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2015 Undergraduate Geospatial Technology Skills Competition The GeoTech Center and URISA are pleased to announce the 2015 Undergraduate Geospatial Technology Skills Competition, created to showcase the geospatial technology skills of U.S. undergraduate students. The competition website has been updated to include all competition rules, judging criteria, and the official entry form. Projects will be judged on categories including project design, organization, analysis, and overall presentation quality. An official rubric has been made available. All materials must be submitted no later than midnight Eastern Time on Friday, June 12, 2015. The initial round of the competition will be judged by a panel of experienced geospatial specialists, and the combined scores from all judges will determine the top five (5) student finalists. These finalists will receive an all-expense-paid* trip to the GIS-Pro & NWGIS 2015 international conference in Spokane, WA on October 18-22, 2015, where they will be required to present their project during the final round of the competition (judges will determine their final place ranking at this time). To enter the competition, students must submit the following along with their entry form:
*Paid expenses include airfare, vehicle mileage, hotel, meals (set per-diem rate), travel to/from hotel and airport, and other travel-related items approved in advance by the GeoTech Center Director. Students must follow the Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC) travel regulations and use JCTC’s official travel agent. Advanced approval of travel, along with all required travel forms, must be received 30 days prior to the event. Complimentary conference registration will be provided by URISA. A hands-on experience with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) using hand-held GPS units to collect and integrate spatial and non-spatial data within a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) framework. Learn to: A. Collect, process, and create geographic data using a GPS unit B. Acquire, import, edit and export digital data C. Create maps to visualize, interpret and present geographic data D. Apply GPS technologies and concepts to real world spatial questions This summer PCC has a unique opportunity to partner with Metro for a class project and students who participate will have the chance to create a pedestrian audit adjacent to PCC southeast center based on best practices from CDC, safe routes to school, and spatial research. This audit will provide student based information on how good the 82nd/Division area is to safely walk from campus to key destinations. This class project will contribute directly to the Powell-Division Transit and Development Project a community-based effort to bring a new regional transit investment to Southeast Portland, East Portland and Gresham that can be built in five to seven years. Class runs June 23rd thru August 13th 2014 Class Time: Monday/Wednesday 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Class Location: SE Center CRN: 34750 Class prerequisites: GEO 265 WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores Download course flyer here. ESRI's EdCommunity has a variety of videos that show various ways that GIS is used in careers - check it out: http://edcommunity.esri.com/Careers/career-videos The PSU Geospatial Information Society is hosting a colloquium on Friday, 7 Mar, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in Cramer Hall room 413. Our speaker will be Erin Stockenberg from the US Fish & Wildlife Service. She will be speaking about using high-resolution LiDAR to model the hydrography of Wapato Lake, near Gaston, OR. All are welcome, and we invite you to join us for this presentation. Please share the flyer with anyone else you know who might be interested in attending. |
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