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GIS in Action 2026

Welcome to the 2026 GIS in Action Annual Conference hosted by the Oregon & SW Washington Chapter of the Geospatial Professional Network & Cascadia ASPRS.

Brian Shepard

City of Astoria

GIS Administrator

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With over a decade of experience in GIS and business systems development, Brian is currently the GIS Administrator for the City of Astoria. There, he's building integrated systems to support Public Works and expand GIS capabilities citywide. Leading a digital migration, Brian is largely focused on custom web app development and asset management/GIS integration.

8:30am PDT

Opening Plenary and Keynote - Creating Capacity in Times of Change: Understanding the Brain and Moving Forward CascadiaDr. Jessica Lorenz

10:00am PDT

Break (Refreshments Provided) TBA

10:30am PDT

A brief history of topographic mapping AtriumElaine Guidero ArcGIS Pro and Python: Potentially Helpful Bits and Bobs Classrooms 1-4David Howes

11:30am PDT

GIS for Wildfire Response at the Oregon Department of Forestry AtriumErik Larsen

11:51am PDT

Lightning Talks Round 4 - Modeling Streams & Drainage from High-Resolution Elevation Data ColumbiaBob Chappell

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Buffet (Provided) Cascadia

1:30pm PDT

This Time the AI Builds Everything AuditoriumChristopher Moravec

2:00pm PDT

Lessons Learned in The Special Operations Community - Inspiring GIS & Indoor Mapping AuditoriumJosh Longenecker

2:30pm PDT

Stepping Out of The Shadows: Utilizing Invariant Color Spaces to Build a Shadow Mask in ArcGIS Pro Classrooms 1-4Kate Pope

3:00pm PDT

Break (Refreshments Provided) TBA

3:30pm PDT

Legacy Data, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Mess. Classrooms 1-4Jordan Hamann

5:30pm PDT

Opening Night Reception (drinks, heavy hors d'oeuvres and live music) Cascadia

8:00am PDT

Remote Sensing to Restore a Degraded Jurisdictional Wetland in Urban Washington County AtriumEmma Colburn • Carly Holzschuh

8:30am PDT

Fire Data Transparency with ArcGIS Dashboards, Experience Builder, and ArcGIS Hub AtriumTabitha Fraser

9:00am PDT

Lessons Learned and the Benefits of a Cloud based GIS AtriumBrock Saylor

9:30am PDT

Mapping the Future of Gresham’s Parks Classrooms 1-4Brandon McCullough

10:30am PDT

ArcGIS Instant Apps: Engage your community Classrooms 1-4Sarah McDonald

11:00am PDT

Animating Urban Growth: Storytelling with RLIS Housing Data in ArcGIS Pro AtriumAl Mowbray

11:30am PDT

Accessibilty Q & A AuditoriumChance Morrison • Lauren McKinney-Wise • Franz Arend • Emma Brenneman • Hallie Liu Rogers • Jon McDowell • Neil Green-Clancy

2:00pm PDT

Bringing SCADA to the Map: Using GIS to Integrate Sensor Data for Wastewater Operations Classrooms 1-4Carrie Schmidt