The Spatial Edge

Bring your campus together academically and operationally with**xA0;The Spatial Edge: The Strategic Advantage of GIS Skills Across Higher Education.**xA0;**xA0;Although**xA0;GIS is now widely taught in higher education, it is typically associated with a handful of areas of study: geography, planning, natural resources, and landscape architecture.**xA0;The Spatial Edge**xA0;uses a series of case studies to**xA0;show how integrating**xA0;a geographic approach**xA0;can unite campuses and address challenges by fostering spatial thinking across academic disciplines**xA0;and**xA0;university operations. It highlights**xA0;the**xA0;expanding role**xA0;of GIS**xA0;beyond traditional fields to enhance teaching, research,**xA0;logistics**xA0;and planning, and community engagement in**xA0;higher education**xA0;worldwide.This guide is easy to use and highly accessible, showing administrators and educators the many ways in which their colleagues, in virtually every field, are using GIS to:**xA0;teach students,**xA0;**xA0;conduct research,**xA0;**xA0;connect with communities,**xA0;**xA0;operate facilities, and**xA0;**xA0;produce geospatially skilled graduates, ready for the workplace.**xA0; This guide will bridge the gap between disciplines, and show how:**xA0;educators are using GIS in the classroom in creative ways,**xA0;**xA0;researchers are using it in an array of scholarly projects,**xA0;**xA0;facilities managers are using it to operate universities more effectively, and**xA0;**xA0;community organizers are using it to engage community members.**xA0; Learn how you can use GIS to proactively solve challenges at your campus to benefit management, students, and staff.