Join our SCGIS Online Workshops in June & July!
3 views
Skip to first unread message
Rebecca Degagne
Jun 5, 2025, 1:34:17 PMJun 5
to
Hi everyone,
We're excited to announce three Society for Conservation GIS Online Workshops in June and July!
These workshops are available to everyone, regardless of SCGIS conference attendance, (though we'd love to see you at our upcoming in-person conference June 30, 2025 - July 2, in West Virginia, USA). Workshop fees range from $15 - $50 USD for students, SCGIS members, and non-members.
Register here for online workshops! If you have questions, please email conferenc...@scgis.org.
Details below:
Configuring ArcGIS Field Apps and Conservation Solutions, Friday June 13, 2025 | 11:00am - 3:00pm EST
Workshop description:
Join us to learn about ArcGIS field data collection and other fun apps like ArcGIS Dashboard and ArcGIS Hub to connect to your stakeholders. You will understand how to make and work with ArcGIS FieldMaps, ArcGIS Survey123, and ArcGIS Quick Capture projects – Once we understand how each individual app works, we are ready to explore the ArcGIS Conservation Solutions. We will learn how to deploy and configure a Conservation Solution with a few button clicks!
Spatial Data Fundamentals in R: From Import to Insight, Friday July 18, 2025 | 12:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Workshop description:
This workshop will cover the fundamentals of working with spatial data in R. Topics will include how R can complement desktop GIS, R packages for working with spatial data, importing vector spatial data from local and online sources, common spatial data manipulations including managing projections, working with attributes for querying and visualization, geoprocessing operations, spatial queries and joins, and automation. Basic visualization (i.e. mapping) will be presented but not in depth. R packages used will include sf, dplyr, arcgislayers, and tmap. Best practices for using GenAI coding tools will also be discussed.
Custom U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps On Demand – What’s New with the topoBuilder Application, Friday July 25, 2025 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Workshop description:
Many remember U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) paper topographic maps with nostalgia. In 2022, USGS launched the topoBuilder application, enabling users to create customized topographic maps online using best available data from The National Map (TNM). These digital topographic maps, called OnDemand Topos, can be centered anywhere in the United States or territories. Since its introduction, the topoBuilder application has been enhanced with options including additional map scales (7.5-Minute and 1:100,000), customized layer display, and expanded export formats. This presentation will demonstrate the topoBuilder application and OnDemand Topos, while highlighting what is new and of particular interest to the Conservation GIS user community.
Join us to learn about ArcGIS field data collection and other fun apps like ArcGIS Dashboard and ArcGIS Hub to connect to your stakeholders. You will understand how to make and work with ArcGIS FieldMaps, ArcGIS Survey123, and ArcGIS Quick Capture projects – Once we understand how each individual app works, we are ready to explore the ArcGIS Conservation Solutions. We will learn how to deploy and configure a Conservation Solution with a few button clicks!
Spatial Data Fundamentals in R: From Import to Insight, Friday July 18, 2025 | 12:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Workshop description:
This workshop will cover the fundamentals of working with spatial data in R. Topics will include how R can complement desktop GIS, R packages for working with spatial data, importing vector spatial data from local and online sources, common spatial data manipulations including managing projections, working with attributes for querying and visualization, geoprocessing operations, spatial queries and joins, and automation. Basic visualization (i.e. mapping) will be presented but not in depth. R packages used will include sf, dplyr, arcgislayers, and tmap. Best practices for using GenAI coding tools will also be discussed.
Custom U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps On Demand – What’s New with the topoBuilder Application, Friday July 25, 2025 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Workshop description:
Many remember U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) paper topographic maps with nostalgia. In 2022, USGS launched the topoBuilder application, enabling users to create customized topographic maps online using best available data from The National Map (TNM). These digital topographic maps, called OnDemand Topos, can be centered anywhere in the United States or territories. Since its introduction, the topoBuilder application has been enhanced with options including additional map scales (7.5-Minute and 1:100,000), customized layer display, and expanded export formats. This presentation will demonstrate the topoBuilder application and OnDemand Topos, while highlighting what is new and of particular interest to the Conservation GIS user community.
We hope to see you soon, virtually or in-person!
- Shared on behalf of the SCGIS Communications Committee
Rebecca Degagne, GISP, she/they
SCGIS Board, Communications Committee
Senior Geospatial Scientist & Team Lead
Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages