The Shelby County 4-H GIS (Graphic information Systems) team recently presented the mayor and members of the Bartlett engineering staff a report on traffic accidents involving deer. Mayor Keith McDonald has asked them to continue and to develop a long-term solution.
Their study covered deer strikes with cars going back to 2014, and they mapped the GPS coordinates of those strikes to visualize areas of greatest risk. The study included both seasonal and cumulative graphics.
These students have entered the associated maps in the Tennessee GIS annual contest at the University of Tennessee and are waiting to hear if their work will advance to the national contest later this summer.
Very impressive!!So proud of all the young people!
In what grades are these students? Their data is quite impressive, and I suspect their presentation of the information was too. Well done!
How can we support their team if they get to go to National competition?
I forwarded your request and compliment to the advisor for this group of students.
For others, visit http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/414/4-H-Youth-Development to learn more about Shelby County’s 4-H Youth Development program.
The boys are in ninth grade and the girls are graduating high school seniors planning to attend Ole Miss in the fall.