19. GIS allows us to view
layers of information
as well as information
that is embedded in
each layer
GIS
20. Where along our
waterway are nitrates
and phosphates
concentrated?
How many blocks of
land will be affected
by a 2m flash flood?
Where can weeds be
found around the
school?
What areas of the city
experience higher
levels of CO2?
Questions
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22. Data for GIS
Data for a GIS comes in three basic forms:
Image data—using images to build maps
Image data includes satellite images, aerial photographs. Also
known as Raster data.
Spatial data—what maps are made of
Points, lines and areas (polygons). Spatial data provides the
location in space, the geometry and information for map features
such as nations, streets, or catchment testing sites.
Tabular data—adding information to maps
Tabular data is information describing a map feature. For
example, a map of Australia’s rivers (displayed as lines) may be
linked to data on the volume of each river.
27. • Critical thinking
• Problem-solving skills
• Field skills in
biology, junior
science, env
science, geography
etc.
• Teamwork and
collaboration
• Train-the-trainer
• Relevance
Why Use GIS in Class?
28. Identified skills shortages here and in US
Expansion of location-enabled
technologies
Less ‘experts’
and more
‘users’
Relevant Workplace Skills
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34. Geography
SOSE
Biology
Junior Science
Environmental Education
Maths
History
Economics
Art
Where is it Used?
35. Active
Entire class engages with GIS using either local,
regional or global data with a computer
Static
Teacher uses GIS to demonstrate/illustrate
geographic concepts to/with class
Support
GIS used to develop resources for assessment,
field booklets or classroom resources
How is GIS Used?
Spend time looking at ONLINE GIS, GOOGLE MAPS then DW.Day 1 is mirror of the GTAQ road-trip that was offered earlier in the year to some regional centres (abb.)
Before we begin we need to understand spatial thinking. Not as researched as literacy and numeracy is the concept of spatial literacy: where we are in space and how things relate to other things in space.
City = Los AnglesSpatial thinking relates to how our cities form (where land is used), how our transport routes are planned, where you might live (socio-economic status, proximity to services etc), how govts provide us with services (where to locate certain services)RuralSpatial thinking helps us to understand and manage our natural environments. Where humans and the natural world coexist, where the river is healthy/unhealthy, how we use the water resources from the river, where they are used, how we manage the river and our impacts on it etc.
With that out of the way, what, then, are Spatial Technologies?You may have heard of these before – GIS, GPS, satellite remote sensing.
In-car GPSGPS in your mobile phoneStandard hand-held GPS receivers – used by most schoolsIn-camera GPS – tags your images with their locations for sites like flickr to automatically georeference
GPS or GNSS?Either way, a network of satellites around the earth that, when triangulated with your receiver, locate your exact position on the planet.
Geocaching?A fun game/hobby where you register, upload nearby lat/long locations and then find geocaches hidden by other users.
Software that allows you to view layers of information and see relationships between layers.
Advanced analysis can be conducted using the software.Originally used for natural resource management in Canada, now used by almost every industry worldwide.Run through sales/advertising example on the screen.
Remote sensing.For our concerns, remotely sensed data gives us a background image that we can ‘hang’ other data on top of, however, you can conduct quite advanced analysis of this data.Eg In the recent Victorian bushfires, remotely sensed data was used to estimate fuel loads of different areas by measuring water content in vegetation. This data was then combined with current and predicted weather patterns to help determine where firefighters should be active – day-to-day.
So why use Spatial Technologies in your classroom?Firstly, these technologies help us to better understand our world and more and more research is supporting this. Also GIS and other Spatial Technologies can help your students’ understanding of Geography. See John Kinniburgh’s work in the most recent Australian Geographer journal as an example. Critical thinking, problem solving.Teamwork and collaboration.Train the trainer.Relevance.
Spatial Technologies allow us to better understand the places in which we live. Spatial Technologies form the backbone of modern town planning and better help us manage the interactions between urban, rural and natural areas.
Other sectors of society are using these technologies: police, economists, marketers, demographers, local councils, state and federal government service providers etc.By exposing your students to these technologies you are giving them exposure to skills that can be used across a wide range of industries. These IT and thinking skills will be useful.
Spatial Technologies give you and your department opportunities to refresh the geography that you offer your students. You can engage them with new technologies and increase the relevance of your field studies. Local work.
Engagement with students as they actively address local issues – relevance.
GIS ZoneMakes accessing specific datasets easierCouncils, govt depts, etc all putting data onlineEver expanding
RegisterWhere to get info AEF video onlineDemo NavigationDemo how to create VFTInsert imageInsert hyperlinks
Demo NavigationDemo time-scale dataDemo how to create kmlDemo how to create kmz and save all into VFT
Intro to softwareAdding dataNavigationImporting aerial imagesCreating layersBuffers
