Abstract
Geographical information systems (GIS), also referred as geographical information science and technology (GIS&T), is an area which is broadly sub-divided into a technological component (mainly in the form of user-friendly software packages), a theoretical component that draws on principles from a wide range of disciplines, and an application component that is resided within numerous disciplines (Figure 1). GIS can be integrated in diverse curricula and augments student graduate attributes such as problem solving, including critical spatial thinking (Lee & Bednarz, 2009).