GPS Resources

GPS In Education
Ideas for teaching and using GPS into the educational curricula.

GPS Sites and Resources
Web sites, books, and other tools to help you effectively use GPS with paper and digital maps.

GPS Questions and Answers
Information about how to set up your GPS receiver, about datums, coordinate systems, and much more.

GPS Tips
Practical, helpful GPS tips about setting up and using your GPS receiver and compass.

How To Use a Compass With a USGS Topographic Map
Guidelines about setting up and using a compass with a USGS topographic map.

GPS To GIS
Guidelines explaining how to bring in coordinates from your GPS receiver and map them within a Geographic Information System (GIS).

GPS To GIS Presentation (Powerpoint, 28MB)
Additional guidelines explaining how to bring in coordinates from your GPS receiver and map them within a Geographic Information System (GIS).

Teaching With the Degree Confluence Project
Lesson ideas for how to use photographs and text collected using GPS technology on intersections of full-degree latitude and longitude lines.

Geocaching and Earthcaching

Geocaching
How to incorporate high-tech treasure hunts with GPS (Geocaching) into the educational curriculum.

Earthcaching
How to incorporate the geocaching idea into educational settings learn about the Earth's environment and processes.

Sample Geocaching Course with Aliens Theme
Set up at a city park with an "aliens" theme.

Sample Geocaching Course with American Revolutionary War Theme
Set up at a school with an American Revolutionary War theme.

Sample Geocaching Course with Historical Geography Theme and Flyer
Set up along a river with a historical geography and transportation theme.

Sample Geocaching Course with Civil Rights History Theme and Answer Key
Set up in a city center of a large urban area with a Civil Rights History theme.