November 19th, 2008
Time: 10AM - 3PM
Location: Herman B Wells Library, Main Lobby
Keynote Speaker
Jim Sparks
Indiana State Geographic Information Officer
Title: "Connections"
Presenter: Jim Sparks, Indiana Geographic Information Officer
Time: 12:00 PM, Noon
Location: E174 Wells Library, IUB |
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Jim Sparks has spent most of his career working with geospatial information. His experience has come through positions as construction surveyor, cartographer, parcel mapper and consultant, and in capacities as technician, supervisor, team leader, project manager, and director. Of note among the 40-plus significant GIS projects that Jim has led is the 200,000 person-hour IMAGIS (Indianapolis Mapping and Geographic Infrastructure System) data conversion project, which was completed between July 1987 and July 1989.
While most of his experience has been in the private sector, he has also worked in county and state government and the university environment.
He is a founding member of the Indiana GIS Initiative, and has served as co-chair of INGISI's Data Standards and Data Sharing committees and as Vice President of the Indiana Geographic Information Council Board of Directors.
Jim has also contributed to the local GIS community as a frequent presenter of topics that have included "GIS for Librarians", "An Introduction to GIS", "GIS Legal Issues", "Implementing a County GIS" and "For Fee or Free? Access to Government Spatial Data". His published papers include "Getting a GIS in 'Bits and Pieces'", American City and County Magazine; "The Indianapolis Pavement Management Project", AM/FM International; and "Controlling Quality during the Data Conversion Process", GIS/LIS.
In October 2007, Jim was appointed as Indiana's first Geographic Information Officer with a mission to facilitate the development, maintenance, and distribution of comprehensive statewide geographic data.
Earth as Art Winner
Title: Sea monster of the Ancient Tethys Ocean
By: Laura Bausback, Bloomington |
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Games
Where in Indiana, Where on Campus, and Which IU Campus are games where participants match aerial photographs of geographic locations (e.g. buildings, cities, famous landmarks) with actual descriptions/names of the places. Prizes will be given to participants who play the game. |
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