GEOTECH Project Mike Rudibaugh, Co-PI NSF Geo-TECH Center Lake Land College (Geography/GIS Instructor) Phone: Trisha Mason, Ex. Director ECIDC GIS for Community Leaders Newton, IL March 27, 2009 Grant funding from the National Science Foundation (DUE )

Purpose of NSF ATE The ATE program promotes improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school level and the educators who prepare them, focusing on technicians for high- technology fields that drive the nation’s economy.

Background Four Year Project ( ) $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 Grant funding from the National Science Foundation (DUE )

NCGT Goals 1. Create a web-based curriculum clearinghouse serving as an educational resource with data, curriculum, and training supporting geospatial technology integration into elementary, secondary and community college learning environments.1. Create a web-based curriculum clearinghouse serving as an educational resource with data, curriculum, and training supporting geospatial technology integration into elementary, secondary and community college learning environments. 2. Promote workforce and economic development opportunities for the region through internship opportunities for regional employers.2. Promote workforce and economic development opportunities for the region through internship opportunities for regional employers. 3. Increase the diversity and quality of geospatial technicians through targeting historically underserved demographic groups, such as women and minorities.3. Increase the diversity and quality of geospatial technicians through targeting historically underserved demographic groups, such as women and minorities. 4. Provide a unifying voice for community colleges with educational organizations and professional societies shaping the growth of this new occupational sector.4. Provide a unifying voice for community colleges with educational organizations and professional societies shaping the growth of this new occupational sector. 5. Increase the number of community and technical college geospatial faculty and secondary school teachers participating in geospatial technology professional development5. Increase the number of community and technical college geospatial faculty and secondary school teachers participating in geospatial technology professional development Grant funding from the National Science Foundation (DUE )

What is “Geospatial”? Anything that can be reference in space and time. Global Position Systems (GPS) Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Remote Sensing Google Earth MapQuest Location Based Services, like 911

Parts of a GIS: Spatial Thinking 6 Geospatial thinking is no longer confined to geography and environmental studies courses. The ability to connect data to a spatial location in order to analyze patterns and make decisions is an important workforce skill (USDL 2007).

What is “GIS”? What is GIS

What is GIS Technology? This technology combines relational database structures with computer generated maps

GIS: In the Community College

GST Program at LLC –1. LLC GIS Certificate Program Intro to GIS (ESC106) – 4 Hours Raster GIS (ESC108) – 2 Hours –Used by students entering Ag, Civil Tech, Environmental Science, Conservation, and Earth Science –Retraining of dislocated workers or professional development. Grant funding from the National Science Foundation (DUE )

DACUM Event –November (2008) Employers Represented –IDOT –ADM –USDA –Illinois Water Survey –Coles County Regional Planning –Champaign County –Effingham Tax Assessors Office –Clinton County GIS Office –ManPlan.Net (AG. Consulting) –EJ Water Cooperative –Meisenhimer and Gende Engineers Grant funding from the National Science Foundation (DUE )

GST Job Market Job Market ? –DOL Handouts –Career Awareness ospatialtechnology-videos.cfm Across the country, tens of thousands of trained workers are needed to fill positions that are going begging. Emily Stover DeRocco, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, Directions Magazine, April 10, 2003Directions Magazine, April 10, 2003 Grant funding from the National Science Foundation (DUE ) GIS AG Natural Disaster Home-land Security Utilities Costal Manage-ment Urban Planning BusinessEnergy Fore- casting Air Quality Management EcologyPublic Health Water Management

14 Parts of a GIS: Hardware Computer Hardware Personal computers

15 Parts of a GIS: Software Computer Programs and Procedures –Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) –Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) –Map Server –IDRISI GRASS IDRISI

16 Parts of a GIS: Spatial Data Spatially data - information connected to a place. Countries: population, major religions, number of military bases. Population by Country

17 State : population, election results, income averages Parts of a GIS: Spatial Data

18 County : population, election results, economic information. Parts of a GIS: Spatial Data

19 Latitude and longitude : city location, point source pollution Street address : number of occupants, price of home Parts of a GIS: Spatial Data Blue dots represent street addresses where a burglary occurred in 2006.

What does GIS mean for community leaders in the public/private sectors in the local economy? –Digitizing of government, services, residents, customers, and business locations through maps and databases. Cost – Benefit Analysis 1.Economic Development 2.Utilities 3.Public Safety 4.City Infrastructure – Local Government Administration 5.Emergency Response System Grant funding from the National Science Foundation (DUE )

21 GIS Uses: Government Environmental Engineers use GIS to minimize impacts of urbanization to sensitive environmental areas. National, State, and Local Governments use GIS to: Redistrict precincts Provide voter information Develop economic resources Track land records Assess Taxes

City Infrastructure – Local Government Administration A parcel map is perhaps the most convenient resource available to the public to determine the location and parcel identification number of a property. –Property evaluation –Compliance to local ordinances –Expansion of municipal utilities An adequate parcel map should reflect size and shape of each individual parcel owned in a town. Many town officials (assessors, planners, engineers, and others) use parcel maps on a daily basis, that is why it is very important that parcel maps should show the most current and updated information. parcelguide/ parcelguide/ 22

City Infrastructure – Local Government Administration Development of computer technologies along with geographic information systems (GIS) created opportunities to conduct this work more efficiently. It is much easier to store, maintain and update a digital map than an analog paper map. Digital parcel mapping also simplifies the process of locating the information about any of the parcels and markedly reduces time necessary for making changes and printing new copies of the maps on paper. 23

City Infrastructure – Local Government Administration Digital parcel maps can be integrated into a more general geographic information system that will allow users to maintain and retrieve the record of zoning, land use, conservation easements, etc. Due to increased efficiency of tax map management and the potential for valuable GIS applications, many towns are transitioning from paper to a digital form of parcel mapping. 24

25 GIS Uses: Infrastructure Portland, Oregon (PGE) uses GIS to identify unauthorized power pole use dramatically reducing financial losses. Transportation, Power, Water and Sewer use GIS to: Identify service areas Rapidly locate and identify breaks in service Efficiently dispatch for service Streamline workloads Marketing strategies Case studies on GIS and Utilities

26 GIS Uses: Infrastructure Portland, Oregon (PGE) uses GIS to identify unauthorized power pole use dramatically reducing financial losses. Transportation, Power, Water and Sewer use GIS to: Identify service areas Rapidly locate and identify breaks in service Efficiently dispatch for service Streamline workloads Marketing strategies

27 GIS Uses: Economic Development and Business Sears uses GIS to increase fleet efficiently for appliance repair calls. Real Estate, Insurance, Retail, and Banking use GIS to: Determine property values Analyze markets Target market areas Determine regional needs

Identifying Your Market

Business Attraction

Case Studies: Location and Relative Location Using GIS to reference a proposed site relative to both its exact spot geographically, but as well what’s next to it relative to workforce and economic impact. 30

Lawrence County Hotel Analysis 1.Results Hotels 2.Average Sales $706, Employees/Hotel 4.Most Frequent Hotels in Region 1.Best Western 2.Budget Inn 3.Days Inn 4.Super 8

Lake Land College Student Residential Patterns – Fall 2008 Using GIS to reference a proposed site relative to both its exact spot geographically, but as well what’s next to it relative to workforce and economic impact. 32

Lake Land College Student (In-District Residential Patterns – Fall 2008 This maps measure the distance between each student (in-district) and LLC’s main campus in Mattoon Results –N = 4,592 –Average = miles –Total = 89,462 miles –Cost? Measure the impact of online and extension centers 33

34 GIS Uses: Human Services Law Enforcement uses GIS to develop surveillance, respond to incidents, evaluate crime patterns. Police, Health, Disaster Management use GIS to: Track street incidents and violations Tracking wild land fires Emergency vehicle response Track and predict Avian flue outbreaks Site location for health services Evacuation planning Monitor probationers

38 GIS Uses: Resources Water Resource Managers use GIS to tract aquatic species, water quality, and stream flow characteristics. Agriculture, Forestry, Coast, Water use GIS to: Analyze crop yield Site reforestation location Ocean current mapping Coastal erosion management Water quality management Point source pollution location

Seven Keys to GIS Success Geographic Technologies Group 1. GIS Master Plan Defines a guide staff, data, training, hardware, and software purchases. 2. Coordination Who manages and maintains GIS 3. Quick Success Demonstrate ROI fast (high impact projects) 4. Education Do your users and staff understand GIS and what it can do? 5. Ease of Use Develop easy solutions (web-based GIS) 6. Enterprise-Wide Implementation GIS should be used as widely as the word processor 7. Quantify Benefits vs. Cost

Cost – Benefit Analysis Cost Building a GIS –Jasper County would be an estimated $300,000 for a county wide parcel map –Staffing? –Training? Both LLC and EIU have GIS training and coursework that could be accessed to address this issue. –Change! Benefits Improve Efficiency Save Time Save Lives Comply with State and Federal Mandates Protect Your Community Respond More Quickly to Citizen/Customer Request Improve Citizen Access to Government

Summary –1. GeoTech Center – –June GIS Professional Development Workshop for regional high school teachers –Register Register