It is important to understand the opportunities and limitations of your input datasets before you begin working with them. We will do this by exploring the available metadata. As a geospatial professional, you will often be the only person reviewing this level of detail about the datasets. It will be your job to communicate what you find with the rest of your team.
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Timeframe |
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Scale |
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Organization(s) that Created Data |
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Organization Hosting Web Data |
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Citation Information Requested by Data Provider |
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Description of Coded Attribute Values Included? Y/N |
Were there particular pieces of information that were harder to find than others? Did you notice any differences in the quality and ease of use of different data provider’s websites?
Note: Critical Thinking Questions are not graded. They are provided to help you think about the lesson concepts. I encourage you to share your thoughts on the lesson discussion forum.
Before you can access ArcGIS Online, you need to confirm your account. We will only have to do this once to have access for the rest of the semester. ArcGIS Online has a feature that helps us to manage a group such as this course. In order to take advantage of the Group features, I will need you to "Sign In" to the Penn State ArcGIS Online organization using your Penn State Username and Password. Follow the steps below to Sign In and confirm your account for the first time. There are directions at arcgis.com to create a Personal Account that you can use to complete this course. Note: If you are not enrolled in the class, you will not have access to Penn State’s ArcGIS Online for Organizations account.
Please do not log in using an account that you created outside of the program. According to Esri’s website, “you will transfer ownership of your items to Penn State's Online for Organizations” for any content that is saved in the account you log in with. This means that any instructors or students using the Penn State account will be able to have administrative rights to your preexisting content.
Note: There is a group for each semester.