Using GIS across different disciplines in Danish gymnasiums (High Schools)

GIS is being introduced in the following subjects Geography Physics Biology History Social Science ICT

Torben P. Jensentorbenpj@inet.uni2.dk

More information http://www.gogis.dk/

Our Sources of Inspiration

Informi GIS ESRI, CA and Study Trip to ESRI 2003 Danish Ministry of Education - Danish Association of Geographers Geografforlaget and GOGIS

In-service Training in Denmark 2002

In-service Training and Diffusion of GIS Competence and ArcView

National Geography courses Regional Geography courses 2002 >> Schools buy GIS GIS-DAY – 2004

http://www.langkaer.dk/om/arkiv/04/gisday

Using GIS across different disciplines in Danish gymnasiums (High School)

Educational framework – Student participation

Desktop-based GIS Field-based GIS Web-based GIS

GIS and student participation

Good ICT-functionality and knowledge sharing Teaching teams cooperating closely and openly Well-structured teaching models wíth sub-

categories

Teaching model

Problem Background Exercises Links

Learning categories

Experience Insights Source Methods Express Exercise

Ortho photo in GIS

GIS can show Ortho photo in a Geographical Information System

Example from Klim

Ortho photo with GIS analysis by students

A GIS project can visualize the collected data in a map

On top of an Ortho photo the students may draw the outlines of a building and add new information about every location.

Ortho photo with GIS-data

The same GIS project again Not the map, but part of the data base made

by the students is shown here

Wells and polluted areas – using ”Intersect” The Municipality of Aarhus

Environmental pollution at Mundelstrup

The 1980s: 20 sites were depolluted. Toxic soil was removed and new soil put on (20 million DKK)

Map of the fertilizer factory - the source of pollution

Fertilizer factory (1888-1924) Map from about 1900

Field-based GIS

iPAQ og ArcPad used to collect and store data from the satellites

The data were used in the GIS programs.

Web-based GIS with local data

Digital Atlas – Local area: Students often quickly realize the possibilities in GIS

GIS query - wind mills

Find the best locations for wind mills

Calculate distances from wind mills

Land Cover

Example of Land Use Map

Hjelm HeathHjelm Heath

Foto: Ditte Nan Hansen, DMU

Denmark 1682

Videnskabernes selskabs kort 1768-1805 (Association of the Sciences Map)