Archive for March, 2010
Technology Division of the American Planning Association (APA) Awards for 2010
Category 1: The award for the ‘Best Use of Technology to Improve a Plan or Planning Process’ goes to Marc Schlossberg‘s (University of Oregon) ‘Engaging Citizens in Active Transportation Planning with Mobile GIS‘ for its creative use of technology in improving planning processes.
Category 2: The award for the ‘Best Use of Technology for Public Participation’ goes to Michael Baker Jr.‘s ‘More For 1604 Social Media Program‘ for its good use of technology to enhance public involvement and participation in planning and decision making processes.
Category 3: The award for the ‘Best Use of Technology for a University Urban and Regional Planning Program’ goes to the School of Policy Planning and Development‘s (University of Southern California) ‘Multimedia Boot Camps‘ for its effective use of teaching with technology in preparing future planners for professional work.
Our Award Committee comprised of elected members from the Division Leadership, namely Jennifer Evans-Cowley, Amiy Varma and yours truly. Join us at the award distribution ceremony at our Division Business meeting (National Planning Conference) on Monday, April the 12th (7 AM) in the Hilton New Orleans Trafalgar Room. Congratulations again to all our award winners!
Related:
* Technology Division of APA
* Planning & Technology Today
Simon
Interview: “Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – It’s Much More Than Google Maps – A Chat With GIS Experts”
* Part 1
* Part 2
Interviewed by Carl Williams.
Related:
2009
* Technology Division of the American Planning Association (APA) Webinar Series – TECH 101: Mashups for Planning
2008
* GISP and AICP
2007
* Mash-ups as Planning Tools
* Neogeography 101: Word Association
* Elite Systems Research Institute, Inc. [ESRI] et al
* Google Earth [GE] @ Work
2006
* ESRI Ketchup!
* Why do you like Geography?
2005
* A Rose by Any Other Name
2004
* Graphic Software
* Map Viewer and Google
* Brevity is the soul of wit
