1. Displaying Spatial Data Using Excel and Google Earth BioQuest 2010 Dan Ward & Sam Donovan BioQuest 2010 Dan Ward & Sam Donovan

2. Goal Develop a working classroom model of how to utilize Excel and Google Earth to display spatial data. Have students work with real world data sets. Allow students to engage in citizen science. Propose and answer questions about abundance and distribution of organisms. Develop a working classroom model of how to utilize Excel and Google Earth to display spatial data. Have students work with real world data sets. Allow students to engage in citizen science. Propose and answer questions about abundance and distribution of organisms.

3. Spatial data can easily be displayed in Google Earth using Excel and readily available Internet tools.

4. Resources Google Earth (http://earth.google.com/)http://earth.google.com/ Microsoft Office Excel Earth Point: Tools for Google Earth (http://www.earthpoint.us/ExcelToKml.aspx)http://www.earthpoint.us/ExcelToKml.aspx Chicago Wilderness Habitat Project: Calling Frog Survey (http://www.habitatproject.org/frogsurvey/inde x.html)http://www.habitatproject.org/frogsurvey/inde x.html Chicago Wilderness Habitat Project: Illnois Butterfly Monitoring Network (http://www.habitatproject.org/projects/ibmn.h tml)http://www.habitatproject.org/projects/ibmn.h tml Google Earth (http://earth.google.com/)http://earth.google.com/ Microsoft Office Excel Earth Point: Tools for Google Earth (http://www.earthpoint.us/ExcelToKml.aspx)http://www.earthpoint.us/ExcelToKml.aspx Chicago Wilderness Habitat Project: Calling Frog Survey (http://www.habitatproject.org/frogsurvey/inde x.html)http://www.habitatproject.org/frogsurvey/inde x.html Chicago Wilderness Habitat Project: Illnois Butterfly Monitoring Network (http://www.habitatproject.org/projects/ibmn.h tml)http://www.habitatproject.org/projects/ibmn.h tml

5. Google Earth Free software that allows viewing of satellite imagery, maps, and terrain anywhere on Earth. Rich in geographical and historical content. Free software that allows viewing of satellite imagery, maps, and terrain anywhere on Earth. Rich in geographical and historical content.

7. Earth Point: Tools for Google Earth Imports a spreadsheet of lat/long coordinates to Google Earth for viewing. Also allows creation of pop-up balloons, icons, paths, and a variety of other features from the spreadsheet data. Allows for saving of Google Earth Maps in KML format. Imports a spreadsheet of lat/long coordinates to Google Earth for viewing. Also allows creation of pop-up balloons, icons, paths, and a variety of other features from the spreadsheet data. Allows for saving of Google Earth Maps in KML format.