A contest for secondary school students (grades 9-12) demonstrating, via a written report, the best use of geospatial technologies or data to study Earth. Eligible geospatial tools and data include satellite remote sensing, aerial photography, geographic information systems (GIS), and Global Positioning System (GPS). Geospatial technologies and data have numerous uses in science research, ranging from archaeology to interactions among the Earth’s atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere. The main focus of the project must be on the application of geospatial tool(s) or data to study a problem related to Earth’s environment. Entries can be submitted by individuals or teams.

Project owners + coordinators:
Theresa Schwerin, associate director – education
Dan Stillman, science communications manager