Observing Virginia’s Environmental Resources From Space”

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OVERspaceObserving Virginias Environmental

Resources from Space

rbara Murray

ERspace Project [email protected]

rbara Murray

ERspace Project [email protected]

Virginia Space Grant

ConsortiumEducational Programs

Manager

Virginia Space Grant

ConsortiumEducational Programs

Manager

What is GIS?What is GIS?


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The goal of the OVERspace project is todevelop and implement for Virginias

educators , a state-wide professional

development program and network forusing remotely sensed data, GIS, and

GPS as effective teaching and learning

tools.


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GIS is a Systemofcomputer software,

hardware and data, and personnel to help

manipulate, analyze and presentinformation that is tied to a spatial

location

spatial location usually a geographic location information visualization of analysis of data

system - linking software, hardware, data

personnel a thinking explorer who is key to

the power of GIS-

Geographic Information Systems

A Definition of GIS


A Definition of GIS


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A method tovisualize, manipulate,

analyze, and displayspatial datato study the world

Smart Maps

linking a database tothe map, creatingdynamic displays


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States

Five Data LayersAlike Features

Five Data LayersAlike Features

Roads

CapitalsRivers

Lakes


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Some Ways GIS is Used

Emergency Services

Environmental

Natural Disasters

Education

Government

Medical

Industry, Businesses

Defense


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GPSGlobal Positioning System

Astatic map paper or digital

Maps are often a product of a

GIS

A way to visualize the analysis Asoftwarepackage


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DatabaseNot Easy to Interpret

DatabaseNot Easy to Interpret


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VisualizationWorth a Thousand Words

VisualizationWorth a Thousand Words


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Multiple Databases can be

Linked and Related


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1. Upper Roanoke River Watershed-A Learning Adventure

2. Nifty Fifty! (Studies of VA provinces and regions)

3. Water, Water Everywhere, But not a Drop to Drink! (Water supply issues)

4. Medical Geography- Vaccination in the U.S. -( Mapping disease spread)

5. Colonial Economics and Immigration- (Mapping historic sites & battles)

6. Living Life on the Edge! -(GIS uses in natural disasters )

7. Light My Fire! -(Studies of controlled burns and wildfires & satellite data))

8. A Birds EyeView -( Studies of the NASA SATSaircraft with GPS)

9. Its Raining, Its Pouring! -( Studies of precipitation and its impacts)

10. Virginia Physiography -( A study of the specific provinces of VA)

11. MicroClimates - (Student data collection and analysis of climate types)

12. Healthy Chesapeake? -(Studies of Virginias watersheds)

12 OVERspace GIS related lesson

plans in development include:


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Science

ES.1, ES.2, ES.3, ES.9

Social Studies

Computer Technology

Math skills

English (communications)

8.5, 9.2, 9.6, 10.1, 10.7, 10.9


GIS @ your school


GIS @ your school


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GIS helps learners of any age

think critically, learn in an

integrated fashion, and exercisemultiple intelligences.

The infinite variations

possible in topic of study, scale

of exploration, data engaged,analyses used, and questions

asked help teachers model the

importance of being a lifelong

learner.


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Data - Data - Data

We all got data Location Data

How Many What Kind Where

Scale of Data

Local to Global

Data Presentation

Words, Charts, Graphs, Tables, or Maps

Exploring data using GIS turns data into

information into knowledge


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3D Mine with Well Data


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Combining Various Display Methods


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GIS @ your school

You need:

Computers

Software (free or commercial)

Some experience

Lots of enthusiasmApplicable lesson plans for

integration in current curriculum


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GIS @ your school

You could use:

Digital cameras

More software

GPS equipment

Satellite/aerial images (Remote Sensing)

Identify a question (tap into localpeople/organizations)


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The Global Positioning System

(GPS) is a satellite-based

navigation system made up of a

network of 24 satellites placed into

orbit by the U.S. department of

Defense.

GPS was originally intended for

military applications, but in the 1980s,

the government made the system

available for civilian use.

GPS works in any weather

conditions, anywhere in the world, 24

hours a day.

There are no subscription fees or

setup charges to use GPS.


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Set of GPS units for classroom use

is available for use, through VSGC.

VDOE provided grant for 1st class

set. Other grants will provide for

more equipment

OVERspace teachers were providedwith a high quality GPS unit

Future plans: 8 classroom sets in

Virginia for loan in teaching students

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Observing Virginia’s Environmental Resources From Space”