Abstract
An Agency-wide Approach to Geospatial Training at U.S. Forest Service
Track: Federal Enterprise Systems
Author(s): Dave Van Mouwerik, Stu Gregory, Dawn Martin, Andres Abeyta
The US Forest Service’s Enterprise License Agreement with Esri, as well as significant advances towards an enterprise-wide approach to GIS at the USFS, has caused GIS usage to reach more broadly and deeply within the agency. To keep pace with this increased use of technical software like ArcGIS, the Forest Service is pursuing innovative methods to provide quality training to its widely dispersed employees.
Shrinking travel and training budgets, and the need to train more people more frequently to keep them productively using current GIS technology, has resulted in the Forest Service seeking to incorporate the Internet into its long-term training strategy. Curriculum distribution via self-paced eLearning modules residing at the USFS website is now being employed by the Forest Service. This approach allows more frequent and less expensive access to training, simplified training logistics, centralized content update, and the delivery of consistent and concise GIS curriculum to students.
Dave Van Mouwerik
IGIS Technologies
38 Chuparrosa Dr.
San Luis Obispo , California 93401
United States
Phone: 805-782-0612
E-mail: vanmouwerik@igist.com
Stu Gregory
US Forest Service
2222 W. 2300 S.
Salt Lake City , Utah 84119
United States
Phone: 801-975-3833
E-mail: sgregory01@fs.fed.us
Dawn Martin
IGIS Technologies, Inc.
10393 San Diego Mission Rd.
Ste. 212
San Diego , California 92108
United States
Phone: 619-640-2330
E-mail: martin@igist.com
Andres Abeyta
IGIS Technologies, Inc.
10393 San Diego Mission Rd.
Ste. 212
San Diego , California 92108
United States
Phone: 619-640-2330
E-mail: abeyta@igist.com