This portal provides introductory text for issues relating to Geographic Information Systems as well as pointers to further information. GIS Lounge includes links to tutorials, references, career opportunities, GIS user...

In this module, students use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) together with the tools and data from the North America Global GIS CD to investigate earthquakes, volcanoes, and population on local and global scales. As...

This game is actually an on-campus field lab that has students using directions and a GPS receiver to make their way from one stop to the next. At each stop, they identify a building stone (or tree for an environmental...

This site from SERC\'s Starting Point explains how to use GIS in introductory geoscience course lectures, laboratories, and exercises. The site provides information and links on how to bypass GIS barriers, available...

This classroom activity, which centers on documenting the exact location of a meteorite in Antarctica, introduces students to the technology of Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The printable five-page handout includes a...