New Technologies

Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system for analyzing data spatially related to the earth. For definition and more details go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system

In the classroom students could gather information and use GIS software to map and analyze that data. School districts could use GIS software as a very accurate tool for enrollment projections and a tool for re-districting.

One of the leaders in GIS is ESRI: http://www.esri.com/

Get more details on GIS at http://www.gis.com/

Find out how business, government, utilities, telecommunications, natural resources, science, education are using GIS by reading this informative pdf: http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/corporate-intro.pdf