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.

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8:30am PDT

Opening Plenary and 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