Geographic Literacy in the U.S. by 2025

Daniel Edelson of the National Geographic Society writes about the goal of geographic literacy, an objective that has spawned the GeoMentor program.

Making GIS Available for All Students

Hawaii's new statewide GIS license provides the tools to prepare students for high-tech careers.

See the ESRI UC Plenary Videos

Watch videos from the 2009 ESRI UC Plenary Session.

National School District Web Maps

The National Center for Education Statistics launched a new Web site with interactive maps.

ESRI Education Community Portal

Explore a growing set of GIS resources in education.

GeoMentors at the 2009 ESRI UC

Charlie Fitzpatrick, manager of ESRI's GIS in Schools team, introduces the GeoMentor program and highlights students from a high school in Joppa, Maryland.

Geographic inquiry and geographic information system (GIS) technology are important tools that help educators, students, and their institutions answer personal and community questions with local to global implications.

Today, more and more schools are including GIS in their curricula to help their students gain valuable background knowledge and skills with which to face global challenges.

In addition, school administrators have turned to GIS for help with facilities management, vehicle routing, district boundary mapping, safety and preparedness, and more.

A Focal Point for GIS Educators

ESRI's GIS Education Community Web site is an international forum for sharing lessons, events, and ideas. Find information about

• Educational users
• Software
• Data
• Support

GIS in Action

Read case studies that show how schools benefit from the use of geographic analysis and GIS.

Explore various demos, literature, and books.