ASU GIS Day 2017 -- Program Now Available

Published Oct. 30, 2017
Updated Oct. 18, 2021

ASU GIS Day 2017

Friday, November 17
8:00am - 5:00pm

Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU Library
Noble Science Library, Room 380
601 E Tyler Mall Tempe, AZ 85281

Live Stream:  https://lib.asu.edu/geo/learn/gisday2017

Reserve your spot here: ASU GIS Day 2017 Eventbrite Registration

8:00am - 9:00am

  • Socializing + Refreshments
  • Point of View -- Art on Paper Class Exhibit | Ellen Meissinger and Students | ASU School of Art
  • Info Booth: MAS-GIS (Master of Advanced Study in Geographic Information Systems) | ASU School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
  • Take-a-Map / Make-a-Make

9:00am - 9:15am
Welcome + Introductions
Matthew Toro
Director | Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU Library

9:15am - 10:15am
From the Past, A Sustainable Future
Cesar Del Castillo, Zachary Rothwell
Recent MAS-GIS Graduates | ASU School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

10:15am - 10:45am
The Emerging Role of the Commercial Sector in Earth Remote Sensing Science
Tanya Harrison, PhD
Director of Research | New Space Initiative, ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration

10:45am - 11:45am
Applications of GIS in Sustainable Engineering & the Built Environment
Rebecca Muenich, PhD and Grad Students
Assistant Professor | ASU School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

11:45am - 12:30pm
Knowledge-Driven Cyberinfrastructure for Geospatial Data
Wenwen Li, PhD
Associate Professor | ASU School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch Break

  • Point of View -- Art on Paper Class Exhibit | Ellen Meissinger and Students | ASU School of Art
  • Info Booth: MAS-GIS (Master of Advanced Study in Geographic Information Systems) | ASU School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
  • Take-a-Map / Make-a-Make

1:30pm - 2:30pm
High Resolution Topography and OpenTopography Demo
Ramon Arrowsmith, PhD
Professor | ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration

2:30pm - 3:15pm
Chandler Police Department: REACT (Real-Time Electronic Area Canvassing Tool)
Candace Hammond, April Long-Blanchard, Margarita Encinas
Planning & Research Manager, Planning & Research Analyst, Embedded LexisNexis Crime Analyst | Chandler Police Department: Crime Analysis & Research Unit

3:15pm - 4:15pm
Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Online Maps: Three Examples of How MAG Uses Viewers for Data Integration, Economic Development, and Transforming Data into Information  
Nicole Funicello, Jason Howard, Vern Wolfley
GIS Analyst, GIS Program Manager, GIS Analyst III | Maricopa Association of Governments

4:15pm - 4:30pm
Retirement Tribute: Mary Whelan, PhD
ASU + AZ Geospatial Community

4:30pm – 5:00pm
Closing remarks

  • Socializing + Refreshments
  • Point of View -- Art on Paper Class Exhibit | Ellen Meissinger and Students | ASU School of Art
  • Info Booth: MAS-GIS (Master of Advanced Study in Geographic Information Systems) | ASU School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
  • Take-a-Map / Make-a-Make

Reserve your spot here: ASU GIS Day 2017 Eventbrite Registration