2026 WA GIS Conference: Full Schedule

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9:30am PDT

Thursday May 21, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am PDT

This presentation describes an AI application developed for Covington Water District that combines conversational AI with GIS-based utility analysis. The application includes dedicated GIS routes for parcel water availability and meter lookup, allowing users to ask natural-language questions about whether water service is available to a property, whether nearby infrastructure exists, and what existing meter information is associated with a parcel or address. It can also combine GIS findings with district documents such as administrative code, standards, rate tables, and forms to provide a single, grounded answer. The talk focuses on the GIS side of the application: how location-based questions are routed into parcel and meter workflows, how spatial data is connected to policy and service requirements, and how conversational AI can improve access to GIS-driven utility information for local government and water district operations.

Speakers

Shawn Buck

GIS Engineering Analyst, Covington Water District

Shawn Buck, GISP
GIS Engineering Analyst at Covington Water District
Shawn is a GIS Analyst with over 15 years of experience in local government. He holds a Master's degree in Geospatial Technologies from the University of Washington. Throughout his career, Shawn has demonstrated a profound passion for data and technology, leveraging GIS technology... Read More →

Dan Dulan

Covington Water

Thursday May 21, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am PDT
407-408

Technology, AI

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9:30am PDT

Shawn Buck

Dan Dulan

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