|
The fourth volume in the Our World GIS Education book series features techniques that encourage the use of GIS in solving problems and making decisions. Designed for college students, the lessons build on the rich array of GIS tools available, enabling students to perform sophisticated analyses in a variety of content areas. This book encourages readers to make decisions and ultimately create their own analysis to investigate and answer based on real-world concerns. The book contains a student resource DVD with exercises and data and a software DVD with a 180-day trial of ArcGIS Desktop 9.2.
Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS is to be used directly by the student for individual study. Instructors who are interested in incorporating this text into their curriculum can request a desk copy with companion instructor DVD here.
About the authors:
Kathryn Keranen is a retired teacher. She was instrumental in introducing Global Positioning System (GPS), GIS, and remote sensing into the geosystems curriculum in Fairfax County, Virginia. After retiring, she became a private consultant and an authorized K–12 ESRI instructor. She has consulted for various universities and is an adjunct instructor at James Madison University (JMU) and Towson University.
Dr. Robert Kolvoord is a professor of integrated science and technology at James Madison University. His main research interests focus on the use of geospatial technologies in K–12 classrooms. He administered a variety of professional and curriculum development grants and workshops to help teachers bring these technologies to their classrooms. Prior to arriving at JMU, Kolvoord worked at the University of Arizona, where he was a founder of the nonprofit Center for Image Processing in Education.
ISBN: 978-1-58948-183-1 2008 200 pages $49.95 |
|
