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    • 04/10/2023
    • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center, 215 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA, 16803
    • 18
    Register

    Discovering and communicating the business value of your organization’s GIS is one of the most challenging endeavors the GIS program experiences, especially when it comes to engaging with leadership. Organizational leaders usually speak in a business language, and not GIS or technical; so how do you bring them to the table and engage with them in a productive way? How do you bridge the gap between technology and business? If you are asking yourself those questions, then this session is for you.

    One effective method to bridge this gap is to lead discovery sessions with leadership and colleagues, communicating the benefits and value that GIS provides in a way that resonates with the executives in your organization. This session will introduce the importance of prioritizing business-related conversations, discuss real-life scenarios that break out into groups for an interactive experience.

    Presenters:

    Mary McColley
    Sr. Solution Engineer, Esri

    Short Bio: Mary is a Sr. Solution Engineer supporting various government customers who are passionate about the power of GIS. Mary received her undergrad degree & graduate certificate in GIS at University of Delaware. Prior to Esri, she worked at Kent County DE, Apple Inc., and Google, working on the Apple Maps and Google Earth platforms, and two other advanced GIS positions. Mary’s driving passion is to leverage Esri's technology to help improve people’s lives and positively impact the world.

    Mark Bowen
    Solution Engineer, Esri

    Short Bio: Mark Bowen is a Solution Engineer supporting customers in PA & MD. He has nearly 10 years’ experience deploying and managing ArcGIS Enterprise and providing system architecture recommendations to support government agencies. Other areas of expertise: field mobility, system integrations and geodatabases, designing and implementing asset management solutions for utilities. He teaches graduate level GIS courses at West Chester University, where he earned a BA & MS in Geography with a focus in GIS.

    • 04/10/2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center, 215 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA, 16803
    • 2
    Register

    Programming tools are now a standard feature within GIS software packages and allow GIS users to automate, speed up, and become more precise in their data management and analytic work. This workshop is designed for GIS users who have little to no experience with computer programming and will cover core Python programming language concepts specifically for use in ArcGIS. The workshop will focus on guiding participants through hands-on exercises designed to provide the essential skills to programmatically manipulate data as part of an ArcGIS workflow.

    This workshop is designed to be preparation for the following workshop on Advanced Python for ArcGIS, but may be taken independently.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Core Python programming concepts
    • Introduction to ArcPy site package for ArcGIS
    • Working with geospatial data using Python, ArcPy, and ArcGIS Notebooks
    • Using Python for simple data management and geoprocessing tasks

    Instructor

    James Whitacre, GIS Services Division Chief, Pennsylvania Game Commission

    Computer and Software Requirements

    Students must provide their own laptop with the following software installed:

    The instructor will use ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Notebooks (included with ArcGIS Pro), and Microsoft Visual Studio Code to teach all the material. While the workshop may work with ArcMap, the material is not tested with ArcMap. The instructor will not be able to help with any special setup, so please ensure your software is ready for use at the beginning of the workshop.

    • 04/10/2023
    • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center, 215 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA, 16803
    • 3
    Register

    Building on the introduction to Python for ArcGIS, this workshop will expand on those skills to further use Python in ArcGIS. The workshop will focus on the ArcPy Python site package to expand geoprocessing capabilities with Python. Participants will learn to build geoprocessing scripts using ArcGIS Notebooks covering different ArcGIS tasks and workflows. The workshop will also cover how to create custom script tools in ArcGIS toolboxes for reuse and sharing. Participants will also learn skills for error handling.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Work with the ArcPy Python site package for ArcGIS
    • Explore the difference between Python scripts and ModelBuilder models
    • Build and share custom ArcGIS script tools for automation
    • Learn tips and tricks for validating script syntax and error handling

    Instructor

    James Whitacre, GIS Services Division Chief, Pennsylvania Game Commission

    Computer and Software Requirements

    Students must provide their own laptop with the following software installed:

    The instructor will use ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Notebooks (included with ArcGIS Pro), and Microsoft Visual Studio Code to teach all the material. While the workshop may work with ArcMap, the material is not tested with ArcMap. The instructor will not be able to help with any special setup, so please ensure your software is ready for use at the beginning of the workshop.

    • 04/10/2023
    • 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps & Geospatial Information and the Center for Immersive Experiences
    • 14
    Register

    Join us for tours of two Penn State Centers that provide geospatial related services – the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps & Geospatial Information and the Center for Immersive Experiences. Both are housed on the ground floor of the Pattee Library in the center of Penn State’s University Park campus. Center staff will give an overview of the resources and services provided, respond to questions, and provide opportunities to interact with digital resources and equipment.

    • 04/11/2023
    • 8:00 AM
    • 04/12/2023
    • 3:00 PM
    • The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center, 215 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA, 16803
    • 314
    Register


    The Pennsylvania GIS Conference is the premiere annual event for geospatial professionals, industry leaders, and students who work, do business, or study in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For over 30 years, hundreds of dedicated, geospatial-minded people from private, government, and academic sectors have gathered from throughout Pennsylvania and abroad to share knowledge, build the geospatial community, and network. Join us for this year's conference April 10-12 in State College, PA!

    • 10/11/2023
    • 10/14/2023
    • Pittsburgh, PA

    North American Cartographic Information Society Annual Meeting

    October 11-14, 2023

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Join us at the North American Cartographic Information Society’s 43rd annual meeting in downtown Pittsburgh.

    Stay tuned

    We’ll share more details when they’re available. There are several ways to stay in touch with the NACIS community:

    Questions about the conference? Email veep@nacis.org.

    • 10/19/2023
    • 10/20/2023
    • PennWest Clarion, Clarion, PA
    • 11/15/2023
    • Harrisburg, PA

    Central PA GIS Day

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    • 11/16/2023

    GeoDev Summit

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