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This page is a catalog of educational modules developed withing OSGEO Educational Initiative.  
 
This page is a catalog of educational modules developed withing OSGEO Educational Initiative.  
 
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*To create a new module please follow this guideline and this template [[Online Module Template]].
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*To create a new module please follow this template [[Online Module Template]].
 
*To add/register a new module to the repository, please, use this [[Module Metadata Template]]   
 
*To add/register a new module to the repository, please, use this [[Module Metadata Template]]   
 
*To add license information to the module, you can use this [http:// page] as guideline.
 
*To add license information to the module, you can use this [http:// page] as guideline.

Revision as of 19:24, 19 September 2007

Modules Repository

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


  • To create a new module please follow this template Online Module Template.
  • To add/register a new module to the repository, please, use this Module Metadata Template
  • To add license information to the module, you can use this [http:// page] as guideline.

Module-Exercise: QGIS Overview

  • UniqueID: umamodex1year2007
  • Full Title: QGIS Overview
  • Description:
  • Tags: additional keywords
  • Revision/Version: 1.0
  • Maintainer:
  • Project Leader: Charlie Schweik
  • Contributors: UMass Team
  • Date: January, 2007
  • Type: Exercise
  • Level: Beginner Intermediate
  • Module Location: OSGEO wiki
  • Working Version: external wiki
  • Dataset: description and link to the dataset
  • Software/Tools: QGIS
  • Time: 50 min.

Module-Assignment: Introduction to QGIS

  • 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

  • Tags: additional keywords
  • Revision/Version: v1.0
  • Maintainer: contact information
  • Project Leader: Charlie Schweik
  • Contributors: UMass Team
  • Date: Jan, 2007
  • Type: Assignment
  • Level: Beginner
  • Module Location: external wiki
  • Working version: external wiki
  • Dataset: description and link to the dataset
  • Software/Tools: QGIS v8
  • Time: 45 min

Installing QGIS

  • 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

GIS Literature Review

  • 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

Web GIS data resources: US and global

  • 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.

An example of regional web resources: Massachusetts, USA digital data

  • 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: v.1.0.
  • Maintainer: contact information
  • Project Leader: Charlie Schweik
  • Contributors: Maria T. Fernandez
  • 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: a browser and internet access
  • Time: 50 min.