SMCC has received a $140,821 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled "A Collaborative Model for Geospatial Technology Education in a Rural Region."

The overall goal of the project is to meet the growing need for workers skilled in geospatial technologies by increasing the number of students enrolling in courses, receiving two-year degrees and certificates, and pursuing additional higher education in the state of Maine.

Other colleges involved in the project include the University of Maine, Machias, Kennebec Valley Community College, University of Southern Maine, Washington County Community College, and University of Maine, Augusta.

The objectives of the project are to:

Update and incorporate new elements into the marine science and geospatial technologies curriculum;
Add new geospatial technologies software and map plotter;
Add new hydrographic equipment, including a multibeam echo sounder for high resolution seafloor mapping, and remote operated vehicle for ground-truthing hydrographic data;
Interface new equipment with computers and shipboard systems, and develop protocols for managing, storing and analyzing data; and
Have faculty, staff and students participate in geospatial technologies workshops, mentorship's and professional development.

The SMCC grant project will be overseen by Charles Gregory, Ph.D., Professor, Science Department; Thomas Long, Adjunct Instructor & Laboratory Manager, Science Department; and Carrie Rose, Adjunct Instructor, Science Department.

Multibeam echo sounder

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