1. The “Horizontal” Affect in relation to The GIS Profession Jim Cunningham Rick Johnson Jason Moore

2. 1 3.5 MM acres 2012 operating income $470.5 million Leading Appalachian E&P Company

3. Advanced Technology Leads to Growth Horizontal Drilling SOURCE: Permit Data from I.H.S & Shale Play Data from E.I.A Play

4. Domestic Natural Gas Production www.eqt.com As production of Natural Gas increases....... So does the need for GIS Professionals!!!

5. GIS Multiplier www.eqt.com 4 CAD GIS Custom Applications Standards Conflation Process Enterprise GIS GIS Admin Database Admin Developers Analysts Technicians Light Users

6. GIS Growth = Increased Customer Service Met Through...  Standardization and Consistency  Enterprise Geodatabase Development & Growth  Map Requests  Complex and Simple Analysis  Application Development  Automation & Scripting www.eqt.com 5

7. GIS Growth = Increased Customer Service Met Through (cont’d)...  QC Procedures  Education and Training of All Users  Increased Demand for Internal & External Data  Data Sharing: Internal & External  # 1 Item – Customer Service www.eqt.com 6

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