Kansas 4-H represented on
National 4-H GIS GPS Leadership Team
Marshall County 4-H member, Tracy Schmitz, and 4-H Associate Specialist, Beth Hecht, represent Kansas 4-H on the National 4-H GIS GPS Leadership Team. A highlight for the national team is participating in the ESRI International GIS Conference in San Diego in July. The conference is attended by 14,000 GIS educators and professionals from more than 100 countries.
Find out what this year's National 4-H Leadership Team did for a National 4-H GIS Service Project with the U.S Fish & Wildlife Services.
Festivities run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Schedule of activities include Educational GIS Exhibits, Interactive GIS Kiosk, Geo Mini Sessions, a Kansas Imagery Contest and, of course, TWO 4-H GeoBashes! Cool prizes will be awarded including GPS units!
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The Kansas 4-H GIS GPS Task Force provides leadership to the design and implementation of a state 4-H GIS GPS program. Members will be assisting at the Kansas 4-H GIS Day.
GPS and GIS education are exciting technologies offered through 4-H.
According to the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration “80% of careers by the year 2012 will require some knowledge of geospatial technology and systems.” There is an immediate and anticipated need to fill tens of thousands of positions in geospatial technology and related fields.
What is GPS?
GPS (Global Positioning System) is a navigational system that can accurately locate your position anytime, anywhere, and regardless of weather on Earth.
An important 4-H use of the GPS receiver is to identify or mark the precise location of things or events in their community that are important for your project or program, and then enter location information (e.g., of pine tree, car accident that resulted in 3 deaths, where nitrogen in the stream exceeds a certain level, etc.).
What is GIS?
GIS (Geographic Information System) is essentially a high-tech map! Unlike paper maps, GIS can allow the user to change the information shown as well as ask questions about the relationships between that information. GIS combines layers of information about a place to give a better understanding of that place. What layers of information are combined depends on the purpose.
What is Community Mapping?
Community Mapping is a process involving youth, citizens, community professionals, and community decision-makers working together to learn and use geospatial tools and data to address community and environmental issues.
GPS tells us where while GIS tells us what. Together, they help us locate, organize, and map our communities.
NEW in Fall 2010!
GEOTECH COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM
Seeking caring adults who wish to engage youth in a high tech community service learning experience. No prior GPS GIS knowledge required!
Registration available HERE.
A limited number of training scholarships will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis.
Get all the details and answers to your questions by participating in a GeoTech CSL Primer Webinar.
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