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10:15-11:30 – Floodplain Modeling and Management
Integrating GIS and Climate Change into Flood Risk Mapping

Flood Analysis and Mapping for Prince George, British Columbia

1:30-2:45 – Map Makeovers: How to make your map great, Charlie Frye and Jim Herries
PDF PPT

8:30 – GIS for flood analysis
Jesse Rozelle, FEMA Region VIII – Minot, ND 2011 Flooding

-Pre-marked at-risk buildings
-Quick turnaround time (3-4 days)
-Measured depths at each structure and mapped them
-Heavily used Pictometry to evaluate buildings, specifically the foundations and for measuring # of stories
-Final economic loss estimated $125 million damage to residential and $30 million damage to commercial
-Geoeye captured Minot, ND and is on the ND Flex Site, with more data coming soon.

10:15 – GIS for atmospheric science
Greg Gaston, UNA – Severe Weather Patterns in the US from NWS Warning Polygons

-Tornadoes are showing up in historical clusters
-22,258+ polygon warnings
-Some states issue warnings faster then others do
-There IS a Dixey Alley

Expo

Some cute photos from the day

Daniel Ericsson wins making a difference award
Jane Goodall (rootsandshoots.org) – (Video)
Charlie Fitzpatrick – Making a Difference Awards… (Video)
Rwanda video… (Project Rwanda – @greenlivingprjt)
Helping Rwanda Coffee Growers.