1. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 1 GEsource Supporting Further Education for Geography & the Environment Dr Alison Chilvers

2. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 2 Outline of Presentation What is GEsource? Core features Additional services

3. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 3 What is GEsource? A geography and environment information gateway Free at point of use Aimed at staff, students and researchers in the Higher and Further Education community in the UK

4. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 4 GEsource Launched at the Royal Geographical Society with IBG in September 2003 Currently points to 7600 resources and growing Contains specialist search options and additional features

5. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 5 Main areas of GEsource Environment General Geography & Environmental Science Human Geography Physical Geography Techniques & Approaches

6. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 6 Main areas of GEsource Environment Includes: pollution, recycling, waste management, renewable energy … Currently over 2900 resources

7. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 7 Main areas of GEsource General Geography & Environmental Science Includes: reference sources, area studies, explorers … Currently over 3400 resources This image appears courtesy of CIA, 2004

8. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 8 Main areas of GEsource Human Geography Includes: development studies, globalisation, population, cities … Currently over 2400 resources The images appear courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.

9. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 9 Main areas of GEsource Physical Geography Includes: climate change, natural hazards, soils, rivers, coasts … Currently over 2800 resources Image Courtesy NASA Earth Observatory

10. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 10 Main areas of GEsource Techniques and Approaches Includes: fieldwork techniques, theories, GIS Currently over 960 resources The images appear courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.

11. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 11 GEsource Home Page

12. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 12 Search Options …

13. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 13 Spatial Search Options

14. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 14 Additional Features Subject Packs World Guide Natural hazards sub-site News services, Virtual Training Suites & reference pages Timelines and Hot Topics

15. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 15 FE Subject Packs Set of ten chosen resources per pack Can be freely downloaded for use by teachers and students Topics selected appropriate to AS/A2 syllabus requirements Resources can include lecture notes, animations, data sources, case studies

16. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 16 FE Subject Packs Agriculture Geomorphological hazards Settlement patterns & processes CitiesCoasts Leisure & Tourism Environmental hazards Tools & Techniques Soils Rivers Population Industry Glacial & periglacial environments

17. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 17 World Guide Guides for over 270 countries and territories Interactive world map 2,000 plus satellite images covering world regions; images e.g. wildfires, coastal waters, mountain ranges, rivers, landmarks, cities Data comparison tool - select of up to four world countries or regions to compare demographic, geographic and economic data European GIS – GIS Application (2004 European Country Data) - interface to CIA World Factbook data using CommonGIS software[1]European GIS[1] IMF WEO 2004 - GIS Application (IMF World Economic Outlook 2004) - interface to IMF World Economic Outlook data 2004 using CommonGIS software [1]IMF WEO 2004[1] [1] supplied to and used with permission by ESDS International, a specialist data service of the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS).

18. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 18 World Guide

19. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 19 World Guide

20. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 20 World Guide

21. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 21 World Guide

22. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 22 Natural hazards sub-site Satellite images Maps Articles Links to data Information on current and past events Links from the GEsource Internet Resource Catalogue DroughtsEarthquakesFloodingMass Movements StormsTsunamisVolcanoesWildfires

23. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 23 News services, Virtual Training Suites and reference pages

24. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 24 Thematic Timelines Each themed timeline covers a topic from the beginning of time to the present day with clickable links to the relevant resources in GEsource.

25. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 25 Thematic Timelines Topics include: Cities Exploration Population and demographics Oil Agriculture Maps Climatology Natural disasters Remote sensing and aerial photography Satellites

26. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 26 Hot Topics Recent topics include: Acid rain GIS Floods Tsunamis

27. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 27 Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) Work with the following Higher Education Academy Subject Centres…

28. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 28 Working with the following key professional bodies... - Promotion

29. www.gesource.ac.uk GA Conference 2005 29 Future Developments Please let us know if you have suggestions for features you would like to see feedback@gesource.ac.uk