Casper WY GIS Institute
April 13-14th
Casper H.S.
Introduction
expert vs. practitioner5-min. warningRe-Invention of the wheel?
GPS Treasure Hunt
Download waypoints to GPS unitGo outside and find treasureUpload points into Ozi ExplorerConvert files to use in ArcView/ArcGIS
Ki-Yi Treasure Hunt
GPS/GIS at WHS - Unit
Covered background information2 days GPS unit training1 day of Ki-Yi Treasure Hunt3 days of ArcView software training3 days mapping our routes in WTN
9-12 WORLD GEOGRAPHY STANDARDS
1. use maps, globes, and other geographic tools to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective by selecting appropriate maps, map projections, and other graphic representations to analyze geographic problems; constructing maps using fundamental cartographic principles including translating narratives about places and events into graphic representations; interpreting maps and other geographic tools through the analysis of case studies and using data; and using geographic tools to represent and interpret the
earth’s physical and human systems.
Ki-Yi Unit Objectives:After completing this unit the student will be able to
understand…how to care and operate the handheld GPS units. the many real-world applications of GPS and GIS
systems.how GPS/GIS have affected their world and
possible uses for them in their future.how to correctly generate and use map
projections of various types.
Ki-Yi Unit Tasks
2. Discuss misconceptions and current knowledge of GPS or GIS systems handout.
3. View the website GPS Uses in Everyday Life – Aerospace Corporation GPS primer and complete worksheet.
4. Go over Location Review document and website World Atlas.com Latitude and Longitude
1. Hook – How GPS is used today. Military and civilian uses. Ambush in Iraq Laser Guided Missiles GPS Guided boat to Cuba
Ki-Yi Unit Tasks5. GPS/GIS consumer uses Internet activity.
6. With the GPS unit in hand, read through the User Guide overview.
7. Learn to set a waypoint and navigate to it. Enter ______________ as the goto point and determine what is at that location.
8. Partner up and do Ki-Yi Treasure Hunt.
Ki – Yi Treasure Hunt
Ki – Yi Treasure Hunt
Setting Waypoint
Locating Waypoint
GPS/GIS Unit Tasks9. Upload waypoints from Ki-Yi treasure hunt into
your computer using OziExplorer.
10. Complete Mapping Our World module one in ArcView.
11. Complete Mapping Our World module five in ArcView.
12. Work with Treasure Hunt shapefile to map route and home.
GPS/GIS Unit Tasks
13. Print map and turn in.
14. Take GPS overview quiz.
15. Complete GIS/GPS journal prompt.
Base Layer
Treasure Hunt Waypoints
Treasure Hunt Route
City Street Layer
House Location
Route to School
Completed Map
Using the Inquiry Model of Learning
Geographic Inquiry Process
Step 1
Ask geographic questionsAsk questions to learn about the world around you.
Step 2
Acquire geographic resourcesIdentify data and information that you need to answer your questions
Step 3
Explore geographic dataTurn the data into maps, tables, and graphs and look for patterns and relationships
Step 4
Analyze geographic data Go deeper into geographic exploration and draw conclusions to answer your question
Step 5
Act upon geographic knowledge Take your work to others to educate,
make a decision, or solve a problem.
Integrative Geohistorical Inquiry
Phase 1
Frame geohistorical research in key themesPeople – culture, politics, economics, and
technologyLandscape – water, landforms, resources,
climate, vegetationInteractions – exploration, settlement, conflict,
boundaries, networks, change
Phase 2
Engage in local geohistorical studiesCreate a project based on the history of
Casper or it’s settlementModel after examples in handoutInclude primary documents especially
historical maps
Phase 3
Shift between local outcomes and larger contextsLocal research should be linked to broader,
larger storyEx. How history of Casper relates to westward
expansion and U.S. government policies of 1800’s
Phase 4
Apply findings to the present and the futureWhat was _______ like then?What is _________ like today?Why the change?
Phase 5
Transfer knowledge and skills to other places, times, and themes.
Casper city GIS
Big Sioux River Water Project
GPS/GIS Scope and Sequence
Purpose
To identify desired skills and concepts we To identify desired skills and concepts we want students to learnwant students to learn
To spiral learning so we are building a To spiral learning so we are building a foundation and expanding on previous foundation and expanding on previous knowledge/skills.knowledge/skills.
Desired Outcome
What is the final product you want?What is the final product you want?When student’s leave Casper schools they When student’s leave Casper schools they
should know how to should know how to
Skills necessary to achieve goal
What specific GPS or GIS skills do you What specific GPS or GIS skills do you think students should have to meet goal?think students should have to meet goal? Identify skills necessaryIdentify skills necessaryWhen should they learn it?When should they learn it?What subject should they learn it in?What subject should they learn it in?
Match skills to content
What subject area would the skill be best What subject area would the skill be best learned in?learned in?Ex. World Geography – spatial awarenessEx. World Geography – spatial awarenessEx. Physical science – environmental Ex. Physical science – environmental
processesprocessesEx. Math – statistics Ex. Math – statistics
Data Sources
Current Data sets
Soil samples, fire damage, ?
WY Spatial Data Clearinghouse
http://wgiac2.state.wy.us/html/index.asp
File compression
1 pixel = 1 _____?
Prairie to Mountain Explorer
PTMEPTMERegional dataRegional dataWyoming dataWyoming data
CoalCoalSoilSoilWatershedsWatershedsCropsCropsLivestockLivestockClimateClimateBase layersBase layers
ESRI Data