UTTC TRESTE Participation Highlights NASA-USRA-SGU Grant June 7, 2007 Blackfeet Community College Browning MT 11/17/2018

Presentation Outline Year 1 Recap Year 2 Highlights Year 3 Plans 11/17/2018

Year 1 Recap Identified existing courses GEO 125 - Fundamentals of GIS, GPS, RS SCI 102 - Physical science with Earth Science Emphasis Targeted additional courses for revision TES 095 - Peer Tutor BIO 124 - Environmental Science Deployed PBL/ solutions based learning and case studies resulting in enhanced student engagement and participation, more opportunities to gain project work and problem solving experience

Year 1 Recap - continued Outreach “Nakotas on the Prairie” science day-camp 25 4th through 8th graders Earth Science, Intro to Meteorology, water quality and soils, GPS applications Summer Teacher Institute Earth science, rocketry, water and soils, Intro to GIS/GPS/RS

Nokotas Science Camp Earth Science class 25 4-8th graders 11/17/2018

Nakotas - Linton outing Overnight camping Horse herd – genetics Water and soil sampling/ measurement GPS applications Star Knowledge S’mores 11/17/2018

Nokotas - Linton outing Bird/ Plant Identification Mixed grass prairie ecosystem Water analysis and soil sampling/analysis GPS applications 11/17/2018

Year 2 Highlights Additional courses targeted and revised TES 101 - Research I thru TES 250– Capstone Research IV: 4 courses incorporating application of geospatial technology to study areas Additional degree plans added GEO 125 course to curricula Injury Prevention Computer Information Technology (CIT) Revised and expanded GEO 125 – Fundamentals of GIS/GPS/RS Expanded use of Problem/Solutions Based Learning and case studies Began development of GEO 126 GIS/GPS/RS Applications course Planned for Spring 2008 rollout Faculty and student summer research utilizes GIS/GPS/RS

Undergraduate Research Examples Keystone species ecological/ microclimate impact study Beaver activity in Oak Creek watershed, Standing Rock Hydrology, GIS/GPS/RS, Soil science, climate change, drought mitigation Dr, Carol Johnston SDSU faculty mentor 11/17/2018

Undergraduate Research Examples AIHEC Science Poster Competitors Marla Collins – Beaver study Sheila Cain – Phytochemicals in traditional plants Ron Campbell – Pine Ridge rural sprawl geospatial analysis 11/17/2018

Year 2 Highlights - continued Acquired AeroCam data over campus Data and imagery used by faculty and students in coursework, Facilities staff for planning and maintenance, Green committee and SEEDS chapter for landscaping, nature trail planning, and habitat restoration Selected weather station site Pending Review and approval by Facilities Dept. Will be installed w/ security fence and operational by mid-August Fall ’07 TES students and Jamerson Elementary teachers and pupils will collect and analyze data

Weather Station Campus aerial photo with proposed weather station location (blue dot) NWS regional weather station with Doppler radar next door for comparison 11/17/2018

AEROCAM Imagery 11/17/2018

Landscaping Projects 11/17/2018

Landscaping Projects Tree and shrub planting Green Committee and SEEDS Chapter Employed infrared temperature guage Used RS imagery and GPS technology 11/17/2018

Landscaping Projects Windbreak and noise barrier plantings University Drive Employed infrared temperature guage Used RS imagery and GPS technology 11/17/2018

Landscaping Projects Native grasses Boxes placed at various locations selected using RS imagery and GPS technology Infrared temperature guage employed during planting 11/17/2018

Year 3 Plans Faculty and student team (3 or 4) to Goddard SFC for 6 – 8 weeks in Summer 2008 Then 2 trips to EROS in Sioux Falls for data acquisition and training Goal is to acquire and format comprehensive data sets over 1851/1868 Treaty areas and NPNEON domain for loading into our GIS server at UTTC Geospatial technology will then be significantly expanded for teaching, research, and outreach 11/17/2018

Progress along the GIS Application Continuum Data Compilation Infrastructure Management Descriptive Predictive Prescriptive Data Entry Attribute Loading Digitizing Topological Loading Land Records Mgmt. Resource Inventories Systems Integration Thematic Mapping Harvest Mapping Integrated Planning Suitability Analysis Forest Fire Modeling Wildlife Habitat Modeling Ecosystem Simulation Atmospheric Modeling Hydrologic Modeling 11/17/2018

Questions ?? 11/17/2018

United Tribes Technical College Contacts: Jen Janecek-Hartman, jjanecek@uttc.edu Mike Collins, mcollins@uttc.edu 11/17/2018