Editing Geographic information system (section)

===In education===
{{see also|Esri Education User Conference}}
At the end of the 20th century, GIS began to be recognized as tools that could be used in the classroom.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Sinton |editor1-first=Diana Stuart |editor2-last=Lund |editor2-first=Jennifer J. |date=2007 |title=Understanding place: GIS and mapping across the curriculum |location= Redlands, CA |publisher=[[ESRI Press]] |isbn=9781589481497 |oclc=70866933}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Milson |editor1-first=Andrew J. |editor2-last=Demirci |editor2-first=Ali |editor3-last=Kerski |editor3-first=Joseph J. |date=2012 |title=International perspectives on teaching and learning with GIS in secondary schools |location=Dordrecht; New York |publisher=[[Springer-Verlag]] |isbn=9789400721197 |oclc=733249695 |doi=10.1007/978-94-007-2120-3 |url= http://dergipark.gov.tr/rigeo/issue/11187/133647 |type=Submitted manuscript }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Solari |editor1-first=Osvaldo Muñiz |editor2-last=Demirci |editor2-first=Ali |editor3-last=Schee |editor3-first=Joop van der |date=2015 |title=Geospatial technologies and geography education in a changing world: geospatial practices and lessons learned |location=Tōkyō; New York |publisher=[[Springer-Verlag]] |isbn=9784431555186 |oclc=900306594 |doi=10.1007/978-4-431-55519-3|series=Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences |s2cid=130174652 }}</ref> The benefits of GIS in education seem focused on developing [[spatial cognition]], but there is not enough bibliography or statistical data to show the concrete scope of the use of GIS in education around the world, although the expansion has been faster in those countries where the curriculum mentions them.<ref name="Nieto">{{cite thesis |type=Ph.D. thesis |last1=Nieto Barbero |first1=Gustavo |title=Análisis de la práctica educativa con SIG en la enseñanza de la Geografía de la educación secundaria: un estudio de caso en Baden-Württemberg, Alemania |date=2016 |publisher=[[University of Barcelona]] |location=Barcelona |hdl=10803/400097 }}</ref>{{rp|36}}

GIS seems to provide many advantages in teaching [[geography]] because it allows for analysis based on real geographic data and also helps raise research questions from teachers and students in the classroom. It also contributes to improvement in learning by developing spatial and geographical thinking and, in many cases, student motivation.<ref name="Nieto"/>{{rp|38}}

Courses in GIS are also offered by educational institutions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Certificate Now Offered to USD Undergraduate Students - University of San Diego |url=https://www.sandiego.edu/news/detail.php?_focus=90416 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.sandiego.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Minor in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) {{!}} University of New England in Maine |url=https://www.une.edu/cas/schools/marine-environment/minors/minor-geographic-information-systems-gis |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.une.edu |language=en}}</ref>