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GIS & GPS Technology
Introduction To Technology Integration in Science and Social Studies
Is Technology Important?
“The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.” Robert M. Hutchins
The goal of the OVERspace project is to develop and implement for Virginia’s educators , a state-wide professional development program and network for using remotely sensed data, GIS, and GPS as effective teaching and learning tools.
GIS is a System of computer software, hardware and data, and personnel to help manipulate, analyze and present information that is tied to a spatial location –
• spatial location – usually a geographic location• information – visualization of analysis of data • system - linking software, hardware, data• personnel – a thinking explorer who is key to
the power of GIS-
Geographic Information Systems
A Definition of GIS Geographic Information Systems
A Definition of GIS
Newport News City GIS Site
Some Ways GIS is Used
Emergency Services
Environmental
Natural Disasters
Education
Government
Medical
Industry, Businesses
Defense
1. Upper Roanoke River Watershed-A Learning Adventure
2. Nifty Fifty! – (Studies of VA provinces and regions)
3. Water, Water Everywhere, But not a Drop to Drink! (Water supply issues)
4. Medical Geography- Vaccination in the U.S. -( Mapping disease spread)
5. Colonial Economics and Immigration- (Mapping historic sites & battles)
6. Living Life on the Edge! -(GIS uses in natural disasters )
7. Light My Fire! -(Studies of controlled burns and wildfires & satellite data))
8. A Bird’s EyeView -( Studies of the NASA SATS aircraft with GPS)
9. It’s Raining, It’s Pouring! -( Studies of precipitation and its impacts)
10. Virginia Physiography -( A study of the specific provinces of VA)
11. MicroClimates - (Student data collection and analysis of climate types)
12. Healthy Chesapeake? -(Studies of Virginia’s watersheds)
12 OVERspace GIS related lesson plans in development include:
ScienceES.1, ES.2, ES.3, ES.9
Social StudiesComputer TechnologyMath skillsEnglish (communications)
8.5, 9.2, 9.6, 10.1, 10.7, 10.9
Geographic Information Systems “GIS” @ your school
Geographic Information Systems “GIS” @ your school
GIS helps learners of any age think critically, learn in an integrated fashion, and exercise multiple intelligences.
The infinite variations possible in topic of study, scale of exploration, data engaged, analyses used, and questions asked help teachers model the importance of being a lifelong learner.
Combining Various Display Methods
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. department of Defense.
GPS was originally intended for military applications, but in the 1980s, the government made the system available for civilian use.
GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day.
There are no subscription fees or
setup charges to use GPS.
Some Ways GPS is Used
Fishing
Hiking
Sailing/Boating
Automobile
Cell Phones
Pilots
Biking
Education
What is Geo-Caching?
Treasure hunt with GPS unit to find locations
Database of locations kept online
It’s all about the trek What is in the cache:
Logbook Treasure (can be anything) Clues
One rule: Take from the cache and leave something of your own
http://www.geocaching.com (FAQs)http://www.geocaching.com (FAQs)
Ragged Island Geocache
Ragged Island Track
Cache
Ragged Island Cache
Geocache Found
Geo Cache Contents
Deer Park Geocache
Geocache Website
http://www.geocaching.com
Deer Park Geocache
GPS & GIS Resources
http://step.nn.k12.va.us
. eTrex
5 Main “Pages”
Menu Page
Installing Batteries
. Left Side View
. Right Side View
Clearing Tracks
Select the Main Menu Select TRACKS Use the up/down button to Select
Clear Next, select yes Then Page button to return to
Menu
Menu Page
Delete Tracks
Clear Tracks
Deleting Waypoints
Return to the Menu PageSelect WaypointsSelect Delete all
WayPoints Page
Deleting WayPoints
SkyView Page
Satellite Page
5 Main “Pages”
Map Page
Trip Computer Page
Menu Page
Menu Page- Select Waypoints
Geocaching - Entering Location
Entering Location (Geocache)
Waypoints Page-Goto
1.Press Enter
2.Select 001
Entering Location (Geocache)
Entering Location (Geocache)
Edit LocationLatitude & Longitude
Hardest step
Menchville Geocaches
A. N37 05.808 W76 31.734 B. N37 05.805 W76 31.790 C. N37 05.811 W76 31.832 D. N37 05.852 W76 31.814 E. N37 05.881 W76 31.748 F. N37 05.843 W76 31.679 G. N37 05.810 W76 31.670 H. N37 05.895 W76 31.777
Waypoint Page
001
Pointer Page
Pointer Page
Follow The Pointer
Review Waypoint- GOTO