Abstract
 GIS in the Real World: Using Mobile Technology in Fieldwork Track: Teaching with GIS Author(s): Ken Field, John Grocott, Kenny Lynch, Mike Smith, Leigh Truelove Fieldwork has long been the centerpiece of experiential learning in geosciences and gives students vital mechanisms to deploy and develop skills and enhance understanding in the real world. As universities develop capacity for eLearning, Kingston University London is developing GIS based applications of mobile technologies combining real time mapping, satellite and geospatial data. The MOTIF project develops new and exciting approaches to fieldwork and methodologies for effective implementation and enhanced learning. The School of Earth Sciences and Geography has leading expertise in GIS and was the first European University to offer a BSc degree in GIS. Here, we report developments in using GIS and mobile technologies to deliver fieldwork programmes in Malta and Scotland. Esri software was used to collect and analyse data and present results for a range of projects. Such developments in implementing mobile technologies in fieldwork are important in enhancing field based learning and the wider curricula. Ken Field Kingston University School of Earth Sciences & Geography Penrhyn Road Kingston Upon Thames , null KT1 2EE GB Phone: 00 44 20 8547 2000 E-mail: ken.field@kingston.ac.uk John Grocott Kingston University School of Earth Sciences and Geography Penrhyn Road Kingston Upon thames Surrey KT1 2EE GB Phone: E-mail: Kenny Lynch Kingston University School of Earth Sciences and Geography Penrhyn Road Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT1 2EE GB Phone: E-mail: Mike Smith Kingston University School of Earth Sciences and Geography Penrhyn Road Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT1 2EE GB Phone: E-mail: Leigh Truelove Kingston University Penrhyn Road Kingston Upon Thames Surrey KT1 2EE GB Phone: |
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