TY  - CONF
AU  - Allen, J.E.
AU  - Johnson, A.
AU  - Headley, Rachel M.
A2  - San Francisco, Calif.
ED  - in
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training (iGETT) for workforce development [abs.]
T2  - abstract number ED41D-0545
BT  - Fall Meeting
VL  - Eos Transactions, Suppl., v. 90, no. 52
PB  - American Geophysical Union
CY  - Washington, D.C.
KW  - agriculture
KW  - conference abstracts
KW  - data
KW  - development
KW  - disaster
KW  - disaster management
KW  - education
KW  - geographic information
KW  - Geographic Information System
KW  - Geographic Information System (GIS)
KW  - geospatial
KW  - geospatial technology
KW  - information system
KW  - integration
KW  - land
KW  - management
KW  - monitoring
KW  - problem solving
KW  - remote sensing
KW  - resources
KW  - societal benefit
KW  - technology
KW  - training
KW  - tribal college
KW  - urbanization
N2  - The increasing availability of no-cost remote sensing data and improvements in analysis software have presented an unprecedented opportunity for the integration of geospatial technologies into a wide variety of disciplines for learning and teaching at community colleges and Tribal colleges. These technologies magnify the effectiveness of problem solving in agriculture, disaster management, environmental sciences, urbanization monitoring, and multiple other domains for societal benefit. This session will demonstrate the approach and lessons learned by federal and private industry partners leading a professional development program, "Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training" (iGETT; http://igett.delmar.edu), 2007-2010. iGETT is funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education Program, (NSF DUE 0703185). 40 participants were selected from a nationwide pool and received training in how to understand, identify, download, and integrate federal land remote sensing data into existing Geographic Information Systems programs to address specific issues of concern to the local workforce. Each participant has authored a "Learning Unit" that covers at least two weeks of class time. All training resources and Learning Units are publicly available on the iGETT Web site. A follow-on project is under consideration to develop core competencies for the remote sensing technician.
SN  - http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/waisfm09adv.html
UR  - http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/waisfm09adv.html
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ID  - Allen_etal2009
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