Tools to Help Inventory Your School Timothy S. Hare Kentucky Center for Geospatial Education, Research, & Outreach Institute for Regional Analysis & Public

Tools to Help Inventory Your School

Timothy S. HareKentucky Center for Geospatial Education, Research, & Outreach

Institute for Regional Analysis & Public PolicyMorehead State University

[email protected]

http://www.kcgero.org/

http://www.kcgero.org/

http://irapp.moreheadstate.edu/

mailto:[email protected]

Activity Outline (~90 minutes)What tools are available?Demonstrations

Google EarthCommonwealth Map

Walking inventory Support resources for these toolsHands-on Activities

Free Multimedia Ways to Explore…Maps

Google EarthVirtual EarthCommonwealth Map

DataSocial ExplorerUS Census - American FactFinder

http://earth.google.com/

http://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/

http://kygeonet.ky.gov/tcm/tcm.htm


http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx

http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

The Commonwealth Map


Google EarthFreeMust be installed to computerCompatibility

WindowsMac

DetailsInteractive web mapping of the Earth & skyVery popular with kidsNumerous educational materials available


Google Earth ResourcesDownloading Google EarthGoogle Earth User GuideGoogle Earth OutreachGoogle for Educators

Google Earth Galleries

Main GalleryOutreach Gallery

Additional ResourcesUser ForumsGoogle Earth BlogGoogle Maps Mania



http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/

http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/

http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html

http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html

http://earth.google.com/gallery/index.html

http://earth.google.com/outreach/showcase.html

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0

http://www.gearthblog.com/

http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/

http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/

Supplementary Data for GEWetlandsSatellite ImagesGeologyOther Green InitiativesEnergyCoal

http://www.fws.gov/nwi/download.asp?filename=WetlandsData/kml/WetlandsData.KMZ

http://services.google.com/earth/kmz/jpl_modis_n.kmz

http://services.google.com/earth/kmz/geologic_atlas_us_n.kmz

http://services.google.com/earth/kmz/great_green_buildings_n.kmz

http://services.google.com/earth/kmz/energy_consumption_n.kmz

http://services.google.com/earth/kmz/appalachian_mountains_n.kmz

Google Earth DemonstrationMain InterfaceAddress locationsBuilt-in modulesAdd-in modules

Hands-On Activities Introductory

Locate your homeLocate your school

ModerateFind locations

AdvancedAdd additional content

ActivityWalking Inventory

Beyond MapsStatisticsTabular dataCharts & graphs

Online US Census Explorationhttp://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx

Online US Population ExplorerSocial Explorer

Map and chart US Census dataSelect sub-regions and specific variablesWatch changes through timeSearch for areas or addresses

Map Training GuideReport Training Guide

Social Explorer Advanced FeaturesAnimations/SlideshowsSaving data to Microsoft Excel spreadsheetsSave maps & reports to your computerPrint maps and reports

Hands-on Activities Map population around your school Map % of the population with less than a high school diploma around your school.

BenefitsFreeEasy to useHands-on activitiesDepth of knowledge & understandingGee-Whiz affect for students

Online Materials

All associated resource can be downloaded from the Internet at: http://www.kcgero.org/kghs

Thank You

Timothy S. HareKentucky Center for Geospatial Education, Research, &

OutreachIRAPP, Morehead State University

100D Lloyd Cassity [email protected] 606-783-9436

Kentucky Center for Geospatial Education, Research, and Outreach

Expand the use of geospatial technologiesImprove technical & analytical abilities

Contribute to the development of potential business opportunities in our region.

Institute for Regional Analysis and Public

Policy (IRAPP)

Center of Excellence, MSUA Kentucky Program of

Distinctionhttp://irapp.morehead-st.edu

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Tools to Help Inventory Your School Timothy S. Hare Kentucky Center for Geospatial Education, Research, & Outreach Institute for Regional Analysis & Public