2026 GISCO Mapping Contest Update, Winners

[Jesse Clark]

Hello, 

The GISCO Mapping Contest Committee would like to extend their gratitude to everyone who participated in the 2026 Mapping Contest! Each of the 11 fantastic entries we received this year can be found on the contest website. It was a pleasure to see the creativity and passion that went into all the submissions. Winners were announced at the Elevations Geospatial summit last week and are listed below. 

Student Cartographic Work: Sam Redmond, Colorado School of Mines

Student Interactive Experience: Brandon Boldt, Front Range Community College

Professional Cartographic Work: Anna Riling, Four Corners Mapping

Professional Interactive Experience: Anna Riling, Four Corners Mapping

People's Choice Award: Jennifer Haller, City of Lakewood GIS Coordinator

We're also grateful to our panel of judges for their expertise in the field, careful consideration, and insightful comments. Their participation is critical to the success of this competition! Comments from our judges are available to contestants upon request. 

Professional Section Judges:
Dani Ruffe - Senior Geospatial Associate, RWE
Mayowa Jimoh - Smith Geologist 3, CDM

Fuzhen Yin - Assistant Professor of GIScience, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 

Nathan Tyler Lowry (Alternate) - GISCO Board Member

Student Section Judges:
Atlas Guo - Ph.D.  Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison Cartography/GIS 
Lauren Hendricks - Senior GIS Analyst – Natural Resources Stewardship, Jefferson County Parks & Open Space  
Wei Liu - GIS Analyst, City of Atlanta (GA) 

Stay tuned for the next GIS Colorado Mapping Contest for another chance to enter and win!

Sincerely, 

The GISCO Mapping Contest Committee