Geomatics:
Geotechnologies in Action
(Grade 12 University/College)
Geotechnology has made significant
strides throughout the last two decades with the development of Global
Positioning Systems and Geographic Information Systems. Although
these advances greatly augmented the tools available to Geographers for
spatial analysis, they enhance, rather than replace more traditional methods
such as Remote Sensing (Aerial and Satellite Photographs), Stereoscopes
and Stereographic Pairs, Surveying, and Fieldwork.
Geomatics will introduce the
techniques used by Geographers. Students will work in each of the
following areas:
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Air Photos, Stereo Pairs and Stereoscopes
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Satellite Photos
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G.P.S. (Global Positioning
Systems)
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G.I.S. (Geographic Information
Systems)
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Cartography
The Largest section of the course
is spent working on G.I.S. The course is scheduled in a computer
lab capable of running the industry standard ArcView G.I.S. software.
This, along with data sets from the Regional Municipality of York, will
allow students to develop problem solving techniques that will enable them
to:
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Predict the location of the next
high school and fire hall in York Region,
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Assess the possible impacts of past
and present landfill sites on York Region including water quality,
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Develop a multi-year forest management
plan for an area near Minden, Ontario.
G. I. S. is one of the fastest growing
computer and software fields. Students will discover its enormous
potential in marketing, route planning, industrial location, urban planning
and resource management.
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