Curriculum Integration & GIS in Education

Understanding GIS

Topics include:

• What is a Geographic Information System (GIS)?

• Geographic inquiry, a thinking explorer, and GIS

• What can a GIS do?

• What do people use GIS for?

• GIS is about everyday life

• GIS: Not just for geographers

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What is GIS? at ESRI.com

An Ode to ArcVoyager

ArcVoyager* is a Geographic Information System (GIS). A GIS is a set of tools designed to help you organize data about the world so that you can map and analyze this information. The following sections will introduce you to Geographic Information Systems.

This experience is an excerpt from *ArcVoyager produced by ESRI in Redlands, California. You can download and order a free copy from the ESRI website at http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/education/voyager.html .

Download the Student Handout (*.PDF)