Mapping, GPS
Resources
Google Earth - Chrome
Activities
Mapping your photos (Sky Islands , Sands of the World)
Mapping major environmental trends (Urban Heat Islands)
Visualizing patterns natural phenomena with maps (Earthquakes and Volcanoes)
Using visual data to understand environmental issues (My NASA Eyes)
Creating tours and flyovers
Visitng world heritage sites in 3D
Mapping changes from space
Use Time lapse to investigate how things have changed over the period during which satellite photos are available.
Ariquemes, Brazil (Deforestation)
Aral Sea, Uzbekistan (Draining a natural lake)
Porter Ranch, CA (Urbanization, Habitat loss)
Atatürk Dam, Şanlıurfa, Turkey (Damming river)
The world islands, Dubai, UAE (Changing Topography)
Lake Chad, Chad (Desertification)
Aletsch Glacier, Fieschertal, Switzerland
Mabira Forest, Uganda (The Influence of Preserves and National Parks) (photos: Mabira Forest, Uganda)
Mount Wilson, CA (Observe lighting changes over a 24 hour period)
World of Change - NASA imagesof environmental crise
Exercise and Motion Analysis 1 (Mapping, GPS)
Exercies and Motion Analysis 2 (Mapping, GPS)