mobile geospatial booklet
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Mobile geospatial
technologiesEnhancing fieldwork in geography
October2012
BrisbaneCatholicEducation ContourEducation
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Preparation
Importanceofgoodgeography
YouarentusingICTsforthesakeofusingICTs,youareusingICTstoassistyouin
teachinggeography;tohelpyourstudentsidentifypatterns,makeconnectionsanddraw
conclusions.Goodgeographyisthedesiredoutcomeandmakesurethatisyouroverarching
goal.
Wi-fiaccess
Somedevicesarenot3Gor4Genabledandaportablewi-fihotspotmaybenecessary
tousethesedevicesinthefield.Someapplicationsallowyoutopre-cacheinformationso
thatitisstoredonyourdevicewhileyouareconnectedtowi-fi.Checkthedetailsofeach
application.
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Inthefield
Mobilegeospatialapplicationsallowstudentstoseetheirlocationwhiletheyareon-
the-go.Differentappshavedifferentfeatures;someareexclusivelyforgeocaching,some
replicatethefunctionsofatraditionalGPSreceiverwhileotherssimplydisplayalready
existingmaps.Thesetechnologiescanbeusedbystudentstoviewtheirlocationandnearby
features,findhiddenobjectssuchasgeocaches,recordtheirlocationoratrackwhileinthe
fieldanddisplayinformationrelevanttotheirlocation.
Classroomapplications
GoogleMaps:
App:GoogleMaps(free) Savelocationseasilyforlateruse;ifthelocationismatched
withmeaningfuldataitcouldbeusedtodisplaythatinformationlater
eitheronlineorinthefieldviaGoogleEarthorMaps(e.g.water
qualityorsurveydata).
Geocaching:
Apps:Geocaching(freeandpaid)andLooking4cache(freeandpaid)
ConductatreasurehuntaroundtheschoolgroundsCreatechallengingand/ortopicalpuzzlestorevealeachlocationUsepreloadedgeocachestomoveyourstudentsaroundthefieldViewthisgreatresourceforusinggeocachingintheclassroom,makesureyouview
thepresentation
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GPS
Apps:Viewranger(freeandpaid)orMotionXGPS(paid)
Collectlocationaldataasapoint(POI)ortrack
Integrateyourlocationswithdatacollectedinthefield
Recordhikingorwalkingtracksfordisplayinotherapplications,suchas
GoogleEarth
ShareyourdataforuseinothertoolssuchasGoogleEarth
ArcGIS
App:ArcGIS(free-requiresfreeregistration)Displaypreviouslycreatedmapswhileinthefield.
Resources
GoogleMaps
Geocaching
Viewranger
Looking4cache
ArcGIS
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Managingfielddata
Oncefielddatahasbeencollected,thereareotherspecialtyapplicationsthatareusedto
managethatdata.Theseappsallowyourstudentstomanagetheirgeocachesand
geocachingprofile,managetheirGPSdatacollectedinthefield,exportandaddto
locationaldataanddisplayhighqualitymapsforanalysisintheclassroom.Herewecantake
thepointsandtracksthatwerecollectedinthefieldandaddotherdatatothem,for
instancewaterqualitydata.
ClassroomapplicationsStudentscan:
LoggeocachesoncetheyhavebeencollectedinthefieldManagesavedgeocachesManagesavedGPSdataincludingwaypoints(orPOIs),tracksandroutesExportandimportdatafromoneapplicationtoanotherJoindatatoyourlocationaldataforanalysisCreatemapsforuseinreports,infographicsorpresentations.
Resources
Geocaching.com
Viewranger.com
ArcGISExplorerOnline
AGXOclassroomresourcefromDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandMines
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Staticgeospatialapplications
Thereareawiderangeofgeography-relatedapplicationsthatarenotgeospatial.
Theseconsistmainlyofgeographythemedgames,quizzes,atlasesandspecialist
applicationssuchasthePacificDisasterCentresDisasteralert.
Classroomapplications
Theseapplicationsmaybeusedasarewardforstudents,togatherrelevant
informationormedia,ortoexploreaparticulartopicsuchasnaturalhazards.
ResourcesDisasteralert
iEarthquakeslite
Geophotoexplorer
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QRCodes
QRcodes,right,areessentiallybarcodesonsteroids.Theyneed
tobereadwithaspecialistapplicationandonceread,willdo
something.Theycandirectthedevicetoawebsite,openalocationin
amap,pointtoaYouTubevideo,callatelephonenumber,sendan
email,generateacalendarevent,opentext,evenlogintoawi-fi
network,andmore.Intheclassroom,theycanbeusedastoolsto
movestudentsaroundanareaorpointthemtoparticularresources.
QRcodescanbegeneratedonanynumberofwebsitesandare
veryeasytodo.QRStuffisasimple,freestart.
Classroomapplications
UseYouTubeoranaudiorecordingsitetoputyourselfinthefieldwithyourstudents.Askthemquestions,informthemandgetthemthinkingabouttheissuesina
moreengagingwaythanviayourfieldworkbooklet.
CreateaQRcodebasedquizwherestudentsareaskedaquestionandgiventwoanswers,bothwithQRcodes.Onlyoneleadstothenextlocation,theothertoadeadend!
ResourcesQRStufffreeQRcodegenerator
Recordmp3freeaudiorecorderURL