Location intelligence,
poured fresh.
Hands-on with the Flex GNSS lineup, real-world GIS workflows from the field, and craft beer to close out the day. Hosted at Blue Star Brewing in the heart of San Antonio.
- Date
- Oct 16, 2026
- Time
- 2:00 – 8:00 PM
- Venue
- Blue Star Brewing, San Antonio
Event overview
Hands-on with the Bad Elf Flex lineup.
Spend the afternoon with the Bad Elf team for live GNSS demos, real-world GIS workflows, and a craft-beer happy hour at Blue Star Brewing. Open to surveyors, mappers, GIS pros, and anyone curious about high-accuracy field data.
- Hands-on time with every Flex GNSS receiver
- Sub-meter and centimeter-accuracy live captures
- Esri Field Maps, QGIS, and Pix4Dcatch workflows
- Outdoor patio field session — bring your phone
- Direct access to Bad Elf engineers and product team
- Happy hour at Blue Star Brewing to close the day
Agenda
Doors at 2 PM. Taps until 8.
2:00 – 3:15 PM
Welcome & GNSS state-of-the-art
Doors, check-in, and a quick keynote on what's new across the Flex platform and the road ahead for high-accuracy field data.
3:15 – 4:45 PM
Outdoor field session
Move to the patio for live capture sessions with Flex Mini, Flex, and Flex+. Bring a phone or tablet — devices on standby too.
4:45 – 6:00 PM
Workflow deep-dives
Concurrent tracks across Esri / Field Maps, QGIS, and Pix4Dcatch 3D scanning with real points captured earlier in the day.
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Happy hour at Blue Star
Brewery taps open. First round on Bad Elf. Stay late — the Barrel Room and patio are yours.
Hands-on stations
Bring your device. Capture real points.
Every station is wired up to a live receiver and a workflow you can actually use Monday morning. We'll have iPads and Android units on standby if you prefer to test someone else's hardware.
- Flex Mini · sub-meter handheld
- Flex+ · centimeter RTK with NTRIP
- Bluetooth + Lightning + USB-C pairing
- Esri, QGIS, Pix4D, Mergin Maps
The venue
Blue Star Brewing, San Antonio — The Barrel Room.
An impressive walk through the brewery opens into the Barrel Room, an open space with projection, surround sound, and easy access to the outdoor deck where we'll run live GNSS captures.
- Address
- 1414 S Alamo St
San Antonio, TX 78210 - Capacity
- Up to 40 guests
- Parking
- Blue Star Arts Complex lots
- On tap
- Full Blue Star lineup
Featured speaker
Meet your host.
Nikolas Smilovsky, PhD, GISP
Geospatial Solutions Director · Bad Elf
Nikolas Smilovsky, PhD, GISP is a Geospatial Evangelist, Solutions Provider, and Educator, as well as Geospatial Solutions Director with Bad Elf.
John Doe
Public Works Director · San Antonio Utilities
Seats are limited. Claim yours.
Free to attend. The Barrel Room caps at 40, and we expect to fill it. Drop your details and we'll send a confirmation along with parking info.