November 5, 2019, 1:00 PM - 3:15 PM, EST (18:00-20:15 GMT)

Optimization activities can improve performance, increase monitoring efficiency, and support contaminated site decisions. Project managers can use geospatial analysis for evaluation of optimization opportunities. Unlike traditional statistical analysis, geospatial methods incorporate the spatial and temporal dependence between nearby data points, which is an important feature of almost all data collected as part of an environmental investigation. The results of geospatial analyses add additional lines of evidence to decision making in optimization opportunities in environmental sites across all project life cycle stages (release detection, site characterization, remediation, monitoring and closure) in soil, groundwater or sediment remediation projects for different sizes and types of sites.

The purpose of ITRC's Geospatial Analysis for Optimization at Environmental Sites (GRO-1) guidance document and this associated training is to explain, educate, and train state regulators and other practitioners in understanding and using geospatial analyses to evaluate optimization opportunities at environmental sites. With the ITRC GRO-1 web-based guidance document and this associated training class, project managers will be able to:

• Evaluate available data and site needs to determine if geospatial analyses are appropriate for a given site
  
• For a project and specific lifecycle stage, identify optimization questions where geospatial methods can contribute to better decision making
  
• For a project and optimization question(s), select appropriate geospatial method(s) and software using the geospatial analysis work flow, tables and flow charts in the guidance document
  
• With geospatial analyses results (note: some geospatial analyses may be performed by the project manager, but many geospatial analyses will be performed by technical experts), explain what the results mean and appropriately apply in decision making
  
• Use the project manager's tool box, interactive flow charts for choosing geospatial methods and review checklist to use geospatial analyses confidently in decision making

• David Becker, US Army Corp of Engineers (dave.j.becker@usace.army.mil)
• Michael Kwiecinski,Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety (mike.kwiecinski@state.co.us)
• Chris Stubbs, Ramboll (cstubbs@ramboll.com)
• Adam Janzen, Barr Engineering Company (akj@barr.com)
• Ali Furmall, Washington State Department of Ecology (ali.furmall@ecy.wa.gov)
• Ed Winner, Kentucky DEM (edward.winner@ky.gov)

• Mary Yelken, ITRC Training Program Support (myelken@theyelkengroup.com)
• Juliana Cheatham, ITRC Training Program Support (jcheatham@theyelkengroup.com)

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• Adobe® Connect™ Visual Quick Start Guide (754KB/2pp/PDF)

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