The geospatial revolution project

Abstract

Penn State Public Broadcasting has produced the Geospatial Revolution Project, an integrated public media and outreach initiative about the world of digital mapping and how it is changing the way we think, behave and interact. With the goal of increasing public awareness of geospatial technologies, the project offers four 15-minute online mini-documentary episodes, 3-minute shorter chapters, as well as K-16 educational materials. The episodes share compelling human stories that clarify the complex and decode the mysterious, explain the virtues and explore the potential dangers of these emerging technologies. The Geospatial Revolution Project explores the seamless layers of satellites, surveillance, and location-based technologies creating a worldwide geographic knowledge base vital to solving myriad social and environmental problems in the interconnected global community. Faculty from the Dutton e-Education Institute at The Pennsylvania State University served on the project advisory board, and Frank Hardisty from the Institute will play a selection from one of the following episodes during the demo presentation: Episode One -- defining the geospatial revolution and its historical origins; includes a story on the Haitian earthquake Episode Two -- geospatial technology in interactive city and business management Episode Three -- mapping in war and peace, police protection, and personal privacy and safety Episode Four -- agriculture and the environment, mapping disease, and human rights and aid www.geospatialrevolution.psu.edu; twitter.com/geospatialrev; Facebook.com/geospatialrev