2.3+Mapping,+virtual+globes

=** STRAND 2: Environment > ** Mapping, virtual globes =



'Only the Best' Links
case studies of applications, and education links. || 3.7 Databases ||
 * **Link** || **Description** || **Links to Other Strands** ||
 * [|Guide to Geographic Information Systems] || Create by a GIS software developer, but has excellent explanations of how GIS works,
 * [|Make a Map] || Create your own GIS maps. ||  ||
 * [|GPS Tutorial] || Downloadable tutorial for Windows. Website itself has a tutorial with animations. || 2.5 Personal and public communication ||
 * [|My World GIS] || My World GIS is a Geographic Information System designed specifically for use in educational settings. Allows learners to explore and analyze geographic data. Audience=middle schools through college geosciences and geography courses, combines the power of a full-featured GIS environment with the support and structure require by novice users. There's a 45 day free trial. ||  ||
 * [|GPS Over-relian Driving Us toward Catastrophe] || The headline is a bit heated, but the problem is real and the explanations are good. Relatively short article that outlines our reliance on GPS technology and its vulnerabilities. ||  ||
 * [|Thousands of Germans Opt out of Google Street View] || Raises privacy questions and their relationship to culture. ||  ||
 * [|Thousands of Germans Opt out of Google Street View] || Raises privacy questions and their relationship to culture. ||  ||

**'Only the Best' Videos and Podcasts**
 Technolgy works. Basic overview for how GPS  technology is utilized in the field || media type="youtube" key="Mv-LrxSiCno" height="344" width="425" ||  spatial location to gather, analyze, and visualize vast amounts of information.  See how this innovative technology can be used to investigate the fascinating lands of Asia. || media type="custom" key="5333877" ||
 * Animated movie about how GPS + Glonass
 * Geographic Information System (GIS) software uses the power of geography,

**Latest Online Resources**
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