We are excited to present a comprehensive lineup of sessions, including many that will occur concurrently across different locations. Please find the location for each session listed above the respective details, highlighted in bold for your convenience. Remember, all parts of the agenda are subject to change, so please check back regularly for the most current information. We look forward to seeing you and hope you find the sessions both informative and engaging!
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
5:00 am – 7:00 am Sage Grouse Strutting Field Trip 7:00 am – 8:00 am Light breakfast, provided (Great Hall ) 7:30 am – Registration (Lobby ) 8:00 am – Vendor hours Rooms Theater 8:00 am – 8:10 am GISCO and WyGEO Presidents: Welcome! 8:10 am – 8:30 am Platinum Sponsor: Colorado Office of Information Technology (OIT) 8:30 am – 9:30 am Keynote: Joseph Kerski, Esri 9:30 am – 9:45 am Break 9:45 am – 10:45 am State of Colorado/Wyoming GIO Updates 10:45 am – 11:00 am Break Rooms White Shively Platte Valley 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The National Spatial Reference System: the Common Foundation of Surveying and GIS (Brian Shaw, NOAA) GIS and NG911 Critical Partners (NG911 GIS Workgroup) Dacono Water Supply and Distribution (Nathan Tyler Lowry, Plummer) 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch (Provided, Great Hall ) Rooms White Shively Platte Valley 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm What’s Your Role in the NSDI? (Karen Rogers, BLM) Supporting the Transition to NG911: A GIS Perspective (Lauren DiGiovanni, DATAMARK) Google Fiber Denver Metro Ditch Location and Ownership (Nathan Tyler Lowry, Plummer) 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm BLM Improvements to Surface Ownership and PLSS Data (Karen Rogers, BLM) FME and the National Broadband Map (Bob Winkler, Visionary Broadband) Tales of a GIS Manager: Cultivating Client-Consultant Success (Kyle Jordan, City of Laramie/Brady Hustad, Argis) 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Working with Imagery in ArcGIS (Joe Peters, Esri) USGS Hydrography Specifications 2024 (Ryan Teter, USGS) Migrating Teton’s GIS Platform: The Good, the Bad and the Cartography (Kevin Christy, Dewberry) 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm GISCO Business Meeting WyGEO Business Meeting Rooms Theater & Vendor Area 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm Vendor Social!
Friday, May 10, 2024
7:00 am – 8:00 am Light breakfast, provided (Great Hall ) 8:00 am – 11:00 am Vendor Hours Rooms White Shively 8:00 am – 8:30 am The 3D National Topography Model: The Next Generation of Topographic Mapping – in 3D (Carol Lydic, USGS) 8:30 am – 9:00 am Wyoming LiDAR Topographic Derivatives and Data Sharing Platform (Jeff Hamerlinck, UW) Greenfielding Colorado: A GIS Methods Approach to Renewable Siting (Brandon Brown, CU-Boulder) 9:00 am – 9:30 am ArcGIS Indoors: Can You Find Me Now? (Michelle Wong, Langan) Dispersed camping inventory: Mapping sites and counting piles of trash across Larimer County (Elizabeth Tulanowski, CSU) 9:30 am – 10:00 am Monitoring Rangeland Health: A Comparative Analysis of NDVI and SAVI Spectral Indices (Sage Wright, UW) Addressing Climate Vulnerability in Houston, Texas (Madzie Boyles, CSU) 10:00 am – 10:15 am Break Rooms Theater 10:15 am – 10:45 am Mapping Contest Award Ceremony 10:45 am – 11:45 am Endnote: The Lifecycle of Technology Adoption, Brady Hustad, Argis 11:45 am – 12:00 pm Until Next Time: GISCO & WyGEO Presidents 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm North Platte River Float Trip OR Geocaching
