This is a short presentation I put together for Science Day, grades 6-8. Learn what you can do with GIS and Geolocation to make a difference in the world. Also, look at how to create, explore and share maps at www.arcgis.com.

1. Where in the world
are you?
…with GIS and Geolocation
Allan Laframboise
@AL_Laframboise

2. Who am I?
Who are you?

3. What is my
job?

4. GIS Application
Developer

5. Solve
“Geo”
Problems

6. Geography “Geo” = Earth
study of the
earth
and where things are

7. Problems…
Pollution Disasters
Energy
Resources
Growth

9. Need Tools!
GIS Maps
Computers
GPS Internet
LBS

10. What’s GIS?

11. Geographic
+
Information
+
Systems

12. GIS
Mapping tool for
modeling
things on the
Earth

13. Layers of
information
on maps…

14. information = real-world

15. Simple Mapping Tools

16. GIS Mapping Tools
www.arcgis.com > Gallery

17. Map things in the real-world…
Energy Agricultural Carbon Aviation
Forecasting Efficiency Management Safety
Homeland Community Disaster Public
Security Growth Management Health
Coastal Invasive Water Air
Management Species Management Quality

18. What do these things
have in common?

19. Geolocation!
Latitude: 40 N Longitude: 110 W

20. What is Geolocation?

21. Location

22. Objects

23. Earth

24. Pop Quiz!
What is your Geolocation?

25. Find your Geolocation
by
street address
e.g. 380 New York St,
Redlands, California

26. Find your Geolocation
by
computer address
e.g. 96.40.104.91

27. Geolocation with GPS

28. GPS
Global
Positioning
System
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 110 W

29. Find your Geolocation
with
GPS

30. Find your Geolocation
with
cell towers

31. Share your Geolocation
with
social media

32. How can you use GIS & Geolocation?
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33. Team Jordan
www.jordanromero.com

34. What problems can you solve with GIS
& Geolocation?
Energy Agricultural Carbon Aviation
Forecasting Efficiency Management Safety
Homeland Community Disaster Public
Security Growth Management Health
Coastal Invasive Water Air
Management Species Management Quality
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35. Your Task!
1. Map your geolocation!
2. Solve a “geo” problem!
HINT #1: http://edn1.esri.com/demos/html5/html5.html (FireFox only!)
HINT #2: http://www.arcgis.com

36. @AL_Laframboise
alaframboise@esri.com