Below is the tentative schedule for MAST meetings for 2025. Specific times and meeting locations will be sent out a few weeks prior to each meeting. February 14, 2025 – Hattiesburg April 11, 2025 – Jackson June 13, 2025 – Coast August 8, 2025 – Hattiesburg October 9-10, 2025 – Conference on the Coast December […]
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: 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 […]
The Mississippi Geospatial Conference starts next Thursday, October 10th!! The registration table will open at 9 AM. Further details are available in the agenda below. The conference will be held in the Fleming Education Center (FEC) on the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park Campus. The address for the conference is: Location: https://goo.gl/maps/1Fa7FURWQuSpXnnr8USM Gulf Park730 […]
Each year, the Mississippi Association for Spatial Technologies awards the Mike Miller Memorial Scholarship to students who win the poster competition at the Mississippi Geospatial Conference. Attendance for this conference is free for students – though they must register. This year, the conference will be Thursday, October 10th and Friday, October 11th. It will take place at the University of Southern Mississippi’s […]
There is still time to nominate someone to be part of the board for MAST! This year, MAST will have elections for the following positions: To nominate someone for a position, please e-mail leadership@mastgis.org. Elections will take place at the Mississippi Geospatial Conference on October 10th and 11th. Nominations will be closed at 5PM CST on Friday, […]
Please join us in Honoring2023 Lifetime Achievement Award recipientKevin Schultz Kevin has more than 37 years of experience in the geospatial information technologies industry and more than 20 years of experience in conducting business analysis and developing software requirements. He is a founding member of the Mississippi Association for Spatial Technologies (MAST), a Certified GIS […]
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 […]
Thursday, October 10, 2024 Vendor set-up will begin at 9:00 AM Registration will begin at 9:00 AM Conference Sessions will begin at 10:00 AM Lunch will be served at 12:00 PM Afternoon Sessions will resume at 1:30 PM Dismiss at 5:00 PM – Social to Follow Offsite Friday, October 11, 2024 Breakfast will be served […]
Attendees Presentation Why GIS data quality, aggregation & integrity is more important than ever Board Announcements General Discussion Meeting Adjourned
The August General Meeting is slated to be in the Jackson area. During that same week, SCAUG will be hosting their first ever MSSCAUG Annual User Group Meeting. Since these events are both set to be in the same area and have a wide overlap in interested parties, we will be combining them. The MSSCAUG […]
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 […]
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 Board Announcements General Announcements General Discussion Meeting Adjourned
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 […]
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 General Announcements June General Meeting
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 […]
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 Board Announcements Member Announcements
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Center Presentation was well-recieved Board Announcements 2022 Conference – Will be […]