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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8:15am MDT

MAGIP Annual Member Meeting Ballroom

9:15am MDT

9:20am MDT

Basecamp Butte: Using GIS to Promote Outdoor Recreation Clark RoomLiz Lahey Indoor Mapping Lewis RoomBrock Saylor MSDI Administrative Boundaries, Geo-Enabled Elections and Census Data Governor RoomMeghan Burns • Dave Ritts • Stuart Fuller • Eric Spangenberg • Connor Fitzpatrick • Caroline Psaltis

9:50am MDT

9:55am MDT

Base Map Editing: Enhancing Great Falls’ City Parks with ESRI’s Community Maps Editor Clark RoomNathaniel Williams Enhancing Stormwater Management in Cheyenne Wyoming: A GIS based Approach to Impervious Surface Analysis Lewis RoomPickett & Associates, LLC

10:25am MDT

Coffee & Networking Break | Visit Exhibitors Natatorium

10:55am MDT

MSDI Transportation Framework Update Governor RoomMichael Fashoway The Child Care Landscape Under the Big Sky: Examining the Spatial Relationship Between Authorized Capacity and Land Use in Montana Helena RoomEllysse Boughey Geospatial Governance: Laying the Foundation for a Reliable and Sustainable GIS Clark RoomMatt Trebesch Beyond Utilities: Asset Management for Parks and Recreation – Lessons Learned from Implementation Lewis RoomLee Macholz • Lauren Pfund • Trevor Ross

11:25am MDT

11:30am MDT

Spatiotemporal review of Montana’s sage-grouse habitat mitigation framework Helena RoomJamie McFadden MSDI Structures/Addresses Framework Update Governor RoomMichael Fashoway School Districts in Carbon County. Holy Grail or Holy Hell? Clark RoomTom Kohley

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on your own

1:30pm MDT

Modernizing watercourse mapping through the 3D Hydrography Program Lewis RoomTroy Blandford • Elaine Guidero UAV Geotagging and GPS correction utilizing Montana State Reference Network (MTSRN) Clark RoomJulian Calabrese MSL Support for NG9-1-1 GIS Governor RoomMichael Fashoway • Bob Cochran

2:00pm MDT

2:05pm MDT

From Capture to Insight: Leveraging Drone Technology and GeoAI Lewis RoomChad Lopez Engineering independent intensity and texture features for sample design, classification, regression, and clustering analyses using principal component analysis and convolution kernels Clark RoomJohn Hogland

2:35pm MDT

2:40pm MDT

Geospatial Digital Twin: Facility and Vertical Asset Management Clark RoomJohn Garrido Addressing Roundtable Discussion Governor Room Advancements in Remote Sensing and Imagery Lewis RoomJustin Wells • Scott Moore

3:10pm MDT

3:45pm MDT

GIS Coordination and Legislative Update | Door Prizes and Giveaways! BallroomErin Fashoway