GI_Forum 2015, Volume 3 Journal for Geographic Information Science
Geospatial Minds for Society
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BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT, WIEN (IBAN AT04 1100 0006 2280 0100, BIC BKAUATWW), DEUTSCHE BANK MÜNCHEN (IBAN DE16 7007 0024 0238 8270 00, BIC DEUTDEDBMUC)
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GI_Forum 2015, Volume 3 Journal for Geographic Information Science
Geospatial Minds for Society ISSN 2308-1708 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-87907-558-4 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-7826-2 Online Edition
doi:10.1553/giscience2015
GI_Forum, 2015Volume 3 2015, 645 pages Print edition is available at Wichmann-Verlag, Berlin
Martin Dür
S. 335 - 344 doi:10.1553/giscience2015s335 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract: The purpose of this project is to show various possibilities for the use of WebGIS applications, when dealing with regional questions arising in the school subject of Geography and Economics. By using digital atlases of the Austrian provinces ‒ WebGIS applications run by regional province administrations ‒ students acquire various key competences: they encounter comprehensive geographic methods by working with maps and statistics, and they develop soft skills such as critically reflecting and interpreting data provided by the largest source of regional geodata of their federal state. In the following class project, the students collect their own data and use the provincial digital atlases to portray the results in thematic maps. In addition to the many possibilities these atlases offer, difficulties using this approach in the classroom will also be discussed. Through the creation of an “emotional space map” students learn that their own evaluation of space, and their spatial behavior is not simply constructed by objective criteria, but is influenced by personal conduct and spatial perception. In their search for possible suggestions to improve a city’s image, students recognize the impact each individual’s conduct has on the quality of life, and learn that there is no simple way of resolving the numerous emerging problems. Published Online: 2015/06/29 07:58:07 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x00324a84 Rights:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
The Journal for Geographic Information Science issue 1-2015 presents peer-reviewed papers
presented at the Geoinformatics
Forum (www.gi-forum.org), held in Salzburg from July 7-10,
2015. The annual GI_Forum symposium provides a platform for dialogue among geospatial minds
in an ongoing effort to support the creation of an informed GISociety.
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