Map@Syst Geocoin is Circling the Globe...

A new trackable geocoin developed to promote the eXtension Geospatial Technology community is coming to a geocache near you! The coin, developed to promote the newest outreach and education site devoted to geospatial technology information and education was launched in February of 2008. Watch the travels of the coin and participate in the adventure. Find more information at the Map@Syst Geocoin Adventure website

G.E.M. Students Working on Increasing their Value!

 

Watch out, students at Southwest Texas Junior College are getting tech'd up! G.E.M students got some hands on time with the Geospatial Toolkit (GTK). They took to the technology like a fish to water. These students are part of a partnership in prossess that pairs up curriculum with professionals and carreer opportunities for ecosystem management specilizing in geospatial technologies. The weather was hot (what's new, South Texas right?)but the students were troopers.

Humble ISD Teachers Rock!

 
 
 


Want your kids ready for the 21st century? Send them to Humble ISD. 53 teachers willingly took part in a GPS in the classroom training. Didn't take long for these fantastic educators to figure out how to put geospatial technologies to work in the classroom. Did it end there? Nope, this group is currently writing up classroom exercises that take advantage of GPS, Google, geography, math, science, and literature to enhance classroom learning!

Launch of a new geospatial outreach site...

Have you been looking for a site for all the basic info for geospatial technologies? Look no more! Try out the new eXtension site developed by a group of educators and outreach specialist. The Map@syst community of practice has developed the Geospatial Technologies eXtension site as an information outlet. Check it out! Give feedback! Join!

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What could be more fun then talking geospatial stuff? Okay, I could name a few things! But hey, if you gotta work, might as well be fun!

Can geospatial science be fun! You bet. I'm here to prove it. Stay tuned to the Texas G Blog to find out about what's cool in geospatial literacy in Texas