GeoEd'24

The conference will take place from Tuesday, June 11 - Thursday June 13. Each day will run from 9:00am-5:00pm.

The conference will be held at Jefferson Community & Technical College, Southwest Campus, in Louisville, Kentucky.

The schedule is tentative and subject to change!

All workshops will be held in the Learning Resource Center.

Morning

Workshop #1: Working with Arcade in ArcGIS Pro, Map Viewer, and Dashboards This hands-on workshop will work with Arcade Expressions from the basic formatting of the scripting language and application enhancing in ArcGIS Pro, Map Viewer and Dashboards.

Workshop #2: Drones: What You Need to Know to Get Started The rise of drones has revolutionized various industries, including, but not limited to photography, agriculture, logistics, mapping, inspection, and environmental monitoring. Incorporating a drone program into the curriculum offers an opportunity to enhance students' skills and career prospects. This talk, "Drones: What You Need to Know to Get Started," provides a guide for launching a successful drone program at your college. We will delve into essential aspects such as initial costs and budgeting for equipment, software, and maintenance. Additionally, we will outline a curriculum that covers both theoretical knowledge and hands-on training, ensuring students gain a well-rounded understanding of drone technology and its applications. Furthermore, we will address common challenges such as technical issues, safety, and FAA regulations (including airspace at your campus). By the end of this session, participants will have a good understanding of what it takes to establish a drone course/program and the various (potential) hurdles to overcome. As a bonus, participants at the session will receive their FAA TRUST (The Recreational UAS Safety Test) Certificate, required for all drone flying hobbyists (including educators).

Workshop #3: Remote Sensing Workflows for ArcGIS Online As ArcGIS Online continues to add analysis functionality, this session will explore remote sensing workflows in ArcGIS Online including working with imagery layers from the Living Atlas of the World, how to bring in your own imagery data, how to create composite images, how to do terrain analysis, how to use raster functions, and more!

Workshop #4: From Data Collection to a Dashboard to a Story Map, Part 1 Join Joseph Kerski for a lively session as we cover how to create a field survey using ArcGIS Survey123, map the results, analyze the results, and communicate the results with an ArcGIS Dashboard and StoryMap. Part 1 will cover the basics, and in part 2 we will do a deeper dive using Gen AI-enabled field survey creation, advanced analysis in ArcGIS Online, using scripts for enhanced dashboarding, and explore several additional types of story map tools.

Afternoon

Workshop #1: Redefining Geospatial Occupations in the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System) Join us to learn how GIS related occupations are currently classified in the Federal Government's Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, and how it may impact your programs, your students, and your industry partners. Attendees will learn how they can suggest additions and revisions to the SOC system, and have the opportunity to discuss what some of those additions and revisions may look like.

Workshop #2: Demographic Analysis This hands-on workshop will explore demographic data, analysis, visualization, and applications including the Living Atlas of the World, Esri Maps for Public Policy, data enrichment, Business Analyst Online, and provide guidance on mapping student enrollment and demographics.

Workshop #3: From Data Collection to a Dashboard to a Story Map, Part 2 Join Joseph Kerski for a lively session as we cover how to create a field survey using ArcGIS Survey123, map the results, analyze the results, and communicate the results with an ArcGIS Dashboard and StoryMap. Part 1 will cover the basics, and in part 2 we will do a deeper dive using Gen AI-enabled field survey creation, advanced analysis in ArcGIS Online, using scripts for enhanced dashboarding, and explore several additional types of story map tools.

Workshop #4: Resources from the GeoTech Center to Support Your Program To better serve the geospatial community, the GeoTech Center provides valuable resources for faculty, students, and the workforce. At this workshop, learn about the following GeoTech Center resources: 1) The GeoEd Certification program (GeoEdC), designed for faculty to increase their pedagogical skillset, network, and/or document expertise; 2) Numerous resources to help implement or improve geospatial curriculum such as subject-based geospatial learning models and model courses; 3) The new Student Honor Society; and 4) A revised self -assessment tool for both students and educators alike, developed to identify any knowledge gaps in the relevant skills needed to be successful in the geospatial industry today.

Morning

Workshop #1: Introduction to Python & Notebook This hands-on workshop will explore the use of Python Scripting language in mapping. This is part one of a two-part workshop, knowledge of mapping is required and working with ArcGIS Pro, but no prior knowledge of scripting or programming is required. In this part of the workshop basic structure and scripting will be explored.

Workshop #2: Exploring the Lewis & Clark Expedition with GIS Transport yourself back to 1803 with this data and map exploration of the Lewis and Clark expedition! Participants will be introduced to data and maps that allow them to geographically analyze the United States in 1803, the spatial extent of the Louisiana Purchase, the route and key sites of the expedition, including Fort Mandan, the historic range of the buffalo, the physical geography encountered, Native American groups encountered, historic maps for georeferencing, and lessons and resources for teaching about Lewis and Clark. By the end of the session, participants will have created a story map that includes maps of the above topics. What is created could be used as a start for a class assignment or project!

Workshop #3: GIS & Artificial Intelligence Join Demetrio Zourarakis and Joseph Kerski for a relevant and timely workshop on why and how to use AI tools in your GIS research and teaching. After an overview of the integration of AI in GIS, we will work through 4 hands-on activities that take advantage of the rapidly expanding and powerful AI tools inside the ArcGIS platform. The focus will be on learning the basics through brief presentations with examples of applications of machine learning and deep learning using tools already in existence within the ArcGIS platform. Emphasis will be placed on human intelligence as encapsulating and driving GeoAI.

Workshop #4: Using Geospatial Apps in the Classroom Join the GeoTech Center team as they demonstrate some of their favorite geospatial applications that can be used in the classroom! App demos and activities will include the World Imagery Wayback, Esri Maps for Public Policy, Hurricane Aware, Landsat/Sentinel Explorer, Historic Topo Map Explorer, the Climate Mapping for Resilience & Adaptation application, and more!

Afternoon

Workshop #1: National Geographic Map Maker & Using the Atlas Instant App to Create Map Collections This workshop will demonstrate the Map Maker application from National Geographic. Because this application was developed using the Atlas Instant app, participants will be shown how to make their own Map Maker like application with their own data and maps using the Atlas instant app. Finally, participants will discuss how the Atlas app can be used to develop "atlases" for other disciplines at the college in which that teach.

Workshop #2: Incorporating Ethics into Geospatial Courses and Programs Ethical issues such as copyright, location, privacy, symbology, sharing, and others should not be just a short lecture at the end of a course, but covered as students gather data, conduct analysis and report results. This workshop will help you gain the knowledge, skills and resources to integrate ethics into your geospatial courses so that students understand the importance of ethics in all topics related to geospatial technology.

Workshop #3: Mapping the Underground Railroad This hands-on workshop will explore the use of Python Scripting language in mapping. This is part one of a two-part workshop, knowledge of mapping is required and working with ArcGIS Pro, but no prior knowledge of scripting or programming is required. In this part of the workshop basic structure and scripting will be explored.

Morning

Workshop #1: Python, Part 2 Advanced Python and AI This hands-on workshop will utilize Notebooks to write more complex scripts. The participants will need some basic Python knowledge as might have been obtained in the first part of this workshop (Wednesday morning) or from some other use. In addition, the use of AI to write scripts and how to modify the scripts to be functional.

Workshop #2: Working with ArcGIS Dashboard This intermediate level session will showcase a school district dashboard and then demonstrate how to create a dashboard for the college at which you teach. Participants will learn how to aggregate data so that it is "dashboard ready," learn how to use and format selectors, gauges, maps, lists, charts, and other dashboard elements. Participants will also learn how to kame a multi dashboard dashboard!

Workshop #3: ArcGIS Pro and PIX-4D Imagery Workflows The workshop will explore and demonstrate the use of the imagery workflows for both ArcGIS Pro and Pix-4D. We will show the tools involved and what to look out for when collecting, and processing imagery data.

Afternoon

Workshop #1: Soil Health & its Impact on Climate Change This presentation will explore the methods that can be used to improve soil health and the technologies to monitor it specifically the use of Drone Technology and mapping.

Workshop #2: Hands-On Campus Mapping and Project Management: sharing experience and resources to support a successful implementation in your hands This workshop will review the experience of the Dallas College GIS Program in mapping 110 buildings, 5 million square feet of interior space. We will discuss stakeholders and related strategies, our commitments and resources, the project timeline and tactical workflows, while demonstrating the curricular context while underscoring workforce opportunities. Resulting impacts and institutional strategies will be discussed. The intent of the workshop is to empower colleagues to achieve something similar for their communities.

Workshop #3: ArcGIS Pro Skill Competition Come show off your mapping chops in this hands-on competitive session that will feature and demonstrate key ArcGIS Pro skills. After skill demonstration, participants will be presented with a series of map challenges! There will be prizes!

Seating in some of the workshops will be limited to the number of computers in each lab. Bring your own laptop so that if a workshop fills, you can still participate from your laptop. Many workshops will require ArcGIS Pro, so be sure to have it installed PRIOR to the conference.

Also be sure that you bring a sweater and wear comfortable shoes!

All participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. Because we want this conference to be a launching pad for collaboration, we are encouraging all participants to stay in Downtown Louisville as we will have optional evening activities.

While you can stay wherever you would like, below are a few hotel suggestions to get you started. Also, do not forget about AirBnB and VRBO. You can get awesome places for great prices! Most of the GeoTech team will be staying at the Galt House.

United States educators are eligible for a $700 stipend to help offset travel and hotel costs. Educators seeking a stipend must attend the full three-day conference and must be a U.S. citizen.