A digital map is an electronic version of a map that can be used on a computer to see places, get directions, and find information about locations.

A GIS (geographic information system) is a computer system that captures, and displays geographic data to help understand spatial patterns.

A layer in a GIS is a set of data that you can look at on a map so that geographical patterns can be analysed.

British English CC

Measuring distance GIS

Using a GIS to locate and analyse places around the world

Geography

Pupils will use atlases, maps and globes to develop their locational knowledge of the world. Pupils will focus in on specific places to develop an awareness of how geographers examine place. OS maps and GIS will be used alongside fieldwork to build pupils' procedural knowledge.

Geography: what makes a geographer?

to investigate an area that they want to go to on holiday

to find out how to spell geographical words

they include digital maps that show data over an area

they help you to analyse spatial patterns in maps

True or false? GIS maps can show more than one piece of data.

Which of these data sets could be presented on a GIS map?

Which of these is **not** an example of a map?

Which of these features of a map works out the distance in real life compared to the map?

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet