2. Geographical Information Systems A geographic information system (GIS) lets us visualize, question, analyze, interpret, and understand data to reveal relationships, patterns, and trends

3. 3D Mine with Well Data

4. Combining Various Display Methods

5. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. department of Defense.  GPS was originally intended for military applications, but in the 1980s, the government made the system available for civilian use.  GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day.  There are no subscription fees or setup charges to use GPS.

6. Some Ways GPS is Used  Fishing  Hiking  Sailing/Boating  Automobile  Cell Phones  Pilots  Biking  Education

8. What is Geo-Caching? Treasure hunt with GPS unit to find locations Database of locations kept online It’s all about the trek What is in the cache: Logbook Treasure (can be anything) Clues One rule: Take from the cache and leave something of your own http://www.geocaching.com (FAQs)

9. Ragged Island Geocache

10. Ragged Island Track Cache

11. Ragged Island Cache

12. Geocache Found

13. Geo Cache Contents

14. Deer Park Geocache

15. Geocache Website http://www.geocaching.com

16. Deer Park Geocache

17. GPS & GIS Resources http://step.nn.k12.va.us

18. . eTrex

19. 5 Main “Pages”

20. Menu Page

21. Installing Batteries

22. . Left Side View

23. . Right Side View

24. Clearing Tracks Select the Main Menu Select TRACKS Use the up/down button to Select Clear Next, select yes Then Page button to return to Menu

25. Menu Page Delete Tracks

26. Clear Tracks

27. Deleting Waypoints Return to the Menu Page Select Waypoints Select Delete all

28. WayPoints Page Deleting WayPoints

29. SkyView Page

30. Satellite Page

31. 5 Main “Pages”

32. Map Page

33. Trip Computer Page

34. Menu Page

35. Menu Page- Select Waypoints

36. Geocaching - Entering Location

37. Entering Location (Geocache)

38. Waypoints Page-Goto 1.Press Enter 2.Select 001

39. Entering Location (Geocache)

41. Edit Location Latitude & Longitude Hardest step

42. Menchville Geocaches A. N37 05.808 W76 31.734 B. N37 05.805 W76 31.790 C. N37 05.811 W76 31.832 D. N37 05.852 W76 31.814 E. N37 05.881 W76 31.748 F. N37 05.843 W76 31.679 G. N37 05.810 W76 31.670 H. N37 05.895 W76 31.777

43. Waypoint Page 001

44. Pointer Page

45. Follow The Pointer

46. Review Waypoint- GOTO