Case Studies

Community Mapping

Virtual Geomorphology [PDF-3.50 MB, 4 pages]
Take a virtual GIS field trip through a portion of Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana.
—ArcNews, January–March 2006

4-H Clubs Inventory Trees in Hillsboro, Oregon, and Park Conditions in St. Louis, Missouri
Making the environment better, one clover at a time.
—ArcNews, Winter 2005/2006

In Hawaii, Land Managers, School Administration, and Students Now Have Efficient Access to a Variety of Land Data
KS, the largest land private landowner in the state, creates the KS webGIS system, offering access to a vast library of GIS information to help with management and provide geographic information for students.
—ArcNews, Fall 2005

Rhode Island Girl Scouts Embark on a GIS Adventure
The sixth grade girls of Rhode Island Girl Scout Troop 207 and their troop leader, Lou Finan, bring together geography, environmental concerns, the outdoors, and science.
—ArcNews, Winter 2004/2005

Arkansas Students Trek the Land to Make a Difference for Emergency Services
Students help the county identify and map acceptable emergency helicopter landing zones.
—ArcNews, Winter 2004/2005

High School Students in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Help Resolve Workforce Issues With GIS
Problem: The shortage of an appropriately trained GIS workforce. Solution: Businesses and educators in Louisville, Kentucky, established the Jefferson County Public Schools Geographic Information Systems Career Major Program within four high schools.
—ArcNews, Winter 2004/2005

Seattle 8th Graders Investigate the Health of their Neighborhoods
—Pacific Publishing Company, December 2004

Community Service Merging With GIS Technology
— ArcUser, March 2004

Grove High School GIS Club Catalogs City's Heritage
Redlands, California, students are creating an interactive history GIS CD.
—ArcNews, Spring 2004

In Steamboat Springs, Colorado, School Children Provide Demonstrable and Lasting Value to the Community
A place-based educational model gets students involved in their community and turbo-charges their technology skills with GIS and GPS.
—ArcNews, Fall 2002

Teaming GIS Technology with Experience-Based Lessons
A YMCA environmental education center mixes hands-on activities in the lab and outdoor experiences.
—ArcNews, Spring 2002

Using Mapping to Solve Community Problems
Students explore their perceptions about the community, form hypotheses, conduct research projects based on these hypotheses, and develop strategies to change their community.
—ArcUser, July–September 2000

Teens Become Inner City Mappers
Innovative Summer Youth Employment Program
—ArcNews, Winter 1999/2000