The lab procedure, generally:

In part 1, students will do some basic data rendering in OpenLayers

In part 2, students will be oriented to kml for Google Earth, then edit several templates that will ultimately pipe custom-made data into same.

In part 3, students will briefly revisit OpenLayers.

Length:

There will probably be time left at the end of class for semester project work.

The major objective(s):

• OpenLayers is an open source web mapping framework whose use is rapidly growing. It is an important and powerful way to get geodata shown to the world.
• Google Earth, likewise. It is important at this point in the semester for you to have seen the mechanics of getting geodata visualized. We’ll spend more time on this later, but again I wanted to make sure you’ve seen these things and understand, if only basically, how they work, so you can begin envisioning similar constructs for your own project data.

The lab report:

Students are asked to submit various pieces of documentation (including source code).

Grading:

lab is worth 10 points