In a relatively short time Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have spread from being primarily a research tool to higher and subsequently secondary education, and from the researcher to the user. GIS: A Sourcebook for Schools is an easily accessible guide to GIS at an elementary level and provides sufficient background in GIS to ensure a comprehensive working knowledge of the subject. It is written specifically for schoolteachers looking to incorporate GIS into the secondary school curriculum, and will be the essential textbook for all those wishing to gain an introduction to a working knowledge of GIS. The book contains everything that a teacher wanting to implement GIS into the curriculum would need, including glossary of terms, explanation of the fundamentals, definitions and further reading. No other book will be quite as useful as this one.
List of tables vii List of figures viii Notes on contributors xi List of abbreviations xiii Preface xvi Acknowledgements xxi GIS in school education: an introduction 1(25) David R. Green Geographical information in schools: past, present and future 26(8) Jim Page Gwil Williams David Rhind GIS in school education: you dont necessarily need a microcomputer 34(28) David R. Green GIS in schools: infrastructure, methodology and role 62(11) Charlie Fitzpatrick David J. Maguire Teaching with GIS in Ontarios secondary schools 73(14) Bob Sharpe Angela Crechiolo Best GIS in secondary school geography curricula 87(7) Mark Oliver Geographical Information Systems: an introduction for students 94(20) Michael J. Brown Expanding a corporate GIS into an authoritys high schools 114(13) Stephen Gill Peter Roberts Another school of thought: introducing GIS to a secondary school geography department 127(10) Stephen Walker GIS and remote sensing in primary and secondary education: rationale, strategies and didactics 137(8) Ove Bilmann The role of ArcView and MAP Explorer in a corporate GIS environment 145(6) Stewart McCall Geography, GIS and the Internet 151(16) David R. Green Tailoring GIS courses for employment 167(8) Michael Gould GIS education in Germany: a survey and some comments 175(9) Ralf Bill GIS in school education: an epilogue 184(3) David R. Green Glossary 187(22) Reading list 209(8) Index 217
David R. Green is currently a lecturer in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in The Centre for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science at The University of Aberdeen
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