diff --git a/content/resources-for-data-assembly.md b/content/resources-for-data-assembly.md index fb75d7c..3442285 100644 --- a/content/resources-for-data-assembly.md +++ b/content/resources-for-data-assembly.md @@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ nav_order: 1 parent: Assembling Resources --- -# Assembling your Data +# Assembling your data +{: .no_toc} -It's now time to assemble your data. Take a moment to inventory what you have, as well as what you'll need by returning once more to initial project design questions (see worksheet): +It's now time to assemble your data. Take a moment to inventory what you have, as well as what you'll need by returning once more to the initial project design questions as outlined by your worksheet: > - What data do you have? What data will you need? > - Whose data is it? Are there any special permissions you need to obtain or access restrictions to be aware of? Note where you are storing your data, any associated licences/attributions, and ensure everyone who needs access has it. > - What format is your data in (e.g. excel document, csv, text, image, geospatial file such as shapefile or .geoJSON, historical map…)? Is your data in current format legible to the software you intend to use? If not, do you need to convert any of it into a different format? - >> As you work through choosing an appropriate software, it will become clearer whether or not your data's current form is legible to the software you intend to use. There are often ways to convert data between formats. [FME](https://fme.safe.com/) is a good interoperability resource for more complex workflows, and they are generous with free student licenses. + >> As you work through choosing an appropriate software, it will become clearer whether or not your data's current form is legible to the software you intend to use. There are often ways to convert data between formats. For example, many geospatial formats can be converted from one to another in a GIS. [FME](https://fme.safe.com/) is a useful interoperability resource for more complex workflows, and they are generous with free student licenses. > - What aspect of your data is spatial? In other words, what is the location/geographical attribute? For example, is it a column of street address? The names of cities? Coordinate pairs?... - [Koerner Library Data Source Guide](https://guides.library.ubc.ca/gis/datasources) -- [gis.ubc.ca/data/](https://gis.ubc.ca/data/) -- [What is geospatial data?](https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/gis-intro-qgis/content/geospatial-data.html) +- Also checkout UBC's GIS specific data page at [gis.ubc.ca/data/](https://gis.ubc.ca/data/) - [More than you ever wanted to know about GeoJSON - Tom MacWright](https://macwright.org/2015/03/23/geojson-second-bite.html) \ No newline at end of file