From the Outside Looking In 2 The Role of Earth Observation 2
High above Earth, satellites collect and deliver vast quantities
of publicly available data about our planet. Geospatial
technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS),
geovisualization tools, the Global Positioning System (GPS), and
image analysis provide the tools necessary to explore, model,
interact with, and analyze these data to reveal vital
information about how and why the global Earth system is
changing, how Earth's systems respond to natural and human-based
changes, and what consequences these changes may have for human
civilization. Analysis Techniques for Studying Earth 3 The goal
of this website is to provide teachers and (in turn) their
students with the skills to: - Be able to locate and access many
different Earth science datasets. - Become competent users of
geospatial technologies, learning a wide variety of analysis
techniques for investigating global and local environmental
issues. Website Organization 3 This website