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GIS Day

GIS Day is held on the third Wednesday in November each year.  Started in 1999, GIS Day provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems technology to demonstrate the applications of GIS and learn about geography.


GIS DAY 2025

Wednesday, November 19

Join MAGIP for the 2025 GIS Day Mapathon!

This year, we’re mapping for good with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) on Wednesday, November 19. Participate through our new MAGIP GIS Day Mapathon Hub, where you'll find mapping tutorials, live updates, and resources!


About the Mapathon:

We're collaborating with HOT, a global community dedicated to creating free, open map data for humanitarian aid and sustainable development. Your contributions in OpenStreetMap (OSM) will make a difference in emergency response, infrastructure planning, and community resilience worldwide.

Here's how to get involved:

1. Visit the MAGIP GIS Day Mapathon Hub

2. Register your event with Esri at https://www.gisday.com/en-us/overview

3. Create a free OSM account: https://www.openstreetmap.org

4. Access the HOT Tasking Manager: https://tasks.hotosm.org

5. Choose a project and start mapping!

6. Share your progress using #MAGIPMapathon and #GISDay2025!

Need assistance? MAGIP members hosting events can request up to $200 for refreshments, supplies, or space.

Check out the request form: https://magip.org/RequestAssistance

After your event, be sure to send us:

    • Receipts for expenses
    • Event photos
    • A brief summary of the event
    • A sign-in sheet



    View Past Contest Entries


    2024 MAGIP GIS Day Mapathon and Web Map Contest

    View more information about the Mapathon.

    Web Map Results

    2023 MAGIP GIS Day Mapathon

    Map-a-thon attendees successfully mapped >1,500 miles of powerlines between 37 volunteers on GIS Day! Participants logged in across the state from Butte, Bozeman, Billings, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispelll, Missoula and Eastern Montana. Congratulations to our top five mappers: Jeff Hedstrom, Christine Kangas, Tessa Switzer, Donald Swanson, and Nate Wold. View Mapathon Results

    2022 MAGIP GIS Day Web Map/App Contest Results

      • 1st Place - $100 - Billings PD Task Force/Crime Hub- Billings PD- Bobbi Johnson
      • 2nd Place -  $50 - Anaconda Deer-Lodge Cemeteries - Kim Kresan & Jeff LeProwse
      • 3rd Place -  $25 - Billings Capital Project Dashboard - Jeff Sprock & Joel Griffin

               View Map Entries

    2021 MAGIP GIS Day Web Map/App Contest Results

      • 1st Place - $100 - Economic Development - City of Helena - Eric Spangenberg
      • 2nd Place -  $50 - BLM Montana/Dakotas Interactive Map - Allen Armstrong
      • 3rd Place -  $25 - City of Helena Major Infrastructure Projects - Haley Jurecki

    2020 MAGIP GIS Day Web Map/App Contest Results

      • 1st Place - $100 - The Sprague Fire and the future of Glacier National Park's Sperry Chalet - Morgan Voss
      • 2nd Place -  $50 - Gallatin County SAR 2019 Annual Report - Curtis DeVault
      • 3rd Place -  $25 - Gillette Aerial Hub - Nick Swartz

    View Map Entries

    2019 MAGIP GIS Day Web Map/App Contest Results

    • 1st Place - Broomfield, CO Walkability Tool  by Nick Swartz
    • 2nd Place - 4th Largest State in US Has 44th Largest Population by Bobbi Johnson
    • 3rd Place (Tie) - Gallatin County Historical Plat Book Viewer by Dylan Olin and Lewis and Clark County, MT Open Lands Program by the Lewis and Clark County Staff

    2018 MAGIP GIS Day Web Map/App Contest Results

    2017 Online Map Contest

    2016 Online Map Contest

    2016 Online Map Contest Entries

    2015 ArcGIS Online Map Contest Results

    2014 ArcGIS Online Map Contest Results

    2013 ArcGIS Online Map Contest Results

    2012 ArcGIS Online Map Contest Results

    • 1st Place ($100): Watch Missoula Grow! - Casey Wilson
    • 2nd Place ($50): Lubrecht Forest Nordic Ski Trails - Michael Sweet
    • 3rd Place ($25): Land Cover Exploration After Forest Fires - Van Schelhamer
    • 3rd Place ($25): Missoula, MT Trails - John Driessen

    2011 GIS Event


    Links

    Esri GIS Day Info

    Geography Awareness Week

    Request MAGIP Assistance

    MAGIP Map Gallery

    MAGIP ArcGIS Online Group

    Montana Coloring Page (pdf)


    GIS Day Events

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