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