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Geospatial Analytics

Virginia SOL ESII.2

Investigate and understand the use of geospatial analytics to simplify complex situations and guide scientific decision-making.

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What students need to be able to do

  • Interpret maps in terms of decimal degrees and sexagesimal degrees.
  • Explain factors (geographical, political, and practical) that affect the construction of time zones.
  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about the merits and limitations of longitude and latitude compared to horizontal and vertical datums for an intended purpose.
  • Compare map projections when determining the appropriate map for a specific need.
  • Determine the different map attributes (scale, elevation interval, and land attributes) needed for a specific purpose of the map.
  • Compare different satellite imagery for an intended purpose.
  • Develop a map based on direct observation and/or technology that supports an explanation, predicts phenomena, analyzes a system, and/or solves a problem.
  • Explain how Global Positioning System satellites are used to calculate positions on the surface of Earth.