Teaching GIS and Remote Sensing Integration Using Fire Ecology in Longleaf Pine Sandhills
Ryan R. Jensen May, 2002 Journal of Geoscience Education v50 n3

I developed a class assignment that integrates Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and longleaf pine sandhill fire ecology to analyze potential sandhill succession in north central Florida. Students used remotely sensed imagery, vector GIS layers, and raster/vector overlay to complete the assignment. Students found that they could use these two geo-technologies to map and monitor the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in sandhills and use this information to implement prescribed burns to ward off succession. This assignment taught students not just the tools to integrate GIS and remote sensing but also the importance of using these technologies in tandem to solve real world spatial problems.


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Subject: Biology:Ecology
Research on Learning: Instructional Design:Teaching in the Field, Ways Of Learning:In the Field, Instructional Design:Use of Technology