Nebraska NativeGEM (Geospatial Extension Model)

Brent D Bowen

Research output: Other contribution

Abstract

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Through NASA funding in August 2002, the NASA Nebraska Space Grant Consortium (NNSGC) hired Karisa Vlasek as Nebraska’s full-time Geospatial Extension Specialist (GES). Nebraska’s GES joins the missions of the NASA Office of Earth Science and NASA Space Grant with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, realizing within Nebraska the goal to implement a GES. Due to the state’s strategic use of NASA and state funding in the past 12 years, there was considerable capacity in place in Nebraska to intensify geospatial research, education, and outreach efforts. The NNSGC partners with Land Grant; Cooperative Extension; the University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL) Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies (CALMIT); and remote sensing fwdty at Creighton and the ‘LTnvmity af Nebmsh at Omaha (UNO). It ais0 includes emerging collaborations with Minnesota Sea Grant, the Nebraska Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Steering Committee, The Nebraska Implementation (I)- Team, NE GIS/LIS (land information systems) Association, and numerous geospatial industry and governmental partners (Vlasek & Bowen, 2004). The NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR program is located within the Aviation Department at UNO where the GES is also housed.

This proposal, Nebraska NativeGEM (Geospatial Extension Model) features a unique diversity component stemming from the exceptional reputation NNSGC has built by delivering geospatial science experiences to Nebraska’s Native Americans. For 7 years, NNSGC has partnered with the 2 tribal colleges and 4 reservation school districts in Nebraska to form the Nebraska Native American Outreach Program (NNAOP), a partnership among tribal community leaders, academia, tribal schools, and industry reaching close to 1,000 Native American youth, and over 1,200 community members (Lehrer & Zendajas, 2001).

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Feb 1 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • NASA Nebraska Space Grant Consorium
  • NSGC
  • STEM
  • geospatial extension
  • tribal college support
  • Native Americans
  • graphic information systems
  • GIS
  • NASA Nebraska Space Grant Consortium
  • NNSGC
  • GEM
  • geospatial extension model
  • Nebraska Native American Outreach Program
  • NNAOP

Disciplines

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Science and Technology Studies

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