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Mississippi Geospatial Conference 2024 Agenda

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 […]

Mike Miller Memorial Scholarship – 2024 Info

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 […]

Call for Board Nominations

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, […]

2023 Lifetime Achievement Award

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 […]

Three Weeks Until MS Geospatial Conference 2024

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 […]

Registration Open for Mississippi Geospatial Conference 2023!

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 […]

June 2023 General Meeting Minutes

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

June 2023 General Meeting Announcement

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 […]

Minutes for April 2023 General Meeting

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

April 2023 General Meeting Announcement

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 […]

February 2023 General Meeting Minutes

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

February 2023 General Meeting Announcement

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 […]

Conference Recap and December Meeting Announcement

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 […]

August 2022 General Meeting Minutes

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 […]

August 2022 General Meeting

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, […]

June 2022 General Meeting Announcement

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 […]

April 2022 Meeting Recap

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 […]

April General Meeting Announcement

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 & […]

February 2022 General Meeting Announcement

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 […]