GIS Technology Trends for Landscape Architecture - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)

At the onset of Jack’s career, he was highly engaged in conceptual planning, landscape design and production of design drawings for the firm’s large-scale, fast-paced projects. His technical and interpersonal proficiency allowed him to build and develop numerous resources and solutions for project deliverables that shifted his role from designer to technical manager for system workflows and design assets. He now leads the Virtual Design & Construction department in providing technical support, BIM implementation, document control and creating innovative techniques that utilize advanced technologies for projects firmwide.

Renia Kagkou is a Senior Solution Engineer at Esri’s AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) team, where she develops workflows that integrate geospatial analysis, scenario testing, and impact assessment, for decision-making in designing the built environment. She consults firms on leveraging these workflows for architecture, urban design, and planning projects of various scales. She holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design (MAUD) and a Master of Design Studies in Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology (MDes ULE) from Harvard GSD (2018), and a Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute, New York (2014).

Daniel Martin is a landscape architect, senior consultant, and practice lead for the environment and geodesign department at Esri. Daniel leverages his background in landscape architecture, ecological mitigation and restoration, and wildlife management to help clients utilize technology and design to build resilience and achieve balance between the natural and built environments.

As Esri's Architecture, Urban Planning & Design Lead, Clay Starr is responsible for setting the overall strategy on how GIS enables designers and planners to radically improve their response to the challenges they face, deliver data-driven results, and generate new and better outcomes through the geographic approach.

Eric Gilbey, PLA uses his professional experience as a practicing landscape architect in Ohio and Maryland, and his experience in CAD and BIM, in his role as product marketing manager for the landscape industries at Vectorworks, Inc., where he continues to develop an understanding of design and visualization workflows used by land planning and site design professionals. He is a past-president of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers and continues to serve as a leader of ASLA’s Digital Technology Professional Practice Network. Eric writes and speaks for several green industry associations and helps landscape architects and designers develop best practices, including sustainable site design and site-specific BIM. Eric received an Associate of Applied Science degree in Landscape Contracting and Construction and a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture from the Ohio State University.