Emerging Geospatial Technologies in Instruction and Research: An Assessment of U.S. and Canadian Geography Departments and Programs
Emerging Geospatial Technologies in Instruction and Research: An Assessment of U.S. and Canadian Geography Departments and Programs
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教学和研究中的新兴地理空间技术：对美国和加拿大地理部门和项目的评估
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2020
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Adam J. Mathews
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T. Fagin;T. Wikle;Adam J. Mathews
学术地理是许多学院和大学校园地理空间学习和研究的纽带。沿着在地理信息系统和遥感等已建立的领域提供课程和计划，地理教学和研究越来越多地使用新的或新兴的地理空间技术（EGT）来捕获，处理和可视化空间数据。EGT的示例包括无人机系统、基于位置的服务和虚拟现实设备。虽然EGTs在高等教育机构中迅速扩大，但我们对它们在地理教学和研究中的应用性质知之甚少。例如，哪些专家组最为稳固，在哪些项目领域（数据采集、数据分析和数据交付）中使用最为频繁？在这篇文章中，我们提出了一个基于网络的调查结果，美国和加拿大的地理部门和计划，旨在探索采用和使用EGTs。在其他结果中，我们的研究结果表明，EGTs往往是在一个以上的项目领域。沿着评估采纳率及使用频率，我们审视收购EGTs所用的资金来源。
Academic geography is the nexus for geospatial learning and research on many college and university campuses. Along with offering courses and programs in established areas such as geographic information systems and remote sensing, geography instruction and research have increasingly used new or emerging geospatial technologies (EGTs) for capturing, processing, and visualizing spatial data. Examples of EGTs include unoccupied aircraft systems, location-based services, and virtual reality devices. Although EGTs are expanding rapidly within higher education institutions, we know less about the nature of their adoption within geography instruction and research. For example, which EGTs are most firmly established and in what project domains (data capture, data analysis, and data delivery) are they used most frequently? In this article, we present findings from a Web-based survey of U.S. and Canadian geography departments and programs aimed at exploring the adoption and use of EGTs. Among other results, our findings suggest that EGTs are often employed across more than one project domain. Along with assessing rates of adoption and frequency of use, we examine sources of funding used in the acquisition of EGTs.