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SpatialNews Press Release
ESRI Announces Model Project Competition
K-12 School Contest for Community Atlas Participants
Redlands, California-ESRI, the leading developer of geographic information system (GIS)
software, announces the Model Project Competition for its ongoing U.S. Community Atlas
project. Members of the team creating the winning 2001 Model Project will be brought to the
2001 ESRI International User Conference to show their project to the GIS community.
ESRI's U.S. Community Atlas is a grassroots project for K-12 students in which classes
across the United States define the nature of "their community," or examine a local conservation
issue. They create maps and text portraying the key features. These presentations are combined
on a web server and can be searched by characteristic and explored for similarities and
differences.
One submission will earn "Model Project" designation. Three students and a teacher from
that team will receive a trip to the 2001 ESRI International User Conference in San Diego,
California.
"The 2000 Model Project was a simple but powerful presentation," said Charlie
Fitzpatrick, ESRI's K-12 Education Manager. "The kids from Barrington Middle School in
Rhode Island designed a great project: clear maps with concise text, strong analysis, and a
compelling story that was easy to understand. Three students and their teacher came to the user
conference and wowed the opening day crowd."
This year, the Community Atlas includes two project categories: the Community
Description Project and the Community Conservation Project. K-12 schools submitting a
complete entry in either category will receive GIS software from ESRI. There is a limit of one
software award per school for a description project and one per school for a conservation project.
The deadline for submitting entries is Friday, May 18. Details regarding the U.S.
Community Atlas contest rules and regulations can be found on the ESRI Web site at
www.esri.com/communityatlas.
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