| Description |
xxii, 228 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. GIS in school education: an introduction / David R. Green -- 2. Geographical information in schools: past, present and future / Jim Page, Gwil Williams and David Rhind -- 3. GIS in school education: you don't necessarily need a microcomputer / David R. Green -- 4. GIS in schools: infrastructure, methodology and role / Charlie Fitzpatrick and David J. Maguire -- 5. Teaching with GIS in Ontario's Secondary Schools / Bob Sharpe and Angela Crechiolo Best -- 6. GIS in secondary school geography curricula / Mark Oliver -- 7. Geographical Information Systems: an introduction for students / Michael J. Brown -- 8. Expanding a corporate GIS into an authority's high schools / Stephen Gill and Peter Roberts -- 9. Another school of thought: introducing GIS to a secondary school geography department / Stephen Walker -- 10. GIS and remote sensing in primary and secondary education: rationale, strategies and didactics / Ove Biilmann -- 11. The role of ArcView and MAP Explorer in a corporate GIS environment / Stewart McCall -- 12. Geography, GIS and the Internet / David R. Green -- 13. Tailoring GIS courses for employment / Michael Gould -- 14. GIS education in Germany: a survey and some comments / Ralf Bill -- 15. GIS in school education: an epilogue / David R. Green |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Geographic information systems.
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Geography -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Audio-visual aids.
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Photogrammetry.
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Remote sensing.
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Telecommunication systems.
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| Author |
Green, David R., 1956-
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| LC no. |
00041754 |
| ISBN |
0748402705 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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