Review of Possible Outreach Mechanisms Jeff Hamerlinck U. Wyoming
Big E extension National Cooperative Extension Service Land Grant, Sea Grant, Space Grant Specific mission Communities of Practice Community Development Land Use Planning Natl Geospatial Tech Extension Network
Little E extension Outreach E.g, clearinghouse, technology transfer, training, decision support Often thematically focused Diverse clientele, from federal to local Local-focused examples Plan-IT Wyoming Syracuse Community Geography
FGDC & National Spatial Data Infrastructure National Geospatial Programs Office / state liaisons Geospatial Platform State-University Partnerships USGS AmericaView USDA Rural GIS Consortium
Federal-Academic-State Extension needs for non-USDA federal agencies – HUD, EPA, DHS Focus on livability, sustainability and resiliency E.g., USGS Fish & Wildlife Cooperative Model Academic-Public Citizen Planner – adapting the Master Gardener Concept
Fostering Sustainability Practitioners E.g., GeoDesign (Abukhater and Walker 2010) (Steinitz 2012)