GIS-Pro 2026

Discover how organizations are leveraging geospatial technology to transform data into meaningful insights, stronger community engagement, and more informed decision-making. This session brings together four diverse presentations that showcase innovative applications of GIS from collaborative planning and public storytelling to high-resolution land cover mapping, economic impact analysis, and statewide imagery production. Presenters will demonstrate how modern geospatial tools are helping practitioners communicate project outcomes, support infrastructure investments, improve environmental management, and deliver authoritative datasets that serve communities across multiple scales. Whether you're interested in web GIS, remote sensing, spatial analysis, or public engagement, you'll leave with practical ideas, transferable workflows, and fresh inspiration for using GIS to create measurable impact in your own work.
Keywords: land use land over, conservation, geospatial data support, GIS platforms, resource management, orthoimagery

From Data to Dollars: Accessing and Applying the Nation’s First Public Trail Economic Impact Model
Steve Bert, MA, AICP, Program Manager, Economic & Policy Assessment, Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE), Raleigh, NC – USA

NOAA’s New High-Resolution Coastal Land Cover
Lara O'Brien, Great Lakes Regional Geospatial Analyst, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Chaska, MN – USA

Leveraging ArcGIS Hub Sites for Collaborative Conservation Work on National Forests
Christina Sabochick, Geospatial Analyst, National Forest Foundation, Arlington, VA - USA

Wisconsin in High Definition: A Visual Tour Through the New WROC Statewide Orthoimagery Dataset
Zach Nienow, Aerial Mapping Manager, Ayres Associates, Madison, WI - USA