Geospatial Data Analysis and Visualization

  1. Geospatial Data Acquisition and Management
    1. Sources of Geospatial Data
      1. Primary Data Collection
        1. Field Surveys
          1. Surveying Instruments
            1. Data Collection Techniques
            2. Mobile GIS Data Collection
              1. Mobile Devices and Apps
                1. Field Data Collection Workflows
              2. Secondary Data Sources
                1. Remote Sensing
                  1. Satellite Imagery
                    1. Types of Satellites
                      1. Spatial Resolution
                        1. Spectral Resolution
                          1. Temporal Resolution
                            1. Radiometric Resolution
                            2. Aerial Photography
                              1. Photogrammetry
                                1. Orthorectification
                              2. Government Data Portals
                                1. National Mapping Agencies
                                  1. International Data Repositories
                                  2. Open Data Initiatives
                                    1. OpenStreetMap
                                      1. Open Government Data
                                      2. Crowdsourced Data
                                        1. Volunteered Geographic Information
                                          1. Quality and Validation of Crowdsourced Data
                                      3. Data Formats and Standards
                                        1. Vector Data Formats
                                          1. Shapefile
                                            1. Structure and Limitations
                                            2. GeoJSON
                                              1. Structure and Use Cases
                                              2. Keyhole Markup Language
                                                1. Structure and Applications
                                                2. Geography Markup Language
                                                  1. XML-based Structure
                                                3. Raster Data Formats
                                                  1. GeoTIFF
                                                    1. Georeferencing in TIFF
                                                    2. JPEG 2000
                                                      1. Compression and Use Cases
                                                      2. NetCDF
                                                        1. Multidimensional Data Storage
                                                      3. Database Formats
                                                        1. PostGIS
                                                          1. Spatial Extensions for PostgreSQL
                                                          2. SpatiaLite
                                                            1. Spatial Extensions for SQLite
                                                            2. Geodatabase
                                                              1. File Geodatabase
                                                                1. Personal Geodatabase
                                                              2. Open Geospatial Consortium Standards
                                                                1. Web Map Service
                                                                  1. Map Image Delivery
                                                                  2. Web Feature Service
                                                                    1. Vector Feature Delivery
                                                                    2. Web Coverage Service
                                                                      1. Raster Data Delivery
                                                                      2. Simple Features Specification
                                                                    3. Data Management
                                                                      1. Spatial Databases
                                                                        1. Database Design for Spatial Data
                                                                          1. Spatial Data Storage and Retrieval
                                                                          2. Spatial Indexing
                                                                            1. R-trees
                                                                              1. Structure and Use
                                                                              2. Quadtrees
                                                                                1. Structure and Use
                                                                                2. Other Indexing Methods
                                                                                3. Metadata
                                                                                  1. FGDC Metadata Standards
                                                                                    1. ISO 19115 Metadata Standards
                                                                                      1. Metadata Elements
                                                                                        1. Importance of Metadata
                                                                                        2. Data Quality Assessment
                                                                                          1. Positional Accuracy
                                                                                            1. Sources of Error
                                                                                              1. Accuracy Assessment Methods
                                                                                              2. Attribute Accuracy
                                                                                                1. Validation Techniques
                                                                                                2. Logical Consistency
                                                                                                  1. Topological Rules
                                                                                                  2. Completeness
                                                                                                    1. Data Gaps and Missing Values
                                                                                                    2. Lineage and Provenance

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                                                                                                3. Geospatial Data Models