We established a science
educational program to introduce high, middle school students
and interested teachers to remote sensing/GIS technologies for
environmental studies. Educational materials produced for the
project and selected images and data sets used were provided on
an interactive CD. The distribution was limited to the schools
in Indianapolis and its surrounding areas. A web interface was
created to allow the materials developed for this city to be
extend to other interested schools around the nation. Around ten
teachers and students were brought to ISU during the spring
breaks for three-day training in the basics of remote sensing,
image analysis, and GIS. Laboratory exercises were specifically
developed for this purpose which included; accessing remotely
sensed imagery, use and interpretation of satellite images,
digital image processing and GIS analysis. Upon the completion
of this training workshop, they were asked to fill out a
questionnaire to evaluate the program, and it was found to be a
success.