National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence

www.geotechcenter.org

Quick Facts• Four Year Project (2008-2012)

• $5M total

• 7 Community Colleges and 4 Universities

• National in scope

• Only Center devoted to geospatial two year education

• Should impact ~ 10,000 learners by 2012

Community College Partners• Southwestern College—San Diego CA

(Kenneth Yanow)• Lake Land College—Matoon IL (Mike

Rudibaugh)• Gainesville State College—GA (Chris

Semerijan)• Century College—St. Paul MN (Carol

Mathews)• Kentucky State Technical & Community

College (Vince DiNoto)• Central Piedmont College—NC (Rodney

Jackson)• Niagara Community College—Niagara NY

(Robert Lord)

University Partners• San Diego State University (Dr. Ming

Tsou)

• Penn State University (David DiBiase)

Goals• Create a national clearinghouse of exemplary

geospatial curriculum material and database web services.

• Increase the capacity to train geospatial technicians.

• Increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of geospatial technicians to meet workforce needs.

• Increase the number of educators participating in geospatial professional development.

• Sustain the Center long-term by seeking collaborations and sources of funding to maintain and improve services and products.

Benefits to Educators• National Clearinghouse– Curriculum– Skill Standards– DACUMs– Internship models– Articulation models– Internship job bank– Salary information– Geodata resources (by domain, state,

region, etc.)

Benefit to Educators• WebServices– Provide Internet-based access to

customized geodatabases– Technical support for our webservices– Consultation on design and implement

of geodatabases

Benefit to Educators• Professional Development– Clearinghouse of relevant activities by

domain, geographical area, date, etc.– Clearinghouse for commercial and

nonprofit training opportunities.– Partner with URISA, ASPRS, GITA,

UCGIS, USGIF, etc. for membership services.

– Online education (both credit and noncredit).

– Advocate for financial resources– Facilitate certification as it develops.

Benefit to Educators• Growing your program– Recruitment strategies– Articulation models– Curriculum models and material– Internship models and resources– Industry advisory resources– Grant development– Software licensing– Hardware resources– Project-based learning resources

Year One Scheduled Tasks• Claim office and lab space—Summer

08

• Hire staff—Summer 08

• Begin DACUM work—Fall 08

• Begin Website and Clearninghouse—Spring 09

• Begin GIS&T Body of Knowledge Pathway—Spring 09

Contact Information• http://www.geotechcenter.org• Phillip Davis, pdavis@delmar.edu• Ann Johnson, ajohnson@esri.com• John J. Nelson, j2pro@aol.com• Leti Clark, lclark@delmar.edu• Phone: 361.698-1402

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