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Mapping an Ocean Sanctuary |
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In September 2000 the Directorate of Geoscience at the National Science Foundation awarded a grant for CIPE to develop secondary school instructional materials that teach ocean science using Geographic Information System (GIS) data. Released in 2003, "Mapping an Ocean Sanctuary" consists of six modules that help the learner master GIS technology; employ GIS to study the surface and underwater geography of (and bathymetric, ecological, and geophysical data from) three national marine sanctuaries; collect geophysical and ecological data during field studies at the sanctuaries and use GIS to map and analyze the data; and share data and analyses with other students and schools via the Internet. The work was a collaborative effort between CIP, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, and Sustainable Seas Expeditions. Mapping an Ocean Sanctuary is available from the eVisual.org store.
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