📢 You're Invited!
Northeast Georgia Chapter's First Lunch & Learn of the Year!

📆  Date: June 25th, 2026 
⏰  Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍  Location: Bobby Snipes Water Resource Center - 780 Barber Steet, Athens, GA 30601
💻  Virtual - In person only. Be there or be square.
🍽️  Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees who RSVP!
🗣️  Speakers: Shawna Benson & Matt Beal
📃  Topic: Parcel Fabric ~ 

Oconee County GIS will present on how they have migrated to Parcel Fabric and how it has enhanced and streamlined their land use record database for parcels, zoning, city limits, and more.

Shawna Benson
Shawna Benson is a GIS Analyst for Oconee County. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Georgia Southern University and began her career as a field archaeologist, conducting surveying and mapping projects across the southeastern United States. She later focused her interests on geospatial analysis, earning a postbaccalaureate certificate in GIS from Penn State World Campus in 2022 and starting her position at Oconee County shortly afterwards. At Oconee County, she integrates her field surveying experience with advanced mapping technologies, such as Parcel Fabric, to support her local government’s operation.

Matt Beal
Matthew Beal is the GIS Administrator for Oconee County.  He has a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from Georgia College & State University. He has ten years of local government experience including enterprise data management, field collection, and spatial analysis. His primary role with Oconee County is maintaining the Oconee County enterprise databases and providing support to the citizens and employees of the county through the creation and maintenance of GIS products.

 

Hosted by the Northeast Georgia Chapter & Georgia Geospatial Association (GGA)
 

Interested in hosting / presenting a Lunch and Learn with the Greater Atlanta Chapter?
It’s an amazing opportunity to connect with professionals in the area while showcasing your space and expertise within the GIS industry.
We look forward to collaborating with you! Contact us HERE to get connected. 

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Learn more here: https://gageospatial.org/

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