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1 Techniques for Science Teachers: Using GIS in Science Classrooms. After ESRI, 2008

2 GIS A Geographic Information System A collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data used together for capturing, storing, updating, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced data ESRI

3 What is a GIS? People Software GIS Data Hardware Procedures

4 Who uses a GIS? People who are trying to effectively manage A natural resource A business An industry A city Educators!

5 Why use GIS in your science classrooms? The Iowa Core Curriculum Helps address content, inquiry, and 21 st Century skill building Promotes interdisciplinary activities It can be effective, meaningful, assessable, and fun!

6 Why use GIS in your science classrooms? Data and software are generally free for educators and easily accessible There is a bit of a learning curve Help prepare your students for their future careers

7 GIS as a Tool! Our focus will be content driven, not tool specific concepts NOT keystrokes I will help you learn the basic methods/keystrokes

8 An important concept! Layers MAP SHEETS Zoning, Poly Streams, Line Wells, Point Roads, Line Buildings. Poly

9 Tools for a GIS Hardware - Computer - Printer / Plotter - Digitizer - Scanner GIS Desktop Software CAD Software Multimedia -Photos, Video, 3D Models World Wide Web GIS Personnel

10 GIS Data Raster Images - grids pixels satellite images aerial photos Vector - grids features: points, lines & polygons attributes: size, type, length, etc.

11 Vector data (points, lines, polygons)

12 GIS Data Sources Digitized and Scanned Maps purchased, donated, free (Internet) created by user Data Bases Tables of data GPS (Global Positioning Systems) Field Sampling of Attributes Remote Sensing & Aerial Photography

13 Conventional Information Systems Answer the following questions: - Who? - What? - When? - Why? - How?

14 GIS answers the following Location: What is at...? Condition: Where is it? Trends: What has changed since...? Patterns: What spatial patterns exist? Modeling: What if? Exploring data using GIS turns data into information into knowledge

15 Data Data Data Location Data How Many? What Kind? Where? Scale of Data Global to Local Data Presentation Words, Charts, Graphs, Tables, Maps, Photos

16 Databases Not easy to interpret

17 Visualizing Data A picture is worth a thousand words

18 Layers of GIS Information Municipalities

19 Layers of GIS Information Census Tracts

20 Layers of GIS Information Lakes and Rivers

21 Layers of GIS Information Polluting Companies

22 Layers of GIS Information Schools

23 Maps and Databases are Interactive

24 GIS Connects Graphics to Data

25 Queries and Restrictions

26 GIS Turns Data Into Information

27 GIS Examples

28 GIS Applications Business Government Economic Development Emergency Services Environmental Industry Public Health Urban Planning Politics Education Site Location, Delivery Systems, Marketing Local, State, Federal, Military Population Studies, Incomes, Census and Demographic Studies Fire & Police Monitoring & Modeling Transportation, Communication, Mining, Pipelines, Healthcare Epidemiology Studies Land Use, Historic studies, Environmental and Conservation Studies, Housing Studies, Crime Analysis Elections and Reappointment Research, Teaching Tool, Administration

29 GIS Examples

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