2026 WA GIS Conference: Full Schedule

10:30am PDT

How to Build a Production App and ETL in One Week(ish)

Thursday May 21, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am PDT

“We need this application ASAP!” Have you received this type of request before for a complex application? In this session we will walk through how a Restaurant Safety Ratings Application was created — from raw SQL data to a polished public-facing web application — designed, built, and deployed in roughly one week using a combination of Experience Builder and AI-assisted development. The session will be broken into two main parts.

App Development in ArcGIS Experience Builder
Rather than rebuilding a custom web application from scratch, the new Restaurant Safety Ratings application was built entirely in ArcGIS Experience Builder. We will get into the weeds about how the application was configured, some clever use of Arcade, and tips and tricks for building scalable and accessible applications.

Data Pipeline Development with VS Code and AI Assistance
Data pipeline development was accelerated significantly using GitHub Copilot within VS Code. We'll explore how to develop GIS data pipelines with AI beyond 'vibe-coding' — and walk away with a better understanding of the implications of using AI to help with future GIS projects.

Speakers

Bill Keller

GIS IT Engineer, King County

Bill has a broad GIS background from field work at Yellowstone to WebGIS administration at King County where he also leads a WebGIS Coaching group.

Thursday May 21, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
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2026 WA GIS Conference

10:30am PDT

Bill Keller

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