GIS Day 2025

Short Talk

Mapping Data into Direction - How LDG Uses GIS for Smarter Planning

Paul Yoder, Planner, Larson Design Group

15 min w/ 5 min Q, 9:45-10:05 am

This presentation highlights how Larson Design Group’s Planning team integrates GIS technologies across federal, transportation, and community planning projects to inform better decision-making and design outcomes. Through examples ranging from demographic and market analyses to interactive field data collection and stakeholder engagement, we’ll showcase how spatial tools like ArcGIS Online, Business Analyst, Field Maps, and Survey123 enhance collaboration and insight. This short presentation demonstrates the value of GIS as a unifying framework connecting data, people, and place.