Welcome to the event site for GIS-Pro & CalGIS 2018! We’re so excited to partner with the four URISA California Chapters and CGIA to present this one-of-a-kind geospatial super-event in Palm Springs, California. Use this site to design your agenda, review presentations in-depth, and network with your peers.
Start reviewing the comprehensive workshop and training opportunities, the keynote addresses, professional development and networking events, and the abundance of concurrent breakout sessions in several focused program tracks:
There is a lot to know as a GIS manager today including sifting through limitless data including global data sets, crowdsourced information and internal enterprise data. Attend and learn about managing collecting, analyzing and acting proactively. Learn how to address local trends in global context.
Making Sense of Digital Data and Online Lives Justine Blanford, Associate Professor, Penn State University, State College, PA
Using FME to Validate CAD File Submittals for Utilities Kalvan Hone, GISP, Principal GIS Analyst, City of Henderson, Henderson, NV Erika Provost, GISP, LSSGB, Senior Utilities Business Analyst, City of Henderson NV Lesley MacKenzie, Geospatial ETL Consultant, Consortech Solutions, Brossard, Quebec Canada
Preserving the Irreplaceable: Cost Effective Ortho Mosaicking of Historic Air Photos to create GIS Ready Data Layers for Local Government Thomas Conry, Retired GIS Manager, Fairfax County, Fairfax, VA Kevin Jones, PCI Geomatics, Gatineau, QC - Canada
Student, University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine
Rhoda K. Moise is a candidate for the Ph.D. in Prevention Science and Community Health at University of Miami. Her research integrates geospatial statistics and CBPR-driven mixed methodology to fill gaps in health promotion and disease prevention across ecological... Read More →
Dr. Justine Blanford has over 20 years of experience in the GIScience field. Her research is based on theoretical geographic information science concepts where she uses GIS, big datasets, novel data and technologies along with a variety of spatial and statistical analysis methods... Read More →
Senior Utilities Business Analyst, City of Henderson
Erika Provost, GISP, LSSGB, Senior Utilities Business Analyst, Department of Utility Services, City of Henderson NVWith a love for both GIS and business analysis, Erika has over 20 years of experience, tracking bombs and aircraft for the Air Force, mapping Yucca Mountain geology and... Read More →
GIS/FME Applications Specialist, Consortech Solutions Inc.
BA graduate in geography, McGill University with a 16 year work passion for geomatics. Her focus is leveraging ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) with the context of data workflow and process optimization. At Consortech, Lesley provides consulting, training and solution design services... Read More →
