Mapping Contest Hall of Fame
The GIS Colorado Mapping Contests of 2022 and 2024 showcased the creativity technical skill and storytelling strength of our geospatial community. This section highlights the winning entries from those years whose maps stood out for their innovation clarity and impact. Each project reflects a thoughtful approach to data visualization, analysis, and design while demonstrating how maps can inform inspire and tell powerful stories. We are proud to recognize the individuals and teams whose work helped define these contests and continue to elevate mapping excellence within the GIS Colorado community.
Overnight Tornado Threat
Josh Bruning
Undergraduate Certificate
Front Range Community College
Sonoran Desert Borderland
Amanda Hastings
Master’s Degree in Forest Sciences, Emphasis on GIS
Colorado State University
Building A Low-Cost Air Quality Sensor Network
Ronney A. Phillips
Bachelor’s Degree, Geography and the Environment
University of North Texas
Bicknell’s Thrush Migration
Alison DeGraff Ollivierre
Director/Senior Cartographer, Tombolo Maps & Design
Unaweep Canyon – 3D Climbing Routes
David Hood, Jackson Trappett
David is a GIS Analyst/Drone Program Coordinator for the City of Grand Junction
Jackson is an IT Engineering Manager for the City of Grand Junction
The Race to the Clouds – 100th Running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Mark Bellncula
Undergraduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems
Colorado Mountain College
Calypso Cartography
Alison DeGraff Ollivierre
Director/Senior Cartographer, Tombolo Maps & Design
Riparian Ecosystem Invasion
Tess Carson
Bachelor’s Degree, GIS Major
University of Denver
Lego Map of Colorado
Atlas Guo
Geography
University of Wisconsin-Madison
One Company’s Shadowy Legacy of Hazardous Waste Dumping in the Pacific Ocean
Hannah Larsen
M.A. Applied Geography and Geospatial Science – Geography and Environmental Sciences Department
University of Colorado – Denver
CPW Important Habitat Areas of High Species Diversity
Robert Sacco
IT Enterprise GIS Administrator
State of Colorado 2023 GIS Year in Review
Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology GIS Team
OIT-GIS Team
Waimakariri Relative Elevation Map
Nathan Duggins
Bachelor’s of Applied Science – Geospatial Sciences
Front Range Community College
