Review here your online mapping software presentation you made to the university GIS class today. State what you talked about and how you presented that on the board that you created.
I did Yahoo! Local Maps. This website was very basic and didn't have much to it. So when I presented I stated how similar this website was to Google maps. In fact, while presenting to one of the professors at UNI he told me that Google and Yahoo! got their maps from the same person, NAVTEQ. I was telling them about all of the features on the web site like, live traffic, saving what you have looked up, the different types of maps you could view, and the driving directions that are given to you automatically after you enter points A and B into the given boxes. Since the web site I chose was very basic and easy to navigate, I did not have to go into much detail and my presentation didn't last very long.
I think that over all the presenting of the my board went pretty smoothly. I tried to incorporate the key elements of my board and site into a little schpeel which I rattled off to each visitor telling them the name of the site, it's purpose, what you could get form it, and how you could use it. One of the visitors helpfully pointed out that it was kind of like an atlas, which I used in later presentations - it helped get the point across... I basically followed my board, adding little bits to further explain points and interesting parts. And then incorporated some of the hand out material. Some person said they liked my board, that was nice-
I learned a lot through this experience when presenting the the UNI class. One of the first things that I learned is more about different types of mapping websites, how the work, what they can do, etc. I got to compare and contrast my poster on what I did with other posters what the other people did. My website that I worked with was a very generic website and basically all you could use it for was to map out directions of where you would want to go. Other websites like Google maps and Mapquest are more high tech with there stuff and let you locate a point on the map of where exactly the place you want to go to is. One of the things that I talked about on my board was how to navigate the page meaning what else is all on the page and other features that are included. Other features could be something like other types of views from just the regular map. One of the views is called "satellite" giving a person the chance to see what it actually looks like if you were flying above that place. It also shows the traffic and the directions on the side of the page giving you the estimated time it takes to get there and the estimated miles as well. I talked a little more about other information that is included on the home page once you get there. Things such as businesses, restaurants, hotels, schools, etc. It will let you locate where those things are placed on the map.
Good job. Sounds like each of you had good things to say about your presentations and that you actually enjoyed the experience. You should be proud of yourselves for stepping up to the plate! Mr. N
I did Yahoo! Local Maps. This website was very basic and didn't have much to it. So when I presented I stated how similar this website was to Google maps. In fact, while presenting to one of the professors at UNI he told me that Google and Yahoo! got their maps from the same person, NAVTEQ. I was telling them about all of the features on the web site like, live traffic, saving what you have looked up, the different types of maps you could view, and the driving directions that are given to you automatically after you enter points A and B into the given boxes. Since the web site I chose was very basic and easy to navigate, I did not have to go into much detail and my presentation didn't last very long.
ReplyDeleteI think that over all the presenting of the my board went pretty smoothly. I tried to incorporate the key elements of my board and site into a little schpeel which I rattled off to each visitor telling them the name of the site, it's purpose, what you could get form it, and how you could use it. One of the visitors helpfully pointed out that it was kind of like an atlas, which I used in later presentations - it helped get the point across...
ReplyDeleteI basically followed my board, adding little bits to further explain points and interesting parts. And then incorporated some of the hand out material. Some person said they liked my board, that was nice-
I learned a lot through this experience when presenting the the UNI class. One of the first things that I learned is more about different types of mapping websites, how the work, what they can do, etc. I got to compare and contrast my poster on what I did with other posters what the other people did. My website that I worked with was a very generic website and basically all you could use it for was to map out directions of where you would want to go. Other websites like Google maps and Mapquest are more high tech with there stuff and let you locate a point on the map of where exactly the place you want to go to is.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things that I talked about on my board was how to navigate the page meaning what else is all on the page and other features that are included. Other features could be something like other types of views from just the regular map. One of the views is called "satellite" giving a person the chance to see what it actually looks like if you were flying above that place. It also shows the traffic and the directions on the side of the page giving you the estimated time it takes to get there and the estimated miles as well.
I talked a little more about other information that is included on the home page once you get there. Things such as businesses, restaurants, hotels, schools, etc. It will let you locate where those things are placed on the map.
Good job. Sounds like each of you had good things to say about your presentations and that you actually enjoyed the experience. You should be proud of yourselves for stepping up to the plate! Mr. N
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