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Participation Discussion: REQUIRED TASK

In addition to your required primary and secondary posts this week, you are also required to complete the following task. After you complete the task below, you will post any required screen shots, exported map JPGs, or map files to the discussion area, along with writing a brief discussion of 1) what you did and 2) how it went.

REQUIRED TASK: Google Earth Pro

Objectives:

--To become familiar with Google Earth Pro (a free GIS) and its capabilities

Google Earth Pro

1) After reading through the Google Earth Pro Tutorial (2016) in Module 1, try out several of the steps in the tutorial:

--Looking at the historical imagery for an area

--Creating and describing a placemark

--Adding a photo

--Creating a walking tour

--Creating a narrated and animated tour

--Measuring an area

--Saving your work to a KMZ file

2) Of the different things you tried, share one with the class as your Required Task for Week 1 in the

Module 1 Discussion forum.

--Write a paragraph describing what you did and how you did it. Did it go smoothly? Was it easy to do? How might you use this tool for personal or professional applications? Would you recommend this to a friend?

--Post a screen shot of the area you explored and include the KMZ you made as an attachment to your post.

Discussion Topic

Task: Reply to this topic

After reading the Week 1 GIS Articles under Module 1, please complete the required task and respond to one or more of the following questions.  After making your initial response (primary post), come back in a day or so to respond to the postings of your classmates (secondary post).

PARTICIPATION QUESTIONS (choose one):

1) Look at the various different GIS definitions covered in Chapter 1 (GIS Commons).  Why are they different?  How can the definition of GIS vary by discipline?  What will your personal definition of GIS be?

2) Find a photograph of a landscape (can be human scale, picture from vacation, aerial photo, or even satellite image).  Make a list of what features on the image fall into the classes of points, lines, and area (polygons).  Any exceptions?  If you have features that might be one or the other, then explain your decision.  Make sure you attach your picture to your post or paste it within your post.

3) Describe three different applications that are often performed using GIS.  Try to think of everyday examples that your classmates can relate to.  Feel free to include pictures/diagrams to illustrate your examples.