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Mobile Geospatial Booklet
Mobile Geospatial Booklet
Mobile Geospatial Booklet
Preparation
Importance
of
good
geography
You
arent
using
ICTs
for
the
sake
of
using
ICTs,
you
are
using
ICTs
to
assist
you
in
teaching
geography;
to
help
your
students
identify
patterns,
make
connections
and
draw
conclusions.
Good
geography
is
the
desired
outcome
and
make
sure
that
is
your
overarching
goal.
Wi-fi
access
Some
devices
are
not
3G
or
4G
enabled
and
a
portable
wi-fi
hotspot
may
be
necessary
to
use
these
devices
in
the
field.
Some
applications
allow
you
to
pre-cache
information
so
that
it
is
stored
on
your
device
while
you
are
connected
to
wi-fi.
Check
the
details
of
each
application.
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In
the
field
Mobile geospatial applications allow students to see their location while they are on- the-go. Different apps have different features; some are exclusively for geocaching, some replicate the functions of a traditional GPS receiver while others simply display already existing maps. These technologies can be used by students to view their location and nearby features, find hidden objects such as geocaches, record their location or a track while in the field and display information relevant to their location.
Classroom
applications
Google
Maps:
App:
Google
Maps
(free)
Save
locations
easily
for
later
use;
if
the
location
is
matched
with
meaningful
data
it
could
be
used
to
display
that
information
later
either
online
or
in
the
field
via
Google
Earth
or
Maps
(e.g.
water
quality
or
survey
data).
Geocaching:
Apps:
Geocaching
(free
and
paid)
and
Looking
4
cache
(free
and
paid)
Conduct
a
treasure
hunt
around
the
school
grounds
Create
challenging
and/or
topical
puzzles
to
reveal
each
location
Use
preloaded
geocaches
to
move
your
students
around
the
field
View
this
great
resource
for
using
geocaching
in
the
classroom,
make
sure
you
view
the
presentation
<http://guides.lib.campbell.edu/geocaching>
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Contour
Education,
2012
GPS
Apps:
Viewranger
(free
and
paid)
or
MotionX GPS (paid) Collect locational data as a point (POI) or track Integrate your locations with data collected in the field Record hiking or walking tracks for display in other applications, such as Google Earth Share your data for use in other tools such as Google Earth
ArcGIS App: ArcGIS (free-requires free registration) Display previously created maps while in the field.
Resources
Google
Maps
<https://maps.google.com.au/>
Geocaching
<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geocaching/id292242503?mt=8>
Viewranger
<https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/viewranger-outdoors-gps- open/id404581674?mt=8>
Looking
4
cache
<http://www.looking4cache.com/>
ArcGIS
<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arcgis/id379687930?mt=8>
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Contour
Education,
2012
Classroom
applications
Students
can:
Log
geocaches
once
they
have
been
collected
in
the
field
Manage
saved
geocaches
Manage
saved
GPS
data
including
waypoints
(or
POIs),
tracks
and
routes
Export
and
import
data
from
one
application
to
another
Join
data
to
your
locational
data
for
analysis
Create
maps
for
use
in
reports,
infographics
or
presentations.
Resources
Geocaching.com
<http://www.geocaching.com/>
Viewranger.com
<http://www.viewranger.com/en-gb>
ArcGIS
Explorer
Online
<http://www.arcgis.com/explorer/>
AGXO
classroom
resource
from
Department
of
Natural
Resources
and
Mines
<http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/waterwise/education/units/pdf/y6y7/1930-y7-geography- visualising-water-quality-web.pdf>
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Classroom
applications
These
applications
may
be
used
as
a
reward
for
students,
to
gather
relevant
information
or
media,
or
to
explore
a
particular
topic
such
as
natural
hazards.
Resources
Disaster
alert
<https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/disaster-alert-pacific-disaster/id381289235?mt=8>
iEarthquakes
lite
<https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/earthquake-lite/id372888894?mt=8>
Geophoto
explorer
<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geo-photo-explorer/id375610961?mt=8>
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QR
Codes
QR
codes,
right,
are
essentially
barcodes
on
steroids.
They
need
to
be
read
with
a
specialist
application
and
once
read,
will
do
something.
They
can
direct
the
device
to
a
website,
open
a
location
in
a
map,
point
to
a
YouTube
video,
call
a
telephone
number,
send
an
email,
generate
a
calendar
event,
open
text,
even
log
into
a
wi-fi
network,
and
more.
In
the
classroom,
they
can
be
used
as
tools
to
move
students
around
an
area
or
point
them
to
particular
resources.
QR
codes
can
be
generated
on
any
number
of
websites
and
are
very
easy
to
do.
QR
Stuff
is
a
simple,
free
start.
Classroom
applications
Use
YouTube
or
an
audio
recording
site
to
put
yourself
in
the
field
with
your
students.
Ask
them
questions,
inform
them
and
get
them
thinking
about
the
issues
in
a
more
engaging
way
than
via
your
fieldwork
booklet.
Create
a
QR
code
based
quiz
where
students
are
asked
a
question
and
given
two
answers,
both
with
QR
codes.
Only
one
leads
to
the
next
location,
the
other
to
a
dead
end!
Resources
QR
Stuff
free
QR
code
generator
<http://www.qrstuff.com/>
Record
mp3
free
audio
recorder
URL
<http://www.recordmp3.org/>
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