Event Details

November 19-21, 2025

FULL AGENDA

Workshops: Wednesday, November 19th

Our workshops provide access to in-depth training from industry leaders that help further your professional skills and networking opportunities. Registration for workshops is sold separately.

Sessions & Exhibits: Thursday, November 20th

Explore a day of sessions and exhibit booths to hear about the latest advancements in the private and public sector and connect with the geospatial community.

Student Event: Friday, November 21st

Special programming designed for students to engage with GIS professionals and learn about career opportunities in the geospatial field.

Event Schedule
November 19-21, 2025

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - Workshop Day

Time	Presenter Name & Title
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Registration
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	ESRI Workshop - Create Dynamic Analytics with ArcGIS Dashboards
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Bad Elf Workshop - Beginner's Guide To Field Mapping: Asset Management Seminar
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	ESRI Workshop - Unlocking Insights: Exploring GeoAI in ArcGIS

Thursday, November 20, 2025 - Expo Day

Time	Presenter Name & Title
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM	Welcome Address
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM	[Plenary] - Map Wizardry Plenary- Dr. Jeff Lash, Geography Program Director
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM	[Session 1A] - Zena Pelletier with Esri presenting Web Apps: The Road Ahead [Session 1B] - Jason Nyberg and Greg Hymel with NV5 presenting So You Think You Know What A Digital Twin Is?
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM	[Session 2A] - Narendra Babu Vattem with iSpatial Techno Solutions Inc. presenting Transforming Smart Government Using GeoAI and GeoAgents [Session 2B] - Jabeen Momin and Chris Shannon with Pape Dawson presenting Automating ArcGIS Survey123 Report Filing into Project Folders
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM	[Session 3A] - Frank S. Razem with the City of Galveston presenting City of Galveston Cemetery Managment System [Session 3B] - George Culver with LJA Engineering, Inc. presenting Managing Field Services across the US from Houston
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM	[Session 4A] - LaToya Casimere & Crosby Brito with Gulf Coast Workforce Board - Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast presenting How the Workforce Board Helps Employers Find, Train, and Retain Talent [Session 4B]- Ryan Ramphul with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health presenting Persistent Poverty and Geographic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Bayesian Spatial Analysis in Texas
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	[Keynote Speaker] - Chuck Wemple, Executive Director of Houston-Galveston Area Council presenting The Intersection of AI, Creativity, and Play
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM	[Session 5B] - Uilvim E. G. Franco and Bruno Sousa with Rice University presenting Mars 2020 Mission Tracker [Session 5C]- Harris Central Appraisal District (Part 1)
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM	[Session 6A] - Michaela Wojslaw with Waller County presenting Waller County Road and Bridge Department Projects ArcGIS StoryMap Development [Session 6B] - Anna Gonzalez with Esri presenting ArcGIS Survey123 & AI Assistants [Session 6C]- Harris Central Appraisal District (Part 2)
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM	[Session 7A] - Miguel Manning with AllTerra Central presenting Reality, Reimagined: The Power of Trimble SiteVision [Session 7B] - Edgardo Sandoval with Dunaway presenting Smart Floor Maps: Experience Builder in Action [Session 7C]- Harris Central Appraisal District (Part 3)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	[Keynote Speaker] - Lindsey Peña, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer with National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) presenting "Coordinates of Connection - Mapping the People, Places, and Purpose That Bind Us
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Remarks
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM	Join us after the event for Mappy Hour! Join GPN Texas for a special GIS Day Mappy Hour! Enjoy great food, drink, and connect with GIS professionals! Note: You do not have to be a GPN member or attend the meeting to join us! When: Starts at 4:30pm Where: Rock Neutney's Sports Bar at 2416 Bay Area Blvd Suite E, Houston, TX 77058

*Disclaimer: Presentation agenda schedule has been finalized as of November 12th.

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Friday, November 21, 2025 - High School Student Event

Time	Group A C.E. King	Group B Spring	Group C ?	Group D Clear Lake	Group E Energy Institute	Group F TBD
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM	Welcome — Theater
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM	Plenary — Theater
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM	Break — Move to next activity
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM	Vehicles & Drones Parking Lot D1	GeoQuest Atrium I	Geopardy B1211	Academic Spotlight Forest Room	Break Patio Cafe	METRO Bus Parking Lot D1
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM	Break — Move to next activity
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM	METRO Bus Parking Lot D1	Vehicles & Drones Parking Lot D1	GeoQuest Atrium I	Geopardy B1211	Academic Spotlight Forest Room	Break Patio Cafe
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM	Break — Move to next activity
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM	Break Patio Cafe	METRO Bus Parking Lot D1	Vehicles & Drones Parking Lot D1	GeoQuest Atrium I	Geopardy B1211/small>	Academic Spotlight Forest Room
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM	Break — Move to next activity
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM	Academic Spotlight Forest Room	Break Patio Cafe	METRO Bus Parking Lot D1	Vehicles & Drones Parking Lot D1	GeoQuest Atrium I	Geopardy B1211
11:40 AM - 11:45 AM	Break — Move to next activity
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM	Geopardy B1211	Academic Spotlight Forest Room	Break Patio Cafe	METRO Bus Parking Lot D1	Vehicles & Drones Parking Lot D1	GeoQuest Atrium I
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM	Break — Move to next activity
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM	GeoQuest Atrium I	Geopardy B1211	Academic Spotlight Forest Room	Break Patio Cafe	METRO Bus Parking Lot D1	Vehicles & Drones Parking Lot D1
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Break — Move to next activity
12:35 PM - 1:15 PM	Lunch, Closing Ceremony & Awards — Atrium II
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM	Dismissal — Bus Pickup

Friday, November 21, 2025 - University Student Event

Time	Presenter Name & Title

Time	Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	[Welcome]
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Map Wizardry Plenary
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM	Networking Bingo
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM	[Student Career Round table]
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM	[Break]
12:00 PM - 1:05 PM	[Interactive Lunch with GIS Professional]
	20 min – Lunch
	15 min – Lunch Presentation 1 - Michaela Wojslaw, GIS Analyst with Waller County Road and Bridge Department
	15 min – Lunch + Presentation 2 - Anna Gonzalez, ESRI
	15 min – Lunch Presentation 3 - Joshua Dye, GIS Analyst III with HCAD presenting on "GISP-E"
1:05 PM - 2:00 PM	GIS Professionals Q and A Panel
	Panel Speaker - Miriam Salazar, GIS Specialist with City of Sugar Land
	Panel Speaker - Andrew Matej
	Panel Speaker - Kami Denny
	Panel Speaker - Miguel Manning, Mapping and GIS Account Manager at AllTerra Central

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Houston Area GIS Day
H-GAC's Geographic Data Workgroup
Houston, Texas, USA
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HGAC's Geographic Data Workgroup

The Geographic Data Workgroup (GDW) is an H-GAC sponsored group consisting of public, private, non-profit, and educational organizations. The group meets monthly to discuss Geographic Information System (GIS) related matters, network, and plan cooperative purchases of software, aerial imagery, and data that would be too costly if obtained separately.
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- Houston-Galveston Area Council
- University of Houston-Clear Lake