2023 Big Sky GeoCon - Common Ground | Building Connections with...

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2023 Big Sky GeoCon - Common Ground | Building Connections with GIS

The Montana Association of Geographic Information Professionals (MAGIP) is excited to once again meet in person and we look forward to your participation at this year’s 2023 Big Sky GeoCon!

8:00am MDT

Mobile and Aerial LiDAR Solutions and Point Cloud Extraction Into a Geodatabase Professional Tamarack RoomPhilbrook/Engel Cityworks Madison RoomPOWER Engineers • Carrie Harapat GIS for NG9-1-1 and Addressing (Full day) Clark RoomMichael Fashoway • Bob Cochran Introduction to Experience Builder (Full day) Aspen RoomKara Utter Introduction to Python Programming (Beginning) Hyalite RoomDavid Howes Learning ArcGIS Pro 2: Editing, Analysis, and Automation (1 1/2 days) Lewis RoomEric Pimpler

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on Own TBA

1:00pm MDT

Hands-On with Esri ArcGIS Field Maps to Capture GIS Data Tamarack RoomPhilbrook/Engel

5:30pm MDT

MAGIP Meet Up Shine Brewery

8:00am MDT

Building Sites with ArcGIS Hub Aspen RoomKara Utter Python Setup and Automation: Environments, Open Source, and Automation (Beginner) (1/2 Day) Clark RoomJohn Hogland UAV/UAS Mapping Workflows with ArcGIS Tamarack RoomTimothy Abbenhaus • Esri Introduction to ArcGIS Pro Python Tools and Processes Development (Advanced) Hyalite RoomDavid Howe

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on Own TBA

1:00pm MDT

MLIAC Meeting Madison Room Advanced - Python Based Complex Spatial & Machine learning Analyses: Model Based Predictions Using Raster Tools and Cloud based resources Clark RoomJohn Hogland Exploring Montana Property Information with SQL Queries Aspen RoomChristian Hinderman Imagery Management and Analysis with ArcGIS Tamarack RoomTimothy Abbenhaus • Esri Intro to ArcGIS Online Lewis RoomEidum/Ritzen

5:30pm MDT

Exhibitor Showcase & Poster/Map Gallery Atrium

8:00am MDT

Welcome & Announcements Madison Room

8:30am MDT

Remote Sensing Applications to Support Large-Scale Riverine and Floodplain Assessment and Monitoring Aspen RoomMischa Hey TBD Clark RoomScott Moore The Importance of Coding for GIS Tamarack RoomDavid Howes GIS in Engineering Right of Way Hyalite RoomAndy Merkel

9:00am MDT

State-wide georectification of Montana historical imagery to support conservation and ecosystem management Aspen RoomKris Mueller

9:30am MDT

9:45am MDT

Guidance for ArcGIS Pro Tools and Processes Development Tamarack RoomDavid Howes The National Spatial Reference System: the Common Foundation of Surveying and GIS Hyalite RoomBrian Shaw Avalanche Safety in the Backcountry - Introducing Our Users to the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) Aspen RoomBryan Tutt Career Building/GISP Roundtable Discussions Clark RoomAndrew Stickney

10:45am MDT

Coffee & Networking Break Atrium

11:15am MDT

Mapping Housing Development Over Time using Year Built in Property Database Tamarack RoomDave Ritts Leveraging AGOL, Field Maps, and Experience Builder to Track Forest Management Activities Across Montana State Trust Lands Clark RoomMorgan Voss Large Extent Lidar Processing to Create Forest Metrics Aspen RoomJoseph St. Peter Montana Geo-Enabled Elections Hyalite RoomMeghan Burns • Erin Fashoway • Michael Fashoway • Caroline Psaltis

11:45am MDT

12:00pm MDT

Swan River National Wildlife Refuge Wetland Restoration Project Clark RoomSelita Ammondt City Central Maps: Missoula's User Experience Tamarack RoomLee Macholz USGS National Geospatial Program Updates Aspen RoomTom Carlson

12:30pm MDT

Hosted Lunch featuring presentation by Shane Doyle Madison Room

2:00pm MDT

Mapping College Scorecard Data for a Better Understanding of Postsecondary Institutions Aspen RoomYu Zhou Land Trust Conservation Prioritization and Resource Management Clark RoomKara Utter Building a Community Planning Platform to Serve all Montana Hyalite RoomDave Meehan City Central Maps: Missoula's Enterprise Framework Tamarack RoomLee Macholz

2:30pm MDT

2:45pm MDT

The New Address Count Listing Files Aspen RoomJim Castagneri What's up at Trust for Public Land Clark RoomDavid Highness Implementing Better Parcel Data Governance through Automation Hyalite RoomJeffrey Young

3:15pm MDT

Coffee & Networking Break TBA

3:45pm MDT

Spatio-Temporal Variation in Black Bear Activity Patterns Clark RoomMadison Vastine MSDI Cadastral Updates & Maintaining Land Records in ArcGIS Pro Hyalite RoomJeff Hedstrom Automation and Advanced Techniques in the ArcGIS Hosted Environment Tamarack RoomJoseph Rhodes 40 Years of Change - Census Block Demographics Aspen RoomJim Castagneri

4:15pm MDT

LiDAR SIG Roundtable Discussions Hyalite Room

5:30pm MDT

Networking Reception & Hosted Dinner/Awards Madison Room

8:00am MDT

Welcome & Announcements Madison Room

8:30am MDT

Montana Summit General Member and Board Meeting Madison Room

9:30am MDT

9:45am MDT

Becoming the User: Emulating User Behavior to Assess Spatial Data Quality at onX Clark RoomArin Leopold Remote Disaster Response Support Aspen RoomCurtis DeVault MSDI Administrative Boundary Update Hyalite RoomMeghan Burns Tribal aerial sovereignty and localized airspace design Tamarack RoomJonathan Cordova

10:15am MDT

Coffee & Networking Break Atrium

10:45am MDT

Living Digital Twins for Electric Utilities Clark RoomJon Budreski Oblique Imagery and the Montana Spring Floods 2022: Data, Analytics, and Modeling in Local Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness Aspen RoomJason R. Brown Roundtable Discussions Hyalite Room BIA: Regional Geospatial Coordinators Program Tamarack RoomKen Bixby

11:15am MDT

11:30am MDT

Adding Reporting Tools to Your ArcGIS Web Apps Clark RoomAaron Oxley MSL Support for NG9-1-1 GIS Aspen RoomMichael Fashoway • Bob Cochran Putting Zoning on the Map: A GIS Perspective Hyalite RoomAndrew Stickney A Tribal Mapping Project Tamarack RoomWallace Gladstone

12:30pm MDT

Hosted Lunch Madison Room

1:30pm MDT

When Atlas Shrugs Clark RoomCurtis Clabaugh The Addressing Conundrum Between 911 and Geo Enabled Elections Aspen RoomKen Wall Map Missoula Hyalite RoomSamuel Scott Census Geography for Tribal Nations Tamarack RoomJim Castagneri

2:30pm MDT

2:45pm MDT

A Modern GIS Approach for Montana’s Largest City Clark RoomBridget Brown Utilizing ArcGIS Field Maps to Assist with Emergency Evacuations Aspen RoomTom Kohley Where public health meets the community. Challenges and opportunities using GIS at a local public health department. Tamarack RoomDorota Carpenedo

3:15pm MDT

3:30pm MDT

A Pint-Sized Fallacy- Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Using ArcGIS Pro to Display Spatial Health Data for Communicable and Chronic Diseases Samantha Saycich History and Evolution of Highway Corridor Planning Clark RoomCurtis Clabaugh From Forestry to Streams- The Journey to Collaborative Waterways Mapping Hyalite RoomGail Jorgenson Roundtable Discussions Aspen Room