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Global Positioning System (GPS)-
Global Positioning System (GPS) is a technology that uses the position
of satellites to determine locations on earth. GPS is an essential
tool for GIS because it allows for the gathering of data that locationwise
is highly accurate.
Definitions from the GIS
Lounge.
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Geographic
Information System (GIS)-
In the strictest sense, a GIS is a computer system capable of assembling,
storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information,
i.e. data identified according to their locations. Practitioners also
regard the total GIS as including operating personnel and the data
that go into the system. The components of a GIS are hardware, software,
and data. |
| Everything
Mobile |
Everything-Mobile's is an ecommerce site
for GPS technology. The site offers three methods to help you quickly
find the products you are looking for: product category, specific
item, or manufacturer. |
| The GPS Store |
Whether it's Garmin, Magellan, Lowrance or DeLorne -
you will find it at this site. They specialize in handheld GPS.
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| Garmin |
Garmin is a leader in Global Positioning System (GPS)
technology. Go to the home page and click the About GPS link on the
left for a good overview of GPS You can also download a free GPS Guide
for Beginners and a free Using a Garmin GPS with Paper Maps manual
that includes a Garmin GPS selection guide.
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| Offroute.com |
GPS devices, maps, books, digital maps,
guidebooks, atlases, and shop locator. |
| Trimble |
Trimble is a leading innovator of GPS technology.
Check out the GPS tutorial by clicking on About GPS Technology on
the home page.
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Delaware Department
of Education
(DDOE)
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Preston Shockley
Education Associate
Social Studies
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Delaware
Geographic Data Committee (DGDC)
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Mike Mahaffie
Spatial Data Coordinator
Phone: (302) 739-3090
Fax: (302) 739-6958
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The Delaware Geographic Data Committee
is a cooperative effort among state agencies, the University of Delaware,
county and municipal governments, and others to build a Delaware GIS
community and improve the coordination of the use of GIS and spatial
data in Delaware. |
Delaware
Geographic Alliance
(DGA)
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Maggie Legates
University of Delaware
Phone: (302) 831-6783
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Founded in 1988, the Alliance is an active organization
of teachers, college geographers, administrators, and others interested
in strengthening geography learning in Delaware's classrooms. The
Alliance seeks to promote geographic education in our state's schools
and college curriculum.
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Delaware
Office of State Planning Coordination
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Mike Mahaffie
Spatial Data Coordinator
Phone: (302) 739-3090
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The mission of this office is the continuous
improvement of the coordination and effectiveness of land use decisions
made by state, county, and municipal governments while building and
maintaining a high quality of life in the State of Delaware.
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GIS/GPS Consultant
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Wilson,
Jacqui
Phone: 302-653-4455
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Jacqui has an extensive GIS background teaching
both her middle school students and her peers. She co-directed two
Using Technology in Geography institutes for teachers and has presented
numerous workshops and trainings throughout the state. She monitored
two student groups' participation in the ESRI Community Atlas project.
She partnered with an English teacher to create a project called "Main
Street" where students analyzed and mapped changes in land use
in downtown Smyrna. Her GPS experience includes ground truthing landsat
images for the Chesapeake Bay from space. She has recently retired
from teaching.
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Instructional
Technology Users Group of DE
(ITUG-DE) |
Wendy
Modzelewski
Delaware Center for Educational Technology (DCET)
Phone: 302.655.6878 |
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General GIS Information
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| Environmental
Systems Research Institute, Inc |
www.esri.com |
Visit the Environmental Systems Research
Institute, Inc. website for all things GIS. ESRI will let you download
FREE information or send you a FREE packet of information including
software, posters, information booklets when you complete
their form. |
| Geodata |
www.geodata.gov |
Geodata.gov is a web-based portal for one-stop access
to maps, data and other geospatial services.
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| GIS Lounge |
www.gislounge.com |
From the home page, click on Learning GIS and then K-12
Education. This will take you to a collection of references and tutorials
on how to teach GIS to K-12 level students. You will also find lesson
plans and user groups.
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| GIS.com |
www.gis.com |
GIS.com is your learning guide to GIS and a place for
professionals to find useful resources. |
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www.datamil.udel.edu/nationalmappilot/home.asp |
- The Delaware Data Mapping and Integration Laboratory
(DataMIL) is an interactive mapping site. It also provides addresses
for locating data.
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www.dnrec.state.de.us/DNRECeis |
- This is the Department of Natural Resources
and Environmental Control's interactive website called Delaware Environmental
Navigator (DEN). Use DEN to explore the many types of information
collected by DNREC such as permitted facilities, enforcement actions
and environmental monitoring.
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smartmap.com/dda |
- The Delaware Department of Agriculture Map
Server provides a central location to access on-line maps & reports
for the Department of Agriculture & the various sections within
the department.
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www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000 |
- Click on Underground and Above Ground Tanks.
Click on Map and Navigate USTs in your area. This site is the Environmental
Information System (EIS) for the Underground Storage Tank Branch of
the Division of Air and Waste Management. The EIS is an online Geographic
Information System (GIS) that provides access to environmentally related
information for the State of Delaware.
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http://sirb.awm.dnrec.state.de.us/superfund/default.html |
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control Superfund Site Locater
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www.geographynetwork.com |
- Access a world of information! Use the Geography
Network Explorer or Featured Services to find dynamic data and maps.
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http://www.marcopolo-education.org/index.aspx |
- MarcoPolo is a non-profit consortium of
eight of the nation's premier education ogranizations. Their web site
is a gateway to free content in each curricular area including teacher
resources and student materials that are classroom-ready, grade-specific,
and standards-based.
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http://nationalatlas.gov |
- Click on Click Here to Make Maps.
This mapping application is really fun. It's very easy to use and
it has lots of fun data. Remember to always REDRAW after you select
different layers to display. Click Map Key to show the legend.
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
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- The National Geographic Society, the world’s
largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization, maintains
this website. There are sections for kids, parents, students, and
teachers, and a terric mapmaking machine where you can customize and
print the map that fits your needs.
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http://www.usgs.gov/
http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/mapit |
- U.S. Geological Survey - Federal source
for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural
hazards, and the environment.
Map-It - Enter a longitude and latitude and create a map. This is
lots of fun!
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Data
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| Delaware
Department of Transportation |
www.deldot.net/static/pubs_forms/GIS/centerline |
Delaware street files are available for
download. |
| Delaware
Office of State Planning |
www.state.de.us/planning/info/info.htm |
This website provides links to lots of Delaware
data available free to download.
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| Delaware
Spatial Data Clearinghouse |
gis.smith.udel.edu/fgdc2/clearinghouse |
The Delaware Spatial Data Clearinghouse
supports the coordination efforts of the Delaware Geographic Data
Committee (DGDC) and the State Mapping Advisory Committee (SMAC).
Data and documentation (metadata) have been contributed primarily
by State and local government agencies.
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| Directions
Magazine |
www.directionsmag.com/latlong.asp |
This site makes converting from decimal
degrees to degrees, minutes, seconds a snap! |
| The
Geography Network |
www.geographynetwork.com |
Access a world of information! Data are
available to download and also resources are listed for finding data
to purchase on CD or DVD. |
| U.S.
Census Bureau |
www.census.gov |
Find all things demographic. Download data. |
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Geocaching
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| Buxley's
Geocaching Waypoint |
www.brillig.com/geocaching |
Simply put, geocaching is treasure hunting
for the 21st century. Armed with a GPS receiver, a set of coordinates
that tell you the location of a cache, and a healthy sense of adventure,
players go out and look for caches of goodies |
| Geocaching |
www.geocaching.com |
A GPS device and a hunger for adventure
are all you need for high tech treasure hunting. Look on this site
to find the latest caches in your area, how to hide your own cache,
and information on how to get started in this fun and exciting sport. |
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Classroom Ideas
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| Community
Atlas |
www.esri.com/industries/k-12/atlas/index.html#model |
ESRI's U.S. Community Atlas is a project in which teachers and
students across the country define the nature of "their community"
and post descriptions and maps about it. K-12 schools submitting
a complete and approved entry will receive GIS software from ESRI.
Projects may be submitted and software earned between September
3, 2003 and May 21, 2004.
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| Community
Mapping Program |
www.communitymap.org |
The Community Mapping Program supports
youth, educators and community partners in a process of discovery
and learning. Together they tackle authentic issues using hands-on
resources and technology, including geographic information systems
(GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS), to actively investigate
social, economic and ecological systems, identify and solve local
problems and develop enduring connections.
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| History
of GPS |
http://www.beyonddiscovery.org
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The Global Positioning System: the Role
of Atomic Clocks
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| Education
World |
http://www.education-world.com/
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Various resources are provided from an educational
focus.
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| Gateway
to Educational Materials |
http://www.thegateway.org/
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Various resources are provided from an educational
focus.
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| U.S.
Geological Survey: The Learning Web |
http://www.usgs.gov/education/index.html |
The Learning Web, part of the USGS Web site,
is dedicated to K-12 education and lifelong learning. Explore things
on, in, around and about the Earth, such as land, water, plants, animals,
and maps. |
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Title
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Age Level
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Description
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| Geography for Fun Projects |
4-8
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AUTHOR: Pam Robson
ISBN #: 0-7613-3279-5
OVERVIEW: This book about geography provides hands-on experiments
and activities on seas, mountains, ecosystems and much more.
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| Mapping Penny's World |
4-8
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AUTHOR: Loreen Leedy
ISBN #: 0-8050-7262-4
OVERVIEW: After learning about maps in school, Lisa maps all the
favorite places of her dog, Penn
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| Me on the Map |
4-8
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AUTHOR: Joan Sweeney
ISBN #: 0-517-88557-3
OVERVIEW: A child describes how her room, her house, her town, her
state, and her country become part of a map of her world
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| My Map Book |
4-8
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AUTHOR: Sara Fanelli
ISBN #: 0-06-026455-1
OVERVIEW: A collection of maps; provides views of the owner's bedroom,
school, playground, and other realms farther away
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| The Complete Book of Maps & Geography |
8-12
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AUTHOR: McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing
ISBN #: 1-56189-503-2
OVERVIEW: This book takes students step by step through lessons and
activities which help them develop important map and geography skills.
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| The Scrambled States of America |
4-8
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AUTHOR: Laurie Keller
ISBN #: 0-8050-6831-7
OVERVIEW: The states become bored with their positions on the map
and decide to change places for a while.
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| There's a Map on My Lap |
4-8
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AUTHOR: Tish Rabe
ISBN #: 0-375-81099-4
OVERVIEW: The Cat in the Hat teaches Dick and Sally about cartography
and the uses of different kinds of maps
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| Where Do I Live? |
4-8
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AUTHOR: Neil Chesanow
ISBN #: 0-8120-9241-4
OVERVIEW: Ingram - Part of being a child is wondering. This charming
book uses easy words and color illustrations to explain to children
exactly where they live. Crenshaw starts with a child's room, in
his or her home, neighborhood, town, state, and county--then moves
out to the planet Earth, the solar system, and the Milky Way. From
there, children trace their way home again.
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Land masses : fun, facts, and activities
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5-8
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AUTHOR: Caroline Arnold
ISBN: 0531048977
OVERVIEW:An introduction to the fundamentals of geography with emphasis
on the characteristics of the different kinds of land masses found
on this earth. Includes instructions for related projects and activities.
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Kids learn America! : bringing geography
to life with people, places & history
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7 to 12
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AUTHORS::Patricia Gordon
& Reed C. Snow ;
ISBN: 0913589586 :
OVERVIEW: Surveys the geography, history, and culture of the states
and territories of the United States. |
A First dictionary of cultural literacy
: what our children need to know
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Young Adult
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Editor: E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
ISBN: 0395510406
OVERVIEW: Presents an outline of the knowledge that, according to
the Cultural Literacy Foundation, should be acquired by the end
of sixth grade, in such categories as literature, religion and philosophy,
history, geography, mathematics, science, and technology.
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The book of where, or, How to be naturally
geographic
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Young Adult
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AUTHOR: Neill Bell
ISBN: 0316088307 : 0316088315 (pbk.)
OVERVIEW: Text, illustrations, and suggested activities outline
such basic concepts of geography as scale, maps, the globe, continental
plates, and oceans.
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Geo-whiz!
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12 and up
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AUTHOR: Susan Mondshein
Tejada
ISBN: 0870446622 : 0870446576 (pbk.)
OVERVIEW: Text and pictures present startling and fascinating geographical,
geological, and cultural facts from around the world.
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GeoCaching: Hiding,Hiking and High-Tech
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12 and up
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AUTHOR: Erik Sherman
ISBN: 1590591224
OVERVIEW: a guide to the relatively new, and exponentially growing,
activity of geocaching. It is a treasure hunting game using handheld
GPS (global positioning system) receivers that is now played world-wide.
Although invented in May of 2000, there are already hundreds of
thousands of people who participate, and that number continues to
rapidly grow.
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