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High-Accuracy GNSS & Mobile Field Data
Explore practical ways field crews can bring high-accuracy positioning into mobile GIS and data-collection workflows using Bluetooth-connected GNSS technology.
Geospatial Innovation PreviewSee What's Next.
See What's Next.
See It Working.
A hands-on technology experience for Local Government, Utilities, Public Works, Engineering and GIS leaders.
Confirmed Cities
Phoenix, AZ · San Antonio, TX
Format
Half-Day, Hands-On Sessions
Geospatial technology is changing rapidly.
From high-accuracy field data collection and mobile mapping to drones, reality capture and increasingly automated workflows.
The Geospatial Innovation Preview brings a select group of complementary technology companies together for a highly practical, half-day experience designed specifically for public-sector and infrastructure professionals.
No exhibition hall.No crowded conference agenda.
Just real technology, real workflows and live demonstrations — with the opportunity to talk directly with the people building and deploying these solutions.
Choose Your Session
Attendance is offered in two identical sessions.
To keep the experience focused and interactive, capacity is split across a morning and an afternoon program.
Morning Session
8:30 AM – 1:30 PM8:30 – 10:30 AM
Technology & Innovation Presentations
Short, practical presentations from participating technology companies exploring new approaches to:
- High-accuracy field data collection
- Mobile GIS workflows
- Drone surveying and mapping
- Reality capture
- Infrastructure inspection and documentation
- Creating accurate, GIS-ready field data
- Moving data efficiently from the field into operational systems
The emphasis is on what agencies can do today — and what is coming next.
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Live Technology Demonstrations
Move from presentation to practice. Attendees will rotate through indoor and outdoor demonstration stations where participating companies will show their technology operating in real-world workflows.
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Light Lunch, Refreshments & Networking
Meet the technology teams, compare approaches with peers and discuss specific applications within your organization.
Afternoon Session
1:30 – 6:30 PMThe afternoon repeats the program for a second group of attendees, then closes with an open networking hour.
1:30 – 3:30 PM
Technology & Innovation Presentations
3:45 – 5:00 PM
Indoor & Outdoor Live Demonstrations
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Networking
Attendees simply select the Morning Session or Afternoon Session when registering.
Request InformationParticipating Technology Companies
Complementary technologies, not competing pitches.
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Reality Capture, Photogrammetry & 3D Mapping
See how terrestrial and aerial imagery can be transformed into accurate maps, point clouds, 3D models and other geospatial information for infrastructure and field operations.
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Additional complementary technology partners may join individual cities. Partners are selected to provide different, complementary elements of the geospatial workflow rather than competing solutions.
Participating Cities
Two cities now. More being scheduled.
Confirmed
Phoenix, AZ
Arizona and the surrounding region
Confirmed
San Antonio, TX
Central and South Texas
Coming Soon
Denver, CO
Front Range region
Coming Soon
Salt Lake City, UT
Wasatch Front region
Coming Soon
Dallas–Fort Worth, TX
North Texas region
Coming Soon
Las Vegas, NV
Southern Nevada region
Who Should Attend?
Designed for professionals from organizations within approximately 150 miles of each host city.
Organizations
- City & County Government
- Public Works
- Water & Wastewater Utilities
- Electric & Gas Utilities
- Transportation
- Engineering
- Surveying
- GIS
- Asset Management
- Streets & Highways
- Planning
- Parks & Natural Resources
- Emergency Management
Relevant Roles
- GIS Directors & Managers
- Public Works Directors
- City & County Engineers
- Utility Directors
- Surveyors
- Asset Managers
- Transportation Leaders
- Field Operations Managers
- Engineering Managers
- Innovation & Technology Leaders
Why Attend?
See It
Discover emerging geospatial technologies without having to travel to a major industry conference.
Try It
See solutions demonstrated indoors and outdoors rather than simply watching a presentation.
Connect It
Understand how positioning, aerial capture, reality capture, mobile GIS and mapping technologies can work together.
Discuss It
Talk directly with product specialists about your agency's own projects, workflows and challenges.
Meet Your Peers
Connect with other government, utility and infrastructure professionals from across your region.
First Locations
Phoenix
Geospatial Innovation Preview — Phoenix
Serving public agencies, utilities and infrastructure organizations from across Arizona and the surrounding region.
- Venue
- Neutral professional venue or Esri location, subject to availability.
- Sessions
- Morning and Afternoon Sessions Available
San Antonio
Geospatial Innovation Preview — San Antonio
Serving public agencies, utilities and infrastructure organizations from across Central and South Texas.
- Venue
- Neutral professional venue or Esri location, subject to availability.
- Sessions
- Morning and Afternoon Sessions Available
Reserve Your Place
Choose your city and the session you would like to attend.
Attendance is complimentary for qualified government, utility and infrastructure professionals. Space is intentionally limited to keep the experience highly interactive.
Technology you can actually see working.
The Geospatial Innovation Preview is intentionally different from a traditional conference, tradeshow or webinar.
We bring a small number of complementary technologies together in one location, give each company enough time to explain what is genuinely new, and then move outside and put the technology to work.
Come for the ideas. Stay for the demonstrations. Leave understanding what you could deploy next.
Attendance is complimentary for qualified government, utility and infrastructure professionals.
Space is intentionally limited to maintain a highly interactive experience.