Case Studies

Read the case studies below to learn about successful GIS projects in Higher Education. These success stories are drawn from a variety of sources.

• Teaching
• Community Colleges
• Campus Administration
• Research

Teaching

• GIS to Understand Dance, and Vice Versa
  ArcNews, Summer 2009
• Purdue University Students Visualize Soils and Landscapes with GIS
  ArcNews, Summer 2008
• AEGIS Project Weds Geotechnology and Traditional Liberal Arts
  ArcNews, Fall 2007
• Defining the Geospatial Workforce
  ArcUser, July–September 2006
• Spatial Thinking, Education, and the Workforce
  ArcUser, July–September 2006
• Developing a GIS Curriculum
  ArcUser, July–September 2006
• MapPros!
  ArcUser, July–September 2006
• Training First Responders
  ArcUser, July–September 2006
• Fostering Geospatial Capabilities for Agriculture
  ArcUser, July–September 2006
• Supplying Better Graduates for the Geospatial Industry
  ArcNews, Summer 2006
• Secrets to Developing a GIS-Skilled Workforce
  ArcUser, January–March 2006
• Science Modeling Challenge Winners Announced
  ArcUser, October–December 2005
• Idaho State University Creates Innovative Program in History and GIS
  ArcNews, Fall 2005
• Application and Teaching in Environmental Management Utilizing Geomatic [PDF-729 KB]
• Teaching GIS in a Multi-disciplinary Environment [PDF-277 KB]
• GIS in the School of Geography and Geology at McMaster University
• Geographic Information Science Expands at the University of Southern California
• Learning with GIS
  ArcUser, July 2000

Community Colleges

• Tacoma Community College [PDF-734 KB, 2 pages]
  ESRI case study series
• Archaeology, Genealogy, and GIS Meet at Columbia Cemetery
  ArcNews, Spring 2004
• In Denver, Colorado, Two Natural History Institutions Merge Their Collections
  ArcNews, Spring 2004

Campus Administration

• University Enhances Its Logistical Tracking System with GIS
  ArcNews, Spring 2009
• Making Louisiana State University a Storm Disaster-Resistant School
  ArcNews, Spring 2008
• In Puerto Rico, University Infrastructure, Sustainable Natural Resources Are Managed with GIS
  ArcNews, Summer 2005
• Virtual Campus 101: A Primer for Creating 3D Models in ArcScene
  ArcUser, March 2005
• University of California—Davis Facilities Services GIS
• University of Oregon Campus GIS
• University of Missouri Space Planning and Management
• Students Mapping Students
  GeoWorld, January 2001—by Jaclyn Burke, Michael Zonyk, John Althausen, Ray Christie, and Robert Berry

Research

• Expanding Access to Large Geospatial Repositories
  ArcUser, April–June 2007
• Immersive Visualization System Promotes Sense of "Being There"
  ArcNews, Winter 2006/2007