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GIS and STEM: Mapping the Way to Future Careers

PCS Edventures

A geographic information system (GIS) is a valuable tool for a wide range of STEM careers, including environmental science, civil engineering and market analysis. Now, modern-day engineers often rely on GIS for spatial data and tools that help them plan infrastructures and improve design accuracy. GIS Geography.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

Futurum

How can engineering address human rights issues? Across Peru, thousands of people do not have access to clean water or efficient transport links. Dr Davis Chacon-Hurtado , a Peruvian engineer at the University of Connecticut in the US, is using a human rights-based approach to engineering to solve these problems.