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Presented at GIS Educators Day NEArc 2011 on November 13, 2011 by Curtis Denton and Michael Howser

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Engaging Students with Interactive, Web-based Mapping

Curtis Denton and Michael Howser University of Connecticut

Jack Dougherty Trinity College

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Outline •  Why Interactive mapping? •  Engaging students with spatial concepts •  On the Line: Examples of interactive maps

for student engagement •  Tools and resources for creating

interactive maps for the classroom

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While this looks fun…

It’s  only  engaging  to  a  select  few.    

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Better….

but  s4ll  capturing  that  same  crowd.  

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Is this more engaging?

1934   2008  

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Interactive is essential •  Print maps are great… but do not capture

the attention spans of today’s students •  Examine curriculum topics from

– Spatial perspective – Temporal perspective

•  Integrate data from multiple sources •  Ex. Fault lines, earthquakes, and population data

•  Interactive ≠ expensive or difficult

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Spatial and Temporal Context What  do  the  following  items  have  in  common?  

June  1  

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Does this help?

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Static to Dynamic!

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Infusion of Interactive in the Classroom

•  Don’t teach the technology, teach with the technology

•  Contextualization –  Spatial –  Temporal

•  Relate to local/familiar areas

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On the Line

A collaborative approach to interactive maps

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What is On the Line?

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Tools used to create interactive maps for On the Line

Resources Used •  Google Maps API •  Google Fusion Tables •  ArcGIS.com •  HistoryPin

Requirements •  Interactive tools must

be platform apple, windows, and mobile friendly

•  No special plug-ins •  Free

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Google Maps API •  Search address

tool •  Pan •  Zoom •  Switch between

layers •  Linked views •  Linked zooms •  Linked documents •  Time sliders

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Making Maps with Google Maps

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Google Maps

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What is Google Maps? •  Address

searchable •  Point-to-point

addressing •  Research public

transits options and yellow pages listings

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Things you can do! •  Explore

locations •  Compare •  Create maps!

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Making your own maps! •  MyMaps

– Placemarks (points) – Lines – Shape (polygons) – embed photos & videos –  Import KML’s

•  Share •  Collaborate

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Exploring the World with Google Earth

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Google Earth

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What is Google Earth? •  Travel the world •  Satellite imagery •  Maps •  Terrain •  3D buildings •  Embed pictures and videos •  Create tours •  Access to diverse geographic data

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Import data •  Overlay imagery (BMP, DDS, GIF, JPG,

PGM, PNG, PPM, TGA, TIFF) •  KML (Keyhole Markup Language) data •  Import GPS data •  Embed photos and videos

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Explore the urban landscape

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Explore the environment

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Access existing content

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Explore the past

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Google Fusion Tables

What is it, and how can it be used in the classroom?

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What is Google Fusion Tables? •  Web based interface for uploading,

managing, and visualizing large datasets •  Builds upon Google Docs and Google

Maps •  Includes API to develop custom interfaces •  Enables sharing of large datasets

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Accessing Google Fusion Tables

hAp://www.google.com/fusiontables  

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Importing Data •  Data formats supported include:

– Spreadsheets (.csv, .tsv, or .txt) – Microsoft Excel – Google Docs Spreadsheets – KML Files (not KMZ)

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Google Fusion Example: 2010 Census in Texas

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Google Fusion Example: Poverty by School District

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Making Maps Online with ArcGIS.com

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What is ArcGIS.com? •  Web-based map

creation interface •  Enables collaborative

map creation •  Users can contribute

data to share via ArcGIS.com

•  Free!

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Importing Data •  Data formats supported include:

– Spreadsheets (.csv, .txt) – Shapefiles (.zip) – WGS84 projection – GPS files (GPX)

La8tude  field   Longitude  field  la8tude   longitude  

lat   long  

y   x  

ycenter   xcenter  

point-­‐y   point-­‐x  

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Adding Data from the Web •  Data can be imported

from the following: –  ArcGIS Server Web

Service –  OGC Web Service

(WMS) –  KML file (Google Earth)

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ArcGIS Example from Gallery

ArcGIS.com  

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Special Thanks! •  Jack Dougherty, Katie Campbell, and Jean-Pierre

Haeberly (Trinity College) •  National Endowment for the Humanities •  Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental

Protection •  Office of Policy and Management •  University of Connecticut: Department of Geography,

Libraries, Libraries IT Services, MAGIC, CLEAR, Department of Natural Resources

•  Connecticut Geographic Alliance •  U.S. Census Bureau, Boston Regional Office

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Explore more

Explore, contribute, comment at: http://ontheline.trincoll.edu

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Questions? Map and Geographic Information Center – MAGIC & Connecticut State Data Center at the University of Connecticut Libraries 369 Fairfield Way Phone: 860-486-4589 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]