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The Capital Area Greenbelt GIS Project: A Community-Based Geographical Information System for K-12 Schools and Libraries Author: Mary Pat Evans 6003 Jonestown Rd. Phone: 717-540-0543 The Capital Area Greenbelt GIS Project is the first of its kind in Pennsylvania, combining a unique mix of teamwork and partnerships toward the goal of creating a community-based geographical information system accessible via a Web-based GIS system. Over the past year, a model partnership has formed between central Pennsylvania public and private K-12 schools, higher education, and private businesses. Using ArcView GIS 3.1, the students constructed a map of the capital area greenbelt, a system of linked parks, trails, lakes, streams, and creeks encircling Pennsylvania's capital city accessible via the Internet through the County library system. |