Abstract
Going Interactive: Spreading the Mapping Bug
Track: Community Projects and Partnerships
Author(s): Debbie Stevens, Jane Runneals
Hands-on learning using GPS and GIS mapping, initiated through Esri’s 4-H grant program, engages youth and provides new avenues for community service. This presentation will cover the evolution from creating useful maps for a variety of community partners to interactive mapping which allows people to take self-guided conservation tours or virtual tours of an historic downtown area. Team leaders and members will also discuss two layers of collaboration: first, how our 4-H youth spread their excitement about mapping to other 4-H members, scout groups, church groups, and classroom students; and second, building partnerships from the local level to the national level – from working on local and state projects with county GIS coordinators and local business, education, emergency, conservation, agriculture, healthcare and government partners, to collaborating on national projects with partners like National Geographic.
Debbie Stevens
William Penn University
201 Trueblood Avenue
Oskaloosa , Iowa 52577
United States
Phone: 641-673-2173
Fax: 641-673-1098
E-mail: stevensde@wmpenn.edu
Jane Runneals
Central Area Tech Team - Iowa
511 H Avenue
Nevada , Iowa 50201
United States
Phone: 515-294-4103
E-mail: janerun@iastate.edu