Learning about Colorado
Geographic Information Systems(GIS)
Remote Sensing
- GIS Kids Slide Show, Slide Show explaing GIS, suitable for elementary and middle school students
- Watching over our planet from space. A kit for kids! A wonderful first look at the subject of "Remote Sensing", this education kit is intended for students 11 to 15 years of age. It contains an introduction to remote sensing, twelve hands-on activities and a supplemental reading section, all rich with satellite imagery, photography and illustration.
- NCGIA Core Curriculum in GIScience A guide most suitable for high school, undergraduate students.
- Several ArcView-based GIS geography projects. Some projects are based on Colorado events. Colorado State University, Poudre School District, Spatial Information Technologies and Geographic Education Partnership
- Fundamentals of Remote Sensing A tutorial on remote sensing technology and its applications. This interactive module is intended as an overview at a senior high school or early university level and touches on physics, environmental sciences, mathematics, computer sciences and geography.
- MultiSpec Tutorials and Exercises a guide to using MultiSpec with tutorials and exercises
Colorado Facts
Capital: Denver
Statehood: 38th state admitted on August 1, 1876
State Nickname: Centennial State
State Bird: Lark Bunting
Highest Point: Mt. Elbert at 14,433 feet, located in Lake county
Lowest Point: Arikareei River at 3,315 feet, located in Yuma county
Counties: 64
Average days of some sunshine: 300 with a least 1 hour of sunshine
Average Precipitation: 17 inches(rain and melted snow)
Colorado has the highest mean altitude of all the states.
Colorado is one of only two states in the United States in which all the water in the state flows out of the state and none flows in.
Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the United States at 10,430 feet elevation.
