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MoGeo: A location-based educational service
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MoGeo: A location-based educational service

David A. Bennett, Marc P. Armstrong and Jerry D Mount
Location Based Services and TeleCartography, pp.493-509
Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography , Springer
2007
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-36728-4_35

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Abstract

The classroom is an efficient venue for conveying theories and concepts in many disciplines. In geography, however, students often have difficulty understanding spatio-temporal processes that are represented abstractly. Though field-based classes embed students in the environment they are studying, they are decoupled from supplemental information that often catalyzes learning. In this paper we present a location-based service for geographic education: the Mobile Geographic Education (MoGeo) System. MoGeo design is based on contextually-aware computing and integrates the following technologies: GPS receivers, GIS software, wireless networks, mobile computers (PDAs or tablets), and centralized computers (e.g., servers). Using this assemblage of technologies, we integrate the important elements of the classroom and computer laboratory into a field-based learning environment by providing remote, real-time access to: 1) context-specific educational materials; 2) sophisticated spatial analyses; 3) high-end visualization and simulations; 4) feedback and evaluation; and 5) instructors and peers. The overall experience is analogous to the guided tours available at many museums, but is richer and more conducive to intellectual exploration (e.g., through simulation, visualization, and experimentation) and collaboration (e.g., through audio/visual communication and real time tracking of classmates).
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