GeoPad: Information Technology for Field Science Education and Research

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Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

SERC

Collection:

NAGT Cutting Edge (SERC)

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

This website provides an overview of the GeoPad project, the software and hardware components of the unit, and a listing of publications, presentations, and case studies. The GeoPad is a TabletPC equipped with wireless networking, a portable GPS receiver, digital camera, microphone-headset, voice-recognition software, GIS software, and supporting, digital, geo-referenced data-sets. The unit allows scientists to go out in the field as a group or individually, collect GPS-referenced data and share the data instantaneously with each other and with data fusion "collaboratories" hundreds of miles away. It also provides on-demand access to the large database, data summarization and visualization resources at these distant centers to request site-specific information.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Mobile, Text/HTML

Conditions of Use:

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0

Copyright Holder:

Copyright 2003-2006 The Regents of The University of Michigan