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4-H’ers Use GPS/GIS to Map Barn Quilts of Sac County

When historic barn quilts merge with futuristic geospatial technologies, the result is a high-tech take on a new tourist attraction. Northwest Iowa 4-H Technology Team youth are using their newfound skills in global positioning systems (GPS) and geographic information systems (GIS) to map Sac County’s historic barn quilts.

Link to complete article on the Iowa State University Extension website.

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