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SpatialNews.com Press Release
Best Practices in Science Modeling Competition Open to College And University Faculty And Students
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Redlands, California-College and university faculty and students who use ModelBuilder, part of the ESRI's ArcGIS 9 geoprocessing framework, are invited to submit their model projects to the Best Practices in Science Modeling Competition. The winners to be announced at the 2005 ESRI International User Conference, will receive cash prizes from ESRI totaling $10,000.
ModelBuilder is an interactive environment in ArcGIS 9 software that provides a graphical modeling framework for designing and implementing geoprocessing models that can include tools, scripts, and data. Models are data flow diagrams that link together a series of tools and data to create advanced procedures and work flows. Models can be saved, modified, and rerun, making ModelBuilder a productive mechanism to share methods and procedures with others.
The Best Practices in Science Modeling Competition is looking for models from ModelBuilder that relate to geospatial analysis and geographic information system (GIS) or remote sensing. Dr. David Cowen, Chair, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina; David Maidment from the University of Texas; and Keith Clarke from the University of California at Santa Barbara will judge entries based on innovation, usability, and functionality.
The competition is open to both individual college and university faculty members as well as student and faculty teams. There will be one first place prize of $5,000, three second place prizes of $1,000 each, and four third place prizes of $500 each. To enter, users must be willing to share the models via a Web page on ESRI's Web site and have permission for any data used in the models. All model projects should include an overview and objective of the model, any scripts used in the model, and examples of how the model can be used. The deadline to enter is April 15, 2005.
For more information about the Best Practices in Science Modeling Competition and to submit models, visit www.esri.com/sciencemodeling.
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