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GIS professionals from across northwest and north central Minnesota converged May 5th on the Beltrami County Administration Building in Bemidji for the NW-NC Minnesota GIS User Group. Agencies represented included local governments, private industries, utilities, the forestry service, emergency response, academic, and state offices, with the shared purpose of promoting GIS in the area. Attendees discussed…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist On May Pro-West will join other GIS leaders from across the state at the 2016 MN GIS/LIS Consortium Spring Workshops at the University of Minnesota – Minneapolis. As is always our aim, we will be bringing attendees the latest and best in GIS expertise, this time focusing on getting up to…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist Welcome to my summary and key takeaways from the Chapter 2 of The ArcGIS Book! Read about this blog series in my previous post. See my breakdown of Chapter 1 here. Maps are how GIS users convey their work. Maps are analytical and artistic. They offer map readers the ability to understand and see our…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist The World of Things Welcome to my summary and key takeaways from the Chapter 1 of The ArcGIS Book! Read about this blog series in my previous post. Web GIS is a medium through which enables users to contribute information through useful, interactive GIS maps. All of the data that has been gathered,…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist I have lived in Minnesota for over two decades, and during this time I have seen many cookbooks. Most of these come from rural communities, and if a recipe is especially popular – or if it is thought that the dish originated from the Vikings (the ancient, marauding Vikings, not the…

The primaries are almost over and before you know it we’ll be going to the polls. Local government GIS leader, Pro-West, is working with elections officials to prepare for November. We want to make this election the easiest one yet for your government! This free webinar will demonstrate easy-to-use apps that get your elections information…

Pro-West is proud to have been recognized during the Esri Business Partner Conference 2016 with the award for Best Use of Story Maps for Partner’s Business. The award recognizes Pro-West’s capabilities with the ArcGIS Platform and tools and proven ability to make our clients successful with ArcGIS Solutions. It is the latest in a string…

Pro-West is one of the first group of Esri Business Partners to receive the firm’s new Federal Small Business Specialty designation. We look forward to sharing our work in federal government at Esri’s Federal GIS Conference (FedGIS) next week in Washington, DC, where we’ll be exhibiting at the Small Business Pavilion. See you there! Redlands, California –…

PRO-WEST RECEIVES ESRI ARCGIS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPECIALTY DESIGNATION Pro-West is proud to announce we are an Esri ArcGIS for Local Government Specialty Partner! This designation reflects our company’s commitment to supporting local government organizations with location technology – specifically ArcGIS for Local Government solutions. Cities and counties have been trusting us as their GIS partner for almost 30 years –…

In just a couple weeks Pro-West will join a host of other employers from the region at the University of Wisconsin-Superior for the Head of the Lakes Job and Internship Fair. We attend many university job fair each year as part of our consistent proactive efforts to hire the most talented and motivated programmers, technicians, and consultants.…