2023 East Fall Forum and Training

When: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 from 9am-3pm

Training hosted Monday, October 16th - info and registration below

Where: University of Tennessee Chattanooga, University Center Building (Rooms: Chattanooga AB & Tennessee Room)
What: GIS talks and networking for east TN TNGIC members and future members
Parking: 601 E 5h Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Note: You will need a log in to complete registration which is free! Your email is not shared with anyone unless you choose to do so.

Register for training (info below)

Training Information

No cost!

Where - UTC Multidisciplinary Research Center Building (701 E MLK Blvd Chattanooga, TN 37403) – In room 102 (Interdisciplinary Geospatial Technology Lab)
Parking – Self parking (available on the street or in near by pay lots) or $3 for the entire day on UTC campus.

Exploring QGIS 9:00 am ET – 12:00 ET – Instructor—Randy Hale
This 3 hour workshop is designed to introduce you to QGIS 3.28, an Open Source GIS desktop for viewing, editing, and managing spatial data in a wide variety of commonly used vector and raster formats. It is lightweight, flexible, and can be installed on Windows, MacOSX, and Linux. This will get you familiar with the interface and many tools and features that will assist you with viewing, editing, analyzing, creating, managing, and serving GIS data in a variety of formats.

Transitioning Web Apps to Esri's Experience Builder 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Instructor- Nyssa Hunt

Do you have GIS data that you want to share with others online? Are you looking for a way to transform your web maps into a new interactive experience? For years, Esri's Web App Builder has been a viable solution for creating web applications for organizations and the public to use. With Experience Builder, we can take our applications and data to a new level! This 3 hour workshop will dive into getting started with Experience Builder, identifying how to use widgets and prepare them, and ensure how to make web applications user-friendly. You will have the chance to work with your own data within the lab space, along with some suggested examples from the instructor.