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Awards
Purple - $3.00 Blue -$2.50
Red - $2.00 White - $1.50
CLASSES
H880001 Poster – Create a poster (14” x 22”) communicating a GPS theme such as How GPS or GIS works, Careers that use GPS or GIS, how to use GPS, what is GIS, GPS or GIS in Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, or a geospatial topic of interest.
H880002 4-H Favorite Places or Mapping a Historical Site Within Nebraska Poster - The 4-H exhibitor identifies a favorite place or historical site (including grave sites) in Nebraska. Exhibit should include latitude and longitude, digital picture, and local area map. Poster size should not exceed 22” X 28”.
H880003 GPS Notebook - Keep a log of at least 5 places visited using a GPS enabled device. For each site, record the latitude, longitude and elevation. Also include a description of the site, a paragraph explaining what was interesting about the site or finding it. Photos of each site and/or cache are optional but encouraged.
H880004 Geocache - Assemble a themed geocache (physical geocache is REQUIRED with exhibit). Each geocache should be a water-tight container. It should include a logbook and pencil for finders to log their visits and may include a small trinket, geo coins, etc. for the finders to trade. Documentation should include a title, teaser description and the geographic coordinates of intended placement. Register the site at geocaching.com, include a print-out of its registry. The entry may include a photograph of the cache in its intended hiding place.
H880005 Agriculture Precision Mapping - 4-Hers will assemble a notebook that will include a minimum of 2 digital copies of various data layers that can be used in precision agriculture to identify spatial patterns and/or correlations (printed copies of websites were applications can be purchased is acceptable) A report of how the analysis of the various data will be used to make a management decision.
H880007 GIS Thematic Map – Using any GIS software, create a thematic. Thematic maps can utilize any subject of interest to the 4-H’er. Example map would be Amelia Earhart’s or Sir Francis Drake’s voyage population density maps, water usage “maps or 4-H project in Nebraska. Create GIS map using data from books, and or internet. Use reliable data, (U.S. Center or U.S. Census Bureau etc.) Map any size from 8.5” x 11” up to 36” x 24”, should include Title, Base Map, Neat Line, North Arrow, and Legend. Identify the source of our information on the back of the map.
H880008 Virtual Geocache- Keep a log of at least 5 places visited using a virtual geocache platform. At least one site should be from a community other than where you live. For each site, record the latitude, longitude and elevation. Also include a description of the site, a paragraph explaining what was interesting about the site or finding it. Photos of each site and/or cache are optional but highly encouraged.