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2026 Big Sky GeoCon - From Data to Design

The Montana Association of Geographic Information Professionals (MAGIP) looks forward to your participation at this year’s 2026 Big Sky GeoCon!

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8:00am MDT

MAGIP Annual Member Meeting East/West Divide Ballroom

9:00am MDT

9:05am MDT

AI and Satellite Imagery: Transforming Illegal Dumping Enforcement in Remote Areas Alpine RoomJoey Griebel Geospatial Governance: Laying the Foundation for a Reliable and Sustainable GIS West Divide RoomMatt Trebesch Visualizing Bozeman’s Data through FME and Experience Builder East Divide RoomLin Rich • Lauren Wilcox Hands-On Leaning Lab Nordic Room

9:35am MDT

9:40am MDT

Bringing Big Data Down to Earth East Divide RoomDan Mummert • Helen Paris MSDI Administrative Boundary Theme Update West Divide RoomMeghan Burns Quantifying the extent and magnitude of landslides in the Bridger Range using UAV-LiDAR Alpine RoomLena Nelson

10:10am MDT

10:15am MDT

Preparing for the 2030 Census and Redistricting: Block Boundary Suggestions West Divide RoomDave Ritts You have LiDAR in your area—Now What? East Divide RoomTyler Kaebisch Relative Cooling, Absolute Heating: How Rapid Urbanization Reshaped Thermal Dynamics across the Arabian Peninsula (2000-2020) Alpine RoomEqi Luo

10:45am MDT

Networking Coffee Break | Visit Exhibitors Glacier Room/Foyer

11:00am MDT

Resume Review Glacier Room/FoyerJackson Rose

11:05am MDT

For Whom? Parcel-Level Spatial Accessibility to Hazardous Fuels Reduction Alpine RoomPatrick Benson Wading into Elevation-Derived Waters – An Intro to EDH and 3DHP East Divide RoomBrian Hadley MSDI Cadastral Framework Update West Divide RoomJeff Hedstrom

11:35am MDT

11:40am MDT

DNRC Upper Yellowstone Structure Survey & GIS Methodologies Alpine RoomMatt Blassic • Hannah Nishek From Point Clouds to Posters: Making LiDAR Data Pop West Divide RoomMeghan Burns • Troy Blandford • Pat Jackson • Garret Weichel Utilizing Survey 123 and Microsoft Power Automate for Online Address Applications East Divide RoomJason Danielson

12:10pm MDT

Lunch on Own Student and Early Career Prof. Development Roundtable (includes lunch) East/West Divide BallroomElaine Guidero • Tyler Kaebisch • Kyle Burke • Helen Paris • Matt Blassic • John Nelson • Melissa Christie

1:40pm MDT

Secondary Education, Remote Sensing, GIS Integration, Ground-Truthing Alpine RoomSarah Tabor Resume Review Glacier Room/FoyerHelen Paris MSL Support for NG9-1-1 GIS East Divide RoomBob Cochran Geospatial Accessibility in Practice: Challenges, Tools, and Collaboration West Divide RoomMatt Trebesch • Nick Youngstrom • Allen Armstrong • Gail Jorgenson • Ryan Richardson • Cambria Ewart • Colton Hash

2:10pm MDT

Turning Massive NASA Climate Data into GIS-Ready Data Cubes Alpine RoomDaniel Bose

2:40pm MDT

2:45pm MDT

Sans Regret: Making Confident Font Choices for Maps East Divide RoomElaine Guidero • Liz Juers Shaping Montana’s Geospatial Future: A Conversation with the MGIA Council West Divide RoomErin Fashoway • Jennie Stapp • Allen Armstrong • Eric Spangenberg • Nick Youngstrom

3:50pm MDT

Closing and Door Prize Giveaways East/West Divide Ballroom

5:00pm MDT

GIS Scavenger Hunt Downtown Whitefish