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...Continue Reading

Greetings, spatialists! The Mississippi Geospatial Conference is in three weeks! This year, the conference will be held on Thursday, October 10th and Friday, October 11th in Long Beach, Mississippi. If you would like to register, you can do so on the conference registration page. As a reminder, students who register are also eligible for the Mike Miller Memorial Scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded to...Continue Reading

Attendees Courtney Menikheim Karen Clark Charlie Dexter Rebecca Powell Heather Nicholson David Holt Paul Barnes Haley Feather Sandi Stroud Scott Trapolino Robert Winkler Jim Steil Sean Hodges Simon Tipton Will Grayson Steve Walker George Raber Brian Sherwood Robert Gruba Kristyn Gunter Hema Goplan Presentation Why GIS data quality, aggregation & integrity is more important than...Continue Reading

Greetings, spatialists! The time has come again for the annual Mississippi Geospatial Conference! This year, the conference will be held on Thursday, October 12th and Friday, October 13th in Long Beach, Mississippi. If you would like to register, you can do so on the conference registration page. If you would like to present at the conference, you may submit the title...Continue Reading

Attendees Brian MitchellBrian SherwoodCarlton AndersonCourtney MenikheimDarrin StewartDavid HoltDusty ReedHeather NicholsonJim SteilJonathan PitchfordLaTashee McLaurin Laura MoncriefMadison ParkerNathan KingPaul BarnesReed DavisRoger ColwellRyan MerrillSteve WalkerTony SaracinoWilliam Bell Presentation Drones as a Tool for GIS by William Bell of SiTech and Reed Davis of GEO Jobe Questions and comments from the audience for both portions of the presentation Board...Continue Reading

Greetings, spatialists – Our next General Meeting is just around the corner. Join us on Friday, June 9th at 12:30 PM CST to connect with geospatial professionals across the state and find out what everyone’s been up to. The agenda for the meeting will be as follows: WelcomePresentation – Drones as a Tool for GIS by SiTechBoard AnnouncementsMember AnnouncementsGeneral DiscussionAdjourn...Continue Reading

Attendees Brian MitchellCourtney MenikheimDavid HoltGeorge RaberHeather NicholsonHema GoplanIke KieferJim SteilJohnathan J. SimonKaren Clark Kayla StanKelly WegmannKerri EliseKristyn GunterLaTashee McLaurinLillian VictoryPreston WhiteRobert WinklerSean HodgesSteve Walker Presentation Spatial Distribution of the Belief in Climate Change in the United States by Kelly Wegmann of the University of Southern Mississippi Board Announcements GEO Jobe taking over NORRIS contract to...Continue Reading

Greetings, spatialists –  Our next General Meeting is coming up on Friday, April 14th at 12:30 PM. Come out to connect with geospatial professionals across the state and find out what everyone has been working on. The agenda for the meeting will be as follows:      Welcome      Presentation by Kelly Wegmann      Board Announcements...Continue Reading

Attendees C. JohnsonCandis MalletteCarlie RusselCourtney MenikheimDan BeaversDusty ReedHeather NicholsonJim SteilJohnathan SimonToby SanfordJon CokerJacqueline LeveretteNeil Paul BarnesRyan PoeBrian MitchellSteve WalkerAlbert Jones IIILaTashee McLaurinDavid BandiHaley FeatherCara WaiteKaren ClarkRoy CarrellScott Trapolino Presentation Collecting Terrestrial LiDAR by Toby Sanford of Golden Triangle Planning and Development Part one, follow up presentation will be part of MGC XI Focus on Trimble...Continue Reading

Greetings, spatialists –  The first General Meeting of 2023 is just around the corner! Join us on February 10th at 12:00 PM to connect with the geospatial community. The agenda for the meeting will be as follows:      Welcome     Presentation          Collecting Terrestrial LiDAR by Toby Sanford     Board Announcements     Member Announcements     Adjourn...Continue Reading

Greetings, Spatialists – As the year comes to a close, we wanted to reach out and update you on some news. The Mississippi GIS Council Meeting is working with the state to establish a 911 toolkit for four-point addressing. This needs to be done by July. If you would like more information or to share...Continue Reading

Hello, Spatialists – Thanks to your help, the tenth annual Mississippi Geospatial Conference was a success! We had over 130 attendees and six different states represented. We appreciate those of you who filled out the post-conference surveys and will use that input as we continue to improve and grow the conference. The December 2022 meeting...Continue Reading

Greetings, spatialists – The time is fast approaching for the tenth annual Mississippi Geospatial Conference. This year, the conference will be held on Thursday, October 20th and Friday, October 21st in Long Beach, Mississippi. If you would like to register, you can do so on the conference registration page. If you would like to present at the...Continue Reading

There were 22 attendees for the August General Meeting this year. Presentation Reed Davis of GEO Jobe was the presenter for this month’s meeting. He spoke about UAV Vertical Asset Inspection, and you can see some of the imagery he displayed in this article. Board Announcements Mississippi Geospatial Conference The Mississippi Geospatial Conference will be...Continue Reading

Greetings, Spatialists – Our next general meeting is coming up on Friday, August 12th at 12:30 PM CST. If you are attending in person, please RSVP to Courtney Menikheim (cmenikheim@geo-jobe.com) to ensure an accurate headcount for the food order. The physical meeting will take place at the Community Room of the Train Depot in Hattiesburg. The address is: 308 Newman StHattiesburg,...Continue Reading

Our June 2022 General MAST meeting was a wonderful success, with over 30 people attending. Please review our recap below: Presentation Jim Steil of MARIS was kind enough to present MARIS GeoExchange for us. His presentation was well received. To check out the GeoExchange, you can visit it here. Board Announcements The next general meeting...Continue Reading

Greetings, Spatialists – Our next general meeting is coming up on Friday, June 10th at 12:30 PM CST.If you are attending in person, please RSVP to Courtney Menikheim (cmenikheim@geo-jobe.com) to ensure an accurate headcount for the food order. The physical meeting will take place at:200 Country Pl PkwyPearl, MS 39208 If you are attending virtually, you...Continue Reading

Greetings, Spatialists –For those of you who could not attend our April 2022 General Meeting, here are some notes on what was covered. Welcome Presentation Research Applications at USM’s Gulf Coast Geospatial Center by Greg Carter and Michael Amelunke of to Gulf Coast Geospatial CenterPresentation was well-recieved Board Announcements 2022 Conference  – Will be the 10th...Continue Reading

Hello, Spatialists – Our next general meeting is just around the corner! On Friday, April 8th, we will be meeting at 12:30 PM CST. If you are attending in person, please RSVP to Courtney Menikheim (cmenikheim@geo-jobe.com) to ensure an accurate headcount for the food order. The physical meeting will take place at the Gulf &...Continue Reading

Hello, Spatialists – The time is approaching for our first general meeting of the year. On Friday, February 11th, we will be meeting at 12:30 PM CST. If you are attending in person, please RSVP to Courtney Menikheim (cmenikheim@geo-jobe.com) to ensure an accurate headcount for the food order. The physical meeting will take place at...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

Good afternoon, spatialists – A technical issue was recently identified on the MAST website that caused information from the forms for the MS GIS Conference to not be processed correctly. This includes conference registration, vendor registration, presentations, and student conference registration. The issue has been corrected, and forms are now functioning properly. If you filled...Continue Reading

Greetings, spatialists – The time has come for MAST’s August General Meeting. On Friday, August 12th we will be meeting at the Mississippi 811 building at 12 PM. Food and drinks will be provided. (For this reason, please RSVP by emailing Courtney Menikheim (cmenikheim@geo-jobe.com) to provide a head count for ordering food.) The address is:200 Country Place PkwyPearl, MS 39208Attendees...Continue Reading

Greetings, spatalists! Registration is open for the 9th Annual Mississippi Geospatial Conference. This conference is the single largest gathering of geospatial professionals in the state (and surrounding areas). Registration and payment confirms you as a dues-paying member of the Mississippi Association for Spatial Technologies, who organizes the conference.The conference will be held on Thursday, October 21st and...Continue Reading

Attendees: Courtney MenikheimAdam TerrellRobert GrubaJenneth RobertsChelsy MoneyCandis ButlerNathan BlackledgeDanny MenikheimJim SteilKaren ClarkPaul BarnesCarlton AndersonChris BrownMaggie WaldronGeorge RaberScott TrapolinoHaley FeatherSean GillRandall McMillenCara Waite Honoring Mike Miller Mike Miller passed away June 3rd.He was a charter member of MAST, helped write the by-laws, and did the research to get MAST established as a non-profit.We will be naming...Continue Reading