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Using Google Earth & GIS to Create a Customized Map part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Omowumi Alabi, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Students are introduced to cartographic concepts and learn how to use GIS to make a proper map with scale information, location (longitude and latitude), orientation and appropriate title.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities
Subject: Geography:Physical, Geospatial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Introduction to GIS part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Tim Walsh, Wayland Baptist University
Tim Walsh, Wayland Baptist University Summary After meeting in a large conference room for introductory comments student then move to another classroom. Students are directed to map, catalog and give spatial ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial

Lidar conversion tool script for ArcGIS 9.3 part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Chris Harding, Iowa State University
Chris Harding, Iowa State University Summary Python 2.5/2.6 script for converting .las Lidar data files inside a folder into one or more other data formats: ERDAS imagine raster file, TIN (full resolution and ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), General Public
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial

Navigation Unit part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Suki Smaglik, Laramie County Community College
This is a hands-on activity designed to teach basic land navigation skills using compass, GPS units and topographic maps. This unit relies heavily on math skills.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geography:Physical, Geospatial

Brownfields part of Public Policy:Activities
Tait Chirenje, Stockton University
I split the class into small groups and assign them a list of properties that are suspected of being brownfields. Their job is to do a phase 1 (dig up background information) assessment and do a site visit to take ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Field laboratories, Activities:Writing Assignment
Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Local Policy, State Policy, US National Policy, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making

Coyote Creek Geologic Map part of Geoscience in the Field:Activities
Tim Walsh, Wayland Baptist University
Students are required to make field observations, collect data and then create a detailed geologic map and report for a small area (approximately 1 sq. mile) on the edge of the Tularosa Basin in south central New ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Structural Geology, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology, Geoscience:Geology

Introduction to Basic GIS Skills part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Chad Heinzel, University of Northern Iowa
Chad Heinzel, University of Northern Iowa Summary Develops basic GIS skills, directs students to other shapefiles (on-campus and off), sets the stage for adding additional class/campus data later in the semester. ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Problem Set
Subject: Geography:Geospatial

Color mixing and image enhancement part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Wei Luo, Northern Illinois University
Wei Luo, Northern Illinois University Summary The objectives of this lab are: (1) to be familiar with reflectance spectra of vegetation especially in infrared region and understand color mixing; (2) to experience ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial

Campus Mapping using GPS part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Guy Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology
Guy Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology Summary This assignment takes the student through a series of mapping exercises with increasing requirements. The first uses GPS units to record points, the second to ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Activities, Lab Activity
Subject: Geography:Geospatial

Downloading, Preparing & Analyzing a Landsat Thematic Mapper Image part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Ann Deakin, SUNY College at Fredonia
Ann K. Deakin, SUNY Fredonia Summary As one of the last lab assignments, students download and process an image of their choice from the USGS EROS Data Center. They apply what they've learned to date in the ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial