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The Atlas of Canada
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Links to just about everything having to do with geography are listed. |
Canadian Council for Geographic Education
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CCGE’s online teaching resources include a list of Canadian geographic resources sites and a geography resource database. Other resources include a list of classroom activities organized by theme and the CCGE MapMaker, an interactive mapping tool run through your Internet browser that allows you to customize your own maps and print them for classroom use. |
GIS Education Community Blog
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This blog includes topics posted by members of the GIS education community. |
Google Earth
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Google Earth lets you explore Earth through satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings and even lets you explore galaxies in the sky. |
Learn on the Internet – Internet Geography
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A geography on the Internet portal from the UK includes very interesting teacher links. |
Memorial University Libraries’s Internet Resources for Geography
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A list of meta-sites (or gateway sites) acts as a subject guide. |
York University’s Geography Research Guide and Internet Resources
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Selected samples of Internet geography sites are offered. |
Careers in GIS – GIS Video Stories
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Movies show how GIS is used in agriculture, government, law enforcement and other fields. |
Classroom of the Future Foundation
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The CFF Innovate Awards page includes a video showing what students from Helix Charter High School are doing with GIS in San Diego County, California. The Helix Charter High School GIS website provides more details. |
GIS Day
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An international forum for users of GIS technology created to demonstrate real-world applications. Includes some wonderful movies, including the “Layers of our World” video under the GIS Day Materials tab in the Resources & Support section. |
GIS Career Pathways – Video Profiles
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Movies of Ingrid Bruce (City GIS Manager), Michael Fay (African explorer), Steve Robinson (helicopter pilot) and Seth Wiafe (health geographer) made by ESRI and Career Corner TV show how GIS is plays a captivating role in their careers. |
GIS SFGTV San Francisco
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This documentary shows how GIS is used in San Francisco. |
Geographic Information Specialists Job Description
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This site provides a description of what a GIS specialist does. |
Teacher’s TV – KS3/4 Geography – Using GIS
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A funny, wonderful movie made in the UK focuses on GIS in education. |
University of Maryland – GPS-GIS Internship
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Students show off their GIS projects. |
An article that provides some history on the roots of GIS
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Goodchild, M. F. (2000). Part 1, Spatial analysts and GIS practitioners: The current status of GIS and spatial analysis. Journal of Geographical Systems 2 (1): 5. |
GIS.com - Demo: What is a GIS?
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A demonstration of a GIS and what it can do |
Adobe.ca
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Adobe Shockwave Flash Player |
Jean-Talon Market
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Google Maps view of Jean-Talon Market |
ArcExplorer Manual
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The ArcExplorer manual contains Mac instructions for ArcExplorer — Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) |
Canada Post Glossary
ArcExplorer Manual
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The ArcExplorer manual contains Mac instructions for ArcExplorer — Java Edition for Education (AEJEE) |
UNPD.org
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Information on United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery |
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