Each month we feature GeoMentor volunteers to showcase the wonderful talent available in our community to assist K-12 schools.
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Ashok Peddi
Position and Affiliation: GIS Instructor; Hyderabad, India
What was your favorite class in K-12? Social Sciences - History
How did you first learn about and/or use GIS? It was October 255 and I had joined a Masters in Geoinformatics program in the Department of Geography at Osmania University Hyderabad. It was my first day at college. I was fascinated to see the GIS and Remote Sensing lab room full of computers with huge screens. It was the first time I just clicked on Google Earth and it was an amazing experience. It was my first learning exposure to GIS and it gave me the enthusiasm for the rest of my life. Now I am a big fan of GIS and Maps.
