Case Studies

Community Mapping

Community mapping projects are sprouting up from Alaska to Wyoming. These case studies highlight several programs and identify the factors that contributed to their success, such as partnerships, project design, preparation for field research, and mentoring.

Students and Farmers Become Citizen Scientists
—ArcUser, Jan.–March 2007

4-H Clubs Inventory Trees in Hillsboro, Oregon, and Park Conditions in St. Louis, Missouri
—ArcNews, Winter 2005/2006

Rhode Island Girl Scouts Embark on a GIS Adventure
—ArcNews, Winter 2004/2006

Arkansas Students Trek the Land to Make a Difference for Emergency Services
— ArcNews, Winter 2004/2005

Community Service Merging With GIS Technology
— ArcUser, March 2004

Grove High School GIS Club Catalogs City's Heritage
—ArcNews, Spring 2004

Seattle 8th Graders Investigate the Health of their Neighborhoods
—Pacific Publishing Company, December 2004

In Steamboat Springs, Colorado, School Children Provide Demonstrable and Lasting Value to the Community
—ArcNews , Fall 2002

Teaming GIS Technology with Experience-Based Lessons
—ArcNews, Spring 2002

Using Mapping to Solve Community Problems
—ArcUser, July–September, 2000

Teens Become Inner City Mappers
—ArcNews, Winter 1999/2000