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).

该项目由 SBE 理事会的本科生研究经验 (REU) 站点计划资助。因此，它具有科学和社会效益，并且集研究和教育于一体。由中佛罗里达大学主办的社区地理和地理信息系统 (GIS) REU 网站将： 1) 批判性地评估基于社区的国际本科生研究经验模式的机遇和挑战； 2) 让 24 名学生在三年内参与以社区为基础的国际实地考察，重点关注社区地理、GIS 和公民科学，以研究伯利兹与海洋垃圾和洪水/灾害管理相关的社会和环境差异； 3) 通过理论与实践相结合，为国际社会地理学和 GIS 研究传播新的概念和方法框架。 学生将与各种国际合作伙伴合作，包括中佛罗里达大学、佐治亚州立大学、史密森尼国家自然历史博物馆加勒比珊瑚礁生态系统项目和伯利兹大学的研究人员。 该 REU 站点的使命是为社区地理学和 GIS 领域的学生提供国际经验，将研究与现实世界的问题解决联系起来，其中包括当地利益相关者的知识生产。 学生对地理空间 STEM 研究技能的掌握将主要通过学生创建开放且免费的地理空间数据基础设施来实现，以解决与伯利兹海洋垃圾和洪水/灾害管理相关的社会和环境差异。该目标将包括通过 ArcGIS Online 创建在线交互式地理空间数据和地图门户，ArcGIS Online 是一项提供基于模板的 Web 地图应用程序的服务。 该 REU 网站将提供对各种研究数据集、元数据和地理空间培训模块的免费和开放访问。 学生创建的地理空间基础设施还将包括：定量数据集、定性数据、GPS 现场数据、地理分析和地图/调查结果报告。 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工作。 REU 站点以及不断发展的社区地理学和 GIS 子领域对多个国家 STEM 趋势做出了贡献，其中包括：1) 国家科学基金会持续强调参与 STEM 的拓宽科学； 2) NSF 为提高公众对科学的理解及其对更广泛社会的影响所做的努力； 3) 地理空间技术职业的快速增长（被美国劳工部认定为高增长行业）。 社区地理学和 GIS 子领域对于培训学生进行国际社区研究特别有用，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。