Intermountain GIS Conference

This talk breaks down the steps of formulating your GIS elevator pitch, something everyone should have. An elevator pitch is designed to introduce and establish your value as a GIS career professional to your listener in a short amount of time. We will be going over the key elements of a pitch and important tips to remember.

Learn how to take your career to the next level, from subcontracting to bidding on state and federal grants. Get the details on what you need, and how to curate the most attractive resume.

As agencies increasingly rely on geospatial information, the need for clear and timely reporting has never been greater. This presentation demonstrates how to use ArcGIS Dashboards, Experience Builder, and ArcGIS Pro to communicate insights that support operational and strategic decision-making. The session covers techniques such as scripting, database views, and filtered maps to ensure data is accurate, current, and tailored to the audience. Through examples and best practices, attendees will gain a framework for building reporting tools that improve transparency, efficiency, and program effectiveness.

Imagery is no longer just a snapshot in time. It is becoming an essential infrastructure for how organizations plan, operate, and make decisions. Building a Resilient Imagery Program explores how organizations can move beyond one-time image capture toward a planned, repeatable, and shared imagery program that supports standardized workflows, and broader organizational use. This session will examine the progression from ad hoc imagery collection to a resilient program model, highlighting how deliberate and repeatable design choices help sustain long-term value while reducing risk. Attendees will gain insight into how imagery programs can be structured to support continuity, improve access to historical and operational context, and better serve planning, operations, and decision-making across an organization. Ideal for GIS professionals, program managers, and organizational leaders, this session offers a practical framework for building imagery programs that endure.

Join the addressing discussion panel bringing together interdisciplinary experts to explore the challenges and the strategies required to address effectively. The session will examine key issues shaping today’s addressing and NG911 environments, highlighting diverse perspectives from around the state and evidence-based approaches. Panelists will engage in a dynamic dialogue on emerging trends, solutions, and emphasize collaboration across sectors and communities.
 
Through moderated discussion and audience engagement, the panel aims to foster critical reflection, practical insight, and actionable recommendations. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities involved in addressing and road centerlines and leave equipped with frameworks and ideas to inform research, practice, and decision-making within their respective fields.

High-resolution imagery has become a critical component in modern public safety workflows, extending far beyond visualization and situational awareness during emergency response. In the context of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911), high-quality, frequently updated imagery serves as a foundational dataset for building, validating, and maintaining the geospatial layers that power accurate call routing and responder decision-making.
This presentation explores how high-resolution aerial and oblique imagery supports the full lifecycle of NG911 data. Attendees will learn how imagery enhances address point creation, road centerline accuracy, building footprint extraction, and the identification of complex locations such as multi-tenant structures and vertical environments. The session will also highlight how imagery enables ongoing data maintenance through change detection, ensuring that GIS datasets remain current in rapidly evolving communities.
In addition, the presentation will examine the operational benefits of integrating high-resolution imagery into emergency communications centers, including improved pre-incident planning, faster incident interpretation, and enhanced coordination across agencies. Real-world examples will demonstrate how agencies leverage imagery not only during active incidents but also as a proactive tool for data governance and quality assurance.
By bridging the gap between emergency response and geospatial data management, high-resolution imagery plays a pivotal role in advancing NG911 capabilities and improving outcomes for both responders and the communities they serve.