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Geo Week 2025 in Denver, CO – A Who’s Who Event in The World of GIS Technology

An accomplished senior executive with extensive experience in the Esri GIS Consulting industry, Jerry Corr has served as the CEO of Ocean Sky Consulting Inc. for more than 21 years. In this role, he leads a team of contract staff, delivering solutions to Esri utility and AEC clients. Jerry Corr recently attended of the 2025 GEO Week event in the Denver Convention Center in Colorado. GeoWeek was held in the Denver Convention Center from February 10-12, 2025. Geo Week is the premier event for increased integration between the built environment, advanced airborne/terrestrial technologies, and commercial 3D technologies.

Geo Week was created as a response to the changing needs of built world and geospatial professionals, and to acknowledge the convergence of technology taking place currently. New technological innovations, the need for remote workflows, and hardware breakthroughs are redefining expectations across teams, organizations, and entire industries.

The DFW Airport was one of the keynotes at GEO Week this year, DFW Airport’s Digital Evolution: 3D, AI/ML, and Event-Driven Architecture in Action. It was presented on Monday, February 10, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. The DFW Airport is a fast-paced, complex environment that requires informed decision-making. The Airport is the third 3rd largest airport globally, with two major terminal construction projects, a new electric plant project, and aging utility improvement projects.

DFW is also experiencing massive growth in passenger volumes, which requires operational improvements and increased efficiencies. The airport also deals with ongoing threats that require real-time information flow for decision process and collaboration. These challenges present excellent opportunities to leverage 3D visualization, AI/ML, and event-driven architecture to solve critical use cases supporting Utility Management, Terminal Operations, and Emergency Management.

Their keynote touched on key areas of the project:

Utility Management: Exploring how DFW Airport enhances utility management by combining GIS mapping with digital twin and predictive insights.

Terminal Operations: Showcasing how DFW Airport is using customized geospatial solutions and digital twins to improve emergency management.

Customized Airport Solutions: Demonstrating how DFW Airport integrates pre-incident planning maps with reality capture and dispatch systems, enhancing response readiness.

This high-level keynote included a discussion of GIS, digital twins, real-time event monitoring, vehicle sensors, GeoAI, deep learning models, 3D mapping, and meshing imagery. It was paired with a “deep dive” session in the Geo Week conference program.

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The GIS Consulting Credentials of Jerry Corr

A Principal GIS Consultant with Ocean Sky Consulting Inc., Jerry Corr provides GIS consulting services for several Esri clients, including Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and Talen Energy. Jerry Corr attended the 2025 Esri Partner Conference (EPC) in Palm Springs, California to stay current with the latest ArcGIS Technology.

An international supplier of GIS system software, Esri operates conferences worldwide. The annual Esri Partner Conference invites partners, distributors, and teams to connect and explore new possibilities within the field of GIS. At the most recent Esri Conference was held March 9-10, 2025, and attendees enjoyed insights from leaders such as Esri founder Jack Dangermond, as well as prominent figures in the GIS community.

The event also featured a golf tournament, business and technical sessions, and plenary sessions, as well as an awards ceremony to recognize significant contributions within the field of GIS. For more information about upcoming Esri events, visit www.esri.com/events.

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How Esri Advances the Power of Geography

Since 1969, Esri has established itself as the market leader in Geographic Information System (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping. In addition to offering a powerful GIS software program, the company supports its clients with geographic science and geospatial analytics to build a sustainable world. Jerry Corr is the President and CEO of Ocean Sky Consulting Inc., that is an Esri Partner firm specializing in the Electric Utility Consulting with ArcGIS.

Esri takes a geographic approach to problem-solving backed by modern, enterprise-grade GIS technology. This approach solves complex problems by first understanding them in the context of location. By visualizing and analyzing map data, Esri uncovers hidden patterns, trends, and relationships that offer unique insights for real-time understanding and improved decision-making.

Many human challenges, from climate change to sustainability and social and economic inequality, are tied to geographical issues. Esri's commitment to a science-based, geographic approach helps sort these interconnected problems. Consequently, Esri helps companies adopt this geographical approach, equipping them with information to help make decisions about planet management and create a more sustainable future.

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GIS Adds Efficiency to Michigan State University Trash Collection

Jerry Corr is the Principal GIS Consultant for Ocean Sky Consulting Inc, an Esri Partner firm in the consulting discipline and an ArcGIS Marketplace provider in Colorado. He helps Esri utilities migrate to the ArcGIS Utility Network. Jerry Corr uses ArcGIS software from Esri, which has been an industry leader since 1969. Esri’s website highlights applications of its ArcGIS software, such as managing trash collection at Michigan State University.

Emptying waste bins on the 2,000+ acre campus in East Lansing had historically been disorganized. Litter management employees relied on their experience and informed guesswork to estimate the best routes and pickup times. The university did not even know how many trash bins it had.

Over 6 months, employees entered information on each bin in iPhones or iPads. Results revealed more than 200 of MSU’s 436 bins were rarely used and only had to be emptied every 2 months. As ArcGIS information allowed managers to determine new routes and service intervals, labor and equipment costs fell from $445,000 in 2015 to $230,000 in 2018, a reduction of 50 percent.

Building on this success, MSU planners are investigating further potential for streamlining by switching to robotic trash collectors on redrawn routes. Enhancing this efficiency will be student-designed sensors that automatically measure how full each bin is.

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Getting US Government Document Clearance

The principal GIS consultant for Ocean Sky Consulting, Jerry Corr has worked with clients at the state and national level, such as the National Park Service, and the US Government. A major collaboration has been with Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base. For access to Air Force Base data, private sector advisors like Jerry Corr often require security clearance specifically to view documents classified ‘secret’.

The three levels of classification for US government documents are confidential, secret, and top secret, depending on how sensitive or risky the information would be if it were leaked. Examples may include details about the U.S. military, scientific research, or intelligence about the countries’ allies or enemies. The Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) designation, appended to top secret documents, means that only people with a clearance marked for those documents specifically can view them.

To see classified documents of a certain level, an individual has to go through a security clearance process. First, they fill out the Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations processing (e-QIP), which asks about prior jobs, schools attended, and foreign contacts. To verify this data and learn about the applicant’s character, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) interviews them and people they know or formerly knew. The DSCA then sends its findings to the Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudication Facility (DODCAF), which makes the final decision of whether to award the clearance or not. Even after providing clearance, the DCSA will continue to monitor clearance holders to ensure that they have not engaged in any compromising activity or have any negative records.

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The Esri 2021 Federal Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference

Jerry Corr has worked as a senior GIS subject matter expert (SME) performance architect at PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) in San Francisco. During that period, Jerry Corr's responsibilities included providing expertise in GIS software, particularly ArcGIS/ArcSDE and Oracle 11g database administration, in an agile project management environment. The project focused on upgrading the ArcFM Electrical Distribution GIS application, and he worked on this rollout project for six months. In 2021, Jerry Corr participated in the Esri Federal Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference.

The Esri 2021 Federal Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference was a notable event that brought together GIS users from various government sectors and professions. It was held over three days in February, and had over 6,000 registered attendees from 105 nations and all 50 states.

The aim of the conference was to inspire attendees with current GIS technology solutions and ideas for future applications. The inaugural welcome session highlighted the conference's online platform, giving guests access to plenary sessions, networking opportunities, and an expo with online exhibitors.

The main topics covered were agency collaboration, climate change, and addressing racial justice. Furthermore, the conference emphasized the use of location intelligence solutions in the collective response to COVID-19 and the importance of GIS in pandemic-related difficulties and vaccine delivery. Also, Esri launched its Partner Network, which provides trustworthy agencies capable of expanding Esri's technology to serve organizations in a variety of capacities.

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The Esri 2021 Developer Summit

Jerry Corr is a Geographic Information Systems professional (GIS). He has a track record of experience in deploying Esri GIS application development and agile project management practices for Fortune 500 clients, oil exploration enterprises, and electrical utilities. From 2012 to 2013, Jerry Corr served as the executive vice president of GIS Services. Also, in 2021, he attended the Esri 2021 developer summit.

The Esri 2021 Developer Summit was a virtual event held in December. The summit focused on providing Esri developers with the latest information on Esri technologies and tools. Over 100 technical sessions covered topics like ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS API for Python, ArcGIS Enterprise, and ArcGIS Pro. Developers learned how to build web and mobile applications that integrate geospatial capabilities. They also gained insights into automating workflows using Esri tools. Esri executives and product managers gave keynote speeches discussing Esri's product roadmap and priorities for the coming year.

The virtual format of the summit allowed developers to network and collaborate through online community forums, meetups, and networking sessions. Recordings of the technical sessions were made available after the event so developers could watch sessions on demand. The event equipped developers with the knowledge to create the next generation of location-aware applications and solutions using Esri technologies.

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The 2023 Esri Developer Summit

Jerry Corr is an entrepreneur who runs Ocean Sky Consulting, Inc., while providing GIS consulting services in the water, gas, and electric markets as a Bronze Esri Partner firm. Jerry Corr is up to date with the latest ArcGIS Technology having obtained the ArcGIS System Ready Specialty from Esri. Ocean Sky Consulting is an ArcGIS Marketplace Provider. Jerry Corr virtually attended the 2023 Esri Developer Summit that was held in Palm Springs, California.

The 2023 ESRI Developer Summit was held from March 7-10, 2023. The conference provided GIS developers with an opportunity to connect with professionals in their field during the event in the Palm Springs Convention Center.

It is a conference for developers, by developers. The 2023 event was designed to show attendees how to build cutting-edge apps using advanced mapping technology. Attendees were able to explore hundreds of hours of education in one location with technical workshops and sessions, and learn development best practices from Esri’s top GIS experts.

Read more about Jerry Corr on Cake Resume.

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2022 Esri Infrastructure Management & GIS

Jerry Corr is an entrepreneur who guides Ocean Sky Consulting, Inc., while providing GIS consulting services in the water, gas, and electric markets as a Bronze Esri Partner firm. Jerry Corr is up to date with the latest ArcGIS Technology having obtained the ArcGIS System Ready Specialty. As early adopters of ArcGIS product releases, these partners are leaders and ready to help Esri users leverage the newest capabilities. Partners enrolled in the ArcGIS System Ready specialty are proven to offer GIS consulting services using the latest ArcGIS product releases.

The Esri Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference (Esri IMGIS) is a crossover event that provides learning opportunities to Esri software users from infrastructure sectors, creating a richer, more valuable experience for organizations to move their location intelligence and GIS forward.

This annual Esri conference specializes in the management of infrastructure from several interconnected industries—water; electric and gas; district heating and cooling; pipeline; telecom; transportation; and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). The Esri IMGIS conference this year will take place at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs California from October 31 to November 2, 2022. ArcGIS software users can hear from Esri president Jack Dangermond, Esri technical staff, and others on how ArcGIS technology is transforming infrastructure management in the world today.

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2022 ESRI User Conference Has Something in GIS

Since January of 2004, Jerry Corr has been the CEO of a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) consulting firm; Ocean Sky Consulting, Inc. Jerry Corr is a one-person Bronze ESRI partner firm in the consulting discipline. Esri hosts several industry specific conferences throughout the year to help businesses learn how to use their ArcGIS technology to solve problems. In July of 2022, ESRI will host its 42nd annual ESRI User Conference, which will be held in the San Diego Convention Center. This conference is the world’s largest GIS conference, and it provides GIS professionals with five days of the latest advances in ArcGIS technology beginning on July 11 and ending on July 15. The July 2022 conference begins with a plenary session where ESRI President Jack Dangermond, ESRI staff, guests, and experts speak. An academic fair and a reception in the map gallery follow the plenary sessions. On Day 2, attendees will sit in on technical workshops. An expo and science symposium follow the technical workshops. Wednesday and Thursday of the conference week are designated for technical workshops, including an ESRI technical workshop with an expo to follow. However, late on Wednesday, ESRI will host its awards ceremony, and on Thursday attendees are treated to dinner and a party in Balboa Park. The conference ends on Friday morning with technical workshops and the closing ceremony with ESRI President, Jack Dangermond.

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ESRI Exclusive Conference Partners & Distributors

Jerry Corr is the CEO and founder of Ocean Sky Consulting, Inc., an Esri Partner firm that advises clients in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) enterprise implementations. As the Principal GIS Consultant at Ocean Sky Consulting, Inc. Jerry Corr attended the 2022 ESRI Partner Conference (EPC) that was held in Palm Springs, California. The 2022 ESRI Partner Conference was held from March 5-7, 2022. The conference provided partners and distributors with an opportunity to connect with professionals in their field during the three-day event held in Palm Springs. The event kicked off on Saturday with the ESRI Partner Golf Tournament. If attendees were not interested in golf, they could sit in on business and technical sessions or sit down with an expert during professional appointments with Esri staff. The first day also featured a keynote speaker and a welcome social. The second day of the event hosted more business and technical sessions and opportunities to sit down for one-on-one professional appointments. Outside of these sessions and appointments, attendees also networked after the second day of the conference. On the last of the conference, attendees were treated to a showcase and then a showcase social. In all, the conference was an opportunity for ESRI partners and distributors to learn how to support productivity, and promote and expand their businesses in the post COVID-19 era.

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Esri IMGIS for Infrastructure Management

A graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle, Jerry Corr holds a Master of Arts in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The founder and Principal GIS Consultant with Ocean Sky Consulting Inc., Jerry Corr attends conferences such as the Esri Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference (Esri IMGIS), formerly GeoConX. A leading event for Esri users across infrastructure sectors, Esri IMGIS facilitates growth and development through a range of presentations and workshops. This crossover event invites participants from various interconnected infrastructure industries, including electric and gas, water, engineering, transportation, and telecom. Additionally, users from architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries attend to learn how GIS is evolving the field of infrastructure management. Speakers include Esri president Jack Dangermond and multiple Esri staff members. The conference features an awards ceremony honoring businesses that have utilized Esri’s geospatial technology to solve customer problems. The 2022 event is scheduled for October 31 to November 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Proceedings from the 2021 event are available for download at https://proceedings.esri.com.

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Esri and The Science of Where Podcast

A leader in the Esri Geographic Information Systems (GIS) consulting industry, Jerry Corr has served as Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Sky Consulting in Broomfield Colorado since founding the company in 2004. Jerry Corr is a one-person Esri Partner firm in the consulting discipline for utilities and AEC markets, who obtained the Esri Release Ready Specialty on June 1, 2021. Among its other helpful products and services, Esri regularly releases episodes of its Esri & The Science of Where podcast. This podcast gives a platform to leaders in the business and technology sectors, inviting them to share “analysis, insights, and stories” that relate to the field of location intelligence. Esri & The Science of Where was launched in September 2020 with an episode titled “In Pursuit of a More Human World Economy.” It has subsequently tackled issues that range from climate change to racial equity. Guests of Esri & The Science of Where include CBRE managing director of location intelligence Tahirah Mahan-Thomas and business technology journalist Heather Clancy. A typical episode of the podcast is just over 20 minutes in length.