IMAGIN IMAGIN is a professional development organization committed to providing opportunities for its members to network with professionals who are using, creating, or maintaining spatial resources within Michigan. IMAGIN serves as a crossroads for spatial information users/developers at all levels of government, business, and non- profit organizations by providing its members partnership opportunities to recognize, share, and create spatial data resources for both traditional and new application IMAGIN is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 to establish a statewide forum to advance the use of geographic information systems and spatially referenced information. There are currently over 150 members representing government, private sector, university, & non-profit organizations and membership is open to anyone interested in learning more about GIS & proclaiming its applications. IMAGIN's Mission: IMAGIN enhances professional development of Michigan's geospatial community by providing an annual conference, education events, and networking opportunities. IMAGIN's Vision: To Improve Michigan's Access to Geospatial Technologies and to provide opportunities for professional interaction by fostering collaboration and networking. IMAGIN's goals: To provide professional development networking opportunities for Michigan's geospatial community To improve communication to the membership To host a student paper and poster competition with awards ceremony To improve collaboration with other statewide organizations To recognize the contributions of geospatial professionals To increase membership in IMAGIN Contact Us (Improving Michigan’s Access to Geographic Information Networks)

Student Poster and Paper Competition Undergraduate Posters Posters must focus on the application of GIS, GNSS (GPS), or related technologies. Posters must be based upon original work and completed as an undergraduate. Submittal of projects done for class is encouraged. All posters will be displayed at the 2016 IMAGIN Conference in Traverse City. Graduate Papers Papers must focus on the application of GIS, GNSS (GPS), or related technologies and must be limited to a maximum of 4000 words of text. Submittal of thesis or dissertation research is encouraged. Paper competition participants must present their work to be eligible for scholarships. Authors of the top three papers will be invited to present their papers at the 2016 IMAGIN Conference in Traverse City. The SPPC provides students with an opportunity to gain professional experience, recognition, cash awards, and other prizes. Both undergraduate and graduate students are invited to participate View posters and papers from previous years Stream video from previous competitions Submit your posters or papers today to:

Student Poster and Paper Competition st Place – Graduate Paper Presentation John Gross Central Michigan University “A Comparison of Orthomosaic Software for use with Ultra High Resolution Imagery of a Wetland Environment.”

2015 SPPC, 1 st Place Undergraduate Best Cartographic Design Category (Click for Full Resolution)

2015 SPPC, 1 st Place Undergraduate Best Analytic Poster Category (Click for Full Resolution)

Competition Timeline Friday, 11 Mar 2016 — Submittal deadline for graduate papers Undergraduate papers may be submitted up to the SPPC event on April 5 th, Friday, 18 Mar 2016 — Graduate finalist notification Tuesday, 5 Apr 2016— IMAGIN SPPC at Constitution Hall in Lansing, MI Undergraduate poster are displayed and graduate student finalists present their papers. Monday, 16 May 2016 — All graduate posters are displayed at the annual IMAGIN Conference in Traverse City, MI. 1st, 2 nd and 3 rd place graduate winners are invited to present their winning papers. Posters and papers should be submitted to in either Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf) or MS Word (*.doc or *.docx) Additional information can be found at