We started the day off with marking our tracks. We used our GPS to mark our tracks and made our initials. We then plugged in our Garmins and uploaded them to the CMAP website. We then updated our Garmins, since there was an update available.
Nick Kryger from Public Utilities spoke to our class today. He talked alot GIS and how loads of people use it in their occupations. GIS has changed how people read and use maps today. GIS has made information more accesible for many public employees. GIS allows public employees to use maps to help them find anything from a manhole to a sprinkler. GIS maps allow workers to locate specific objects easily, since previous people have mapped out objects. GIS allows government people to take payments in the field, which has made many jobs easier. Public Utilities allows people to pull up maps, at home or on the trail. The trail maps will let you know your elevation, if dogs are allowed on the trail, and other various things.
Public Utilities is working on some mobile applications. These applications let the workers know what has been requested to be done or worked on in a certain area/zone. This is an application for public utility workers.
Kevin Sato from Cottonwood Heights talked to ur class as well. He is pushing GIS in education. He has coordinated GIS days in several districts. There is also a GIS mentoring program, that needs some revival. It is basically GIS professionals that you can contact, for teachers. These GIS professionals can help you with your lesson plans, or mentor you through creating data. Information for this can be found on this website, Ugic.info. They are hoping that elementary school teachers use this mentor program. Mentors will help out elementary teachers at a base level, with out using acronyms as much as possible. The hope is to have a website where you can enter your school, and the site will have GIS mentors available to you.
ARCGIS Story maps. Kevin had some good ideas about how to use story maps in the classroom, like state reports, county reports. Students could find out the information and record it in a map form.
James Wingate from Blue Stakes also presented to the class. He showed us how he uses maps to know where to dig and check for power lines. Blue Stakes marks all the underground power lines and other hazards in Utah using GIS data. Blue Stakes is a non profit funded by all the utility companies in utah. If you ever have to dig in your yard call Blue Stakes, or go to their websites, bluestakes.org to create a request
We did a geocaching project as a team. We all had different job and we worked as a team. We had 5 caches to find, around Alta High School! It was a lot of fun. My group actually found a real geocache while we were looking for our class geocache.
I really liked todays class and geocaching. I have geocached in the past, but it was a lot of fun to do with my classmates. This was a fun experience to do as a group. I am going out of the country is a week, and am planning on geo caching when I go scuba diving. I have some more questions about this. Like should I anchor the cache to something, would this be breaking the rules? What is the best container to put the cache in. Has anyone actually done this? You, your friend?
Nick Kryger from Public Utilities spoke to our class today. He talked alot GIS and how loads of people use it in their occupations. GIS has changed how people read and use maps today. GIS has made information more accesible for many public employees. GIS allows public employees to use maps to help them find anything from a manhole to a sprinkler. GIS maps allow workers to locate specific objects easily, since previous people have mapped out objects. GIS allows government people to take payments in the field, which has made many jobs easier. Public Utilities allows people to pull up maps, at home or on the trail. The trail maps will let you know your elevation, if dogs are allowed on the trail, and other various things.
Public Utilities is working on some mobile applications. These applications let the workers know what has been requested to be done or worked on in a certain area/zone. This is an application for public utility workers.
Kevin Sato from Cottonwood Heights talked to ur class as well. He is pushing GIS in education. He has coordinated GIS days in several districts. There is also a GIS mentoring program, that needs some revival. It is basically GIS professionals that you can contact, for teachers. These GIS professionals can help you with your lesson plans, or mentor you through creating data. Information for this can be found on this website, Ugic.info. They are hoping that elementary school teachers use this mentor program. Mentors will help out elementary teachers at a base level, with out using acronyms as much as possible. The hope is to have a website where you can enter your school, and the site will have GIS mentors available to you.
ARCGIS Story maps. Kevin had some good ideas about how to use story maps in the classroom, like state reports, county reports. Students could find out the information and record it in a map form.
James Wingate from Blue Stakes also presented to the class. He showed us how he uses maps to know where to dig and check for power lines. Blue Stakes marks all the underground power lines and other hazards in Utah using GIS data. Blue Stakes is a non profit funded by all the utility companies in utah. If you ever have to dig in your yard call Blue Stakes, or go to their websites, bluestakes.org to create a request
We did a geocaching project as a team. We all had different job and we worked as a team. We had 5 caches to find, around Alta High School! It was a lot of fun. My group actually found a real geocache while we were looking for our class geocache.
I really liked todays class and geocaching. I have geocached in the past, but it was a lot of fun to do with my classmates. This was a fun experience to do as a group. I am going out of the country is a week, and am planning on geo caching when I go scuba diving. I have some more questions about this. Like should I anchor the cache to something, would this be breaking the rules? What is the best container to put the cache in. Has anyone actually done this? You, your friend?