Repository of modules
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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:
- Production version: OSGEO wiki
- Next release version: external wiki
- Tags: additional keywords
- Revision/Version: 1.0
- Maintainer:
- Project Leader: Charlie Schweik
- Contributors: UMass Team
- Date: January, 2007
- Type: Exercise
- Level: Beginner Intermediate
- 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
- Production version: external wiki
- Next release version: external wiki
- Tags: additional keywords
- Revision/Version: v1.0
- Maintainer: contact information
- Project Leader: Charlie Schweik
- Contributors: UMass Team
- Date: Jan, 2007
- Type: Assignment
- Level: Beginner
- 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.
- Production version: external wiki
- Next release version: external wiki
- 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
- 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.
- Production version: external wiki
- Next release version: external wiki
- 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
- 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.
- Production version: external wiki
- Next release version: external wiki
- 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
- 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.