GISValTech2025

Using the Modern Data Stack for Modeling and Analysis (Morning Half-Day) Workshop
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Instructor: Jean Cochrane, Senior Data Scientist, Cook County Assessor’s Office, IL

Are you struggling to build dashboards and models on top of your office's data systems, despite knowing how to write code and wrangle data? Teams that have software engineering and data science capacity can find themselves hamstrung by legacy databases or vendor tools that aren't built with programmatic interfaces in mind.

In this hands-on workshop, we'll learn about modern open-source and cloud-based data tools like Spark, dbt, Parquet, and AWS Athena, and we'll use them to build a simple ELT (extract, load, transform) workflow to pull data from a rigid source system into a more flexible data warehouse where we can easily manipulate them using tools like R, Python, SQL, and Tableau.

Hands-on workshop: Workshop participants will use their own computer/laptops for the exercises, using calculation tools provided by the workshop. 

Leveraging the ArcGIS Pro Parcel Fabric (Full-Day) Workshop
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Instructor(s): Jason Camerano, Principal Product Engineer, Esri, Los Angeles, CA

In this hands-on workshop, attendees will learn about the Parcel Fabric data model and how to extend it for their data migration. Once data is migrated, the focus will shift to common record-driven and quality-driven workflows. The Parcel Fabric is designed for any organization that manages cadastral records.

Agenda:

• The ArcGIS Parcel Fabric information model and how to extend it for your organization
• Data migration to the Parcel Fabric
• Record-driven workflows and parcel lineage
• Quality-driven workflows to evaluate and improve data quality
• Modern implementation patterns that use service-oriented architecture (SOA) and versioning to support
• Multi-user, concurrent editing
• Using and configuring Tasks for your repeatable workflows
• The latest software trends and roadmap

Hands-on workshop: Workshop participants will use their own computer/laptops for the exercises, using calculation tools provided by the workshop. 

Strategic and Operational Planning (Full-Day) Workshop
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Instructor(s): Kevin Keene, Owner/Operator, Keene Mass Appraisal Consulting, Philadelphia, PA

Many offices have a vision to modernize their mass appraisal practice, but do not have a concrete, detailed plan that addresses all of the required elements to bring their vision to fruition.

This workshop walks participants through the steps of building an Operational Plan that includes many of necessary elements, starting with Current State Analysis and working through Controlling the Story; Organizational Structures; Managing Expectations; developing a Phased Approach and Timetable and finally building an outline for a plan for their office.

Participants use interactive exercises to work through the steps and elements of building a plan, with lots of opportunities to network with colleagues and share ideas.

Using ArcGIS Dashboards and Experience Builder to Build Responsive and Powerful Dashboards (Full-Day) Workshop
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Instructor(s): Lauren Voelker, Senior Solution Engineer, Esri, St. Louis, MO
Daniel Fasteen, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Tyler Technologies

Experience the power of building amazing dashboards to visualize your data! Intuitive data visualization tools such as web applications and dashboards are essential for the understanding of geospatial phenomena for both Assessors and taxpayers alike. These tools provide an easy-to-use way to derive quick and meaningful insights into community trends such as sales, neighborhoods, or other assessor related data. The value added through the creation of data visualizations and web applications can help assessment offices streamline workflows, provide taxpayers and assessors with the most up-to-date data, and allow for a meaningful understanding of the local community and neighborhoods.

This workshop will walk participants through the creation of several Assessor dashboards with emphasis on sales analysis and incorporate them into a single responsive application. The goal is to present a mass amount of data which can be overwhelming at times, in a simple and effective way. Displaying multiple data visualizations on a single screen supports dynamic data exploration and informed decision-making. The workshop is geared toward the professional who would like to understand the applicability of GIS technology as it relates to the Assessor’s office function. This workshop will provide attendees an in-depth and hands-on introduction to WebGIS using ArcGIS Online.

This workshop will be interactive, and participants will be using several ArcGIS Online application builders to create an interactive and responsive application. Each section will introduce the topic and include a hands-on portion. The exercises will build upon each other throughout the day.

Hands-on workshop: Workshop participants will use their own computer/laptops for the exercises, using calculation tools provided by the workshop. 

An abundance of quick lunch options nearby, in the hotel, convention center or in the North Market. 

Converting SPSS Regression Models to Python Regression Models Using Jupyter Notebook (Afternoon Half-Day) Workshop
Monday, March 3, 2025 - 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Instructor(s): Brad Welborn, Chief Technology Officer, Thimgan & Associates, La Junta, CO

This workshop will demonstrate how to convert an existing SPSS regression model to a Python regression model within the Jupyter Notebook development environment.

This course will cover such topics as:

• Differences between SPSS, Python and Jupyter Notebook
• Understanding the Pandas statistical package
• Importing CAMA data
• Creating additive and multiplicative models with Python
• Defining and using functions for modeling
• Using graphics to visualize modeling results
• Exporting predicted values
• Automating the modeling process

This workshop will walk through taking an existing SPSS model and convert it into Python model within Jupyter Notebook.  This workshop is most appropriate for experienced SPSS modelers who would like to leverage the power of Python.

Stop by this informal meeting to meet fellow attendees, connect names with faces, and learn about the conference!