GIS Career Awareness Learning Module # 3
Version 2 - Revision 1 - 4 APR 2007

The Cutting Edge and Future of GIS 

Answer Sheet

Instructions: Using your favorite text editor or word processing software, type your name, teacher, date and answers next to the appropriate spaces after the colons.   You are free to type in as many lines as you need (Just use the enter key on your keyboard.).

 When finished, be sure to save your work as yourLastName_FirstName_Mod3Answers.rtf (example: Mary Smith would save her answers as Smith_Mary_Mod3Answers.rtf ).  Remember to save your answers frequently so you don’t loose all of your work if something happens to the computer, the power goes out, etc!  You will be reminded to do this.

NAME:
TEACHER:
DATE:

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Begin Typing Your Answers to the Learning Module Exercises.  Do not simply type in the answers without doing the exercises in the Learning Module.
Make sure you type in the answers in the appropriate spaces after the colons.  

A-1: Name one significant difference between using “Mobile GIS” versus using a “paper map” and a “list of data?”  (In the example above, the list of data---the database---was a phone book.):

A-2: What other kinds of information did the mobile GIS-based navigation application demonstrated in the video show?:

A-3: What else do you think Mobile GIS can be used for and why would it be useful?  Be specific and think about how a portable computer, mapping software, database, and GPS (displaying a user’s live location) might help:

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B-1: What other types of natural or manmade location-based phenomena would be useful to visualize using multimedia GIS visualization?  Who would this visualization be useful to and why?:

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C-1: (“Name Your Chosen Place”)  If you can visit anywhere or anything in the world, where or what would YOU visit? Name it in 10 words or less. (example: The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France): 

C-2: (“Description of Your Chosen Place”) Briefly (in three sentences or less) describe the place or object that you specified in Question C-1 above?  (example: The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris. It is the tallest structure in Paris and among the most recognized symbols in the world.  It is named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel. (from the Wikipedia Website)): 

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C-3: (“Why Do You Want to Visit This Place or Object?”) Why do you want to visit the place or object that you specified in Question C-1 above?  Please limit your response to a maximum of two sentences.  (example: It is a very famous landmark which I have seen in many movies.):  

C-4: What word or words did you enter in the text search field in STEP 2: SEARCH FOR THE COORDINATES OF MY CHOSEN PLACE?  (example: Moscow) :  

C-5: (“Latitude Coordinate”) Write down the latitude coordinate of the place or object you want to visit.  LATITUDE (in Decimal Degrees only and don’t forget the negative sign, if any).  (example: 55.75061159120997):

C-6: (“Longitude Coordinate”)  Write down the longitude coordinate of the place or object you want to visit:.  LONGITUDE (in Decimal Degrees only and don’t forget the negative sign, if any) (example: 37.617530822753906)

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C-7: (“Image of Your Chosen Place”).  Write down the full Web URL (Web address including the “http://” part) of the image associated with your chosen place which you selected in STEP 4.  (If you obtained a valid URL, it should end with one of the following, either in all lowercase OR all uppercase letters: “.png”, “.gif”, “.jpeg”, “.jpg.”).  (example: http://www.midwinter.com/~koreth/russia/redsquare/redsquare-bridge.jpg):

C-8: (“Description of the Image of Your Chosen Place”).  Now write down a few words or a VERY short sentence describing the image you selected in Question C-7.  (example: The Red Square in Moscow, Russia):

C-9:  Write down the full Web URL (Web address including the “http://” part) of the Website you wish to link to from your mapped chosen place.  Users will be able to click on this link to get more information about your chosen place.  (example: http://www.geographia.com/russia/moscow03.htm):

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C-10: (“Description of the Related Website”).  Now write down a few words or a VERY short sentence describing the Website you selected in Question C-9.  (example: Official Red Square Website of the Russian Tourism Office):

C-11:  Briefly write down the steps you took to obtain the latitude and longitude coordinates of the place or object you want to visit.:

C-12:  Explain why mapping your chosen place can be called “Public Participatory GIS,” “Collaborative GIS,” “Collaborative Mapping,” “Community Mapping,” or “Community GIS.”  Why is it useful?:

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D-1: Now that you have seen several examples of cutting-edge and upcoming GIS technology, it is time to take a few moments to think about and write a summary paragraph about the future of GIS and what might the future technology be useful for.  Please spend 30 minutes writing a summary paragraph (600 words) about what you have learned in this section.

1. In your paragraph, quickly describe the three cutting-edge GIS applications that were discussed.  Recall that they included Mobile GIS, GIS Visualization with Multimedia, and Collaborative Mapping.

2. In your paragraph, please give one example use not discussed for one of the three GIS applications described (Mobile GIS, GIS Visualization with Multimedia, and Collaborative Mapping.)  Describe how it will help and be useful to people, businesses, or governments.

3. In your paragraph, describe what place you mapped with the Participatory GIS map and how could such a technology be useful for mapping other things besides where you want to visit.  Could this Web-based technology be useful to other people, businesses, or governments?  Why?:

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When finished, be sure to save your work as yourLastName_FirstName_Mod3Answers.rtf (example: Mary Smith would save her answers as Smith_Mary_Mod3Answers.rtf ).  Follow your teacher’s instructions for “handing in” your work.

CONGRATULATIONS!  YOU ARE FINISHED WITH MODULE 3!  YOU ARE WELL ON YOUR WAY TO EARNING THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION GIS CAREER AWARENESS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE FROM THIS PROJECT.

 
Student Survey Questions (ungraded and optional).

Type your short answers here or visit http://geoinfo.sdsu.edu/hightech/contactUs.htm   and submit your responses online using the Web mail form.  Thanks!

S-1:	What did you like best about this learning module?  Why?:

S-2:	What did you like least about this learning module?  Why?:

S-3:	Was there anything that was really hard to understand or difficult to complete?  What was it?  Why?:

S-4:	Is there anything in this learning module that we can add, exclude, or change to make it better?  What is it?  Why?: