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1- Explorer in Action (Didi El-Behaedi)

• Ms. Didi El-Behaedi is a National Geographic Explorer.
• Ms. El-Behaedi uses the knowledge and experience she has gained in her
excavations in Egypt to learn more about the country’s cultural heritage.
• She has been working in Fayum governorate.

• She uses geospatial technologies, such as

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• Geographic • Remote • Global
Information Sensing (RS) Positioning
System (GIS) System (GPS)

• These technologies assist in the geographic mapping and analysis of Earth and
human societies.
• Ms. El-Behaedi has worked as a remote sensing research consultant at NASA.

• Ms. El-Behaedi uses computers to find new archeological sites This is called
“machine learning”
• “Machine learning” is inputting data about known archeological sites and
programming the computer to look for similar sites.
• She writes her texts, creates figures, and edits images using her laptop and

iPad
• To protect her information, she installs an antivirus software, uses strong
passwords on her devices, and frequently backs up her data.
Remote sensing:

• It helps us collect data from places that are dangerous or otherwise
impossible to access.

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