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SpatialNews Press Release
Ridge Administration Distributes Geographic Information Software And Training Valued at More
Than $30,000
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec 7, 2000 -- Highlighting Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge's commitment to
technology, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary James M. Seif today announced more than $30,000 to
nonprofit organizations for Geographic Information System (GIS) software.
"These grants are helping organizations implement GIS, a technology that will increase public access to data for land-use planning
and environmental education," Seif said. "Through GIS, various forms of data can be combined to help with land-use planning,
protecting the environment and how one impacts the other."
The grants are awarded quarterly under a cooperative agreement between DEP and the Environmental Systems Research
Institute Inc. to support the organizations' environmental and educational missions.
The amount of each grant each exceeds $3,000. They include the latest commercial release of ArcView GIS software and
several texts on using GIS for environmental applications and land-use planning.
In addition, the grants include CD-ROMs containing spatial data about the Commonwealth and the grant recipient's local area,
and a two-day training course at the Environmental Resources Research Institute at Penn State University.
"These tools will help as the recipients develop spatial information about their local area," Seif said. "They also will be able to
share common data about other activities with each other and with local and state government." Applications for the GIS
Software Grant are on the DEP website. The deadline for the next round of grants is Dec. 31.
Following are the grant recipients listed by county:
-- Allegheny -- Pennsylvania Economy League, Pittsburgh;
-- Beaver -- Independence Marsh Foundation Inc., Aliquippa;
-- Berks -- Berks County Conservancy, Wyomissing;
-- Butler -- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition, Cranberry Township;
-- Cumberland -- Pennsylvania Senior Environmental Corps, Capital Region,
Mechanicsburg;
-- Dauphin -- The Manada Conservancy, Hummelstown; South Central Assembly for
Effective Governance, Middletown;
-- Philadelphia -- 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Schuylkill
River Development Council Inc., Philadelphia; and
-- Washington -- Pike Run Watershed Association, California.
For more information about GIS, visit DEP through the Pennsylvania website at www.state.pa.us or directly at
www.dep.state.pa.us (directLINK "GIS").
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