We are pleased to partner with Bad Elf and ESRI to offer a free half-day workshop the day before the conference! This workshop is designed for individuals eager to harness the potential of GPS technology for field data collection. No prior mapping experience is required. Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your skills, this session provides practical insights and hands-on experience.

Looking to step up your game developing web apps in ESRI’s Experience Builder? Join us for a webinar with GIS Analyst Andrew Pericak of Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).

“I will share tips, tricks, and lessons learned that I have picked up while migrating web apps from Esri's Web AppBuilder (WAB) to the new Experience Builder (EB). I am not an ESRI employee nor an EB expert, but I imagine those statements are true for you too—so I will discuss the things I think you need to know as you start working with EB. EB is the replacement for the tried-and-true but sadly soon-to-retire WAB. While we all have through at least 2025 to switch our web apps to EB, if you're anything like me, EB's learning curve has presented a bit of a challenge. But through work in translating existing WAB apps to EB, I have found a set of concepts, best practices, and unwritten rules that can smooth that curve and—dare I say it—make creating apps in EB exciting and fun. I am eager to share what I have learned with you and to hear your own wisdom for finding Experience Builder success.”

Andrew Pericak is a geographer, policy analyst, spatial analyst, and cartographer currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. He specializes in analyzing and assessing environmental policies through a geospatial lens. Andrew works as a GIS Analyst for the Tennessee Department of Transportation, where he serves as an internal GIS consultant and expert for the agency’s location technology users statewide. He holds a Master of Environmental Management degree and Certificate in Geospatial Analysis from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. In his free time, Andrew speedruns the daily New York Times Crossword; plays French horn, piano, and guitar for an audience of his cats; fortnightly bakes buttermilk biscuits; and variously nerds out about electric vehicles, Star Wars, local weather, and music theory.

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Please join us for the inaugural Memphis Area Collegiate Geospatial Showcase!

• Memphis area students (undergrad and graduate) will give 15-minute presentations on GIS-related projects in a competition to win scholarships/awards.

• A panel discussion will focus on careers involving GIS, with audience questions encouraged.

• Anyone interested in GIS is encouraged to attend, to support the students who are presenting and to connect with geospatial professionals in the Memphis area.

• Admission is free!

When: Friday, April 12 from 2:30 - 5:00 PM
Where: University of Memphis - Johnson Hall

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How and why should GIS professionals engage with the primary, secondary, and higher education communities?  Join ESRI Geographer and Education Manager Joseph Kerski as we discuss the status of teaching with GIS and teaching about GIS across the USA and the world, the benefits it is bringing to teaching and learning and the GIS profession, the challenges that remain, and how you can get involved.

Joseph Kerski is a geographer with a focus on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in education. He has served as the President of the National Council for Geographic Education and has given 2 TED Talks on “The Whys of Where”. He holds 3 degrees in geography (BA, MA, PhD) and has served as geographer in 4 sectors of society, including government (NOAA, US Census Bureau, USGS), academia (University of Minnesota, Harrisburg Area Community College, Penn State University, Sinte Gleska University, University of Denver, others), private industry (as Education Manager for Esri), and nonprofit organizations (with roles in geography and education associations). Joseph has authored over 75 chapters and articles on GIS, education, 40 podcasts, and related topics, and visits 35 universities annually. He conducts professional development for educators. He has created over 6,000 videos, 1,000 lessons, 1,000 blog essays, and authored 11 books, including Interpreting Our World, Spatial Thinking in Environmental Contexts, Essentials of the Environment, Spatial Mathematics, Tribal GIS, International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning, the GIS Guide to Public Domain Data, and others. But as a lifelong learner, he feels as though he’s just getting started and thus actively seeks mentors, partners, and collaborators.

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TNGIC Fall Forums: Middle TN

Fleming Training Center, Murfreesboro, TN

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TNGIC Fall Forums: East TN

University of TN, Chattanooga, TN

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TNGIC Fall Forums: West, TN

Henry County 911 Office, Paris, TN

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Frequent observations of surface water at fine spatial scales are critical to support the management of aquatic habitat, flood risk and water quality. We developed two surface water algorithms, one using Sentinel-1 as its base dataset, and the second using Sentinel-2 as its base dataset. We will present the surface water algorithms as well as research applications of the surface water algorithms including, (1) predicting how climate change will impact the range of surface water conditions across the U.S. Midwest, (2) characterizing how surface water storage in wetlands and lakes impacts the response of stream discharge to wet and dry conditions across the conterminous U.S., and (3) quantifying how water management actions along the Mississippi River, impact floodplain wetland dynamics. 

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Location: Benjamin Hooks Library / Zoom

Working Towards a Brighter Future for Memphis:  The Memphis LED Streetlight Upgrade

AllWorld Project Management, LLC

MLGW and the City of Memphis are currently working to upgrade over 77,000 High Pressure Sodium lights into new high efficiency LED lights utilizing a state-of-the-art Lighting Management System (LMS).  To accomplish this a Geographic Information System was created to store pole location data along with upgrade status, including new fixture types, wattages, and pole condition data. We will discuss and examine the methods used to integrate and collect data from a variety of sources and the methods used to disseminate the data to the project partners in the most efficient manner possible. 

The Tennessee State Parks GIS Team will show you how to build multi-page websites with text, photos, and interactive GIS content, pulling together all the elements of your projects for internal or external customers in one place using Experience Builder for ArcGIS.

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Please join us at the Benjamin Hooks Central Library on Tuesday, March 21, for our next general meeting. Here is the preliminary agenda:

• Local Government Reports – regional, county, and municipal GIS representatives will provide 10 to 15-minute reports on GIS web application projects, availability of new data, and more.

• TNGIC Conference preview

We look forward to seeing y’all!

Prepare for anything with subscription-based access to high-resolution imagery (5.5cm), 3D (15cm) and GIS layers from Nearmap. Tune in for a demonstration of data-driven scenarios for resiliency, national security, asset management, and public safety. You’ll learn to:

• Gain new insights and perspectives on your objective using AI with measurable oblique imagery

• Combine post disaster aerial imagery, 3D, and AI with Esri applications for powerful disaster response and recovery

• Design a security plan with 3D textured mesh to give your scenario accurate context

• Create a controlled environment using 3D to conceptualize event scenarios, road blockages and exit points

Nearmap proactively captures imagery up to 3x/year for over 80% of U.S. population. Our 3D and AI-derived GIS layers are the most current, high-quality view for Homeland Security missions such as humanitarian and disaster response (HADR), tactical planning for public safety, and general asset management for resiliency efforts.

With the internet of things growing expeditiously and many of the City of Memphis Departments purchasing software to meet their operational needs, the opportunity for integration is very abundant. The City of Memphis EGIS team has stepped to this challenge by leveraging our development abilities to bring the numerous systems into the centralized and intuitive ArcGIS environment. Collecting this data in a centralized database allows EGIS to analyze the data with the work order management systems to ask cross-departmental questions that provide our administration and decision-makers valuable insight that may have been overlooked from siloed perspective.

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Women in Data Science (WiDS) aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field.

About this event

Join us online on March 7, 2022, for the Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide conference, a technical conference featuring outstanding women doing exceptional work in data science and related fields, in a wide variety of domains. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

The WiDS Worldwide conference is a hybrid event, happening in-person at Stanford University and online. Tickets for the in-person conference are sold out, except for a limited number of tickets for Academia/Non-Profit/Government.

Attend online

WiDS Worldwide online will include a broadcast of the WiDS Worldwide conference sessions, workshops, a Career Expo, and networking. The Career Expo provides an opportunity to connect with recruiters and hiring managers from the WiDS Worldwide sponsor organizations.

Individuals attending this session will receive information on the various facets of a professional career, especially from a geospatial perspective. Included will be a discussion of certification and professional credentials in general, and the GISP specifically, and how this area can help an individual succeed early and throughout one's career. GISPs who may have questions about renewing their certification are also encouraged to attend.

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The City of Chattanooga has been known to lead the state of Tennessee in innovation and technological advances. The city’s latest push is their UAV/Drone Program. Chattanooga has experienced numerous commercial, residential, and industrial developments in the last 10 years, which has led to an increase in demand for inspectors and engineers.

Jeramy Davis is a GIS Technician and FAA licensed commercial drone pilot who specializes in the generation of visual data and uses a unique perspective alongside geographic information to solve problems. "Through the use of GIS and unmanned aerial systems, we have been able to provide answers to expensive and time-consuming questions."

Join us on Zoom for this exciting presentation on how drones can help shape the future of GIS in local government. This will be our final event of 2021!

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