NAE4-HA STRATEGIC LONG RANGE PLAN
2013-2014
Task Force Name: Geospatial
Membership: 34
Date: October 2013
Task Force Chair:
Christy Fitzpatrick (2103), Beth Hecht (2014)
Task Force Chair-elect: Lee Sherry
Goals: To promote geospatial technologies in the 4-H program.
To showcase youth geospatial projects.
To provide geospatial resource information and professional development for 4-H staff and volunteers.
Objective(s)
Provide leadership and management
oversight to the esri grant review
process
Provide Geospatial Content at 2014
NAE4-HA Conference in Minneapolis
Provide Geospatial Content at 2014
NAE4-HA Conference in Minneapolis
Action Steps

Communicate with GGLEAD to assign
reviewers, send materials to reviewers
 Make sure all reviews are returned on
schedule
 Contact Esri/Esther Worker with
results of reviews by Dec 15
 Update TF on monthly calls
Map Gallery/Conference Maps
 Early connection with conference
planners to plan map gallery for
conference
 Identify millennial partners to help
gather data for maps of points of
interest to conference attendees
 Solicit youth hosts/presenters
2014 Board Sponsored Seminar on Wheels
 Design two-part progressive seminar
on ArcGIS Online - public accounts
(am); organizational subscriptions (pm)
 Work with conference planners on
travel arrangements and to identify site
with computers and reliable internet.
 Identify prof dev needs to be met
 Identify follow up steps
Position/Person
Responsible
Target Date
Status
Report
Budget
Joice Jeffries TX
Nov-Dec 2013
No anticipated
expenses
Charles (Chip) Malone NY
Trudy Dunham MN
Kim Pond MA
Initial plans and
contacts made
by Dec 1
Expected
printing and
shipping
expenses $200
Display space
$150
Trudy Dunham MN
Christy Fitzpatrick ME
Beth Hecht N4-HC
Dwayne Murphy MD
Esther Worker CO
Proposal
submitted by
Dec 1
Work with
conference
committee to
determine
registration fee
needed to cover
expenses
2015 NAE4-HA Conference in
Portland Oregon
Begin review of Geospatial curriculum
Plan Pre-Conference or Seminar on Wheels
 “Mt. St. Helen’s: Changes through
Time” using remote sensing, GPS/GIS
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Create prototype for Geospatial
badges
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Training webinars on ArcGIS Online
using organizational subscriptions

Adding information to “Science for
Youth” geospatial topic area
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Charles (Chip) Malone NY
Stephen Brown AK
(Consult with Lynnette Black,
Sara Williver, Janet
Edwards, John Baggott)
Work with
conference staff
throughout first
few months of
2014
Review existing curriculum to see
if/what changes and additions might be
needed, ie remote sensing
Contact N4-HC about process to begin
review
Consider curriculum on the cloud
In conjunction with curriculum review,
identify sets of competencies for 3-5
levels (i.e. GPS, GIS, Remote
Sensing, Community Projects, etc.)
Communicate with current badge
developers
Hold a series of webinars on how to
use the tools in Organizational
Subscription accounts
Kim Pond MA
Bev Connelly Brown SC
Cathy Weaver NE
Dwayne Murphy MD
Be ready to
connect with
N4-HC
mid Feb-Mar
2014
Kim Pond MA
Bev Connelly Brown SC
Cathy Weaver NE
Dwayne Murphy MD
Jim Kahler NIFA
Concurrent with
curriculum
review
None
anticipated
Christy Fitzpatrick ME
Esther Worker CO
Dec 2013 –April
2014
Support the established geospatial
content
Identify content pieces to add
Collaborate with Map Assist
Christy Fitzpatrick ME
Jim Kahler, NIFA
Cathy Weaver NE
Frank Wideman MO
Shannon White MO
Christy Fitzpatrick ME
Esther Worker CO
Ongoing
Possible fee for
using webinar
sites
$150
None
anticipated
NAE4HA Award


Publicize the award
Establish a sponsor for plaque and
monetary award
Maintain regular schedule of TF calls

1st Monday of each month, 2 pm
Eastern as needed
Beth Hecht
Christy Fitzpatrick
December 1
Work with
conference
committee to
determine
registration fee
to cover
expenses
None expected
Funds to be
found from
outside sources
None
anticipated