Dominguez Hills Information Technology Laboratory

遥感和地理信息系统已成为研究、环境分析和管理的重要工具。这些技术允许在环境研究中进行有效的假设检验。获得本科水平的设备和培训对于理科学生为研究生院和未来就业做好准备至关重要。对于在这些学科中代表性不足的少数民族学生来说，这一点尤其重要。针对这种情况，多明格斯·希尔斯信息技术实验室正在通过该项目进行开发。该实验室专注于遥感和地理信息系统技术的整合。该实验室的任务是(L)为传统上无法接触到地球和环境科学课程的学生群体和未来的中小学教师提供地球和环境科学方面的技术培训；(2)为南加州地区其他四所州立大学校区的学生提供遥感设施和教学，这些设施和教学无法得到其国内部门的支持，包括扩展计划；(3)为地区社区学院的科学技术专业的学生提供途径，使其能够无缝地进入四年制学术机构；以及(4)通过最近安装的互联网主干提供对通信、数据和现在可在互联网上获得的课程的访问。*

Remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) have become important tools in research and environmental analysis and management. These techniques allow for effective hypothesis testing in environmental research. Access to equipment and training at the undergraduate level are vital to the preparation of science students for graduate school and future employment. This is especially critical for minority students who are underrepresented in these disciplines. In response to this situation, the Dominguez Hills Information Technology (DoIT) Laboratory is being developed through this project. The laboratory focuses on the integration of remote-sensing and GIS technologies. The missions of the laboratory are (l) making available technical training in the earth and environmental sciences to student groups that traditionally have not had access to such programs and to future elementary and secondary school teachers, (2) providing access to remote-sensing facilities and instruction for students of the four other state university campuses in the southern California area which cannot be supported by their home departments, including extension programs; (3) providing area community colleges an avenue for their science technology students to seamlessly progress into a 4-year academic institution, and (4) providing access to communications, data and programs now available on the internet through the recently installed Internet backbone. *