4-H Youth 4-H Youth Community Community

Mapping Leads to Mapping Leads to ActionAction

Tom TateTom TateCSREES, USDACSREES, USDA

4-H Youth Tech Teams4-H Youth Tech Teams

Learn geospatial skills Learn geospatial skills Do GIS community projectsDo GIS community projects Become aware of local Become aware of local

resources resources Gain community partners Gain community partners Develop critical thinking Develop critical thinking

skillsskills Have funHave fun

4-H Youth Project 4-H Youth Project ExamplesExamples

Geocaching Geocaching Street Tree Street Tree

Inventory Project Inventory Project Environmental Environmental

center trail center trail mappingmapping

4-H Military Partnership4-H Military Partnership

GIS and GPS GIS and GPS projects for 4-H projects for 4-H Clubs on military Clubs on military posts and local posts and local National Guard and National Guard and Reserve youth and Reserve youth and their familiestheir families

ArkansasArkansas

Gillam Park ProjectGillam Park Project Old neighborhood going Old neighborhood going

through renovationthrough renovation The old park was leased to The old park was leased to

AudubonAudubon The Tech Team will help The Tech Team will help

support education and support education and conservationconservation

Naturemapping the parkNaturemapping the park

ArkansasArkansas

Mapping Gillam ParkMapping Gillam Park Teams mapped trails Teams mapped trails

and learned about and learned about plants and wildlifeplants and wildlife

Logged our tracks and Logged our tracks and waypointswaypoints

Used GPS Photo Link to Used GPS Photo Link to link photos with track link photos with track logs and waypointslogs and waypoints

VermontVermont

File Eaters 4-H Technology ClubFile Eaters 4-H Technology Club Expand use and awareness Expand use and awareness

of GPS and GIS to community of GPS and GIS to community neighbors and partners.neighbors and partners.

Promote physical activity and Promote physical activity and encourage healthy lifestyle encourage healthy lifestyle choices - use GIS to identify choices - use GIS to identify a prime location for a new a prime location for a new athletic track and skate park athletic track and skate park in our community.in our community.

VermontVermont

Athletic Park project:Athletic Park project: We want a location that is We want a location that is

central and near a more central and near a more heavily populated area with heavily populated area with good roads to get there.good roads to get there.

We proposed an unkept We proposed an unkept area that was once a youth area that was once a youth soccer field. With ArcView, soccer field. With ArcView, we found that this site we found that this site meets our needs. We’ve meets our needs. We’ve shown our project to our shown our project to our elected officials.elected officials.

4-H Community Mapping of Forest 4-H Community Mapping of Forest ParkPark

How do we stimulate How do we stimulate Economic Development Economic Development

and Tourism in our and Tourism in our counties?counties?

Let’s look at an idea the Let’s look at an idea the

4-H youth designed…4-H youth designed…

Sample – Datapoint PhotoSample – Datapoint Photo

Sample Datapoint –Photo and Sample Datapoint –Photo and InformationInformation

Youth Favorite Places’ Youth Favorite Places’ VISIONVISION

Recreational sites/activities preferred Recreational sites/activities preferred by youth and their families by youth and their families

will draw tourism spending to small will draw tourism spending to small towns and rural areas towns and rural areas

saving jobs, creating new ones and saving jobs, creating new ones and retaining populations in rural retaining populations in rural

communities.communities.

Youth and Adults learn Youth and Adults learn from each otherfrom each other

MyCOEMyCOE

Youth are invited to work as Youth are invited to work as individuals or teams to:individuals or teams to:• Create a project about a sustainable Create a project about a sustainable

development theme in their local areadevelopment theme in their local area• Learn more about special issues (e.g. Learn more about special issues (e.g.

water)water)• Map information, analyze problems, and Map information, analyze problems, and

design solutionsdesign solutions• Submit work by March 1, 2006.Submit work by March 1, 2006.• Earn recognition at national and Earn recognition at national and

international exhibitsinternational exhibits

Geospatial Extension SpecialistsGeospatial Extension SpecialistsStatus of the Program

Pre-2004 Programs added through CSREES solicitation in 2004

Puerto Rico

Interested States

Community Geography – GIS in Community Geography – GIS in ActionAction

• GIS BasicsGIS Basics Seven Case Studies and ExercisesSeven Case Studies and Exercises

• Reducing Crime     Reducing Crime     • A War on Weeds A War on Weeds • Tracking Water Quality Tracking Water Quality • Investigating point-source Pollution Investigating point-source Pollution • Getting Kids to SchoolGetting Kids to School• Protecting the Community ForestProtecting the Community Forest• Selecting a Wildlife Management AreaSelecting a Wildlife Management Area

National GIS/GPS TeamNational GIS/GPS Team

Who are we?:Who are we?:• A coalition of federal and industry A coalition of federal and industry

partners, including CSREES, that helps partners, including CSREES, that helps communities map their assets and communities map their assets and needs by adopting GIS and GPS needs by adopting GIS and GPS technology. technology.

• For more information, visit For more information, visit

http://www.gisgpsintegration.orghttp://www.gisgpsintegration.org

ConclusionConclusion

Help us make Community Mapping a Help us make Community Mapping a success story in your community! success story in your community!

Build and support successful youth Build and support successful youth and adult teams! and adult teams!

Increase successful decision making Increase successful decision making in your community! in your community!

Vision

Every county inter-generational partnership

annually updates community’s maps displaying critical

economic, social and environmental needs.

As Margaret Mead As Margaret Mead once saidonce said, ,

“Never doubt that a small “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful group of thoughtful

committed people can committed people can change the world:  indeed change the world:  indeed it’s the only thing that ever it’s the only thing that ever

has!”has!”

Contact InformationContact Information

Tom Tate,  National Program LeaderTom Tate,  National Program Leader Economic and Community SystemsEconomic and Community Systems Cooperative State Research, Education Cooperative State Research, Education

and Extension Serviceand Extension Service U. S. Department of AgricultureU. S. Department of Agriculture 202-720-2727, 202-720-2727, ttate@csrees.usda.govttate@csrees.usda.gov