Join us to learn about the Appalachian Ohio Regional GIS Collaborative,

an initiative between the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, the Mayors’ Partnership for Progress, and Ohio’s four Local Development Districts to address the need for a centralized and collaborative data-sharing model for the region. Learn about the benefits this model can bring, including providing reliable data to facilitate decision-making, problem-solving, grant seeking, and reporting for our partners and all regional interests.

The Appalachia Ohio Regional GIS Hub will be showcased at this event. We’ll demonstrate its benefits for GIS users, researchers, and data seekers. This hub offers centralized access to regional data, from small village profiles to comprehensive Appalachia Ohio overviews. We’ll share data, maps, and research on key factors impacting the region, benefiting a variety of users, retaining valuable regional knowledge, and fostering a better understanding of the challenges faced in our region.

Stay for GIS Day 2024 as we explore and celebrate our world using GIS!

Where matters, and GIS lets us analyze, visualize, contextualize, make decisions, and tell meaningful stories using data. Presenters will be showcasing the use of GIS from the sciences to the humanities, and everything in between.

Questions? Schaudt, Jessica, schaudt@ohio.edu

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Symposium Agenda

Time	Session
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.	Welcome and Registration
9:30 – 9:35 a.m.	Introduction
	Tracy Plouck – Dean, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service
9:35 – 10:00 a.m.	History of the Effort and Celebration of Partnerships
	Tracy Plouck – Dean, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service Amista Lipot – Executive Director, Mayors’ Partnership for Progress Stephanie Gilbert – Executive Director, Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission John Carey – Director, Governor’s Office of Appalachia
10:00 – 10:25  a.m.	Origin/Destination Mapping
	Corinna Kerns – GIS Coordinator/Infrastructure Planner for Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association
10:25 – 10:50 a.m.	Childcare In Southeast Ohio: Visualizing Accessibility with GIS Dashboards
	Eric Wade – Senior Planner for Buckeye Hills Regional Council
10:50 – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.	Introduction to the Appalachia Ohio Regional GIS Collaborative Hub
	Matt Trainer – Senior GIS Project Manager, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service Jessica Schaudt – GIS Analyst, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service Jason Pyles – Space Manager, Ohio University Planning Elkan Kim – Director IT/GIS Data Analytics, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service
12:00 p.m.	Lunch and Networking