The National Map Users Conference: The National Enhanced Elevation Assessment: Preliminary Findings

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) sponsored the inaugural The National Map Users Conference (TNM UC) in conjunction with the eighth biennial Geographic Information Science (GIS) Workshop on May 10-13, 2011, in Golden, Colorado. The National Map Users Conference was held directly after the GIS Workshop at the Denver Marriott West on May 12-13.  The focus of the Users Conference was on the role of The National Map in supporting science initiatives, emergency response, land and wildlife management, and other activities.

The National Map Users Conference Experience: Short interviews of Conference attendees. (4:29)

Opening remarks and plenary speakers, Thursday, May 12, 2011 (UC Day 1)

• Kevin Gallagher, Master of Ceremonies, Associate Director of Core Science Systems (CSS), begins the opening plenary session of the conference.  Mark DeMulder, Director of the National Geospatial Program (NGP), gives a presentation about “The Current Status of The National Map and a Vision for the Future”. (39:47)

• Deanna Archuleta, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water & Science in Department of the Interior (DOI), gives a speech titled, “Advancing Our Geospatial Foundation for Protecting America’s Great Outdoors and Powering Our Future”. (21:18)

• Frederick Reuss, renowned author, puts forward a discourse about “The Question, What is a Map? Is More Relevant than Ever.” (36:52)

Award Ceremony, Tommy Dewald of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Keven Roth “semi-retired” USGS are the co-recipients of this year’s Henry Gannett Award, presented by Marcia McNutt, Director of the USGS and Alison Gannet, great-niece of Henry Gannett. Roth and Dewald were cited for their development of the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). (30:03)

Continuing remarks and plenary speakers, Friday, May 13, 2011 (UC Day 2)

• Dr. Joel Sheraga, Senior Advisor for Climate Adaptation in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives a speech titled “The Importance of Geospatial Information for Effective Adaptation to Climate Change”. (27:52)

• Larry Sugerbaker, Senior Advisor for The National Map, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), gives a presentation “The National Enhanced Elevation Assessment: Preliminary Findings”. (28:07)

• Barbara “Babs” Buttenfield, Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado-Boulder, gives a technical overview “Multiple Representations of Geospatial Data: A Cartographic Search for the Holy Grail?”. (27:35)

Closing Session:  “What You Said: Shaping the Direction of The National Map”.  (33:50)

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