GIS in Action 2025

GIS in Action 2025

Welcome to the 2025 GIS in Action Annual Conference hosted by the Oregon & SW Washington Chapter of the Geospatial Professional Network & ASPRS.

9:00am PDT

Opening Keynote - GIS in a Changing World Flex WestDr. Aileen Buckley

10:00am PDT

Break (Refreshments Provided) TBA

10:30am PDT

Where’s the cheese? This Venue is a Maze! AtriumWes Williams ORURISA Emerging Professionals Mentorship Program Panel AuditoriumLeah Bollin • Catherine Green

11:00am PDT

GIS for Urban Heat Adaptation AtriumJoe Gordon ODOT's Climate Friendly Equitable Communities Statewide Multimodal Inventory Project. ClassroomJosh Ahmann

11:30am PDT

Using GIS to Improve the Oregon Water Quality Index AtriumKat Maloney

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Buffet (Provided) Flex West

1:00pm PDT

Accessibility in GIS AtriumShannon Stern Fast, Free Walksheds Anywhere with OpenStreetMap, QGIS, and Python AuditoriumGeorge Roth & Michaela Barton ArcGIS Experience Builder Custom Widgets: Value and Development ClassroomDavid Howes

1:30pm PDT

From Awareness to Action: LPRO’s Plan for Accessible Maps and Apps AtriumAriel Low Building Bridges to GIS Careers: The Value of Internships AuditoriumChristina Friedle

2:00pm PDT

Eliminating Data Siloes with GIS ClassroomJacob Mark • Sara Hopkins WCAG/ GIS Accessibility in City of Portland AtriumDiego Portillo • Hallie Liu Rogers

2:30pm PDT

Recreational Trail Map - An interactive Web Application built with ESRI's Experience Builder ClassroomJake Edwards

3:00pm PDT

Break (Refreshments Provided) TBA

3:30pm PDT

A practical method for mapping and monitoring shade cast on water channels AtriumEric Nielsen Drainage Analysis: Field perspective to GIS integration AuditoriumSam Rossi What is it? Non-Residential Edition! ClassroomAl Mowbray

4:00pm PDT

Drone over troubled waters: Monitoring Stage 0 Stream Restoration with Multispectral, LiDAR, and Thermal UAS Imaging AtriumJennifer Kirkland Arcade in Dashboards, Styling and Optimizing your Data ClassroomElena Bailey Supercharge your GIS with High-Resolution Aerial Imagery for Public Safety, Planning, and Infrastructure, and more AuditoriumMegan Reilly • Josh Weilert

4:30pm PDT

Post wildfire Debris Flow Mapping Using Geospatial Machine Learning AtriumSanjaya Paudel

5:30pm PDT

Opening Night Reception Flex West

10:00am PDT

Break (Refreshments Provided) TBA

10:30am PDT

Measuring the Oregon landscape: An update from the Oregon Lidar Consortium on data collection, analysis, and distribution AtriumReed Burgette ORURISA Members and Friends Meeting ClassroomDeigo Portillo From Point Clouds to Web Maps:Utilizing ESRI ArcGIS and Autodesk ACC technology to create a seamless 3D digital twin of the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant (CBWTP) facility. AuditoriumKevin Ramey

11:00am PDT

From Reactive to Proactive: GIS-Driven Disaster Preparedness for Resilient Communities. AtriumArunabha Neel Chowdhury

11:30am PDT

Engage Your Community with ArcGIS Instant Apps ClassroomSarah McDonald • Krista McPherson InSAR Coherence Change as a Proxy for Building Damage AtriumBrett Dierker The Kitchen Sink: The transition from Web AppBuilder to Experience Builder AuditoriumEric McAvoy

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Buffet (Provided) Flex West

1:00pm PDT

Navigating GIS Technical Debt: Reclaiming Strategic Focus in a Rapidly Evolving World AuditoriumMara Stoica 3D Printing Topographic Maps ClassroomNoah Flick GNSS Correction Options in the Pacific Northwest AtriumTyler Gakstatter

1:30pm PDT

The Lateral Accuracy Project: Leveraging ArcGIS Field Maps and GNSS Technology to Map Private Sewer Laterals AuditoriumAndres Mendoza • Gavin McRobbie Predicting the Endangered Marbled Murrelet through LiDAR ClassroomKane Finders Asset Lifecycle Management Solution, Construction Solution, and Permitting AtriumRaymond Chow

2:00pm PDT

Lightning Talks Round 1 - Emerald Ash Borer in Oregon: utilizing an ArcGIS Web Experience to inform the public on the spread of an invasive pest. ClassroomCarl Swanson Arcade in Action AuditoriumJake Lovell The Cloud GIS Revolution: Why Organizations Are Moving & What’s Next. AtriumArunabha Neel Chowdhury

2:10pm PDT

Lightning Talks Round 1 - Comparing Image Classification Methods in ArcGIS Pro for Use in Precision Agriculture ClassroomMax Koehler

2:20pm PDT

Lightning Talks Round 1 - Evaluating Public-Participatory GIS Data Accuracy: A Case Study with an Interactive Web Map ClassroomChris Ghormley

2:30pm PDT

Lightning Talks Round 2 - What’s New in MetroMap ClassroomFranz Arend Bringing ArcGIS Pro Tools to .NET Web Apps with GeoBlazor AuditoriumTim Rawson Public Works Street Sign Inventory: Leveraging Asset Management and GIS AtriumSydney Iverson • Kate Rosson

2:38pm PDT

Lightning Talks Round 2 - Safeguarding Public Data: Metro’s Internal Response to Federal Data Risks ClassroomMadeline Steele

2:46pm PDT

Lightening talks Round 2: Contiguous Snowfall Trends Over the Decade (2014-2024) ClassroomSamantha Davenport

2:52pm PDT

Lightening Talks Round 2: From Pavement to Power: The Viability of Solar Panel Canopies over PCC Sylvania Parking Lots ClassroomKyle Curtis

3:00pm PDT

Break (Refreshments Provided) TBA

3:30pm PDT

Plenery Session and Closing to 2025 GIA - Thank Yous and Map Gallery Awards - Keynote - Don't Panic, It's Just AI: A Developer's Handbook AuditoriumChristopher Moravec