Conference at a Glance

The Coastal GeoTools '05 conference will be held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from March 6 to 10, 2005. The conference will highlight the integration of geospatial tools and methodologies with coastal resource management.

Conference Goal

Promote the understanding and applied uses of geospatial data and tools for studying and effectively managing the coast and to further the goals of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.

Conference Objectives

• Promote the application of geospatial tools, methods, and training needed for coastal management.
• Explore critical geospatial technology and training issues.
• Promote sharing of standards and coastal data through the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).
• Enhance networks for developing public and private partnerships.

Primary Conference Audience

• Coastal resource professionals
• Geographic information system (GIS) managers
• Researchers
• Industry representatives

Conference Topics

• Benthic mapping
• Coastal and ocean governance GIS
• Coastal hazards
• Coastal mapping and shoreline change
• Data sharing
• Habitat restoration planning
• Information technology for managers
• Internet mapping
• Land use and community planning
• Marine protected areas
• Needs assessments
• Ocean observing systems
• Remote sensing applications
• Visualization tools
• Watershed planning

GeoSpatial Tools

• Geographic information systems
• Remote sensing
• Global positioning system
• The World Wide Web
• Metadata
• Decision-support systems

External Committee

• Ron Birk, NASA Office of Earth Science
• Bill Burgess, BurGIS, LLC
• Hank Burch, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Coastal Section
• Dave Carter, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
• Chris Chung, Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program
• Lee Dantzler, Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina
• Ivan DeLoatch, Federal Geographic Data Committee
• Claire Drury, HAZUS Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security
• Scot Friedman, Texas General Land Office, Coastal Resources Program
• Dr. David Hart, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
• Debra Hernandez, P.E., South Carolina Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
• Mary Pope Hutson, Land Trust Alliance
• Roger M. Johnson, Chief Cartographer, National Park Service
• William Johnson, North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
• Sarah Johnston, Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Debbie Keller, Northwest Florida Greenways Project, The Nature Conservancy
• Paul Klarin, Oregon Coastal Management Program
• W. Jeff Lillycrop, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• David Mackey, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Dr. Larry A. Mayer, Joint Hydrographic Center
• John Palatiello, Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors
• Mark Reichardt, OpenGIS Consortium
• Tina Shumate, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
• Paul Veisze, Regional GIS Coordinator, California Department of Fish and Game
• Dr. Dawn Wright, Oregon State University

Preliminary Schedule

Sunday, March 6, 2005

Golf Tournament at Arcadian Shores

Monday, March 7, 2005

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Training sessions
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Special interest meetings
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Exhibitor reception and poster session

Tuesday, March 8, 2005

8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Plenary session and keynote speaker
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Concurrent sessions
12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Concurrent sessions
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Concurrent sessions

Wednesday, March 9, 2005

8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Concurrent sessions
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Concurrent sessions
12:00 to 2:30 p.m. Seated lunch with speaker
3:00 to 5:30 p.m. Concurrent sessions

Thursday, March 10, 2005

9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Concurrent sessions
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Concurrent sessions
12:30 p.m. Adjourn

For information about the conference contact the conference coordinator, Hamilton Smillie at (843) 740-1192 or email Geo.Tools@noaa.gov.