georeferencing and data sharing for teaching use

Georeferencingand Data Sharingfor Teaching Use

Amelia C. Sparavigna, Roberto MarazzatoPolitecnico di Torino

Georeferencing and Data Sharing for Teaching UseAmelia C. Sparavigna, Roberto Marazzato - Politecnico di Torino

Introduction● Teaching history of physics● Open to other subjects● Improving the learning process by

sticking knowledge to places● Discovering new details about the life of

scientists● Possibility to travel in space and time

Sources

● Public online sources (Wikipedia, Google, open content sites/books)

● Traditional sources


Technology

● Google Earth● KML● XSLT● PHP● MySQL


Development – First trial


GOOGLE EARTHINTERFACE

DEVELOPER

ONLINE CONTENTSOURCES

OFFLINECONTENTSOURCES KML

FILE

Features – First trial● To be viewed only on Google Earth● Not easy to edit text/HTML (Balloon

propertes interface)● Unmanageable file content (GE does it

all)● All done by hand!!!● Does not require any CS knowledge


Development – Second trial


DEVELOPER


OFFLINECONTENTSOURCES KML

FILE

(SMART) TEXT EDITOR

Features – Second trial

● To be viewed only on Google Earth● Easy to edit text/HTML● Manageable file content● All done by hand!!!● Requires CS knowledge


Adding web/printable output


DEVELOPER


OFFLINECONTENTSOURCES

KML, XSLT, CSS FILES

(SMART) TEXT EDITOR

Explaining XSLT and CSS


HTMLOUTPUT

OUTPUTTO USER

Preprocessing

Rendering

Features – with XSLT and CSS● Rendered on Google Earth, on a

web breowser, or on other viewers● Easy to edit text/HTML● Manageable file content● All done by hand!!!● Requires CS knowledge


Script automation


CONTENTMANAGERONLINE +

OFFLINECONTENTSOURCES

KML, XSLT, CSS FILES

BACK END (FORMS)

DEVELOPERUSER

Features – with script automation● Rendered on Google Earth, on a web

browser, or on other viewers● Easy to edit text – No HTML● No file to manage● Optimized interface● Require no CS knowledge (data entry)● Need for a developer (once)


The Newton Tour


The Newton Tour – Screenshot #1


The Newton Tour – web output


View Web Output >>>

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