Explore the content in this series to see the role of GIS in agriculture CTE. Understand the opportunities that GIS opens for students of CTE programs in the career cluster for agriculture, food, and natural resources.
By 2050, approximately 9 billion people are expected to inhabit the Earth. Watch how GIS enables farmers, using sustainable crop-raising methods, to produce the food needed to feed them all.
Reinforce student understanding of agriculture's dependency on geography, from soil type to climate to growing season. With classroom experience in GIS, students are better prepared for careers in the agriculture industry.
Follow a Geoinquiry™ and investigate the world's arable land. Use imagery to analyze differences in rural land use and the alteration of the natural environment.
Follow a Geoinquiry™ and evaluate bioclimatic regions and assess their viability for agricultural production.
Use the vineyard management feature layer template to capture vineyard data.