EDGIS Conference: Educational Applications of GIS Research and Development Priorities

小行星9354097 地理信息系统（GIS）是空间聚集数据和程序的集合，用于处理数据以回答地理学，地球科学，环境科学和其他学科中的问题。 在为期三天的研讨会上，开发和研究地理信息系统的人员、在各学科研究中使用地理信息系统的人员和教育工作者聚集一堂，了解地理信息系统及其在教育中的潜在用途。 研讨会包括书面论文，作为讨论、全体会议、分组会议和演示的基础。 这些问题包括技术（GIS的现状和未来状态），教育（学科，示例，成本教师增强）和认知科学（学生可以学习什么新概念和过程）。 会议就GIS在学校中的潜力达成了共识，并概述了实现这一潜力的步骤。 ***

9354097 Tinker Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are collections of spatially aggregated data and programs to manipulate the data to answer questions in geography, earth science, environmental science and other disciplines. These systems have the potential to make major contributions to what students learn and how they learn it. In a three-day workshop those who develop and study GIS, those who use GIS in research in various disciplines and educators are brought together to obtain an understanding of GIS and its potential uses in education. The workshop consists of written papers to form the basis for discussion, plenary talks, breakout sessions and demonstrations. The issues include technical (the present and future state of GIS), educational (disciplines, examples, costs teacher enhancement), and cognitive science (what new concepts and processes students can learn). The conference provides a consensus of the potential for GIS in schools and an outline of the steps to reach that potential. ***