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This 5-page syllabus provides an overview of the Remote Sensing of the Environment course taught at the California University of Pennsylvania. "This course covers the composition and interpretation of aerial photographs and remote sensing images." The syllabus includes course objectives, a course...
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This 12-page syllabus provides an overview of the Introduction to GIS with Lab course taught at the University of West Florida. "This Introduction to GIS course strives to provide a balance between the "how-to" of using ArcGIS 10.x and the "why" of GIS by explaining the roles GIS technology plays in...
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This 14-page syllabus provides an overview of the Applications in Geographic Information Science course taught at the University of West Florida. This course covers how to use ArcGIS and explains the roles GIS technology plays in analyzing local, regional, and global problems. This course builds on...
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This 5-page syllabus provides an overview of the Environment Applications in GIS course taught at the California University of Pennsylvania. "This course is tailored to introduce Environmental Issues to students within a spatial framework, using Geographic Information Science." The syllabus includes...
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This introductory manual, GIS Basics: Working with ArcExplorer 9, was created by the Penn State University Cooperative Extension Geospatial Technology Program and is meant to supplement the education of 4-H students interested in GIS technologies. This manual covers the fundamentals of GIS,...
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The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV focuses on GIS careers. Viewers will learn about the work of GIS technicians and the applications of the data they collect. Running time for the episode is 4:55.
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GISCafe is a media-rich website on all things geospatial. It includes the most recent news in the field, a weekly magazine, a blog, and information on the latest technologies, products and resources.
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This site is a free public resource which provides teachers with the tools needed to enhance their instruction using Google Earth, the free program that brings the world to the classroom. Lesson plans include basic how-to guides, student and teacher controlled exercises and more.
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This 4-page resource, published by the Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC), provides an introduction to global position systems (GPS) and geographic information systems (GIS) and their usage in fieldwork. Included are two in-class activities: one pertaining to Geo-caching,...
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This video, created by Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training Project (iGETT), discusses ground truth remote sensing imagery. The video covers the following topics: using remotely sensed imagery, classification and analysis, ground truthing, ground observations supporting remotely...
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