FAO CB4WA: Introduction to Spatial Data Infrastructures

Welcome!

In this course, you'll learn about sharing data through Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). There is a strong interest in the ability to organize and share diverse water and environment-related data sets. These can include data sets provided by citizens, local organizations, international organizations, projects, and governments. Globally, the lack of data availability has been mentioned by many experts as the primary reason for the lack of understanding of many water and environmental challenges. SDIs enable sharing of geographic data and metadata in an efficient and flexible way to help overcome such challenges. Through online tools and open standards, users are able to find and re-use existing data sets. This hands-on lecture series will cover the basics of SDIs, open data standards, and conduct hands-on training for creating your own open data.

There are no prerequisites for the course, but being familiar with GIS and different types of data layers is helpful.

Schedule

Day 1 - July 7, 2021

9:00 - 10:00 CEST: Welcome meeting (Virtual Classroom)
10:00 - 13:00 CEST: Self-paced video lectures
13:00 - 15:00 CEST: Kahoot quiz & Mini Mapathon (Virtual Classroom)

Day 2 - July 8, 2021

9:00 - 10:00 CEST: Review of previous day’s activities, instructions for tutorials (Virtual Classroom)
10:00 - 14:00 CEST: Self-paced tutorials
14:00 - 15:00 CEST: Wrap up (Virtual Classroom)

Live sessions

The scheduled live sessions will be in the Virtual Classroom. You can use the white tab or use the link above. Jitsi works best with the Chrome browser. Watch this video to see how Jitsi works:

Lecturer

Dr. Hans Van Der Kwast                                                                                           

Senior Lecturer in GIS/Spatial data management                                                          

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education