Tuesday Sep. 8th
8:00 am
Breakfast
St. Louis Room
9:00 am
Plenary Session: Lauren Bennett (ESRI)
St. Louis Room
10:20 am
Coffee Break
St. Louis Room
10:40 am
Panel 1: AI and the Evolution of Trust
Patrick Ellis, NGA | Mark Munsell, GeoFutures STL | Peng Luo, U Iowa
St. Louis Room
12:00 pm
Boxed Lunch
St. Louis Room
2:00 pm
Session 1A – GeoAI, Spatial Cognition, and Decision-Making (Research)
St. Louis Room
details:
| Yue Lin | The Limitations of Large Language Models for Understanding Spatial Cognition and Experience |
| Somang Kim, Junbo Wang and Yuhao Kang | The Place You See: Reconstructing Geographical Imagination from Brain Activities Using the Mind2Place Diffusion Model |
| Zhe Wang, Zhaonan Wang and Takahiro Yabe | Scene-Level Vector Spatial Representation Learning for Map Understanding |
| Yuhang Xie, Leeje Jang, Haofeng Tan and Oluwadamilola Salau | An Agentic Vision–Language Framework for Multi-Source Flood Assessment: Structured Spatial Reasoning and Human–AI Collaborative Decision Support |
Session 1B – GeoAI, Disaster Mapping, and Hydrography (Research)
Rooms 352/353
details:
| Yifan Yang and Lei Zou | RAPIDMap: Rapid multi-Agent Pipeline for Interpretable Disaster Mapping from Satellite and Street-view Imagery |
| Yue Qin, Xiaowei Jia and Rosta Farzan | A Latent Model of Street-Level Urban Flood Prediction Using Open Data |
| Lawrence Stanislawski, Pierfranco Costabile, Barry Kronenfeld, Margherita Lombardo and Barbara P. Buttenfield | Linking scale-specific sinuosity to hydrogeomorphic domains in Alaska watersheds |
| Jinwen Xu and Daniel Rodriguez | Understanding Human Displacement and Mobility Dynamics from Cell Phone Data: The Case of 2024 Floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Chiamaka Nwajiaku and Caglar Koylu | Visualizing Geographic Sequences: A case study Intergenerational Migration |
3:20 pm
Break
3:40-5:00 pm
Session 2A – Cartography, GIScience, and Critical Perspectives (Vision)
St. Louis Room
details
| Peng Luo and Xiayin Lou | The Cartographer as Auditor: From Invisible Uncertainty to Reliable Spatial Knowledge |
| Natalie Correa | Feminizing Geovisual Analytics |
| Barry Kronenfeld and Gaurav Sinha | From Accessibility to Empowerment: Rethinking the Role of Voice Control In GIS |
Session 2B – GeoAI, Automation, and Geovisualization (Lightning)
Rooms 352/353
5:30-7:30
Reception & Poster Session
St. Louis Room
details
| Mirza Md Tasnim Mukarram and Marc Linderman | Explainable GeoAI Cartography for Delineating Urban Flood Priority Corridors in a Deltaic Environment |
| Reyhaneh Ahmadi and Kaveh Ghamisi | Mapping Transit Deserts and Socioeconomic Vulnerability in Oklahoma City |
| Philip Thiem, Samantha Arundel, Christy-Ann Archuleta, Jenni Clark and Silvia Terziotti | Monotonic8 – A tool for Grounding Stream Networks |
| Riley Pacer, Susan Meerdink, Benjamin Swanson, Martha Fey, Charlotte Hanfland and Nicole Ramker | How Constructed Prairies Help Cool the Landscape: Insights from Field Measurements and Drone Imagery |
| Samuel Taylor | The Water is Getting Warmer: Spatiotemporal Water Quality Trends from the Multi-decadal Cooperative Lakes Area Monitoring Project (CLAMP) |
| Susan Meerdink, Hillary Cooley, Pablo Ruiz, Drew Hiatt and S. Luke Flory | Mapping The History of Disturbances in Everglades National Park with Satellite Time Series |
| Iniobong Benson | A Novel Multivariate Drought Index for Enhanced Drought Monitoring in the Greater Horn of Africa |
| Quazi Umme Rukiya, Marc Linderman and Mirza Md Tasnim Mukarram | Satellite-Based Assessment of Depth-Dependent Soil Moisture Drought Dynamics in the State of Iowa |
| Atlas Guo | LEGO Cartography: From Practice to Framework |
| Maxwell Donaldson | Reading the Scale Bar: A Computer Vision Pipeline for Automated Metadata Extraction from Historical Maps |
| Babu Gounder | An Interactive Geospatial Web App for Local Access and Public Health: Mobilizing Technology to Disseminate Data and Build Community Knowledge |
| Yiuman Tse | Flood Risk and Residential Property Values: Evidence from Parcel-Level Analysis in St. Louis |
| Ashton Pietzman | River Network Line Generalization at Small Scales: A Comparative Approach |
| Philip Thiem, Samantha Arundel, Christy-Ann Archuleta, Jenni Clark and Silvia Terziotti | Monotonic8 – A tool for Grounding Stream Networks |
| Tatyana Dimascio | Expanding Trail Connectivity: The US Geological Survey’s Trail Planning Application |
Wednesday Sep. 9th
8:00 am
Breakfast
St. Louis Room
9:00 am
Plenary Speaker: Jeremy Crampton
St. Louis Room
10:20 am
Coffee Break
St. Louis Room
10:40 am
Panel 2: Effects of Geospatial Automation on Decision-Making
Sam Arundel, USGS | Robert Stewart, Oak Ridge Natl Lab | Vasit Sagan, St. Louis U. | Zhenlong Li, Penn State
St. Louis Room
12:00 pm
Boxed Lunch
St. Louis Room
2:00 pm
Sesslion 3A – The Cartographer in the Loop (Vision)
St. Louis Room
details
| Robert E. Roth, Amy L. Griffin, Anthony C. Robinson and Mingguang Wu | The Cartographer in the Loop? Reframing Cartography + GeoAI as a Problem of Interaction (not Automation) in Geovisual Analytics |
| Jim Thatcher | Translating across disciplinary boundaries: Cartography, Math, and Machine-Learning towards more equitable climate outcomes |
| Stephanie Deitrick | Spatial intelligence by design: embedding GIS expertise in AI driven government data infrastructure |
Session 3B – Climate, Risk, and Resilience (Research)
Rooms 352/353
details
| Emine Senkardesler, Anna Liljedahl and Elhan Ersoz | Who Decides the Risk? Permafrost Thaw Risk Assessment in Wainwright Community, Alaska |
| Bijoy Mitra and Guiming Zhang | GeoAI-Based High-Resolution Mapping of Thermal Stress and Surface Interventions in Bangladesh |
| Yuan Niu, Zhe Zhang, Wenwen Cheng, Anni Yang, Changjie Cai, Dongying Li, Demi Hu, Zhenlei Song and Yuhang Xie | Keeping the Cartographer in the Loop: A Participatory Spatial Decision-Support System for Urban Heat Resilience Planning |
| Krishna Chaitanya Mummadi and Dr. Mia Karisa Dawson | Spatial Patterns of Vacancy and Reinvestment in Baltimore |
Session 3C – GeoAI, Remote Sensing, and Terrain Mapping (Research)
Student Govt Mtg Room
details
| Xihan Yao, Koutian Wu, Rushi Bhatt, Brendon Hall and Yuhao Kang | Cartographer in the Loop: Interactive Land Cover Change Detection Using Geospatial Foundation Model Embeddings |
| Ashutosh Pawar, Vasit Sagan, Derek Tesser, Edward Boyda and Aaron Davitt | Linking Manure Management to Emissions: A Satellite–GeoAI Traceability Pipeline for U.S. Cattle Operations |
| Emmanuel Stefanakis | Evaluating Neural Relief Shading Across Alberta’s Physiographic Gradient Under Varying Scale, Terrain, and Parameter Conditions |
| Jung Kuan Liu, Ethan Shavers, Samantha Arundel and Rongjun Qin | Evaluating the Reliability of U.S. Geological Survey Three-Dimensional Elevation Program Lidar-Derived Building Heights through Multi-Source Comparison |
3:20 pm
Session 4A – CaGIS Student Paper Competition Finalists
St. Louis Room
details
| Jasper Fangsheng Zhou and Carolyn Fish | Lines, Polygons, and Imagery: Comparing Map Designs for Communicating Glacial Retreat |
| Alton L. Hipps and Jonathan K. Nelson | Uncertainty and Trust in Geovisual Analytics with Heuristics in Mind |
| Susannah Cox and P. William Limpisathian | Navigating ADHD: Using VR to Explore ADHD Group Navigational Differences |
| Maryam Torkashvand and Caglar Koylu | Missing Locations, Missing Ties: Spatial Bias in Kinship Networks |
Session 4B – Human-Centered Risk Mapping and Analysis (Lightning)
Rooms 352/353
details
| Jinyi Cai, Caglar Koylu, Erin Wissler Gerdes, Carly Mahoney, Grant Brown, Jacob Clark, Mary Charlton, Emily Roberts, Jacob Oleson and Sarah Nash | User-Centered Dashboard Design for Map Understanding: A Conceptual Framework for Small-Area Cancer Mapping |
| Babu Gounder | Progressing Environmental Health and Justice through GIS: Developing Lead Surveillance from Critical Spatial Analysis of Risk, Screening Rates, and Socioeconomic Hardship |
| Elif Korkmaz | Understanding Social Vulnerability in Multi-Hazard Contexts |
| Akinwale Oladimeji | When Risk Maps Mislead: Why Uncertainty matters in Widlife-Vehicle Collision Mapping |
| Atlas Guo, Qunying Huang and Robert Roth | Visual Blending as Cartographic Design Practice for Multivariate Natural Hazard Mapping |
| Jakob Barker | FRED: An Automated Change Detection System that Keeps the Cartographer in the Loop |
| Frederick Sanders | Suitable for Intended Use: Charting a Course for Human-Centric AI use in Maritime Navigation |
Session 4C – Human mobility, and human-environment interactions
Student Govt Mtg Room
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| Meicheng Xiong, Sheng Wang, Zhongfu Ma, Jacob Harris and Di Zhu | Mapping Behavioral Spatial Interactions from Individual Human Mobility Data |
| Nirab Shrestha, Vasit Sagan, Derek Tesser, Ashutosh Pawar and Hadi Ali Akbarpour | Scalable Digital Twins for Complex Architecture: Preserving Neural Geometry via Deterministic Alignment |
| Leah M. Mungai, Raechel A. Portelli and Zhijie Zhou | Ground Truth and Local Roots: A Framework for Grounded GIScience and Participatory Land Management |
| Zongrong Li, Lei Zou and Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo | A 3D Framework for Quantifying and Geovisualizing Window-View Green Visibility from Indoor Perspectives |
Thursday Sep 10th
Geo-Resolution
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All CaGIS conference participants are invited to attend Geo-Resolution 2026 which will be held on September 10 at the Busch Student Center. Geo-Resolution is a one-day free event that will bring together academia, industry, and government to discuss challenges and opportunities in the geospatial community. Geo-Resolution is an annual event cosponsored by Saint Louis University and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
Friday Sep 11th
Workshops
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