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GIS Data Quality and Geographic Positioning System
3-4hrs
beginner levelThis free online course will help you to gain an understanding of data quality in geographic information systems. You will be introduced to data assessment techniques, and the errors they may have. This will bring you up to speed with the aspects considered for data accuracy, the factors affecting spatial data quality, and the sources of error in spatial data. You will then learn about the map display and the global navigation satellite systems.
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GIS Data Quality and Geographic Positioning System
Learn about data quality in geographic information system and global positioning system in this free online course.
This free online course will help you to gain an understanding of data quality in geographic information systems. You will be introduced to data assessment techniques, and the errors they may have. This will bring you up to speed with the aspects considered for data accuracy, the factors affecting spatial data quality, and the sources of error in spatial data. You will then learn about the map display and the global navigation satellite systems.
Course description
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Module 17 Lessons
GIS Data Quality
This module explores data quality, the different data measures, data assessment techniques, and errors that they may have. You will learn about the aspects considered for data accuracy, the factors affecting spatial data quality, and the sources of error in spatial data. You will also learn about map display and visualization in GIS.
1.Learning Outcomes
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2.Data Quality and Measures
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3.Positional Accuracy and Source of Errors
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4.Classification Accuracy and Pixel Errors
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5.Spatial Data Editing and Transformations
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6.Map Display and Visualization in GIS
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7.Lesson Summary
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Module 27 Lessons
Global Positioning System
Module 31 Lessons
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