CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire schools are getting advanced mapping software and other tools that can be used for everything from studying the state’s watersheds to designing more efficient bus routes.
The state Department of Education has entered a partnership with a company called Environmental System Research Institute to provide Geographic Information Systems software to every school in the state free of charge. Recognized groups such as 4-H clubs, Scout groups and Boys and Girls clubs also will access to the software.
The partnership was made possible through education officials, the New Hampshire Geographic Alliance, the New Hampshire Fish and Game department and UNH Cooperative Extension.
