On Wed, November 18th, several Jordan District teachers took the opportunity to go to GIS Day.
Participants learned what GIS is and how it is used in our daily lives. Here is a great video for your students that explains GIS.
GIS professionals from various municipalities taught sessions on aerial mapping, using elementary-level GIS software, and how teachers with no GIS mapping experience can work with a GIS mentor to implement GIS in their classroom.
So what is GIS? A Geographic Information System (GIS) can save, search, retrieve and analyze geographic data. GIS is currently being used academically and in many professional fields including environmental science and transportation. Everyday GIS use can be seen in the hand-held Global Positioning Systems (GPS) carried by hikers and fishermen and in navigation systems that many cars have today.
Here are some GIS resources that we learned about at GIS Day:
Videos:
GEOSPATIAL DATA SOURCES
1-Online map viewers
- Google Maps
- MS Live
- US Dept of Agriculture, Aerial Photography Field Office:
- MDOQ Viewer
- Data Gateway (USA data)
- AGRC (Utah data)
- USGS Seamless (USA & world data)
- GIS User
- APFO links & instructions
- GIS User links to software and data sources
Earth As Art
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Important note:
***GIS Class
****What will you get from the class?
Learn GIS software from scratch. Learn step-by-step instructions with screen shots on how to use GIS software. Get data for lessons on earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes, analyzing population, mapping habitats, Magellan's voyage across the Atlantic and Pacific, and much much more.
Minimal Requirements: Intermediate computer skills. No knowledge of GIS software required.
Dates:
Thu, Feb 11th, 2010 for 4-6th grade teachers.
Fri, Feb 12th, 2010, Secondary Social Studies or Science teachers
Place: ASB, 7905 S. Redwood Rd in the computer lab.
How to sign up: Please contact Pam Su'a at 801-567-8320. She will pay for your sub.
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