GIS Document (2020 Conference Experience)

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o 3 page minimum 

o Include an introductory and conclusion paragraph

o APA format- include sources if necessary 

o Write a summary of your day at the conference with details about:

o 1 lecture ▪ What is the title of the lecture session? 

▪ What were the topics discussed? 

▪ How were they using GIS to solve the problem? 

o 1 technical workshop 

▪ What was the title of the workshop? 

▪ Which GIS concepts were discussed? 2 

▪ How could this GIS tool be used by architects and construction managers? 

o Map Gallery (choose three interesting maps to discuss) 

▪ What are the titles of the maps? 

▪ What are the problems that they are trying to examine? 

▪ What types of analysis did they perform? 

▪ What drew you to these maps and what kept you interested? 

o Exhibition Area (discuss two exhibitors) 

▪ What is are the names of the organizations/companies? 

▪ Which industry are they from? 

▪ How are they utilizing GIS? 

o Within the paper, discuss the GIS concepts in each topic and how GIS is helping to solve the problem. 

 Your grade will be based on (100 points): 

• Cover page aesthetically pleasing; contains all required information elements: 10 points 

• Outline: 10 points 

• APA style applied: 10 points 

• Introduction and conclusion paragraphs included: 10 points 

• Included all required topics: 10 points 

• GIS concepts used: 10 points 

• Critical thinking applied: 10 points 

• Personal reflection included: 10 points 

• Spelling and grammar: 10 points 

• 3 full written pages (not including cover page or outline): 10 points