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The Institute for Advanced Education in Geospatial Sciences Director: Dr. Pamela Lawhead The Institute for Advanced Education in Geospatial Sciences was established at The University of Mississippi by a grant from NASA in 2001. Its mission is to develop a repository of dynamic online courseware in the field of Geospatial Information Technology to enhance the traditional university learning environment. This courseware will be delivered via various media: internet, CD-ROM, DVD and compressed video, which translates into anywhere, anytime delivery of educational material in an interactive, learner-centered, multi-modal environment. Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Director: Dr. Hugh Sloan, III The goals of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program are to apply ITS technologies in rural environments to improve traffic management, incident management, emergency response, and event management. While ITS technologies are common in urban settings, their use in rural areas is not well researched. The ITS program is funded by the Federal Highway Administration to determine which ITS technologies are applicable and how they should be applied or modified. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality MDEQ is a state governmental agency comprised of three technical offices: Office of Pollution Control, the Office of Land and Water Resources, and the Office of Geology. MDEQ will purchase and/or develop geospatial data for Mississippi that are relevant to environmental protection and natural resource management and integrate the data into a statewide "digital terrain model (DTM)." The DTM and the large amount of environmental modeling and monitoring data available at MDEQ and other state and federal agencies will be unified into a scientific information management system (SIMS). Mississippi State University Extension Service is charged with the responsibility for disseminating research-based information and technology that is practical and useful to all Mississippians. The MSU Extension Service has a specialist in spatial information systems to bring this information to the farming community. The MSU Extension Service has offices located in all 82 counties of Mississippi as well as extension specialists located on the campus of the Mississippi State University and its affiliated agricultural experiment stations. Director: Dr. Peter C. Sukanek The Mississippi Space Grant Consortium (MSSGC), a non-profit organization of institutions of higher learning, was established in 1991 though an award by NASA to The University of Mississippi on behalf of the 4 universities of the Mississippi Research Consortium. Since its establishment, MSSGC has expanded its activities to include all universities and community colleges in the state. The Consortium's mission is to enhance and support aerospace science and technology efforts and activities in Mississippi as well as promote a strong science, mathematics, and technology base at pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate levels in the region's educational institutions. National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology In 2001, the NOAA National Undersea Research Program partnered with The University of Mississippi and the University of Southern Mississippi to form the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology, focused on national and global research issues, and specifically on the development of new products from the sea and new technologies for exploring the sea’s harsh and extreme environments. National Remote Sensing and Space Law Center Director: Dr. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz The National Remote Sensing and Space Law Center at The University of Mississippi School of Law was established in 2000 as a source for creating, gathering, and disseminating objective and timely remote sensing, space and aviation research and materials. The Center serves the public good and the remote sensing and space industry by addressing and conducting education and outreach activities related to the legal aspects of applying remote sensing, geospatial, and space technologies to human activities. Space, remote sensing, and aviation subjects that the Center addresses include, among others, data policies, intellectual property, privacy, liability, international law, use of imagery as legal evidence, environmental issues, and licensing. Director: Dr. Greg Easson The UMGC was created in May 2000 and is funded by NASA. The goal of UMGC is to research and develop new Geospatial Information Science and Technology (GIS&T) applications and systems for government and business and to promote the application and use of geospatial information technologies through education, research support, and infrastructure development. |
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