Funding for New Episodes

WPSU is fundraising to produce new videos about next-generation geospatial innovations. Building upon initial leadership funding from Esri, WPSU is seeking additional funders to complete the new episodes. All funders will be recognized with logos on the website and videos.

Learn more about how you can support this project:

Kristian Berg, Director/Writer/Producer
814-863-9304
kjb35@psu.edu

Holly Lowe, Project Development Manager
hal5220@psu.edu

Stylized satellite image of the world with dots and lines showing global network connection.

Impact from 2010-2020

Views

  • 1,250,000 video views
  • Nearly 400,000 unique visitors to project website
  • Average 7:00 minutes per website session
  • Translated into Spanish, Italian, Russian, Korean & Arabic
  • Viewed in 190 countries

US Government Training

  • US Department of Defense
  • National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
  • Marine Corps Intelligence Agency
  • Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • US Army Corps of Engineers

Education/Workforce Development

  • National Geographic Society Education, 5 million website visitors/year
  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center education centers and field offices
  • PBS LearningMedia (digital library with >1.5 million registered users)
  • AmericaView
  • GeoTech Center

Additional Exposure

  • GIS community: Directions Magazine; Google Earth Blog; NGA Pathfinder
  • International: Map Kibera; Voices for Climate Change Education; Global Poverty Project, Eye on Earth Summit; United Nations Commission on Trade and Development
  • Websites: FastCompany; About; msnbc; Boing Boing
  • Health: Kaiser Family Foundation; International Center for Infectious Diseases