Chapter Wrapup

So what are you waiting for? Move on to this chapter’s lab (see Geospatial Lab Application 1.1: Introduction to Geospatial Concepts and Google Earth) and start getting to work. This chapter’s lab will have you doing all sorts of things with Google Earth, while touching on ideas that will be explored in every chapter of this book. There are also questions throughout the lab for you to answer, based on the tasks you’ll be doing. Also, check out the Apps, Blogs, and Social Media box for further ways to get connected with geospatial technology applications through blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as information on acquiring a Google Earth app for your mobile device.

Important note: The references for this chapter are part of the online companion for this book and can be found at http://www.whfreeman.com/shellito2e.

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Apps, Blogs, and Social Media

Here is a sampling of available apps for your mobile device (note that some apps are for Android, some are for Apple iOS, and some may be available for both), as well as some blogs and social media outlets related to this chapter’s concepts.

Some representative apps for use on your phone or tablet:

  • Foursquare: An app that allows you to “check in” your location with your mobile device and share that information with others
  • Google Earth: An app that allows you to use Google Earth on your mobile device

For further up-to-date info, read up on these blogs:

  • All Points Blog (Directions Magazine’s blog of geospatial news): http://apb.directionsmag.com
  • Digital Urban (a blog for applications of geospatial technology and visualization of urban environments): http://www.digitalurban.org/blog
  • The Google Earth Blog (Google’s official blog): http://www.gearthblog.com
  • Mapperz – The Mapping News Blog (for all sorts of geospatial technology applications): http://mapperz.blogspot.com
  • Ogle Earth (a blog for all things geospatial): http://ogleearth.com
  • Planet GS (a source for updates aboutnew geospatial applications):http://www.planetgs.com

On Facebook, check out the following:

  • Google Earth Outreach: http://www.facebook.com/earthoutreach
  • OpenStreetMap: http://www.facebook.com/OpenStreetMap

Become a follower on Twitter of:

  • Directions Magazine (geospatial news magazine): @directionsmag
  • Geospatial News: @geospatialnews
  • Geospatial Newsfeed: @GeoMurmur
  • Geospatial Revolution: @geospatialrev
  • Google Earth: @googleearth
  • Google Earth Blog: @googleearthblog
  • Openstreetmap: @Openstreetmap

On YouTube, watch the videos of the following:

  • Jobs in Geography (a video sponsored by the Association of American Geographers): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJz0YTHvCY8
  • Tours of Google Earth (a channel with video tours created using Google Earth): http://www.youtube.com/user/mkbarth?feature=relchannel