Education

• Submit abstracts by March 26, 2011
• Project summary/paper submittal regarding a valid GIS project.
• Submit to: Immediate Past President, ipp@gaurisa.org
• When submitting the summary/paper, send it as an email attachment in Microsoft Word format. Include “Georgia URISA Student Paper Submission” in the email subject field.
• GIS project must be used in course of study at Georgia academic institution.
• Students must be currently enrolled in a Georgia academic institution (may be requested to provide evidence).
• Two References verifying project content (must include name, title, organization, contact phone, e-mail address, and postal address).
• Source material must be fully acknowledged using footnotes and a bibliography.
• Project data must be documented with the most current FGDC- and/or ISO-compliant metadata.
• Student-Faculty Authored Papers: When more than one author is listed on the paper, a student applicant must be the primary author (listed first). If the other authors are faculty members, the authors must provide a letter affirming that the student applicant contributed to over 50 percent of the content.
• Multiple Authored Papers: If students are submitting a paper written by a group, a corresponding author must be identified. This author will speak on behalf of all the other authors. If a multiple-authored paper wins the competition, the corresponding author will receive the prizes. Prizes are transferable and distribution will be left up to the corresponding author. URISA will not involve itself in issues regarding prize distribution among groups.

CONTENT (2 points)

• Reflects broad research and application of critical-thinking skills
• Shows notable insight or understanding of the topic
• Reflects good understanding of the technology used in the project
• Captures the audience's attention and compels
• Has a clear goal related to a significant topic or issue
• Information included has been compiled from several relevant sources
• The project is useful to an audience beyond the students who created it
• There is a focus that is maintained throughout the piece

PRESENTATION (1 point)

• Creative and effective and fully describes the focus of the project
• Presents information in an accurate and organized manner that can be easily understood by the intended audience
• All elements make a contribution
• Little or no technical problems, and none of a serious nature
• Elements of presentation are in a balanced, attractive, easy-to-follow format
• With minor exceptions, all elements contribute rather than detract from the presentation's overall effectiveness

USE OF TECHNOLOGY (2 points)

• The project demonstrates competence in the use of current GIS technology
• All GIS and related software and techniques must be fully documented
• The project demonstrates the use of at least one of the following: analytical GIS techniques (raster and / or vector), programming, data preparation and manipulation, and database design
• The project employs some use of new technology or the use of current technology in innovative ways
• The project demonstrates an understanding of how GIS is applied to solve real-world problems

Participant Expectations:

• Abstract submittals are due on March 26, 2011
• All Applicants will give a 15-minute presentation on their GIS-related project (with 5 minutes for questions & answers) at the Georgia URISA Student Conference on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at a location TBD .

2010:

1^st place

2^nd place

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2009 (Note: Due to the low number and high quality submittals, all submittals were judged against each other):

1st place award of $500 goes to James B. Wagner of the Georgia Institute of Technology for his project entitled, "The Impact of New School Siting on Development and Transportation Infrastructure"

2nd place award of $250 goes to Johnny Reed of Gainesville State College for his project entitled, "A Probability Model for Prehistoric Archaeology Sites in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests"

2008:

1st place Undergraduate award of $500 goes to Daniel Scott Miller of Georgia State University for his project entitled, "Revealing Environmental Injustices Through the Metric of Dereliction in Atlanta, GA"

2nd place Undergraduate award of $250 goes to Charles O'Bailey of Gainesville State College for his project entitled, "Evaluation of Imagery Analysis in Wildfire Damage Severity Assessment and Recovery Prioritization"

1st place Graduate award of $500 goes to Jason Vargo of the Georgia Institute of Technology for his project entitled, "Collecting Objective Measures of Parks With Network Analyst"

2nd place Graduate award of $250 goes to Rajith Mukundan of the University of Georgia for his project entitled, "Effect of Soil Data Resolution on Stream Flow and Sediment Modeling"

2007:

Liora Sahar, Ph.D. student at the Center for GIS | Georgia Institute of Technology | "Advanced Inventory Techniques"

Other Student Award/Scholarship Opportunities

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GIS Day

2007 Oconee County High School | Letter of Appreciation