CGA Progress Report: July-August 2013
Reporting Period Updates
Courses and Training:
- 5 GIS courses in the 2013 spring semester: Gov 1009(8); Gov1016(8); ES103(19); CSCI E85(17); ISMT E155(14).
- 4 GIS courses in the 2013 fall semester: EMR21(26); GOv1008(31); Gov94dn(7); ISMT E-150(20).
- 13 GIS training classes for the 2013 spring semester, ranging from 2 hours to 1 day.
- 17 GIS training classes for the 2013 fall semester, ranging from 2 hours to 2 weeks.
- Two executive training programs customized for “Mapping Fracking” and “Mapping Basic Education and Equity for Cameroon” delivered in April and July-August of 2013.
- One annual conference in "Creating the Policy and Legal Framework for a Location–Enabled Society" held in May 2013.
Processed Help Desk Tickets:
- 2013-03 182
- 2013-04 308 (increase due to annual conference in early May)
- 2013-05 177
- 2013-06 104
- 2013-07 98
- 2013-08 88
Service projects completed:
- 2013-03 3
- 2013-04 1
- 2013-05 4
- 2013-06 8
- 2013-07 2
- 2013-08 12
Presentations delivered:
- 2013-03 1
- 2013-04 4
- 2013-05 4
- 2013-06 1
- 2013-07 2
- 2013-08 3
As of July 2013, WorldMap has:
- 8609 registered users
- 9639 data layers added by users, containing 131,002 data fields
- 2304 map collections created
- about 450,000 unique visitors coming from every country in the world
As of August, 2013, WorldMap has:
- 8778 registered users
- 9847 data layers added by users, containing 139,979 data fields
- 2377 map collections created
- about 450,000 unique visitors coming from every country in the world
Open issues, questions, or needs
- None
- Much appreciation to the excellent supports from the IQSS family.
Metrics and/or attachments
Received two grants:
- NEH Implementation grant for “Extending WorldMap to Make It Easier for Humanists and Others to Find, Use, and Publish Geospatial Information” (2-year)
- NSF I/UCRC grant for “Establishing Center for Spatiotemporal Thinking, Computing and Applications” (first year of 5-year)
