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In 1994, the National Council for Geography Education's Standards Project singled out Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as powerful tools for developing students' geographic skills and perspectives. (1) The group made two predictions. First, that GIS would eventually permeate business, industry, government, and educational organizations. This forecast has been borne out, and GIS is currently used for such far-ranging things as military intelligence, market analysis, assessing real estate taxes, and monitoring animal migrations. The second prediction was that GIS would be "adapted more gradually for use in schools." (2) The adoption of GIS into school settings has been ...
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