GIS (geographic information system) market leader ESRI is all about collecting, analyzing and communicating geographic information. Built on the belief that geography matters and that it connects societies and influences our way of life, the R&D organization offers a new program to help schools integrate GIS in the classroom. Tiburon-TV’s Viktoria interviewed GIS in Schools Program Manager George Dailey at BETT London.
„We provide everything from free web mapping services and 3D visualization tools like the ArcGIS Explorer to more ‚professional’ GIS tools. Basically a continuum of tools that people can step into whether they are elementary or university students“ explains George. He goes on to do some mapping of earthquake activity and to showcase how people are using GIS. GIS users come from all walks of life: Schools, city planners, administrators, fire fighters working with geography or agencies like the UN environment program. „GIS is great for visualization“ George says. „The key is what are people wanting to do, what are they trying to learn and what are the ways we are ready to support them. That includes curriculum materials, training, access to data and the software tools. But the tools are not as important as the question someone is trying to answer.“
Check back to our blog on Friday for an interview with Mikkel Overby from Serious Games Interactive, Winner of the BETT Award for Global Conflicts.
26.02.2010 at 20:02
[...] by glenn We recently stumbled onto this video from George Dailey of the ESRI EDU team – kick back and listen to George for a few minutes preaching GIS & Geography to the masses! Source [...]