planning in Manchester, Jamaica Ryan Wallace, Manchester Parish Council, Mandeville, Jamaica

Participatory and Open Source GIS Applications Room: Port Antonio This session will explore aspects of PPGIS, including the use of cloud computing and the principles of inclusion. Session Moderator: Hubert Morgan

• Cloud Computing for Participatory Geoweb Applications Aaron Sani, MSc, Sani-International Technology Advisors, Inc, Markham, Canada

• PPGIS a New Proposal of its Political and Ethical Categorization Tania Serrano, MSc, Center for Research in Geography and Geomatics, Mexico City, Mexico

• The Use of Public Participation and Community Support in the Development of a GIS-based Road Network Database Alfonso Malpica, Product Manager, Nokia, Mexico City, Mexico

Platinum Sponsor Session – Thomson Reuters Property Tax Revenue Generation Driven by Technology Room: Falmouth This presentation will focus on how jurisdictions can achieve positive ROI by using technology as a key driver for revenue generation. These technologies include GIS, Spatial Analytics, Oblique and Aerial Imagery, tightly integrated workflows and KPI’s, etc… One of the key benefits to using technology is that ratepayer experience is enhanced in addition to the revenue increases. Come learn more! Ruel Williamson, Senior Director, Tax & Accounting, Government Thomson Reuters

Exhibit Break - 3:00 – 3:30 PM

Breakout Sessions 3:30 – 5:00 PM

Geospatial Solutions for National Development Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall Geospatial solutions focusing on development in the region underpins the enhancement of capacity building efforts. This session will focus on the use of geospatial strategies and tools facilitating the transition of ideation to application in the development of the Caribbean. Session Moderator: Tony Sani

• NEXSO: A Spatially Enabled Platform for Development Solutions Yves Lesenfants, IDB-Multi-Lateral Investment Fund, Washington, DC USA Andrea Huber, Esri, Vienna, Virginia USA

• Exploring Development Issues using Spatial Simulation Models Rene Jordan, PhD, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago

• Spatial Data Integration for Caribbean Development Valrie Grant, GISP, GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd, Kingston, Jamaica

Land Governance and Parcel Take Room: Trelawny The reliable registration of land rights is provides fundamental security for enabling property development activities. In this session, approaches and tools for such land administration are presented. Session Moderator: Dr. Earl Edwards

• Modern Estates Management Systems: The Jamaican Experience Lisa Kay Lewis, Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC USA

• NWA GIS-LAMS: Improving Efficiency in the Parcel-Take Process Alicia Gayle, MSc, National Works Agency, Kingston, Jamaica

• Securing Land Tenure and Property Rights: A Comparative Review of Projects Ruel Williamson, BSB, MBA, Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC USA

WebGIS Apps and 4D GIS Room: Port Antonio This session presents challenges and solutions for the management of Web GIS applications and will take participants on a journey through space and time with interesting 4D GIS visualization techniques. Session Moderator: Paul Ross

• Deploying Esri-based WebGIS Applications Across Multiple Mobile Platforms Jason Close, Latitude Geographics Group Ltd, Victoria, Canada

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• Challenges in Managing Esri-based Mobile & WebGIS Applications Jason Close, Latitude Geographics Group Ltd, Victoria, Canada

• 4D GIS: Integrating Space and Time through Multimedia, Virtual Reality, and Internet Technology Edwin Joseph, Kheran Joseph, Kendell Joseph, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan USA

Infrastructure Modeling Room: Falmouth This session will examine state-of-the-art methods for modeling and planning for urban infrastructure. Session Moderator: Sudesh Botha

• The Best Idea We've Ever Had: GIS In An Integrated E&O Software & Data System Brian Carr, Milsoft Utility Solutions, Abilene, Texas USA

• GIS for Land Use Change Detection in a Suburban Locality, “Manikonda”, in India Shobha Sriharan, PhD, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia USA

3:30 – 5:00 PM Special Interest Group Meeting - International Cartographic Association Room: Mount Salem

7:00-9:00 PM - Conference Social Event - Jamaica Night

Head out to the pool area at the Hilton Rose Hall the URISA/JAMGISS Jamaican Reggae Party. Enjoy a substantial

dinner buffet of Jamaican cuisine and refreshments and dance to “IRIE” Reggae music. Be sure to visit the Jamaica Cultural Development Commissions booth for the best in

Jamaican souvenirs and Jamaica 50 memorabilia.

Remember to wear your badge and bring your event ticket for entry.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Breakout Sessions 9:00 – 10:30 AM

Environmental Monitoring Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall GIS-based spatial analysis is a key tool in monitoring ecosystems. This session will examine three difference case studies of using GIS to manage and analyze data collected on physical attributes of ecosystems. Session Moderator: Nadine Brown

• Tracking the Degradation of the Black River Lower Morass Ecosystem Using GIS Kamani Brown, University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica

• Using Geographic Information Systems to Monitor Erosion of the Yallahs River in St. Thomas Gregory Peake, University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica

• Assessing Lead (Pb) Contamination of Urban Soils in Kingston, Jamaica Using a GIS-based Approach Tracey-Ann Warner, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica

Risk and Hazard Monitoring Room: Trelawny This session will look at various tools and applications for risk and environmental monitoring, specifically the management of coastal and marine features, climate change impact modeling and disaster impact assessment. Session Moderator: Ryan Wallace

• The Application of UAV Technology for Coral Reef and Seagrass Monitoring: a Multi-Agency Research Effort - “High Resolution Assessment of Carbon Dynamics in Seagrass and Coral Reef Biomes” Deanesh Ramsewak, Institute of Marine Affairs, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago

• The Design of a GIS-Based Model for Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Parameters in Community Disaster Risk Assessment Kerry-Ann Thompson, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Geospatial Application & Social Media Room: Port Antonio This session focuses on the use of the Crowd Source principal to empower stakeholder communication directly to the map. Session Moderator: Edwin Joseph

• Using Geospatial Tools to Assist in the Recovery of Missing Children Mark Codling, Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Kingston, Jamaica

• Social Navigation Network (SoNavNet): A Framework for Geo-Crowdsourcing and Navigation Assistance Hassan A. Karimi, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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GIS-based Solutions for National Planning and Management Room: Falmouth An interesting combination of presentations focusing on a variety of national planning and management solutions such as fire hydrant maintenance, traffic congestion and electoral boundaries management. Session Moderator: Valrie Grant, GISP

• Fire Hydrant Maintenance for Jamaica using GPS and GIS - A Joint Project between The Jamaica Fire Brigade and The National Water Commission Andrea Williamson, National Water Commission, Jamaica

• Development of a GIS Enabled Congestion Management System for the Caribbean Natalie Dobbs, Spatial Innovision Ltd., Kingston, Jamaica

• Electoral Boundaries Management – Towards A Geospatial Environment Stephen Hibbert, Electoral Commission of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica

Coffee Break in the Exhibition 10:30 – 11:00 AM Last chance to gather information from the exhibitors!

Keynote Address & Closing Comments 11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Room: Hanover Ballroom

Photo credit - Norman Grindley/Chief Photographer, Jamaica Gleaner

E.G. Hunter, the CEO of the National Works Agency, has led the growth and development of proper systems to monitor infrastructure implementation in Jamaica. Mr. E.G. Hunter's closing keynote address is entitled 'Knowing and Achieving'. He will give a high-level management account of how expanding an entity's GIS creates major organizational changes and financial opportunities. Such critical occurrences will also be connected to how a company's workflows can adapt spatially. His address will therefore, charge GIS professionals to spend wisely, deploy carefully and sensitize purposefully. Mr. Hunter earned his MSc. in Civil Engineering from University of Michigan in 1977 and acquired his M.B.A from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia in 1986.

During his more than 20 years in Government service, he has presided over the execution of massive infrastructure projects which used GIS as a crucial support to drive operations and maintenance, data cleansing and economic efficiency. After serving 19 years at the National Water Commission, 11 of which he was president. Mr. Hunter spearheaded the enterprise wide deployment of GIS in an essential utility company which formerly lacked the hardware and software needed for an ever-expanding customer demand.

He is a member of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers, Jamaica Institute of Management, as well as the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association. Mr. Hunter's wealth of experience and passion for engineering has allowed him to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Dinthill Alumni Association (Ontario Chapter) and the Outstanding Contribution to the Development of the University Award, from the University of Technology, Jamaica.

Awards Ceremony

Following Mr. Hunter’s remarks, the URISA Caribbean Chapter will recognize a number of organizations and individuals who have had an impact on the advancement of technology within the Caribbean.

Special Service Award Criteria: Presented to persons or organizations that have shown a consummate level of self-sacrificing service to the region through volunteer and an ongoing commitment to the use of geospatial technology to advance regional development. Recipient: Map Action – For Outstanding Contribution in Emergency Response in the Caribbean Caribbean GIS Visionary Award Criteria: This award will be presented to an individual that has recognized the potential of GIS in the region and has done much to pioneer this field and exposing the technology to others. This person should have demonstrated an understanding of the advantages of geospatial technology in solving geographic problems. Recipient: Silburn Clarke URISA Caribbean Leadership Award Criteria: Presented to members who have demonstrated exemplary leadership to the URISA Caribbean Chapter, creativity, innovation, and dedicated support of URISA programs. The recipient should be a member of URISA for enough years to show a pattern of leadership. Typically the recipient will have been responsible for new programs or activities, or significantly enhanced an existing activity or program, so that it takes URISA in a new direction and /or enhances our standing in the professional community. Recipients : Cecille Blake (Conference Chair 2001), Ian King (Conference Chair 2004), Carolann Albury (Conference Chair 2006), Alan Jones (Conference Chair 2008) Jacob Opadeyi (Conference Chair 2010), Dr. Bheshem Ramlal (Program Chair 2010), Nadine Brown ( Program Chair, 2012 ), Valrie Grant (Conference Chair 2012 & URISA Caribbean Chapter President)

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The Award for Excellence in Geospatial Application Development (EGAD) Criteria: Excellence in Geospatial Application Development Awards (EGAD) awards will recognize the best GIS applications across the region that demonstrate extraordinary achievement in the use of Geographic information systems within the Government entities. The 2012 EGAD Awards Categories Winners and finalists are chosen by a Selection Committee.

Recipients : To be announced The Dr. Edsel Daniel Poster Competition Winners Recipients: To be announced

This session will conclude at 12:00 Noon. Note that lunch is not hosted today and there are numerous options within the hotel.

Optional Afternoon Meetings/Events: LICJ Awards Ceremony 1:00 – 2:30 PM Room: Hanover Ballroom Join the Land Information Council of Jamaica as it celebrates twenty years of organizing a collaborative national network of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) professionals; while developing frameworks that ensure the maintenance of spatial information aiding in a holistic contribution to nation-building. The Council is charged with the responsibility for coordinating and ensuring the implementation of the national land information policy and strategy and the national GIS network. The Council has begun to establish a framework to promote data sharing and to ensure compatibility among existing and proposed land information systems, in order to deliver better, and more timely, information to decision makers and users.

The LICJ is chaired by Mrs. Jacqueline DaCosta and consists of over 40 member agencies from both the public and private sector. The Council will culminate this year’s celebration by hosting its Biennial Awards Ceremony in the Hanover Ballroom at 1:00 p.m. today. Special congratulations to LICJ’s GIS Visionary Awardees – Dr. Elizabeth Ward and Professor Gerald Lalor of the Violence Prevention Alliance and the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences, UWI respectively.

Thank you to all of the speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, and

committee members for their outstanding commitment to the

2012 URISA Caribbean GIS Conference!

And to all of the delegates who

have demonstrated a commitment to their own

professional development by attending this conference!

We hope the education and

professional connections made this week will help you to advance

in your career.

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EXHIBITOR & SPONSOR DIRECTORY PLATINUM Sponsor

Thomson Reuters Booth #1 www.thomsonreuters.com Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for governments, businesses, and professionals, combining industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers. Our integrated Government Revenue Management (GRM) suite offers end-to-end software with services to ensure revenue through land and property tax administration. Meeting the needs of emerging economies, OpenTitle™ is an affordable registry and cadastre tool with an all-inclusive approach to collecting, documenting, and recording the documentary and geographic information relating to property rights. At Thomson Reuters, our goal is to use state-of-the-art technology to develop and deliver sustainable tax and land administration solutions on time, within budget and configured to client requirements. GOLD Sponsors Esri Booth #11 www.esri.com Esri®’s geographic information system (GIS) technology gives you the power to think and plan geographically. Used today in more than 350,000 organizations worldwide Esri's GIS helps governments, universities, and businesses save money, lives, and our environment. GIS helps you understand and question data in ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends. So whether you are transporting ethanol or studying landslides, you can use GIS to solve problems and make better decisions, because a GIS enables you to look at your valuable data in a way that is quickly understood and easily shared. Esri supports the implementation of GIS technology on the desktop, servers, online services, and mobile devices. Spatial Innovision Limited Booth #12 www.spatialvision.com Spatial Innovision Limited founded in 1998, is the Caribbean’s leading Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) solutions centre. SPATIAL is the regional distributor for Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), the global leaders in the development of GIS solutions with over 95% of the Caribbean regional GIS sales and services. We are the Caribbean business partner for Trimble Navigation Limited the world’s leading GPS manufacturer and a reseller for GeoEye imagery solutions. Contact info: Silburn Clarke, President/CEO, [email protected], 876-969-2239 or 876-941-1085 BRONZE Sponsors

Davey Resource Group Booth #4 www.daveyresourcegroup.com Davey Resource Group provides the innovation and expertise necessary for your largest challenges. DRG achieves proven results by integrating innovative technology with highly qualified, experienced people and applications. For work planning and notification services to increase efficiency, contract personnel for added flexibility, or pole and equipment inventories and system inspections, as well as GPS solutions, to improve management of your system, the Davey Resource Group is your complete resource for all asset management and vegetation management services.

GeoOrbis Inc Booth #6 www.georbis.com GeoOrbis, Inc. is a Barbados-based geospatial technologies firm that provides GIS and Remote Sensing consulting services, products and solutions to both private and public sector clients. Our services include geospatial project management, environmental analysis, application development, base mapping, data development, remote sensing analysis and imagery orthorectification. GeoOrbis was incorporated in Barbados in 2004 and serves clients throughout the Caribbean and Internationally. GeoOrbis is the Caribbean Distributor for DigitalGlobe Satellite Imagery Products and Services, WebTech Wireless/Grey Island Systems vehicle tracking and telematics solutions and a Trimble Reseller. GeoTechVision Enterprise Ltd Booth #15 www.techvisionenterprise.com GeoTechVision Enterprises Limited is a team of qualified professionals who specialize in innovative spatial technology and provide clients with high-end geospatial products and services, practical advice and solutions. Our mission is to promote, encourage and facilitate the growth of geospatial technology by keeping pace with technological advancements. With offices in Jamaica and Guyana, we provide informed expertise and high quality solutions in Caribbean environment. GeoTechVision Enterprise specializes in GIS Consultancy, Enterprise GIS Solutions, Geospatial Technologies training, Image Processing and Analysis, Spatial Analysis and Modeling, Personal and Vehicle Tracking Solutions and General Mapping Products and Solutions. Milsoft Utility Solutions Booth #3 www.milsoft.com Milsoft Utility Solutions has proudly served the electrical utility industry for more than 20 years. What began with WindMil®, a state-of-the-art engineering analysis system, has evolved into a complete utility solution. The addition of the PORCHE interactive voice response system, DisSPatch® outage management system, and WindMilMap mapping solution, allows Milsoft to offer utilities an unparalleled, fully-integrated, single solution for managing the day-to-day operations of utility as well as major outages. Nokia Booth #7 http://corporate.navteq.com/enterprise-na.htm Location & Commerce is a Nokia business unit established to build and monetize location experiences for mobile products, the navigation industry and the automotive market. Location data is the cornerstone to being able to provide an array of user experiences: navigation, location-based services and location-intelligent mobile advertising. And by offering NAVTEQ® Maps, we provide a foundation for this location-aware world. NAVTEQ Maps are used 100 million+ times daily and power nearly 175 million navigation-enabled devices. Osmose Utilities Services, Inc Booth #13 www.osmose.com Osmose helps utilities build smarter GIS-supported IT systems by providing accurate network models and data for outage management, engineering, and Smart Grid implementations. Our professional surveys include complete network connectivity, phasing, inventory, and joint use attachments. Osmose also offers engineering services and technologies such as Video Data Capture (VDC) and O-Calc® Pro pole analysis software featuring Digital Measurement Technology (DMT). These tools are designed to increase the ROI on your data related investments.

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Sani-International Technology Advisors Inc Booth #16 www.sani-ita.com SANI - INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ADVISORS INC. (SANI-ITA) is a privately owned Canadian Corporation with its head office located in Ontario. The Company, which is ISO 9001:2008 registered, provides geomatics services and consulting in geographic information systems, remote sensing, and softcopy photogrammetric. The company is a distributor for GeoEye image products and LizardTech (MrSID compression software) and is also the authorized training centre in Canada for the complete suite of ERDAS IMAGINE software products. SANI-ITA is also the sole distributor for ERDAS software products including their Enterprise solutions in the Caribbean. SANI-ITA employs high-end workstations for data capture and processing. Specific services offered by SANI-ITA include:

Project Consulting Project Management Control surveys Aerial triangulation of airborne and satellite data Digital Elevation/Terrain collection – automatic or static

mode Hydrographic Surveying Spatial modeling and visualization Radar processing for interpretation, elevation extraction,

and orthoimagery Municipal data maintenance using softcopy

photogrammetric tools Digital topographic mapping Map conversion and data translation services Image compression services Quality assurance services Third party audits of mapping and image data

West Indies Aerial Surveys Booth #5 www.westindies-aerialsurveys.com West Indies Aerial Survey is a company specialized in large-scale aerial imagery. Products include Orthophotos, Oblique photos, 3D models and Digital Elevation Models. Imagery can also be provided as stereo models with exterior orientation for use in mapping. West Indies Aerial Survey operates its own fleet of aircraft outfitted with Vexcel and oblique camera systems. These will be deployed throughout the Caribbean area as required. A fully equipped aircraft will be based in the region during the winter months of 2012 – 2013. EXHIBITORS AMP Global Strategies Booth #10 www.ampgs.com Headquartered in Shavertown, PA, our company is an innovative consulting firm specializing in Public Safety Telecommunications design and implementation. We provide professional services that meet the needs of public safety. Our company is comprised of

former public safety personnel, police officers, firefighters and EMS responders who understand your needs and concerns. We will help your agency provide cost effective quality solutions from trusted vendors, engineers and service providers. Latitude Geographics Booth #2 www.geocortex.com ArcGIS server is the world’s leading web-GIS platform. Hundreds of organizations around the world rely on Geocortex Software by Latitude Geographics to accelerate and enrich the process of designing, building, and maintaining Esri ArcGIS Server Applications. They do move, faster at less cost and risk. Mona Geoinformatics Institute Booth #9 www.monagis.com T he Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) is the premier advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) entity in Jamaica, providing advanced geospatial mapping, modeling, analytical and software development services. MGI provides services for the private and public sectors, as well as researchers in a wide variety of fields, including the geosciences, natural sciences, social sciences, history and archaeology, medicine, engineering, computing, and business. MGI’s services are used to guide decision-making for business, develop policies for government agencies, evaluate customer and asset distribution, streamline and improve operational efficiencies, support research, and more. MGI is comprised of the best GIS and business minds in Jamaica, incorporating best practices of science, technology and business to make it the best. www.monagis.com The National Land Agency: One Agency, One Goal Booth #14 www.nla.gov.jm The National Land Agency, established as an Executive Agency of the Government of Jamaica in April 2001, brought together the following core land administration functions of Government under one roof: Land Titles, Land Valuation, Estate Management and Surveys & Mapping. These functions/services will provide Jamaica with:

• An efficient and transparent land titling system which guarantees security of tenure

• A National Land Valuation database which supports equitable property taxation

• Optimal use of Government owned lands • A basic infrastructure on which to build a modern spatial

information system designed to support sustainable development

Sugar Industry Research Institute/LICJ Booth #8 www.jamaicasugar.org

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Rose Hall Ballroom Exhibitor Floorplan

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URISA’s 6th Caribbean GIS Conference - November 12-16, 2012 – Montego Bay, Jamaica Pre-Conference Registration List (as of 11/02/2012)

A Javier Acosta-Hernandez, GISP - Geomatica de Puerto Rico, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Lynette Akong - Charlieville, Trinidad and Tobago Althea Alexander - Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago Arno Amathasanpawiro - Foundation for Forest Management & Production Control, Paramaribo, Suriname Silvino Angelberto - Christ Church, Barbados Daveia Angus - National Housing Trust, Kingston, Jamaica Marcus Arthur - University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Stacy-Ann Austin - National Works Agency, Kingston, Jamaica B Renee Babb - GeoOrbis Inc, St James, Barbados Greg Babinski, GISP - King County GIS Center, Seattle, Washington United States Ordel Bailey - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Eric Batany - SDIS, Makoury, Guyana Craig Batstone - GeoOrbis Inc, St James, Barbados Anna-Kay Belcher - University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica Cecille Blake - United Nations, New York, United States Verleen Bobb-Lewis - Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago Patricia Boda - Middle Tenessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee United States Verlia Bogle - Heart Trust National Training Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Roxroy Bollers - Iwokrama International Centre, Georgetown, Guyana Sudesh Botha - GISCAD Limited, Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago Nadine Brown, MSC. GIS, MSC. MIS - Planning Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica Andrew Bulgin - Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Kingston, Jamaica C Sharon Cameron - Paramaribo, Suriname Terri-Ann Campbell - The National Forestry Department, Kingston, Jamaica Sherona Campbell - Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, St Catherine, Jamaica Judith Carey - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Brian Carr - Milsoft Utility Solutions Inc, Abilene, Texas United States Ben Carranza - Osmose Utilities Services, Inc, Pearland, Texas United States Leroy Charles - Turks & Caicos Islands, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands Kadene Cheese-Clacken - Ministry National Security, Kingston, Jamaica Roshaun Clarke - Spatial Innovision Ltd, Kingston, Jamaica Silburn Clarke - Spatial Innovision Ltd, Kingston, Jamaica Mike Clerveaux - Christ Church, Barbados Jason Close - Latitude Geographics Group, Victoria, British Columbia Canada Mark Codling - National Spatial Data Management, Kingston, Jamaica Saskia Cohick, GISP – AMP Global Strategies, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania United States Edward Cunningham - University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica D Jacqueline DaCosta - Land Information Council of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica Collin Daugherty - The Nature Conservancy, Christiansted, St Croix US Virgin Islands Carey-Lee Dixon - GeoTechVision Enterprise Ltd, Kingston, Jamaica Tarik Dixon - National Spatial Data Management Division, Kingston, Jamaica Mark Djojodikromo - Foundation for Forest Management & Production Control, Paramaribo, Suriname Natalie Dobbs - Spatial Innovision Ltd, Kingston, Jamaica Sean Douglas - Water Authority Cayman, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Kemron Dufont - The Nature Conservancy, St George's, Grenada Shonel Dwyer - Water Resources Authority, Kingston, Jamaica E Andrew Edwards - Lands and Survey Cayman Island, George Town, Cayman Islands Nathalie Ennis-Palmer - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica

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Silvia Erni - Government of Anguilla, The Valley, Anguilla Lydia Evans - GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd, Kingston, Jamaica Danielle Evanson - Christ Church, Barbados Owen Evelyn - Spatial Innovision Limited, Kingston, Jamaica F Zach Ferdana - The Nature Conservancy, Shoreline, Washington United States Earl Forbes - BVI Government, Tortola, Virgin Islands (British) Christina Francis - St Elizabeth Parish Development Committee, Black River, Jamaica Gernella Francis - Spatial Innovision Limited, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Kirk Freckleton - National Irrigation Commission Limited, Kingston, Jamaica G Georg Gartner - Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria Alicia Gayle - National Works Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Sandra George - Bon Accord, Trinidad and Tobago Juliette Gooding - AMP Global Strategies, Shavertown, Pennsylvania United States Jo-Ann Graanoogst - MI-GLIS, Paramaribo, Suriname Racquel Grandison - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Andrew Grant - Electoral Office of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica Dean-Ray Grant - University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica Valrie Grant, GISP - GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd, Kingston, Jamaica Sharon Grayson - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States Lisa-Gaye Greene - Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Kingston, Jamaica Peter Griffen - Osmose Utilities Services Inc, East Syracuse, New York United States H Jeffrey Hall - National Water Commission, Kingston, Jamaica Melanie Hamilton - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Eurico Juscelino Gabriel Hermans - Christ Church, Barbados Stephen Hibbert - Electoral Office of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica Andrea Huber - Esri, Vienna, Virginia United States E.G Hunter - National Works Agency, Kingston, Jamaica J Sharon Jackson - Central Housing & Planning Authority, Georgetown, Guyana Malini Jaikarran - Central Housing and Planning Authority, Georgetown, Guyana Everard Johnson - Spatial Innovision Limited, Kingston, Jamaica Rene Jordan - UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad And Tobago Edwin Joseph - Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan United States K Hassan Karimi - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States Mansoor Khan - IRMAC Services India Limited, Hyderabad, India Kellee King-Campbell - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica John Knowles - The Nature Conservancy, Vero Beach, Florida United States L Dewaine Larmond - Manchester Parish Council, Mandeville, Jamaica Renee Latore - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Yves Lesenfants - IDB-Multi-Lateral Investment Fund, Washingston, DC United States Lisa-Kay Lewis, GISP - Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC United States Simone Michelle Lloyd - University of the West Indies, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago M Lee Madison - Christ Church, Barbados Tommy Maloney - Davey Resource Group, Alpharetta, Georgia United States Alfonso Malpica - Nokia, Del Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico Shawn Margles - The Nature Conservancy, Washington, DC United States Ava Maxam - Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Kingston, Jamaica Jody Kay Maxwell - St Elizabeth Parish Development Committee, Toronto, Ontario Canada

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Dorian McBean - Forestry Department, Kingston, Jamaica Hana McCatty - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Patrick McLean - Spatial Innovision Limited, Kingston, Jamaica Stennett McLean - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica John McMillan - West Indies Aerial Survey, Teuge, The Netherlands Rondell Kurtis Meade - Christ Church, Barbados David Merrick - Nokia, Brentwood, Tennessee United States Alan Mills - Alan Mills Consulting Ltd, Maidstone Kent, United Kingdom Anginette Murray - Fisheries Division, Kingston, Jamaica O Fidel Omar-Ali - Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago P Sharon Patterson - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Rafael Pengel - Foundation for Forest Management & Production Control, Paramaribo, Suriname Frank Pichel - Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC United States Delando Powell - Jamaica Public Service company Ltd., Kingston, Jamaica Olecia Powell - National Land Agency, Montego Bay, Jamaica R Deanesh Ramsewak - Institute of Marine Affairs, Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago Richard Rhone - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Phil Rodriques - Manchester Parish Development Committee, Toronto, Ontario Canada Tricia-Rae Rodriques - Water Resources Authority, Kingston, Jamaica Lavern Rogers-Ryan - Government of Montserrat, Montserrat Paul Ross - Esri, Redlands, California United States Ron Rygwalski - Nokia, Tampa, Florida United States S Joan Sampson - Ministry of Local Government & Community Development, Kingston, Jamaica Crystal Sandy – Bon-Accord, Trinidad And Tobago Aaron Sani - Sani International Technology Advisors Inc, Markham, Ontario Canada Anthony Sani - Sani International Technology Advisors Inc, Markham, Ontario Canada Katy Sani - Sani International Technology Advisors Inc, Markham, Ontario Canada Milton Saunders - National Land Agency, Kingston, JamaicaLynroy Scott - Bernard Lodge Estate, Spanish Town, Jamaica Tania Serrano - Center for Research in Geography and Geomatics, Mexico City, Mexico Yoeri Slagboom - West Indies Aerialsurvey, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Sheldon Small - University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica Teresa Smithson - CH2M Hill, APO, United States Taciana Soerodimedjo - Energie Bedrijven Suriname NV, Paramaribo, Suriname Shobha Sriharan - Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia United States Charles Steinback - Ecotrust, Portland, Oregon United States Rhys Stewart - Jamaica Public Services Company, Kingston, Jamaica Danielle Strijdhaftig - Energie Bedrijven Suriname NV, Paramaribo, Suriname Rajesh Sujanani - Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Kingston, Jamaica T Razia Taus - MI GLIS, Paramaribo, Suriname Shane Taylor - St. Elizabeth Parish Council, Toronto, Ontario Canada Christopher Taylor - Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago Carmelle Terborgh, PhD - Esri, Vienna, Virginia United States Camille Thompson - Heart Trust/NTA, Kingston, Jamaica Kerry-Ann Thompson - University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad And Tobago James Thompson - College Station, Texas United States Gabrielle Thongs - University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago W Raquel Nembhard Walker - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Zoe Walker - GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd, Kingston, Jamaica

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Lenworth Wallace - Kingston, Jamaica Ryan Wallace - Manchester Parish Council, Mandeville, Jamaica Cherece Wallace-Haywood - Tobago Emergency Management Agency, Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago Tracey-Ann Warner - International Centre for Environmental & Nuclear Sciences, Kingston, Jamaica Frederic Weinum - SDIS, Makiyrt, Guyana Grace Whittley - Westmoreland Parish Council, Westmoreland, Jamaica Bernard Williams - Water Resources Authority, Kingston, Jamaica Chaplin Williams - National Land Agency, Kingston, Jamaica Sydia Williams - Jamalco, May Pen, Jamaica Walter Williams - Mona Geoinformatics Institute, Kingston, Jamaica Allisia Williams - University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Demarco Williams - Turks & Caicos Islands Government, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands Errol Williams - Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas United States Andrea Williamson - National Water Commission, Kingston, Jamaica Ruel Williamson - Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC United States Sacoby Wilson - University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland United States Y Sara Yurman, GISP - Spatial Focus Inc, Decatur, Georgia United States

Conference Proceedings The speakers at this conference will submit papers and/or presentations for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings. Once compiled, you will be notified via email with download instructions, likely in 6-8 weeks.

Hope to see you at one or more URISA Educational Events in 2013! March 4-7, 2013 GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico June 17-20, 2013 URISA’s GIS in Public Health Conference Miami, Florida May 13-17, 2013 URISA Leadership Academy San Antonio, Texas

Coming Soon – Updates on the Dates/Locations for these URISA Conferences:

• Addressing Conference • GIS in Transit Conference

• GIS-Pro 2013

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URISA’s 6th Caribbean GIS Conference - November 12-16, 2012 - Montego Bay, Jamaica

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CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE Monday, November 12, 2012

Preconference Courses 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Mobile and Server GIS (Monday & Tuesday)

Room: Falmouth

ArcGIS Online (Monday & Tuesday)

Room: Trelawny

Engaging Local Communities through Coastal Resilience Room: Negril

Vendor Workshop: Photogrammetry and Applications - 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Room: Port Antonio Vendor Workshop: Integrate, share and dynamically update geospatial information 1:00 -3:30 PM Room: Port Antonio

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Preconference Courses 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Mobile and Server GIS (Monday & Tuesday)

Room: Falmouth

ArcGIS Online (Monday & Tuesday)

Room: Trelawny

URISA Certified Workshop – Open Source GIS Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall

URISA Certified Workshop – GIS Program Management Room: Port Antonio

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 – GIS Day! 9:00 –10:00AM Welcome & Keynote Address - Hanover Ballroom 10:00–10:30AM Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall - Exhibits open 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon

Geoinformatics in Disaster Risk Assessment Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall

Climate Change Adaptation Room: Trelawny

Tools for Geography Education Room: Port Antonio

10:30 AM – 2:30 PM High Level Meeting - Issues Affecting the Development and Use of Geospatial Technology in the Caribbean Room: Hanover Ballroom

12:00-1:00 PM Sponsored Lunch – Terraces 1:00 – 1:30 PM Exhibit Hall Break 1:30-3:00 PM

Improving Public Health Care Room: Mount Zion/ Cornwall

Environmental Remote Sensing Room: Trelawny

Measuring and Assessing the Impact of GIS Room: Port Antonio

10:30 AM – 2:30 PM High Level Meeting - Issues Affecting the Development and Use of Geospatial Technology in the Caribbean Room: Hanover Ballroom

3:00-3:30 PM Break in exhibit hall 3:30-5:00 PM Expanding the Approach to Public

Participation in Planning: Using New Tools and Techniques Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall

Land Records and Addressing Systems Room: Trelawny

NSDI Principles and GIS Professional Practices Room: Port Antonio

Spatial Data Management Mechanisms Room: Falmouth

5:15-6:00 PM Ignite Session - Hanover Ballroom 6:00-7:00 PM Networking Reception in Exhibition - Rose Hall Ballroom

Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:00 – 10:00AM Keynote Address - Hanover Ballroom 10:00-10:30AM Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall - Exhibits open 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM 10:30-12:00

Improved Disaster Management for Road Infrastructure Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall

Coastal and Marine Planning Room: Trelawny

Hydrology Applications in GIS Room: Port Antonio

Growing Uses of GIS Room: Falmouth

12:00-1:00PM Sponsored Lunch – Terraces 1:00 – 1:30PM Exhibit Hall Break 1:30-3:00 PM

Innovative GIS Solutions for Crime and Emergency Management Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall

Land Planning and Management in Jamaica Room: Trelawny

Participatory and Open Source GIS Applications Room: Port Antonio

Property Tax Revenue Generation Driven by Technology Room: Falmouth

3:00-3:30 PM Break in exhibit hall 3:30-5:00 PM

Geospatial Solutions for National Development Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall

Land Governance and Parcel Take Room: Trelawny

WebGIS Apps and 4D GIS Room: Port Antonio

Infrastructure Modeling Room: Falmouth

3:30 – 5:00PM Special Interest Group Meeting - International Cartographic Association – Room: Mount Salem 7:00-9:00 PM Jamaica Night Social Event - Meet us by the pool!

Friday, November 16, 2012 9:00-10:30AM

Environmental Monitoring Room: Mount Zion/Cornwall

Risk and Hazard Monitoring Room: Trelawny

Geospatial Application & Social Media Room: Port Antonio

GIS-based Solutions for National Planning and Management Room: Falmouth

10:30-11:00AM Coffee Break in exhibit hall (Exhibits open 10:00 – 12:00 PM) 11:00-12:00 Closing Keynote - Hanover Ballroom 1:00-2:30 PM LICJ Awards - Hanover Ballroom