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AGX Blog: Live GPS task now available from ArcScripts

From the ArcGIS Explorer Team blog : A Live GPS task, written by Edan Cain of the ArcGIS Explorer team, has recently been posted on ArcScripts. You can download it directly from the ArcGIS Explorer section of ArcScripts , or by choosing ArcScripts from Read More...
Posted Friday, January 23, 2009 7:07 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Mapping Field Data and Hyperlinking Ground Images in ArcGIS Explorer

I recently conducted an inservice workshop for secondary-level instructors here at ESRI in Broomfield, Colorado. I find that including GIS and GPS technologies in the framework of inquiry-based lessons fits quite well with the goal of modeling how to Read More...
Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 2:47 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun With GIS, Using AEJEE: #3, Bringing GPS Data into AEJEE

Recently, I started a "Fun With GIS" series, using ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AEJEE ), ESRI's free, downloadable, dual platform (Win/Mac), lightweight GIS tool. This week, we'll do what a lot of teachers, students, parents, families, and Read More...
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 2:07 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Mapping An Airline Route

After boarding an airplane after the National Science Teachers Association’s annual convention, I recorded the position of the aircraft as it flew along on my GPS receiver. I held the GPS at the window, and before we landed, I saved the positions it automatically Read More...
Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 2:18 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Visualizing GPS Waypoints and Tracks in a GIS

A GIS is perfect for representing and exploring your field data associated with specific locations on the Earth’s surface gathered with a GPS receiver. GPS coordinates are typically stored as waypoints, tracks, and routes. Waypoints are locations that Read More...
Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 2:50 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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GITA's GPS loan program for middle and high school

GITA's Location in Education is an educatinal program for middle- and high-school students. Teaches can use the kit for a two-week period, and we only ask that they pay shipping and handling. It's a great way for students to start learning about GPS and Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:49 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Teaching About Accuracy With GIS and GPS

In this blog we have discussed ways that GIS can help encourage students to always cast a critical eye on data—to know where it came from, who updated it, how, when, and why, its accuracy, scale, and more. GIS is useful in everyday decision-making and Read More...
Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 2:51 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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