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In this white paper, sponsored by GeoTech and written by Dr. Ming-Hsiang Tsou and Jennifer Smith from San Diego State's Department of Geophysics, the role of open source software in Geographic Information System (GIS) education is described. "Open source software is not well adopted in GIS education...

This 13-page business brief summarizes research on companies that are benefiting financially by investing efforts and resources in lower-wage employee development. This brief includes the following sections: The Case in Brief: Why Invest in Lower-Wage Workers?, Pulling Together for Better Results,...

This 41-page .pdf report, published by the United States Department of Energy, highlights the findings from the Future of Water Infrastructure and Innovation Summit. This virtual summit was held on October 27 and 28, 2020. The organizers gathered information from a diverse group of relevant water...

This 4-page report from Sheila Tobias discusses issues related to women in mathematics and science. Key aspects explored include math anxiety and coping strategies, as well as important research on classroom conditions for female math and science students. This document may be downloaded in PDF file...

This 24-page report, published by St. Francis Catholic High School in Sacramento, describes the design and construction of Enhydra, an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). This report was created by Geneseas, a student group that participated in the 2021 MATE ROV competitions Ranger class....

This 25-page report, published by St. Francis Catholic High School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Geneseas team for the Ranger Class of the 2022 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM...

This 25-page report, from St. Francis Catholic High School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Geneseas team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to...

This document from the GeoTech Center provides a report on the Geospatial Environmental Project. The project, which was done at the Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College, aimed to "increase the number of high school students who will major in engineering, science, and/or...

This 28 page document contains a detailed description of the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM). This pyramid model is depicted with nine tiers. The depiction "illustrates how occupational and industry competencies build on a foundation of personal effectiveness, academic, and workplace...

This 42-page report is provided by SRI International and examines the results of a scenario-based alignment study. "The current report examines the alignment of a set of scenario-based learning materials with two sets of relevant industry standards. This review deepens knowledge about the range and...