8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Zena Pelletier, ESRI; Pamela Kersh, ESRI
Location: J.J. Pickle Research Center
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Eric Pimpler, Geospatial Training Services
Location: TCEQ
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Michael Beavers, ESRI
Location: J.J. Pickle Research Center
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
James Castagneri, U.S. Census Bureau; Lacey Loftin, U.S. Census Bureau
Location: J.J. Pickle Research Center
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sara Safavi, Planet
Location: J.J. Pickle Research Center
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
James Castagneri, U.S. Census Bureau; Lacey Loftin, U.S. Census Bureau
Location: J.J. Pickle Research Center
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Chris LeSueur, ESRI
Location: J.J. Pickle Research Center
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Joey Thomas, TNRIS; Julie Parker
Location: J.J. Pickle Research Center
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Jeff Ferzoco, CARTO
Location: J.J. Pickle Research Center
Throughout the day on Wednesday, ESRI will host self-guided courses in the Balcones Room covering ESRI software and key GIS techniques.
Stay tuned for course offerings.
For centuries cartographers have been putting outdoor observations onto paper, and with GIS we moved to represent the real world as digital data objects. The real world is where the data resides, and at some point, we as humans need to interact with this real world to bring it into our GIS. From paper and clipboards to GPS, smartphones, wireless internet; we will discuss how field data collection has changed, where we are now, and what’s coming next.
Chris LeSueur is a Product Manager with the Apps Team in Redlands, California. He is responsible for managing Esri's mobile software products for smartphones, tablets, and rugged field devices. Chris has been with Esri for 18yrs working in various positions in Technical Marketing and Product Management. Before starting his career at Esri, Chris graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Geographic Information Systems.
Bill Johnson is AppGeo's 'Carpe Geo' Evangelist, an engaging speaker who shares his insights tying government initiatives to the most advanced GIS technology through collaboration, thoughtful investment, and consistent attention to excellence.
Throughout the day on Thursday, ESRI will host self-guided courses in the Balcones Room covering ESRI software and key GIS techniques.
Stay tuned for course offerings.
The theme of this year’s GIS Forum can be interpreted as two antecedents (Grow, Innovate) and a consequence (Succeed). Is our common GIS heritage a competitive advantage for achieving success as a profession, or are its idiosyncrasies constraining our fitness for adaptation? Our talk will extend the notions explored last year about operant conditioning vs. causal knowledge stemming from the “Crow and the Pitcher” story; and share some thoughts on the competing criteria for progress if we are to successfully evolve. Are we conditioned for success or failure in terms of our evolution as geospatial professionals, and what are the conscious choices we can make to adapt? We will also suggest some unifying goals for our profession, and discuss the trajectory they could put us on.
We'll end the day with **Lightning Talks**, where any Forum attendee can step up to present. If you have something quick to share, come prepared with an idea of what you could present within a short 5-minute time slot and sign up for a lightning talk on-site at the event.
Lightning Talk RulesNew State Plane 2022, Next Generation 9-1-1, Geospatial Data Act, Geo-Enabled Elections
Parcels, Address Points, Future Lidar Roadmap, Texas Orthoimagery Program, Texas Imagery Service, and the National Agriculture Imagery Program