agrg directed studies project ashley lawrence & meredith roik
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AGRG Directed Studies Project
Ashley Lawrence & Meredith Roik
Outline
Introduction: What is community mapping? Who is involved in community mapping? Importance of community mapping Who we taught Methods of Instruction Reference materials for those who attended Future workshops under development Conclusion
What is Community Mapping?
Approaches a way to expand access to “local knowledge”
Visualizing community-based knowledge and perceptions encourages the exchange of information and equalizes opportunities for all members of the community to participate in processes that affect their neighbourhoods and lives.
-Wansoo Im, Ph.D
Centre for Community Mapping, May 14, 2008
http://www.centerforcommunitymapping.org/default.htm
Who is involved in community mapping? Community organizations Citizen associations Non-Profit Organizations Other locally-situated civil institutions Minority and specialized groups
Importance of Community Mapping Improve and increase public involvement
Allow the community and its members an opportunity to evaluate design and planning proposals and visualize the impacts that decisions may have on the future of a community
A significant contribution to geographyProcess of collecting and improving geospatial dataEnhancing our knowledge of the EarthLocal focusEngaging citizens
A desire to fill gaps in available dataEspecially in areas where data are not availableOr where access is denied for security
Help the average person advance with technologyNot just a select few (technical experts) who
know ‘what to do’
Importance of Community Mapping
Wikimapia http://wikimapia.org
An Example
Who we taught Kingstech NSCC Campus
As part of their Wellness Week, we introduced them to GeoCaching
Coastal CURALocal community group concerned with
Maritime water resources Lawrencetown Consolidated School
Introduced Grade 4 students to GPS and how to map in Google Earth
Bridgetown High SchoolDemonstrated to grade 9’s how to collect
GPS data and display in Google Earth Bridgetown Elementary School
Introduced Grade 4 students to GPS and how to map in Google Earth
Coastal CURA
LCS
Methods of Instruction Modified and created a variety of PowerPoint
presentations
Hands-On learning with the GPS units and with the HP Tablets
Moodle for continued learning and access all presentations and reference material
Demonstrate to teachers ways to incorporate GPS/GIS into the academic curriculum
Lesson Plan Brief Introduction to GPS and how to use the
GPS units (Garmin GPSmap 76x) Outside to collect GPS
points and tracks
Lesson Plan Download
collected points and tracks
Demonstrate how to display collected data in Google Earth
Presentations / Tutorials we made that are available
on Moodle
Reference Materialhttp://www.gissandbox.net/moodle
Coastal CURA
March 6 & 7
Lawrencetown Consolidated School
May 13 & 15
Workshops under development
Coastal CURA: Workshop focused more on GIS using various
(free) available software with attention on each member’s personal GIS needs
School GroupsVisiting more classes and demonstrating how to
use GPS and the HP TabletsFind GIS software for teachers to use and show
students (ArcVoyager, ArcExplorer Student Edition)
Conclusion
“ GPS and Google have changed how many people view and think about their ‘space’ ”
- Christopher J. Seeger Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
September 19, 2007 (Santa Barbara conference on Volunteered Geographic Information)
Thank you to …
Bob Maher, Roger Mosher, Heather Stewart, Jeff Wentzell, and numerous other (behind the scenes) staff members from AGRG
David MacLean and Paul Illsley from COGS Bill Whitman from Coastal CURA Nick Baskwill and Lynn Roscoe from
Lawrencetown Consolidated School Patricia Thomas from Bridgetown High School Mr. Saunders and Mrs. Rafuse from Bridgetown
Elementary School
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