As a MAGIP member, your feedback is incredibly valuable and helps our organization do its best to serve the Montana GIS community and our members.
Please take the time to fill out our 2025/2026 Member Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts on how well MAGIP is doing and how we can do better.
The member survey can be accessed via the link below:
https://magip.org/MemberSurvey
Note: you will have to log in to access the survey. As a member you should also have received an email with the direct link to the survey.
Survey Responses will be accepted through the final day of Big Sky GeoCon: April 17, 2026.
Thank you!!
K-12 Education Grants are intended to help educators engage students with geographic principles. This may involve concepts and include the application of traditional tools and contemporary technologies such as:
Grants may be used for:
Eligible applicants include educators, and those working with educators.
https://www.magip.org/Grants
All undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at Montana colleges or universities, carrying the minimum number of required credits for full time enrollment, engaged in geospatially-related projects or research, are eligible to apply to the Higher Education Scholarship.
Award packages include an invitation to present at the annual MAGIP Big Sky GeoCon, accompanied by a complimentary registration. A stipend of $150 is also granted to those traveling more than 100 miles to awardees presenting at the conference.
https://www.magip.org/Scholarships
Applications are due March 20, 2026
Congratulations to our new MAGIP Board Members!
New Board Members will officially take office on May 27.
Visit the Elections page for more information.
Visit the MAGIP Elections page to view the 2025 Nominees:
https://magip.org/Elections
Elections open April 28 and close May 12.
MAGIP Scholarship and Grants Committee 2025 Annual Report
MAGIP awarded scholarships to two PhD students and undergraduate students at The University of Montana, Montana State University, and Montana Technological University. Second, we had the pleasure of establishing a long-term weed mapping and monitoring program through the K-12 education grant with the innovative work being done by Sarah Tabor at Belgrade High School.
K-12 Education Grants
Sarah Tabor and the Belgrade High School in Belgrade
Sarah Tabor and her science students will elaborate on a weed mapping program they established in 2023 on a section of state land near the high school that is enjoyed by students and the public alike. Their work will help state managers better understand the distribution, density, and diversity of weeds on the property. While collecting and analyzing the invasive weed data students will develop critical STEM skills, and in doing so help enhance the ability to manage a valued community resource.
Higher Education Scholarships
Miles Fenolio, Undergraduate Student from the University of Montana
Miles is an undergraduate student at the University of Montana. He has been working at the O’Conner Center for the Rocky Mountain West and as an early academic developed a firm understanding of geospatial technologies. In addressing urban planning concerns, he plans on mapping the high-water mark within Missoula to help planners and enforcement officials understand the environmental delineations to urban camping regulations. His work will surely be of vital importance to planners in Missoula and many other cities like it that are facing ever-pressing pressures on city resources.
Eqi Luo, PhD Student from Montana State University
Eqi is a PhD student in the Earth Sciences Department at Montana State University. He has a strong interest in human geography and will focus on the development of methods that integrate remotes sensing of landcover and climate to model human settlement in response to climate change. As the world faces unprecedented demands on all resources, developing innovative methods to understand human population dynamics will be highly valued.
Ali Saud, PhD Student from Montana Technological University
Ali is a PhD student in the Geological Engineering department at Montana Technological University. He has a background in electrical engineering and is focusing on the development of a multi-directional magnetic gradient sensor. This work will enhance the ability to detect and map mineral resources, including rare earth metals. Prototypes will be tested at known deposits in the Bearpaw mountains, and the results of this work will undoubtably help meet an ever-increasing demand for resources that are fueling the technological revolution of our time.
Please consider this Call for Nominations for the MAGIP (Montana Association of GIS Professionals). We currently have six positions open:
And two At-Large positions which would fill the Committee Chair positions of:
You can nominate yourself or someone else, but the nominee must be a member in good standing to qualify. I would strongly encourage you to get permission from the nominee’s employer before submitting a nomination.
Nominations can be submitted using this survey.
Please contact current board members or the election committee (Mike Powell or Meghan Burns) if you have any questions. See the election page and the Board of Directors page on the MAGIP website for more information. On behalf of the MAGIP Election Subcommittee, thank you for your consideration.
Mike Powell, Past President
MAGIP is now accepting applications for the:
Applications are due March 21, 2025
Contact the Scholarship and Grants Committee Chair for more information
The results are in for the GIS Day Web Map Contest!
View more info on all of MAGIP's GIS Day Activities.
It’s that time again to start planning for the next Big Sky GeoCon! The 2025 GeoCon will be held April 14-17, 2025 at the Delta Hotel, Helena, Montana.
On behalf of Jeff Hedstrom, 2025 MAGIP Conference Liaison and Local Conference Chair, we would like to invite anyone who wishes to participate on the committee to please contact Michelle Quinn.
The first meeting of the committee is Thursday, October 10th at 1:00 pm. At that meeting we can then establish a standing day/time moving forward that works best for everyone.
We look forward to starting the planning process and working with all of you!
Best regards,
Michelle Quinn and Jeff Hedstrom
Jackson Rose was appointed to the vacant Vice President position by the MAGIP Board at the September 10-11, 2024, Strategic Planning Board meeting.
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