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November 19-20, 2009

Exhibitors: University of Houston
4800 Calhoun Rd. Houston, Texas 77004
University Center (2nd floor)

www.HoustonAreaGISDay.org
 Table of Contents 2009 GIS Day Planning Committee Organization
Exhibitor List and Profiles Page 3-7, 13-17
Allison Alford Western Data Systems
GIS Day Kids day Event Schedule for Fri. Nov. 20 Page 8, 9
Geocaching and Breakfast Sponsor Thanks, GIS Defined Annie Ding CivilTech Engineering

Exhibit Hall Layout & Event Layout Page 10-11, 12 Andre Bally Harris County Public Infrastructure Dept. CAMS

Scholarship Opportunities Page 13 David Feinstein RS & H

Biography of Keynote Speaker Page 18 Christina Dischinger Harris County PHES

Carol Gaines Harris County ITC

GIS Committee Members Acknowledgement Page 19
Grant Garrison Port of Houston Authority
Schedule of Events on November 19, 2009-University of Houston – UC
Greg Arnold Missouri City
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Opening, Introductions, Recognition of Dignitaries
Patrick Johnson Missouri City
Larry Nierth, City of Houston
Janet Kohlhase University of Houston
9:10 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. Opening Address by Dr. John Casey,
University of Houston Mandy Lu City of Houston – PWE

Larry Nierth City of Houston – P&D

9:20 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Mary Gainer, NASA
“Preserving Rich History with GIS” Maria Vera Houston TranStar

10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m Vince Hamilton, Michael Baker Corporation Nicholas Popovich ESRI
“Putting the World into the Computer” Jeremy Scott Texas Dept. of Transportation

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Kyle Souza, TractBuilder, LLC Peter Sissons Texas Dept. of Transportation
“Understanding and Drafting Metes and Bounds
Robert LaBarbera Houston-Galveston Area Council
Descriptions in a GIS”
Kimberly Hiller Michael Baker Jr. Inc.
Chris McConn and Todd Buehlman, Idea Integration
“Integrated GIS Driven Portal for Local Government Pablo Gutierrez City of Houston
Solutions” Amy Nichols Harris County Appraisal District

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Jeff Scarborough and Rick Brezik, Dannebaum Scott Lamon Harris County Flood Control District
Engineering and City of League City
Dr. Shuhab Khan University of Houston
“League City Stormwater GeoDatabase Design and
Development” Auxiliary Members

1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
David Feinstein, RS&H Josh Davis TeachMeGIS.com
“Using Spatial Analysis for Transportation Corridor Lee Mays City of Houston-Houston Emergency Center
Selection”
Stefan Nawrocki Harris County PHES
Bruce Davidson and John Laser, AECOM
Noel Bowman Houston-Galveston Area Council
“What’s Left of Bolivar Island After Hurricane Ike”
Anthony Powell City of Houston-PWE
Thomas Schultz and Becky Stoneman, H-GAC
“Making ArcGIS Server Replication Work For Multi- Kirt Arthur City of Houston-PWE
Agency Address Editing
Mike Walters Harris County Flood Control District

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Travis Connor, Harris County ITC Randy Davidson Harris County ITC
“Delivering GIS Applications to Your Customers”
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 Booth Exhibitor Name Profile
Keynote Speaker Page

2 City of Houston, PWE, Information Technology 4

Mary E. Gainer
NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) 16 City of Houston, PWE, Public Utilities Division 4
GIS Analyst and Cultural Resources
Project Manger 8 City of Houston, Planning and Development 5

11 City of Houston, Houston Emergency Center 4

Mary Gainer has been working as a GIS
Analyst and Project Manager for NASA 17 CivilTech Engineering 5
Langley Research Center since May, 1998. 18 Columbia Regional Geospatial Service Center 5
Before coming to NASA, she taught geo-
graphy and geology at Valdosta State 20 ESRI 6
University in Georgia, and worked for the
15 GITA 6
Environmental Office at Moody Air Force
Base. Her background is in biology and physical geography with an 3 Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) 6
emphasis on GIS and wetlands.
12 Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) 7
Ms. Gainer’s work at NASA focuses on using GIS tools to support Master
Planning, Infrastructure Management, and Cultural and Environmental 15 Harris County ITC (HCITC) 7
Resources Management. As a member of the GIS Team, she oversees
work in areas such as development of desktop and web applications, 7 Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) 7
converting legacy data to GIS, geodetic control and field validation using
GPS, and enhancements to the ESRI GIS suite of products. This year, 23 Idea Integration 14
her role became more focused on supporting environmental and cultural 19 infoUSA 14
resources. With oversight in National Environment Policy Act (NEPA),
Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), and the National 5 Lone Star College-Montgomery 14
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Ms. Gainer brings experience with GIS 21 Michael Baker Jr. Inc. 15
as a tool to manage and report on properties.
1 Missouri City 15

Ms. Gainer’s discussion will provide an in-depth look into NASA’s 22 PennWell MAPSearch 9
Cultural Resource Preservation initiatives. Her article “NASA Langley
Research Center Uses GIS to Preserve Its Rich History”, published in the
Fall 2008 edition of ESRI’s Federal GIS Connections newsletter, 10 St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities 15
describes the procedures which the Langley Research Center is using to
preserve historic NASA sites using online GIS and virtual tours. Since 6 TeachMeGIS.com 16
the publication of this article, Ms. Gainer has been appointed project lead
by NASA Headquarters to expand Cultural Resources GIS (CRGIS) to
NASA facilities across the United States, including Houston’s own 9 Tessellations 16
Johnson Space Center.
These online GIS tools, which highlight
4 Texas Dept. of Transportation 16
Ms. Gainer’s work, can be viewed
at this website:
http://gis.larc.nasa.gov/historic/ 24 Tract Builder 17

13 Western Data Systems 17

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 Exhibitor Profiles
City of Houston
Department of Public Works and Engineering
Information Technology
Geographic Information and Management System (GIMS)
611 Walker, Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-837-0164
Pwe.gis@cityofhouston.net
http://www.gims.houstontx.gov
The City of Houston Department of Public Works and Engineering provides detailed infrastructure
information and GIS technologies and services to its employees through the Geographic
Information & Management System (GIMS). This system is available to the general public online
and includes over 300 data layers. Among the online applications fully integrated with GIS, are the
Street Cut Permit System (SCPS), Steel Plate Permit System, Traffic and Transportation Permit
System, Houston Bikeways, and Utility Analysis System. Other GIS/Web based applications are
continually being developed and refined to meet the needs of users.
City of Houston
Department of Public Works and Engineering
Public Utilities Division (PUD)
Operations Support Branch - GIS Services
611 Walker – 21st Floor
greg.Johnson@cityofhouston.net
My City Public Utilities Viewer:
http://mycity.houstontx.gov/pud_public/index.html
The GIS Services Group is tasked with providing GIS technology to all branches within the Public
Utilities Division. The group is comprised of Data Management and Data Analysis Teams working
towards a common goal of developing the most accurate GIS data sets. These data sets enable
the PUD branches to perform their Core Business functions more effectively. The Data
Management Team creates and maintains quality geospatial data for the City's water distribution
systems and wastewater collection systems while the Data Analysis Team focuses on uncovering
insights and trends to improve management decisions.
City of Houston
Houston Emergency Center
5320 N. Shepherd Dr Houston TX 77091
Phone (713) 884-3911 Fax: (713) 884-4580
HEC is a secured facility equipped with state of the art emergency communications technology.
System upgrades include police dispatch, fire dispatch, fire records, fire alerting, and geographic
information. These systems are utilized by the center's 9-1-1 call takers and emergency
dispatchers from the Houston Police and Fire Departments. Capabilities that allow HEC to have
reliable communication is its link to two-way radio communication systems that support the City of
Houston Police, Fire/EMS, and Emergency Management agencies so that dispatchers can
communicate with personnel in the field. Over 9,000 emergency calls per day are processed at
HEC. The GIS group at HEC is in charge of capturing, analyzing and converting geographic data
for use in the Computer Aided Dispatching (CAD) system. Many sources of raw data are used for
locating places of interest such as city, county, federal, local, internet and field work. Once this
data is gathered and converted, it can also be used to create physical maps that can be utilized in
emergency and non-emergency situations.
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Exhibitor Profiles
2441 High Timbers
Suite 300
The Woodlands, TX 77380
http://tractbuilder.com/
TractBuilder LLC provides innovative mapping products and services to companies in all sectors.
With nearly 20 years of experience in the mapping field, the designers of our products and
services know what you need. TractBuilder's mapping products include tools that enable users to
transform written legal descriptions into usable GIS data and online data services that provide the
data you need to get started on your mapping projects. We know how important GIS data is, and
making it available is what makes it usable. For this reason we have created web portals that
allow private companies, county governments, and anyone else to publish their data online, for
both internal and external use.
University of Houston (no booth)
College of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics Department of Geosciences
The University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, with nearly 400 faculty
members and approximately 4,000 students, offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in
the natural sciences, computational sciences, and mathematics. Faculty members in the
departments of biology and biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, geosciences,
mathematics, and physics have internationally recognized collaborative research programs in
association with UH interdisciplinary research centers, Texas Medical Center institutions, and
national laboratories.
One of six departments in the college, the Department of Geosciences offers a 15-credit-hour
graduate certificate in geographical information systems designed to provide students with
knowledge and experience to compete and work in the GIS field in both the public and private
sectors. The combination of courses focuses on acquisition, storing, visualization, modeling, and
analysis of information on spatial phenomena with some emphasis on geospatial applications.
Nine credit hours of core courses comprise Introduction to GIS, GIS Applications, and Remote
Sensing. Each is a three-credit-hour course. Students also take three credit hours of electives from
the following: Advanced GIS for Geologists, Advanced Engineering GIS, and GIS courses from
other UH departments such as social sciences. Additional requirements are a research project
supervised by a qualified professor in the area of a student’s specialty or a senior research project
for well-qualified undergraduates, selected topics in geology, or a thesis or dissertation hours for
graduate students. For more information about this certificate program, contact Shuhab Khan,
assistant professor of geosciences, at sdkhan@uh.edu, or by telephone at 713-743-3411.
Western Data Systems
14722 Regnal
Houston, TX 77039
Office: 281-987-1815 Toll Free: 281-897-1815
www.westerndatasystems.com
Western Data Systems is an authorized Trimble dealer specializing in the sales, rental, training and
service/repair of Trimble GPS and Optical Land surveying, Mapping, Marine and Construction
products. With offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Oklahoma City and Pharr you are
never far away from the experts.
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TeachMeGIS.com
Jennifer Harrison, President
713-278-7883
3000 Wilcrest
Houston, Texas 77042
www.TeachMeGIS.com
Inner Corridor Technologies, Inc., is a leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
consulting and training in Houston. Staffed with GIS professionals who have extensive
industry experience, our ESRI® Authorized Partner Education Center offers high quality
training, locally, at a reasonable price. At our office or in your training room, for large groups or
a few people, with ESRI materials or our custom courses, TeachMeGIS.com can help with your
training needs. Our professional GIS consulting staff members are also available for short- or
long-term projects. Please call us if you need help meeting your company’s goals for GIS.
Tessellations Inc.
2002 Timberloch Place, Suite 420
Woodlands, TX 77380
Phone: 936-321-1998
Fax: 281-667-3253
www.tessellations.us
Tessellations Inc. (www.Tessellations.us) was established in 1998 to serve the Greater Houston
Area with high quality Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing services. Our
services include on-site user support and end-to-end GIS consulting services. Tessellations is
currently servicing several local governments with data conversion, application development, and
ArcGIS server tuning and maintenance needs. Tessellations Inc. also has ESRI authorized
trainers for Introduction to ArcGIS II and III, and Working with ArcGIS Spatial Analyst. Training
can be conducted at either the client site or at our training center in The Woodlands.
Texas Department of Transportation
7600 Washington Avenue Houston, TX 77007
P.O. Box 1386 Houston TX 77251-1386
Office: 713-802-5000
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) uses its expertise to produce
recommendations and devices that benefit Texas travelers. TxDOT works with multiple
agencies, consultants, and contractors on all levels to provide safe, effective, and efficient
movement of people and goods.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are a major component in the operations of TxDOT by
contributing to innovative information technology and strategic resource planning. Emphasis of
those areas include construction, pavement analysis, maintenance, transportation planning,
geometric design, right-of-way, environmental considerations, hydraulics, traffic operations and
structures, just to name a few.
The Texas Department of Transportation continually strives to provide comfortable, safe,
durable, cost-effective, environmentally sensitive, and aesthetically appealing transportation
systems for all its citizens.
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Exhibitor Profiles
City of Houston Planning & Development
611 Walker St., 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
GIS Services Help Desk: (713)837-7777
Fax: (713)837-7716
The Planning & Development Department maintains and operates the City of Houston Geographic
Information System (COHGIS). COHGIS staff utilize data provided by Federal, State, County and
local government entities to produce data sets that are distributed and used by other GIS
operations, both public and private, within this region. The department is also leading an initiative
to create an Enterprise GIS Service, focused on bridging access to the City's various data
resources through data standards, enterprise database technology, Web portal services and new
applications development. A core team of GIS analysts and developers is currently undertaking
this exciting challenge.
Civil Tech Engineering, Inc.
11821 Telge Road
Cypress, TX 77429
Office: 281-304-0200
CivilTech Engineering, Inc. is a multi-disciplined consulting engineering firm specializing in civil
engineering, water resources, transportation, structures, economic analysis, geographic
information systems (GIS), and emergency management. We provide planning, analysis, and
design services to public and private entities. CivilTech was incorporated in the State of Texas in
February 1997. With headquarters located in Houston, Texas, our experienced professional staff
includes over 20 civil engineers, hydraulic engineers, hydrologists, structural/bridge engineers,
transportation engineers, GIS professionals, technical support and administrative personnel.
Our well-trained and professional staff is the key to maintaining our high levels of quality and client
satisfaction. CivilTech’s commitment to these high standards has been a contributing factor to our
firm’s continued success. CivilTech has a proven track record and an excellent working
relationship with prominent clients such as the City of Houston, Harris County Flood Control
District, Harris County Public Infrastructure Department, Port of Houston Authority, Texas
Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other governmental agencies,
as well as many private organizations. CivilTech also holds several minority and small business
certifications.
Columbia Regional Geospatial Service Center
Stephen F. Austin University
Nacogdoches, TX
www.crgsc.org
The Columbia Regional Geospatial Service Center (The Columbia Center), established in 2005 by
Congress, is the national model for a growing network of regional centers, delivering the most up-
to-date geospatial information and tools for regional support with
•emergency planning and response
•economic development
•natural resource management
The Columbia Center provides backup services, data storage and redundancy to other regional
centers, and serves as a conduit between local, state and federal entities.
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Exhibitor Profiles
Dannenbaum Engineering (no booth)
3100 West Alabama
Houston, TX 77098
Phone: 713-520-9570
www.dannenbaum.com
Founded in 1945, Dannenbaum Engineering is a long term success story. Proof of our staying
power is evident both in the enduring relationships we build with our clients and in the long-lived
projects we help them construct. Over 60 years we’ve seen markets shift, client expectations
expand and technology evolve in astounding ways. Yet through it all, our framework has remained
stable and our strategy has never wavered. By combining depth of experience with forward-
thinking solutions, Dannenbaum is helping clients achieve their goals and expectations.
ESRI Houston Satellite Office
11200 Westheimer, Suite 630
Houston, TX 77042
p: 713.401.0658 f: 713.782.5958
www.esri.com
Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan
geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000
organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national
governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and
universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web
and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI
is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and
Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.
Exhibitor Profiles
Baker Energy / Michael Baker Jr.Inc.
NorthBelt Office Center II
785 Greens Parkway, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77067 Phone: 281-539-7345
Michael Baker Corporation (AMEX:BKR), founded in 1940, provides engineering and GIS services
nation wide. The GIS service line was implemented in 1973 and today Baker has over 400 GIS
professionals on staff and provides GIS services in the areas of Transportation, Public
Infrastructure, Asset Management, Hydraulics/Hydrology and Systems Integration. Baker is the
primary GIS consultant for FEMA and is currently the program manager for the National Map
Modernization program for creating new flood insurance maps for the entire nation. Baker has a
strong presence in Texas with offices in Houston, Austin, San Antonio,Denton and Arlington.
Baker has a data collection and processes established for building digital representations of the
physical assets using sophisticated field data collection techniques, proprietary applications for
accurate georeferencing of construction documents and automated methodologies for digitizing
and verification of the GIS data products.
Missouri City
1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas 77489
General: 281-403-8500
Missouri City, Texas (population 65,000) is a vibrant community 15 miles southwest of downtown
Houston. The GIS Division of the City supports every department from Fire to Legal to Finance to
City Management, providing crucial analysis to assist in decision making. From the acquisition of
the Quail Valley Golf Course to determining the necessity of red light cameras in critical accident
“hot spots”, the GIS division is a key player in the day to day operation of the City.

GITA RS&H (no booth)

14456 East Evans Avenue
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: (303)337-0513
Fax: (303)337-1001
www.gita.org
The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) is the professional association and
leading advocate for anyone using geospatial technology to help operate, maintain, and protect the
infrastructure, which includes organizations such as utilities, telecommunication companies, and
the public sector. Through industry leading conferences—along with research initiatives, chapters,
membership, and other programs—GITA provides education and professional best practices.
11011 Richmond Ave., Suite 900
Houston, TX 77042 Phone: 713-914-4442
RS&H, whose tradition began in 1941, is a facilities and infrastructure consulting firm whose
client-centered program structure provides value-added solutions to clients around the
world. Offices are located in 11 Florida cities, as well as California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois,
Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Massachusetts and
Washington DC. Our market sector programs include Aerospace and Defense; Aviation;
Commercial; Institutional; Public Infrastructure; and Transportation. RS&H serves public and
private sector clients with an extensive array of architectural, engineering, planning and
environmental services.

St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities

Harris County Appraisal District 3100 Main, Suite 865 (Mail Code 3-206)
13013 Northwest Freeway Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77040 832-355-7701
Office: 713-957-7489 Fax: 713-957-7489
www.hcad.org As an expression of the Healing Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas and in partnership with
the Diocese and the community, St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities (the Charities) increases
The Harris County Appraisal District, a political subdivision of the State of Texas, is responsible opportunities for health enhancement and disease prevention, especially among the underserved,
for local property tax appraisal and exemption administration for nearly 500 jurisdictions (taxing and makes possible measurable improvement in community health status and individual well-
units) in America's third most populous county. being. The Charities' values are consistent with its role as the area's largest faith-based charity
Over 1.3 million property parcels are located in our service area and consequently in our GIS focused on health. Our core value is to serve the whole person: body, mind and spirit utilizing our
database. The GIS at HCAD, since its inception in 1993, has become a critical tool used daily by operating values focused on informed action, collaboration and empowerment. Learn more about
HCAD staff. The result of our GIS, detailed and accurate maps and data, have become the us at www.slehc.org, www.projectsafetynet.net and www.breasthealthtexas.org.
staple for local taxing units and government agencies, property owners and private industry alike.
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 Exhibitor Profiles
Houston Tran Star (no booth)
6922 Old Katy Road, Houston, TX 77024
Office: 713-881-3000 www.houstontranstar.org
Houston TranStar, is the transportation and emergency management center for the greater
Houston region. It is responsible for the planning, design, operation and maintenance of more
than 15,000 miles of roadways. Camera views of traffic on Houston’s highways and now traffic
signal outages are also at www.HoustonTranstar.org. The City of Houston, METRO, Harris County,
and the Texas Department of Transportation provide current and planned road construction project
information in the Roadworks website at http://roadworks.houstontranstar.org
Idea Integration
3200 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77027
Office: 713-353-4503 chris.mcconn@idea.com
Idea Integration strategically combines front-office solutions (strategy consulting, user experience
design, application development) with back-end implementation (customer relationship
management, business intelligence, enterprise application integration, and GIS) for strong financial
returns on large-scale, core IT, and business projects. As an experienced e-business integrator,
we synthesize disparate data and information into knowledge, and apply our creative vision to craft
powerful solutions to our clients' business challenges. With vertical expertise in healthcare, energy,
technology, retail, and especially the public sector, our clients include Fortune 1000 and middle-
market companies in the United States and federal, state, and local governments and education
institutions.
Info USA
5711 S. 86th Circle
Omaha, NE 68127 Ph: 800-555-5211
government@infousa.com
Government agencies need high-quality information for strategic planning, critical analysis,
and enforcement of mandated compliance requirements. That’s why state and local government
agencies trust infoUSA® Government Division. Our data includes records on 15.5 Million U.S. &
Canadian Businesses and 210 Million U.S. Residents. InfoUSA® Government Division offers the
most current and complete geo coded data sets as well as web based data applications
to quickly and easily extract the data you need. Call today for a free geocoded data set sample.
Our data is ideal for Homeland Security, Crime Prevention, Internal Revenue Service, Chambers
of Commerce, and much more!
Lone Star College-Montgomery
3200 College Park Drive
Conroe, TX 77384-4500
Montgomery.LoneStar.edu
Land Surveying Program Director:
Roger.W.McDonald@Lonestar.edu
The Division of Business and Social Sciences at Lone Star College-Montgomery offers classes
that are dynamic, in-demand and high-tech that set up our students for success in computer
information technology and business as well as the social sciences. Our Land Surveying program
prepares students to enter a high-tech profession that uses state-of-the-art equipment to
determine the exact location and measurement of points, lines, and contours of the earth's surface
as a land surveying technician. Lone Star College System consists of five colleges including LSC-
CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, and LSC-Tomball, six centers, LSC-
University Center, LSC-University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. With more
than 58,000 students in credit classes this fall, LSCS is the largest institution of higher education in
the Houston area and third largest community college system in Texas. To learn more visit
LoneStar.edu.
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Exhibitor Profiles
Harris County Flood Control District
9900 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77092
Office: 713-684-4000 Fax: 713-684-4140
www.hcfcd.org
The Harris County Flood Control District is a special purpose district created by the State
legislature in 1937 in response to devastating floods that struck the region in 1929 and 1935. The
District's boundaries are coincident with Harris County, and the Harris County Commissioners
Court serves as our "board of directors" to provide our elected representation. In June 1998, the
District became part of the new Harris County Public Infrastructure Department, although the
Harris County Flood Control District remains a separate legal entity and retains its public identity.
The District will be working with the Public Infrastructure Department to identify opportunities for
improved coordination and efficiency with its other divisions. The Flood Control District's mission
in simple terms is to: devise the storm water management plan; implement the plan; and, maintain
the infrastructure.
Harris County Information Technology Center (ITC)
Architecture Team
Front Office Applications/GIS
1310 Prairie Suite 1501, Houston Texas, 77002
Travis Conner: travis.conner@itc.hctx.net, 713-368-0006
Enterprise-wide GIS functionality is available to Harris County departments through the
Information Technology Center (ITC). Identifying and meeting the business’ demands is a core
challenge in a new era at ITC. Our Front Office Applications team is growing with additional
GIS tools. More than answering “Yes” to the question “Can you print a map for me,” we enjoy
showing how a geographical point can have mountains of information behind it. GIS can use
business information and add logic to solve crimes, help decisions about where to place polling
locations, better assign parolees to probation officers, and map underground utilities in parks
“as built”, not “as designed”. Through our customers in Harris County departments, citizens
are better served with GIS technology.
Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC)
Data Services
3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 120, P.O. Box 2277
Houston, TX 77027
Office: 713-627-3200 Fax: 713-993-2481
www.h-gac.com
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is a voluntary association of local governments
and local elected officials in the 13-county Gulf Coast Planning Region, an area of 12,500 square
miles with over 5 million people. Local elected officials organized H-GAC in 1966 after
authorization by State enabling legislation. H-GAC now has 132 local government members,
including all major general-purpose local governments in the 13-county region: 13 counties, 105
cities, 14 school districts. H-GAC gives highest priority to serving local government needs to help
them plan for tomorrow. It promotes voluntary approaches in region-wide purchasing, solid waste
management, air and water quality, workforce development, criminal justice system improvements
and law enforcement officer training, transportation system improvement planning, 9-1-1
emergency communications, services to senior citizens, and other significant areas of concern to
local government.
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 Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarships will be awarded at GIS Day 2009 as follows:

The Houston-Galveston Area Council Geographic Data

Studies Scholarship awards $500 to a high school student
pursuing a higher education degree in geographic studies or
completing coursework in GIS or geography. This scholarship
will be awarded to the high school student that wins the GIS
Day Essay Competition for the High School category.

The Virginia and Andre Bally GIS Study Scholarship,

established by the Bally family, awards $500 to a Houston
area college students pursuing spatial science studies. This
scholarship will be awarded to the high school student that
wins the GIS Day Essay Competition for the college category.

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 Special Thanks to our Geocaching Sponsors
Applied Field Data Systems
Western Data Services

Special Thanks to our Breakfast sponsor

Zarinkelk Engineering

GIS Defined: An organized collection of computer hardware, software,

geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store,
update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically
referenced information.

Exhibitor Profiles

PennWell MAPSearch
1455 West Loop South, Ste 400
Houston, TX 77027
www.mapsearch.com

PennWell MAPSearch is an energy information provider to the oil, gas,

electric and related industries. Information is provided as GIS
(Geographical Information Systems) data, or in wall map, state map, or
atlas format. PennWell MAPSearch provides the most accurate, timely
and complete GIS data available for North American petroleum pipelines
and electric power infrastructure. Our databases encompass natural gas,
crude oil, refined product, LPG/NGL, petrochemical pipelines and their
facilities. Our data and maps are used by petroleum pipeline companies,
exploration and production companies, energy marketing companies,
financial investment firms, consulting companies that serve the energy
industry, governmental agencies, and other related organizations every
day.
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