communicating with blogs and online maps peter linehan associate professor of forestry penn state...
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Communicating with Blogs and Online Maps
Peter LinehanAssociate Professor of Forestry
Penn State Mont AltoTeaching and Learning with Technology
SymposiumUniversity Park, PA
March 29,2008
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What is Forest Technology?
• A.S. degree program• Stresses practical applications and field work
in forestry• Student outcomes– About half the students get employment in
forestry and natural resources, private and public sectors
– About half complete a B.S. degree, usually in forestry at Penn State School of Forest Resources
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Uses of maps in forestry
• Forest inventory plots• Trail layout• Timber harvest planning• Forest stand mapping• Wildlife management• Outdoor recreation
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Topographic Maps and Compass
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Trends in Mapping in Forestry
• Previously map-based using compasses• Transition to digital methods: GPS, digital data
recorders, GIS• In education need to maintain the
fundamental skills and introduce the new technologies
• Job market driving the change• Need to communicate geographically oriented
data in many ways
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Online Mapping
• Large number of providers: Yahoo!, Local Live (Microsoft), Google, etc.
• Increased resources: maps, data, tools• New tools to create personal maps that can
be used in multiple areas• Increased linkage between Google maps and
Google Earth
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Google Mapping Resources• Google Earth– Excellent coverage for PA– Editing tools (points, lines, areas, labels, photos, hook
other data)– Available in Penn State computer labs– Kml format for data exchange
• Google Maps– Reads kml files– My Maps option – Editing tools similar to Google Earth– Share, link, or embed maps– Map, terrain, or imagery options
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Why use Blogs with students?
• Easier than creating stand-alone web pages• Very flexible, easy to update• Can range from basic text to very technically
sophisticated• Fun in their own right!• Choice of – outside hosts such as Blogger, Word Press, etc.– Penn State Movable Type blogs linked to PASS
account
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Forest Technology Courses Using Blogs and Maps
• FORT 120 – Forestry computer applications: introduction to IT. Concentrates on Windows, Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and some forestry-specific tools.
• FORT 130 – Forest mapping systems: Use of topographic maps, compass, GPS, and computerized mapping
• Will be carried into other courses such as Forest Management Practices and Aerial Photo Interpretation
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Getting data from the field to Google Earth and Google maps
• GPS receiver in the field (Garmin models): waypoints, routes, and tracks
• Minnesota DNR Garmin (free data conversion utility) creates kml files
• Google Earth and/or• Google maps
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Using GPS
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Data Window of DNR Garmin
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Trail Waypoints in Google Earth
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Trail Waypoints in Google Maps
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Sample Assignments
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Map a State Park
-- Identify a favorite park near your home-- Mark the park with a point-- Create embeddable map-- Transfer to blog and write description
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Landforms Field Trip-- Field trip to compare contour lines with actual landscape in a hilly part of the Michaux State Forest near campus-- Collect GPS waypoints during field trip-- Convert waypoints to Google Earth-- Import to Google Maps-- Make embeddable map-- Embed in blog and write trip report
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Mapping the Waynesboro Reservoir Trail
-- Hike around Waynesboro Reservoir to map recreational trail-- Collect GPS waypoints during field trip-- Convert waypoints to Google Earth-- Import to Google Maps-- Make embeddable map-- Embed in blog and write trip report
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Mapping Part of the Appalachian Trail
-- Get coordinates from Iron Springs topographic map-- Enter points and trail in Google Earth-- Import to Google Maps-- Make embeddable map-- Embed in blog and write description
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To Blog and Map or Not
Advantages• Combines multiple data
sources• Rewards creativity• Product visible to everyone• Can easily track a class with
RSS reader• Can serve as introduction to
more complicated GIS tools and be used
• Good way to illustrate reports
Concerns• Takes time and patience.
Must be willing to deal with student problems
• Some students resent the extra work
• Not a “traditional” report format
• Technology will change each year. Must be ready to adapt
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Links
• Linehan web page with blog links • Google Maps• Google Earth• Minnesota DNR Garmin• Student Blogs– Coby Cutchall → Oak– Eric Monger → MTBikes
• Penn State Mont Alto Forest Technology Program
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Thank you!