{"id":3792,"date":"2013-05-09T14:11:52","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T18:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/?page_id=3792"},"modified":"2020-01-24T12:01:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:01:23","slug":"geospatial-gisgps-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/stem-toolkits\/geospatial-gisgps-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Geospatial (GIS\/GPS) Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This activity kit is based on the\u00a0curriculum from Cornell University. Youth will explore\u00a0geospatial sciences from simple Geocaching (using GPS receivers to look for hidden treasure boxes all around the world), to complex community mapping projects. These activities are designed to introduce youth to the concepts behind mapping and geospatial science.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nys4-h.org\/projects\/?rq=Geospatial%20activities#geospatial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Curriculum<\/a><\/strong>, scroll to Geospatial Science header by clicking the link at the top of the page (New York State 4-H website)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Video: GIS Geocaching<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>http:\/\/youtu.be\/gZol1M6bSp4<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The School of Computing and Information Science at UMaine offers advanced degrees in Spatial Information Science and Engineering! \u00a0To learn more, visit the\u00a0<a title=\"Spatial Information Engineering\" href=\"http:\/\/spatial.umaine.edu\/\">Spatial Informatics website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Are you interested in learning more about what the University of Maine and UMaine system campuses offer?<\/p>\n<p>The University of Maine offers over 100 academic majors!\u00a0To learn more either:<\/p>\n<p>Visit UMaine\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/find-a-major\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Find a Major<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Explore our other campuses here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you need help connecting to UMaine or one of the other UMaine System campuses, contact us by\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:4Hscience@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email<\/a>\u00a0or call (207) 581-3877 and ask for Laura, Greg, or Sarah!<\/p>\n<p><b>Contact\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"mailto:4-HScience@maine.edu\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>4-HScience@maine.edu<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0to reserve a toolkit.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This activity kit is based on the\u00a0curriculum from Cornell University. 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