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Bae-Dimitriadis, Michelle – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2020
This article introduces a mobile Global Positioning System app created by refugee girls in the United States as a social justice- and community-oriented media art project that provides visual and oral countermapping stories that reflect an anticolonial orientation in their presentation of the city of Buffalo, New York. Through collaborative work…
Descriptors: Refugees, Females, Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices
Dueker, Kenneth J.; Ericksen, Robert H. – 1978
This paper describes the development of the hardware-software configuration required for a computerized digitizer-graphics system for encoding locational information at the University of Iowa's Department of Geography and Institute of Urban and Regional Research. Topics covered include system requirements, data structure, hardware configurations,…
Descriptors: Cartography, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Geographic Concepts
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Hill, J. M.; And Others – The Environmentalist, 1983
Discusses two aspects of a Geographic Information System (GIS), a computerized system for processing geographic and/or mapped data and components/implementation of a GIS and GIS demonstration in natural resources management. Demonstrations related to lignite mining permit requirements in coastal zone, and location of potential landfills/hazardous…
Descriptors: Cartography, Computer Oriented Programs, Environmental Education, Geography
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Neale, S. G. – Computers and Education, 1979
In response to interest from geography teachers in the United Kingdom, isoline drawing and surface drawing programs have been made available to them through an interface program in BASIC. The software has proved to be a successful aid in the teaching of geography. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Cartography, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Schertz, Karen – 2001
Teacher and student editions of Civil Technology Applications are one in a series of competency-based instructional materials for drafting and civil technology programs. It includes the technical content and tasks necessary for a student to be employed as a drafter or civil technician in a civil engineering firm. Introductory pages in the teacher…
Descriptors: Blueprints, Cartography, Civil Engineering, Competency Based Education
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Slocum, 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
Rogers, Robert H. – 1982
In 1979, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM) initiated a program to investigate methods of making Landsat (satellite imagery) technology available to private sector firms through a network comprising NASA, a university or research institute, local community colleges,…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Cartography, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1985
This curriculum guide contains materials for a 17-unit course in advanced technical drafting, a followup to the basic technical drafting course in the industrial arts curriculum for grades 10-12. It is intended for use by industrial arts teachers, supervisors, counselors, administrators, and teacher educators. A three-page course overview provides…
Descriptors: Architectural Drafting, Behavioral Objectives, Cartography, Charts
Schertz, Karen; Kellum, Mary, Ed. – 1986
This curriculum guide contains a course in civil drafting to train entry-level workers for jobs in the field. The module contains 12 instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) introduction to civil drafting; (2) map scales and measurement; (3) standard symbols and abbreviations; (4) interpretation of surveyor's notations; (5) legal…
Descriptors: Cartography, Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content