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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.

Paul Cone

City of Portland

GIS Analyst

Portland, Oregon

portlandmaps.com

About me

Analyst and mapmaker for Portland area emergency response and management. Part of the PortlandMaps.com team. BA in Geography from Portland State in 2005.

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

10:57am PDT

Lightning Talks Round 2 - Greater Cooling Sensitivity of Evapotranspiration in Water-Limited Urban Environments: Evidence from Portland, Oregon ColumbiaTarannum Khandoker

11:00am PDT

Building a Resilient Imagery Program AtriumSavannah Heckman • Josh Weilert

11:30am PDT

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

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

2:24pm PDT

Lightning Talks Round 6 - Burning Up the Walkshed: How Land Surface Temperature in one Portland, Oregon neighborhood restricts access to transit and other services. ColumbiaErin Zipper

2:51pm PDT

Lightning Talks Round 7 - Metro's Safe Routes to School Walkshed Application ColumbiaJake Lovell

3:30pm PDT

Cutting Through the Noise: Reliable Geohazard Alerts From Messy Sensor Data AuditoriumBraden Kislin

3:48pm PDT

Lightning Talks Round 8 - LiDAR in Complex Natural Forest: Practical Implications for Inventory and Management ColumbiaAvishek Hamal

4:00pm PDT

Reappraisal Pilot Project: Multnomah County Leverages ArcGIS Survey123 to Inspect Residential Properties AuditoriumJerry Oelerich

8:00am PDT

Celestial Infrastructure: The History, Science, and Future of Global Satellite Positioning AuditoriumNoah Flick

8:30am PDT

Snowplows, traffic cameras, and an unfixable Esri bug - A tale of resilience Classrooms 1-4Lauren McKinney-Wise

9:00am PDT

How a Plan to Learn AI Became a Companion for ArcGIS Pro AuditoriumTim Rawson

9:30am PDT

Mobile Clinic Collaborative AtriumJohn Ruffing • Heather Fara • Verian Wedeking

10:30am PDT

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

11:00am PDT

Accessibility Updates AuditoriumLauren McKinney-Wise • Emma Brenneman • Hallie Liu Rogers

11:30am PDT

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

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Buffet (Provided) Cascadia

1:30pm PDT

Indoor GIS: Step by Step Guide to Implementation and Sustainment Classrooms 1-4Brock Saylor