Pano has been working with and providing mapping and information management services to aboriginal communities for many years. His role as Senior Manager of the GIS and Information Management Program is a reflection of his expertise utilizing GIS within a wide variety of areas including land use planning, forestry, surveying, marine conservation, archaeology, wildlife habitat analysis, and forest carbon. Pano also specializes in land use and occupancy research, and mapping using drones. Pano participates in a variety of outreach initiatives including the Indigenous Mapping Wananga in New Zealand, Google Earth Outreach, and Van Carto Day.