[Remote] Pilot: Raster analysis with QGIS In-Person
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Related LibGuide: Geographic Information Systems by Michelle Thompson Gumbs
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- Date:
- Wednesday, August 5, 2020
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Remote
- Libraries:
- Remote
- Type:
- Data Services classes
This session covers:
1. Conceptual introduction to the raster data structure and how it differs from vector data
2. Examples of research that uses raster data, and discussion of sources for raster data
3. Raster analysis in QGIS
a. Loading raster data into QGIS
b. Understanding properties of a raster (metadata and descriptive statistics)
c. Raster manipulation and creation; Raster calculator
d. Integrating raster data and vector data: Zonal statistics
e. Cost distance
Prerequisites: Introduction to QGIS
