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Download full textSmith, Alan D. – 1979
The computer packages of PLOTALL, SYMAP, SURFACE II, QUSMO, QUSMO2, QUCRS, and QUTAB are commercially available plotting programs that provide aids for visualizing spatial distributed data and concepts. The incremental drum and line printer plots communicate often vast and difficult-to-interpret tabular data with or without geographic coordinates.…
Descriptors: Cartography, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedWulfson, Stephen, Ed. – Science and Children, 1988
Reviews seven instructional software packages covering a variety of topics. Includes: "Science Square-Off"; "The Desert"; "Science Courseware: Physical Science"; "Odell Lake"; "Safety First"; "An Experience in Artificial Intelligence"; and "Master Mapper." (TW)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cartography, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Peer reviewedSlocum, Terry A.; Yoder, Stephen C. – Journal of Geography, 1996
Outlines reasons why computer programming should be taught to geographers. These include experience using macro (scripting) languages and sophisticated visualization software, and developing a deeper understanding of general hardware and software capabilities. Discusses the distinct advantages and few disadvantages of the programming language…
Descriptors: Cartography, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces
National Collegiate Software Clearinghouse, Durham, NC. – 1989
Over 250 microcomputer software packages, intended for use on MS-DOS machines by scholars and teachers in the humanities and social sciences, are included in this catalog. The clearinghouse's first Macintosh listing is included, with many more Macintosh programs and data sets being planned and tested for future inclusion. Most programs were…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Art, Business, Cartography
