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We are not only doing this for a class project (GEOG 583: Internet Mapping
and Distributed GIServices) but also to promote Geocaching in the San Diego
State University Community. We know that it can be hard to get out and do
something fun, healthy, and cheap. However, by promoting the local
Geocaches around campus, the average student can access what Geocache may be
near them, and they get that fun, healthy, and cheap entertainment. We
want Geocaching to become a more well known past-time because it is very
geographical, and what better for a geography department. So get out there
and do some hunting!
Our story is fairly recent. In September of 2008 Stephanie and Daniel met in
a Remote Sensing course at SDSU. Given the amount of information in that class
and the difficult tests, it was apparent that the two (as well as a few others)
stuck out from the rest in their devotion to understanding the course. Stephanie
and Daniel both decided to enroll in the Internet Mapping the following semester
realizing the importance of understanding the Internet, web design, and map
implementation for today’s job market. Stephanie and Daniel came together for a
project and were shortly joined by Claire. Claire is an exchange student from
China, and is majoring in GIS as a Graduate student at SDSU. Together the three
decided to promote Geocaching through this website.
- Who we are: Claire, Dan, and Stephanie
I am a GIScience Masters major at San Diego State University
Geography Department. I’m an international student from China. I
graduated with my Bachelors Degree about two years ago from Beijing
Normal University in China and come to San Diego to pursue my master
degree. My bachelor major is specialized in Urban and Rural Planning &
Resource Management, and now my interesting field is Geodemographics.
Geodemographics links the sciences of demography and geography; in
short, Geodemographics is the science of profiling people based on where
they live. I’m interested in this subfield and my thesis is about the
Chinese population in the US. I traveled lot during vacations and want
to feel this country by myself; though I’ve heard lots of things about
America before my feet really stepped on the land of America. America
and China are two countries with plenty of differences, including
culture, education, history, life style, and attitudes and values of
people. In any case, my recent two years life in US is wonderful.
I am an Environmental Science Major at the San Diego State University
and currently work a few part time jobs to pay my way through. Originally
born in Northern California, I left at the age of 18 to join the military.
Eight years later I decided the military (although good for some) was not so
good for me. I felt there was too much programming, and not enough
individual thought. Environmental Science pulls from so many disciplines
that being an individual can actually make a difference. I have heard two
great sayings, the first “be the change you want to see” and the second
“invest in your character” through Science I feel I can do both. I have
currently been to over 30 states and 20 countries, and have made it a policy
(since 2001) to explore at least one new country every year. New Zealand
(where I have family and friends) has become the one country that continues
to elude me, but I know someday I will make it and it will be fantastic
experience.
- Stephanie
I am a GIScience Masters major at San
Diego State University Geography Department. I am have finished my 2nd
semester (Spring 2009), and hope to have 2 left! I graduated with my
Bachelors Degree in Earth Science Geography Emphasis from Montana State
University in Bozeman, MT. I am from Boise, ID. I got my interest in
Geography from my parents, who are both Meteorologists. I wanted to get my
head out of the clouds and closer to the ground. I found maps, cartography,
and best of all Geographic Information Systems/Science (GIS). I was hooked!
I am pursuing an education in GIS because I want to manage databases, create
geospatial information, and overall create maps for public use. I have used
GIS in transportation, city planning, physical geography, and demographic
industries. I am interested in all aspects of geography and I want to take
my GIS skills and knowledge to many different disciplines. I am very excited
about the future.
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