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Maps and the Geospatial Revolution: Lesson 1, Lecture 1
The document discusses the impact of the geospatial revolution on navigation, decision-making, and storytelling, highlighting the transition from paper maps to interactive digital maps. It emphasizes how new technologies and science have broadened access to spatial information, enabling both mundane and complex decisions. The document illustrates the personal relevance of geography, noting advancements that allow for geotagging and mapping memories with ease.
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- 1. Maps and theGeospatial Revolution Anthony C. Robinson, Ph.D Lead Faculty for Online Geospatial Education JohnA. Dutton e-Education Institute Assistant Director, GeoVISTA Center Department of Geography The Pennsylvania State University Lesson 1 – Lecture 1 This content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License
- 2. The Geospatial Revolution •…is transforming how we do these things: – How we navigate – How we make decisions – How we share stories • Maps are now interactive, and embedded in everything we do • New technologies have made spatial information widely accessible • New science has made it possible for us to use spatial information in new and powerful ways
- 3. How We Navigate •Think about what kids born today can expect to have available at their fingertips • Even in my lifetime (born in 1980), we’ve gone from paper maps to interactive digital maps • The time it takes to plan a trip is completely different now • We’re already annoyed that our technology isn’t always perfect (missing/incorrect data)
- 4. Making Decisions • TheGeospatial Revolution involves way more than just advances in navigation • Even simple decisions, like “Where should we eat Dinner tonight?” are enabled by geospatial technology • The cutting edge of tech and science in this is focused on much harder questions, like “What parts of the coast should we evacuate for this impending Hurricane?”
- 5. Sharing Stories • Geographyprovides the context for our personal lives • Pictures, for example, can be easily Geotagged to make maps of your memories • Even 10 years ago, this was a very cumbersome thing to do, and 20 years ago it was not really possible
- 8. Maps and theGeospatial Revolution www.coursera.org/course/maps Twitter @MapRevolution Online Geospatial Education @ Penn State www.pennstategis.com This content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License