Mobile GIS Dr Adrian Johnson

Outline 1.Handheld computers 2.What do PDAs provide? 3.Uses in the field 4.An example with 14 year olds 5.Examples of other applications 6.Learning promoted 7.Further reading 8.Questions and discussion 9.Contact details

1. Handheld computers Involves a GPS-enabled PDA (personal digital assistant) Diluted desktop GIS software; for example, ESRI UKs ArcPad Data; ideally, MasterMap from Ordnance Survey

2. What do PDAs provide? A voice recorder Word processor Spreadsheet Data logger Graphic calculator Digital camera Mobile phone Personal organiser Wireless communication device service

3. Uses in the field New shapefiles can be created Photographs can be linked to locations Field data can be entered

4. An example with 14 year olds 4 th form CBD study Survey points selected Pedestrians counted over time

Isoline map of pedestrian flow constructed

5. Examples of other applications Tree surveys Estimation of footpath trip hazards Location of road potholes Updating electronic maps of the campus or CBD Examination of urban heat islands

6. Learning promoted Learning takes place at a number of levels: the ability to work within a team the use of technology project management high level cartography and presentation skills spatial analysis report writing

7. Further reading

8. Questions and discussion The teacher acts as a communications hub, managing a classroom where learning is a partnership and information flows in both directions between teacher and students. Fillmore, C., Flegg, R., Muller, F., Cakacaka, J. and Hawkins, R. August 2005 PPCs in the classroom: propagating pupils cognition. Professional Educator 4(3): 22 – 25.

9. Contact details Dr Adrian Johnson Head of Pastoral Care Ibstock Place School Roehampton SW15 5PY