GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography
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Technology and maps (all types) play an integral role in the teaching of Geography - from apps to stand alone GIS programs.
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Dynamic World - 10m global land cover dataset in Google Earth Engine

Dynamic World - 10m global land cover dataset in Google Earth Engine | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Dynamic World is a 10 meter resolution near real time global land use land cover dataset in Google Earth Engine
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Tasmania to be digitally mapped and modeled to help predict disasters and save lives - ABC News

Tasmania to be digitally mapped and modeled to help predict disasters and save lives - ABC News | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
In a world-first, Tasmania will be recreated in a real-time virtual model to help predict where disasters will happen and how to keep communities safer.
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mercator-vs-truesize.gif (800x554 pixels) | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
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Visual Capitalist - real size of countries.
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Maps reveal hidden truths of the world's cities

Maps reveal hidden truths of the world's cities | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
A new website lets people delve into data on the world's cities.
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Excellent data on lots of cities
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Chart: Visualizing Countries by Share of Earth's Surface

Chart: Visualizing Countries by Share of Earth's Surface | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
There are 510 million km² of area on the Earth, but less than 30% of this is land. Here's the share countries make up of the Earth's surface.
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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-countries-are-mapping-the-ocean-floor/?fbclid=IwAR2AzDYTiz6GyKY3XWnVTYDDATzQ8Mw_05VBsClYVTSu2SloBvTGVCCXhAs

Excellent study of project 2030 to map to unknown areas of the sea floor
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Mapping the sea floor is fascinating for Level 7 Water - link to the finding of the underwater drone off Indoiesia in December 2020
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Qantas Draws Kangaroo In The Sky With Retired Boeing 747

Qantas Draws Kangaroo In The Sky With Retired Boeing 747 | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Qantas has bid adieu to its final Boeing 747-400 today. But in true Qantas style, the plane isn’t…
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This was cute, sad and GPS!
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Scientists make startling discovery that Earth’s magnetic field is weakening

Scientists make startling discovery that Earth’s magnetic field is weakening | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Scientists have discovered the magnetic field is gradually weakening in an area spanning several continents.
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fascinating - what is happening the the magnetic pole and why? and what impacts is it having?
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Coronavirus Australia: COVID-19 heat maps by postcode launched by NSW government

Coronavirus Australia: COVID-19 heat maps by postcode launched by NSW government | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
New heat maps will for the first time reveal active coronavirus cases by postcode, revealing how many people have the virus, test numbers and recovery rates.
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A good example of Australian mapping during coronavirus
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Using GIS to Analyze People's Attitudes ~

Using GIS to Analyze People's Attitudes ~ | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
GIS can help researchers analyze spatial data within social media posts in order to understand how people react to different features in their environment.
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Attitudes have as much geographical validity as statistics...
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Schools | Esri Australia

Schools | Esri Australia | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Esri Australia’s GIS for schools program provides a platform for students to understand GIS technology and gain skills that can be applied in the real world.
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Such a valuable, in fact essential, tool for all students. And so many jobs in the future in this area...
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Teaching Ethics in GIS

Ways and approaches to teach about ethics in Geographic Information Systems and related geotechnology courses. Maps are laden with ethical decisions--and need to be used and created with care and respect. Watch this video to find out more.
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Accurate information is often the basis of ethics. Technology can easily allow ethical approaches to be overridden. Joseph Kerski explores this.
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What is Photogrammetry?

What is Photogrammetry? | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Photogrammetry uses photographs from at least two different vantage points. It obtains depth and perspective because of separate points of observation.
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Fascinating article on photogrammetry explaining the process and uses  - good for STEM and students with a technical bent
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How Digital Mapping Can Reinforce Inequity | Planetizen News

How Digital Mapping Can Reinforce Inequity | Planetizen News | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Digital mapping tools like Google Street View often obscure the realities of cities and concentrate their resources in the wealthiest countries, effectively ‘erasing’ some places from the global map.
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Using Machine Learning to Map Poverty from Satellite Imagery

Using Machine Learning to Map Poverty from Satellite Imagery | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Satellite images are now being used to map poverty levels around the world using machine learning used to analyze specific poverty data using a convolutional neural network.
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Mapped: Visualizing GDP per Capita Worldwide in 2021

Mapped: Visualizing GDP per Capita Worldwide in 2021 | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
GDP per capita is one of the best measures of a country's standard of living. This map showcases the GDP per capita in every country globally.
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Climate change has altered the Earth's tilt | Space

Climate change has altered the Earth's tilt | Space | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Earth's poles are moving — and that's normal. But new research suggests that within just decades, climate change and human water use have given the poles' wandering an additional nudge.
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Spatial educators' toolkit | Education and training | Queensland Government

Spatial educators' toolkit | Education and training | Queensland Government | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it

Ideas for teachers on how to use spatial technologies in the classroom.

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Queensland but really useful ideas
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IRIS Earthquake Science - New, interactive GPlates Portal globe showcases the world's surface geology. Beautiful and educational! http://portal.gplates.org/cesium/?view=global_lithological_map | Fa...

New, interactive GPlates Portal globe showcases the world's surface geology. Beautiful and educational!

http://portal.gplates.org/cesium/?view=global_lithological_map
Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)'s insight:
Making Geology maps accessible and fascinating
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World Map - Simple

World Map - Simple | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Create your own free custom World map with colors and descriptions of your choice. Download it for free and use it for a great visual representation.
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This is brilliant - get it!  so useful
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'It took 8000 hours': A puzzle of Melbourne's heart is spreading lockdown city love

One measure of how much Melburnians adore our town and its quirky details, even when we can't get among it, is that a cult item to own right now is the puzzle of an illustrated map.
Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)'s insight:
The Melbourne Map is brilliant - one of these for your school would be great
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This Massive Map Shows All of the World's Borders by Age

This Massive Map Shows All of the World's Borders by Age | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
This detailed and incredible map shows the exact date of origin for every one of the world's international borders.
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Fascinating and intruiging
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Using Drones and Remote Sensing for Mapping and Counting Animals ~

Using Drones and Remote Sensing for Mapping and Counting Animals ~ | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
Remote sensing data from satellite and UAV imagery has been used by researchers in the mapping and observation of wildlife, in particular counting the number of animals in remote locations.
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Effectiuve and efficient  agricultural methods
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Analyzing the Benefits of Green Space on Mental Health Using GIS ~

Analyzing the Benefits of Green Space on Mental Health Using GIS ~ | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
A recent large-scale study in Denmark combined historical Landsat satellite data and a survey that recorded mental health benefits to respondents to analyze the relationship between green space and mental health.
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This is so obvious...but now it is proven with GIS
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Scientists will soon be able to monitor air pollution hourly from space

Scientists will soon be able to monitor air pollution hourly from space | GTAV Technology and cartography in Geography | Scoop.it
NASA, South Korea, and the European Space Agency are collaborating on a project to monitor air pollution from space. It will allow scientists to measure pollution every hour from space for the first time.
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Satellite technology used to monitor and help manage air pollution.
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