The draft agenda for the 3D Hydrography for California Forum is now available at https://cgia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CGIA-Community-Forum-3D-Hydrography-Feb2026-1.pdf
Development of Statewide Elevation-Derived Hydrography Data for California: A Federal-State-Regional-Local-Public-Private Community Effort
12:00 – 12:05 PM: Welcome and Opening Announcements – Tracy Tober, CGIA Chair, and Jane Schafer-Kramer, CGIA Community Forum Chair
12:05 – 12:10 PM: Hydrography Data Stewardship for California - Jane Schafer-Kramer, Lead Hydrography Data Steward, CA Department of Water Resources
12:10 – 12:20 PM: US Geological Survey’s Role in the National Hydrography Dataset and the 3D Hydrography Program -Cynthia Ritmiller, USGS National Map Liaison for CA, HI, AZ, CO, NM, NV, UT
12:20 – 12:40 PM: What’s So Special About 3D Hydrography Program Data? - David Blodgett, USGS Hydro Informatics Specialist, Acting Chief of the Geo-Intelligence Branch
12:40 – 12:50 PM: - The Role of CSU Chico and CSU Northridge in 3D Hydrography Data Development for CA - Erik Fintel, Project Manager, North State Planning and Development Collective, CSU Chico, and Joel Osuna-Williams, Project Manager, Center for Geospatial Science and Technology, CSU Northridge
12:50 – 1:00 PM: - Building a Regional Collaborative for 3DHP Data Acquisition -Colleen McNally-Murphy, Project Manager, San Mateo Resource Conservation District and the Santa Cruz Mountain Stewardship Network
1:00 to 1:30 PM - Questions & Answers, Open Discussion
Zoom meeting registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3__XloQWSGa6pQlqtXZcKA#/registration
Questions may be directed to jane.schafer-kramer@water.ca.gov