Name: Geospatial Strategies for Sustainable Water and Environmental Management
Start: 2026-10-13T14:00:00-0500
End: 2026-10-13T15:30:00-0500

Welcome to GIS-Pro 2026 in Milwaukee! The Geospatial Professional Network is thrilled to partner with the Wisconsin Land Information Association for this event. This is where you will find the comprehensive program agenda, speaker profiles, and sponsor directory. Registration and additional conference information are located here.

Geospatial Strategies for Sustainable Water and Environmental Management

Tuesday October 13, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm CDT

Wright B, 4th Floor

These sessions highlight the growing role of geospatial technologies in addressing critical water resource and infrastructure challenges across diverse environments. Through a combination of practical workflows and advanced analytical techniques, presenters demonstrate how GIS, remote sensing, and modeling tools can address challenges such as drought, infrastructure aging, and flood risk.

Keywords: remote sensing, flood modeling, water resource management, lidar, climate resilience

Improving Idaho Water Storage Infrastructure with Site-selection Modeling for High-Elevation Subsurface Water Storage Structures
Mel Campbell, GIS Analyst, Bannock County GIS, Idaho Falls, ID - USA

Geospatial Innovation for Aging Canals: A Path to Water Security
Avantika Ramekar, PhD., GIS Analyst, Prairie Engineers, Cordova, TN - USA

Assessing the Influence of Vegetation Cover Change on Flood Severity: A GIS and Remote Sensing Case Study of Chikwawa District, Malawi
Margaret Chilinda, Graduate Student, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ – USA

From Assets to Insight: Rethinking Stormwater for a Resilient Future
Johnny Harley, GISP, GIS Analyst, TREKK Design Group, Fairway, KS - USA

Speakers

Mel Campbell

GIS Analyst, Bannock County

Mel received their M.S. in GIS and B.S. in biology from Idaho State University with the goal of merging their logical mindset and their love of nature to make an impact on how human interactions shape our environment. Mel is employed as a GIS Analyst for Bannock County, Idaho and... Read More →

Avantika Ramekar, PhD

GIS Analyst, Prairie Engineers

Dr. Ramekar is a Geospatial Scientist at Prairie Engineers. She has served on a committee with the American Association of Geographers (AAG), where she actively contributed to advancing geospatial knowledge and research. At Prairie, she applies her expertise in GIS across a range... Read More →

Margaret Chilinda

Graduate Student, Arizona State University

Margaret Chilinda is a Graduate Student pursuing a Master of Science in Global Technology and Development at Arizona State University. She holds a BSc in Natural Resource Management from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Malawi, where her undergraduate... Read More →

Johnny Harley, GISP

GIS Analyst, TREKK Design Group

Johnny Harley, is a GIS Analyst for TREKK Design Group in Kansas City, MO. I have worked in utilities for 7 years and was previously a GIS Analyst for Black & McDonald. Johnny graduated from Northwest Missouri State with a BS in Geography and an MS in GIS. He specializes in mobile... Read More →

Tuesday October 13, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
Wright B, 4th Floor

Geospatial Technology and Methods

GIS-Pro 2026

Mel Campbell

Avantika Ramekar, PhD

Margaret Chilinda

Johnny Harley, GISP

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