CalGIS 2025

GeoAI and AI Assistants in the ArcGIS System (Afternoon Workshop)
Monday, April 14, 2025 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Instructor(s) Jason Latoski, GISP, Senior Solution Engineer, Esri
Delia Wahby, Solution Engineer, Esri

Join us for a half-day, in-person workshop on GeoAI and AI Assistants in the ArcGIS System! This workshop is designed to help increase your understanding of how the ArcGIS System enables GeoAI and how you can apply these techniques to your workflows. Throughout the afternoon, we will explore various GeoAI patterns and workflows from an Esri lens, including imagery-based Deep Learning, vector-based Machine Learning, and even Generative AI implementations and integrations with Esri products. You will get hands on experience utilizing existing models, and learning about the potential of AI in solving real-world problems.

Geospatial Workflows Reimagined: Agile Management & Cognitive Flexibility
Monday, April 14, 2025 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM

This workshop explores how Lean and Agile principles can be applied to visual management, particularly within systems thinking to address complex work challenges. It focuses on improving communication, decision-making, prioritization, and collaboration. The session is aimed at knowledge workers, helping them visualize and manage work processes more effectively, including through visual tools like value stream mapping. Practical exercises will support participants in identifying bottlenecks and solving problems collaboratively.

This workshop teaches methods for adapting workflows, managing progress, and improving team collaboration in a dynamic, iterative environment. Cognitive thinking is leveraged to enhance decision-making and understanding in a team setting, ensuring that individuals can process information more effectively. Neurodivergent solutions are implied in the focus on customized, flexible workflows, which can cater to diverse cognitive styles and provide strategies that accommodate various ways of thinking and processing information. By emphasizing adaptable frameworks and visualization techniques, the workshop helps participants streamline work and communication while addressing individual and team needs.

Interactive Emergency Mapping: Using Open-Source and Hard-to-Find Data for Real-World Scenarios
Monday, April 14, 2025 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM

The goal of this workshop is to share knowledge about open-source and secure datasets that could be beneficial throughout the emergency management lifecycle. We will briefly go over the stages of emergency management (i.e., preparation, planning, response, recovery and mitigation) along with examples of real-life GIS applications from Solano County and Dewberry. Next, we will delve into the world of locating open-source data from local, state, and federal data repositories and, for public agencies, how to coordinate with private entities for secure data on critical infrastructure and those with access and functional needs. Lastly, this workshop will end with 2-3 emergency hands-on scenarios where attendees will work together as a team to determine what GIS data and applications they might want to have in a given scenario along with a few injects to “shake things up” along the way.

Disclaimer: Please note that this workshop is not in anyway sponsored nor approved by the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) nor the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) for the California Office of Emergency Services' Emergency Operations Center credentialing program.

Meet up in the hotel lobby to connect with fellow attendees and make some plans for the evening. Whether you participate in the Mapathon, go to Scandia to relive some childhood memories playing games, head to the casino, or nearby Cotati for some nightlife. 

Put your GIS skills to good use at the CalGIS Mapathon. This evening activity will support the many projects of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Participants should bring a laptop and have some basic familiarity with OpenStreetMap.

With all of the recent natural disasters, the GIS Community has responded swiftly to project requests, including GPN's GISCorps. Projects for the mapathon may include any number of responses from current disasters impacting the world and as the event nears, we will narrow down the projects we will work on this evening.

Video Tutorial on Adding a Building to OpenStreetMap from Humanitarian OpenStreetMap
Quick Start Guide

A great way to network with your fellow GIS professionals while giving back!

GIS & Greens: Putt-Putt & Networking at Scandia!
Unwind, connect, and tee up for a great time at Scandia’s mini-golf course! (5301 Redwood Dr. | Rohnert Park, California 94928) Whether you're sinking putts or just here for the laughs, this fun-filled social and networking event is the perfect way to meet fellow geospatial professionals in a relaxed setting. One round of golf is included, so grab your new conference friends and walk, drive, or share a Lyft (code provided) to the course. Join us for an evening of friendly competition, great conversations, and plenty of hole-in-one moments! ⛳🎉