Quarterly Meetings

Upcoming Meetings:  (Usually the 3rd Friday of the Month)
– Sept. 18, 2020

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June 19, 2020 –         C A N C E L E D

In light of current events we have opted to CANCEL the June NW Wa GIS User Group Meeting.

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March 20, 2020 –         C A N C E L E D

In light of current events we have opted to CANCEL the March NW Wa GIS User Group Meeting.

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December 13, 2019 – Skagit PUD

Agenda – Map / Directions  –  Google Maps

The meeting will be from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon.

    • Katie Bunge, Skagit Council of Governments
      Flood Inundation Scenario Modeling for Regional Transportation Planning
    • Chris Zemp, Skagit PUD
      Skagit County PUD Water Demand Prediction Models
    • Joanne Markert, Wa State GIS Coordinator, Wa. Technology Solutions
    • Brief update on GIS from the state perspective

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September 13th, 2019 – Padilla Bay Interpretive Center

Note new date (on the 2nd Friday) – Plus a PICNIC!

Agenda –  Map / Directions  –  Google Maps

The meeting will be from 9:00 am – 11:00, followed by a PICNIC from 11:00 – 1:00 pm

    • Kate Newell, City of Bellingham
      City of Bellingham Housing Statistics Story Map
    • Jaymes McClain, Whatcom Council of Governments
      Traffic Counts in Tableau: Using BI Solutions to Showcase and Avail Spatial Data
    • PICNIC at Josh Greenberg’s House
      Hamburgers and other grilling options will be provided
      Bring a side-dish or salad to share
      Directions provided at the meeting
      Please  RSVP:   http://evite.me/vXhXpH7gF3

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June, 2019 – Meeting Canceled / Postponed

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March 22, 2019 – Skagit PUD

Agenda – Map / Directions  –  Google Maps

The meeting will be from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon.

    • Clifford Snow, OpenStreetMap
      Mount Vernon Pedestrian Routable Sidewalk Map in OpenStreeMap
    • Cort Wilson, Skagit PUD
      GPS As-Builting Water Utility Installations Using Collector and High-Accuracy Receivers
    • Joshua Greenberg, Skagit County
      The Future of GIS

     

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Sept. 21, 2018 – Padilla Bay

Agenda  –  Map / Directions  –  Google Maps

    • Alison Lubeck 
      The Beach Strategies Project

      • Beach Strategies Phase 1 overview and Phase 2 update so far (20-25 minutes);
      • FBAR project updates (5-7 minutes);
      • Bluff Measures project overview (5-10 minutes);
      • Structure from Motion examples and brief overview (5-10 minutes);
      • Questions

    The Beach Strategies Project

      • Andrea MacLennan, Alison Lubeck, Jim Johannessen – Coastal Geologic Services Inc.
      • Paul Schlenger – Environmental Science Associates
      • Allison Bailey – SoundGIS

    Potluck Picnic (afterwards) at Josh Greenberg’s house:

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June 22, 2018 – Mt. Vernon, Skagit PU

Map / Directions  –  Google Maps

Highlights from the 2018 WAURISA Conference Workshops and Presentations

  • Peter Keum – King County
    Vector Tiles   and/or   Drone, what’s it Good For?
  • Suzanne Shull – Padilla Bay
    Landscape Marsh Assessment
  • Stefan Freelan – WWU
    Transitioning from ArcMap to Pro
  • Don Burdick (City of Bellingham) & Josh Greenberg (Skagit County)
    Washington Local Government GIS Leaders (WGGL) group
  • General Discussion / Comments from any / all participants…

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March 16, 2018 – Padilla Bay

Agenda  –  Map / Directions  –  Google Maps

  • Jayne Uerling 
    GIS at the Nexus: How Disruptive Technologies Will Change the Way We Think About, Work With and Present Spatial Data
  • Gerry Gabrisch (Lummi Nation)
    So You Think You Want to Start a Drone Program?

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2017 Meetings

2016 Meetings

2015 Meetings

2014 Meetings

2013 Meetings

2012 Meetings

2011 Meetings

2002-2010 Meetings (old web site with old meeting archives)

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