The fourth volume in the Our World GIS Education book series features techniques that encourage the use of GIS in solving problems and making decisions. The lessons in this textbook build on the rich array of GIS tools available, enabling students to perform sophisticated analyses in a variety of content areas. This book encourages readers to make decisions and ultimately create their own analysis to investigate and answer based on real-world concerns. The book contains a student resource DVD with exercises and data and a software DVD with a 180-day single-use trial of ArcGIS Desktop 9.2.

*Please note: It is not necessary to complete the other books in the Our World GIS Education series in order to benefit from Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS; however, this is an advanced text that presumes prior GIS knowledge.

Kathryn Keranen is a retired teacher. She was instrumental in introducing Global Positioning System (GPS), GIS, and remote sensing into the geosystems curriculum in Fairfax County, Virginia. After retiring, she became a private consultant and an authorized K–12 ESRI instructor. She has consulted for various universities and is an adjunct instructor at James Madison University (JMU) and Towson University.

Dr. Robert Kolvoord is a professor of integrated science and technology at James Madison University. His main research interests focus on the use of geospatial technologies in K–12 classrooms. He administered a variety of professional and curriculum development grants and workshops to help teachers bring these technologies to their classrooms. Prior to arriving at JMU, Kolvoord worked at the University of Arizona, where he was a founder of the nonprofit Center for Image Processing in Education.

ISBN: 9781589481831    2008   218 pages   $49.95

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