CLEAR Geospatial Webinar Series

The CLEAR Geospatial Training Webinar Series covers topics relating to Connecticut's geospatial data - what's new, how to access and use it, who is doing what with it, and more. If you have a suggestion for a topic, please email clear@uconn.edu and mention the series.

Upcoming Webinars:

Mapping Water in CT, Part 1: An Introduction

September 25, 2025, 1-2 PM ET
Host: UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR)
Speakers: DeAva Lambert, CT DEEP & Alfredo Herrera, CT GIS Office

In this first installment of a three-part webinar series, we will be talking about the efforts and activities that the State of Connecticut is conducting and participating in the realm of hydrography and flood mapping. We will cover the base datasets available and the ways in which the state makes use of them. The two following webinars will delve further into specific topics and activities related to all things water and hydrography.


Mapping Water in CT, Part 2: The USGS National Geospatial Program

October 23, 2025, 1-2 PM ET
Speakers: Adam Benthem, USGS & Alfredo Herrera, CT GIS Office
Host: UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR)

Adam Benthem will join us for the second in our three-part webinar series on mapping water in Connecticut. As the National Map Liaison to New England States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut for the USGS National Geospatial Program User Engagement Office, Adam uses his expertise on National Map products and services to engage with users and stakeholders. Adam is dedicated to helping state, local, tribal, and federal partners identify, develop and fully utilize The National Map’s foundational datasets to meet their specific needs. He will provide an update on their effort in Connecticut.


Mapping Water in CT, Part 3: Regional Stormwater Mapping Support: From MS4 to SB9 (PA 25-33)

November 13, 2025, 1-2 PM ET
Speakers: Tucker Beckett, WestCOG & Ashley Benitez, OPM
Host: UConn CLEAR

In this final installment of a 3-part webinar series on mapping water in CT, we will talk about WestCOG's experience providing mapping support to towns working to meet their obligations under the MS4 permit. We will be covering the logistics of mapping stormwater infrastructure, data structure, outputs, lessons learned, and how these efforts can carry forward into the culvert mapping requirements of Public Act 25-33. We will also touch on ongoing MS4 coordination work being carried out by the regional Councils of Governments.


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