“What Geospatial Professionals Should Know About Metadata, Querying, Data Management, and A Touch of Statistics”

“What Geospatial Professionals Should Know About Metadata, Querying, Data Management, and A Touch of Statistics” Presented by: Adam Dastrup, Salt Lake Community College & Rich Schultz, Ph.D., GISP, C.P.G.Associate Dean Center for Online Education (COE), North Park University

Metadata – What is it and why is it important?

What does it do for us?

Are there metadata standards – why or why not?

Querying – What is it and why is it an important skill?

Examples of querying in ArcGIS

How can we apply it?

Data Management - What is it and why is it important in geospatial technologies?

File management basics

Examples of why we need to manage data correctly

Demo in ArcGIS

A Touch of Statistics – Why are stats important?

What can we learn from statistics?

What is the difference between statistics and analytics?