The American Association of Community Colleges with the support of the National Science Foundation will hold the 23rd National ATE Principal Investigators Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.
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The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a very popular and useful tool, whether you're navigating on a long hike or just driving through an unfamiliar town. A good tutorial that introduces the basics of the technology is found on the Web site of a leading GPS company, Trimble. It starts by describing the underlying concepts of GPS and how it compares to other positioning systems. Then, the principle of satellite triangulation is explained with as little technical jargon as possible. A large section of the tutorial covers differential GPS, a developing technology with profound implications. Lastly, some applications that use GPS are mentioned, and a glossary clarifies a few special terms.
For more high-quality STEM resources, please visit AMSER, the Applied Math and Science Education Repository.
This page from the SAGE 2YC project provides a number of useful career profiles, which were produced from interviews conducted with geoscience professionals in a variety of workforce sectors. The profiles discuss what the individual does in their position and the educational path that led to their position. Some feature advice for others who would like to pursue a similar career path. Users may use the search feature or browse the categories of academic, industry, government or alternative. Each profile includes the interview and a photo of the professional.
For more applied STEM education resources from NSF's Advanced Technological Education program, please visit ATE Central.
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Friday, August 26, 2016
CWIS beta version 3.9.1 has been released, and is now available for download. While primarily a bug fix and maintenance release as we get ready for 4.0.0, there are a few enhancements worth noting.
Friday, May 20, 2016
CWIS beta version 3.9.0 has been released, and is now available for download. This is a beta release, leading up to CWIS 4.0.
Friday, June 12, 2015
CWIS version 3.2.0 has been released, and is now available for download! This release contains a lot of new functionality and improvements in performance and SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
