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M. L. BRYANT LABORATORY ADDS NEW DIMENSION To CENTRE Litdoor Ediica- lionatimbilhas it . ~**,*,,~ *~**, *-*;**" ' ~'~ ~ , 11 I ' "'

entered a new phase of development witl} The addition of LITe newlabo- taroi'y/classroonT and photographic darkrooin facility. Students will now be able to research special projects. synthe- sise data and pursue special interest areas witl} the aid of all that is on offer. througlT the fa- ciliry Thanks to a In OSI generous donation from Dr Grahain Bryant, the M. L. Bryant Laboratory

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While the focLis of Outdoor EClucation will continue to be directed toward the Outdoor setting, the M. L. Bryani Laboratory will provide an important stepping stone in providing students with the opportunity of gaining a greater appreciation and understanding of the en\, ironment in whiclT we all live

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BLJDDING PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHERS I_TSE GIS

Thanks to . a liser/i'!'end/y coinpii!ei'PI'oginni dere/oped bi! I\vitroii, 11 and more information can be added and increasing conTplexiry Pdrks diid wildlife of^t!" Soil!b Vates, explored. Selected criteria can be comparecl and analyseci and . d/1'1'endb! lip dnd 1/1/10diic!!'o11 g!', eii by dpdivii! ON School relationships can be noted. Tite bestlocaiion to fit a set of given criteria can be pinpointed. GIS arc therefore powerful tools in DdjJ, 1993, exploration and planning . d CO-OPei'd/I'"e SEg2001 IWniidgemei?/, The E-Rlv, is prograiT\ purchased by the School allows the . 111ndihg ripp!'one'/ by o111' School Pi'!'ncjpd/. 411d Liser to display maps in a variety of ways and IhLis ITas a ntimber . slay coinp!!!!'rig expelts, of fLincrions the Geogi'dpby Depait!Hen/ I'S db/e 10 I'Mcoipoinie soilie of the I. To stLidy the information that one map shows latesi 11^o1*pince Iecb"o10gy info ITS SIIidj, PIOginJii 2. to overlay one map on top of another map in order to show where attributes coincide or vary Gographical Information Systems (GIS) ITave been in use for several years. bLit the computing power re-

3. to apply a domain to restrict the display of information so that the focus is nTore SITarply on the required in\, estigaiion 4. to display statistics about the resource information

quirecl to ITTanipulate Them Ineant that students clid not nave access to them untilihey had reached ariadvanced tertiary, level Very, simply they are sets of information about a given area and these sets can be overlaid one on top of 11}e other so that litore

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