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Children learning GIS as part of Esri's camp offered during the annual Esri User Conference in San Diego. Source: SDCC, July 2014.

Teaching GIS in Elementary School

September 11, 2016By Mark AltaweelGIS Learning

Research on how to best implement GIS education for K-12 has looked at the use of web-based GIS and data that is understandable at different levels.

Esri’s GIS Grants for 4-H Program Now Accepting Applicants

November 9, 2011By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

The 2012 GIS Grants for 4-H Program is now open for applications. 4-H programs within the United States and Operation Military Kids clubs on American military bases around the world are eligible to apply for Esri’s program. There are three grant levels: Getting Started with GIS, ArcGIS Youth Club, and ArcGIS Educator programs: […]

Case Study: Students Using ArcGIS.com to Study Soil Erosion

August 31, 2011By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

ESRI Canada has published a case study about the use of ArcGIS.com by Canadian students to learn about their environment. By learning spatial skills, the students were able to study and map out a local environmental issue, the erosion of the Scarborough Bluffs. Recently, the school leveraged the geographic information system […]