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!
Addresses appear simple, but can get very complicated in use. The address conundrum exists because elections with mailed ballots use both physical addresses and mailing addresses, while 911 requires physical addresses and has little use for mailing addresses. Both programs require a point location for a physical address, expressed as latitude/longitude. Local government staff in different agencies typically assign and report those. A mailing address is self reported by the voter. We will explore these processes with real-world examples and current standards and best practices.
Dani Arps joined the Department of Commerce in the summer of 2023 as a Planner for the Community Technical Assistance Program (CTAP). Prior to that, she worked for a few years in Teton County as the Floodplain Administrator, Grant Administrator and Land Use Planner. She lives in Southwest... Read More →
Ken Wall, President of Geodata Services, Inc. I have been working with GIS for 38 years, initially at the Univ of Montana School of Forestry and for 30 years as a consultant and business owner of Geodata Services. I have worked with 22 of the rural counties in Montana on various projects... Read More →
