National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence

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National Geospatial Technology Center of
Excellence

• www.geotechcenter.org

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Quick Facts

• Four Year Project (2008-2012)
• 5M total
• 7 Community Colleges and 4 Universities
• National in scope
• Only Center devoted to geospatial two year
  education
• Should impact 10,000 learners by 2012

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Community College Partners

• Southwestern CollegeSan Diego CA (Kenneth Yanow)
• Lake Land CollegeMatoon IL (Mike Rudibaugh)
• Gainesville State CollegeGA (Chris Semerijan)
• Century CollegeSt. Paul MN (Carol Mathews)
• Kentucky State Technical Community College
  (Vince DiNoto)
• Central Piedmont CollegeNC (Rodney Jackson)
• Niagara Community CollegeNiagara NY (Robert Lord)

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University Partners

• San Diego State University (Dr. Ming Tsou)
• Penn State University (David DiBiase)

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Goals

• Create a national clearinghouse of exemplary
  geospatial curriculum material and database web
  services.
• Increase the capacity to train geospatial
  technicians.
• Increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of
  geospatial technicians to meet workforce needs.
• Increase the number of educators participating in
  geospatial professional development.
• Sustain the Center long-term by seeking
  collaborations and sources of funding to maintain
  and improve services and products.

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Benefits to Educators

• National Clearinghouse
• Curriculum
• Skill Standards
• DACUMs
• Internship models
• Articulation models
• Internship job bank
• Salary information
• Geodata resources (by domain, state, region, etc.)

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Benefit to Educators

• WebServices
• Provide Internet-based access to customized
  geodatabases
• Technical support for our webservices
• Consultation on design and implement of
  geodatabases

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Benefit to Educators

• Professional Development
• Clearinghouse of relevant activities by domain,
  geographical area, date, etc.
• Clearinghouse for commercial and nonprofit
  training opportunities.
• Partner with URISA, ASPRS, GITA, UCGIS, USGIF,
  etc. for membership services.
• Online education (both credit and noncredit).
• Advocate for financial resources
• Facilitate certification as it develops.

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Benefit to Educators

• Growing your program
• Recruitment strategies
• Articulation models
• Curriculum models and material
• Internship models and resources
• Industry advisory resources
• Grant development
• Software licensing
• Hardware resources
• Project-based learning resources

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Year One Scheduled Tasks

• Claim office and lab spaceSummer 08
• Hire staffSummer 08
• Begin DACUM workFall 08
• Begin Website and ClearninghouseSpring 09
• Begin GIST Body of Knowledge PathwaySpring 09

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Contact Information

• http//www.geotechcenter.org
• Phillip Davis, pdavis_at_delmar.edu
• Ann Johnson, ajohnson_at_esri.com
• John J. Nelson, j2pro_at_aol.com
• Leti Clark, lclark_at_delmar.edu
• Phone [phone]
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