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Thursday, October 11 • 1:30pm - 3:00pm
When Agriculture Goes High Tech - AICP/CM Approved 1.5

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Today’s agriculture management practices are pushing the boundaries of technological advances every day, this session includes presentations on making decisions and modeling the impacts of water, wind and weather on agriculture using different high-tech approaches and how to properly document all of this fresh data!

  • Managing Clean Energy, Rangeland, and Rare Species through Spatial Technologies
    Jacqueline Tilligkeit, Senior Environmental Scientist, Althouse and Meade, Inc., Paso Robles, CA
  • The Wonderful Way to Use GIS
    Jeff Orton, Director GIS, Wonderful Citrus, Delano, CA
    Jenna Bunag, Wonderful Orchards, Shafter, CA

Moderator
avatar for Elthron M. Anderson, GISP

Elthron M. Anderson, GISP

Geospatial Technology/Infrastructure Asset Manager, Southgate Water and Sanitation Districts
Elthron is currently the Geospatial Technology and Infrastructure Asset Manager for Southgate Water and Sanitation Districts. He oversees technology applications and performs varying roles in support of the goals of Asset Management. Elthron has held various positions on the RM-URISA... Read More →

Speakers
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Jenna Bunag

Wonderful Orchards
I am a recent graduate from California State University of Bakersfield who majored in Engineering Sciences. I received my first interaction with GIS volunteering/interning at the NRCS in Bakersfield, CA and since then have grown to love the program. I currently work in the GIS Department... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Orton

Jeff Orton

Director of GIS, Wonderful Citrus
Jeff Orton has been the Director of GIS for the Wonderful Citrus since 2010.  Prior to that he was the GIS lead for the County of Kern, CA and the GIS Administrator for the Utah Transit Authority.  He has served as the President of Central Cal URISA 3 times and has been involved... Read More →
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Jacqueline Tilligkeit

Senior Environmental Scientist, Althouse and Meade, Inc.
I earned a BS in Earth Science with a minor in Environmental Studies and concentration in GIS and MS in Agriculture with a concentration in Soil Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. I'm the GIS Program Manager, Qualified SWPPP Developer, and wetland... Read More →

When Agriculture Goes High Tech pdf
Thursday October 11, 2018 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
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  GIS for Natural Resources