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The Office of Applied Technology-College
of Charleston, in co-operation with Amoco Chemical Corporation, is working
to teach students real-world methods and concepts of landuse management
at the Cooper River Site. The developing program includes instruction
in remote sensing, geographical information systems, and mapping
techniques that are useful in delineating natural habitats. College students
are participating in field projects that will lead to the construction
of the advanced user friendly database and results can be visualized through
large format graphical output and a variety of other media. The program
provides Amoco with a comprehensive environmental database that can be
used to develope a more effective long term resource managment strategy
for their lands and understanding ecological change.
The OAT is a group focused on the utilization of technology to study and develop techniques to better understanding the interface between human and natural processes. Remote sensing and GIS analysis are powerful tools to visualize spatial patterns and to further model the influences and linkages between these components of our environment. This is complicated technology that requires patient teaching to introduce to students, However, since most have grown up in an environment saturated with television, they immediately are attracted to the visual medium which peaks their interest and curiosity. |