Students can be taken on electronic field trips. The Area Health Education Centers throughout the state can help provide on-site medical training. The breadth and quality of teacher training and continuing education can be enhanced by linking sites where enrollment may be low to form a course. But, current links get tied up when data is requested in very large volumes. The Highway will allow users to do the same jobs in seconds, either sending or receiving data.
Users can access more databases.
Counties in rural areas want access to databases in state government, for medical records, court documents, educational resources, land records and other valuable information which is based in Raleigh. This support includes such things as problem resolution and capacity planning. Scheduling for NCIH sessions is coordinated by NCIH regional coordinators. Costs vary depending on the type of service and hourly usage.