Theworld at their fingertips: A new age for spatial thinking

International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools

Volumn 9789400721203, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-11

  Milson, Andrew J ^a   Kerski, Joseph J ^b   Demirci, Ali ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b ESRI   (United States)

^c FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84930972916     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2120-3_1     Document Type: Chapter

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