URISA Caribbean GIS: Full Schedule

Welcome to the event site for URISA’s 2019 Caribbean GIS Conference in Trinidad!
Use this site to design your agenda, review presentations in-depth, and network with your peers.
Start reviewing the comprehensive workshop and training opportunities, the keynote addresses, professional development and networking events, and the abundance of concurrent breakout sessions in several focused program tracks:

Environmental Applications using Geospatial Technologies
Managing How Humans Impact the Community
Technological Advances in GIS
Governance, Education and the Future of GIS
Business Intelligence

Note that creating an attendee profile within Sched DOES NOT REGISTER you for the conference or specific workshops.
For registration and hotel information, click HERE.
For information about exhibiting at and sponsoring #CaribbeanGIS 2019, click HERE.

7:30am AST

Registration Hours

Monday November 18, 2019 7:30am - 5:00pm AST
Regency Foyer

Registration

8:30am AST

Achieving High Accuracy in GIS Mapping with Easy to Use Highly Efficient Mobile Tools (Half-Day Workshop) - Limited Availability

LIMITED AVAILABILITY!
Achieving High Accuracy in GIS Mapping with Easy to Use Highly Efficient Mobile Tools (Half-Day Workshop)
Monday, November 18, 2019 - 8:30 AM-12:00 Noon
Instructor:
Sheree Cameron, Geospatial Manager, GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd., Kingston, Jamaica
Josiah Burkett, GIS Analyst, GeoTechVision, Kingston, Jamaica

Advancements in technology are making everyday tasks across every facet of life simpler, and more effective with trustworthy results. There is no difference in the geospatial field. In particular however data quality and assurance are of paramount interest to project managers and decision makers. There is the conventional use of cellular phones or tablets as nowadays it is the standard to have these devices being able to produce geotagged imagery or global positioning information often within 5 – 10m accuracy. Using mobile submeter accuracy devices are now improving how we collect data and to a larger extent the quality of data being collected in the GIS workflow. There is no need for non-technical field data collection workers or GIS Technicians to be providing substandard data to project managers when technologies such as Drones and other global position enabled devices are raising the bar in geospatial data collection. Also, with the popularity of open source data collection and sharing across organizations and individuals, care must be taken in influencing data collection techniques and accuracies to improve analysis one can achieve from these data.

Participants will be able to appreciate the concept of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and its application in GIS workflow. GeoTechVision, Esri Silver business partners, will engage participants in a hands on four (4) hour session to enable them to optimize data capture using technologies described above in conjunction with popular easy to use esri applications and platforms such as Survey123, Collector for ArcGIS. Participants will also learn how to build effective dashboards with Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS. It’s a workshop designed to help all optimize their day to day field operations -‘field to finish’ is the aim.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Participants will understand and appreciate the concept of GNSS and spatially referenced data
Participants will be able to plan and execute a complete field to finish GIS workflow.
Participants will be able to use Esri tools such as Survey 123.

BRIEF OUTLINE: The aim of this workshop is to introduce and, in some cases, provide a concise refresher course to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technicians and non-technical field data collectors. Participants will be guided through a workflow which covers preplanning, data collection and manipulation of results in a cloud environment using ESRI’s tools such as Survey123, Collector and ArcGIS Online.

The workshop will be facilitated by staff from GeoTechVision's Geospatial Department.

Cost: One full-day or half-day workshop is included with full conference registration; $150 if only attending a workshop or adding a second half-day workshop

Speakers

Sheree Cameron

Geospatial Manager, GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd.

Sheree Cameron graduated from the University of Technology, Jamaica with a BSc. in Surveying and Geographic Information Sciences and from Sir Sandford Fleming College in Ontario, Canada with a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Environmental Planning. She has been a Geoinformatics Specialist... Read More →

Josiah Burkett

GIS Analyst, GeoTechVision

I am a passionate advocate for sustainable development and the use of technology to create innovative solutions especially in the Caribbean region. I completed a Bachelors of Science in Geology at the University of the West Indies, Mona as well as GIS specialization through University... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2019 8:30am - 12:00pm AST
Diamond/Topaz

Workshop

8:30am AST

Using Satellite Imagery to Optimize your Census and Downstream Uses for Civil Governments (Half-Day Workshop)

Using Satellite Imagery to Optimize your Census and Downstream Uses for Civil Governments
Monday, November 18, 2019 - 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Wendy Jacobs, Senior Manager Channel Enablement

Population censuses are administered by almost every country in the world to count their residents and are a primary source of data for these countries. Census counts provide data on the spatial distribution, age and sex structure, living conditions and other key socioeconomic characteristics of their population. But this data alone is not relevant unless it is associated to a location. And the smaller the level of geography in which the data is generated the better. Statistical data from the census not only supports decision-making around policy-making, planning and administration, but also supports monitoring SDGs.

Challenges facing National Statistical Offices (NSOs) include:

Lack of accurate or any maps
Not knowing what has changed since the last census
High rate of population growth
Need to identify all structures where people are living
Need to optimize enumeration areas and routings

To support NSOs in their census planning efforts, Maxar has created a set of census solutions that work alone or with GIS platforms to:

Improve data quality
Reduce per-household cost structure
Improve efficiency of creating basemaps, planning Enumeration Areas and conducting fieldwork

In this session you will:

Learn how to modernize your census planning and administration efforts by leveraging satellite imagery and information products
See demos of these products and understand how they fit into a typical census workflow
Learn about additional use cases for these products beyond census, that support Civil Governments

Speakers

Wendy Jacobs

Senior Manager Channel Enablement, Maxar

Wendy is a leader with a knack for connecting the dots across people, process and technology. She has over 20 years’ experience in a variety of industries and functional areas including industrial engineering, process improvement, marketing, business development, operations and... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2019 8:30am - 12:00pm AST
Jade

Workshop

8:30am AST

Hands-on Processing of LiDAR and Photogrammetry Point Clouds (Full-Day Workshop) - FULL

Hands-on Processing of LiDAR and Photogrammetry Point Clouds (Full-Day Workshop) - FULL TO CAPACITY
Monday, November 18, 2019 - 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Instructor:
Martin Isenburg, PhD, Chief Scientist, rapidlasso GmbH, Sommerhausen, Bavaria - Germany

Dr. Isenburg will start with an interactive and intuitive introduction on LiDAR processing with examples of different projects such as flood mapping, archaeological discoveries, measuring forest timber volume or biomass, etc .... This is followed by a hands-on workshop during which attendees will perform the typical steps of a LiDAR processing workflow on their own Windows laptops using the software and the data provided. This workshop will touch upon parts of (1) LiDAR quality checking, (2) LiDAR preparation (tiling, cleaning, classifying), and (3) LiDAR derivative creation such as DTMs, DSMs, contour maps. Finally we will repeat similar exercises using photogrammetric point clouds that were derived from image correlation with software such as Pix4D or AgiSoft as those are often more accessible than LiDAR - especially in remote areas.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Understand LiDAR and how it is different from photogrammetric point clouds in terms of vegetation penetration and active versus passive sensing. Importance of quality checking. And again the big importance of quality checking. Typical workflow of point cloud processing pipeline. Generating standard derivative products.

BRIEF OUTLINE:
Part 1:Overview Lecture about LiDAR and the LAS format. Hands-on Quality Checking:, visual inspection, LAS file validation, flightline overlap and alignment, pulse density and spacing calculations

Part 2: Hands-on LiDAR preparation: compression, spatial indexing, tiling, importance of tile buffering, noise removal, ground classification, building and vegetation classification.

Part 3: LiDAR product generation: DTM / DSM, intensity grids, building outlines, contour line generation, forestry metrics, brief intro to full waveform LiDAR (time permitting)

Part 4: Same workflow as above but now for photogrammetry points with the sole goal of DTM generation. What steps are different and why? What quality can be expected. And (in case the time permits) combining LiDAR and photogrammetry points).

I will bring all software and data sets on USB stick and expect each student has access to a Windows PC with 10 GB of free disk space. I plan to bring my own data sets but if there is local LiDAR and/or photogrammetry data available from Trinidad and Tobago or any of the nearby island areas that would be splendid.

HANDS-ON: Windows PCs or computers with optionally installed QGIS and Google Earth

PREREQUISITES: Fundamentals of GIS

AUDIENCE: students or scientists in remote sensing, professionals in urban planning, forest management, environmental protection, wetland rehabilitation, coastal management, archaeologists, hydrologists, geologists, volcanologists, biologists , ...

Limited to 15 participants. Must have laptop to participate in this hands-on workshop.

Speakers

Martin Isenburg, PhD

Chief Scientist, rapidlasso GmbH

Dr. Isenburg received his MSc in 1999 from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and his PhD in 2004 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA – both in Computer Science. Currently, he is an independent scientist, lecturer, and research consultant... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2019 8:30am - 5:00pm AST
Ruby

Workshop

8:30am AST

Parcel Management (Full-Day Workshop)

Parcel Management (Full-Day Workshop)
Monday, November 18, 2019
Instructors:
Amir Bar-Maor, Product Engineer Parcel Management, Esri
Douglas Nelson, VP Business Intelligence Research/New Business Development, Spatial Innovision Limited, Kingston, Jamaica

The parcel fabric provides a comprehensive framework for managing, editing, and sharing parcel data in ArcGIS Enterprise. Installed on the cloud or on your own premise, it supports a multiuser versioned editing environment using a services-based architecture. The services-based architecture allows you to share the parcel fabric across all platforms (desktop, mobile, and web).

Migrating to the new parcel fabric has never been that easy. Bring your own parcel data and laptop (with ArcGIS Pro 2.4 Standard or Advanced) and learn how to design your information model and migrate to it. The parcel fabric information model is in conformance with the LADM (Land Administration Domain Model ISO 19152) and can be extended to meet your business needs.

Once migrated we will cover common parcel workflows using tasks such as: merge, split, parcels from CAD.
The parcel fabric comes with built in quality management tool that can be adjusted based on your business rules. The workshop will demonstrate how to evaluate the quality of your data and how you can define your own business rules to maintain the topological integrity as well as attribution.

We will finish with advanced demos and topics:

How to visualize and analyze your parcel data in 3D. The parcel fabric is 3D enabled and is designed to support a continuum of 3D.
Parcel fabrics are time enabled: show historic parcels, parcel lineage and moving back in time
Sharing and transparency - when using services, the data is always live and can be shared with different groups with different sets of permissions.
CAD – how to automate the import of structured CAD data (dwg) into the parcel fabric
Coordinate based cadastre – how to collect high accuracy parcels using GNSS receivers and the multiple methods of ingesting the data.
Fit for purpose - how to ingest parcel data that is entered in a web browser.

The workshop will conclude with discussion about the product road map and a sneak peek into some of the future capabilities: automation using SDK , support of administrative boundaries, least squares adjustment, digital submission and much more.

Speakers

Amir Bar-Maor

Product Engineer Parcel Management, Esri

By education I am a geodetic engineer (M.Sc), licensed land surveyor, licensed real estate appraiser, system designer. Working on developing functionality for parcels and tasks, mostly in ArcGIS Pro. Working with a great team of professionals in esri, we strive to improve the quality... Read More →

Douglas Nelson

VP Business Intelligence Research/New Business Development, Spatial Innovision Limited

Douglas Nelson is an information systems manager and implementer working for more than 25 years across a range of private, non-governmental and public sector organizations providing financial, water utility, ICT, agriculture extension and geospatial solutions and services. He is currently... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2019 8:30am - 5:00pm AST
Sapphire

Workshop

1:00pm AST

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT) #CaribbeanGIS Mapathon - (Half-Day Workshop)

Caribbean GIS Mapathon - (Half-Day Workshop)
Monday, November 18, 2019 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Instructor:
Tyler Radford, Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), Washington, District of Columbia - United States

OpenStreetMap is the free and open map of the world used by humanitarians and development practitioners worldwide. More than one million contributors have made hundreds of millions of edits to the map since 2005. In this OpenStreetMap "Mapathon”, participants will join together in using OpenStreetMap for humanitarian response and toward achievement of the SDGs, mapping an area of the world using their own laptops and web-based OSM tools. Data generated will contribute to a real-world development program or natural disaster response. We’ll briefly discuss how data generated by citizen contributors can be used to monitor & meet SDGs.

The session will begin with a brief overview and introduction to open mapping and the Missing Maps project followed by a primer in using OpenStreetMap editing tools. Participants will map together and have an opportunity to ask questions as part of an interactive, experiential learning process. We’ll provide an overview of how to utilize OSM data outside of OSM and in other GIS tools for more technical participants. Participants will also hear real-world examples of how OSM is being used in the Caribbean for refugee response and disaster management.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Participants will explore and obtain hands-on experience in using web-based OpenStreetMap editing tools for creating map data from satellite imagery.
Participants will learn to create basic data such as buildings, roads, land use, and basic infrastructure in areas where this data is missing, using the Missing Maps approach.

By the end of the mapathon, participants will be able to employ the approach for generating missing map data in geographic areas of interest for their organization’s programs, and learn how to organize similar volunteering events in the future in their countries.

BRIEF OUTLINE:

Intro to OSM & humanitarian impact (20 min)
Intro to tools (20 min)
Mapping (hands-on - 2.5 hours)
Closing and discussion of potential use cases in the Caribbean (30 min)

HANDS-ON: Bring laptop and mouse.

PREREQUITES: None

AUDIENCE: All are welcome

Speakers

Tyler Radford

Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Tyler Radford currently serves as HOT’s Executive Director. He joined HOT in April 2015 after 12 years leading diverse, people-focused technology and data-enabled projects across the public, private, nonprofit, and international humanitarian sectors for organizations such as the... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2019 1:00pm - 5:00pm AST
Diamond/Topaz

Workshop

1:00pm AST

Valuation Workflows in ArcGIS - (Half-Day Workshop) by Esri and Spatial Innovision

Valuation Workflows in ArcGIS (Half-Day Workshop) by Esri and Spatial Innovision
Monday, November 18, 2019 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Instructors:
Katherine Smyth, Solution Engineer, Land Administration, Esri, Redlands, California - United States
Kerry-Ann Mahabeer, Eastern Caribbean President, Spatial Innovision Limited, Trinidad and Tobago

This workshop will focus on introducing spatial valuations leveraging ArcGIS. We will detail several options for collecting data in the field. Then we will explore property characteristics along with existing assessment/valuation and sales data and use analytical tools to create assessment neighborhoods. We will then investigate trends in valuation data by performing spatial statistical analysis including regression and show how tools leveraging machine learning can predict missing or out dated values.

Finally, we will share the data on a portal that can be accessed by other agencies or the public. Bring your questions, as this will be an interactive workshop dependent on your opinions and experiences. Specific ArcGIS products covered will include Survey123, Collector, ArcGIS Pro, Insights for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Hub.

Cost: One full-day or half-day workshop is included with full conference registration; $195 if only attending a workshop or adding a second half-day workshop

Speakers

Kathrine Smyth

Solution Engineer, Esri

Kerry-Ann Mahabeer

Eastern Caribbean President / Customer Empowerment Lead, Spatial Innovision Limited

Monday November 18, 2019 1:00pm - 5:00pm AST
Jade

Workshop

5:30pm AST

Informal Meet-Up in Lobby Lounge

This non-hosted event is a great way to start developing your conference connections early without leaving the venue. Join us for a meet-up in the Lobby Lounge. See you there!

Monday November 18, 2019 5:30pm - 7:30pm AST

Networking

7:30am AST

Registration Hours

Tuesday November 19, 2019 7:30am - 5:00pm AST
Regency Foyer

Registration

8:30am AST

Welcome & Keynote Address

Hear from URISA Caribbean Chapter leaders and Conference Planning Committee members about the agenda and other important items concerning GIS in the region.

We are so honored to welcome Ambassador, Dr. June Soomer, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), as our keynote speaker. Dr. Soomer will discuss how geospatial technology can help us to minimize the impact of human activity on the environment and that small developing countries must maximize their use of geospatial technology to ensure sustainable development.

Dr. June Soomer received her Ph.D. in History from the University of the West Indies in 1994. She was the first female to graduate with a doctorate in History from the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies. Her thesis entitled “An Assessment of the Factors Affecting the Structure and Functioning of The British West Indies Federal Civil Service, 1947-1962”, commenced her deep passion for regional integration and has directed her career path. She served as Saint Lucia’s Ambassador to OECS and CARICOM with responsibility for Diaspora Affairs. A position she has held from 2008-2016.

Since completing her doctorate, she has pursued academic programmes in Human Resources Management, Organisation Development and Strategic Planning. She lectured at the University of the West Indies as well as other Universities in the United States. She also worked for ten (10) years at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank in the Human Resources Department, the Research Department and the Strategic Policy Unit.

Since 2010 she has served on many national and regional committees including OECS Commissioner for Saint Lucia, Head of the Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Team for Saint Lucia’s with Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines and Member of the National Working Group on Free Circulation of Goods in the OECS.

She has received numerous awards and in July 2018 was awarded with the University of the West Indies Alumni Association Pelican Award for excellence in diplomacy, public service and the promotion of regionalism representing the 1989-1998 decade of the university with distinction. While in October that year was recognised for outstanding leadership on the 70th Anniversary of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.

Dr. Soomer has diverse experiences through her work in the diplomatic, financial and education sectors obtained through over thirty (30) years of academic and professional experience functioning at the managerial, operational and technical levels. She has a sound understanding of contemporary development issues and continues to advocate for equality and equity in sustainable development. She currently serves as the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States. In 2018 she was appointed Chair of the Open Campus Council of the UWI. The first female to serve in both capacities.

Speakers

Dr. June Soomer

Secretary General, Association of Caribbean States (ACS)

Ambassador, Dr. June Soomer, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), is our esteemed keynote speaker. Dr. Soomer will discuss how geospatial technology can help us to minimize the impact of human activity on the environment and that small developing countries... Read More →

Tuesday November 19, 2019 8:30am - 10:00am AST
Regency I, II, III

Keynote Address

10:00am AST

Coffee Break in the Foyer

Enjoy a quick coffee break with our exhibitors and sponsors

Tuesday November 19, 2019 10:00am - 10:30am AST
Regency Foyer

Break

10:30am AST

Business Efficiency Improvements through Geospatial Information Solutions

This session explores the business benefits of geospatial solutions at the national and enterprise levels. Geospatial application in planning, addressing systems and public health will be presented.

Geographic Information Systems: A Strategic Planning Tool for Caribbean Nations
Sheryl-Anne Haynes, MPhil, Development Consultant, Hope - Trinidad and Tobago
Building Geospatial Capacity to Support Research, Program Delivery and Inform Decision-Making within a Non-profit, Public Health Organization
Liora Sahar, GISP, PhD, Scientific Director/Geospatial Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia - United States

Moderators

Desmond Dougall

Managing Director, GISCAD Limited

Speakers

Sheryl-Anne Haynes, MPhil

Development Consultant, Town and Country Planning

I am a planner by training. I think GIS can be a wonderful tool used correctly. I am interested in improving systems and also getting Caribbean governments to embrace technology and use it to improve delivery of services. This of course is not the only way to improve service but... Read More →

Liora Sahar, GISP, PhD

Scientific Director/Geospatial Research, American Cancer Society

Business Efficiency Improvements through Geospatial Information Solutions pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm AST
Jade

Breakout Session

10:30am AST

Disaster Management and Resilience

Disasters are a fact of life in the Caribbean and this session will showcase how GIS has been used to facilitate both response and prevention, using portals, workflows and participatory techniques.

Integrating GIS & Participatory Mapping for Disaster Prevention at the University of the West Indies
Gabrielle Thongs, Ph.D., M.Sc. , B.Sc., Assistant Lecturer, The University of the West Indies, Department of Geography, St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
Deston Pope, B.Sc., Student, The University of the West Indies, Department of Geography, St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
NASA DISASTERS Mapping Portal Demonstration
Jeremy Kirkendall, GISP, Senior GIS Administrator, NASA DISASTERS Program, Greenbelt, Maryland - United States
19 Years of Preparation for Responding to Emergency Events from a Geospatial Perspective
Brent Yantis, MLA, GIS and RS University Instructor, Director, NASA/University of Louisiana at Lafayette Regional Application Center Lafayette, Louisiana - United States

Moderators

Timothy Fella

Global Business Development/Land Administration, Esri

Tim Fella is the Global Business Development Manager for Land Administration at Esri. He comes to ESRI with 14 years of experience with land tenure and land administration issues from across the globe. Just prior to Esri, Mr. Fella led new business development and consulting for the... Read More →

Speakers

Dr Gabrielle Thongs

Lecturer, Department of Geography, UWI

Dr. Gabrielle Thongs holds a B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Surveying and Land Information as well as a M.Sc. in Planning and Development from UWI, St. Augustine. Her Ph.D. research was focused on assessing multiple hazards and social vulnerabilities in the Caribbean. While furthering her education... Read More →

Deston Pope

B.Sc. Student, University of the West Indies , St. Augustine Campus

Deston Pope, recently completed his bachelor’s degree in Geography and Environmental and Natural Resource Management. Passionate about disaster risk management and geographic information systems, Deston aims to further his studies in these fields with the goal of improving local... Read More →

Jeremy Kirkendall, GISP

Senior GIS Administrator, NASA

Jeremy Kirkendall is the Senior GIS Administrator of the NASA Disasters Program’s Mapping Portal at NASA Headquarters. He is responsible for the curation of the NASA Disasters Mapping Portal which hosts disaster-relevant research, data, and satellite imagery from across NASA as... Read More →

Brent Yantis, MLA

Director, NASA/Univeristy of Louisiana

I am the Director of the NASA/UL Lafayette Regional Application Center located on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture: Landscape Ecology/GIS and Remote Sensing from Louisiana... Read More →

Disaster Management and Resilience pdf

URISAFirstRespondersAbstract pdf

TrainFirstRespond URISA2019 pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm AST
Diamond/Topaz

Breakout Session

10:30am AST

Utilizing Geospatial Techniques to Improve Disaster Response

This session discusses the use of UAVs and GIS for acquiring geospatial data, and for disaster and emergency response after major hurricane events.

Enhancing Spatial Data Acquisition for DRM Activities in Rural Guyana
Dina Khadija Benn, Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Guyana, Georgetown - Guyana
Development of a GIS Web Portal to Assist on Puerto Rico (PR) Recovery after Hurricane Maria
Javier Acosta, GISP, CIO & VP, TrackIt, LLC, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Moderators

Alan Mills

Geographer, Alan Mills Consulting Ltd

Speakers

Dina Khadija Benn

Researcher

Javier Acosta Hernandez, MSIS, GISP

CIO & VP, Trackit, LLC

With Civil Engineering, Database Design and GIS education, plus 26yrs experience on GIS implementation projects and 10yrs as a GISP.- Produced Location Analysis, support and progress reporting for Disaster recovery efforts for the telecommunication, power and other government and... Read More →

Utilizing Geospatial Techniques to Improve Disaster Response pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm AST
Ruby

Breakout Session

10:30am AST

Women in the (GIS) Geospatial Sciences: Building Leaders for Tomorrow

During this session, we will identify challenges women geospatial scientists face and cover topics such as Work-Life Integration, Career Trajectories & Leadership, Mentoring & Coaching, Communication & Language and Obstacles, Conflicts & Solutions and the importance of providing safe spaces for discussions centered on these topics.

An exciting and accomplished panel of Caribbean Women GIS Leaders will share their lessons learned and advice!

Moderators

Tricia Melville, GISP

GIS Manager, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries

Speakers

Renee Babb

GIS & Remote Sensing Specialist, GeoOrbis Consulting Inc.

Cherece Wallace

Director, Land Management Department, Office of The Chief Secretary,Tobago House of Assembly

Cherece Wallace currently oversees the operations of the Land Management Department and the State lands under the responsibility of the Tobago House of Assembly. She has expertise working on projects within the Caribbean, such as in strengthening the commitment of GEF participating... Read More →

Cecille Blake

UN-GGIM and UNGEGN Secretariats, United Nations Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Sheryl-Anne Haynes, MPhil

Development Consultant, Town and Country Planning

Women in the GIS Geospatial Sciences Building Leaders for Tomorrow pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm AST
Sapphire

Full Session

12:00pm AST

Conference Hosted Lunch

Tuesday November 19, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm AST
Regency IV

Hosted Lunch

1:00pm AST

Dessert served in the Exhibit Hall - Grand Opening of Exhibition

Enjoy Dessert in the Exhibit Hall with our exhibitors/sponsors

Tuesday November 19, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm AST
Regency V

Break

2:00pm AST

Enhancing Customer Experience Using Geospatial Techniques

This session will describe the application of GIS in improving business efficiencies through sale predictions, selecting optimal cell sites for customer coverage and route optimization for distribution companies.

Predicting Sales at Convenience Goods Retailers in Trinidad using GIS and Regression Modeling: A Web Application Built on the ArcGIS API for Javascript
Roman Gibbons, ASPRS GIS/LIS, Student, Penn State University, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Using GIS to Determine Cell Site Migration/Location to Enhance Customer Coverage Areas
Keyon Santlal, GIS Specialist, GISCAD Limited, Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago
Melissa Joseph, GIS Technician, GISCAD Limited, Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago
GIS in Route Optimization and Customer Database Expansion (Gap Analysis) for a Manufacturing and Distributions Company
Michael Ramsawak, GIS Technician, GISCAD Limited, Laventille, Trinidad & Tobago
Taariq Sookoor, GIS Technician, GISCAD Limited, Laventille, Trinidad & Tobago

Moderators

Fidel Omar-Ali

GIS Manager, Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago

Speakers

Roman Gibbons, ASPRS GIS/LIS

Student, Penn State University

My Name is Roman Gibbons. I’m a computer engineer living in Trinidad and Tobago and I operate a small engineering company locally. I’ve managed a few projects in my 13 years of business here and many of them involved using GIS to improve business efficiency and help clients achieve... Read More →

Keyon Santlal

GIS Specialist, GISCAD Limited

I began my GIS career at Giscad Limited where knowledge and application of GIS expanded beyond my expectations. I have been involved in projects where GIS was used in Business Analytics, Construction, Utilites, Spatial Planning, and Land Preservation. As a certified UAV pilot, I created... Read More →

Melissa Joseph

GIS Technician, GISCAD Limited

BSc Geomatic Engineering

Michael Ramsawak

GIS Technician, GISCAD Limited

BSc. Geomatics Engineering

Taariq Sookoor

GIS Technician, GISCAD Limited

Enhancing Customer Experience Using Geospatial Techniques pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm AST
Jade

Breakout Session

2:00pm AST

GIS for Resilience and Sustainable Development I

This session describes the application of remote sensing analytics to assessing the resilience of small island developing states. It also discusses the relevance of GIS for the SDGs.

Assessing National Geospatial Data Ecosystems in the Caribbean
Bheshem Ramlal, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Establishment of an Enterprise GIS at the Local Government Level in Support of Spatial Planning and Disaster Management
Sarah Hosein, GIS Officer, Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government, Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago
Aisha Donaldson, Senior Regional Planner, Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government, Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago
Danielle Richards, GIS Technician, Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government, Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderators

Bheshem Ramlal, Ph.D

Senior Lecturer, University of the West Indies

Speakers

Aisha Donaldson

Senior Regional Planner, Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government

Sarah Hosein

GIS Officer, Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government

Danielle Richards

GIS Technician, Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government

Ms.Danielle Richards is the GIS Technician at the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government, Trinidad. She attained a BSc Geography and Environmental and Natural Resource Management at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. Her areas of expertise are... Read More →

GIS for Resilience and Sustainable Development I pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm AST
Sapphire

Breakout Session

2:00pm AST

Impacts of Disaster and Early Warning

This session looks how GIS and remote sensing is helping us to measure the impact of disasters (particularly on our fragile environment) in the region as well as monitoring so we can have early warning of new events.

Temporal Change in Barbuda Mangrove Due to the Impact from Hurricane Irma 2017
Jason Williams, GLIS Certificate, Data Manager, Department of Environment, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Ruleo Camacho, MSc Marine Bio, MSc Marine Policy, Natural Resource Officer, Department of Environment, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
The Design and Development of a Drought Monitoring System Using GIS
Kyle Alexander, BSc., MSc., L&S Surveying Services Limited, La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago
Gabrielle Thongs, Ph.D. M.Sc. B.Sc., Assistant Lecturer, Department of Geography, St Augustine - Trinidad and Tobago

Moderators

Roshaun Clarke

Acting CEO, Spatial Innovision Limited

As a part of the leadership of Spatial Innovision Ltd, the Caribbean's first and leading geospatial company, I am keen on empowering the region with the latest and greatest in geospatial technology. Similarly as a seasoned artiste/musician, I am interested in leveraging the creative... Read More →

Speakers

Jason Williams

Data Manager, Department of Environment

Jason Williams currently holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Biological Sciences and a Masters of Science in Integrated Management of Coastal Zones, both from the University of La Habana in Cuba. He also completed a Certificate at the University of West Indies, St. Augustine campus... Read More →

Ruleo Camacho

Natural Resource Officer, Department of Environment

I am a Marine Ecologist who specializes in Coral Reef Ecology. I have an interest in the use of UAV and GIS to understand coastal and marine ecosystem changes.

Kyle Alexander, M.Sc. , B.Sc.

Cadastral Unit Supervisor / GIS Consultant, L&S Surveying Services Ltd

Kyle Alexander is a Licenced Land Surveyor and Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist with over seven years of providing technical advice to clients in the private and public sector. Kyle received a Master of Science in Geoinformatics in November 2017 and a Bachelor of Science... Read More →

Dr Gabrielle Thongs

Lecturer, Department of Geography, UWI

Impacts of Disaster and Early Warning pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm AST
Diamond/Topaz

Breakout Session

2:00pm AST

Improving Management Using Geospatial Information Systems

This session will provide insights from an industry specialist on leveraging GIS to improve an organization’s business processes and thereby enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

GIS for Managers
Valrie Grant, GISP, Managing Director, GeoTechVision, Kingston, Jamaica
Janet Stewart, Canadian eLearning Expert, WeLoveLearning, Ottawa, ON - Canada
Achieving Greater Efficiency and Cost Savings as a Jamaican Government through a GIS ELA
Simone M. Lloyd, GISP, Senior GIS Manager & Trainer, National Spatial Data Management Division Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Kingston, Jamaica
Ranford Campbell, GISP, GIS Projects Manager, National Spatial Data Management Division/Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation/Land Information Council of Jamaica

Moderators

Cecille Blake

UN-GGIM and UNGEGN Secretariats, United Nations Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Speakers

Valrie Grant, GISP

Managing Director, GeoTechVision

Valrie Grant is the founder and Managing Director of GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd. She earned a BSc. Degree in Geology from the University of West Indies and a MSc. in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Environment from the Manchester Metropolitan University and is also a certified... Read More →

Janet Stewart

Canadian eLearning Expert, WeLoveLearning

As a leader in the GIS Community you know how important it is to be on the leading edge of your industry. We feel the same way at WeLoveLearning! Our team designs, creates and deploys really awesome customized digital learning solutions to respond to each client's unique business... Read More →

Simone M. Lloyd, GISP

Senior GIS Manager & Trainer, National Spatial Data Management Division , Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation

Ranford Campbell, GISP

GIS Projects Manager, National Spatial Data Management Division/Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation

INTRODUCTIONThe aim of this portfolio is to give an overview of the educational and technical background, skill level and qualifications of Ranford Stephen Campbell.BIOGRAPHYRanford Campbell is a Certified Geographic Information System Professional (GISP), He is a graduate of the... Read More →

Improving Management Using Geospatial Information Systems pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm AST
Ruby

Full Session

3:30pm AST

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

Tuesday November 19, 2019 3:30pm - 4:00pm AST
Regency V

Break

4:00pm AST

GIS for Resilience and Sustainable Development II

This session describes the application of remote sensing analytics to assessing the resilience of small island developing states. It also discusses the relevance of GIS for the SDGs.

Remote Sensing Analytics for Resilience of Small Island States
Carl Anderson, GISP, Consultant, New Light Technologies, Inc., Bradenton, Florida - United States
GIS and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Tim Fella, Global Business Development/Land Administration, Esri, Redlands, California - United States
Optimizing Protected Area Efficiency
Joshua Spiers, Student, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago

Moderators

Renee Babb

GIS & Remote Sensing Specialist, GeoOrbis Consulting Inc.

Speakers

Carl Anderson, GISP

Senior Solutions Architect, New Light Technologies

Carl Anderson, GISP supports Federal, State, Local and Private partners with geospatial needs. he is a former URISA President and has 30+ years of geospatial experience.

Timothy Fella

Global Business Development/Land Administration, Esri

Joshua Spiers

Ph.D Student, University of the West Indies

GIS for Resilience and Sustainable Development II pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm AST
Sapphire

Breakout Session

4:00pm AST

Data for Disaster Response

To measure the impact and monitor the aid effort after disasters needs good baseline and situation data. This session will highlight how sharing government topographic and demographic data, academic sources and crowdmapping efforts we can substantially improve GIS’s contribution to humanitarian relief.

Getting (your data) Prepared for Disaster: Data Readiness in the Caribbean
Tyler Radford, Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), Washington, District of Columbia - United States
Alan Mills, Geographer, Alan Mills Consulting Ltd, Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom

Moderators

Desmond Dougall

Managing Director, GISCAD Limited

Speakers

Tyler Radford

Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Alan Mills

Geographer, Alan Mills Consulting Ltd

Data for Disaster Response pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm AST
Diamond/Topaz

Full Session

4:00pm AST

Location Analytics

This full session will provide insights from an industry specialist on developing new business models utilizing location analytics tools available in GIS.

Location Analytics: The New Data-Driven Business Model
Valrie Grant, GISP, Managing Director, GeoTechVision, Kingston, Jamaica
Sheree Cameron, Geospatial Manager, GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd., Kingston, Jamaica
Josiah Burkett, GIS Analyst, GeoTechVision, Kingston, Jamaica

Moderators

Cherece Wallace

Director, Land Management Department, Office of The Chief Secretary,Tobago House of Assembly

Speakers

Sheree Cameron

Geospatial Manager, GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd.

Josiah Burkett

GIS Analyst, GeoTechVision

Valrie Grant, GISP

Managing Director, GeoTechVision

Location Analytics pdf

Tuesday November 19, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm AST
Jade

Full Session

4:00pm AST

Using the Parcel Fabric in Bonaire

Attend and learn how Cadaster Bonaire implemented ArcGIS Pro 2.4 Parcel Fabric to deliver new efficiencies and process improvements. Linked to an external database, the Parcel Fabric is the backbone of the cadastral system enabling new capabilities, standardized workflows and data quality improvement.

For nearly 60 years, Cadaster Bonaire has been responsible for managing approximately 13,000 parcels on the island nestled in the Leeward Antilles. Home to 20,000 inhabitants, the island municipality is about 282 km².

The office is responsible for mapping parcels, registering notary deeds for secure land transfer, and safeguarding legal certainty and legal affairs of properties on the island.
By using Parcel Fabric, we have improved how we manage and create new parcel(s) while maintaining the history and data of the old parcel(s). The parcel data is integrated with an external database with the legal data such as:

Description of the parcel
The owner(s)
Information of the title of ownership
Mortgages and liens on the parcel(s)
Other legal obligations (usufruct, easement, apartment rights, building and planting right, footpath right, etc.)

Now it is possible when a parcel is split or merged into a new parcel, a new record is created with the legal information of the old parcels delivering efficiencies and better data in a modern, sustainable technology environment.

Speakers:
Riency M. Holder: CEO of Cadaster Bonaire
Guershon Nahr: CEO of ICT Labs N.V. Curacao
Rademier Streden: Developer ICT Labs N.V. Curacao
Operator system: Maurison Martines: GIS operator Cadaster Bonaire

Moderator: Amir Bar-Mior, Esri

Moderators

Amir Bar-Maor

Product Engineer Parcel Management, Esri

Speakers

Riency M. Holder

CEO, Cadaster Bonaire

Riency M. Holder is CEO of the Cadaster of Bonaire. As a Survey Engineer working for 23 years, he elevated Cadaster Bonaire to a highest level of land surveying and land registration. His policy priority is to be the first fully digital Cadaster in the Caribbean. By earning 3 SAG... Read More →

Rademier Streden

Senior Software Developer, ICT Labs B.V

Rademier Streden is a software engineer for ICT Labs. His passion for technology and ambition earned him the Senior Software Engineer position at ICT Labs. When he isn’t glued to a computer screen, he spends his time watching series, documentaries or vlogs.

Maurison Martines

GIS Operator, Cadaster Bonaire

Maurison Martines a 28 years old, young adult that was born & raised in Bonaire started working in AutoCad. After seeing the possibilities in ArcGis it shifted his mindset. He is very ambitious, determined and will always do his best to achieve his dreams.

Tuesday November 19, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm AST
Ruby

Full Session

5:00pm AST

Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall

Visit with our exhibitors and sponsors, enjoy some refreshments, and get the specs you need to bring back to the office.

Tuesday November 19, 2019 5:00pm - 6:00pm AST
Regency V

Networking

8:00am AST

Registration Hours

Wednesday November 20, 2019 8:00am - 5:00pm AST
Regency Foyer

Registration

9:00am AST

Town Hall Meeting: Caribbean Geospatial Development Initiative (CGDI)

This Town Hall Meeting will focus on the Caribbean Geospatial Development Initiative (CGDI). The CGDI will build on efforts by the UNGGIM Americas, the Government of Mexico, and other regional organisations, and will use the ESRI and CARICOM agreement as a platform to develop strategies for improving Spatial Data Infrastructures in Caribbean countries.

First, an overview of the global environment will be provided along with a review of previous SDI developments efforts in the Caribbean. Notwithstanding these efforts, the current situation requires additional efforts. The objectives and expected results will be described.

The floor will then be opened for comments, questions and suggestions to improve the proposed initiative. This town hall meeting promises to provide great insights into the work being done in Geospatial Data Infrastructure at the international and regional levels and how the Caribbean is likely to benefit from these developments.

Speakers

Bheshem Ramlal, Ph.D

Senior Lecturer, University of the West Indies

Wednesday November 20, 2019 9:00am - 10:00am AST
Regency I, II, III

Meeting

10:00am AST

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

Wednesday November 20, 2019 10:00am - 10:30am AST
Regency V

Break

10:30am AST

Geospatial Transformation and Education

This session examines the geospatial component in the digital transformation of society. An examination of the benefits and limitations of adopting software solutions from developed countries for use in the Caribbean is analysed using a case study from Trinidad and Tobago. The value of utilizing open access data sets in advancing geospatial science education is explored in the third paper in this session.

Geospatial in the Digital Transformation
Valrie Grant, GISP, Managing Director, GeoTechVision, Kingston, Jamaica
Sheree Cameron, Geospatial Manager, GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd., Kingston, Jamaica
Josiah Burkett, GIS Analyst, GeoTechVision, Kingston, Jamaica
More Harm than Good. A Critical Analysis of CompStat in a Developing Country
Aleem Mahabir, Geography Graduate Student, University of the West Indies, Mona, Department of Geography and Geology, Kingston, Jamaica
Advancing Undergraduate Geospatial Science Education Using No Cost Landsat as a Base to Build Story Map Applications while Enhancing the “Remote Sensing Art Gallery Exhibit”
Brent, Yantis, MLA, GIS and RS University Instructor, Director, NASA/University of Louisiana at Lafayette Regional Application Center Lafayette, Louisiana - United States

Moderators

Simone M. Lloyd, GISP

Senior GIS Manager & Trainer, National Spatial Data Management Division , Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation

Speakers

Sheree Cameron

Geospatial Manager, GeoTechVision Enterprises Ltd.

Josiah Burkett

GIS Analyst, GeoTechVision

Valrie Grant, GISP

Managing Director, GeoTechVision

Aleem Mahabir

Graduate Student, University of the West Indies, Mona

Aleem Mahabir is currently pursuing an MPhil in Geography at the University of the West Indies, Mona. In April 2019, he was selected for the Urban Geography Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers graduate research fellowship award for the preliminary results of... Read More →

Brent Yantis, MLA

Director, NASA/Univeristy of Louisiana

Geospatial Transformation and Education pdf

URISAGeospatialEd2019 pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm AST
Regency I, II, III

Breakout Session

10:30am AST

Land and Environment

New technology and techniques continue to improve our ability to map, monitor and manage our land environment and in this session, we cover forest and agricultural land and a range of tools.

Developing an Agricultural Information System for MALF
Tricia Melville, GISP, Msc, BA., Senior Land Information Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
Shivani Deonarine, Bsc, Msc., GPS Field Technician, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Forest Management
Christian Seerattan and Darion Mahadeo, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Raid Al-Tahir, Dr., Senior Lecturer, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
ArcGIS and Effectively Monitoring Forest Ecosystems
Jennilyn Burrell, Forest Technician (GIS Unit), The Forestry Department, St Andrew, Jamaica

Moderators

Alan Mills

Geographer, Alan Mills Consulting Ltd

Speakers

Tricia Melville, GISP

GIS Manager, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries

Shivani Deonarine, Bsc, Msc.

GPS Field Technician, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries

Shivani is a member of the GIS Unit attached to the Land ManagementDivision. She has a Bsc in Geography as well as an Msc in Geoinformatics from the University of the West Indies. While she enjoys working within all branches of Geoinformatics, she has an acute interest in PPGIS and... Read More →

Christian Seerattan

Student, The University of the West Indies

I am currently a student at the University of the West Indies pursuing the M.Sc. in Geoinformatics. My interest lies in sustainable environmental management and I hope to use GIS to encourage data-driven decision making with respect to use of the environment and natural resources... Read More →

Darion Mahadeo.

The University of the West Indies

Raid Al-Tahir, Dr.

Senior Lecturer, The University of the West Indies

Raid Al-Tahir is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management, the University of the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago). He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, the University of New Brunswick (Canada... Read More →

Jennilyn Burrell

Forest Technician (GIS Unit), The Forestry Department

Ms. Jennilyn Burrell joined the Forestry Department in January 2016 and is a Forest Technician in the GIS Unit; a part of the Forest Resource Information Management (FRIM) Branch in the Forest Science and Technology Services Division.Before working at the Forestry Department, Ms... Read More →

Land and Environment pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm AST
Diamond/Topaz

Breakout Session

10:30am AST

Utilizing Geospatial Tools in Local Area Planning and Citizen Science

This session describes the application of GIS in developing a local area plan in Antigua, discusses the use of low cost real time sensors for citizen science training and presents research on participatory mapping in the region.

Citizen Science Training on the Use of Low-Cost Real-Time Sensors
Sacoby Wilson, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, College, Maryland - United States
Towards the Implementation of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF): The Case of Guyana
Durwin Humphrey, Secretariat Manager, Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, Georgetown, Guyana

Moderators

Cecille Blake

UN-GGIM and UNGEGN Secretariats, United Nations Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Speakers

Sacoby Wilson, PhD, MS

Associate Professor; Director, Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH), Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health; School of Public Health; University of Maryland-College Park

Durwin S. Humphrey

Manager/Commission's Secretariat, Guyana Lands & Surveys Commission

Mr. Durwin Humphrey is a former Project/Operations Manager and current Manager of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. He received a B Soc.Sc. in International Relations and a Post Graduate diploma in Development Studies from the University of... Read More →

Utilizing Geospatial Tools in Local Area Planning and Citizen Science pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm AST
Ruby

Breakout Session

10:30am AST

Modern Parcel Management - Gold Sponsor Session

GIS capabilities continue to grow rapidly and this is true for parcel management. Also, improve how you create and edit parcels in your cadastre. Attend this session and get the information you need to benefit from the efficiencies with the new parcel fabric in ArcGIS Pro.

Modern Parcel Management
Katherine Smyth, Solution Engineer, Esri, Redlands, California - United States
Tim Fella, Global Business Development/Land Administration, Esri, Redlands, California - United States

Speakers

Kathrine Smyth

Solution Engineer, Esri

Timothy Fella

Global Business Development/Land Administration, Esri

Modern Parcel Management pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm AST
Jade

12:00pm AST

Conference Hosted Lunch

Wednesday November 20, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm AST
Regency IV

Hosted Lunch

1:00pm AST

Dessert with our exhibitors/sponsors

Wednesday November 20, 2019 1:00pm - 1:30pm AST
Regency V

Break

1:30pm AST

Aerial Analytics

Aerial analytics is one of the greatest innovations in the digital revolution and Information Age. Come to this session to find out from Spatial Innovision.

Drone Solutions in the Caribbean Geospatial Space
Douglas Nelson, VP Business Intelligence Research/New Business Development, Spatial Innovision Limited, Kingston, Jamaica

Moderators

Fidel Omar-Ali

GIS Manager, Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago

Speakers

Douglas Nelson

VP Business Intelligence Research/New Business Development, Spatial Innovision Limited

Location Intelligence and Aerial Analytics pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2019 1:30pm - 2:30pm AST
Regency I, II, III

Breakout Session

1:30pm AST

Coastal and Marine

The marine environment is the Caribbean’s prime tourist asset as well as a biodiversity hotspot, but is also subject to change and industrial activity. This session looks at how GIS is monitoring coastal erosion and mineral mapping.

Assessing Awareness and Response to Coastal Erosion in Two Coastal Communities
Kellyann Pursue, Student, University of Trinidad and Tobago, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago
Managing and Sharing Offshore Marine Minerals Data
Alexa Ramirez, eGIS Project Manager, QSI, St Petersburg, Florida - United States

Moderators

Quincy Crooks

Land Information Officer, Land Management Department

Speakers

Kellyann Pursue

Student, University of Trinidad and Tobago

Alexa Ramirez GISP PMP

eGIS Project Manager, Quantum Spatial

Alexa holds a B.S. in Earth and Ocean Science from Duke University and an M.S. in Geological Oceanography from the University of South Florida. She is a GIS Professional with 11 years of experience with her current company, Quantum Spatial, where she has honed her GIS and remote sensing... Read More →

Coastal and Marine pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2019 1:30pm - 2:30pm AST
Diamond/Topaz

Breakout Session

1:30pm AST

Environmental Justice & GIS

Many communities of color and low-income populations are impacted by environmental injustice. To understand and address these issues through new regulations, enforcement, zoning changes, and community investments, we need tools--including data visualization tools. Learn about a new environmental justice mapping tool in this session.

MD EJSCREEN: An Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Visualization Tool
Sacoby Wilson, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Bowie, Maryland - United States
Real and Affective Territorialities of Exclusion in the Urban Ghetto
Aleem Mahabir, Geography, Graduate Student, University of the West Indies, Mona, Department of Geography and Geology, Kingston, Jamaica

Moderators

Debbie-Ann Thompson

Land Information Officer, Land Management Department

Speakers

Aleem Mahabir

Graduate Student, University of the West Indies, Mona

Sacoby Wilson, PhD, MS

Environmental Justice and GIS pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2019 1:30pm - 2:30pm AST
Ruby

Breakout Session

1:30pm AST

Valuation and GIS

GIS has many advanced spatial analysis capabilities. Attend this session and learn how to use your GIS to create assessment neighborhoods, calculate accurate values and share data across your organization.

Valuation and GIS
Katherine Smyth, Solution Engineer, Esri, Vienna, Virginia - United States

Speakers

Kathrine Smyth

Solution Engineer, Esri

Valuation and GIS pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2019 1:30pm - 2:30pm AST
Jade

Full Session

2:30pm AST

Refreshment Break and last opportunity to meet with our Exhibitors

The Exhibition shuts down after this half-hour break. Spend these last valuable minutes gathering the specs you need to make solutions decisions for your organization.

Wednesday November 20, 2019 2:30pm - 3:00pm AST
Regency V

Break

3:00pm AST

Caribbean GIS Ignite /Lightning Talks

Enjoy the fast-paced, educational and entertaining presentation style limited to 5 minutes (20 slides auto-advanced at 15 seconds each). Presenters do not have control of the advancement of slides and must tune their presentation to that timing.

Christmas in the Pacific - Land Use on the Largest Atoll in the World
Alan Mills, Geographer, Alan Mills Consulting Ltd, Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom
Still Like Chickens, Still Need Lasers!
Martin Isenburg, PhD Computer Science, ASPRS LAS WG, Chief Scientist, Rapidlasso GmbH, Sommerhausen, Germany
Prioritizing Transit Asset Resiliency Using GIS
Lindsey Shanks, GIS Specialist, First Environment, Boonton, New Jersey - United States
Are you Mapping Yet? Building Resilient Societies through Open Mapping
Tyler Radford, Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), Washington, District of Columbia - United States

Moderators

Craig Batstone

Managing Director, GeoOrbis

Craig Batstone is the owner of GeoOrbis. He has over 20 years of GIS experience in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. He holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies, with Honours Urban and Regional Planning, from the University of Waterloo.

Speakers

Alan Mills

Geographer, Alan Mills Consulting Ltd

Martin Isenburg, PhD

Chief Scientist, rapidlasso GmbH

Lindsey Shanks

GIS Specialist, First Environment

Ms. Shanks works with geographic data in environmental and natural resource management applications as a GIS Specialist at First Environment. She supports technical projects involving environmental sampling and data collection, soil and groundwater investigation and remediation, wetland... Read More →

Tyler Radford

Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Caribbean GIS Ignite pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm AST
Regency I, II, III

Ignite/Lightning Talks

5:00pm AST

Caribbean GIS 2019 Social Event

Local Flair!
Food, cash bar and entertainment!

Wednesday November 20, 2019 5:00pm - 8:00pm AST
Regency Foyer and Terrace

Networking

8:00am AST

Registration Hours

Thursday November 21, 2019 8:00am - 12:00pm AST
Regency Foyer

Registration

9:00am AST

Developing GIS for Responses to Caribbean Emergencies

The Caribbean continues to be vulnerable to a range of natural disasters. This presentation will review the lessons learnt from the 2017 hurricane season and detail progress in building a GIS community of interest in emergency response and highlight aspirations for the coming years to be better ready to respond when the next storm hits.

Developing GIS for Responses to Caribbean Emergencies
Sudesh Botha, BSc. (Hons) MBA (Dist.), Program Manager Preparedness and Response, Mapaction, Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago
Desmond Dougall, Managing Director, GISCAD Limited, Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago
NERGIST Champions Disaster & Emergency Response
Simone M. Lloyd, GISP, Senior GIS Manager & Trainer , National Spatial Data Management Division , Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Kingston, Jamaica

Moderators

Renee Babb

GIS & Remote Sensing Specialist, GeoOrbis Consulting Inc.

Speakers

Sudesh Botha

Programme Manager Prepardness and Response, MapAction

As one of the premier professionals in his field in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean, Sudesh Botha has been involved in several key initiatives over the last decade in the field of Geographic and Land Information Systems. Activities have included involvement in all stages of... Read More →

Desmond Dougall

Managing Director, GISCAD Limited

Simone M. Lloyd, GISP

Senior GIS Manager & Trainer, National Spatial Data Management Division , Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation

Developing GIS for Responses to Caribbean Emergencies pdf

Thursday November 21, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am AST
Jade

Breakout Session

9:00am AST

Land Information for Smarter Cities

Land and population information are critical inputs for land and property management, planning, infrastructure development, maintenance, crime and other population related analyses, and an extensive number of location-based services. Coupling GIS with land and population information is key to seamlessly integrating several complex datasets for better decision-making.

A Spatial Analysis of Violent Crime: The Case of Trinidad & Tobago
Richard Ramsewak, Arthur Lok Jack School of Business, University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago
Shane Ragbir GISP, PMP, Geographic Information Systems Society of Trinidad and Tobago, President, Trinidad and Tobago
Low Cost Solutions for Improved Vertical Modeling for Small Island Territories
Aiexa Douglas, MPhil Geoinformatics Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Leveraging Location-Enabled Street Photos and Machine Learning to Automate Large-Scale Data Collection in Support of Property Valuation
Katherine Smyth, Solution Engineer, Land Administration, Esri, Viena, Virginia

Moderators

Tricia Melville, GISP

GIS Manager, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries

Speakers

Richard Ramsewak

Director of the Center of Strategy and Competitiveness, Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business, UWI

Dr. Richard Ramsawak is the current Head of the Center of Strategy and Competitiveness – Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business, UWI. He has significant experience coordinating the development and implementation of national level strategic plans and competitiveness initiatives... Read More →

Shane Ragbir GISP, PMP

President, The Geographic Information Systems Society of Trinidad and Tobago

Mr. Shane Ragbir has been a professional in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) industry for over 9 years. He is currently the Head of the Geospatial Technology Division at Amalgamated Security Services Ltd (ASSL) where he boasts of a versatile repertoire of geospatial data analysis... Read More →

Aiexa Douglas

Graduate Research Assistant, The University of the West Indies

Aiexa Douglas is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. She is a 2017 graduate of the BSc Geomatics Program and is currently pursuing her Masters of Philosophy Degree... Read More →

Kathrine Smyth

Solution Engineer, Esri

Land information for Smarter Cities pdf

Thursday November 21, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am AST
Ruby

Breakout Session

9:00am AST

Up in the Sky

There has been an enormous increase in the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (or drones) for the collection of imagery for a variety of purposes. Attend this session to learn about best practices across the region.

Utilization of Rotary UAS to Aid in Construction Project and Oversight
Nigel De Peza, BSc Geomatics, Junior Engineer/Geomatics, Housing Development Corporation, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Analysing the Growth of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Industry in Trinidad
Giatri Lalla, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Raid Al-Tahir, Dr., Senior Lecturer, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Median Digital Terrain Models from Drone LiDAR
Martin Isenburg, PhD Computer Science, ASPRS LAS WG, Chief Scientist, Rapidlasso GmbH, Sommerhausen, Germany

Moderators

Fidel Omar-Ali

GIS Manager, Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago

Speakers

Nigel De Peza

Junior Engineer - Geomatics, Housing Development Corporation

Mr Nigel De Peza is a post graduate student for the University of the West Indies with a BSc in Geomatic Engineering. He is currently completing his thesis for his MSc in Geoinfomatics focusing on the utilization of rotary UAVs for project development and oversight.He is currently... Read More →

Giatri Kavita Lalla

Msc. Geoinformatics Student, The University of the West Indies

I am a Project Officer within the PEL Department of the Safety Regulation Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority. I am also a final student at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine studying for a M.Sc. in Geoinformatics. I have been within the Geomatics... Read More →

Raid Al-Tahir, Dr.

Senior Lecturer, The University of the West Indies

Martin Isenburg, PhD

Chief Scientist, rapidlasso GmbH

Up in the Sky pdf

Thursday November 21, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am AST
Sapphire

Breakout Session

9:00am AST

Urban Environment

As the region becomes increasingly urbanized, this session shows how GIS is measuring urban growth, tackling environmental issues and building resilience at city and neighborhood scale.

Assessing ‘Green Urbanism’ Potentials in Small Island Developing States
Nikia Gooding, M. Sc. (pursuing), B. Sc., The University of the West Indies , St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Gabrielle Thongs, Ph.D., M. Sc., B. Sc., Assistant Lecturer, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Developing a Walkability Index: A Case Study of San Fernando, Trinidad
Shivanie Ramcharitar, PhD Candidate Geoinformatics, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago

Moderators

Deanesh Ramsewak

Senior Lecturer, The University of Trinidad and Tobago

Speakers

Dr Gabrielle Thongs

Lecturer, Department of Geography, UWI

Nikia Gooding

MSc Geoinformatics Student, The University of the West Indies

Nikia Gooding is a young GIS professional, interested in a diverse range of thematic areas. She is presently a Geo-Spatial Technician at the Institute of Marine Affairs and a student in the M.Sc. Geoinformatics programme at the UWI, St. Augustine. Her background is in Geography and... Read More →

Shivanie Ramcharitar

PhD Candidate Geoinformatics, University of the West Indies

An aspiring professional interested in education, research and innovation in Geoinformatics and Urban Planning and currently pursuing a PhD. in Geoinformatics in the Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management at the University of the West Indies St. Augustine.BSc Environmental... Read More →

Urban Environment pdf

Thursday November 21, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am AST
Diamond/Topaz

Breakout Session

10:30am AST

Coffee Break

Thursday November 21, 2019 10:30am - 11:00am AST
Regency Foyer

Break

11:00am AST

Closing Session & Keynote Address

Closing Keynote: Allen Carroll, Founder of Story Maps
Allen founded the story maps team at Esri. Prior to joining Esri in 2010, he worked at National Geographic for 27 years in a variety of positions, including art director of National Geographic Magazine and chief cartographer at National Geographic Maps.

Then, we'll wrap up URISA's 9th Caribbean GIS Conference with a little look-back at the preceding days and look ahead to the next event.

Speakers

Allen Carroll

Program Manager, Storytelling, Esri

Allen Carroll founded the story maps team at Esri. Prior to joining Esri in 2010, he worked at National Geographic for 27 years in a variety of positions, including art director of National Geographic Magazine and chief cartographer at National Geographic Maps.

Thursday November 21, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm AST
Regency I, II, III

Keynote Address