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3 Reasons to Join the AWC GIS Consortium
FLO and the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) partner to run the GIS Consortium, an AWC program that helps Washington cities and non-city entities (conservation districts, utility districts, and more) implement or improve GIS for their organization. Since the GIS Consortium launched in July 2016, 15 cities and non-city entities have joined, working with AWC…
Leora WernerSmarter School District Planning: 3 Essential Tools
Are you using the best possible data and analytics for school district planning? Here are three essential tools you can use to make more confident, data-driven planning decisions. 1. Accurate student enrollment forecasting, by attendance area Don’t waste time with one-size-fits-all data and confusing software. Our experienced analysts reliably forecast how student populations change over time, not only for your district as…
Tyler VickSchool Boundary Reviews | Part 3: Integrating Technological Tools
Welcome to the third and final part of our series on updating school attendance boundaries. As we covered in posts one and two, a successful boundary update is both data-driven and consensus-based. In other words, it’s made up of accurate student enrollment forecasts and authentic community feedback. The third element to completing a successful boundary review…
Alex BraschSchool Boundary Reviews | Part 2: Building Community Consensus
Welcome to part two of our three-part series on school attendance area boundary reviews, where we’re taking a look at how school districts can successfully update boundaries with a consensus-based and data-driven approach. If you haven’t read our first post on setting a boundary review up for success with our geographic approach to student enrollment…
Tyler VickLeora joined FLO in February 2017 as a marketing and communications specialist after more than six years in business-to-consumer marketing and public relations for local and national food brands. From her previous work for very small...
Leora WernerMorgan joined FLO in 2016 with an academic background in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, and Community Development. She enjoys the beauty and creative opportunity involved with cartographic design, and its ability to convey complex...
Leora WernerErik joined FLO with 14 years of GIS and data-management professional experience in local government, environmental consulting, and academic research fields. He provides clients with exceptional service and optimal solutions tailored to their...
Leora WernerNathan joined FLO with four years of GIS experience in federal and environmental planning, supporting area development, environmental hazard analysis, and asset management projects. His passion for geospatial data, combined with his love of...
Leora WernerRachel joined FLO in 2016 with an academic background in environmental studies and geography, focused on environmental planning, GIS, and environmental communication. Her passion for maps, communication and rhetoric, and spatially based...
Leora WernerAlex joined FLO with four years of GIS experience in the environmental consulting field, supporting transmission line routing and siting projects, wind energy feasibility studies, and natural resource inventories and assessments. His aptitude...
Leora WernerTyler manages the operations and GIS service offerings at FLO. His specialty is in providing implementation strategies for both GIS and database development projects, along with providing project management for the company’s most complex...
g-floRyan has seven years of experience in all things data. He works with clients ranging from cities and utilities to private-sector business, taking part in a variety of complex projects such as land-use and demographic studies, school district...
g-floGrant has 12 years of international experience in the geospatial industry. His expertise includes GIS data management, spatial database and server technologies, creating automated tools and Python scripting, and building Web-based data...
g-floJerry’s focus is on ensuring that our clients’ environmental data management needs, regardless of complexity and scope, are met. This involves paying close attention to and anticipating what those needs are, ensuring that each client...
g-floJenny works with clients to develop and apply appropriate GIS resources to help them make more informed decisions, explore locations and patterns across landscapes, and develop their own GIS capabilities. She’s continually amazed at the...
g-floSteve has over 20 years of consulting experience with clients across a broad range of industries and services. His analytical background and technical foundation help him focus on developing insights and understanding of business performance...
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