Mapping the Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center: Geospatial Approaches for Connecting People to Place
Start Date
4-4-2023 4:00 PM
End Date
4-4-2023 6:00 PM
Abstract
This poster will share several geospatial approaches for connecting community members with Portland Community College's Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center, a 100-acre natural area that serves as an outdoor learning facility, wildlife habitat, and community resource. These approaches include creating GIS maps in various formats that can be used to explore the trail system, make decisions about management activities, and create shared understandings of the space. Mobile applications, such as ESRI Field Maps can be used by students, faculty, and volunteers to collect georeferenced data and monitor changes over time and space. Survey123 can be used to gather information about how people currently use the area and generate ideas for future goals for the site. StoryMaps can be used as a communication tool by faculty and students to share data, tell place-based stories, and make calls for action. By using these approaches, environmental educators and land stewards can work towards goals of documenting natural areas, developing powerful communication tools, and increasing connections with people in the community.
Subjects
Environmental education, GIS / modeling, Land/watershed management
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40476
Creative Commons License
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Mapping the Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center: Geospatial Approaches for Connecting People to Place
This poster will share several geospatial approaches for connecting community members with Portland Community College's Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center, a 100-acre natural area that serves as an outdoor learning facility, wildlife habitat, and community resource. These approaches include creating GIS maps in various formats that can be used to explore the trail system, make decisions about management activities, and create shared understandings of the space. Mobile applications, such as ESRI Field Maps can be used by students, faculty, and volunteers to collect georeferenced data and monitor changes over time and space. Survey123 can be used to gather information about how people currently use the area and generate ideas for future goals for the site. StoryMaps can be used as a communication tool by faculty and students to share data, tell place-based stories, and make calls for action. By using these approaches, environmental educators and land stewards can work towards goals of documenting natural areas, developing powerful communication tools, and increasing connections with people in the community.