1. Using Remote Access to Teach
GIS Virtually in Enterprise
Network
Vince DiNoto – co-PI
vince.dinoto@kctcs.edu
Phil Davis – PI
pdavis@delmar.edu
Funded by National Science
Foundation DUE 0801893
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2. National Geospatial Technology
Center of Excellence
Empowering colleges to expand the geospatial
workforce.
Vince DiNoto – co-PI
vince.dinoto@kctcs.edu
Phil Davis – PI
pdavis@delmar.edu
Funded by National Science
Foundation DUE 0801893
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3. Spatial Thinking vs. Jobs
•What are the educational requirements?
•Where are the jobs?
•What are the tasks?
•What is spatial literacy?
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4. What is the GeoTech Center
• An NSF funded ATE National Center of
Excellence
• Single point of contact for two year colleges
• A Geospatial curriculum repository
• A data warehouse (data, static maps,
dynamic maps)
• A best practice in Geospatial
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7. Problem 1
• How do you teach GIS which requires
specialized software?
▫ On campus
▫ Hybrid
▫ Virtually
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8. Reason an Issue
• Requires a Community College student be on
Campus for assignments
• Reduces content which can be covered in a
class to give time for laboratory experience
• Software (with expirations) installation
problems took more time explaining to
students how to install, instead of teaching
content
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9. Attempts at Solutions
• Using ArcIMS and web application on IMS
Server
▫ Limited GIS, for the higher end required the
installing of a plug-in that was not easy to do,
difficult to set-up IMS box
• Google Earth
▫ Limited GIS and data must be KML format
• ArcGIS Explorer
▫ Still limits GIS, but can add layer files
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10. Solution 1
• Develop a web based terminal server at a low
cost
▫ JCTC Professional IT staff
▫ No software to install
▫ Full functional version of ArcGIS 9.3.1
▫ Patch single copy as updates needed
▫ Other software the students might need to
complete the course
▫ Useful for all students not just virtual learners
▫ Meets license requirements (still uses license
server)
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17. Problem 2
• Student spend a large amount of time finding
base map information and files
▫ Providing Base maps for student application
via the web
Eliminate many geo-projection issues
▫ Provide a student repository for zipped files
▫ Provide a shapefile library using geography,
seen as a drive letter by students
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18. Solution 2
• Develop Web base maps using an ArcGIS
Server – geo image file
• Develop a SAN mass storage device
accessible within the college network,
Terminal server is within the network even
though the student accesses it outside of the
network
• Develop a website to download content that
is simple to navigate
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25. Contacting Us
• Vince DiNoto
• vince.dinoto@kctcs.edu
• 502-213-7280
• Phil Davis
• pdavis@delmar.edu
• 361-698-1476
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26. Resources
• GeoTech Center
http://geotechcenter.org
• Geospatial Information @ Jefferson
http://tinyurl.com/jctcgis
• State Data @ Jefferson
http://tinyurl.com/gis-state-data
• Basemaps for use in ArcMap – must attach
to the ArcGIS server
216.69.2.35/arcgis/server
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