1. What the NASA Earth Observing System Higher Education Alliance Can Do For You Mark Abolins (mabolins@mtsu.edu), Department of Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University Cutting Edge Teaching with New Tools Workshop February 11, 2008

2. Organization What is the NASA Earth Observing System Higher Education Alliance (“GeoBrain”) What is the NASA Earth Observing System Higher Education Alliance (“GeoBrain”) Request different kinds of images from around the globe! Request different kinds of images from around the globe! Collaborate in curriculum development and implementation! Collaborate in curriculum development and implementation! Contribute your photos and images Contribute your photos and images to our free on-line textbook! to our free on-line textbook!

3. What is GeoBrain? Slide 1 Web-based tools for on-line data delivery and image processing Web-based tools for on-line data delivery and image processing Headquartered at the George Mason University (GMU) Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems (CSISS) Headquartered at the George Mason University (GMU) Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems (CSISS) Liping Di, Meixia Deng, and several additional investigators at GMU Liping Di, Meixia Deng, and several additional investigators at GMU Nine education partner institutions around the nation Nine education partner institutions around the nation The overall project is $1M+ but my part is $20K The overall project is $1M+ but my part is $20K

4. What is GeoBrain? Slide 2 Activities at Middle Tennessee State University REQUEST images and maps. On-line and hardcopy delivery of presentation-quality images and maps of any location on Earth. REQUEST images and maps. On-line and hardcopy delivery of presentation-quality images and maps of any location on Earth. COLLABORATE in the development of geographic information system (GIS) –based curricula specific to YOUR disciplinary and geographic interests. COLLABORATE in the development of geographic information system (GIS) –based curricula specific to YOUR disciplinary and geographic interests. CONTRIBUTE your photos and images to our image-rich, free, on-line undergraduate textbook CONTRIBUTE your photos and images to our image-rich, free, on-line undergraduate textbook Physical Regions and Features Physical Regions and Features of the United States www.mtsu.edu/~mabolins/geomorph.htm of the United States www.mtsu.edu/~mabolins/geomorph.htm

5. REQUEST images and maps. Whats different... Different kinds of images Different kinds of images Presentation-quality cartographic products Presentation-quality cartographic products Poster-sized hardcopies for high-impact educational usesPoster-sized hardcopies for high-impact educational uses Cloud cover Urban areas Landcover/ Seafloor features Landforms Night lights (populated places)

6. Costa Rica from space. (A Blue Marble Next Generation image) Visit http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/ to learn more about Blue Marble.

8. Costa Rica: landforms.

9. Geology based on mapping compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/metadata/digital-data/19/metadata.faq.html

11. COLLABORATE in curriculum development and implementation Will develop curricula for any level of higher education Will develop curricula for any level of higher education Will develop curricula specific to your disciplinary and geographic interests Will develop curricula specific to your disciplinary and geographic interests Will build curricula around any software, web portal, or data viewer Will build curricula around any software, web portal, or data viewer

12. CONTRIBUTE your photos and images to our free on-line textbook! Physical Regions and Features of the United States Text by James Henry, Ph.D. Illustrations by Miller Wylie and Mark Abolins www.mtsu.edu/~mabolins/geomorph.htm

13. Summary Please... Please... REQUEST imagery for one geographic area (and use it in an educational setting)REQUEST imagery for one geographic area (and use it in an educational setting) CONTRIBUTE one photo of an American landscape or important geologic featuresCONTRIBUTE one photo of an American landscape or important geologic features COLLABORATE in curriculum developmentCOLLABORATE in curriculum development

14. Acknowledgements NASA Earth Observing System Higher Education Alliance (Liping Di and Meixia Deng, George Mason University) NASA Earth Observing System Higher Education Alliance (Liping Di and Meixia Deng, George Mason University) Tennessee Space Grant Consortium Tennessee Space Grant Consortium NSF DUE0431652 to Thomas Cheatham and co-investigators (Middle Tennessee State University) NSF DUE0431652 to Thomas Cheatham and co-investigators (Middle Tennessee State University)