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Railroad Town to Ski Hub GIS Powered Recreation Centered Revitalization
Track: State and Local Government
Author(s): Josh Jones, Andrea Douglass

Over the last several years Ogden City Utah has begun a dramatic transformation from an old struggling railroad town to becoming the international hub of the ski and board sports industry. An urban area nestled against Utah's Wasatch Front Mountains; Ogden is capitalizing on its geography. GIS is helping this community decide what it wants to become. In Ogden, you can golf, ski, mountain bike, and water ski, all in the same day. GIS is being used to plan, visualize, and develop outdoor recreational amenities and policy; as well as attract business and outside investment. Trail development, urban alternative transportation, resort planning, marketing, and project analysis all utilize the GIS. In the past four years Ogden has been able to attract many of the world's most renowned outdoor recreation companies to relocate. In Ogden, geography matters.

Josh Jones
Ogden City
IT/GIS
2549 washington blvd
Ogden , UT 84401
US
Phone: 810.629.8757
E-mail: joshjones@ci.ogden.ut.us

Andrea Douglass
Ogden City
2549 Washington Blvd
Ogden , UT 84401
US
Phone: (801) 629-8775
E-mail: Andreadouglass@ci.ogden.ut.us