Introduction to Spatial Data

Getting StartedEnrolled
10 lessons 55 Minutes 4.9 (341 reviews)Beginner
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About this course

Everything else at the Academy builds on this. If you're new to working with location, start here.

In under an hour you'll understand coordinates, projections, vector and raster data, and how to load your first dataset.

What you'll learn

  • Explain what makes data 'spatial'
  • Read coordinates and projections
  • Tell vector from raster
  • Load and view your first dataset

Requirements

  • None — this is the starting point

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