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!

8:00am MDT

You have LiDAR in your area—Now What? (1/2 Day AM) Room TBATyler Kaebisch Intro to Experience Builder (Full Day) Room TBAKara Utter Introduction to Python Programming (Full Day) Room TBADavid Howes Mastering ArcGIS Pro 3.x: Maps, Layers, Projects and Layouts (1.5 Days) Room TBA Working with Gridded Climate Data in Python (Full Day) Room TBAArthur Endsley

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on Own On your own

1:00pm MDT

Field Data Collection for Asset Management (1/2 Day PM) Room TBANoah Golinko

5:30pm MDT

MAGIP Meet Up - Sponsored by Terracon MT Ascension Brewing

8:00am MDT

Mastering ArcGIS Pro 3.x: Maps, Layers, Projects and Layouts (1.5 Days) Room TBAEric Pimpler Drone Part 107 (Full Day) Room TBABart Bauer • Jeremy Crowley GIS for NG9-1-1 and Addressing (Full Day) Room TBAMichael Fashoway • Bob Cochran Intermediate Experience Builder (Full Day) Room TBAKara Utter Introduction to ArcGIS Data Management Using Python (Full Day) Room TBADavid Howes

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on Own On your own

1:00pm MDT

Intro to ArcGIS Online (1/2 Day PM) Room TBABrian Klapstein • Ethan Ritzen Large-Scale Mobile Mapping for Pavement Inspection Analysis & Oriented Imagery in ESRI Room TBA

5:00pm MDT

Poster/Map Gallery & Sponsor Showcase Natatorium

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

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

8:00am MDT

Introductory Level ArcGIS Pro Parcel Fabric (1/2 Day AM) Room TBAFrank Conkling Beginners Guide to Customizing ArcGIS Pro with Arcade (Full Day) Room TBAKara Utter Introduction to JavaScript for ArcGIS Application Development (Full Day) Room TBADavid Howes

1:00pm MDT

Intermediate Level ArcGIS Pro Parcel Fabric (1/2 Day PM) Room TBAFrank Conkling