b'Educator SpotlightCary ChadwickBringing Geospatial Science and Technology to CommunitiesCary Chadwick is an Associateand encroachments, land trusts are justadult volunteers and teachers with con-Extension Educator focused on geospatialone of many sectors that are now leverag- servation efforts in communities across science and technology at the Centering geospatial technology to improve thethe state. for Land Use Education and Researchway they manage their resources.I think the most rewarding part (CLEAR), part of UConn Extension. SheAnother of Carys long-term programabout being an Extension Educator is joined UConn in 2006. Cary coordinatesareas involves working with youth andgetting to work with people from across the Geospatial Training Program (GTP)community volunteers. In 2011, Carythe age spectrum, Cary states. We all at CLEAR.was part of the team that created UConnshave something valuable to contribute The GTP provides hands-on training inaward winning Natural Resourcesand I have personally learned so much geospatial technologies for a broad rangefrom working with both youth and older of audiences including municipal officials,adults. The NRCA is a collaboration ofCary instructs students on using mobile apps for field data collection. (Photo right) Collecting ultra high state agencies, non-profit organizations,the Department of Natural Resources andresolution aerial imagery with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).private sector firms, and educators repre- the Environment (NRE), the Center for senting both K-12 and higher education.Environmental Sciences and Engineering, These trainings teach individuals how tothe NEAG School of Education, and(DEEP) Division of Inland Fisheries, anat UConn. This group hopes to integrate use technologies including geographicCLEAR.interactive viewer that provides currentUAV technology into various Extension information systems (GIS), GPS andCary also works to support theand historic counts of freshwater fish andprograms in the near future. Several pilot field data collection applications, andgeospatial capacity of other CLEARmacroinvertebrate species across the state.projects are currently underway.Article by Cary Chadwickweb mapping tools to improve workflowsand Extension programs. She activelyThese viewers, along with a plethora ofCarys passion for geography and GISContactin their organizations and make betterworks with the Nonpoint Educationadditional data, maps and information ishas grown as fast as the technology itself,Cary Chadwickinformed decisions in communities acrossfor Municipal Officials (NEMO) teamavailable to the public on the Connecticutand she enjoys the challenge of keepingcary.chadwick@uconn.eduthe state. Workshops range from one toto provide geospatial data, maps andEnvironmental Conditions Online (CTpace with emerging technology. Cary is an three days and are often tailored to meettechnical guidance to support outreachECO) website, a partnership betweenactive member of the CT GIS Network;clear.uconn.edu/geospatialthe needs of various stakeholders.for communities facing new stormwaterUConn CLEAR and CT DEEP aimed ata volunteer group of GIS professionals One example of this is showcased in therules under the Municipal Separate Stormproviding access to statewide imagery andrepresenting all sectors of the industry way that CLEAR supports ConnecticutsSewer System (MS4) general permit.natural resource data. CT ECO is a uniqueand has served on the Networks Steering many land trust organizations, providingCary supports Connecticut Sea Grantand valuable resource for Connecticut,Committee for five years as both the Vice training to the CT Land Conservationand the Department of Agriculture,with almost every sector across the statePresident and the Education and Outreach Council and others to increase the use ofBureau of Aquaculture programs throughrelying on the site for data. (See page 28committee chair. She has organized several geospatial technology in land conserva- the development of the Aquaculturefor more information on CT ECO). CT GIS Day conferences, coordinates the tion and stewardship. GTPs hands-onCary Chadwick provides instruction to NRCAMapping Atlas and the new RecreationalAn area that CLEAR is expanding on inannual CT Maps Competition and is a training on accessible technologies havestudents using desktop GIS. Shellfishing app, tools that provide access2020 is the use of unmanned aerial vehiclesregistered GeoMentor with the American helped various land trusts establish map- Conservation Academy (NRCA). Theto data to support aquaculture permitting,(UAVs) or drones for both teaching andAssociation of Geographers, providing ping protocols within their organizations.NRCA has since grown to include threemanagement and recreation across theresearch. Along with faculty from NRE,support to K-12 schools, teachers and Whether its using smartphone GPS toinnovative programs that teach geospatialstate.as well as other Extension and CLEARinformal education groups to introduce create trail maps and increase publictechnologies along with conservationAdditionally, Cary developed the Fishfaculty, Cary has been actively involvedGIS and geographic concepts to students awareness of their holdings, or GIS toscience to connect high school students,Community Viewer for the Departmentin the newly formed Advanced Remoteacross Connecticut.HElocate and document property boundariesof Energy and Environmental ProtectionSensing Imaging & Analytics Lab (ARIAL) 22 2019 HIGHLIGHTS OF EXTENSION 2019 HIGHLIGHTS OF EXTENSION 23'