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GIS for K12 EducationSolutions for Students and Teachers

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What Is It Like AroundMy Community, MyCountry, My World?

Every day, in textbooks, newspapers, and TV, studentsexplore their world. They experience their communityon foot, by bicycle, by bus, and by car. They collect databy sidewalk and streamside, download videos from theInternet, and gather information from sources far and wide.Managing this great wealth of data calls for a geographicinformation system (GIS).

A GIS manages location-based information and providesthe tools to display and integrate it, whether its populationcharacteristics, economic develop-ment opportunities, or vegetationtypes. GIS is more than computermaps: it gives you the power to linkdata to maps to create dynamicdisplays. It provides tools to visualize,query, and analyze data in ways notpossible with traditionalspreadsheets.

You dont need to teach geography touse GIS. History teachers can watch a regionchange over time. Science teachers canenhance local projects with interactive maps.Numbers come alive when they represent a realplace and can be manipulated in a GIS. Lan-guage arts teachers can explore the richness ofcommunication with multimedia GIS. And all

classes become vocational in nature when students develop skillssought by the adult world.

GIS helps students and teachers understand their world. In theirschoolwork, students can use GIS to bring value to the com-munity. Everyone benets when students catalog communityresources, help businesses market their products, or dene alter-native views of the land. Working with businesses, agencies, orresearchers, students can use GIS to display the complex fabricthat is our community and our world. GIS is a tool for study-ing the world and all that is, was, or could be in it at a local,regional, or global level.

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GIS in Education

geographic inquiry

There are many options available to facilitate learningabout GIS tools and processes.

Software manuals

Concept and instruction books from ESRI Press

Subscriptions to ESRI Technical Support

ArcNews , ArcUser , and GIS Educator publications

Virtual Campus courses on ESRI Web site

Hands-on courses from ESRI or ESRI authorized instructors

Online discussion areas on ESRI Web site

ESRI Education User Conference

Independent e-mail listservs

Independent workshops and institutes

There is a world of information to help teach students how tothink and analyze information from a spatial perspective. Beloware selected links from the ESRI Web site that will help you getstarted and go further with geographic exploration.

Stay up-to-date with these ESRI Web sites.

www.esri.com/k-12 K12 education Web site

www.esri.com/arclessons Searchable lesson database

www.esri.com/k12forum Online discussion area

www.esri.com/communityatlas Community mapping project

www.esri.com/educ ESRI Education User Conference

www.esri.com/esripress Books about GIS software and applications

www.esri.com/mapmuseum Example maps from GIS Users

http://campus.esri.com ESRI Virtual Campus (distance learning center)

www.gis.com Learn about GIS in general

www.gisday.com Web site for global public events

www.geographynetwork.com Tons of GIS data plus online mapping

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Geographic Data Choices

Spatial data about many subjects is available from public agencies and commercial data providers. ESRI distributes starting data withArcView software. Additional data can be downloaded or even used on the y from the vast repositories on the Internet such as theGeography Network SM (www.geographynetwork.com ).

ArcView also provides tools for creating your own digital map features, building tabular databases, and integrating imagery. Students can

create statistical data from sources such as the daily newspaper, annual reports, or their own eld research with global positioning system(GPS) units. They can join new information to existing geographic shapes such as countries, state outlines, or GPS points.

Software Operating System System Requirements

ArcView 9 and extensions forWindows

Windows NT 4, 2000, XP,or above

PC with 800 Mhz or faster processor, 256 or more MB RAM,1 GB or more disk space, CDROM device

ArcView 3 and ArcVoyagerfor Windows

Windows 98, ME, NT 4, 2000,and XP

PC with Pentium or higher processor, 32 or more MB RAM,150 or more MB disk space, CDROM device

Extensions for ArcView 3 forWindows

Same as above PC running ArcView 3 for Windows, 64 or more MB RAMrecommended

ArcView 3 and ArcVoyagerfor Macintosh

Mac OS 7.x, 8.x, or 9.x; Mac OS Xif able to boot into OS 9

Macintosh G3 or higher processor, 32 or more MB RAM, 150 ormore MB disk space, CDROM device

ArcExplorerJava Edition forEducation, Windows version

Windows NT 4, 2000, XP, orabove; JRE 1.4.2

PC with Pentium or higher processor, 32 or more MB RAM, 25 ormore MB disk space

ArcExplorerJava Edition forEducation, Macintosh version

Mac OS 10.3 or above; JRE 1.4.2 Macintosh G3 or higher processor, 32 or more MB RAM, 25 ormore MB disk space

ArcPad Windows CE (Pocket PC);Windows 95 or above (PC)

CPU Chips for Windows CE: ARM, Hitachi SH3 and SH4,MIPS, x86

ArcIMS See www.esri.com/arcims

Software Options and Hardware RequirementsGIS is a resource-intensive technology. It works best on fast processors with signicant RAM and sufcient storage space available.

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ArcViewDesktopSoftware for Making Mapsand Analyzing Data

ArcView software is a tool for geographic inquiryaskingquestions and nding answers through interactive speculation(query building) and visualization (display). As an interactivegeographic tool, ArcView allows people to

Visualize data as maps.

Design simple to sophisticated what-if scenarios in the formof database and map queries.

Display the results of queries in the form of maps, charts,and tables.

Perform basic statistical analysis and spreadsheet functions.

Join data from outside sources to existing geographic data.

Create and edit datageographic and statistical.

Link photos, video, text, and graphics to specic locations forcomplete multimedia presentations.

Design and print map, chart, table, and graphic images.

Export maps, graphs, and tables into other software packages.

Customize activities and user interfaces.

See www.esri.com/arcview .

ESRI Data & MapsGigabytes of data for theUnited States and the worldSee www.esri.com/data .

ArcView for Schools Bundle

The ArcView for Schools Bundle permits installation of ArcViewsoftware and data on computers across a K12 school campusfor instructional use and on teachers home computers. Includedwith the software are instructional materials and a rich set of GISdata.

ArcExplorer ArcExplorerJava Edition for Education is a lightweight toolthat lets students and teachers explore data and create, save,and share projects. Content can be local, regional, or global andeven include data directly from the Internet.See www.esri.com/arcexplorer .

ArcVoyager ArcVoyager software is designed to help students begin navi-gating the world of maps, geography, and geographic inquirythrough the use of GIS. ArcVoyager is a customized version ofArcView 3 that includes special mapping and analysis tools, abroad collection of data tailored for classroom use, a completeonline help system, and classroom lessons.Visit www.esri.com/arcvoyager .

query building and display

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Additional Software OptionsArcGIS Extensions

With ArcGIS Spatial Analyst you can

Produce contour, slope, aspect, and hillshade maps. Create continuous surfaces from scattered point features. Create buffers based on distance from feature or grid themes. Perform cell-based map analysis. Query and perform calculations

on multiple grid themessimultaneously.

Convert feature themesto grid themes.

Import data from standard formats.

ArcGIS Publisher and ArcReader

ArcGIS Publisher adds easy map publication capabilities toArcGIS. Use Publisher to create published map les (.pmf)from any ArcMap document (.mxd). Published maps canbe viewed using any ArcGIS Desktop product including theno-cost ArcReader application, allowing you to freely shareyour maps with a wide range of users. This approach enablesGIS users to publish and share data and maps locally, overnetworks, and on the Internet, allowing multiple users toview and interact with maps simultaneously.

See www.esri.com/publisher andwww. esri.com/arcreader .

With ArcGIS Publisher you can

Easily provide interactive maps to others Protect your maps including car-

tography and data Provide efcient and controlled

access to your GIS data Easily package the required data

and maps for distribution Build custom versions of ArcReader

for your viewing audience

With ArcGIS 3D Analyst you can

Create three-dimensional views. Analyze three-dimensional data. View your data from a global to local perspective. Navigate seamlessly through multiresolution terrain data. Perform spatial analysis in two or three dimensions. Visualize modeling or analysis

results in three dimensions. Use three-dimensional models and

symbols for realism. Export your visualizations into

videos.

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

The ArcView Spatial Analyst extension provides a broadrange of powerful spatial data modeling and analysis tools

seamlessly integrated into the ArcView environment.This extension allows you to create, visualize, and query cell-based raster data and combine vector and raster data fordisplay and analysis. Raster data is well suited to representcontinuous data and surfaces. Potential uses of the ArcViewSpatial Analyst extension include terrain analysis, costdis-tance mapping, visibility analysis, or hydrologic modeling.See www.esri.com/spatialanalyst .

ArcGIS 3D Analyst

ArcView 3D Analyst

allows you to visualize and analyzesurface data from multiple viewpoints, query a surface,determine visibility, create a realistic perspective image thatdrapes raster and vector data over a surface, and record orperform three-dimensional navigation. The ArcGlobe appli-cation (part of the 3D Analyst extension for ArcGIS) allowsuse of extremely large sets of three-dimensional geographicdata and seamless interaction with any data layers on athree-dimensional globe.See www.esri.com/3danalyst .

Additional Extensions are available for the ArcGIS suite

See additional extensions at www.esri.com/extensions.

ArcPress for ArcGIS ArcScan for ArcGIS ArcGIS Business Analyst ArcGIS Data Interoperability

ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst Maplex for ArcGIS ArcGIS Military Analyst ArcGIS Schematics

ArcGIS Survey Analyst ArcGIS Tracking Analyst

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With ArcView StreetMap you can

Create street maps for any place in the United States,complete with street names.

Geocode addresses. Use ready-made legends to

produce professional-lookingmaps right out of the box.

Additional Software OptionsArcGIS Extensions

ArcIMS

ArcIMS is the foundation for distributing GIS data andapplications on the Internet or Intranet. It combinesinteractive, Web-based maps with a highly scalableserver architecture. Wizards and templates simplifyimplementation and administration. ArcIMS features anopen and interoperable environment that can access Webdata and data stored on your computer simultaneously fordisplay in a simple browser interface.See www.esri.com/arcims .

ArcGIS StreetMap

ArcView StreetMap provides data for street-levelgeocoding and display for the entire United States ona single CDROM. The CD includes data for streets,landmarks, water bodies, political boundaries, and otherfeaturesall with ready-made legendsto producea complete map out of the box. Using this addressinformation and the geocoding engine of ArcView, youcan locate a single address on a map interactively orturn a list of addresses into a new map layer.See www.esri.com/streetmap .

With ArcIMS you can

Serve maps for display onthe Internet or Intranet.

Add mapping tools(Pan, Zoom, Find) to the viewer.

ArcPad

ArcPad provides interactive mapping on a handheldWindows computer. ArcPad provides database access,mapping, GIS, and GPS integration to users in the eld.Data collection is fast and easy.See www.esri.com/arcpad .

With ArcView Network Analyst you can

Find the most direct path between two points. Find the optimum route between many points.

Find the closest facility. Conduct drive-time analysis.

ArcView 3 Network Analyst

ArcView 3 Network Analyst enables you to solve routingproblems such as nding the most efcient travel route,

generating travel directions, nding the closest facility, ordening service areas based on travel time. ArcView 3Network Analyst can also do point-to-point routing andcan reference local landmarks when reporting routedirections. The geographic network data can be based onArcInfo coverages, shapeles, or computer-aided designdrawings. More advanced network analysis tools can beaccessed with custom scripts.See www.esri.com/networkanalyst .

With ArcPad you can

Create maps using your existingvector and raster data.

Add data from the Internet. Pan, zoom, identify, query, locate,

measure, and display hyperlinks. Create and edit data. Connect a GPS and navigate.

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