Section: Navigating Spatial Data Infrastructures | Geospatial Models and Representations | Z_GIS

Section: Navigating Spatial Data Infrastructures | Geospatial Models and Representations | Z_GIS

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General
- Introduction Forum
- Development feedback Forum
  
  Please post all suggestions and corrections for this module. Refer to specific sections whenever your posting applies to content of a specific section.
- Learning Objectives (module level)
  
  describe basic approaches to digitally representing real world features
  
  work with increasing abstraction levels of data models with a focus on the ANSI-SPARC conceptual level
  
  select adequate vector and/or raster representations depending on theme characteristics
  
  distinguish and apply standard W*S services with an emphasis on open data / services
  
  understand architectures and purpose of Spatial Data Infrastructures and their main components
  
  integrate standard services into simple web apps

Navigating Spatial Data Infrastructures

Navigating Spatial Data Infrastructures
- Learning Objectives
  
  navigate SDI portals and apply selection criteria
  
  assess the different data formats and services standards offered by portals
  
  use SDI portal content for a self selected purpose
  
  discuss and explain the transition from SDI to Geospatial Ecosystems
- Section overview
  
  Pop out | Video
- Esri Academy: Understanding and Using Metadata in ArcGIS (30min video) URL
  
  Metadata helps organizations find and understand data. It provides a description of the data and provides context for appropriate usage.
- Schade, S. et al. (2020). Geospatial Information Infrastructures. In: Guo, H., Goodchild, M.F., Annoni, A. (eds) Manual of Digital Earth. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9915-3_5 File
  
  [Optional] Book chapter for background reading if you want to explore this topic further.