Maps & Web Mapping establishes an innovative, eText-only introduction to the history, principles, and current technologies used in mapping and cartography in a way that’s never been done before. Created to work with resources in Mygeoscienceplace.com, this solution engages students with interactive tools, including MapMaster™ interactive maps, Google Earth™ exercises, lecture videos, Map Projection animations, and more. This affordable online-only solution seamlessly integrates narrative text with a dynamic, interactive media experience, creating a rich learning environment and working together to help students develop spatial reasoning skills and practice observation, experimentation, and critical thinking (source).
Maps & Web Mapping and Mygeoscienceplace.com work together to provide dynamic media and learning tools to engage students in the study of maps and web mapping. Current tools, technologies, and applications of cartography are integrated throughout the book, covering both commercial and open source, including desktop and mobile applications.
- Integrated videos allow students to extend their learning through video overviews of key topics and applications of cartography. Videos linked directly from the book provide context and insight into critical topics, experiments, and applications of cartography.
- Learning Objectives presented on chapter-opening pages help students prioritize key knowledge and skills as they study.
- Checkpoint questions integrated throughout the chapters give students opportunities to check their understanding of the material as they read, for a more active learning approach.
- Coordinate Links to Online Maps are included with many images and locations in the book, enabling students to directly link to online digital maps connected to places presented in the book, for additional exploration and enrichment. This place-based learning enhances learning and recall.
Use this link to purchase access to the eText: https://legacy.geog.ucsb.edu/~kclarke/Videos/AccessingTheText.mp4
