Session Tracks & Descriptions

All authors submitting an abstract will be asked to choose a track category that best fits their presentation. You may choose only one track.

GIS for Administration, Planning, and Policy—ADM
This track focuses on the use of GIS in the administration of educational institutions (e.g., redistricting, enrollment modeling, transportation, safety, facilities management, data access), and in policy making, monitoring, and analysis (e.g., studying expenditures, compliance and success).

Using GIS in Libraries and Museums—LBM
This track covers the use of GIS in settings such as libraries, museums, botanical gardens, nature centers, and other areas of informal education. Topics include providing data access, supporting teaching and research, collection management, and exhibit design.

Community Projects and Partnerships—PRJ
This track presents GIS projects done in cooperation with community groups or youth organizations such as 4-H, Boys Clubs, and Girls Clubs. Internship programs and other partnerships with government and industry are also presented.

Educational Research and Teacher Education—RES
This track explores research on how students learn with GIS and on the implementation of GIS in teaching. It also explores strategies for providing GIS education and training to educators.

Teaching with GIS in Schools—TEA
This track explores strategies for teaching with GIS in primary and secondary schools. It also examines strategies for developing curriculum and instructional materials such as GIS lessons, books, videos, and Web-based training.

Teaching with GIS in Higher Education—HED
This track focuses on strategies for teaching GIS in a variety of disciplines at the college/university level. It also explores strategies for creating instructional materials and developing GIS courses or degree programs.

Supporting a GIS Program—SUP
This track covers setting up a GIS lab, marketing a GIS program, administering a Site License, maintaining a user group, creating the infrastructure for an enterprise GIS across a campus, and other topics related to supporting a GIS program.