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  • December 2024 General Meeting Announcement

    Greetings, Spatialists –

    We’ll be having our last General Meeting of 2024 this Friday, December 13th at 12:00 PM! Join us to connect with the geospatial community and round out another excellent year.

    The agenda for the meeting will be as follows:

    • Call to Order & Welcome
    • Presentation
      • Report on Mississippi Geospatial Conference 2024
      • Presented by Heather Nicholson
    • Board Announcements
    • Member Announcements
    • General Discussion
    • Adjourn

    This meeting will be hosted virtually:

         You may join the meeting by this link

    Know someone who may be interested? Forward them this e-mail to invite them! MAST is about growing the geospatial community in the state and connecting with each other to collaborate and share information.

    Not on the mailing list? Click here to sign up! You’ll need to confirm the generated e-mail to complete the process. 

    Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you there.

    – Courtney Menikheim
    MAST Secretary

  • MGC 9 Recap

    The 9th Annual Mississippi Geospatial Conference was a success! Thank you all for participating and helping to make this wonderful conference, and community, a reality. Feel free to check out some of the statistics and key points from the conference below.

    Statistics

    This was the biggest MGC to-date. Since we know many of you like to see the data, we gathered some statistics for you here:

    • There were 143 total attendees.
    • Attendees came from 5 different states (MS, TN, LA, TX, and NC) *
    • 37 of the attendees were students.
      • 15 from the University of Southern Mississippi
      • 3 from Mississippi State University
      • 4 from Delta State University
      • 15 from Mississippi Coding Academy
    • There were 10 different vendors at the conference.
    • The Student Poster Competition had 5 entries this year – all attending public universities participated

    *Note: Attendees are not required to share the state they are from when registering. It is an optional field, and more states may have been represented.

    Lifetime Achievement Award

    This year, the Lifetime Achievement in GIS Award was given to Michael ‘Mike’ Miller, posthumously. His family was there to accept the award on his behalf.

    Four people stand before a projector screen at the front of a large room. From left to right, they are Rose-Marie Miller, Heather Miller, Jim Steil, and David Hansen. Rose-Marie watches as Heather Miller takes a black box from Jim Steil. David Hansen is behind a podium, also observing. The box contains the Lifetime Achievement in GIS award.
    Rose-Marie (Left) and Heather (Right) Miller accept the Lifetime Achievement Award on Mike Miller’s behalf. Image provided by GEO Jobe

    Student Poster Competition

    This year saw five entries into the student poster competition. Each of the public universities in attendance had at least one entry. The first and second place entries both received the Mike Miller Memorial Scholarship. The entries were:

    • Digital Mapping of Organic Carbon in Low-lying Paddy Soil of Bangladesh by Jannatul Ferdush, Zia Ahmed, GKM Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Muhammad Abdullay, and Varun Paul of Mississippi State University (First Place)
    • Using a Wiki to Enhance Contract Efficiency and Develop Student Skills as Topographic Map Makers by Justin Schluter, Peter Meharg, and Noah Blake of Delta State University (Second Place)
    • Advancements in the Additive Manufacturing of Maps by Sam Humphries of Delta State University
    • Mapping Mississippi’s Coastline by Samuel Wyatt and George Raber of The University of Southern Mississippi
    • Monitoring Seasonal Water Quality for Southeastern U.S. Watersheds Using Remotely-Sensed Data Integrated into Dynamic SPARROW Models by Mohammad Al-Hamdan of the University of Mississippi
    Justin Schluter stands to the left of a poster titled "Topographic Mapping for Dummies Using a Wiki to Enhance Contract Efficiency and Develop Student Skills as Topographic Map Makers". On the right is Noah Blake.
    Justin Schluter and Noah Blake stand proudly beside their poster. Image provided by GEO Jobe.

    Elections

    This year, MAST Secretary and Treasurer were up for election. Congratulations to Courtney Menikheim and Paul Barnes for being re-elected to serve in their respective roles.

    Courtney Menikheim and Paul Barnes stand before an oak tree at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park campus. They are both facing the camera and smiling.
    Courtney Menikheim and Paul Barnes were re-elected to their positions as MAST’s Secretary and Treasurer, respectively. Image provided by GEO Jobe.

  • Mississippi Geospatial Conference 2020

    Greetings, All –

    The time has come again for the Mississippi Geospatial Conference. This year will be a bit different, as the conference will be held virtually as opposed to in-person. Here’s what you’ll need to know:

    Who: Geospatial professionals, vendors, students, and enthusiasts. Come one, come all!
    What: Gather together to discuss research, updates, best practices, new technology, and more, all with a geospatial focus.
    When: October 15th and 16th
    Where: Virtual! 🙂

    Why: The MGC serves to connect geospatial professionals and interested parties across Mississippi and into the surrounding areas. This conference is our annual gathering to share our work with each other, connect with new individuals interested in the field, and discuss research, best practices, and any upcoming news.

    How: You can register here.


    *** Sponsorship covers a table and four attendees. For questions about how virtual sponsorship can work, contact Karen Clark

    Additional Information for Students:

    • College and High School students interested in attending the conference are encouraged to contact Dr. David Holt about potentially having their registration covered.
    • Students are welcomed to attend, participate, and even present at the conference. This is a great opportunity to meet industry professionals in the area, learn about the work they do, ask about internships, and more.

    For additional questions, please contact:
    General Questions – Karen Clark
    Presentation / Poster / Student Questions – Dr. David Holt

  • MAST Meeting – Friday, July 6

    Hello all. MAST will meet on Friday, July 6 at the WIN Job Center in Gulfport. The meeting will begin at 12:30pm and the Job Center is located at 10162 Southpark Drive just off Seaway Rd near the Cowan/Lorraine intersection. Southpark is just west of the Knight Nonprofit Center. Lunch will be served, so please RSVP.

    Our guest speaker will be Charles O’Hara of Spatial Information Solutions. He will be speaking about map accuracy and content enhancement software solutions, “Accuracy Analyst” and “Topo Analyst” that automate accuracy verification and eliminate the need for manual processes and partial solutions.

    Come join us, and once again please RSVP to Paul Barnes!

  • MAST Meeting – Friday, May 4, 2012

    MAST will meet on Friday, see May 4 at 12:30 in the Gulfport WIN Job Center located at 10162 Southpark Dr, sales Gulfport, MS 39503. Southpark is off of Seaway Rd just west of Lorraine Rd.

    Michael Funaro from ESRI will present new features and improvements on the way with ArcGIS 10.1.

    As always, we will provide lunch, so please RSVP to Paul Barnes!

  • MAST Meeting – March 2, 2012

    MAST logo
    Mississippi Association for Spatial Technologies

    MAST will be meeting on Friday, March 2, 2012 in Long Beach at the Gulf Park Campus in FEC 101 (formerly AEC) at 12:30pm. As always, lunch will be provided, but this time I’d like to place an emphasis on Please RSVP because David Holt needs a head count for parking permits. So, again, Please RSVP!

    Our guest speaker will be a representative from Geo-Jobe, Inc. discussing current activities on the Gulf Coast.

    Please join us on March 2 in Long Beach! Here’s a link to the Gulf Park campus map: Gulf Park Campus Map

    Please feel to RSVP by email to PBarnes@smpdd.com.

  • Join the MAST Discussion List!

    Our new Discussion List can be used to share information, search technical issues, shop and current events with all who join. When an email is sent to the discussion list, it is forwarded to all members subscribed to the list. Replies to discussion list e-mails are currently set to go back to the mail list, so that all recipients can see responses. We will leave this as the default setting for now. All first time posts will be moderated to eliminate Spam from being broadcasted to the list. This means that one of the administrators must approve the posting before the rest of the list sees the message. The subscriptions are self managed, so you can subscribe, edit, and unsubscribe from the list without assistance from an administrator or moderator. Click here to subscribe!

  • Mast Meetings June 2011

    Dr. David Holt presenting on cemetery based GIS
    Dr. David Holt presenting on cemetery based GIS

    Two meetings took place in the month of June 2011. The Gulfport meeting was held at the Gulf Regional Planning Commission office (GRPC) and the Jackson meeting took place at the Central Mississippi Planning and Development office (CMPDD).

    Gulfport Meeting Notes

    • Charles Meador of the USM Marine Science department presented regarding Marine Science and GIS.
    • Scott Delano, cheap Mississippi representative for district 117, troche discussed data needs and GIS in the state.
    • An announcement was made to the group regarding the need for volunteers for committees.

    Jackson Meeting Notes

    • Dr. David Holt presented regarding a data collection project in Long Beach, MS. The project involved the collection of address points, building foot prints and data related to the city cemetery layout.
    • New data sets have been uploaded to the state GIS data warehouse including street centerlines for many delta counties.

    Charles Meador presented regarding Marine Science and GIS.

  • SpaceStars Interns

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    SpaceStars is a program geared toward training high school students for GIS employment. The local chapter at Gulfport High School is in search of intern opportunities for their students this summer. Most students hold certificates backed by an ESRI partner, prostate Digital Quest, buy that ensures a minimum of technician level training in GIS and ESRI software. If you need any digitizing or similar work done and have an opening for an intern, please contact Scott Pfaff at scott.pfaff@gulfportschools.org .

  • Meeting Summary 2/11/11

    Mast Meeting Feb 11, 2011
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    Today’s meeting had 26 people in attendance.

    The agenda for this meeting can be found here.

    The presentation for the meeting can be found here.

    Links to software discussed at today’s meeting: