GIS Day TUgis2011 Presentation
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GIS Day OutreachPractical Application of GIS in a 7th Grade Class Project
Previous GIS Day Outreach
• 2007– Ellicott Mills Middle School
• 2008– Dulaney High School– Pinewood Elementary School
• 2009– The Crossroads School
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Valleyview
Waterville
Contour interval = 10 feet
Dam
ArchaeologicalSite
Cultural Features
City
Vegetation Zones
Grassland
Swamp
Forest
Wildlife
Fish
Cranes
Deer
Frogs Snake River
2009 Year’s Project
• Using MapMe.com, created a map of historic sites around Baltimore
2010 Partners
• Dr. Todd Kenreich– Department of Secondary Education,
Towson University
• The Crossroads School 7th grade Social Studies class
GIS Day 2010
• A Newcomer’s Guide to Fells Point– From the students’ point of view, and
inventory of important places around Fells Point
– Print outs were placed at local points of interest
GIS Day 2010• Using Google Maps, CGIS helped
create a mapping component of the Newcomer’s Guide– First we created a generic gmail
account for the school– Then a document of simple step by
step instructions for the students to follow to make the map
Creating a Simple Map
Newcomer’s Guide Map
Creating a Simple Map
Kierran SutherlandCenter for GIS @ Towson [email protected]