Sponsor
Funding for the Columbia County Geographic Workshop was provided by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through a subgrant from the GIS-Mapping Exchange, administered by Nancee Hunter, director of the Center for Geography Education in Oregon (C-GEO) at Portland State University.
First Advisor
David Banis
Date of Award
1-2-2023
Document Type
Report
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Geographic Information Science
Department
Geography
Language
English
Abstract
Geographic information systems (GIS) provide tools for industry, government, and the public to describe, visualize and organize space both conceptually and materially. Because the technology is complicated and potentially expensive, it is often out of the reach of those communities that might most benefit from its use, even as it’s routinely wielded by business interests, bureaucrats, and representative bodies to identify and legitimize administrative boundaries, potential areas for growth and profit, spatially oriented legislation (restricted areas, zoning), and so forth. Communities whose members know how to use a GIS gain potential advantages in deploying narratives that contest official plans for shaping space and resource flows, which often reflect the ambitions of private companies working from a profit motive with passing regard for folks’ local priorities or knowledge. In part to bolster community access to GIS, in 2020 the GIS-Mapping Exchange was established at Portland State University with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as a means to partner GIS practitioners with public libraries in order to equip staff and patrons with training and access to the technology. This report documents the process of building and conducting a community GIS workshop designed for patrons of the public library in Scappoose, Oregon, a small town roughly 20 miles north of Portland. Challenges and strategies for effective instruction in GIS and outreach to the general public are considered, as well as solutions for delivering such a workshop both in the library environment and via asynchronous channels.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/41700
Recommended Citation
Marquis, Marty, "Community GIS Workshop Design & Delivery: Columbia County Geographic Workshop at Scappoose Public Library" (2023). Masters in GIS Practicum Reports. 4.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geog_master_GIS_reports/4
Comments
A GIS practicum report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science In Geographic Information Science.