Geospatial + Urban Design & Planning Speakers Night

Join GeoPhilly for an evening exploring the intersection of geospatial technology, urban design, and planning in Philadelphia and beyond.

For this meetup, we’ll gather at the newly opened Cesium and Bentley Technology Hub & Experience Center in Philadelphia’s historic Curtis Center. The space showcases the latest technologies for visualizing, analyzing, and understanding the built and natural environment—and provides a great setting for bringing together Philadelphia’s geospatial, GIS, tech, planning, design and AEC communities.

We’ll have engaging presentations highlighting real-world applications of geospatial technology in urban design and planning, opportunities to see new open source software and technology tools in action, and plenty of time to meet and exchange ideas with others working across the region.
Whether you're a GIS professional, urban planner, architect, engineer, designer, developer, graphics specialist, student, researcher, or simply interested in how maps and data can help shape better places, we'd love to have you join us.
Come learn, connect, and share ideas over pizza and drinks!

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Experience Center, Bentley + Cesium office, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 1050, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Speakers:
Jake Steinerman, Cesium
Adam Tecza, FHI Studio

Lightning Talks: Have a project, idea, or interesting application of geospatial technology in urban design or planning that you'd like to share? We’re inviting attendees to present short lightning talks on the event theme—email your proposal to Matt Quakenbush ([email protected]) and Luke McKinstry ([email protected]).

Schedule: 5:30pm - 6:00pm Networking
6:00pm - 7:00pm Speakers
7:00pm - 7:30pm Networking
Please RSVP to this event if you plan to attend.