Hawaii Pacific GIS Conference

Aloha & Welcome March 7, 2012

Overview

• Formed in 1982

• 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation

• To implement recommendations and lead

effort to balance Maui’s economy and

pursue high technology development

Women In Technology Project

• Launched in 2000

• Mission: To encourage women and girls and

underrepresented groups in Hawaii to

pursue STEM education and careers

Building the Pipeline

From education to workforce… • Service/Project-based learning

• STEMworks

• Mentoring

• Internships – High & College

• Software Camps

• STEM Camps

• Job Shadowing

• 4H Connect

• Workshops

• Technical assistance

• Professional Development for Educators

• Robotics

• Job fairs/placement

• Repatriating residents

Geospatial Technology

• Global Positioning

Systems (GPS)

• Geographic

Information Systems

(GIS)

• Remote Sensing

Good News!!

• Hawaii acquired a statewide license through

a partnership with MEDB’s Women In

Technology & the State DOE.

• Hawaii is the first state in the nation to have

GIS licensure throughout the entire

K-20 educational system.

Hawaii K12 GIS Distribution Center

• Over 215 schools have

accessed the ArcEditor

software

• Unlimited access to

ESRI’s Virtual Campus

Courses available

Statewide

•Available to every

public, private, and

charter school in

Hawaii

•

Integrating

Geospatial

Technologies

into Education

A Statewide Initiative for K12 Hawai’i

Approximately 250 teachers from across the

state have participated in GIS workshops

– What is GIS/GPS

– Meet GIS Professionals in their communities

– Identify GIS Career Pathways

– Receive a Stipend & Jump Drive with

Hawaii Data and Lessons, GIS Curriculum, &Resources

for Ongoing Support.

Fifteen (15) schools; more than 4,400 students

Project-based & service-learning oriented course

Affirms community values and stewardship

Provides students with high-end software

The learning environment creates critical thinkers

Led by an advisor who guides the students in their own self-directed

learning process

Each student team collaborates with at least one technical

advisor/mentor from the community

Key Elements of STEMworks

Technological Skills Students Master:

•Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

•Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

•Computer Generated Animation

•Game Design

•Webpage Design

• Programming

• Digital Media

• Solidworks

• Computer Aided Design

• 3D Visualization

• Project-based, lab-based,

• 1000 students annually

• 15 schools statewide

GIS Project Examples:

•Coqui Frog Project: Map current population sites, determine rainfall &

elevation for current sites, use rainfall & elevation raster layers to analyze areas

that may host unknown populations, or that may be in danger of hosting future

populations

•Natural Disaster Preparedness: Utilizing GIS to analyze patterns of severe

weather conditions.

•Maui Police Department 911 Center: Location of difibulators, emergency

shelter, and frequently used hiking trails.

•National Marine Sanctuary: create a GIS map of the Ko’ie’ie Fishpond. EAST

students are collecting data to help in the restoration of the wall that dates back

to 1400 – 1500 AD.

•Island Beaches: Identify beaches with local and official name, information

regarding amenities, hazards for each beach on map, and provide a picture for

each beach on map.

•Recycling Centers: show current recycling center locations, using a site

suitability model, determine possible sites for future recycling centers.

Amazing Resources…

• State of Hawaii GIS Site

• USGS – Derek Masaki

• UH Manoa – Geography Club

• HIGICC – Hawaii Geographic Information

Coordinating Council

• WIT Geotech blog and resources

• ESRI Education Website

For more information please contact:

Isla Young

Director K12 STEM Education

MEDB’s Women In Technology

isla@medb.org

Please join us as we build our next

generation of GIS professionals…