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GITing started with Spatial Data Sets

  1. Git down with GitHub - Guide on Git Cloning - Guide on Git Forking - Guide on making a GitHub repository and adding team members
  2. “Hello World!” – QGIS Bootcamp - California Counties - California Asian American Hate Crime Google Form - Spreadsheet
  3. Group Project Time - Link to spreadsheet - Group Assignment #1
  4. Lab Assignment

Before we dive into web development and coding for the rest of the quarter, we will begin with learning how to handle spatial data. Finding a political campaign or social issue to address is usually the first step and you will be doing that at the end of today’s lab after finding your groups.

We are starting with data management because knowing how to use tools like QGIS to handle data will form the foundations of working with data that we will eventually be web mapping.

Lab Assignment

Due Thursday 4/8:

  1. Create a new field using two fields in the CA_Counties_2019.shp data set or another data set of your choosing.

  2. Create a geojson named lab1.geojson and add it to your lab assignments repository.

  3. Create a new markdown file or edit the existing lab1.md to explain the following: - What fields you used - Why you used these fields - What problems could the data set have

  4. Commit both lab1.geojson and lab1.md to your lab assignments repository.
  5. Fill out this form so I can associate you with your GitHub repo: https://forms.gle/J8kebeHEd5xbGaiRA

Group Assignment: Project Idea

Due Thursday 4/8:

  1. Have one person create a new repo for the group. - Guide on how to create a new repo and invite
  2. Add a readme.md to the repository that describes the following: - What social problem is being addressed, - The local community or non-profit that is being empowered by your application - What problems you think may arise in developing this application (both technical and ethical).

    Note: This is your group’s introduction to the world, make sure you use Markdown formatting to style your content properly.

  3. Add your group name and repo link to the Google Sheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B5QTtB3iDFuOXT3z6kv1Dwr1eNku9AeVAHF55YEZXFs/edit#gid=0 ./media/group_fill_out.png

See a guide on how to create a new repo

Extra Credit: Reach out to a non-profit organization that your crowd-sourced mapping application could help support and incorporate them into the write-up.

Last update: 2022-01-24
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