IAGT - The Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology at Cayuga Community College

IAGT Profile

The Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology at Cayuga Community College, Inc. (IAGT) is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to accelerating the application of geospatial information technology (GIT) across government, education, and commercial sectors. IAGT is the complementary successor to, but not a replacement for, NASA's Regional Application Center for the Northeast (RACNE), which continues operations as part of Cayuga Community College. In combination, IAGT and RACNE offer an enhanced organizational approach to GIT issues.

GIT is a rapidly evolving field. The final product of GIT is geographic-based information. The practice of GIT combines the Global Positioning System (GPS), remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS). GIT users employ this cluster of techniques to acquire and analyze geographic data. The information available from the analyses is distributed in a variety of graphic representations (e.g. maps, three and four dimensional visualizations, graphics, and enhanced imagery).

The ongoing challenge for IAGT is to identify activities and areas of need where our efforts will be of greatest benefit. IAGT's approach to this challenge can be described as:

Identifying current and potential GIT users and their needs
Identifying and/or creating: sources of data, processes, and systems in the field of GIT
Modifying and integrating these elements through research that often involves the construction of end-to-end prototype systems in order to meet the needs of current and potential users
Informing current and potential users of the opportunities in the field of GIT
Forming collaborative associations to apply GIT in the areas of education, government, and commerce

IAGT embraces a vision of an inclusive collaboration of traditional, nontraditional, and potential users of GIT from all facets of society. Through these partnerships, the evolving benefits of GIT are available to facilitate, inform, and illuminate individual and collective endeavors.

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