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'''<font size=5>The Evil is in The Data</font>'''
 
'''<font size=5>The Evil is in The Data</font>'''
  
== Geospatial Data Models and Modelling==
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= Geospatial Data Models and Modelling=
===Representing Real World Geography===
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==Representing Real World Geography==
 
*  Digital representation
 
*  Digital representation
 
*  The fundamental problem
 
*  The fundamental problem
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*  Topology data models
 
*  Topology data models
  
=== Georeferencing===
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== Georeferencing==
 
*  Basic concepts of projections and coordinates
 
*  Basic concepts of projections and coordinates
 
*  Georeferencing
 
*  Georeferencing
 
*  Geocoding
 
*  Geocoding
  
===Geospatial data modelling===
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==Geospatial data modelling==
 
*  Geospatial database design
 
*  Geospatial database design
 
*  Spatial Metadata
 
*  Spatial Metadata
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*  Multi-user editing and versioning
 
*  Multi-user editing and versioning
  
===Geospatial Data Repositories===
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==Geospatial Data Repositories==
 
* File-based
 
* File-based
 
* Geospatial RDBMS
 
* Geospatial RDBMS
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== Before Class Readings ==
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= Readings =
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. 
 
 
 
ESRI Press. ESRI Press titles include Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Design
 
 
 
Map Projection [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_Projection]
 
 
 
Geocoding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocoding]
 
 
 
== Hands-on Session ==
 
'''Week 2: Working with Geospatial Data (The hands-on exercise handout and dataset are available in Dropbox) '''
 
 
 
== References ==
 
  
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==Core Readings==
  
== Discussion ==
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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]
  
[[Talk:Lesson02|Discussion Lesson 02]]
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== All About QGIS ==

Revision as of 10:29, 14 August 2019

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About

Weekly Session

Take Home Exercises

GIS Project

Course Resources

 



The Evil is in The Data

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


Readings

Core 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]

All About QGIS