Information Technology

Community Involvement Tom Hoover

Associate Vice Chancellor

Helping students achieve through technology

Information Technology at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga is focused internally on student success. This student focus is highlighted and enhanced by the current partnerships that we invest in locally, regionally and nationally. Our central Information Technology (IT) team has spent time sourcing; developing and fostering relationships with institutions that help us provide top tier services and experiences for our student body here at the University. Below is a detailed account of these partnerships and involvement.

Chattanooga Partnerships

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Local Organizations:

• Benwood Foundation - funded research – provide data collection, mapping support, and data hosting for several local projects (e.g. Gaining Ground, ArtSpace, and THRIVE 2055)

• COLab – partnership – provided data hosting and consultation for geospatial related projects during 48-hour launch events in 2011-2013

• Southeast Tennessee Development District – funded research and partnership – multiple data collection, hosting, and application development projects, including THRIVE 2055

• City of Chattanooga – partnership – data collection, hosting, and sharing between various agencies and organizations, including GIS office

• Hamilton County – partnership – data collection, hosting, and sharing between various agencies and organizations, including GIS office

• Friends of National Bend National Park – funded research – provide mapping support for park planning efforts (e.g. LiDAR map support)

• Georgia Land Trust - funded research - provide data collection, mapping support, and data hosting for local conservation projects (e.g. Johnsons Crook)

• Land Trust for Tennessee – funded research - provide data collection, mapping support, and data hosting for local conservation projects

• Lula Lake Land Trust - funded research - provide data collection, mapping support, and data hosting for local conservation projects (e.g. Cloudland Connector, and Master Plan)

• Lyndhurst Foundation – funded research – provide data collection, mapping support, and data hosting for several local projects (e.g. THRIVE 2055)

• Tennessee River Gorge Trust - funded research - provide data collection, mapping support, and data hosting for local conservation projects

• Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center – funded research - provide data collection and hosting (e.g. Lookout Mountain app)

• North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy -

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funded research - provide data collection, mapping support, and data hosting for local conservation projects

• Lookout Mountain Conservancy - funded research - provide data collection, mapping support, and data hosting for local conservation projects (e.g. Lookout Mountain app)

• Sewanee – University of the South – funded research – collaborated on research projects – provide data collection and hosting (e.g. Cumberland Voices project)

• Trust for Public Land – funded research – support Chattanooga office with data collection, mapping support, and hosting (e.g. Stringers Ridge, and data for Park Score project)

• Chattanooga Technology Council • Chattanooga InfraGard FBI

Chapter • Tennessee Air National Guard-

Chattanooga • EPB Fiber • EPB Telecomm

Regional Partnerships

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Regional Organizations:

• Tennessee Valley Authority – partnership – data collection and hosting projects

• Southeast Watershed Forum – funded research – development of “Community Resource Mapping” web mapping application – data creation, hosting, and application development

• The Nature Conservancy – partnership – data collection and hosting of data from state wildlife action plans

• Southeast Off Road Bike Association – partnership - data collection, map production, and data hosting (e.g. Raccoon Mountain, 5-point, and Stringers Ridge)

• The Conservation Fund – partnership – data collection and hosting for regional conservation planning efforts (e.g. Fiery Gizzard project)

• Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency – partnership – data collection, hosting, and mapping application design for Cumberland Region Tomorrow

• Tennessee Office of Information Resources – partnership - Data sharing for statewide tax assessment database

• Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation - funded research – water quality studies, land use assessments, and data hosting (e.g. Sequatchie Valley TMLD report)

• Tennessee Wildlife Federation – partnership – provide data hosting services for South Cumberland Projects

• Georgia Department of Natural Resources – partnership - maintain data sharing contracts and host data

• North Georgia Regional Development District - partnership – data sharing and hosting for THRIVE 2055 project

• Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments – partnership – data sharing and hosting for THRIVE 2055 project

• Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence

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• Tennessee Technology Users Association

• Georgia Tech Tennessee • Tech University • Middle Tennessee State

University • Austin Peay State University • Chattanooga State Community

College • Volkswagen • University of Memphis • East Tennessee State University • Tennessee Higher Education

Information Technology Symposium

National Partnerships National Organizations:

• US EPA – funded research - we conducted GIS land use assessments and hosted data on two water quality projects

• National Park Service – funded research – performed GIS data collection and inventory for 3 national parks

• US Fish and Wildlife Service – partnership – worked together on National Biological Information Infrastructure project and State Wildlife Action Plan assessments – data development and hosting

• US Forest Service – partnership – collaboration on hemlock wooly adelgid project – data hosting

• US Geological Survey –funded research - served as principal partner for Southern Appalachian Information Node – data development and hosting

• American Hiking Society – funded - Great Eastern Trail mapping support and ADA accessibility project for Cumberland Trail

• FEMA – partnership – supported development of GIS instructional guidebooks for FEMA GIS staff and data sharing

• Higher Ed Web- Partnership assisted with event organization as well as presentations

• Higher Ed Experts- Partnership • Banner- Presentations at Conferences • Cohesion (formerly SETA)- partnerships,

committees and peer assistance • Ellucian Community Source Initiative

Technical Review Board- Partnership • GENI- Global Environment for Network

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