Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World: Geospatial Practices and Lessons Learned
@article{Solari2015GeospatialTA, title={Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World: Geospatial Practices and Lessons Learned}, author={Osvaldo Muiz Solari and Ali Demirci and Jan Schee}, journal={Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World}, year={2015} }
This book is an initiative presented by the Commission on Geographical Education of the International Geographical Union. It focuses particularly on what has been learned from geospatial projects and research from the past decades of implementing geospatial technologies (GST) in formal and informal education. The objective of this publication is to inform an international audience of teachers, professionals, scholars, and policymakers about the state of the art and prospects of geospatial…
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