Noor Gravelle is a Homeland Security Program Analyst with the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CIRT) within the office of Counter Terrorism within the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (NYDHSES). Previously Noor worked as a Disaster Preparedness Program Representative for the Office of Emergency Management (OEM). She also recently graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity with a minor in Informatics from the University at Albany.

William Simone is a recent graduate of the GIST program at MCC. He has worked previously as an analyst with the US Military where he first encountered Geographic Information Systems. As part of a career shift toward full time GIS work, he pursued education with MCC and has thoroughly enjoyed his experience at the college. With interests in conservation, sustainable urban planning, and custom tool building, he is excited to share details about his capstone work and follow on projects with the University of Maine.

Wayne D. Howard, Monroe Community College. Wayne’s a GIS Analyst/Project Manager and Co-owner of Solara Concepts, with background and experience in GIS analysis, nutrient modeling, watershed management, environmental health, office automation and technical training. He’s also an Adjunct GIS instructor at Monroe Community College (MCC) in the School of Chemistry and Geosciences and works part time as a GIS Analyst at Genesee RiverWatch. He teaches Geospatial Data Management, Python and Capstone in GIST. Wayne’s a board member of the Genesee Finger Lakes GIS/SIG and a member of the NYS GIS Association Education Committee. He’s also an avid reader that enjoys music, choir, cycling, and hiking and camping in the Adirondacks.

Jonathan Little is a Professor of Geography at Monroe Community College where he teaches courses in Geography and Geospatial Technology, and leads the virtual Geospatial Information Science & Technology (GIST) program. He led the development of a stackable program that includes an A.A.S., Certificate, and a 9-credit micro-credential that prepares students for the workforce. The program also offers virtual internships with organizations in Upstate New York and global workforce opportunities. Global virtual internship opportunities have ranged from students developing apps for farmers in Malawi and an app for public citizens to engage in the collection of water quality data in an urban setting in Mexico. Additional internships have focused on using remote sensing to detect wheat disease in Kazakhstan to land cover change in Costa Rica and Colombia. As Principal Investigator of two National Science Foundation Advanced Technological grants, recent graduates have had paid internships, and have been able to enter the workforce. He is Fulbright Specialist Alumni, received the National GeoTech Center 2017 Lifetime Achievement in Geospatial Two-year College Education, and received the 2021 James Kweku Mentoring Award from the US Agency for International Development & YouthMappers for advising, mentorship & support of MCC’s Mapping Club.

iMapInvasives is an online, collaborative, GIS-based database and mapping tool used to track invasive species in North America. iMapInvasives is used by natural resource professionals, community scientists, and members of the public to both submit and obtain information about invasive species. The platform enables real-time tracking of infestations and improves management decisions to protect native species and ecosystems.

iMapInvasives serves as the official database (per the NYS Invasive Species Council) for invasive species work in New York State, and it is administered by the New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP), a partnership between SUNY ESF and NYS DEC. The database is used by a network of organizations and individuals across the state, including the Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISMs), state agencies, municipal organizations, NGOs, community scientists, students, educators, researchers, and members of the public.

Key features include a filterable map interface with data summary tools, mobile reporting tools, customizable email alerts, and the ability to track both survey (including presence and not-detected data) and management efforts and their effectiveness over time.

Tony Bianchi, PMP
Mr. Bianchi received his civil engineering degree from Bucknell University and holds an
MBA. He is a Regional Director with the JMT Technology Group managing projects and
supporting clients in NY, PA, OH, and KY with GIS-based solutions. He has over 30
years of experience including twelve years with the American Association of Highway
and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) managing software development projects for
Departments of Transportation across the United States and Canada. Mr. Bianchi was
the project manager for both phase I and phase II of the development and
implementation of the City of Syracuse’s Transportation Management Center’s GIS-
based dashboard.

David M. Isbell
Mr. Isbell has over 3 decades of experience in traffic operations, traffic incident
management, special event planning, highway operations and emergency response. He
currently serves as JMT of New York, Inc.’s consultant Traffic Management Center
(TMC) Manager for the City of Syracuse Department of Public Works. In this position he
was instrumental in the creation of the TMC including the initial concept of operations
and is involved in all aspects of operation of the TMC including planning, staffing,
supervision of day-to-day operations and creation of the TMC Operations Manual. He
has previous experience as the consultant TMC Operations Manager for the NYSDOT
Region 3 TMC, 28 years of experience with NYSDOT, and 4 years as the Regional
Director of Emergency Management with NYS Homeland Security.

Craig Fargione is the Program Manager for the Street and Address Maintenance Program within NYS ITS Geospatial Services. He has worked in Geospatial Services for a little over 12 years and has been involved in projects for mapping Broadband availability in NYS, Geocoding, and Street and Address Mapping.

Toni Goyer is the Outreach and Data Coordinator for Street and Address Maintenance Program. She has worked in NYS ITS Geospatial Services for approximately 6 years and has been involved in the support of GIS Web Services, managing the outreach activities of the Streets and Address Maintenance Program, and coordinating data exchange through state and local governments.

Michael Koterba is MJ’s chief technology officer and geospatial services manager. For the past 15 years, he has been pushing the limits of technology to increase the speed and accuracy of MJ’s GIS and mapping capabilities.  Michael led the effort to incorporate laser scanning, mobile mapping and UAV technology into MJ’s mapping process. An expert in asset management and existing conditions documentation, Michael has implemented the use of laser scanning, mobile mapping, UAV technology, ArcGIS and MJ4D to create a digital twin for a variety of projects. He has successfully used this powerful suite of technology on a wide variety of transportation projects for the NYSDOT, NYSTA, MTA, and the FHWA. Michael has an associate degree in land surveying technology from the New York State College of Environmental Science & Forestry in Wanakena and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Hunter College in New York City.

Michael Pianka has been with MJ for more than 10 years where he has been instrumental in growing MJ’s geospatial services. He has a wealth of knowledge regarding geospatial data, 3D visualizations, programming, and web development. Michael’s experience includes applying technology to modernize and automate workflows, and leading technical teams that create mapping, digital twins, and web applications. Recently, Michael led the development of MJ’s web application named MJ4D. Mike and his team created MJ4D to fulfill the need for a web-based digital twin viewer tailored to the architecture, engineering and construction industries. His team has used this powerful software to create a digital twin of more than 250 project sites ranging from water treatment plants, roadways, interchanges, shorelines, to entire cities. Michael has a bachelor’s degree in geography from SUNY New Paltz.

Digital twins can be leveraged to help government agencies, local communities, and distributed teams with some of their most vexing information management challenges. In addition to reduced budgets, minimized staffing, and deferred maintenance, municipalities and aging facilities are often faced with outdated mapping, incomplete asset inventory and insufficient existing conditions of vital infrastructure.

This presentation examines the latest technology used to create the digital twin including 3D laser scanning, mobile LiDAR and UAV imagery. The presenters will examine real-world case studies involving a variety of digital twins that have been assembled for AEC design teams, agencies and municipalities throughout the United States.

The digital twin serves as an infrastructure data management tool which can integrate with other digital information sources and support infrastructure maintenance activities. The modern basemap is no longer a static image, plan set, or web map that only captures a simplified representation of reality, but rather an immersive collection of datasets from multiple sources. The latest technologies efficiently provide rich datasets which maximize value and make the data accessible to stakeholders.

By activating layer categories that interest them, residents can download permits, access the latest clean-up information, view photos, and connect to database records from the comfort of home, without a FOIL request and waiting weeks or months for the information. Anyone can get the most current and accurate information DEC has available for areas in New York State, information that is challenging to obtain through more conventional methods (FOIL, website, etc.). With the new data layer web services option, GIS users can incorporate our real-time information in any mapping configuring they would like to create.

DECinfo Locator is a collaborative application that spans 16 DEC divisions and the NYS Office of Information Technology Services, which remains critical to its ongoing success.

Wayne Childs serves as Director of Technical Solutions for General Code, a member of the International Code Council Family of Solutions. He has spent his time at General Code specializing in developing solution that meet the unique codification needs of planning, building, and zoning administration professionals. Wayne has spent most of his career focused on multimedia and publishing system process and technology development. He holds a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from Rochester Institute of Technology. Wayne serves as Planning Board Chairman for the Town and Village of Lima, NY.

Jenn Murphy has been an active GIS user for the past 15 years with diverse experience from landscape and natural resource management to public safety and disaster response. As a GIS professional, Jenn has served in coordination and systems specialist roles for several high-profile GIS software and services companies. At General Code, Jenn has been working to develop the MapLink product line through her dedication to understanding the unique needs of clients and developing out of the box solutions for their zoning codes. Jenn holds a M.S. Certificate of GIS, University of Massachusetts-Boston and a B.S. Marine Biology and Landscape Ecology, Gordon College.

William Trask is a Project Manager at Fisher Associates, where he has worked in their Geomatics Department for over 11 years.

Interior space mapping is becoming more prevalent throughout many facets of the AEC industry. It enables your organization to build an indoor geographic information system (GIS) accessible to all end users and can create a complete operating picture for the facility.

Interior space mapping involves the creation of accurate and detailed maps of interior spaces to support a variety of uses cases, such as indoor navigation, wayfinding, space planning, augmented/virtual reality simulations, public safety and asset/facility management. First, the data schema and data collection methodology must be able to support the end goal needs.

This presentation will focus on schema preparation, data collection and data curation to support the creation of 2D floorplans, network routing for ArcGIS Indoors and 3D BIM models/digital twins.  JMT will share project examples and key learnings from utilizing design/as-builts, 360° cameras and point cloud data collection to provide properly formatted data to support those high-end indoor space applications.