2025 Big Sky GeoCon - Mapping the Future: Innovations in...

2025 Big Sky GeoCon - Mapping the Future: Innovations in Geospatial Technology

The Montana Association of Geographic Information Professionals (MAGIP) looks forward to your participation at this year’s 2025 Big Sky GeoCon!

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8:00am MDT

Official Welcome & Conference Kick-off BallroomGail Jorgensen • Andy Shirtliff • Jeff Hedstrom Hands on Learning Lab Montana Room

8:20am MDT

8:25am MDT

Demographic and Economic Data for GIS Mapping and Analysis in Montana Lewis RoomDave Ritts Yaak Valley Restoration Projects: GIS Assessment and Design Clark RoomSelita Ammondt Montana Cadastral Application: What's New and the Year Ahead Governor RoomKenny Ketner Student and Early Career Prof. Development Roundtable Ballroom

8:55am MDT

9:00am MDT

DNRC Water Resources Division Data & Apps Clark RoomChris Stump • Nate Wold • Joel Harris • Karen Coleman • Sarah Smolka BIA-Rocky Mountain Region (RMR)Regional Geospatial Coordinator Program Update Lewis RoomKen Bixby Getting Started with ArcGIS Workflow Manager Governor RoomScott Moore

9:30am MDT

Transition Clark Room

9:35am MDT

MSU's Geospatial Skills Camp for Rural Montana Youth Clark RoomMaida Knapton • Dr. Beth Nelson UAS Thermal Insights into Stream Dynamics Lewis RoomJeremy Crowley Local Government SIG Roundtable Discussion Governor Room

10:05am MDT

10:10am MDT

Incorporating submerged channel features in DEMs with optical bathymetry and GIS for improved hydrologic modeling Clark RoomClaire Rawlings Gilder Trust for Public Land ParkServe Helena RoomDave Highness ArcGIS Dashboard Use for Data and User Governance Lewis RoomBrett Horr, GISP, LAVM

10:40am MDT

Coffee & Networking Break | Visit Exhibitors Natatorium

11:10am MDT

The Modernized National Spatial Reference System is almost here! Lewis RoomBrian Shaw Leveraging OpenDroneMap for Processing UAV Imagery Clark RoomJackson Rose Montana State University’s Digital Transformation: A Leap into the Future Governor RoomKyle Burke • Christian Black • Joel Griffin, GISP

12:15pm MDT

Hosted Lunch featuring Keynote Speaker: Scott Oppman Ballroom

1:45pm MDT

UAS Lidar Mission Planning and Applications Lewis RoomTyler Kaebisch ArcGIS Experience Builder Custom Widgets: Value and Development Clark RoomDavid Howes Cartography Tips & Tricks with ArcGIS Pro Governor RoomLiz Juers

2:20pm MDT

Helena Mobile Lidar Experience Lewis RoomMelissa Christie

2:50pm MDT

Coffee & Networking Break | Visit Exhibitors Natatorium

3:20pm MDT

Navigating Innovation: Building Pickett’s Unmanned Hydrographic Survey Program Lewis RoomDan Mummert Old Drawings to Drones: Utility Protection and the quest for accuracy at Montana State University. Clark RoomAdam Hallberg Leveraging ArcGIS Solutions in your Organization Governor RoomScott Oppmann

3:50pm MDT

3:55pm MDT

Creating Web Applications with ArcGIS Components Clark RoomScott Moore Geomorphic change detection after flood events utilizing NAIP imagery supplemented with UAS Lewis RoomTanner Tompkins

4:25pm MDT

4:30pm MDT

Unlocking the Power of AI: ChatGPT and LLMs for GIS Professionals Governor RoomCurtis DeVault Essentials for a Successful GIS Cloud Migration Clark RoomJay Young Power Automate for ArcGIS Workflows Lewis RoomJoe Rhodes Neighborhoods as Fuel for Wildfire Helena RoomBryce Young

5:00pm MDT

Social Reception, Banquet, Awards and Trivia! Ballroom