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Geospatial Data Curation:

an introduction

Module: Environment Setup

NIH Data Curation Workshop, Bethesda MD, July 14-15 2025

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Download Example Dataset

Kramer, Gunnar R; Peterson, Sean M; Daly, Kyle O; Streby, Henry M; Andersen, David E. (2019). Data supporting the comparison of golden-winged warbler and American woodcock productivity in northern Minnesota, USA. Retrieved from the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, https://doi.org/10.13020/znag-tn48.

0_Environment_Setup_Datasets

File will need to be unzipped before you can use it

Note: this example datasets are derived from real datasets, but have been modified to highlight common curation issues.

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Slide Title: Download Example Dataset

For this module we will be using a dataset based on a dataset by Kramer et al. on the comparison of golden-winged warbler and American woodcock productivity in northern Minnesota, USA.

Please navigate to the 0_Environment_Setup_datasets folder and download the dataset to your computer. We will be using the data for this folder for this module only. The other activity folders will be used in later modules and you will be prompted to download and access them as necessary.

Citation for full data set: Kramer, Gunnar R; Peterson, Sean M; Daly, Kyle O; Streby, Henry M; Andersen, David E. (2019). Data supporting the comparison of golden-winged warbler and American woodcock productivity in northern Minnesota, USA. Retrieved from the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, https://doi.org/10.13020/znag-tn48.

Dataset link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yXnGJ2dV1WxI3Y8AH645kH5R1Zo3gTLK?usp=sharing

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QGIS

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Download Instructions for QGIS

Go to the Download QGIS website
Locate your operating system in the list of download options
Please download the latest long term release. The long term release version of the program and the most stable at this time.

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Module Objectives Review: Environment Setup

Send the instructor a screenshot of the following:

A picture of QGIS downloaded to your computer
A picture of one of the vector datasets (0_study_area_cover_type.shp) from the example dataset loaded and displayed in QGIS ( and ArcGIS Pro if applicable)

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Slide Title: Module Objective Review: Environment Setup

This is the check understanding step. It is suggested that all participants either show the instructor or table helper (or can send in screen shots) that show the application is installed and that they have been able to successfully add a vector and raster layer into the program (whichever one is being demonstrated in the workshop).

Send the instructor a screenshot of the following:

A picture of QGIS ( and ArcGIS Pro if applicable) downloaded to your computer
A picture of one of the vector datasets (.shp file) from the example dataset loaded and displayed in QGIS ( and ArcGIS Pro if applicable)
A picture of one of the raster datasets (.tif file) from the example dataset loaded and displayed in QGIS ( and ArcGIS Pro if applicable)

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