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By Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS) July 2, 2025

The Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS) is proud to host the 2025 U.S. Geological Survey’s Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS) Annual Research Meeting July 22-24, 2025. The virtual calendar event is being hosted by the USGS Community for Data Integration (CDI) in collaboration with CEGIS and is invitation only.

The annual research meeting is a special occasion to celebrate our accomplishments, explore ongoing projects, and foster collaboration for future endeavors. This year's gathering will feature a broad range of presentations from our researchers and their collaborators as well as engaging discussions.

*The meeting agenda is a work in progress. Watch here for updates.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

see agenda

Thursday, July 24, 2025

see agenda

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Start time: 

  • 11:00 AM Eastern
  • 10:00 AM Central*
  • 9:00 AM Mountain
  • 8:00 AM Pacific
  • 7:00 AM Alaska

*All agenda times are listed in Central time zone

 

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Activity Detail

Start time
(CT)		Duration
(minutes)		End time
(CT)		Speaker
1Introduction and Logistics10:00 AM15 mins10:15 AMSam Arundel, Director, CEGIS
2National Geospatial Program (NGP) Update10:15 AM20 mins10:35 AMMike Tischler, Director, NGP;
Acting Associate Director, the
Core Science Systems (CSS) Mission
 

Keynote

    
3Autonomous GIS: the next-generation AI-powered GIS10:35 AM30 mins11:05 AMZhenlong Li, Pennsylvania State University
 

Geospatial Innovations

   Sam Arundel, Director, CEGIS, Lead
4Intelligent National Map11:05 AM25 mins11:30 AMSam Arundel, Director, CEGIS
5Landforms AI Update11:30 AM30 mins12:00 PMMichael von Poohle, NASA
6Lunch12:00 PM60 mins01:00 PMAll
7Joint Presentation: Landforms01:00 PM30 mins01:30 PMNGP/NGTOC
8Summit Relocation R2O01:30 PM30 mins02:00 PMSam Arundel, Director, CEGIS
9Geographic Feature Unique Identifiers02:00 PM30 mins02:30 PMKyle Onda, Lincoln Institute
10Break02:30 PM15 mins02:45 PMAll
 

Multi-task Computing

   Phil Thiem, Lead
11Many-task computing project briefing02:45 PM30 mins03:15 PMPhil Thiem
12Monotonic8- hydrograpy Z-value tool03:15 PM15 mins03:30 PMPhil Thiem
13Joint Presentation: 3DHP - Monotonic803:30 PM30 mins04:00 PMNGP/NGTOC
      

 

 

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Start time: 

  • 11:00 AM Eastern
  • 10:00 AM Central*
  • 9:00 AM Mountain
  • 8:00 AM Pacific
  • 7:00 AM Alaska

*All agenda times are listed in Central time zone

 

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Activity Detail

Start time
(CT)		Duration
(minutes)		End time (CT)Speaker
 

Plenary

    
1GeoAI and National Mapping Automation10:00 AM30 mins10:30 AMMark Cygan, Esri
 

Multiscale Representation

   Larry Stanislawski, Lead
2Multiscale representation FY2025 project overview and
accomplishments		10:30 AM15 mins10:45 AMLarry Stanislawski
3Displacement and legibility metrics for assessment of
generalized data		10:45 AM30 mins11:15 AMBarry Kronenfeld, 
Eastern Illinois University
4Density metric for assessment of generalized data11:15 AM20 mins11:35 AMLarry Stanislawski
5Spatially Transferable Hydrographic Feature Delineation
from IfSAR Data: A Meta-Learning Approach		11:35 AM25 mins12:00 PMNattapon Jaroechai, University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign
6Lunch12:00 PM60 mins01:00 PMAll
7Deep learning for hydrography extraction01:00 PM30 mins01:30 PMLarry Stanislawski
 

Stream Mapping

   Ethan Shavers, Lead
8Joint Presentation: Data management - Automated Environments01:30 PM30 mins02:00 PMNGP/NGTOC
9Machine learning for urban flood inundation mapping02:00 PM15 mins02:15 PMWen Zhou, University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
10GeoDRAW (Geospatial Data Retrieval and Alignment Workflow)02:15 PM15 mins02:30 PMJeffrey Kwang
11Break02:30 PM15 mins02:45 PMAll
12Application of the Scale Specific Sinuosity (S3) Metric02:45 PM30 mins03:15 PMEthan Shavers
13Estimating Baseline Flow Resistance Parameters for
Remote Sensing River Discharge		03:15 PM15 mins03:30 PMMerritt Harlan
14Scale Specific Sinuosity (S3) workflow and parameter testing03:30 PM15 mins03:45 PMGazi Morshed
15Geospatial programs at MS&T03:45 PM15 mins04:00 PMStephen Gao, Missouri University of
Science and Technology
      

 

 

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Start time: 

  • 11:00 AM Eastern
  • 10:00 AM Central*
  • 9:00 AM Mountain
  • 8:00 AM Pacific
  • 7:00 AM Alaska

*All agenda times are listed in Central time zone

 

#

Activity Detail

Start time
(CT)		Duration
(minutes)		End time (CT)Speaker
 

Introduction

    
1NGTOC Director10:00 AM30 mins10:30 AMKim Mantey, Director NGTOC
 

Plenary

    
2Terrain AI Update10:30 AM30 mins11:00 AMWenwen Li, Arizona State University
 

Automated Feature Extraction

   Ernie Liu
3Synthetic Data Matters: Re-training with Geo-typical Synthetic
Labels for Building Detection and Classification		11:00 AM30 mins11:30 AMRongjun Qin, The Ohio State
University
4Joint Presentation - 3DNTM: Error Detection11:30 AM30 mins12:00 PMNGP/NGTOC
5Lunch12:00 PM60 mins01:00 PMAll
6GeoAI Feature Extraction – 3DEP lidar point cloud classification and
building height information extraction		01:00 PM30 mins01:30 PMErnie Liu
7Where ML Meets GIS Meets HPC: A Deep Dive into USA Structures01:30 PM30 mins02:00 PMLexie Yang, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory
8Break02:00 PM15 mins02:15 PMAll
9Cyberinfrastructure-Powered GeoAI for Building Coastal Resiliency
and Sustainability		02:15 PM30 mins02:45 PMZhe Zhang, Texas A & M
10General Discussion and Conclusion02:45 PM60 mins03:45 PMNGP/NGTOC

 

Samantha T Arundel, PhD

Research Director
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
Senior Science Advisor
National Geospatial Program

Ethan Shavers, PhD

CEGIS Section Chief/ Supervisory Geographer
National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
Phone
573-308-3688

Larry Stanislawski

Research Cartographer
National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
Phone
573-308-3914

Philip Thiem

Computer Scientist
National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
Phone
573-308-3514

Jung kuan (Ernie) Liu

Physical Research Scientist
National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)

The Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS) is proud to host the 2025 U.S. Geological Survey’s Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS) Annual Research Meeting July 22-24, 2025. The virtual calendar event is being hosted by the USGS Community for Data Integration (CDI) in collaboration with CEGIS and is invitation only.

The annual research meeting is a special occasion to celebrate our accomplishments, explore ongoing projects, and foster collaboration for future endeavors. This year's gathering will feature a broad range of presentations from our researchers and their collaborators as well as engaging discussions.

*The meeting agenda is a work in progress. Watch here for updates.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

see agenda

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

see agenda

Thursday, July 24, 2025

see agenda

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Start time: 

  • 11:00 AM Eastern
  • 10:00 AM Central*
  • 9:00 AM Mountain
  • 8:00 AM Pacific
  • 7:00 AM Alaska

*All agenda times are listed in Central time zone

 

#

Activity Detail

Start time
(CT)		Duration
(minutes)		End time
(CT)		Speaker
1Introduction and Logistics10:00 AM15 mins10:15 AMSam Arundel, Director, CEGIS
2National Geospatial Program (NGP) Update10:15 AM20 mins10:35 AMMike Tischler, Director, NGP;
Acting Associate Director, the
Core Science Systems (CSS) Mission
 

Keynote

    
3Autonomous GIS: the next-generation AI-powered GIS10:35 AM30 mins11:05 AMZhenlong Li, Pennsylvania State University
 

Geospatial Innovations

   Sam Arundel, Director, CEGIS, Lead
4Intelligent National Map11:05 AM25 mins11:30 AMSam Arundel, Director, CEGIS
5Landforms AI Update11:30 AM30 mins12:00 PMMichael von Poohle, NASA
6Lunch12:00 PM60 mins01:00 PMAll
7Joint Presentation: Landforms01:00 PM30 mins01:30 PMNGP/NGTOC
8Summit Relocation R2O01:30 PM30 mins02:00 PMSam Arundel, Director, CEGIS
9Geographic Feature Unique Identifiers02:00 PM30 mins02:30 PMKyle Onda, Lincoln Institute
10Break02:30 PM15 mins02:45 PMAll
 

Multi-task Computing

   Phil Thiem, Lead
11Many-task computing project briefing02:45 PM30 mins03:15 PMPhil Thiem
12Monotonic8- hydrograpy Z-value tool03:15 PM15 mins03:30 PMPhil Thiem
13Joint Presentation: 3DHP - Monotonic803:30 PM30 mins04:00 PMNGP/NGTOC
      

 

 

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Start time: 

  • 11:00 AM Eastern
  • 10:00 AM Central*
  • 9:00 AM Mountain
  • 8:00 AM Pacific
  • 7:00 AM Alaska

*All agenda times are listed in Central time zone

 

#

Activity Detail

Start time
(CT)		Duration
(minutes)		End time (CT)Speaker
 

Plenary

    
1GeoAI and National Mapping Automation10:00 AM30 mins10:30 AMMark Cygan, Esri
 

Multiscale Representation

   Larry Stanislawski, Lead
2Multiscale representation FY2025 project overview and
accomplishments		10:30 AM15 mins10:45 AMLarry Stanislawski
3Displacement and legibility metrics for assessment of
generalized data		10:45 AM30 mins11:15 AMBarry Kronenfeld, 
Eastern Illinois University
4Density metric for assessment of generalized data11:15 AM20 mins11:35 AMLarry Stanislawski
5Spatially Transferable Hydrographic Feature Delineation
from IfSAR Data: A Meta-Learning Approach		11:35 AM25 mins12:00 PMNattapon Jaroechai, University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign
6Lunch12:00 PM60 mins01:00 PMAll
7Deep learning for hydrography extraction01:00 PM30 mins01:30 PMLarry Stanislawski
 

Stream Mapping

   Ethan Shavers, Lead
8Joint Presentation: Data management - Automated Environments01:30 PM30 mins02:00 PMNGP/NGTOC
9Machine learning for urban flood inundation mapping02:00 PM15 mins02:15 PMWen Zhou, University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
10GeoDRAW (Geospatial Data Retrieval and Alignment Workflow)02:15 PM15 mins02:30 PMJeffrey Kwang
11Break02:30 PM15 mins02:45 PMAll
12Application of the Scale Specific Sinuosity (S3) Metric02:45 PM30 mins03:15 PMEthan Shavers
13Estimating Baseline Flow Resistance Parameters for
Remote Sensing River Discharge		03:15 PM15 mins03:30 PMMerritt Harlan
14Scale Specific Sinuosity (S3) workflow and parameter testing03:30 PM15 mins03:45 PMGazi Morshed
15Geospatial programs at MS&T03:45 PM15 mins04:00 PMStephen Gao, Missouri University of
Science and Technology
      

 

 

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Start time: 

  • 11:00 AM Eastern
  • 10:00 AM Central*
  • 9:00 AM Mountain
  • 8:00 AM Pacific
  • 7:00 AM Alaska

*All agenda times are listed in Central time zone

 

#

Activity Detail

Start time
(CT)		Duration
(minutes)		End time (CT)Speaker
 

Introduction

    
1NGTOC Director10:00 AM30 mins10:30 AMKim Mantey, Director NGTOC
 

Plenary

    
2Terrain AI Update10:30 AM30 mins11:00 AMWenwen Li, Arizona State University
 

Automated Feature Extraction

   Ernie Liu
3Synthetic Data Matters: Re-training with Geo-typical Synthetic
Labels for Building Detection and Classification		11:00 AM30 mins11:30 AMRongjun Qin, The Ohio State
University
4Joint Presentation - 3DNTM: Error Detection11:30 AM30 mins12:00 PMNGP/NGTOC
5Lunch12:00 PM60 mins01:00 PMAll
6GeoAI Feature Extraction – 3DEP lidar point cloud classification and
building height information extraction		01:00 PM30 mins01:30 PMErnie Liu
7Where ML Meets GIS Meets HPC: A Deep Dive into USA Structures01:30 PM30 mins02:00 PMLexie Yang, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory
8Break02:00 PM15 mins02:15 PMAll
9Cyberinfrastructure-Powered GeoAI for Building Coastal Resiliency
and Sustainability		02:15 PM30 mins02:45 PMZhe Zhang, Texas A & M
10General Discussion and Conclusion02:45 PM60 mins03:45 PMNGP/NGTOC

 

Samantha T Arundel, PhD

Research Director
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
Senior Science Advisor
National Geospatial Program

Ethan Shavers, PhD

CEGIS Section Chief/ Supervisory Geographer
National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
Phone
573-308-3688

Larry Stanislawski

Research Cartographer
National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
Phone
573-308-3914

Philip Thiem

Computer Scientist
National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
Phone
573-308-3514

Jung kuan (Ernie) Liu

Physical Research Scientist
National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
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