IMAGIN - GIS Innovation

IMAGIN's GIS Innovation Award

IMAGIN’s GIS Innovation Award is presented to an organization that finds innovative ways to use geospatial solutions to enhance workflow processes. Candidates for this award should have successfully implemented a geospatial technology, service, or application that is new and innovative to their organization. Applicants will be judged on collaborative efforts, contribution to the workflow, and original ideas.

This award has been presented annually since 2000 under two different names:

"GIS in Government Innovation Award" (2000-2012)
"GIS Innovation Award" (2013-Present)

Nominations for the 2024 IMAGIN GIS for Everyone Award are now open and nominations are due by Friday, March 1, 2024 at 5:00 pm.

2024 GIS Innovation Nomination Form

IMAGIN's 2022 GIS Innovation Winner

Doreen Groth
GIS Manager
City of Rochester Hills, MI

The City of Rochester Hills, MI and Doreen Groth, GIS Manager have received the 2022 IMAGIN GIS Innovation Award for the unique way they implemented an internal and external deployment of the Fire Department's Risk Reduction Program

View the GIS Innovation presentation in slide form HERE

Past Award Winners

IMAGIN GIS Innovation Award

Presented since 2013 - Click slide thumbnail to view presentation slides

Year	Recipient	Presentation or Bio
2021	Keizzy Anpalagan GIS Specialist City of Flint Planning & Economic Development Department View the GIS Innovation presentation in slide form *HERE* View the GIS Innovation presentation recording *HERE* View the 2021 IMAGIN Awards Storymap section for GIS Innovation *HERE*
2020	Traverse City Light & Power Scott Menhart, Chief Information Officer GIS-centric implementation within the utility industry
2019	Cheboygan County, Sharon Weiss-Brandau, GIS Coordinator Implementation of low cost GNSS "dog collar" tracking for Search and Rescue efforts.
2018	Acme Township / Beckett & Raeder Shawn Winter / Marisa Laderach Utilization of GIS to analyze Solar Energy Potential Across Acme Township
2017	Ferris State University Dr. Sagar Deshpande Innovative semi-automated workflows to hydro-flatten LiDAR data, extracting water surface elevation at the time of data acquisition
2016	Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority Geospatially Referenced Street Level Video Property Inventory Project Award accepted by Ryan McNeil
2015	North Country Trail Association Trail Mapping, ArcGIS Online Implementation and Trailhead Kiosk Implementation Award accepted by Matthew Rowbotham
2014	State of Michigan, DTMB, Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships Framework and NG-911 Programs Award accepted by Everett Root, Outreach Specialist
2013	Eastern Michigan University Esri K-12 Software Licensing Program Award accepted by Michael Dueweke, Manager

IMAGIN GIS in Government Innovation Award

Presented from 2000 to 2012

Year	Recipient	Presentation or Bio
2012	Kent County, Michigan - GIS Department Access Kent / Gerald R. Ford Airport GIS Application Award accepted by Janice Rockburn, GIS Team Lead
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