Alberta’s Wet Areas Mapping Initiative:

Innovation supporting continuous improvement in environmental performance

February 11th 2013

Calgary TELUS Convention Centre

120 Ninth Avenue SE

Calgary, Alberta

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Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, in close partnership with the University of New Brunswick,has completed the development of wet areas datasets for 14 million hectares in the Alberta Foothills and Boreal Region. The wet areas mapping dataset, completed at 1 meter resolution using light distance and ranging (LiDAR) technologies, are now freely available for users in the energy sector.

This oneday workshop will demonstrate the utility of wet areas mapping in reducing operational costs and fostering stewardship ofAlberta’s landscapes.

Who should attend?

This event will be of interest to resource managers, engineers, and biologists working in the areas of in situ, conventional oil and gas, and pipeline sectors.

By attending this workshop you will:

Increase your awareness of Alberta’s wet areas mapping initiative; a 2011 ASTECH Honouree for outstanding achievement in environmental innovation (see: and

Learn more about predicting where water or wet areas may limit operational productivity

Learn about new software that optimizes recreational trail and road placementso as to limit need for culverts and expensive trail and road maintenance

Learn how thisproduct and associated tools can aid in spill response planning

Learn how to access and best utilize this new data source and associated models

Registration:Advanced registration is required as space will be limited.

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Registration fee:$150

Early registration is strongly encouraged. Previous events related to this subject have sold out quickly.

Agenda

Moderator: Dr. Keith McClain (Foothills Research Institute)

8:00 – 8:30Coffee

8:30 - 8:40Welcoming comments. Shannon Flint, Assistant DeputyMinister, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Research Development

8:40 – 9:30Seeing the world through lasers. Professor Nicholas Coops, Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing, University of British Columbia.

9:30 – 10:00Overview of Wet Areas mapping: where have we been and where are we going?Dr. Barry White, Forestry Division, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Research Development

10:00 - 10:15Coffee

10:15 – 11:00 Modeling Approach and Technical Issues Related to Product Development. Jae Ogilvie, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick

11:00 – 11:30Incorporating wet areas mapping into aMobile Office environment. Stuart Cruikshank, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Research Development

11:30 – 12:00Wet areas mapping from a field user perspective. Dennis Marycz, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Research Development

Lunch provided

1:00 – 1:45 Wet Areas Mapping: Merging Operational and Strategic Level Objectives.(Gordon Whitmore, Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd.)

1:45 – 2:15Wet Area Mapping a Premeditative tool for Land Use Planning, Chris Walsh, Devon Energy

2:15 - 2:40Revisiting the Rainbow Pipeline spill of 2011 using wet areas mapping. Jae Ogilvie, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick

2:40 - 3:00Trails for Sustainability: Reducing Footprint by Incorporating LiDAR and Wet Area's Mapping into Recreational Trail and Road Design. Ian Demerchant, David Campbell, Paul A. Arp. Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick

3:00 – 3:20 Wet areas mapping and conservation. Dr. Joyce Gould, Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation.

3:20 - 3:40Future directions. Dr. Barry White, Alberta Environment and sustainable Research Development

3:40 -3:50Wrap up. Dr. Keith McClain, Foothills Research Institute