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Teaching Field Mapping Using GIS, GPS and Rugged Tablet Computers
Track: Teaching with GIS in Higher Education
Author(s): Mark Manone, Peter Knoop

Field geology is benefiting greatly from digital technologies of all kind. In particular, the use of ruggedized computers with integrated GPS, GIS, and note-taking software presents a fundamentally new way to map and collect other data in the field. This combination of integrated technologies can offer exciting avenues in teaching field geology and geologic mapping.By bringing information technologies into the field, it is now possible to integrate many types of data such as DEM, Orthophotos and a variety of geophysical databases. This allows students to engage much deeper levels of decision-making, problem-solving, and critical-thinking while still in the field setting. This technology also allows instructors to more closely monitor the progress of student projects in the field. Mark Manone and Peter Knoop have been using these methods for 6 years and will present a hands on demonstration and discuss best practices and long term considerations in using these methods.

Mark Manone
Northern Arizona University
Box 4099
Flagstaff , Arizona 86011
United States
Phone: 928-523-9159
E-mail: mark.manone@nau.edu

Peter Knoop
University of Michigan
2281 Bonisteel Blvd
Ste. 3350
Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109
United States
Phone: 734-647-8042
E-mail: knoop@umich.edu