Modeling Spatial Diffusion: Relocation, Expansion, and Contagious Spread

Advanced Geospatial Technologies, GIS, and Spatial Analysis

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Use spatial models to analyze how innovations, infectious diseases, and cultural ideas spread across geographic networks.

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Advanced Geospatial Technologies, GIS, and Spatial Analysis

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Use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), multi-spectral satellite imagery, and spatial statistics to model and explain complex physical, economic, and cultural patterns.

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SS.G.1.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Use maps (created using geospatial and related technologies, if possible), satellite images, and photographs to display and explain the spatial patterns of physical, cultural, political, economic, and environmental characteristics.