This image shows the SD Mines campus and part of Rapid City as viewed with a GIS program in both map and 3D format.
Maps are everywhere: your phone, your car,
your local government web pages and more. The Black
Hills Digital Mapping Association Conference supports the
professionals who make it all happen behind the scenes. The conference is being held at the South Dakota School of Mines
& Technology on Oct. 23-24.
The association’s annual meeting includes free
introductory lessons on digital mapping. The Esri Hands-on
Learning Lab is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23 and
from 7 a.m.- 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the Surbeck
Center on the SD Mines Campus (map
here).
The lab is a free resource developed as an
introduction to ArcGIS software. It consists of a group of laptops with
headphones where students can work through lessons at their own pace. Come
learn more about today’s mapping industry. Digital mapping professionals and
the public can also register and
attend presentations about data, drones, map apps and more.
Visit bhdma.org for
more information.