WLIA 2020 Annual Convention

Who should attend?
First time conference attendees and anyone looking to learn more about WLIA are invited to this brief session.

Seasoned WLIA members will share their tips on how to get the most out of the conference experience as well as explain the various roles WLIA serves in the land information and GIS community.

Planning for an Aerial Acquisition, whether Imagery and/or LiDAR, requires careful preparation and design. The specifications of the final processed dataset (Orthophotography, Plan Mapping, DEM, etc.) must be considered in the flight mission plan in addition to ground control, time of year, site conditions, base station locations, weather stations and atmospheric conditions. This presentation will address how an aerial flight plan for imagery and LiDAR is created and the multitude of essential elements that need to be considered in deploying a successful aerial acquisition.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) greatly appreciates and values public engagement and input. Facilitating engagement and gathering public input is extremely important during the master planning process. This presentation will discuss how our GIS team creatively leveraged Survey123, web maps and web apps including Web AppBuilder and Story Maps to create a product for the public to enhance interaction and inclusion with the public during the planning process.

Broadband is critical infrastructure affecting all Wisconsinites and Wisconsin businesses. The Wisconsin Broadband Office (WBO) at the Public Service Commission (PSC) helps citizens and businesses statewide understand local internet coverage and advocates for improved service statewide. The PSC uses and shares a plethora of mapping tools and data to drive decision-making within the PSC, the State, and for the general public. The Wisconsin Broadband Map, other PSC mapping applications, and the state’s $48 Million (2020-2021 budget cycle) Broadband Expansion Grant Program rely on quality mapping data to serve broadband stakeholders. Mapping at the PSC offers opportunities to partner with other groups, helping move the missions of BadgerNet, student internet access, and others forward as well. To fully service broadband access in Wisconsin in a cost-effective way, a more accurate means to map internet coverage is essential, along with having the necessary mapping data to map coverage. This presentation will provide a summary of these points, with examples of how the PSC uses mapping technology and fosters collaboration. In addition, PSC staff will also share how improved internet mapping techniques and supporting data can help more accurately map broadband and plan for future expansion.

Presentation will cover basics of preparing for a small project drone flight and general data processing. Demo will include pre-flight planning with Site Scan, creating an initial project in Drone2Map, and showing some outputs from completed flights.

The digital revolution has brought about a disruptive change in how spatial data are collected, analyzed, and mapped. This has made workflows vastly more efficient, yet bottlenecks often persist in the research process. Collecting surveys on perceptions of space, place, and regions is one notable example. Responses are typically recorded on paper maps but have to be painstakingly digitized before conducting any analysis. We seek to close this technological gap through the creation of an R library called “mapsurvey”, which allows for immediate submission and aggregation of digital responses tied to spatial data. In this presentation, we describe how the software operates and share our experience of its development. We also discuss the results of several implementations, which include student perceptions of (a) the location of the “Midwest” of the United States and (b) residential desirability of various regions in Wisconsin. Beyond education, such a library has applicability in urban planning, disaster mitigation and response, outdoor recreation, and public health.

Elevation/LiDAR - Share your successes and challenges with acquring and working with elevation data.