Abstract
 Web and Mobile GIS for High School GIS Career Awareness Track: Designing Curriculum & Degree Programs Author(s): Ming-Hsiang Tsou, Anthony Howser Until recently GIS education was limited to upper division and graduate level programs at universities, due to the high cost of hardware and the complexity of the system installation. By adopting Web-based GIS (ArcIMS) and Mobile GIS (ArcPAD), high school students and teachers can easily to learn the technique and concepts of GIS. This paper introduces a NSF-funded project which will create a GIS career awareness program for high school students. Web-based GIS programs enable high schools to avoid the complicated (and often expensive) software installation and training problems inherent in traditional GIS programs. Students can utilize a standard PC with a Web browser to access ecological maps or use GPS units with wireless mobile GIS (ArcPAD) to monitor land cover changes in a regional park. Teachers and faculty members can utilize modularized Web-based GIS exercises developed by this program into their existing courses or supplemental student activities. Ming-Hsiang Tsou SDSU Geography Department Geography 8392 Lake Artemus Ave San Diego , CA 92119 US Phone: 619-5940205 Fax: 619-5944938 E-mail: mtsou@mail.sdsu.edu Anthony Howser SDSU Geography Department 4547 Voltaire St San Diego , CA 92107 US Phone: 619-5940205 E-mail: ahowser@rohan.sdsu.edu |
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