EXPERIENCE OF GOOGLE EARTH USE WHEN TEACHING GEOGRAPHICAL DISCIPLINES

摘要

The possibility of using GIS in the study of geographical and environmental sciences is shown. Some features of work with the Google Earth software product are described. Possible practical works with additional layers of services of geospatial data are described. Examples of practical tasks for the students are given. In particular, such topics are considered: the study of landscapes, work with cartographical images, the construction of hypsometric profiles, photomaps creating, analysis of natural reserve fund, assessment of territorial distribution of global and regional environmental problems, etc. Possibilities of improvement of carrying out practical and laboratory works on disciplines of a geographical and geoecological cycle with Google Earth program application are highlighted.