Data Acquisition & Management

Description:

This Data Acquisition and Management course, from the National Information, Security & Geospatial Technologies Consortium, is part of a series of model courses on GIS, spatial technologies, and related subjects to provide students with the professional skills necessary to succeed in geospatial technology careers. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of data creation and formatting in GIS using a series of lectures, readings, quizzes, examinations, and labs. The course focuses on “fundamental concepts of primary GIS data creation and discusses quantitative techniques for collection, classification, and management of geographical data.” The ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 software is required for this course.

Course Information:

The Data Acquisition and Management course can be implemented either as a stand-alone instructional unit or as a course in a geospatial program. The course is arranged into seven modules with associated learning objectives and related assignments. The modules include: Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data, Basic Database Design, Database Schema Implementation, Vector Data Structure, Spatial Data Quality, Raster Data Structure, and Data Sources.

Upon completion of the course, students will have an understanding of the collection, conversion, and constructing of spatial data; the ability to collect, create, process, and utilize spatial data; and understanding of the similarities and differences between data models and formats; and the basics of GIS data storage and interoperability.

All of the course materials are contained in 5 zip files: Course Development Documents, Course Download, Lab Materials, and two folders of Lab Data; as well as a Syllabus. New viewers should begin by viewing Syllabus.pdf and move on to the Course Development Documents.zip file.

Course Contents:

The attached files associated with Data Acquisition and Management course exist in a variety of formats including .docx, .doc, .tmp, pdf, .xml, .story, and a wide variety of laboratory data file types. Below is a list of the files organized by zip file, with the file name and size provided in parenthesis.

Course Development Documents

• Course Attributions (Course_Attributions_GST103.docx 34KB)
• Course Alignment Matrix (GST 103_course_alignment_matrix.doc 138KB)
• Syllabus (GST 103_syllabus.doc 93KB)
• Course Submission Form (GST 103_TAACCCT_course_submission_form.doc 94KB)
• Lesson Materials
  • Lesson 1: Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data (L1_Reviewing_the_basics_of_geospatial_data.docx 935KB)
  • Lesson 2: Basic Database Design (L2_Basic_database_design.docx 400 KB)
  • Lesson 3: Database Schema Implementation (L3_Database_schema_implementation.docx 71KB)
  • Lesson 4: Vector Data Structure (L4_Vector_data_structure.docx 625KB)
  • Lesson 5: Spatial Data Quality (L5_Spatial_data_quality.docx 722KB)
  • Lesson 6: Raster Data Structure (L6_Raster_data_structure.docx 1.1MB)
  • Lesson 7: Data Sources (L7_Data_sources.docx 3.1MB)

Course Download

• SCORM Lesson Packages
  • Basic Database Design (Basic Database Design.zip 1.5MB)
  • Data Source (Data Sources.zip 5.1MB)
  • Database Schema Implementation (Database Schema Implementation.zip 969KB)
  • Raster Data Quality (Raster Data Quality.zip 3.9MB)
  • Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data (Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data.zip 2.6MB)
  • Spatial Data Quality (Spatial Data Quality.zip 1.8MB)
  • Vector Data Structure (Vector Data Structure.zip 1.8MB)
• Storyline Lesson Files
  • Basic Database Design (Basic Database Design.story 2.1MB)
  • Data Sources (Data Sources.story 5.2MB)
  • Database Schema Implementation (Database Schema Implementation.story 1MB)
  • Raster Data Quality (Raster Data Quality.story 4.1MB)
  • Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data (Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data.story 3.3MB)
  • Spatial Data Quality (Spatial Data Quality.story 2.2MB)
  • Vector Data Structure (Vector Data Structure.story 1.9MB)

Lab Materials

• GST 103: Data Acquisition & Management Lab Series: Lab 1: Reviewing the Basics of Geospatial Data (GIS_103_Lab_Module_01.pdf 840KB)
• GST 103: Data Acquisition & Management Lab Series: Lab 2: Basic Geodatabase Design (GIS_103_Lab_Module_02.pdf 818KB)
• GST 103: Data Acquisition & Management Lab Series: Lab 3: Database Schema Implementation (GIS_103_Lab_Module_03.pdf 1.3MB)
• GST 103: Data Acquisition & Management Lab Series: Lab 4: Vector Data Structure (GIS_103_Lab_Module_04.pdf 1.1MB)
• GST 103: Data Acquisition & Management Lab Series: Lab 5: Spatial Data Quality (GIS_103_Lab_Module_05.pdf 778KB)
• GST 103: Data Acquisition & Management Lab Series: Lab 6: Raster Data Structure (GIS_103_Lab_Module_06.pdf 755KB)
• GST 103: Data Acquisition & Management Lab Series: Lab 7: Data Sources (GIS_103_Lab_Module_07.pdf 765KB)

Lab Data 1 of 2

• GST103
  • Lab 1
    • (Airports.dbf 714KB)
    • (Airports.prj 167 bytes)
    • (Airports.shp 52KB)
    • (Airports.shp.xml 991 bytes)
    • (Airports.shx 15KB)
    • (Cities.dbf 6.6MB)
    • (Cities.prj 145 bytes)
    • (Cities.shp 992KB)
    • (Cities.shp.xml 985 bytes)
    • (Cities.shx 284KB)
    • (cline.e00 13KB)
    • (CO2_Readings_World.xls 36KB)
    • (Counties.dbf 478KB)
    • (Counties.prj 145 bytes)
    • (Counties.sbn 31KB)
    • (Counties.sbx 2KB)
    • (Counties.shp 9.1MB)
    • (Counties.shp.xml 991 bytes)
    • (Counties.shx 25KB)
    • (Demographics.lyr 19KB)
    • (NuecesRoads.dbf 1.4MB)
    • (NuecesRoads.prj 165 bytes)
    • (NuecesRoads.shp 3.1MB)
    • (NuecesRoads.shp.xml 29KB)
    • (NuecesRoads.shx 82KB)
    • (Places.dbf 502KB)
    • (Places.prj 165 bytes)
    • (Places.shp 10.9MB)
    • (Places.shp.xml 27KB)
    • (Places.shx 14KB)
    • (RenewableEnergy_Percantages.csv 3KB)
    • (tx_terrain_hillshade_tsms.tfw 95 bytes)
    • (tx_terrain_hillshade_tsms.tif 21KB)
    • (tx_terrain_hillshade_tsms.tif.aux.xml 1KB)
    • (tx_terrain_hillshade_tsms.tif.ovr 5KB)
    • (tx_terrain_hillshade_tsms.tif.xml 16KB)
    • (tx_terrain_hillshade_tsms.tif(1).ovr 5KB)
    • (tx_terrain_hillshade_tsms.tif(2).ovr 5KB)
    • (Water_features.dbf 29KB)
    • (Water_features.prj 165 bytes)
    • (Water_features.shp 337KB)
    • (Water_features.shp.xml 28KB)
    • (Water_features.shx 2KB)
    • (World_Countries.dbf 80KB)
    • (World_Countries.sbn 2KB)
    • (World_Countries.sbx 284 bytes)
    • (World_Countries.shp 1.5MB)
    • (World_Countires.shx 2KB)
  • Lab 2
    • (Campus_Building_Domains.txt 570 bytes)
    • (Database.xml 29KB)
    • EXPORT.images (folder containing 29MB of image files)
    • (EXPORT.XML 227KB)
    • Image (folder containing 12.8MB of ArcGIS files)
    • (UniRoads.dbf 3KB)
    • (UniRoads.prj 567 bytes)
    • (UniRoads.sbn 332 bytes)
    • (UniRoads.sbx 132 bytes)
    • (UniRoads.shp 3KB)
    • (UniRoads.shp.xml 34KB)
    • (UniRoads.shx 276 bytes)
  • Lab 3
    • (Campus_Building_Domains.txt 579 bytes)
    • EXPORT.images (folder containing 29MB of image files)
    • (EXPORT.XML 227KB)
    • (ParcelData.dbf 660KB)
    • (ParcelData.prj 576 bytes)
    • (ParcelData.sbn 12KB)
    • (ParcelData.sbx 1KB)
    • (ParcelData.shp 189KB)
    • (ParcelData.shp.xml 18KB)
    • (ParcelData.shx 9KB)
    • (TaxRecords.dbf 595KB)
    • (TaxRecords.dbf.xml 10KB)
    • UNIVERSITY.images (folder containing 29MB of image files)
    • (UNIVERSITY.XML 110KB)
  • Lab 4
    • (Roads_and_Paths.dbf 2KB)
    • (Roads_and_Paths.prj 567 bytes)
    • (Roads_and_Paths.sbn 324 bytes)
    • (Roads_and_Paths.sbx 132 bytes)
    • (Roads_and_Paths.shp 4KB)
    • (Roads_and_Paths.shp.xml 7KB)
    • (Roads_and_Paths.shx 268 bytes)
    • (School_Buildings.dbf 667 bytes)
    • (School_Buildings.prj 567 bytes)
    • (School_Buildings.sbn 172 bytes)
    • (School_Buildings.sbx 124 bytes)
    • (School_Buildings.shp 796 bytes)
    • (School_Buildings.shp.xml 9KB)
    • (School_Buildings.shx 124 bytes)
    • ArcGIS Geodatabase Topology Rules (Topology Rules.pdf 2MB)
    • Topology.gbd (folder containing 20.7MB of ArcGIS files)

Lab Data 2 of 2

• GST103
  • Lab 5
    • Airports
      • (AirportPolygon.dbf 26KB)
      • (AirportPolygon.prj 167 bytes)
      • (AirportPolygon.sbn 940 bytes)
      • (AirportPolygon.sbx 188 bytes)
      • (AirportPolygon.shp 69KB)
      • (AirportPolygon.shp.xml 19KB)
      • (AirportPolygon.shx 748 bytes)
    • (countries.dbf 27KB)
    • (countries.prj 145 bytes)
    • (countries.sbn 2KB)
    • (countries.sbx 276 bytes)
    • (countries.shp 3.8MB)
    • (countries.shp.xml 6KB)
    • (countries.shx 2KB)
    • Image (folder containing 12.8MB of ArcGIS files)
    • (XYBuildings.dbf 2KB)
    • (XYBuildings.prj 567 bytes)
    • (XYBuildings.sbn 188 bytes)
    • (XYBuildings.sbx 124 bytes)
    • (XYBuildings.shp 320 bytes)
    • (XYBuildings.shp.xml 7KB)
    • (XYBuildings.shx 140 bytes)
    • (XYBuildingsError.txt 141 bytes)
  • Lab 6
    • dem_3003-3
      • (dem_30m_3003.asc 116MB)
      • (dem_30m_3003.prj 118 bytes)
    • (naip12_nc-cir_1m_2797_22_1_20120423.jp2 38.8MB)
    • (naip12_nc-cir_1m_2797_22_1_20120423.jp2.xml 6KB)
  • Lab 7
    • (Airports.dbf 714KB)
    • (Airports.prj 167 bytes)
    • (Airports.shp 52KB)
    • (Airports.shp.xml 971 bytes)
    • (Airports.shx 15KB)
    • (Cities.dpf 6.6MB)
    • (Cities.shp 992KB)
    • (Cities.shp.xml 965 bytes)
    • (Cities.shx 284KB)
    • (Counties.dbf 478KB)
    • (Counties.prj 167 bytes)
    • (Counties.sbn 31KB)
    • (Counties.sbx 2KB)
    • (Counties.shp 9.1MB)
    • (Counties.shp.xml 971 bytes)
    • (Counties.shx 25KB)
    • (NuecesCounty.csv 36KB)
    • (Places.dbf 502KB)
    • (Places.prj 165 bytes)
    • (Places.shp 10.9MB)
    • (Places.shp.xml 27KB)
    • (Places.shx 14KB)
    • (Roads.dbf 1.4MB)
    • (Roads.prj 165 bytes)
    • (Roads.shp 3.1MB)
    • (Roads.shp.xml 29KB)
    • (Roads.shx 82KB)
    • (Water_features.dbf 29KB)
    • (Water_features.prj 165 bytes)
    • (Water_features.shp 337KB)
    • (Water_features.shp.xml 28KB)
    • (Water_features.shx 2KB)