GIS Data Formats, Design and Quality
Master GIS data structures, vector and raster formats, and data quality assessment. Perfect for advancing your geospatial analysis skills.
Master GIS data structures, vector and raster formats, and data quality assessment. Perfect for advancing your geospatial analysis skills.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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What you'll learn
Design data tables and use relational databases effectively
Create and manipulate vector and raster data
Assess data quality and manage uncertainty in GIS
Create and share web maps using ArcGIS Online
Master geodatabase design and optimization
Develop advanced spatial analysis workflows
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
7.5 Hours PreRecorded video
9 assignments
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There are 4 modules in this course
This comprehensive course focuses on GIS data formats, design, and quality assessment. Students learn to work with vector and raster data models, design efficient databases, and create web maps. The curriculum covers data table design, spatial analysis, georeferencing, and data quality evaluation. Through hands-on projects and practical exercises, participants master essential skills in managing and analyzing geospatial data using ArcGIS tools.
Course Overview & Data Models and Formats
Module 1 · 5 Hours to complete
Creating and Working with Vector Data
Module 2 · 6 Hours to complete
Storage Formats and Working with Rasters
Module 3 · 7 Hours to complete
Data Quality and Creating Web Maps
Module 4 · 7 Hours to complete
Fee Structure
Instructors
Geospatial Data Scientist Enhancing Emergency Management through GIS
Eric Howard is a Geospatial Data Scientist and GIS developer with the UC Davis Division of Continuing and Professional Education. He currently works at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, where he develops GIS-based applications to enhance situational awareness for first responders during emergencies and conducts geospatial analysis to support emergency management and disaster recovery. Previously, Eric served as a geospatial data scientist and transportation planner for Fehr & Peers, as well as a transportation planner with the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization. His experience also includes working as a Marine GIS Analyst for The Nature Conservancy, focusing on coastal and marine spatial planning, and participating in research projects at the University of Washington and UCLA.
Geospatial Applications Researcher and GIS Specialist at UC Davis
Nicholas Santos is a Geospatial Applications Researcher at the University of California, Davis, where he specializes in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and environmental analysis. With a diverse background as a GIS specialist, programmer, web developer, and environmentalist, he develops GIS-based software and databases to assess environmental impacts and indicators at the Center for Watershed Sciences.Nicholas founded Environmental Consumer, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing actionable information for consumers aiming to reduce their environmental footprint. He was also a Roosevelt Institute Pipeline Fellow for climate change in 2012. His extensive experience includes consulting for various organizations such as 1Sky (now part of 350.org) and the Sierra Nevada Alliance.
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