The Geospatial Extension Program and the The National Geospatial Technology Extension Network CoP

The Geospatial Extension Program

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The National Geospatial Technology Extension Network CoP

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GEP Mission

• The mission of GEP is to facilitate the practical use of Earth systems science and technology, and help meet the growing demand for a

spatially literate workforce.

• Made possible through seeds sown by NASA,

USDA and NOAA, and the science and

education networks provided by

University-based Land Grant (Cooperative

Extension), Space Grant, Sea Grant and other local partners.

Space Grant

The Geospatial Extension Model

Land Grant Sea Grant End Users Local, Regional, State & Fed.

Agencies Extension Specialists Extension Agents Higher Edu. Pre- College Geospatial Extension Specialists Feedback Loops original

The Geospatial Extension Specialist

• A Geospatial Extension Specialist (GES) acts as

a knowledge broker, or the two-way conduit between research, applications development and practice.

• The tasks / focus areas of a GES vary from

state to state to reflect local needs.

Geospatial Extension Specialist

Status of the National Program

Geospatial Extension Program States

Puerto Rico

Interested States In limbo…

Geospatial Extension Specialists

• Chris Dillard, Alabama

• Barron Orr, Arizona

• Scott Sampson, Mississippi

• Shannon White, Missouri

• Shane Bradt, New Hampshire

• John Nowatski, North Dakota

• Amy Hays, Texas

• Phil Rasmussen, Utah

What is eXtension?

• A network of expertise from universities and

other stakeholders

• Map@syst / geospatial technologies is one of

many CoP’s

• Leverage resources, eliminate duplication of

effort

• Geographically relevant, local branding

• Wiki-based

• Articles, FAQ’s, “Ask the Experts”, Webinars, etc.

eXtension Map@Syst CoP

Map@Syst is a community of practice devoted to the outreach and education for geospatial

technologies and their application to today's world

• 96 news articles

• 239 articles online

• 85 published FAQ’s

• 202 events

Peer reviewed, credible information from

Land Grant Universities and Partners

The eXtension CoP could use the AmericaView

membership’s expertise in Remote Sensing!

Geospatial Extension Specialists:

Who are our stakeholders?

• All program areas of cooperative Extension

(ANR, 4-H, CV, FCS, and admin.)

• Institutions of higher edu. (2 + 4 year)

• Pre-college (4-H and formal teachers)

• Local governments

• State agencies

• Federal initiatives

The Virginia Geospatial Extension

Program:

What do I do?

…Respond to the geospatial needs of Virginia’s communities. This may include:

• Support GIS implementation / Strategic planning

• Support application development

• Regional planning / Economic development

• Technical workshops & training / Geospatial

awareness

• _{“Special projects”}

• Facilitate statewide and national geospatial initiatives

• _{Coordinate efforts with other statewide}

• Spearheaded by Congressman Boucher’s office

• In conjunction with the VT Dept. HTM and Clemson Univ.

• Community Resource Mapping / Local stakeholder preferences / identification of themes and markets.

• Site suitability analysis

• Community education in GIS & GPS

• Potential outcome: $12 million visitor center

Sustainable Tourist Destination Centerpiece Project: Floyd and Patrick Counties

Urban Tree Canopy Project

• Funded through the VDOF / Chesapeake Bay

Program

• Jarlath has been a tremendous resource and partner!

• Goal: Support local government efforts to

maintain / increase urban tree canopy.

ANR

Geospatial Technician Education Through

Virginia's Community Colleges (GTEVCC)

Goal:

Establish sustainable academic and workforce training pathways in geospatial technology to provide business, industry and public sector

agencies with a larger pool of skilled geospatial technicians.

Come and learn more at the poster session…!

Outcomes: GIS Certificate programs established at TCC, VWCC, NRCC

Local Government GIS Implementation

& Strategic Planning

•Hands on workshops on site

•Interviews with local departments •Gap Analysis _{•Support implementation}  strategic planning

CV

Impact: Appomattox Co. has

New Hampshire

Shane Bradt

University of New Hampshire 603-862-1029

The Basics: learn the basics of GIS and GPS

GIS 101: Learning to Map in the Digital Age 3 hours Google Puts the “G” in GPS 3 hours GPS Basics 3 hours Making Maps the Google Way 3 hours

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Fundamentals: become capable GIS and GPS users

ArcGIS Drivers Permit 1 day GIS on Pennies a Day: Test Drive 3 hours Introduction to ArcGIS 3 days Pictures, Points & Places 3 hours Making Maps the Google Way: Reloaded 3 hours Advanced Topics: GIS users expand their skills

CommunityViz: Level I 1 day Co-occurrence & Habitat Mapping 1 day Getting to Know ModelBuilder 1 day Habitat Priority Planner 1 day Making Geodatabases Work for You 1 day Moving from ArcGIS 9 to ArcGIS 10 1 day

Intensive: project-based GIS workshops & courses

Community Mapping 10 days GIS/GPS Boot Camp 5 days GIS for Community Decision Makers 3 months GIS for Field Scientists 7 days

Hands-on GIS & GPS training throughout NH

2009-2010 Workshops 17 locations 9 of 10 counties 140 workshops 1,100 participants NH

MAP PROS! Careers in Geospatial Technologies

http://geospatialcareers.net

Information on geospatial careers & interviews with dozens of geospatial professionals

Geospatial Technologies Training Center

http://gisworkshops.org or http://gpsworkshops.org Training materials developed by UNHCE for ArcGIS, GPS and Google mapping available for free download

KML Tools Project

http://extension.unh.edu/kmlTools/

Conduct basic geoprocessing with KML files generated from GPS units, Google Earth or Google Maps

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National Geospatial Technology Extension Network

http://geospatialextension.org

Platform for forming partnerships with like-minded groups

eXtension Map@Syst Community of Practice

http://extension.org/geospatial+technology “Ask an Expert”, FAQ’s, articles, online training

Sharing workshop materials

Connecticut Pictures, Points & Places, Getting to KnowModelBuilder

Virginia Putting your business on the map

Workshops across borders

Maine GIS on Pennies a Day Test Drive

Maryland Google Puts the “G” in GPS

Making Maps the Google Wa

Vermont Pictures, Points & Places

Rhode Island Trail Mapping with GPS

Training & web-based resources through collaboration

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Texas GES Programs and

Outcomes

Monitoring and Management of Invasive Conifers in Texas, New Mexico, and Montana

• Use of QuickBird to determine if RS

capabilities were adequate to detect extent of conifer encroachment in

order to provide rapid assessment for ground management

• Applying new technologies to critical

Geospatial Literacy

Objective: increase use and knowledge of geospatial technologies to two target groups

– CEA’s (Texas AgriLife County Extension

Agents): increase ability to serve the public by integrating geospatial technologies into county level workplace

– K-16 educators: increase the capacity to train the next generation of students into the workforce in the area of geospatial technology

Geospatial Data Access

Goal – provide critical data, information, and tools to

stakeholders throughout Texas to promote natural resource

Texas Land Trends

• Looks at land size, ownership, land use records

• Maps trends visually

Rhode Island Geospatial Extension

Program

Greg Bonynge [email protected]

RI Geospatial Extension Program

• Emphasis on providing easy

online access to GIS Data for both GIS users and non-users alike.

• Training

• Hosted by the URI Environmental

Data Center, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences.

Rhode Island Geographic Information System

http://www.edc.uri.edu/rigis

• Manages RIGIS database

and maintains

Clearinghouse on behalf of consortium.

• Provides ad hoc technical

support to RIGIS users.

• Total of 342,000 data files downloaded by users in FY10.

Rhode Island Digital Atlas

http://www.edc.uri.edu/atlas

• Online map services:

• A tremendous resource for educators, planners, and other decision makers!

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