Annette Ginocchetti

Background

About Annette Ginocchetti

Nettie serves as the GIS Services Manager for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA) Transportation Division, designated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Schuylkill counties. In this role, she is the GIS lead responsible for supporting the NEPA MPO. She earned her GIS Professional (GISP) endorsement from the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI). She is a certified Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 Remote Pilot sUAS and serves on the Pennsylvania Drone Association’s Community and Relations Committee, supporting drone advocacy, public policy and awareness.Nettie also serves on the Keystone GIS Board of Directors. She also serves on the Keystone GIS Membership Outreach and Education Committees as well as the PennDOT Local Technical Assistance Program Advisory Committee and the Geospatial Professional Network Member Outreach Committee. In addition, Nettie is a Planning Committee member for the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) GIS for Transportation (GIS-T) Symposium, supporting the GIS-T Task Force with dashboards of event attendees, social media and photography. She is also a member of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), Keystone GIS, and the Geospatial Professional Network.She was featured in Esri ArcNews as a GIS Hero, “A GIS Innovator Pursues Her Mappiness” and her Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack Outages Application was published in Esri Map Book Volume 37. Additionally her adoption of ArcGIS StoryMaps was published in the Pennsylvania Township News Magazine and most recently she was published in the December 2024 issue,"Bird's-Eye View - Drone Technology Proves to Be a Useful Tool for Townships.Nettie is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography (GIS) from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. She has deep passion for GIS technology and looks forward to collaborating with fellow geospatial professionals to advance innovative solutions and drive impactful projects that benefit the Commonwealth.When Nettie is not flying her drone Lucy, she can be found trail riding her horse GeoDiesel, exploring the beauty of Northeastern Pennsylvania with her bernedoodles Grace and Rocky, while tending to her ducks and garden with her soulmate Josh.