The ACC GIS Department invites you to our ACC GIS Student Symposium this Friday, May 15th, from 4 PM to 7:30 PM at ACC Highland Campus.
Join us as we listen to 10-minute presentations by our ACC GIS Capstone students and browse work by GISC 1491 Map Design & Use students.
Alex Fries, Cartographer with the National Park Service at Harper’s Ferry, is our invited speaker to deliver the opening remarks for the Capstone students. These will be held in HyFlex format in the 2.1550 Conference Room for both in-person and remote attendees.
Before and after the presentations, enjoy a Map Gallery showcasing work by GISC 1491 Map Design & Use students and refreshments. The Map Gallery is in the Mural area, just outside of 2.1550.
| 4:00 PM | Map Gallery Opens | |
| 4:30 PM | Introductory Remarks | Sally Holl, ACC GIS Professor and Alex Fries, Cartographer, National Park Service (to be confirmed) |
| 4:50 PM | Elizabeth Schwartz | How Volcanism Shaped Katmai National Park |
| 5:10 PM | Adam Phillips | Monitoring Infrastructure Change with LIDAR |
| 5:30 PM | Preston Purdon | Public Safety and Texas Pipelines: GIS Criteria for a Class Location Assessment |
| 5:50 PM | Meagan Oropeza | Courtesy, Service, and Protection: DPS Headquarters Park and Ride |
| 6:10 PM | Leah Frizzell | Texas State Veterans Cemeteries: A GIS-Based Site Selection Analysis Leah Frizzell (in coordination with Dr. John Kelley, Director of the Texas State Veterans Cemeteries at Texas General Land Office) |
| 6:30 PM | Austin Vidich | Mapping the Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt |
| 6:50 PM | Closing Remarks | Sally Holl, ACC GIS Professor |
| 7 – 7:30 PM | Map Gallery & Reception |
Link for Remote Presenters and Invited Guests to Join Zoom Meeting:
https://austincc.zoom.us/j/82611886330?pwd=uNsnkb5pSBUvzFJfE6Pb6huAyjb7uJ.1&jst=2
Joining instructions for the Zoom meeting
Parking is free on campus. Please feel free to invite your friends, family, and colleagues.
Thank you to everyone who has partnered with the students or provided support for their success this semester, including:
- Alex Fries, Cartographer at the National Park Service at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia
- Dr. John Kelley, Director of the Texas State Veterans Cemeteries at the Texas General Land Office.
- Jennifer Black, Program Assistant for the ACC GIS Department
- Jeffrey Muhammad, A&E CAD, GIS, and GE Department Chair
- Troy DeFrates, Dean of Design, Manufacturing, Construction & Applied Technologies
- The ACC GIS Advisory Committee
Please contact Sally Holl, [email protected], with any questions about the event. Visit the ACC GIS Department website for information about our program.