3D virtual itinerary for education using Google Earth as a tool for the recovery of the geological heritage of natural areas: Application in the "las Batuecas valley" Nature Park (Salamanca, Spain)

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 8567-8591

  Martínez Graña, Antonio Miguel ^a   González Delgado, José Ángel ^a   Pallarés, Silvia ^a   Goy, José Luis ^a   Llovera, Jorge Civis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D virtual tour; Earth sciences; Educational computing; Google Earth; Interactive learning environments

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; LEARNING; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CASTILLA Y LEON; SALAMANCA [CASTILLA Y LEON]; SPAIN;

EID: 84921060373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6128567     Document Type: Article

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