The Web GIS as an Auxiliary Management Tool for In-Person Teaching with Technological Mediation in the Amazon Rainforest: The Case of CEMEAM, Amazonas, Brazil
Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The Amazon faces significant logistical challenges due to its size and complex geographical features, such as the dense rainforest and vast hydrographic network. In Brazil, Amazonas stands out for its ecological diversity and difficulties of access, requiring innovative solutions for educational development. The Amazonas Education Media Centre (CEMEAM) uses In-Person Teaching with Technological Mediation (IPTTM) to overcome these obstacles, promoting digital inclusion and democratizing access to education. Implemented in 2007 by the Amazonas State Secretary of Education and School Sports (SEDUC-AM), it combines face-to-face classes with satellite videoconferences and other media, reaching more than 25.000 students in an area of 1.571.000 km². To help with spatial management, CEMEAM was presented with a proposal for a Geographic Information System in a web environment (WebGIS) using free software and plugins (QGIS and QGIS Cloud) as well as freely accessible products. The WebGIS enabled a variety of analyses and proved it could contribute to more efficient spatial management, adapted to regional specificities, such as the isolation of localities and the dependence of students on river transportation. Although it is not yet a formalized institutional tool, SIG Web demonstrates the potential of geotechnologies in educational management in the Amazon, serving as an important experiment to support CEMEAM in its needs.
Institution: Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6967988225
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