2026 SAG Award Winners

Utah Transit Authority

Project Goal

We are recognizing the work done to create a custom basemap in ArcGIS that addressed a real need by enabling consistent symbology, colors, and typography across all maps, significantly improving visual quality and cohesion. The use of dynamic symbology allows maps to scale seamlessly from systemwide views down to neighborhood detail. By bringing together multiple ArcGIS tools and services, the team delivered a flexible, scalable solution that is now foundational to how UTA produces maps and played an important role in the SAG Award success.

As a reference, the original system map that served as the authoritative source for the basemap design can be found here (Secondary Application URL): https://www.rideuta.com/-/media/Files/Rider-Tools/Current-System-Maps/SL_System_Map_NOV2025.pdf
FYI - I'm not going to submit screenshots since the map URLs may work instead?
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Business Problem Solved

UTA lacked a consistent, scalable way to apply standardized symbology, colors, and typography across its maps, leading to inefficiencies and visual inconsistency. The custom basemap addressed this by providing a unified foundation that ensures alignment across all mapping products, supports seamless scaling from systemwide to neighborhood views, and streamlines map production through a flexible, enterprise-ready solution.

Technology Implemented

The solution was implemented and deployed using ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Pro, supported by the Vector Tile Style Editor and both raster and vector tile services. These tools enabled the creation of a flexible, scalable basemap that can be centrally managed and consistently applied across UTA’s mapping applications.

Development Team Biography

Sumerset Ellis, GIS - System admin supervisor
Ian Nelson, GIS Analyst, Project Lead and Primary Developer
Ben Hoke, Sr GIS Analyst
Katelynn Hall, GIS Analyst