Coordinator and Technical Advisor to the Minnesota DNR Firewise in the Classroom Program Recipient of 2006 Minnesota Governor's Council Commendation and 2005 MnGIS/LIS Lifetime Achievement Award.

To see the latest newsletter and calendar of projects scheduled for 2010 - 2011 school year click on the link below.

Firewise in the Classroom Calendar

Firewise in the Classroom offers educators a unique opportunity to introduce GIS/GPS Technologies to students.

GIS 4 Schools teaches professionals how to conduct demographic analysis, understand GIS/GPS technologies and access new data sets to analyze environmental problems.  Learn about easy-to-use GIS tools that you can afford and attend custom training sessions that answer your mapping needs.  For more information on GIS software available click on AtlasGDS for Firewise ProjectPDF.

MnGIS/LIS Consortium 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award

Developer of Cost-Effective GeoSpatial Analysis Solutions Since 1970

Our goal is to provide educators a single source for data, software and technical advice on to get technology into their classroom.

Count on www.gis4schools.org  for cost-effective GeoSpatial solutions geared to Non GIS-Savvy users.

Contact us for further information about our services.

GIS 4 Schools provides custom training and GeoSpatial consulting services to professionals interested in learning and using technology.  We understand your demands. That is why we provide a single point of contact for teachers and professionals to call on for assistance. Our on-call mobile technician service  can assist in installing software and can provide step-by-step lessons on how to use GIS and GPS technologies.

Call on us to develop customized training  that suits your needs.

• Present GeoSpatial/GPS technologies
• Develop integrated GIS data bases
• Develop custom demographic and spatial analysis lesson plans
• GeoSpatial Technical Advisor to Minnesota Department of Natural Resource Firewise in the Classroom (FWC) Project
• Technical Coordinator to the West Virginia Firewise in the Classroom Project
• Promote easyto-use GIS solutions to teachers AEJEE, JMAPS, AtlasGDS, Minnesota Atlas and True North (Environmental Atlas on the web)
• Provide Minnesota GIS software available to run on PCs and Mac Books.