1. UTTC TRESTE Participation Highlights
NASA-USRA-SGU Grant June 7, 2007 Blackfeet Community College
Browning MT
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2. Presentation Outline Year 1 Recap Year 2 Highlights Year 3 Plans
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3. Year 1 Recap Identified existing courses
GEO Fundamentals of GIS, GPS, RS
SCI Physical science with Earth Science Emphasis
Targeted additional courses for revision
TES Peer Tutor
BIO 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

4. 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

5. Nokotas Science Camp
Earth Science class
25 4-8th graders
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6. Nakotas - Linton outing
Overnight camping
Horse herd – genetics
Water and soil sampling/ measurement
GPS applications
Star Knowledge
S’mores
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7. Nokotas - Linton outing
Bird/ Plant Identification
Mixed grass prairie ecosystem
Water analysis and soil sampling/analysis
GPS applications
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8. Year 2 Highlights Additional courses targeted and revised
TES 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

9. 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
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10. 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
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11. 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

12. Weather Station
Campus aerial photo with proposed weather station location (blue dot)
NWS regional weather station with Doppler radar next door for comparison
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13. AEROCAM Imagery
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14. Landscaping Projects
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15. Landscaping Projects Tree and shrub planting
Green Committee and SEEDS Chapter
Employed infrared temperature guage
Used RS imagery and GPS technology
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16. Landscaping Projects Windbreak and noise barrier plantings
University Drive
Employed infrared temperature guage
Used RS imagery and GPS technology
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17. Landscaping Projects Native grasses
Boxes placed at various locations selected using RS imagery and GPS technology
Infrared temperature guage employed during planting
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18. 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
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19. 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
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20. Questions ??
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21. United Tribes Technical College Contacts:
Jen Janecek-Hartman,
Mike Collins,
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