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''' [[Media:Lesson02_v1.7.0.pdf|Lesson02 slides]]'''
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== Geospatial Data Models and Modelling==
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===Representing Real World Geography===
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*  Digital representation
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*  The fundamental problem
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*  The spatial data models
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*  Topology data models
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=== Georeferencing===
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*  Basic concepts of projections and coordinates
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*  Georeferencing
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*  Geocoding
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===Geospatial data modelling===
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*  Geospatial database design
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*  Spatial Metadata
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*  Spatial indexing
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*  Multi-user editing and versioning
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===Geospatial Data Repositories===
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* File-based
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* Geospatial RDBMS
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* Cloud based geospatial database 
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== Before Class Readings ==
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A Gentle Introduction to GIS [http://docs.qgis.org/2.6/en/docs/gentle_gis_introduction/]. Section on Vector Data, Vector Attribute Data, Raster Data, Topology and Coordinates Reference Systems. 
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ESRI Press. ESRI Press titles include Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Design
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Map Projection [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_Projection]
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Geocoding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocoding]
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== Hands-on Session ==
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'''Week 2: Working with Geospatial Data (The hands-on exercise handout and dataset are available in Dropbox) '''
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== References ==
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== Discussion ==
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[[Talk:Lesson02|Discussion Lesson 02]]

Revision as of 10:25, 14 August 2019

UrbanGIS.jpg SMT201 Geographic Information Systems for Urban Planning

About

Weekly Session

Take Home Exercises

GIS Project

Course Resources

 



The Evil is in The Data

Lesson02 slides

Geospatial Data Models and Modelling

Representing Real World Geography

  • Digital representation
  • The fundamental problem
  • The spatial data models
  • Topology data models

Georeferencing

  • Basic concepts of projections and coordinates
  • Georeferencing
  • Geocoding

Geospatial data modelling

  • Geospatial database design
  • Spatial Metadata
  • Spatial indexing
  • Multi-user editing and versioning

Geospatial Data Repositories

  • File-based
  • Geospatial RDBMS
  • Cloud based geospatial database


Before Class Readings

A Gentle Introduction to GIS [1]. Section on Vector Data, Vector Attribute Data, Raster Data, Topology and Coordinates Reference Systems.

ESRI Press. ESRI Press titles include Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Design

Map Projection [2]

Geocoding [3]

Hands-on Session

Week 2: Working with Geospatial Data (The hands-on exercise handout and dataset are available in Dropbox)

References

Discussion

Discussion Lesson 02