QGIS is a powerful free open source GIS software package that runs on Windows, OSX and Linux.  This workshop will introduce the participants to the basics of GIS using QGIS.  At the end of the workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Understand the concepts of open source GIS
• Add data into QGIS
• Analyze data through certain tools including:
• Selections - by attribute or location
• Clipping Data
• Creating finalized maps

No past knowledge of GIS or QGIS is needed.

This workshop will be for experienced users of any version of ArcMap. This workshop is not designed to make the participant a Python programmer. It will provide simple lessons in scripting of Python to be used directly with the ArcPY module of Esri ArcMap. In this workshop the participants will learn how to use Python scripts to do geoprocessing tasks both within and outside of ArcMap. No programming is required. This will be a hands on workshop and the participants will learn how to use Python (representative list) to clip, buffer, join (tabular and spatial), merge, create repetitive tasks, and obtain information from files.

Presented By: Vince DiNoto

An understanding of how ArcMap is required and having worked with ArcGIS online will be useful. In this workshop the participants will utilize an existing Collector Map to take data. The participants will learn how to create a collector map as well as an understanding of map services and feature services. Upon completion of the workshop the Collector maps will be placed online for the use of all participants so to grow collaboration within the group. The participants must have a smart device (Apple or Android) that contains a GPS to take field data. Having the free Collector App installed before the workshop is required.

Presented by: Vince DiNoto

This workshop will provide educators and researchers in higher education and K-12 environments with an introduction to Pictometry unique imagery and its analytics product POL Pictometry OnLine. A former teacher himself, Andy Mendola, Pictometry Educational Program Manager, will present an introduction to the high resolution digital aerial imagery and analytical tools that are available to educational institutions. Participants will learn what imagery is available, how to search and navigate the imagery, how to measure height, distance and area, and how to incorporate KML files and GIS data, among many other tools and techniques. Educators in numerous areas, such as Emergency Management, Hazard Mitigation, Planning, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geosciences, Urban Planning and Development, Landscape Architecture and Ecology, will be delighted by the possibilities available to them and their students.

Presented by: Andy Mendola

The National GeoTech Center is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky at Jefferson Community and Technical College and is comprised of a number of two-year and four-year institutional partners from around the U.S. making it a truly national distributed center that is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through 2016. The mission of the national center is to develop curricula that assists two-year colleges in their pursuit of creating geospatial technology programs. The GeoTech Center also works with the K-12 population as well as with four-year university partners. The ultimate objective is to develop a seamless articulation pipeline through all levels of education. 

The products (i.e., tools) and services of the GeoTech Center include the following: the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM), Model Courses and content, the National Map of Geospatial Programs in the U.S., a Community of Practice (a centralized national network for geospatial workers.), the GeoEd Annual Conference, an international list serve for geospatial technologies, a monthly newsletter, Mentoring Groups, Geospatial Workshops, a massive open online course (MOOC) and open ongoing course (OOC), a Student Skills Competition, Awards for Geospatial Educators and Partners, Monthly Webinars, a Map and Data Library, resources for starting a geospatial program, resources for geospatial careers, a Model Program and Content Tool, and a Syllabus Repository for Geospatial Coursework.

In this half-day workshop, each of these products and services will be visited and detailed so that users can have a better understanding and learn to fully leverage the products and services available for all.

How the employment of the GeoTech Center Geospatial Awareness course will be presented which will include the hands on experience with the course materials. The instructors will discuss how they are utilizing the course at their specific institutions.

Presented by: Ken Yanow and Nicole Ernst

An introductory background in ArcMap is required for this workshop. This workshop will explore the concept of Georeferencing, geared toward Sanborn Fire Insurance maps. These maps date into the second half of the 19th century and are a great resource in the study of the history of a community. Once these maps have been Georeferenced it is then important to extract information from them, through a process known as heads up digitization.
 

Presented by: Vince DiNoto

All educators are invited to meet in discuss geospatial technology issues. This forum will provide an opportunity to explore commonalities including but not limited to: course organization, exercises, contextual examples and case studies. In addition those present will have the opportunities to discuss the changing nature of mapping and geospatial topics. Enrollment, recruitment, retention and institutional usage of geospatial technologies as well as other items of interest to those attending will be discussed.

This session is open to all educators and those interested in education.

€œEmpowering Colleges: Expanding the Geospatial Workforce  The GeoTECH Center:  Is developing a Community of Practice  Has a set of Model Courses  Can provide Mentoring for new or existing  programs  Offers professional development workshops at no cost  Is updating the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM)  Provides a national geospatial program locator map  Presents Educator Awards  Maintains a geospatial calendar of events

GeoEd '15 registration is now open as well as seeking presenters for the conference and workshops which will occur on June 8th, 9th,10th.  If you would like to present a paper or workshop please complete the form.  Paper/workshops form.  Stipends will be available for two-year college educators. For more information about the conference or the stipend please contact [email protected]

Presented By: Wing Cheung

The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) workshop is designed to give attendees an introduction to UAVs, and offer practical advice to educators interested in introducing UAVs in their courses. In this workshop, attendees will hear from educators and professionals who have implemented UAVs, and learn about legal and cost considerations. Participants will also have the hands-on opportunity to fly an UAV and process data from UAVs. 

This five-day training workshop offers several tracks that cover a range of the most in-demand topics in IT. The goal of Working Connections is to provide attendees with the expertise needed to teach their respective track in a subsequent semester, bringing the most current information to their classrooms either as a stand-alone course or as supplemental information to an existing course.

The Colloquium recognizes that the protection of information and infrastructures that are used to create, store, process, and communicate information is vital to business continuity and security. The Colloquium's goal is to work together to define current and emerging requirements for information assurance education and to influence and encourage the development and expansion of information assurance curricula, especially at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

The second annual Community College Cyber Summit (3CS), hosted by the College of Southern Nevada, is organized and produced by the five cybersecurity-related Advanced Technological Education (ATE) centers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). 3CS meets the perceived need for a national academic conference that focuses exclusively on cybersecurity education at the community college level. Faculty, administrators, and other stakeholders in community college cybersecurity education are invited and encouraged to attend. Government, industry, and association representatives in the cybersecurity arena are likewise welcome.

Preparations are well underway for the GeoTEd Retreat at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Virginia on June 22-24th.  The retreat will begin at 12:30 on Monday, June 22nd.  We will have a working lunch on Monday (lunch is provided…).  We have some really innovative topics that we will be discussing with you this year, including UAS’s, some of the new capabilities and features associated with ArcGIS Online.  We’ll be heading out into the field, so be sure to bring some good walking shoes…