Fall 2025 GIS Workshop ️

9/25/25: Thursday Afternoon

• 1:00 – 1:15 PM — GIS Trivia Kickoff
• 1:15 – 1:30 PM — Intro to Workshop
• 1:30 – 2:00 PM — Symbology in AGO (John Nelson)
• 2:00 – 3:30 PM — Site Management and Administration
• Site Configuration (30 minutes)
• Authentication (15 minutes)
• User Types, Tags, and Managing Content (45 minutes)
• 3:30 – 3:50 PM — Backups (enterprise-wide, exporting user lists, etc.) (20 minutes)
• 3:50 – 4:05 PM — Distributed and Partnered Collaborations (15 minutes)
• 4:05 – 4:20 PM — Assessment Dashboard with BS&A (introductory overview)
• 4:20 – 4:30 PM — Closing Q & A

Thursday Evening

• 5:30 - 7:30 PM — Networking event at Mountain Town Station (506 W. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant)

9/26/25: Friday

• 9:00 – 9:45 AM — Introduction to ArcGIS API (30–45 minutes)
• 9:45 – 10:30 AM — Arcade for Pop-ups and Symbology (30–45 minutes)
• 10:30 – 11:00 AM — Tile Caches and Basemaps (40 minutes)
• 11:00 – 11:30 AM — Cemetery Applications (30 minutes)
• 11:30 – 12:30 PM — Lunch Break (60 minutes)
• 12:30 – 1:30 PM — Roundtable Discussion
• Preparing for a career in GIS
• Internships and early opportunities
• Lessons learned from professionals
• What we love about working in GIS
• Professional organizations to get involved in
• Crisis management in GIS
• 1:30 – 3:30 PM — Web Applications
• Esri Solutions, Survey123, Field Maps (45 minutes)
• Survey Data with GNSS Receivers and High Accuracy Workflows (5 minutes + discussion)
• Instant Apps (30 minutes)
• Experience Builder Examples (45 minutes)
• 3:30 – 3:50 PM — Budgeting and Pricing Models (20 minutes)
• Enterprise Agreement for Local Government
• ArcGIS Online Licensing
• Credit Consumption and Reporting Tools (including Python options)
• Pricing considerations for private and nonprofit organizations
• 3:50 – 4:00 PM — Closing Remarks and Discussion