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GeoCon 2024
Two Days of Education & Networking
(Nov. 6-7, 2024)



On behalf of the VAMLIS Executive Board, we want to thank all the volunteers, sponsors, maps & apps contestants, our keynote speaker (Breece Robertson) and all the conference attendees for making GeoCon 2024 a special event!

(Jen Ciminelli-past president, Kallie Wilkes-secretary, Steve Waldron-President, Brian Kingery-treasurer, Bridget Wagner-president elect, Jacob Thornton-vice president)

VAMLIS Executive Board:
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Volunteers:

Sponsors:

POSTER AND WEB APP CONTEST WINNERS:

Viewer’s Choice: Madeline Kern, VA State Parks – Virginia is for Stargazers

Cartography: Madeline Kern, VA State Parks – Virginia is for Stargazers



 

Geographic Analysis: Sreehari Kotoormadam, VDOT – Pathways for Planning, An interactive mapping and data analysis tool

2nd (Student): Nick Carpenter, ODU – Visualizing Future Wetland and Costal Squeeze

Professional Web App: Sara Kidd, HRPDC – Fish, Swim, Play

Student Web Apps:

1st: Emily Sharp, VCU – Red Cockaded Woodpecker

2nd: Nicholas Hanna, VCU – Visualizing the Benefits of Historic Trees at Maymont Park

3rd: Abigail Bennett, W&M – A Changing Landscape: Spatial Housing Trends in Raleigh, NC

Student Poster:

1st: Kibiwott Koech, W&M – Managing Errors on Shoreline Digital Map Boundaries

2nd: Jackson Sandler-Bussey, UR – Georeferencing Sandborn Fire Insurance Maps to Study the Impacts of Redlining: An Example from Richmond, VA

3rd: Daniel Keku, VT – Investigation the Distribution and Proximity of Manufactured Homes to Community Services in Richmond, VA



CHECK OUT THE WEB APPLICATION CONTEST SUBMITTALS

Students:

Emily Sharp: Red-cockaded Woodpecker *1st Place Student Winner

Nick Carpenter: Visualizing Future Wetlands and Coastal Squeeze *2nd (Student)

Nicholas Hanna: Visualizing the Benefits of Historic Trees at Maymont Park, Richmond, VA.. *2nd Place Student Winner

Abigail Bennett: A Changing Landscape: Spatial Housing Trends in Raleigh, NC *3rd Place Student Winner

Ren Hollins, Jeanne Wolkiewicz, Mikaela Vaughn, Emma Soutiere: Bringing Agrihoods to RVA

Isabella Buckley: From Above: Satellite Insights into Hurricane Maria's Impact

Briana Loftus: The Golden-winged Warbler Working Group: Habitat Management Challenge

Ren Hollins: GIS Portfolio

Professionals:

Sreehari Kottoormadam: Pathways for Planning *Geographic Analysis Winner

Sara Kidd: Fish, Swim, Play *Professional Web App Winner

Candice Smith: Visit Gloucester

Virginia Fowler: Public Works Field Maintenance Projects

Emily Thompson: Tower of Culpeper Trolley

Qingyu Ma: IOEP: IOEP: Web Ranking System for Transportation Project

Elizabeth Greenwell: Near Miss Dashboard

Andrew Cameron: RVA Urban Land Evaluation and Site Assessment

Catherine Brown: Virginia Department of Energy: Virginia Geologic Map 2021

Michele Fong: SC Asset Network (SCAN) Tool



WANT A COPY OF A PRESENTATION?

VAMLIS did not receive permission from presenters to distribute their presentations. But feel free to consult the Abstracts and reach out to our presenters via email to inquire.
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SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!