ESRI GIS Education Community

Welcome to the ESRI Education Community - a living environment for the exchange of ideas and experiences, curriculum, software, and data between GIS educators around the globe.

GIS In Education

Schools (K-12)

Geographic inquiry and GIS help students and educators explore their world, from local to global scale.
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Higher Education

GIS, used by many disciplines, helps students and educator study and search for solutions to problems facing society.
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Libraries & Museums

Libraries and museums use GIS to organize, analyze, and present information, helping people of all ages and backgrounds learn about the world.
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GIS Education Blog

Popular Resources

Environmental Science	Blogs	Spatial Thinking
HS Graduation Maps	ArcView on Vista	GIS Portals
Community Colleges	ArcGIS Explorer	GIS in the Arctic
Conservation	GIS Day	GIS Ed Search Engine

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2009 ESRI T3G Application

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GIS in Education Calendar

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ESRI Education Programs

Many institutions have established access to ESRI technology through site licenses or development center agreements.

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Upcoming Community Events

BETT

TX Computer Ed Assoc

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2009 Western Regional 4-H Leader's ....

The ESRI Development Center program provides special status to university departments that have an exemplary focus on educating students to design and develop ESRI GIS applications.

Featured GIS Program

American River College

Offering both an Interdisciplinary Applications Certificate and an A.S. degree in GIS, ARC initiated GIS course instruction in 1997. In 2001, ARC’s GIS program received the “Excellence in Education” award from the California Geographic Information Association.

Featured ArcLesson

This Dynamic Planet: How Does It Change?

Earth Science; Geography;