Term Project: Data
There are many different types of data sources a designer can implement in a GISystem including licensed, open-source, and/or open core options. Additionally, a designer can choose volunteered data, scientific data, and/or big data. It is the decision of the designer what data and software to use to house and populate the map. Indeed, we often say that people are the most important part of a GISystem – there is no dispute about this. However, we also often minimize the data requirements with the assumption that it will be available. It goes without saying that GISystems require correctly collected and appropriate data for the application, or the system will produce faulty output. This assignment is an opportunity to consider the data you use in your design and address its issues such as consistency, redundancy, efficiency, and accuracy.
This week, you will:
- Find and describe the geospatial data that will be displayed in the geospatial design
- Create a table that shows the features of the data including spatial information, collection methods, and citations/links.
- Describe the data as it relates to open/proprietary, big geospatial data, real time data, and/or volunteered geographic information/crowd sourced data (where applicable)
Once you are ready, move to the Lesson 6 Term Project: Data.