A Geodesign Project to Augment a Traditional GIS Course

Michael N. DeMersDepartment of Geography

October 25-27, 2012Las Cruces, NM

Getting to the Neomillenial GIS Learner Through Practical Research

Neomillennial Learner

Motivation

Real Consequences

Valles Caldera Project

• Setting: Valles Caldera National Preserve• Background materials– VC Geoatabase– VC Management Documents– Internet Resources– Leading discussion Questions

• Problem: Pending congressional legislation• Exercise: Use geodesign tools to inform

congress

Valles Caldera National Preserve

The Legislation

Geodesign Component

• What will the preserve look like if the National Park Service takes over?– Additional infrastructure• Roads, sewerage, visitor center expansion, picnic areas,

etc.

– Potential impacts– Sources of data and information???– Output: 2 scenarios– Rubric

Scenario Planning Tools

Landscape Change Model

The Geodesign Process

The Rubric

Outomes? TBA

Questions ….. Suggestions