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February 23-25, 2027   |  Salt Palace  |  Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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2027 Conference Program

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Showing sessions
Tue Feb 23
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MT

Fundamentals of Positional Accuracy of Digital Geospatial Data

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Dr. Qassim Abdullah

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Airborne Bathymetric Lidar: Theory and Applications

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Dr. Christopher Parrish

Amar Nayegandhi

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Airborne Lidar Processing and Product Characterization

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom G

Matt Bethel

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings
Tue Feb 23
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
MT

Product Preview Presentations

9:00 AM - 11:45 AM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Open to All
Tue Feb 23
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
MT

Lidar-Derived Elevation Data: Metrics and Accuracy

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Dr. Qassim Abdullah

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Best Practices for Acquisition and Processing of Oblique Imagery

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Srini Dharmapuri

David Day

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Preparation for ASPRS Certification

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom G

Dr. Alvan Karlin

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings
Tue Feb 23
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
MT

Lunch Concessions Available for Purchase

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Coffee & Networking Break

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Best Practices for Photogrammetric Mapping with UAS

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Dr. Qassim Abdullah

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

GNSS Control and Checkpoint Surveys: Best Practices and Accuracy Determination

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

An Introduction to Hyperspectral Analysis

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom G

Stephanie Dockstader

Dr. Balaji Ramachandran

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings
Tue Feb 23
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
MT

The Evolution of Surveying Education in the Digital Age

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Lidar & Point Clouds
Open to All
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping
Workflows & Processes
Tue Feb 23
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
MT

Bringing the Underground Into View

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

John Lloyd

Rock Eisenheim, PLS

Pete Mann

John McKeon

Josh Ng

Long Zhan

Access: Conference Pass
Energy & Utilities
Surveying & Mapping

Survey Grade SLAM Panel

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Access: Conference Pass
Lidar & Point Clouds
Panel
Standards & Accuracy
Surveying & Mapping

Unique Case Studies

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Impact Theater

Praise Adegoju

Ezra Che

Matthew Corrigan

Michael Olsen

Chris Gilling

Disaster & Emergency Management
Energy & Utilities
Land & Natural Resources
Lidar & Point Clouds
Open to All
UAV / UAS Applications

Reality Capture 101 – Presented by RCN Committees

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Additional Purchase Required
Workshops & Trainings
Tue Feb 23
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
MT

Becoming a GISP: The Importance of Professional Certification in the Geospatial Community

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Tony Spicci CGMP GISP

Land & Natural Resources
Open to All
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping
Tue Feb 23
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
MT

Drones Deeper in the Workflow

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Steffen Schubkegel

Mark Martin

Adam Zeciri

Aaron Liggett

Access: Conference Pass
Disaster & Emergency Management
Infrastructure & Transportation
Surveying & Mapping
UAV / UAS Applications

BIM For Infrastructure and Common Data Environments

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Kourosh Langari

Access: Conference Pass
Infrastructure & Transportation
Panel
Workflows & Processes

Emerging Leaders Networking and Mentorship Kickoff

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom B

Grace Braver

Open to All
Students & Early Career Professionals

Best Practices for Lidar Mapping with UAS

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Ravi Soneja

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Best Practices and Toolkits for NSRS Modernization

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Linda Foster

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Gaussian Splatting for Aerial and Satellite Imagery

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom G

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings
Tue Feb 23
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
MT

4 Critical Reasons to Outsource, And 1 Time You Shouldn’t

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT

Impact Theater

Enes Jahic

Open to All
Surveying & Mapping

The Hidden Talent Your Hiring Process Misses

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Shayna Robinson

Energy & Utilities
Land & Natural Resources
Open to All
Surveying & Mapping
Tue Feb 23
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MT

Welcome Reception

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Open to All
Tue Feb 23
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
MT

First Time Attendee Meet-Up

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Open to All
Wed Feb 24
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MT

Geospatial Technology at Work in the Modern Airport

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Matt LaLuzerne

Prateek Sharma

Adan Banda

Access: Conference Pass
Disaster & Emergency Management
Energy & Utilities
Infrastructure & Transportation

The Future of Landsat and AI-Powered Earth Observation

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Phil Dennison

Prasad Thenkabail

Jae Sung Kim

Hamid Norouzi

Access: Conference Pass

Owning the Program: Choosing the Right Platform and Getting the Field to Use It

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Joshua Adams

Stuart Drahota

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Wed Feb 24
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
MT

Coffee & Networking Break

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Exhibit Hall

Talent Strategies for a Geospatial Future

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Lisa Spivak

Tom Pilarski

Energy & Utilities
Land & Natural Resources
Open to All
Surveying & Mapping
Wed Feb 24
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
MT

From Point Cloud to Proof: A General Counsel’s Guide to Defensible Geospatial Data in the Age of AI

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Impact Theater

Tristan Harper

Infrastructure & Transportation
Open to All
Standards & Accuracy
Workflows & Processes
Wed Feb 24
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
MT

Lunch Concessions Available for Purchase

10:30 AM - 2:30 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Advancing River and Coastal Mapping with Integrated Lidar Workflows

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Trevor Hobbs

Minsu Kim

Jackson McGraw

Andres Vargas

Access: Conference Pass
Land & Natural Resources
Lidar & Point Clouds
Remote Sensing / Imagery
Surveying & Mapping
Topobathymetry & Coastal Mapping

Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental Monitoring

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Zhuba Goldenlamb

Varatharajaperumal Thangavel

Ahmed Elaksher

Kyle Goodrich

Access: Conference Pass

From Sensor to Insight: AI and the Next Layer of Reality Capture

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Aaron Morris

Rebecca Swabey

Paul Doherty

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Wed Feb 24
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
MT

The PreGISP Program: An Introductory Certification for Students

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MT

Impact Theater

Tony Spicci CGMP GISP

Open to All
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping
Wed Feb 24
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
MT

Case Studies in Municipal GIS

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Andrés Vásquez

Mike Klonsinski

Rebecca Lasica

Joshua Dye

Access: Conference Pass
Infrastructure & Transportation
Lidar & Point Clouds
Surveying & Mapping
Workflows & Processes

A Practical Guide to Land Mobile Mapping Systems

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Mohamed Mostafa

Alex Garcia

Michael Koterba

Access: Conference Pass
Energy & Utilities
Infrastructure & Transportation
Panel
Surveying & Mapping
Workflows & Processes

Advances in Topo-Bathymetric Lidar and Hydrographic Mapping

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Dave Bernstein

Tim Webster

Anders Ekelund

Karen Hart

Access: Conference Pass

Geospatial Technologies for Disaster Response and Recovery

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Juan Plaza

Ross Winans

Access: Conference Pass

Twins That Earn Their Keep: Validating Construction and Running the Built Environment

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Ravi Wood

Jeremy Pilgrim

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass

A River Runs Through (My Lidar)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Impact Theater

Joshua Price

Matthew Clark

Land & Natural Resources
Lidar & Point Clouds
Open to All
Surveying & Mapping
Topobathymetry & Coastal Mapping
Workflows & Processes
Wed Feb 24
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
MT

Bridging the Workforce Gap with Automated Mobile Mapping and Digital Deliveries

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Impact Theater

Michael Cook

Cole Perry

Infrastructure & Transportation
Open to All
Surveying & Mapping
Wed Feb 24
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
MT

Getting Started in GIS

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Tom Zumbado

Land & Natural Resources
Open to All
Students & Early Career Professionals
Wed Feb 24
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
MT

Spotlight Keynote – A Lake in Crisis: Mapping Utah’s Great Salt Lake

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Kelly Francis

Bonnie K. Baxter, Ph.D.

Josh Novac

Michael Vanden Berg

Disaster & Emergency Management
Keynote / Plenary
Land & Natural Resources
Lidar & Point Clouds
Mining & Aggregates
Open to All
Remote Sensing / Imagery
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping
Topobathymetry & Coastal Mapping

Seeing the Whole Utility Network

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Impact Theater

Nathan Hopper

Jon Leist

Greg Itzstein

Matthew Johnson

Eric Albanese

Matthew Acker

Chris Ott

Energy & Utilities
Open to All
Workflows & Processes
Wed Feb 24
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
MT

Bringing the Receipts: Comparative Accuracy in Multi-Sensor Projects

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM MT

Impact Theater

James Shaw

Lidar & Point Clouds
Open to All
Workflows & Processes

How AI Is Rewriting Geospatial Demand

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Jessica Touchard

Open to All
Wed Feb 24
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
MT

Using Open Source Technologies for Your Enterprise-Oriented GIS

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM MT

Impact Theater

Colin Hobson

Open to All
Surveying & Mapping
Wed Feb 24
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
MT

Are Gaussian Splats Ready for Real Work?

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Lucas Magnusson

Arkadiusz Szadkowski

Bernhard Schachinger

Mohamed Mostafa

Vi Huynh

Access: Conference Pass
Infrastructure & Transportation

Data to Decisions: Advancing the Roadmap for Trusted Geospatial Data

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Access: Conference Pass
Panel
Students & Early Career Professionals

Next-Generation Corridor Mapping Technologies

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Yushin Ahn

Matt Bethel

Thadeu Lugarini

Daniel Perr

Access: Conference Pass

Applied Geospatial Solutions for Infrastructure and Resource Management

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Steve du Plessis

Arthur Heitmann

Alex Friend

Ryan Fochs

Access: Conference Pass

From Automated Capture to Spatial Agents: AI at Both Ends of the 3D Pipeline

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Konrad Wenzel

Eman Barhoumeh

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Wed Feb 24
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
MT

Networking Happy Hour

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Open to All

Women in Geospatial Meet-Up

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Open to All
Thu Feb 25
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
MT

Coffee & Networking Break

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Exhibit Hall

Thu Feb 25
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
MT

Where AI Actually Saves Time

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Impact Theater

Russell Hall

Alex Baikovitz

Eddie Fossler

Open to All
Workflows & Processes
Thu Feb 25
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
MT

Lunch Concessions Available for Purchase

10:30 AM - 2:30 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Mapping a State Under Pressure

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Aaron Austin

Claire Decker

Tyler Stratman

Aaron Brown

Access: Conference Pass
Remote Sensing / Imagery
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping

A Year of WGIC’s Policy Scan: Tracking Change, Informing Action

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Access: Conference Pass
Panel

Automating Lidar Analysis and Feature Extraction

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Colin Flynn

Thadeu Lugarini

Dr. Qassim Abdullah

Access: Conference Pass

From Mapping to Monitoring: Evolving Geospatial Practices

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Bethany Walker

Maddie Lother

Josh Novac

Lamont Norman

Michael Oldham

Access: Conference Pass

Hard Places, Defensible Data: Field Lessons from High Consequence Sites

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Carlos Femmer

Clark Yuan

Casey Pryor

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Thu Feb 25
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
MT

Roads, Rails and Bridges in Three Dimensions

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Eric Andelin

Brent Everitt

Bret Gardner

Jamie Davis

Mark Topping

Jennifer Triana

Gordon Perry

Access: Conference Pass
Infrastructure & Transportation
Lidar & Point Clouds
UAV / UAS Applications

Solving the Surveyor Shortage

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Access: Conference Pass
Infrastructure & Transportation
Lidar & Point Clouds
Panel
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping

Applying ASPRS Accuracy Standards to Modern Mapping

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Dr. Qassim Abdullah

Kurt Aper

Charlie Schreiner

Youssef Kaddoura

Barry Miller

Access: Conference Pass

Beyond GNSS: Reliable Positioning in Challenging Environments

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Michael Leppitsch

Robert Eisenrich

Peter Rieger

Access: Conference Pass

The Owner and Engineer Perspective: Building Capture Programs People Can Trust

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom A

John Niles

Adam Driggers

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Thu Feb 25
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
MT

Where Scan to BIM Breaks Down

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

John Russo

Radu B. Dicher

Aaron Stock

Wai Yeung Yan

Brian Strydom

Cameron Clark

Daniel Barsky

Access: Conference Pass
Lidar & Point Clouds
Workflows & Processes

Advances in Photogrammetric Processing and Camera Modeling

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Michael Detwiler

Drew Knight

Andrew Millin

Access: Conference Pass

Geospatial Insights Across Time and Place

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Suzanne Goldstein

Sudhagar Nagarajan

Varatharajaperumal Thangavel

Robert Dzur

Elijah Williams

Access: Conference Pass

Proven in Practice: Field-to-Finish Workflows That Reduce Risk and Deliver Outcomes

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Nathan Somerville

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Thu Feb 25
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
MT

Last Call in the Hall

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Open to All
Tue Feb 23
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MT

Fundamentals of Positional Accuracy of Digital Geospatial Data

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Dr. Qassim Abdullah

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Airborne Bathymetric Lidar: Theory and Applications

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Dr. Christopher Parrish

Amar Nayegandhi

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Airborne Lidar Processing and Product Characterization

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom G

Matt Bethel

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings
Tue Feb 23
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
MT

Product Preview Presentations

9:00 AM - 11:45 AM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Open to All
Tue Feb 23
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
MT

Lidar-Derived Elevation Data: Metrics and Accuracy

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Dr. Qassim Abdullah

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Best Practices for Acquisition and Processing of Oblique Imagery

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Srini Dharmapuri

David Day

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Preparation for ASPRS Certification

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom G

Dr. Alvan Karlin

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings
Tue Feb 23
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
MT

Lunch Concessions Available for Purchase

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Coffee & Networking Break

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Best Practices for Photogrammetric Mapping with UAS

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Dr. Qassim Abdullah

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

GNSS Control and Checkpoint Surveys: Best Practices and Accuracy Determination

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

An Introduction to Hyperspectral Analysis

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom G

Stephanie Dockstader

Dr. Balaji Ramachandran

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings
Tue Feb 23
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
MT

The Evolution of Surveying Education in the Digital Age

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Lidar & Point Clouds
Open to All
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping
Workflows & Processes
Tue Feb 23
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
MT

Bringing the Underground Into View

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

John Lloyd

Rock Eisenheim, PLS

Pete Mann

John McKeon

Josh Ng

Long Zhan

Access: Conference Pass
Energy & Utilities
Surveying & Mapping

Survey Grade SLAM Panel

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Access: Conference Pass
Lidar & Point Clouds
Panel
Standards & Accuracy
Surveying & Mapping

Unique Case Studies

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Impact Theater

Praise Adegoju

Ezra Che

Matthew Corrigan

Michael Olsen

Chris Gilling

Disaster & Emergency Management
Energy & Utilities
Land & Natural Resources
Lidar & Point Clouds
Open to All
UAV / UAS Applications

Reality Capture 101 – Presented by RCN Committees

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Additional Purchase Required
Workshops & Trainings
Tue Feb 23
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
MT

Becoming a GISP: The Importance of Professional Certification in the Geospatial Community

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Tony Spicci CGMP GISP

Land & Natural Resources
Open to All
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping
Tue Feb 23
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
MT

Drones Deeper in the Workflow

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Steffen Schubkegel

Mark Martin

Adam Zeciri

Aaron Liggett

Access: Conference Pass
Disaster & Emergency Management
Infrastructure & Transportation
Surveying & Mapping
UAV / UAS Applications

BIM For Infrastructure and Common Data Environments

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Kourosh Langari

Access: Conference Pass
Infrastructure & Transportation
Panel
Workflows & Processes

Emerging Leaders Networking and Mentorship Kickoff

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom B

Grace Braver

Open to All
Students & Early Career Professionals

Best Practices for Lidar Mapping with UAS

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Ravi Soneja

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Best Practices and Toolkits for NSRS Modernization

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Linda Foster

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings

Gaussian Splatting for Aerial and Satellite Imagery

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom G

Additional Purchase Required
ASPRS Workshop
Workshops & Trainings
Tue Feb 23
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
MT

4 Critical Reasons to Outsource, And 1 Time You Shouldn’t

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT

Impact Theater

Enes Jahic

Open to All
Surveying & Mapping

The Hidden Talent Your Hiring Process Misses

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Shayna Robinson

Energy & Utilities
Land & Natural Resources
Open to All
Surveying & Mapping
Tue Feb 23
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MT

Welcome Reception

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Open to All
Tue Feb 23
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
MT

First Time Attendee Meet-Up

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Open to All
Wed Feb 24
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
MT

Geospatial Technology at Work in the Modern Airport

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Matt LaLuzerne

Prateek Sharma

Adan Banda

Access: Conference Pass
Disaster & Emergency Management
Energy & Utilities
Infrastructure & Transportation

The Future of Landsat and AI-Powered Earth Observation

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Phil Dennison

Prasad Thenkabail

Jae Sung Kim

Hamid Norouzi

Access: Conference Pass

Owning the Program: Choosing the Right Platform and Getting the Field to Use It

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Joshua Adams

Stuart Drahota

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Wed Feb 24
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
MT

Coffee & Networking Break

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Exhibit Hall

Talent Strategies for a Geospatial Future

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Lisa Spivak

Tom Pilarski

Energy & Utilities
Land & Natural Resources
Open to All
Surveying & Mapping
Wed Feb 24
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
MT

From Point Cloud to Proof: A General Counsel’s Guide to Defensible Geospatial Data in the Age of AI

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Impact Theater

Tristan Harper

Infrastructure & Transportation
Open to All
Standards & Accuracy
Workflows & Processes
Wed Feb 24
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
MT

Lunch Concessions Available for Purchase

10:30 AM - 2:30 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Advancing River and Coastal Mapping with Integrated Lidar Workflows

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Trevor Hobbs

Minsu Kim

Jackson McGraw

Andres Vargas

Access: Conference Pass
Land & Natural Resources
Lidar & Point Clouds
Remote Sensing / Imagery
Surveying & Mapping
Topobathymetry & Coastal Mapping

Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental Monitoring

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Zhuba Goldenlamb

Varatharajaperumal Thangavel

Ahmed Elaksher

Kyle Goodrich

Access: Conference Pass

From Sensor to Insight: AI and the Next Layer of Reality Capture

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Aaron Morris

Rebecca Swabey

Paul Doherty

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Wed Feb 24
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
MT

The PreGISP Program: An Introductory Certification for Students

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MT

Impact Theater

Tony Spicci CGMP GISP

Open to All
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping
Wed Feb 24
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
MT

Case Studies in Municipal GIS

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Andrés Vásquez

Mike Klonsinski

Rebecca Lasica

Joshua Dye

Access: Conference Pass
Infrastructure & Transportation
Lidar & Point Clouds
Surveying & Mapping
Workflows & Processes

A Practical Guide to Land Mobile Mapping Systems

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Mohamed Mostafa

Alex Garcia

Michael Koterba

Access: Conference Pass
Energy & Utilities
Infrastructure & Transportation
Panel
Surveying & Mapping
Workflows & Processes

Advances in Topo-Bathymetric Lidar and Hydrographic Mapping

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Dave Bernstein

Tim Webster

Anders Ekelund

Karen Hart

Access: Conference Pass

Geospatial Technologies for Disaster Response and Recovery

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Juan Plaza

Ross Winans

Access: Conference Pass

Twins That Earn Their Keep: Validating Construction and Running the Built Environment

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Ravi Wood

Jeremy Pilgrim

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass

A River Runs Through (My Lidar)

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Impact Theater

Joshua Price

Matthew Clark

Land & Natural Resources
Lidar & Point Clouds
Open to All
Surveying & Mapping
Topobathymetry & Coastal Mapping
Workflows & Processes
Wed Feb 24
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
MT

Bridging the Workforce Gap with Automated Mobile Mapping and Digital Deliveries

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MT

Impact Theater

Michael Cook

Cole Perry

Infrastructure & Transportation
Open to All
Surveying & Mapping
Wed Feb 24
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
MT

Getting Started in GIS

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Tom Zumbado

Land & Natural Resources
Open to All
Students & Early Career Professionals
Wed Feb 24
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
MT

Spotlight Keynote – A Lake in Crisis: Mapping Utah’s Great Salt Lake

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Kelly Francis

Bonnie K. Baxter, Ph.D.

Josh Novac

Michael Vanden Berg

Disaster & Emergency Management
Keynote / Plenary
Land & Natural Resources
Lidar & Point Clouds
Mining & Aggregates
Open to All
Remote Sensing / Imagery
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping
Topobathymetry & Coastal Mapping

Seeing the Whole Utility Network

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Impact Theater

Nathan Hopper

Jon Leist

Greg Itzstein

Matthew Johnson

Eric Albanese

Matthew Acker

Chris Ott

Energy & Utilities
Open to All
Workflows & Processes
Wed Feb 24
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
MT

Bringing the Receipts: Comparative Accuracy in Multi-Sensor Projects

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM MT

Impact Theater

James Shaw

Lidar & Point Clouds
Open to All
Workflows & Processes

How AI Is Rewriting Geospatial Demand

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Jessica Touchard

Open to All
Wed Feb 24
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
MT

Using Open Source Technologies for Your Enterprise-Oriented GIS

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM MT

Impact Theater

Colin Hobson

Open to All
Surveying & Mapping
Wed Feb 24
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
MT

Are Gaussian Splats Ready for Real Work?

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Lucas Magnusson

Arkadiusz Szadkowski

Bernhard Schachinger

Mohamed Mostafa

Vi Huynh

Access: Conference Pass
Infrastructure & Transportation

Data to Decisions: Advancing the Roadmap for Trusted Geospatial Data

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Access: Conference Pass
Panel
Students & Early Career Professionals

Next-Generation Corridor Mapping Technologies

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Yushin Ahn

Matt Bethel

Thadeu Lugarini

Daniel Perr

Access: Conference Pass

Applied Geospatial Solutions for Infrastructure and Resource Management

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Steve du Plessis

Arthur Heitmann

Alex Friend

Ryan Fochs

Access: Conference Pass

From Automated Capture to Spatial Agents: AI at Both Ends of the 3D Pipeline

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Konrad Wenzel

Eman Barhoumeh

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Wed Feb 24
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
MT

Networking Happy Hour

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Open to All

Women in Geospatial Meet-Up

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM MT

Future Leaders Hub

Open to All
Thu Feb 25
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
MT

Coffee & Networking Break

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Exhibit Hall

Thu Feb 25
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
MT

Where AI Actually Saves Time

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MT

Impact Theater

Russell Hall

Alex Baikovitz

Eddie Fossler

Open to All
Workflows & Processes
Thu Feb 25
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
MT

Lunch Concessions Available for Purchase

10:30 AM - 2:30 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Mapping a State Under Pressure

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Aaron Austin

Claire Decker

Tyler Stratman

Aaron Brown

Access: Conference Pass
Remote Sensing / Imagery
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping

A Year of WGIC’s Policy Scan: Tracking Change, Informing Action

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Access: Conference Pass
Panel

Automating Lidar Analysis and Feature Extraction

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Colin Flynn

Thadeu Lugarini

Dr. Qassim Abdullah

Access: Conference Pass

From Mapping to Monitoring: Evolving Geospatial Practices

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Bethany Walker

Maddie Lother

Josh Novac

Lamont Norman

Michael Oldham

Access: Conference Pass

Hard Places, Defensible Data: Field Lessons from High Consequence Sites

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Carlos Femmer

Clark Yuan

Casey Pryor

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Thu Feb 25
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
MT

Roads, Rails and Bridges in Three Dimensions

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

Eric Andelin

Brent Everitt

Bret Gardner

Jamie Davis

Mark Topping

Jennifer Triana

Gordon Perry

Access: Conference Pass
Infrastructure & Transportation
Lidar & Point Clouds
UAV / UAS Applications

Solving the Surveyor Shortage

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom F, H, J

Access: Conference Pass
Infrastructure & Transportation
Lidar & Point Clouds
Panel
Students & Early Career Professionals
Surveying & Mapping

Applying ASPRS Accuracy Standards to Modern Mapping

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Dr. Qassim Abdullah

Kurt Aper

Charlie Schreiner

Youssef Kaddoura

Barry Miller

Access: Conference Pass

Beyond GNSS: Reliable Positioning in Challenging Environments

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Michael Leppitsch

Robert Eisenrich

Peter Rieger

Access: Conference Pass

The Owner and Engineer Perspective: Building Capture Programs People Can Trust

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MT

Grand Ballroom A

John Niles

Adam Driggers

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Thu Feb 25
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
MT

Where Scan to BIM Breaks Down

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom D

John Russo

Radu B. Dicher

Aaron Stock

Wai Yeung Yan

Brian Strydom

Cameron Clark

Daniel Barsky

Access: Conference Pass
Lidar & Point Clouds
Workflows & Processes

Advances in Photogrammetric Processing and Camera Modeling

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom C

Michael Detwiler

Drew Knight

Andrew Millin

Access: Conference Pass

Geospatial Insights Across Time and Place

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom E

Suzanne Goldstein

Sudhagar Nagarajan

Varatharajaperumal Thangavel

Robert Dzur

Elijah Williams

Access: Conference Pass

Proven in Practice: Field-to-Finish Workflows That Reduce Risk and Deliver Outcomes

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MT

Grand Ballroom A

Nathan Somerville

Access: Conference Pass, RCN Pass
Thu Feb 25
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
MT

Last Call in the Hall

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MT

Exhibit Hall

Open to All