What Are Geospatial Technologies & How Are They Useful in Schools?

Geospatial Techologies is fancy name for things like Google Maps, GPS (Geopositioning Systems), GIS (Geographic Information Systems), and RS (Remote Sensing). These technologies use what are called "smart maps" to do everything from finding locations to working with geographic databases. To discover ideas for using these tools in education check out the eSchool News Educational Resource Center, GIS and Geographic Inquiry. It features basic information about the technologies, suggestions for GIS in classrooms, ideas for using GIS in school administration, useful links on the topic, and articles such as "Augmented Reality", "Spatial Literacy", "Google Maps Inspire Greativity", GIP and school planning, GIS and service projects, bio maps and more.