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This page is a catalog of educational modules developed withing OSGEO Educational Initiative.

To create a new module please follow this guideline and this template Online Module Template.
To add/register a new module to the repository, please, use this Module Metadata Template
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UniqueID: umamodas1year2007
Full Title: Introduction to QGIS
Description:The purpose of this exercise is to get initial skills with QGIS. We will create a document containing

a locus map and a site map for the Town of Hadley, MA.. This exercise implies that you have covered the material in this module

UniqueID: umamodas3year2007CS
Full Title: Installing QGIS
Description: This module covers the QGIS installation procedure for different operating systems.
Tags: additional keywords
Revision/Version: v.1.0.
Maintainer: contact information
Project Leader: Charlie Schweik
Contributors: UMass Team
Date: Jan., 2007
Type: Assignment
Level: Beginner
Module Location: external wiki
Dataset: installation files from QGIS website.
Software/Tools: QGIS, OS: MS Windows, Linux and OS X.
Time: 30min

UniqueID: umamodas4year2007CS
Full Title: GIS Literature Review
Description: Students are asked to prepare literature review on GIS analysis/usage/practices in area of their interests.
Tags: additional keywords
Revision/Version: v.1.0.
Maintainer: contact information
Project Leader: Charlie Schweik
Contributors: UMass Team
Date: Jan. 2007
Type: Assignment
Level: Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced/Expert
Module Location: external wiki
Dataset: description and link to the dataset
Software/Tools: N/A
Time: 1 week

UniqueID: umamodex5year2000CS
Full Title: Web GIS data resources: US and global
Description: This module is designed to provide a starting point to track down sources of digital geospatial data and attributes for USA and the WORLD. The goal of this module is to point you to a variety of Internet resources we know about.
Tags: additional keywords
Revision/Version: v.1.0.
Maintainer: contact information
Project Leader: Charlie Schweik
Contributors: Umass Team
Date: Jan., 2007
Type: Exercise
Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Module Location: external wiki
Working Version: external wiki
Dataset: description and link to the dataset
Software/Tools:
Time: 50 min.

UniqueID: it can be abbreviation of author and year
Full Title: An example of regional web resources: Massachusetts, USA digital data
Description: This unit is written to give you experience downloading data from the Internet, and in our view exposes students to a state-level GIS website that is doing a very good job in making GIS data available to their citizens. In this case, we show the use of a website called MassGIS, the Commonwealth of Massachusett's Office of Geographic and Environmental Information in the USA.
Tags: additional keywords
Revision/Version:
Maintainer: contact information
Project Leader: Charlie Schweik
Contributors:
Date: the last date of the update
Type: Lecture/Exercise/Assignment
Level: Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced/Expert
Module Location: external wiki
Working version: external wiki
Dataset: description and link to the dataset
Software/Tools:
Time: Estimated time to finish the module

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 *Time: 50 min.
-==== Module Title ====
+==== An example of regional web resources: Massachusetts, USA digital data ====
 *UniqueID: it can be abbreviation of author and year
-*Full Title:
+*Full Title: '''An example of regional web resources: Massachusetts, USA digital data'''
-*Description:
+*Description: This unit is written to give you experience downloading data from the Internet, and in our view exposes students to a state-level GIS website that is doing a very good job in making GIS data available to their citizens. In this case, we show the use of a website called MassGIS, the Commonwealth of Massachusett's Office of Geographic and Environmental Information in the USA.
 *Tags: additional keywords
 *Revision/Version:
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 *Type: Lecture/Exercise/Assignment
 *Level: Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced/Expert
-*Module Location: OSGEO or external url
+*Module Location: [http://linuxlab.sbs.umass.edu/intro-fossgis-umass/index.php?title=An_example_of_regional_web_resources:_Massachusetts%2C_USA_digital_data external wiki]
+*Working version: [http://linuxlab.sbs.umass.edu/intro-fossgis-umass/index.php?title=An_example_of_regional_web_resources:_Massachusetts%2C_USA_digital_data external wiki]
 *Dataset: description and link to the dataset
 *Software/Tools:
 *Time: Estimated time to finish the module