Three graduate students from Professor Monica Stephens’ advanced cartography class earned the “Most Unique Poster honor for their service learning presentation at the California Geographic Society’
Three graduate students from Professor Monica Stephens’ advanced cartography class earned the “Most Unique Poster honor for their service learning presentation at the California Geographic Society’s (CalGIS) Conference in Monterey, Calif. on April 14-16.
Marlyn Montgomery, Erin Degenstein and Conor Morison earned the award for a poster illustrating the value of data mapping for visualization of vital community information.
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Their poster represents a project that is a cooperative effort between Humboldt State’s California Center for Rural Policy (CCRP) and advanced cartography students at HSU. The project demonstrates the value of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to increase accessibility to data that will enhance community understanding of wellbeing and health of the community.
Montgomery, from Fresno, Calif., Degenstein, from Tacoma, Wash., and Morison, from Antioch, Calif., integrated data from the California Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) into a web-based geospatial portal. The project used mini-tablets to present dynamic, web-based GIS data that provides real-life examples of the value of the use
The project’s goal is to allow citizen scientists and researchers to geographically visualize issues of poverty, health, and education, in deriving their own conclusions and understanding of local issues.