ArcGIS Storymaps – EAST® GeoTalk

2022 ArcGIS Online Competition

Malcolm Williamson — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:50:53 +0000

Our friend Charlie Fitzpatrick, the K-12 Education Manager for Esri (the company that produces ArcGIS), reminded us that this year’s ArcGIS Online Competition for US High School and Middle School Students is underway. Students in grades 4-12 who wish to participate must submit entries via their own login in a school/district ArcGIS Online Organization. The Competition website includes on the front page a map with links to each participating state’s website. See this pag e for guidance on student logins. If you need help with your project, feel free to contact Malcolm and/or Brian at CAST. Wouldn’t it be great for some EAST students to win this!

Animal Tracking in Potter County, PA – An ArcGIS Storymap

Brian Culpepper — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 23:04:00 +0000

We recently discovered this great Animal Tracking tutorial from Potter County, Pennsylvania and thought it may inspire others to leverage ArcGIS Storymaps for conservation within k-12 education. EAST programs are encouraged to empower their community leaders and citizens using their technical capabilities. ArcGIS Storymaps are a very powerful communication tool, and we’re here to help you get started!

click to view this Animal tracking tutorial from Potter County, PA.

Potter County (PA) is home to many mammals, birds, amphibians and fish, but their most common wildlife includes black bear, white tailed deer, opossum, raccoon, red squirrel, various songbirds, wild turkey, and many more!
-Emily Shosh – Potter County (PA)Conservation District

If you’re enrolled within an EAST program/school and would like to discuss how ArcGIS Storymaps or other ArcGIS mapping applications could help support or engage your community leaders, visit our ArcGIS Geospatial Hub or drop us an email: east_support@cast.uark.edu

2020 EAST Conference – Mapping Competition Winner announced

Brian Culpepper — Tue, 12 May 2020 10:36:00 +0000

An ArcGIS Storymap summarized this collaborative effort between three EAST programs and a Solid Waste District in Arkansas

The 2020 EAST conference was unfortunately cancelled due to Covid-19 this year but many presentations and competitions were held online/virtual. We’re happy to share this years winner of the Mapping Competition that was sponsored by the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) at the University of Arkansas. We firmly believe in and support our local trash cleanup efforts within Arkansas; what better way to give back to your community! You can view their winning ArcGIS Story Map here!

“There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you’re going to be part of the problem.” -Eldridge Cleaver.

These EAST team members worked closely with their county solid waste managers to help visualize (via ArcGIS online and Storymaps) where illegal dumping had been an issue within their rural county.

It is important to monitor and reduce waste dumps near water supplies because they hurt the groundwater supplies, make our water lower quality and pollute our rivers and streams.
Washington County Solid Waste Manager

NW Arkansas rests on Karst topography so it’s a sensitive underground water system.

We’d like to congratulate Davis McClure for submitting this amazing TEAM EFFORT between Helen Tyson Middle School, Hellstern Middle School and J.O. Kelley Middle School in Springdale, Arkansas. Their 2020 Storymap “Illegal Roadside Dumping within Washington County, Arkansas” is a great example of how the EAST initiative positively impacts our community leaders via accelerated education and outreach.