Mobile Mapping Quest:
Unleash Your Inner Explorer

Description

Explore mobile geographic information systems (GIS) using ArcGIS Online and Esri software applications! GIS specialists from the Bureau of Land Management will lead hands-on navigation, field data collection, and web-based cartography activities.

Discover what makes GIS a geography superpower!  Unearth your geospatial superpowers through maps, apps and mobile geographic information systems (GIS). Students will get an overview of GIS technologies and take a deep dive into the world of mobile GIS. We will spend time outside everyday learning about Global Positioning System (GPS) technology using ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey 123 mobile apps on a tablet device to collect data. We will use our data in ArcGIS Online (AGOL) to create a map project to show off! 

The week will wrap up with geocaching – a high-tech treasure hunt.  Along the way we’ll also learn about your public lands and how the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) utilizes GIS Technologies to help sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.  

Objectives

• What is GIS and how is it used?

• Learn about GPS technology and Mobile GIS.

• Collect data using ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey 123 mobile mapping applications.

• Produce a map product in ArcGIS Online

Keywords: GIS, GPS, Geospatial, Mobile, ArcGIS, AGOL, ArcGIS Online