Using GIS across different disciplines in a Danish gymnasium

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Using GIS across different disciplines in a Danish gymnasium

GIS - Geographical Information System– Geography – Physics– Biology– History– Social Science– ICT

Torben P. Jensentj@langkaer.dk

More information http://www.gogis.dk/

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In-service Training in Denmark 2002

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In-service Training and Diffusion of GIS Competence and ArcView

National Geography courses Regional Geography courses 2002 >> Schools buy GIS GIS-DAY – 2004 – Langkaer Gymnasium

– Århus Municipality– Falck-compagny- (rescue teams)

http://www.langkaer.dk/om/arkiv/04/gisday

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Using GIS

Educational framework – Student participation

Desktop-based GIS Field-based GIS Web-based GIS

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GIS and student participation

Good ICT-functionality and knowledge sharing Teaching teams cooperating closely and openly

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Teaching model

Problem Background Exercises Links

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Learning categories

Experience Insights Source Methods Express Exercise

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Ortho photo in GIS

GIS can show Ortho photo in a Geographical Information System

Example from Klim

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Ortho photo with GIS analysis by students

A GIS project can visualize the collected data in a map

On top of an Ortho photo the students may draw the outlines of a building and add new information about every location.

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Ortho photo with GIS-data

The same GIS project again Not the map, but part of the data base made

by the students is shown here

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Map of the fertilizer factory - the source of pollution

Fertilizer factory (1888-1924) Map from about 1900

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Example of Land Use Map

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Environmental pollution at Mundelstrup

The 1980s: 20 sites were depolluted. Toxic soil was removed and new soil put on (20 million DKK)

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Field-based GIS

iPAQ og ArcPad used to collect and store data from the satellites

The data were used in the GIS programs.

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Web-based GIS with local data

Digital Atlas – Local area: Students often quickly realize the possibilities in GIS

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Wells and polluted areas – using ”Intersect” The Municipality of Aarhus

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Videnskabernes selskabs kort 1768-1805 (Association of the Sciences Map)