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Bradt, Shane; McGhee, John – Journal of Extension, 2018
The University of New Hampshire (UNH), Virginia Tech (VT), and Texas A&M University collaborated to envision and plan (all) and then create (UNH and VT) the National Extension Web-mapping Tool (NEWT) to increase the use of spatial data in planning and programming decision making throughout Extension. With NEWT, Extension professionals can…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Extension Agents, Access to Information, Decision Making
Stout, Wendy Rose – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this exploratory collective case study is to discover how geospatial education can meet the geospatial workforce needs of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the emerging intelligent web mapping era. Geospatial education uses geographic information systems (GIS) to enable student learning by increasing in-depth spatial analysis and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Case Studies, Labor Force Development, Geographic Information Systems
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Prisley, Stephen P.; Luebbering, Candice – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2011
Students in natural resources programs commonly take courses in geospatial technologies. An awareness of the uncertainty of spatial data and algorithms can be an important outcome of such courses. This article describes a laboratory exercise in a graduate geographic information system (GIS) class that involves collection of data for the assessment…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Natural Resources, Computers, Satellites (Aerospace)
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Siegel-Hawley, Genevieve – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background/Context: At the close of the first decade of the 21st century, the intersection of race, geography and opportunity is increasingly referred to as spatial racism. School quality and resources, municipal services, employment opportunities, accessibility of transportation, exposure to pollution, and tax rates all vary dramatically across a…
Descriptors: School Policy, School Desegregation, Urban Schools, Housing