Flathead Electric Cooperative announces this year’s Flathead Valley GIS Day event, an open house featuring presentations on Geographical Information System (GIS) issues, work, and advancements. Topics include:
- Making Wildfire Maps: How Do They Do That? – Ryan Dalton, Gartrell Group
- Hidden Maps in Plain Sight: The Influence of GIS on the World Around Us – Mark Eiseman, GBS USA
- How Images Become Maps: in 2D and 3D – Cody Benkelman, ESRI
- Motor Vehicle Accidents in Kalispell: Using GIS to Identify Hot Lines – Claire Simchuk, Kalispell Police Department
- Storm Outage Response: Improving Field to Office Communication Using GIS – Collin Novotny, Flathead Electric Cooperative
The GIS field focuses on storing, managing, and analyzing geographical information on a computer. In short, GIS is mapping technology and is creatively used across many industries to empower data-driven decisions and program management.
Flathead Valley GIS Day will be held at Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Community Room from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, November 19. Although the free event is aimed at GIS pros, members of the public interested in the field of GIS work – including high school and college students – are also encouraged to attend.
To learn more, and to RSVP, please visit: flatheadelectric.com/GISday
