GIS Day 2017 - Maps, Apps and Drones

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join us at the University of Central Florida on Wednesday, November 15 from 11-2 for a free STEM education event. Engage with Maps, Apps, and Drones as part of GIS Day 2017!

Pre-register your class, organization, family or just yourself for our 2017 Maps, Apps, and Drones On-Campus Event, hosted by UCF's Citizen Science GIS, Department of Sociology, and iSTEM on the UCF main campus. Come learn about maps, apps and drones with our Citizen Science GIS team and use these cool science and technology tools on site with Dr. Joseph Kerski from Esri, Dr. Timothy L. Hawthorne from UCF Sociology, and the Citizen Science GIS team!

Target Audience: 4th grade and up.

Students will engage in an interactive assembly and then participate in hands-on learning activities that may include: using mapping apps, creating crowd-sourced data, flying mini-drones, and more!

This event will fill quickly. It is free and open to all educators and their students, but pre-registration is required. We are limited to no more than 350 attendees in the student union for this free STEM education event.

If you have questions about the event, please contact timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu. If you would like to learn more about our research and educational programs please visit our website at www.citizensciencegis.org. Citizen Science GIS is an international award-winning organization at University of Central Florida committed to changing the ways communities and scientists work together in research and education.

Deadline to pre-register is October 20, 2017.

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Location:

The University of Central Florida [ View Website ]

Contact:

Timothy Hawthorne timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu

Calendar:

STEM Community Events

Category:

Tour/Open House/Information Session

Tags:

Drones UCF College of Sciences STEM K12 Citizen Science GIS