national emergency management institute higher education conference june 2, 2009

Strategies and Implications Strategies and Implications for Integrating GeoSpatial for Integrating GeoSpatial Technologies in Emergency Technologies in Emergency

Management Education Management Education ProgramsPrograms

National Emergency Management Institute National Emergency Management Institute Higher Education ConferenceHigher Education Conference

June 2, 2009June 2, 2009

Dr. Jamie D. MitchemDr. Jamie D. MitchemAssociate Professor of Geography/GISAssociate Professor of Geography/GIS

Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, Gainesville State Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GACollege, Gainesville, GA

678-717-3927678-717-3927

jmitchem@gsc.edu

Service and Teaching Service and Teaching Opportunities and Opportunities and

StrategiesStrategies

► The Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA), founded in 2001, is a teaching, The Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA), founded in 2001, is a teaching, research, and public service resource whose focus is the characterization and management of research, and public service resource whose focus is the characterization and management of environmental concerns in Northeast Georgia.environmental concerns in Northeast Georgia.

► Certificate Program and B.S. Degree in Applied Environmental Spatial Analysis Certificate Program and B.S. Degree in Applied Environmental Spatial Analysis

► Information Technology, Environmental Science, and Environmental Studies tracksInformation Technology, Environmental Science, and Environmental Studies tracks

CertificateCertificate

► Required Courses (15 hours) Required Courses (15 hours) GISC 2011 Introduction to Geographic Information Science w/ Lab GISC 2011 Introduction to Geographic Information Science w/ Lab

GISC 4470K Spatial Analysis in GIS with LabGISC 4470K Spatial Analysis in GIS with Lab

GISC 3011K Fundamentals of Cartography and Earth MeasurementGISC 3011K Fundamentals of Cartography and Earth Measurement

GISC 4011K Data Acquisition and Conversion in GISGISC 4011K Data Acquisition and Conversion in GIS

GISC 4350K Fundamentals of Remote SensingGISC 4350K Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

► Select 3 hours from the following courses: Select 3 hours from the following courses: GISC 2903 Special Topics in GISGISC 2903 Special Topics in GIS

GISC 2963 Service Learning in GISGISC 2963 Service Learning in GIS

GISC 2983 Internship in GISGISC 2983 Internship in GIS

GeoTech Center (NSF) GeoTech Center (NSF) ► PartnersPartners

Del Mar College (TX)Del Mar College (TX) Southwestern College (CA)Southwestern College (CA) KY Community Technical College SystemKY Community Technical College System Lake Land College (IL)Lake Land College (IL) Gainesville State College (GA)Gainesville State College (GA) Central Piedmont Community College (NC)Central Piedmont Community College (NC) Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State University South Carolina Advanced Technology Center of ExcellenceSouth Carolina Advanced Technology Center of Excellence Central New Mexico CollegeCentral New Mexico College National Geospatial Technology Center and C3GIS (CA)National Geospatial Technology Center and C3GIS (CA) San Diego State University (CA)San Diego State University (CA) Cayuga Community College (NY)Cayuga Community College (NY) Century College (MN)Century College (MN)

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