The National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence is partially funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is dedicated to geospatial technology awareness.

Listed below are some of the activites for this grant...

*** College/University Faculty Training:  A selected group of College/University Faculty will recieve geospatial training and then develop learning materials to use in their academic discipline.  Each teacher is paid a $800.00 stipend for their participation.  This program will begin July, 2009.  For information and applications please click here...

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K-12 Teacher Training: A selected group of teachers will recieve geospatial training and then develop a one week learning module for their classroom.  Each teacher is paid a $700.00 stipend for their participation.

Scholarship Program: Two minority students per semester are awarded a $700.00 scholarship.

Conference Presentations:

The goal of the Geospatial Technology Center attending various conferences throughout the Southeast is to present staff and faculty current research and to promote Geospatial Technology education.  The following lists conferences attended and presentations given at various conferences throughout the past year.

• CURISA 09/23/08:  Rodney Jackson gave a presentation at the Carolina-URISA (CURISA) in Concord, NC September 23, 2008.  The Presentation titled 
• Crossroads Career Day 11/04/08: Matt Miller attended career day at Crossroads Charter School to present Junior’s and Senior’s information on geospatial technology education at CPCC.  He also met with the curriculum specialist to discuss developing geospatial technology curriculum in their school.
• GeekFest 11/13/08: Matt Miller attended and served as an exhibitor at Geek Fest where he distributed materials about geospatial technology at CPCC to high school seniors and current CPCC students.  He spoke with several teachers from CMS schools about developing geospatial technology curriculum in CMS schools.
• “Charlotte: The Green Horizon” Panel Event for the CFS 11/14/09: Matt Miller served as a panel member with other Charlotte/Mecklenburg city officials to discuss the future of Charlotte in terms of sustainability.  Matt was asked to participate so he could discuss how geospatial technology could assist the city with sustainability efforts and to discuss educational opportunities from CPCC.
• GIS Day at the Uptown Library 11/19/08:  Matt Miller participated in the Char/Meck GIS Day as an exhibitor and presenter at the Uptown Library.  Matt presented “Integrating ArcGIS and Google SketchUp for 3D Modeling” to a group of county GIS professionals, city planners, and students who were interested in 3D modeling.  Participants were also emailed copies of the presentation.
• ACTE 12/04/08: Matt Miller attended the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) conference, on behalf of the GeoTech Center, as an exhibitor promoting the GeoTech Center as a new Advanced Technology Education center.  The conference was help in Charlotte, NC.  Many other ACTE center from the Southeast were there as well and were eager to learn more about the GeoTech Center as a whole.
• RiverKeepers 01/07/09:  Matt Miller gave a presentation to the Catawba River RiverKeepers association at CPCC January 7^th, 2009.  The presentation was intended to show members of the organization how they could use geospatial technology to better monitor activities along the river, and how to use GIS to model various scenarios dealing with river ecology.  The presentation drew a crowd of more than 100 people.
• NCGIS 02/19/09:  Rodney Jackson gave a presentation at the North Carolina State GIS Conference in Raleigh, NC Feburary 19^th, 2009.  His presentation
• Independence High School Career Day 04/02/09: Matt Miller attended a career fair at Independence High School.  A booth representing geospatial technology was present and visited by hundreds of high school students during their lunch break.  A presentation was also given to three technology classes before and after the high schools lunch break.
• NC State Geographic User Committee 04/16/09: Matt Miller gave a presentation at the North Carolina State Geographic User Committee in Raleigh, NC on April 16^th, 2009 addressing GIS education in the Community College System.  Topics included curriculum education, continuing education, and partnerships that would mutually benefit state GIS users and CPCC.
• 2009 NC Arc Users Group Western Meeting 05/05/09:  Matt Miller gave another presentation to the Western Group of the North Carolina Arc Users Association in Hickory, NC entitled "GIS in Community Colleges". The presentation covered the various resources offered from CPCC's Geospatial Technology Center to professional working in the Federal, State, and Local Government capacities. Resources included Continuing Education and Occupational Extension courses, curriculum education opportunities for working professionals, and student outreach.
• SERUG 04/27/09:  Matt Miller gave a presentation at the ESRI Southeastern Regional Users Group in Jacksonville, FL April 27-29, 2009.  The presentation titled “How do we face the future?  Integrating Geospatial Technology and Sustainability” was in the Environmental Awareness with GIS track and drew a crowd between 75 and 100 people.  The presentation was intended to illustrate GIS as a burgeoning tool within many environmental disciplines but more importantly in Sustainability, and how CPCC was preparing students to be equipped with a “geospatial toolset” to accompany their degree.