Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ540191
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
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The Global Positioning System and Its Integration into College Geography Curricula.
Wikle, Thomas A.; Lambert, Dean P.
Journal of Geography, v95 n5 p186-93 Sep-Oct 1996
Introduces global positioning system (GPS) technology to nonspecialist geographers and recommends a framework for implementing GPS instructional modules in college geography courses. GPS was developed as a worldwide satellite-based system by the U.S. Department of Defense to simplify and improve military and civilian navigation and positioning. (MJP)
Descriptors: Colleges, Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Geography, Geography Instruction, Information Networks, Integrated Learning Systems, Navigation, Technological Advancement, Telecommunications, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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