The Year of Transformation: GeoTech Center's Progress and Future Plans

1. Overview of Previous Year Phillip Davis Director pdavis@delmar.edu Funded by National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program [DUE #0801893]. Author’s opinions are not necessarily shared by NSF

2. The Year the Center Came of Age • GTCM completed & approved by DOL/ETA • GTCM assessment instrument • Under beta-testing and development • Meta-DACUM of Core Competencies Supplemental approved for remote sensing • GISCI recommends GTCM-based exam • URISA special issue journal published

3. The Year the Center Came of Age • Synergy project • Collaboration with 12 NSF ATE Centers • Scale Up & Logic Model • 2010 & 2011 High Tech conferences • Website and clearinghouseoperational • Newly designed National Community College Program Map • 4000+ participants impacted by workshop and development activities

4. National Visiting CommitteeAtlanta GAFebruary 2011 GeoTech Center Operational Plan for 2011 and beyond and Synergy Project Impact Ann Johnson Associate Director gisajohnson@delmar.edu Funded by National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program [DUE #0801893]. Author’s opinions are not necessarily shared by NSF

5. New “Operational Plan” with Realigned Goals • Each Goal with • Objectives • Activities • Deliverables – specific and “measurable” • Clear understanding of Focus • Scope Creep • Roles and responsibilities • Funding allocations • Better communication practices

9. SYNERGY Project • NSF funded 3 year grant to better: • Write, manage and evaluate • 13 Major Centers and Projects as collaborators • “Scale Up” Best Practices • Local to National – Sustainability • Building support structure • Professional “Calibratory” and Learning Communities

10. Remote Desktop Access & Applications • Goal – create alternative ways to setting up on-campus labs • Work with IT to set up server • Use “different” methods and technology • Pilot test by Center partners • Mentor other colleges in RDAA • Train other IT and faculty in its use

11. Learning New “Best Practices” • Logic Model Creation and Use • Team Dynamics • Creating, expanding and managing team • “Overcoming Obstacles” • Getting things done • Using Social Media • Developing “stories” • case studies of successes

12. Website Functionality and TourNational Visiting CommitteeAtlanta GAFebruary 2011 Phillip Davis Director pdavis@delmar.edu Funded by National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program [DUE #0801893]. Author’s opinions are not necessarily shared by NSF

13. Website: Past, Present, & Future • Past is history – Now and Future! • November 2010 - Version 3.0 • based on open source CMS • integrated Clearinghouse module • excellent contractor communication • and management skills • Contractor retained for 2011

17. Resource Clearinghouse Workflow • Workflow currently manual • Director and Associate Director arbitrating content • Future - automate review process • Website contractor implement workflow • EZ Publish content management system (CMS) • fine-grain modularity of content, users, and • workflows • submissions reviewed and published per rubric • review

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24. Future Functionality For Website • Geoportal • Esri open source website application • Aggregate geospatial data and • live feeds for Social media Web 2.0 • Facebook • Page built based on workshop by Gordon • Snyder in December 2010 • FOSS4G webserver • based on OpenGeo stack • Demonstrate free and open source • similar to Esri ArcGIS server remote • desktop access proprietary server

30. National Database of College and University Geospatial Programs National Visiting CommitteeAtlanta GAFebruary 2011 Mike Rudibaugh Co-PI/Lake Land College Faculty mrudibau@lakeland.cc.il.us Funded by National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program [DUE #0801893]. Author’s opinions are not necessarily shared by NSF

31. Current Research: Community College Map Managed Layers of Data GeoTech Community College Map • ATE Centers • Colleges Classified by GST Offerings • Metro Areas • Congressional Districts • States • New Layer? • Universities with GST Offerings

32. Accomplishments Submitted Community College Map to ESRI Poster Session (International Conference 2010)

33. Accomplishments Publication: Mapping Geospatial Education at Community and Technical Colleges - Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Findings/Issues Addressed • Geospatial Education at Community Colleges is Regional • Most regions are characterized by community colleges with no geospatial education • Future research needs to connect, map, and assess the location of GST workers • New DOL Codes for the Geospatial Industry • This research is critical in assessing expansion or creating new GST curriculum

34. Accomplishments • Instructor contact information for colleges with GST certificates and degrees (around 170 colleges) • Name, Program Website URL, E-mail, Phone Number • Added new university layer • Pilot Study on California

35. Planned Activities • Validating the accuracy of the GST college database • In progress through surveys, e-mail, and phone calls to college • Tracking when and who we contact in GDB • New attributes: remote sensing, GPS, and online • Researching contact information for the schools with courses only • 300 (In Progress) Name of Instructor, E-mail, Programming Department • 50% Complete

36. Outreach and Growth – Discussion • How do we use the national community college map to better serve the geospatial education and technician movement within the nation’s community colleges? • Who will use the map? For what purposes? • Using the map as a social network linking educators, students, and employers • Using the map to disseminate GTCM Profiles for schools • Disseminate the map to research and broader ATE community • Others

37. Planned Activities • Connecting the GST industry and students • Allow students or programs to upload a skill set profile to GeoTech Community College Map • Use the map through geographic or attribute queries to assist both students or employers in finding workers/programs marketing the target skill sets required for a specific job.

38. National Visiting Committee Atlanta GA February 2011 National Map Interface Vince DiNoto Co-PI/Dean of College and Systemic Initiatives Funded by National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program [DUE #0801893]. Author’s opinions are not necessarily shared by NSF

39. Current National Map

40. Accomplishments • Successful GeoED ‘10 Conference • Creation of GeoTech data on Google Map

41. Accomplishments http://legacy.jefferson.kctcs.edu/geotechcenter/gmap2.htm Note a work in progress

42. Accomplishments • Install and configure ArcGIS Server V10 • Install and configure SQL Server • Presentations on Terminal Services • Created political map that was updated • live on election night • Created a web map that allows for data • editing via web browser

43. Accomplishments

44. Accomplishments • Developed and held ArcGIS Server • Workshop • virtualized machines for each • participant • created workshop documentation • Successfully recruited new geospatial • technician • 50% GeoTech and 50% college • Created a Map Library • http://legacy.jefferson.kctcs.edu/geotechcenter/

45. Future Activities • GeoED’11 Conference • Reorganization Kentucky Geospatial • Team • training for new technician • web designer and • student workers • Move ArcGIS Server v10 into a public • machine • More fully understand Flex and create • detailed documentation

46. Future Activities • Continue research - online mapping services • html 5, Silverlight, Java API • Move National Map to SQL database • Enable select individuals to edit GeoTech Map(s) live through a web interface • Increase number of maps in Map Library

47. Future ActivitiesSchematic for National Map

48. Discussion for Session 1 Topics