REU Site: Preparing the Next Generation of Scholars through Geographic Information Systems and Citizen Science

REU 网站：通过地理信息系统和公民科学培养下一代学者

• 批准号: 1560015
• 负责人: Timothy Hawthorne
• 金额: $ 37.45万
• 依托单位: The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-03-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1560015&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Preparing; Next; Generation

This project is funded from the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites program in the SBE Directorate. As such, it has both scientific and societal benefits, and it integrates research and education. The Community Geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) REU Site hosted by the University of Central Florida will: 1) critically assess the opportunities for and challenges to community-based models for international undergraduate research experiences; 2) engage 24 students over three years in community-based international fieldwork focused on community geography, GIS, and citizen science to examine social and environmental disparities related to marine debris and flooding/disaster management in Belize; and 3) disseminate a new conceptual and methodological framework for international community geography and GIS research by connecting theory with praxis. Students will work collaboratively with a diverse group of international partners, including researchers at University of Central Florida, Georgia State University, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program, and University of Belize. The mission of this REU Site is to provide international experiences for students in community geography and GIS that connect research to real-world problem solving that is inclusive of knowledge production from local stakeholders. Student mastery of geospatial STEM research skills will be accomplished largely through students creating an open and freely available geospatial data infrastructure to address social and environmental disparities related to marine debris and flooding/disaster management in Belize. This objective will include the creation of an online, interactive geospatial data and mapping portal through ArcGIS Online, a service providing template-based web mapping applications. This REU Site will provide free and open access to various research datasets, metadata, and geospatial training modules. The geospatial infrastructure created by students will also include: quantitative datasets, qualitative data, GPS field data, geographic analyses, and maps/reports of findings. Students will also co-lead GIS training and community-based fieldwork with Belizean residents and collaborators. This REU Site and the growing subfield of community geography and GIS contribute to several national STEM trends, including: 1) the National Science Foundation's continued emphasis on the Science of Broadening Participating in STEM; 2) NSF's efforts to increase public understanding of science and impact on broader society; and 3) rapid growth in geospatial technology careers (identified as a U.S. Dept. of Labor high-growth industry). The subfield of community geography and GIS is particularly useful for training students in international, community-based research as it provides opportunities to learn and apply geospatial STEM research skills, including GPS data collection, GIS analysis, qualitative data analysis, and geospatial database design. This project is co-funded by the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE).

该项目是从SBE董事会的本科生（REU）网站计划的研究经验中资助的。因此，它具有科学和社会利益，并且整合了研究和教育。佛罗里达大学主持的社区地理和地理信息系统（GIS）REU网站将：1）认真评估针对国际本科研究经验的社区模型的机会和挑战； 2）三年来，将24名学生与社区的国际现场工作联系起来，专注于社区地理，GIS和公民科学，以研究伯利兹与海洋碎片和洪水/洪水/灾难管理有关的社会和环境差异； 3）通过将理论与实践联系起来，为国际社会地理和GIS研究传播一个新的概念和方法论框架。 学生将与各种国际合作伙伴合作，包括佛罗里达大学，佐治亚州立大学，史密森尼国家自然历史博物馆的加勒比海珊瑚礁生态系统计划和贝利兹大学的研究人员。 REU网站的使命是为社区地理和GIS的学生提供国际经验，这些经验将研究与解决现实世界中的问题解决，其中包括当地利益相关者的知识生产。 学生掌握地理空间STEM研究技能将主要通过创建开放且可免费获得的地理空间数据基础架构来解决与海洋碎片和伯利兹海洋垃圾/洪水/灾难管理有关的社会和环境差异。该目标将包括创建在线，交互式地理空间数据和通过ArcGIS Online映射门户网站，该服务提供基于模板的Web映射应用程序。 此REU站点将为各种研究数据集，元数据和地理空间培训模块提供免费开放的访问权限。 学生创建的地理空间基础架构还将包括：定量数据集，定性数据，GPS现场数据，地理分析以及发现结果的地图/报告。 学生还将与伯利兹居民和合作者共同领导GIS培训和基于社区的实地考察。这个REU站点以及社区地理和GIS的越来越多的子领域促成了几种国家的STEM趋势，包括：1）国家科学基金会继续强调扩大参与STEM的科学； 2）NSF努力提高公众对科学和对更广泛社会的影响的努力； 3）地理空间技术职业的快速增长（被确定为劳动力高增长行业的美国部）。 社区地理和GIS的子领域对于培训国际，基于社区的研究的学生特别有用，因为它提供了学习和应用地理空间STEM研究技能的机会，包括GPS数据收集，GIS分析，定性数据分析和地理空间数据库设计。该项目由NSF国际科学与工程办公室（OISE）共同资助。