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1. School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management 7 Billion and Counting Dr Jonathan Corcoran Francisco Rowe Name of presentation Month 2008

2. The session • START 11:00PM • Part 1 – Background (40 minutes) • Part 2 – GPS’ing (20 minutes) • LUNCH (12 to 12:30PM) • Part 3 – Debrief (40 minutes) • Part 4 – Wrap-up (20 minutes) • FINISH 1:50PM Name of presentation Month 2008

3. The session • What will I learn? • Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies. • Understand the role GPS for understanding human mobility. • Issues & dilemmas of tracking technologies • Map reading! Name of presentation Month 2008

4. Background - Human populations • The Census (Every 5 years in Australia) How many people? Where do people live and where were they born? What do people earn and where are they employed? How do people travel to work? Name of presentation Month 2008

5. Background - Human mobility • Over days and hours • journey to work, shopping. • Over years • Moving house, migration. • Over small (going to the shops) and large distances (holidays) Name of presentation Month 2008

6. Background - Human mobility • By Land • By Sea • By Air Land http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/visualisations/taxis.shtml Sea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z50XoqzOBLQ Name of presentation Month 2008 Air http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEZcBeE33wc

7. Background - Why study this? • Transforms the nature of human settlements • Connects cities and regions • Ties to economies at all scales • Process by which individuals access key life facilities – work, leisure, family, health etc Name of presentation Month 2008

8. Background - Why should YOU study this? • Understanding the dynamics of the 21st Century • Key quantitative and mapping skills • Job opportunities Name of presentation Month 2008

9. Jobs • Ralph - Completed a Masters in GIS at UQ and now runs his own company, Spatial Ventures. • He now works with the Afghanistan government and conservation projects in New Caledonia, see: http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/ralf-shroers • Jo – Studied GIS at UQ. • She now works for at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centrex, see: http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/nightingale Name of presentation Month 2008

10. The exercise • In groups of 5 • 1 GPS per group • 1 map & clue sheet • 10 to find • Max 20 mins • 1 prize! Name of presentation Month 2008

11. The Map Name of presentation Month 2008

12. The Clues Name of presentation Month 2008

13. The Clues • Latitude and Longitude Name of presentation Month 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RVsZsK_r1c&feature=related

14. The Rules • Be careful! • Teams must stay together at all times • Only one flag from each location • Collect as many flags within 20 minutes Name of presentation Month 2008

15. On return • Give you team GPS to Francisco • Take a seat • We will download and GPS trace for display Name of presentation Month 2008

16. 0 0 0 0 0 2 Hours Minutes Seconds 7 Billion and Counting

17. Mapping your traces • In your groups (3 questions) • How did you search for the flags? • Did you take the most efficient route, if not then why? • Would you do the exercise differently next time, if so how? • Advs. & Disadvs. of tracking technologies Name of presentation Month 2008

18. “It sounds so easy for suspicious minds. Simply type in your partner's mobile phone number and find out where he or she is at any time of the day or night.” The Age, March 2009 Tracking people issues & dilemmas • Safety/Security • School children in Osaka (Japan), are required to wear radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. • Mexican Government tracks court officials using RFID tags implanted in their shoulders. • Finland changed national laws to allow cell phone tracking of children. • Privacy • Alter relationships? (parents and children, husbands and wives and employers and employees) • More dramatic than any other product emerging from the information revolution. • A new form of human (geo)slavery (location control)? Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

19. Rapid expansion in ‘locationally aware’ & internet enabled technologies Affordable Softening of spatial privacy? Future trends • Tracking technologies Google Latitude Technological osmosis www.google.com/latitude Name of presentation Month 2008 • http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50005168.html

20. Wrap up • What have I learnt? • Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies. • Understand the role GPS for understanding human mobility. • Issues & Dilemmas of tracking technologies • Map reading! Name of presentation Month 2008

21. How do I get there? • Geography • Duration - 3 years full-time • QTAC Code Bachelor of Arts - 707001 - B Arts or Bachelor of Science 731001 - B Science • OP score Arts - 10 (2012) or Science - 10 (2012) • Entry requirementsBachelor of Arts - Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) and English or Bachelor of Science - Queensland Year 12 or equivalent English, Mathematics B plus one of Chemistry or Physics. • More details at http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/undergraduate-programs • Regional and Town Planning • Duration - 4 years full-time • QTAC Code 702002 - B Regional & Town Planning • OP score 12 (2012) • Entry requirements Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) and English • More details at http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/bachelor-regional-town-planning • Environmental Management • Duration - 4 years full-time • QTAC Code - 705101 - B Environmental Management • OP score 12 (2012) • Entry requirements Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) and English • More details at http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/bachelor-environmental-management Name of presentation Month 2008

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