This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4RB.2ACE/3124 Message Board Post: I thought that this would be of interest to genealogy folks. The high school group that did this work was led by two teachers from the Adirondacks who attended the Conference on Remote Sensing Education (CORSE). Registration is now open, and these teachers will be at the conference again this year to describe their work. http://www.minervasd.org/68424721412150/site/default.asp In particular, check out the links to the Church Street Cemetery, which includes their GPS database. If you do send this link around, please include this announcement: The Institute on the Application of Geospatial Technology (IAGT) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 6th annual Conference on Remote Sensing Education (CORSE 2006). When: June 26-30, 2006 Where: IAGT, at Cayuga Community College, Auburn, NY CORSE 2006 will bring together K-14 educators from around the US to learn about geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS) and remote sensing imagery. Following a three-day intensive exploration of GIS and GPS, participants work in teams to develop lesson plans that tie the use of these technologies to service-learning projects in their communities. As in the past, CORSE will consist of both introductory and intermediate-advanced tracks, to accommodate the various levels of GIS expertise of conference participants who will not only receive a week of intensive training in GPS and GIS, but will also be amongst a cadre of educators with whom they can share ideas. Thanks to generous support through our training partners at the Mid-Hudson Institute for Service Learning, we are able to offer a limited number of scholarships for teams from New York State, which will cover registration, lodging, and an ArcView site license for the team’s school. A team should consist of an educational professional, a student (grade 7-12), and a local official or representative from a community-based organization. Pre-service teachers, as well as teams led by 4-H staff are also encouraged to apply. A registration fee of $300 covers costs of the 5-day conference. This fee includes all books and materials used in the conference, a GPS receiver and PC cable for downloading data to your computer, as well as an opportunity to purchase ArcView 3.3 software site license at a greatly discounted rate. Meals are included in this fee, as well. Transportation to and from the Holiday Inn to Cayuga Community College will also be provided for participants who are not commuting from home during the conference. College and graduate credit is available. For information on CORSE 2006, and to submit an application, please visit http://www.iagt.org/corse/ Please feel free to share this information with colleagues or post to relevant listserves, and encourage your colleagues and co-educators to attend. Hope to see you at CORSE 2006. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or would like more information. Karen Edelstein ***************************** Karen Edelstein GIT Extension Specialist and Education Coordinator Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology (IAGT) 199 Franklin Street, Suite 300 Auburn, NY 13021-3025 Phone: (315) 283-9446 FAX: (315) 253-7335 www.iagt.org e-mail: kedelstein@iagt.org