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Sunshine State Homeschoolers Maps, Apps and Drones...
Written by UCF Sociology Undergraduate, Patricia Bencivenga The Maps, Apps and Drones Tour had a fantastic time meeting with the Sunshine State Homeschoolers on March 30th, 2018 at the Cooper Memorial Library in Clermont. There were over twenty students of different ages participating, which made our...
Maps, Apps and Drones Tour Stop: Mount...
Written by UCF Sociology and GIS Ph.D. Student, Lain Graham and Undergraduate Environmental Sciences Major, Sara Peluso. Mount Dora Christian Academy's 4th and 5th grader's built a model coastal community, repurposing common materials like cardboard boxes, popsicle sticks, and straws. Ms. Laurel Steele's 5th-grade class thoughtfully constructed...
2016 NSF REU Scholar, Ashley Letcher presented...
Ashley Letcher 2016 NSF REU student and M.S. student at Georiga State University writes, I presented research from the first year Belize REU at the 6th International Marine Debris Conference hosted by NOAA and UN Environment in San Diego, California. Over 54 countries were represented...
2018 UCF REU Site Selection Process Complete
Thank you, thank you, thank you. And please continue doing what you do. We have completed the selection process for our 2018 NSF REU Site program. For those of you not selected, we want to express how incredibly talented you are. The future of science...
Winter Springs Elementary Journey with Drones and...
Written by Undergraduate Carolynn Turneur (Biology Major) & PhD student Lain Graham (Sociology and GIS) The Citizen Science GIS Team took the maps, apps, and drones tour to Winter Springs Elementary on March 13th. We spent time with five 5th grade classes totaling around 210...
The maps, apps and drones tour visits...
Written by UCF Undergraduates Patricia Bencivenga (Sociology) and Tori-Gaye Atterbury (Environmental Studies) [caption id="attachment_2608" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo caption: Students listen carefully to safety information and instructions on how to use our Parrot Mambo Mini-Drone controls.[/caption] Just a few weeks after our Maps, Apps and Drones...
Citizen Science GIS Staff Spotlight, Lain Graham
Lain Graham is a Ph.D. Candidate studying Sociology and GIS at the University of Central Florida. She earned her M.A. in Bioarchaeology from Georgia State University in 2014 and maintains status as a registered professional archaeologist. Lain writes: As a lifelong student of human behavior and...
Hart Memorial Library’s Journey with Drones and...
Written by Undergraduates: Patricia Bencivenga (Major in Sociology), Carolynn Turneur (Biology Major) & PhD student Lain Graham (Sociology and GIS) The Citizen Science GIS team took the maps, apps, and drones tour to Hart Memorial Library on February 10. About 50 adults and kids came...
Opening Up Our Science: An Open Reef...
Opening Up Our Science: Citizen Science GIS, a 2017 Esri Special Achievement in GIS Awardee, is committed to science that serves society. We believe in open data, sharing, community-based research and education to benefit the public good and community-based organizations. We are often asked about...
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