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'''Title Slide'''
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|| Welcome to this tutorial on '''Downloading GIS Datasets'''  
  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Welcome to this tutorial on '''Downloading GIS Datasets'''.
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| | '''Slide Number 2'''  
  
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'''Learning Objectives'''  
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|| In this tutorial, we will learn
  
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'''Learning Objectives'''
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* About GIS
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* Download '''vector dataset''' from '''Natural Earth Data''' website.
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* View '''vector data''' in QGIS.
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* Download '''raster dataset''' from Bhuvan website.
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* View '''raster data''' in QGIS.  
  
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* About '''GIS'''
 
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* Download '''vector dataset''' from '''Natural Earth Data''' website.
 
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* View '''vector data''' in '''QGIS'''.
 
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* Download '''raster dataset''' from '''Bhuvan''' website.
 
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* View '''raster data''' in '''QGIS'''.
 
  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide Number 3'''
 
  
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'''System Requirement'''
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| | '''Slide Number 3'''  
  
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* '''Ubuntu Linux''' OS version 14.04
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'''System Requirement'''  
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* '''QGIS''' version 2.18
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|| To record this tutorial, I am using,
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* '''Mozilla Firefox''' browser version 54.0 and
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* A working '''Internet''' connection
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'''Pre-requisites'''
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* '''Ubuntu Linux''' OS version 16.04
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* '''QGIS''' version 2.18
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* '''Mozilla Firefox''' browser version 54.0
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* Working internet connection.
  
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https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/geographic-information-system-gis/
 
  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To follow this tutorial, knowledge about '''GIS''' is desired, but not essential.
 
  
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| | '''Slide Number 4'''
  
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For more information about '''GIS''', please visit the given link.
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'''Pre-requisites'''  
  
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'''Datasets'''
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'''https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/geographic-information-system-gis/'''  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| All the '''datasets''' required for this tutorial are available in '''Code files''' link.
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|| To follow this tutorial,
  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide Number 6'''
 
  
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'''About GIS'''
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Knowledge about '''GIS''' is desired, but not essential.  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| About '''GIS'''
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* '''GIS''' stands for '''Geographic Information System.'''
 
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* It is a system for capturing, storing, querying, analyzing and displaying '''geospatial data'''.
 
  
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For more information about '''GIS''', please visit the given link.
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide Number 7'''
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'''Spatial Data'''
 
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Spatial Data''' is of two types- '''Vector Data '''and''' Raster Data'''.
 
  
  
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Let us download '''vector dataset''' from '''Internet'''.
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| | '''Slide Number 5'''  
  
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'''Datasets'''  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Open Firefox/Chrome web browser.'''
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|| All the datasets required for this tutorial are available in Code files link.
  
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Type [http://www.naturalearthdata.com/ www.naturalearthdata.com]
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'''About GIS'''
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|| About '''GIS''',
  
  
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In the '''address bar''', type http://www.naturalearthdata.com
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* '''GIS''' stands for '''Geographic Information System.'''
  
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* It is a system for capturing, storing, querying, analyzing and displaying geospatial data.
  
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Press '''Enter'''.
 
  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Downloads''' link
 
  
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| | '''Slide Number 7'''
  
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'''Spatial Data'''
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|| '''Spatial Data''' is of two types, '''Vector Data '''and''' Raster Data'''.
  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Natural Earth data''' website opens.
 
  
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Let us download vector dataset from internet.
  
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Click on '''Downloads''' link.
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| | '''Open Firefox/Chrome web browser.'''  
  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Downloads''' page opens.
 
  
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|| Open any web browser
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<u>In the address bar, t</u>ype [http://www.naturalearthdata.com/ www.naturalearthdata.com].</u>
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Press Enter.
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| | Click on '''Downloads''' tab
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|| Natural Earth Data website opens.
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Click on '''Downloads''' link.
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Downloads page opens.
  
 
Scroll down the page.
 
Scroll down the page.
  
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| | Point towards the scales.  
  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| You can see three different '''scales''' of '''dataset'''.
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|| You can see three different scales of datasets.  
  
  
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'''Large, Medium''' and '''Small'''.
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Large, medium and small.  
  
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| | Click on '''Cultural '''button, under '''Large scale data.'''  
  
  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let us download a '''dataset''' for demostration.
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|| Let us download a dataset for demostration.  
  
  
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Under '''Large scale data''', click on '''Cultural''' button.
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Under '''Large scale data''', click on '''Cultural''' button.  
  
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|-  
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| | Scroll webpage.  
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|| A webpage opens.  
  
  
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Scroll down the page.
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Scroll down the page.  
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Here, we can see various available datasets.
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| | Click on '''Download countries''' tab.
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|| Let us download the country administration boundary files.
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Under heading''' Admin 0 – Countries,'''
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Click on''' Download countries''' button.
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| | Point to dilog box.
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Selct '''Save''' file option.
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Click on '''OK'''.
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Selct '''Save''' file option.
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Click on '''OK''' button.
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| | Open Downloads folder and point the zip file.
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|| The process of download begins.
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On my system, zip file downloads to the downloads folder.
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| | Right-click to extract the contents.
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|| Extract the contents of the zip file.
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Right-click and select '''Extract Here''' option.
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| | Double-click to open the folder
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Point to all the files.
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|| Double-click on the extracted folder.
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Here we see many files with different file extensions.
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This is a vector type of dataset.
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| | '''Slide Number 8'''
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'''Spatial Data-Vector Data'''
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|| About Vector data.
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* '''Discrete features '''such as''' '''wells, roads and land-use types is '''Vector Data.'''<br/>
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* Vector data can be of point, line or polygon format.
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| | Cursor on slide.
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|| Let us open '''QGIS '''and view one of the downloaded files.
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| | Double-click on QGIS icon.
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Cursor on the interface.
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|| Here, I have already opened QGIS interface.
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Click on add layer
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Click on add vector layer
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|| Click on''' Layer menu''' on the menu bar.
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From the menu options, select '''Add Layer.'''
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From the sub-menu click on '''Add Vector Layer.'''
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| | Point to '''Add Vector Layer''' dialog-box .
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|| '''Add Vector Layer''' dialog-box opens.
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Select '''File''' as '''Source type.'''
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'''System '''as''' Encoding .'''
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| | Click on browse.
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Locate the folder ne_10m_admin_0_countries.
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|| Under '''Source''' heading, click on '''Browse '''button.
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downloaded from the '''natural earth data''' website.  
  
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|| Save the map.  
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* '''Discrete features '''such as wells, roads and land-use '''types''' is '''Vector Data.'''
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Add Vector Layer''' dialog-box opens.
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'''Spatial Data - Raster Data'''  
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|| About Raster Data.  
  
  
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Select '''File''' as '''Source type''' and '''System '''as''' Encoding.'''
 
  
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* Continuous features''' '''that exist spatially betwen observations is '''Raster Data'''.<br/>
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* '''Raster data''' is made up of cells in row and column format.
  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Under '''Source''' heading, click on '''Browse''' button.
 
  
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| | Cursor on slide
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|| Let's download raster dataset from '''Bhuvan''' website.
  
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'''Bhuvan Website Link'''  
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'''http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/data/download/index.php'''  
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|| '''Bhuvan''' Platform was created by ISRO.  
  
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The website hosts various data collected by Indian remote sensing satellites.
  
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Here is the link to download '''raster''' dataset from '''Bhuvan''' website.  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click '''Open''' in '''Add vector laye'''r dialog-box.
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|| Open the Bhuvan website link in any web browser.
  
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Point to themap on canvas.
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'''Open Data Archive''' page opens.  
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the '''Add vector layer''' dialog-box, click on''' Open''' button.
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| | Point to''' Select Category'''>>''' Satellite/Sensor '''radio button.
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Save the map.
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|| Under '''Select Subcategory '''drop down, choose '''Resourcesat-1: LISS-III '''option.  
  
  
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Click on '''Project''' in the '''menu bar'''.
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| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| In the '''File name''' text box, type '''Map-1'''.
 
  
  
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Click on '''Save'''.
 
  
 +
|-
 +
| | Cursor on '''Select Area''' panel, '''Bounding Box''' tab .
  
−
Point to '''Map-1.qgs''' on the '''Desktop'''.
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the dialog-box, name the file as '''Map hyphen 1'''.
 
  
  
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I will save it on the '''Desktop'''.  
+
|| Let us download data for '''Mumbai''' region.  
  
  
−
Click on '''Save''' button.
+
Use google maps to find the latitude and longitude of a particular region.  
  
 +
|-
 +
| | Type Min longitude 72.75 E
  
−
The map will be saved as '''Map hyphen 1 dot qgs''' on the '''Desktop'''.
+
Type Max longitude 73 E
  
−
|-
+
Type Min latitude 19 N
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide Number 9'''
+
  
−
'''Spatial Data - Raster Data'''
+
Type Max latitude 19.25 N
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| About '''Raster Data'''.
+
  
−
* Continuous '''features''' that exist '''spatially''' between observations is '''Raster Data'''.
+
Click select
  
−
* '''Raster data''' is made up of '''cells''' in '''row''' and '''column''' format.
 
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Cursor on slide
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let us download '''raster dataset''' from '''Bhuvan''' website.
 
  
−
|-
+
|| For Mumbai region, enter the following data.  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide Number 10'''
+
  
−
'''Bhuvan Website Link'''
 
  
 +
Minimum Longitude 72.75
  
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'''http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/data/download/index.php'''
+
Maximum Longitude 73
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Bhuvan Platform''' was created by '''ISRO'''.
+
  
 +
Minimum Latitude 19
  
−
The website hosts various '''data''' collected by Indian '''remote sensing satellites.'''
+
Maximum Latitude 19.25
  
  
−
Here is the link to download '''raster dataset''' from '''Bhuvan''' website.
+
Click on '''Select ''' button.  
  
−
|-
+
|-  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Show the Address bar.
+
| | Point to the highlighted tile.  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Open the '''Bhuvan''' website link in any web browser.
+
|| A tile over Mumbai will be highlighted.  
  
−
'''Open Data Archive''' page opens.
+
|-
 +
| | Click '''Next''' button.  
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to''' Select Category'''>>''' Satellite/Sensor '''radio button.
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| On the left panel under '''Select Category''', select '''Satellite/Sensor''' option.
 
  
−
|-
+
Cursor on the list of Tiles.
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Select '''Resourcesat-1: LISS-3.'''
+
|| Click on '''Next '''button at the bottom of the page.
  
  
−
Point to the India map highlighted in yellow tiles.
+
A list of available '''Tiles''' opens.  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Under '''Select Subcategory '''drop down, choose '''Resourcesat-1: LISS-III '''option.
+
  
 +
|-
 +
| | Point on '''Date of Pass''' column.
  
−
Scroll down, under '''Select Area''', choose '''Bounding Box''' .
 
  
  
−
Here, we have to enter the latitude and longitude of the location.
+
|| Select the most recent imagery by looking into the '''Date of Pass''' column.  
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Cursor on '''Select Area''' panel, '''Bounding Box''' tab .
 
  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let us download '''data''' for '''Mumbai''' region.
+
'''24Dec15''' is the most recent out of the available datasets.  
  
 +
|-
 +
| | Click on the check box.
  
−
Use '''google maps''' to find the latitude and longitude of a particular region.
 
  
−
|-
+
Click '''Download '''button.
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
+
|| Click on the check box on this row under '''Selection for backlog'''.
−
Type '''Min longitude 72.75 E'''
+
  
−
Type '''Max longitude 73 E'''
 
  
−
Type '''Min latitude 19 N'''
+
Click on '''Download''' button on this row.
  
−
Type '''Max latitude 19.25 N'''
+
|-
 +
| | Click on '''OK'''.
  
−
Click '''select'''
 
  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| For '''Mumbai''' region, enter the following '''data'''.
+
 +
|| Bhuvan will prompt you to login, click on '''OK'''.  
  
  
−
'''Min Longitude 72.75'''
+
A dialog-box opens.  
  
−
'''Max Longitude 73'''
+
|-
 +
| | Click on '''New User'''.
 +
|| If it is your first time in using '''Bhuvan''',
  
−
'''Min Latitude 19'''
 
  
−
'''Max Latitude 19.25'''  
+
click on '''New User''' link at the bottom of the page, to create a new account.
  
 +
|-
 +
| | Point to '''Account and Profile Information''' page.
  
−
Click on '''Select '''button.
 
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the highlighted tile.
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| A '''tile''' over '''Mumbai''' will be highlighted.
 
  
−
|-
+
|| '''Account and Profile Information''' page opens.  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click '''Next''' button.
+
  
  
−
Cursor on the list of Tiles.
+
Fill in the appropriate details as shown.  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''Next '''button at the bottom of the page.
+
  
  
−
A list of available '''Tiles''' opens.
+
Click on '''Submit '''button'''.'''
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point on '''Date of Pass''' column.
 
  
 +
You will receive an email from the '''Bhuvan''' team with login Id and Password.
  
 +
|-
 +
| | Enter user name
  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Select the most recent imagery by looking into the '''Date of Pass column'''.
+
Enter password
  
 +
Click '''Login'''
  
−
'''24Dec15''' is the most recent out of the available '''datasets'''.
 
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the check box.
 
  
 +
|| I have already completed the registration process.
  
−
Click '''Download '''button.
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on the check box on this row under '''Selection for backlog.'''
 
  
 +
So I will Click on '''Click here to login''' link.
  
−
Click on '''Download''' button on this row.
 
  
−
|-
+
I will enter '''Username''' and '''Password''' and click on '''Login '''button.  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''OK'''.
+
  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Bhuvan''' will prompt you to '''login'''.  
+
|-  
 +
| | Click '''Download '''from the list of available Tiles against '''24Dec15'''
 +
|| Again, in the tiles panel for '''24Dec15 '''row, Click on the '''Download''' button.  
  
−
Click on '''OK''' button.
+
|-
 +
| | Point to download dialog-box.
 +
|| Download of the zip file begins.  
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| A dialog-box opens.
 
  
−
|-
+
A dialog-box opens which prompts you to save the file.  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on '''New User'''.
+
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| If it is your first time in using '''Bhuvan''', click on '''New User''' link to create a new '''account'''.
+
  
−
|-
+
|-  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to '''Account and Profile Information''' page.
+
| | Select '''Save File''' radio button >> click '''OK'''.  
  
  
 +
Point to the files in the folder.
 +
|| Select '''Save File''' option and click on '''OK '''button.
  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Account and Profile Information''' page opens.
 
  
 +
The zip file will be saved to the downloads folder.
  
−
Fill the appropriate details as shown.
+
|-
 +
| | Right-click on the folder and select '''Extract Here '''option.  
  
−
Click on '''Submit''' button.
 
  
 +
Double click on the extacted folder.
  
−
You will receive an email from the '''Bhuvan''' team with '''Login Id''' and '''Password'''.
 
  
−
|-
+
Point on the files in the folder.
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Enter '''username'''
+
|| Extract the contents of the zip file.
  
−
Enter '''password'''
 
  
−
Click '''Login'''
+
Double click on the extacted folder.
  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| I have already completed the registration process.
 
  
 +
This folder has '''raster dataset''' for Mumbai region.
  
−
So I will click on '''Click here to login''' link.
+
|-
 +
| | On the QGIS window,
  
 +
Click on '''New icon '''on the tool bar.
 +
|| Let us now open a file in '''QGIS'''.
  
−
I will enter '''Username''' and '''Password''' and click on '''Login''' button.
 
  
−
|-
+
Open a new window.  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click '''Download '''from the list of available Tiles against '''24Dec15'''
+
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Again, in the '''tiles panel''' for '''24Dec15 row''', click on the '''Download''' button.
+
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to download dialog-box.
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Download of the '''zip file''' begins.
 
  
 +
Click on '''New icon''' at the top-left corner on the tool bar.
  
−
A dialog-box opens, which prompts you to save the file.
 
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Select '''Save File''' radio button >> click '''OK'''.
 
  
  
−
Point to the files in the folder.
+
|-  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Select '''Save File''' option and click on '''OK''' button.
+
| | Click on''' Layer>> Add Layer>>Add Raster Layer'''  
 +
|| Click on''' Layer''' on the menu bar.  
  
  
−
The '''zip file''' will be saved to the '''Downloads''' folder.
+
From the menu options, select '''Add Layer.'''  
 +
  
−
|-
+
From the sub-menu click on '''Add Raster Layer option.'''  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Right-click on the folder and select '''Extract Here '''option.
+
  
 +
|-
 +
| | '''Open GDL Supported Raster Data Source''' dialog-box opens.
  
−
Double click on the extacted folder.
 
  
 +
Navigate to the folder
  
−
Point on the files in the folder.
+
'''l3e43a1624dec15'''
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Extract the contents of the zip file.
+
  
  
−
Double click on the extacted folder.
+
Select the file,''' L3-NE43A16-094-059-24Dec15-BAND2.tif'''
  
  
−
This folder has '''raster dataset''' for '''Mumbai''' region.
+
Click on '''Open.'''  
 +
|| '''A '''dialog-box opens.  
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| On the QGIS window,
 
  
−
Click on '''New icon '''on the tool bar.
+
Navigate to the folder, we had downloded from '''Bhuvan''' website.  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let us now open a file in '''QGIS'''.
+
  
  
−
Open a new window.
+
Select the file, '''24December15-BAND2.tif'''
  
  
−
Click on '''New icon''' in the top-left corner on the '''tool bar'''.
+
Click on '''Open'''.  
  
−
|-
+
|-  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on''' Layer>> Add Layer>>Add Raster Layer'''
+
| | Point to the image on '''QGIS''' window.
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on''' Layer''' on the '''menu bar'''.
+
|| On '''QGIS''' canvas, you will see the '''raster''' map of Mumbai region.  
  
  
−
From the '''menu''' options, select '''Add Layer.'''
 
  
  
−
From the '''sub-menu,''' click on '''Add Raster Layer option.'''
+
|-  
 +
| | '''Slide Number 11'''  
  
−
|-
+
Summary
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Open GDL Supported Raster Data Source''' dialog-box opens.
+
|| Let's summarize.  
  
 +
In this tutorial we have learnt,
  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| A dialog-box opens.
+
* About GIS
 +
* Downloaded vector data from Natural Earth data website
 +
* Viewed the vector dataset in QGIS.  
 +
* Downloaded raster data from Bhuvan website
 +
* Viewed the raster dataset in QGIS.  
  
  
−
Navigate to the folder we had downloaded from '''Bhuvan''' website.
 
  
−
|-
+
|-  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Navigate to the folder '''l3e43a1624dec15'''
+
| | '''Slide Number 12'''  
  
 +
Assignment 1
 +
|| For the assignment,
  
−
Select the file,''' L3-NE43A16-094-059-24Dec15-BAND2.tif'''
+
From '''Natural Earth Data''' website,
  
  
−
Click on '''Open.'''
+
download, '''Medium Scale,''' '''Physical data '''for Rivers and Lakes''' '''  
  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Select the file '''24December15 hyphen BAND2 dot tif'''
 
  
  
−
Click on '''Open''' button.
 
  
−
|-
+
|-  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Point to the image on '''QGIS''' window.
+
| | '''Slide Number 13'''  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| On '''QGIS canvas''', you will see the '''raster''' map of '''Mumbai''' region.
+
  
−
|-
+
'''Assignment 2'''  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide Number 11'''
+
||
 +
* Another popular website to download GIS data is Openstreetmap data website.<br/>
  
−
Summary
+
* Explore Openstreetmap data website
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let's summarize.
+
  
−
In this tutorial we have learnt,
+
http://openstreetmapdata.com/
  
−
* About '''GIS'''
 
−
* Downloaded '''vector data''' from '''Natural Earth dataset'''
 
−
* Viewed the '''vector dataset''' in '''QGIS'''.
 
−
* Downloaded '''raster data''' from '''Bhuvan''' website
 
−
* Viewed the '''raster dataset''' in '''QGIS'''.
 
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide Number 12'''
 
  
−
Assignment 1
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| For the assignment-
 
  
−
*From '''Natural Earth Data''' website, download '''Medium Scale,''' '''Physical data '''for '''Rivers and Lakes'''  
+
|-
 +
| | '''Slide Number 14'''  
  
−
|-
+
'''About Spoken Tutorial project'''  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide Number 13'''
+
|| * The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
 +
* Please download and watch it.
  
−
'''Assignment 2'''
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"|
 
−
*Another popular website to download '''GIS data''' is '''Openstreetmap data''' website.
 
  
−
* Explore '''Openstreetmap data''' website http://openstreetmapdata.com/
 
  
−
|-
+
|-  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide Number 14'''
+
| | '''Slide number 15'''  
  
−
'''About Spoken Tutorial project'''
+
'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"|  
+
|| The '''Spoken Tutorial Project '''team conducts workshops and gives certificates.  
−
* The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
+
−
* Please download and watch it.
+
  
−
|-
 
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide number 15'''
 
  
−
'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''
+
For more details, please write to us.  
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The '''Spoken Tutorial Project '''team conducts workshops and gives certificates.
+
  
 +
|-
 +
| | '''Slide Number 16'''
  
−
For more details, please write to us.
+
'''Forum for specific questions:'''
  
−
|-
+
Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?
−
| style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Slide Number 16:'''
+
  
−
'''Forum for specific questions:'''
+
Please visit this site
  
−
Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?
+
Choose the minute and second where you have the question
  
−
Please visit this site
+
Explain your question briefly
  
−
Choose the minute and second where you have the question
+
Someone from our team will answer them.
  
−
Explain your question briefly
 
  
−
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Revision as of 17:46, 9 July 2018

Visual Cue Narration
Slide Number 1

Title Slide

Welcome to this tutorial on Downloading GIS Datasets
Slide Number 2

Learning Objectives

In this tutorial, we will learn
  • About GIS
  • Download vector dataset from Natural Earth Data website.
  • View vector data in QGIS.
  • Download raster dataset from Bhuvan website.
  • View raster data in QGIS.


Slide Number 3

System Requirement

To record this tutorial, I am using,


  • Ubuntu Linux OS version 16.04
  • QGIS version 2.18
  • Mozilla Firefox browser version 54.0
  • Working internet connection.


Slide Number 4

Pre-requisites


https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/geographic-information-system-gis/

To follow this tutorial,


Knowledge about GIS is desired, but not essential.


For more information about GIS, please visit the given link.



Slide Number 5

Datasets

All the datasets required for this tutorial are available in Code files link.
Slide Number 6

About GIS

About GIS,


  • GIS stands for Geographic Information System.
  • It is a system for capturing, storing, querying, analyzing and displaying geospatial data.


Slide Number 7

Spatial Data

Spatial Data is of two types, Vector Data and Raster Data.


Let us download vector dataset from internet.

Open Firefox/Chrome web browser.

Type www.naturalearthdata.com


Open any web browser


In the address bar, type www.naturalearthdata.com.</u>


Press Enter.

Click on Downloads tab


Natural Earth Data website opens.


Click on Downloads link.

Downloads page opens.

Scroll down the page.

Point towards the scales.

Point towards the details.

You can see three different scales of datasets.


Large, medium and small.

Click on Cultural button, under Large scale data.


Scroll down

Let us download a dataset for demostration.


Under Large scale data, click on Cultural button.

Scroll webpage. A webpage opens.


Scroll down the page.


Here, we can see various available datasets.

Click on Download countries tab. Let us download the country administration boundary files.


Under heading Admin 0 – Countries,


Click on Download countries button.

Point to dilog box.


Selct Save file option.


Click on OK.

A dialog-box opens which prompts you to save the file.


Selct Save file option.


Click on OK button.

Open Downloads folder and point the zip file. The process of download begins.


On my system, zip file downloads to the downloads folder.

Right-click to extract the contents. Extract the contents of the zip file.


Right-click and select Extract Here option.

Double-click to open the folder

Point to all the files.

Double-click on the extracted folder.


Here we see many files with different file extensions.


This is a vector type of dataset.

Slide Number 8

Spatial Data-Vector Data

About Vector data.


  • Discrete features such as wells, roads and land-use types is Vector Data.
  • Vector data can be of point, line or polygon format.


Cursor on slide. Let us open QGIS and view one of the downloaded files.
Double-click on QGIS icon.

Cursor on the interface.

Here, I have already opened QGIS interface.
Click on layeron the menu bar.

Click on add layer

Click on add vector layer


Click on Layer menu on the menu bar.


From the menu options, select Add Layer.


From the sub-menu click on Add Vector Layer.

Point to Add Vector Layer dialog-box .


Add Vector Layer dialog-box opens.


Select File as Source type.


System as Encoding .



Click on browse.


Locate the folder ne_10m_admin_0_countries.


Under Source heading, click on Browse button.


Navigate to the admin countries folder,

downloaded from the natural earth data website.



From the folder, select the file, ne_10m_populated_countries.shp


Click Open


From the contents of the folder, select the file with .shp extension.


Click on Open button.

Click Open in, Add vector layer dialog-box.


Point to themap on canvas.

In the Add vector layer dialog-box, click on Open button.


A world map opens on the canvas.



Click on Project in the menu bar.


Scroll down click on Save.


Save the map.


Click on Project in the menu bar.


Scroll down click on Save button.

In the File name text box, type Map-1.


Click on Save.


Point to Map-1.qgs on the desktop.

In the dialog-box name the file as Map-1.


I will save it on the desktop.


Click on Save button.


The map will be saved as Map-1.qgs on the desktop.

Slide Number 9

Spatial Data - Raster Data

About Raster Data.


  • Continuous features that exist spatially betwen observations is Raster Data.
  • Raster data is made up of cells in row and column format.


Cursor on slide Let's download raster dataset from Bhuvan website.
Slide Number 10

Bhuvan Website Link


http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/data/download/index.php

Bhuvan Platform was created by ISRO.


The website hosts various data collected by Indian remote sensing satellites.


Here is the link to download raster dataset from Bhuvan website.

Show the Address bar. Open the Bhuvan website link in any web browser.

Open Data Archive page opens.

Point to Select Category>> Satellite/Sensor radio button. On the left panel under Select Category,


select Satellite/Sensor option.

Select Resourcesat-1: LISS-3.


Point to the India map highlighted in yellow tiles.

Under Select Subcategory drop down, choose Resourcesat-1: LISS-III option.


Scroll down, under select area, choose Bounding Box .


Here, We have to enter the latitude and longitude of the location.



Cursor on Select Area panel, Bounding Box tab .


Let us download data for Mumbai region.


Use google maps to find the latitude and longitude of a particular region.

Type Min longitude 72.75 E

Type Max longitude 73 E

Type Min latitude 19 N

Type Max latitude 19.25 N

Click select


For Mumbai region, enter the following data.


Minimum Longitude 72.75

Maximum Longitude 73

Minimum Latitude 19

Maximum Latitude 19.25


Click on Select button.

Point to the highlighted tile. A tile over Mumbai will be highlighted.
Click Next button.


Cursor on the list of Tiles.

Click on Next button at the bottom of the page.


A list of available Tiles opens.

Point on Date of Pass column.


Select the most recent imagery by looking into the Date of Pass column.


24Dec15 is the most recent out of the available datasets.

Click on the check box.


Click Download button.

Click on the check box on this row under Selection for backlog.


Click on Download button on this row.

Click on OK.


Bhuvan will prompt you to login, click on OK.


A dialog-box opens.

Click on New User. If it is your first time in using Bhuvan,


click on New User link at the bottom of the page, to create a new account.

Point to Account and Profile Information page.


Account and Profile Information page opens.


Fill in the appropriate details as shown.


Click on Submit button.


You will receive an email from the Bhuvan team with login Id and Password.

Enter user name

Enter password

Click Login


I have already completed the registration process.


So I will Click on Click here to login link.


I will enter Username and Password and click on Login button.

Click Download from the list of available Tiles against 24Dec15 Again, in the tiles panel for 24Dec15 row, Click on the Download button.
Point to download dialog-box. Download of the zip file begins.


A dialog-box opens which prompts you to save the file.

Select Save File radio button >> click OK.


Point to the files in the folder.

Select Save File option and click on OK button.


The zip file will be saved to the downloads folder.

Right-click on the folder and select Extract Here option.


Double click on the extacted folder.


Point on the files in the folder.

Extract the contents of the zip file.


Double click on the extacted folder.


This folder has raster dataset for Mumbai region.

On the QGIS window,

Click on New icon on the tool bar.

Let us now open a file in QGIS.


Open a new window.


Click on New icon at the top-left corner on the tool bar.



Click on Layer>> Add Layer>>Add Raster Layer Click on Layer on the menu bar.


From the menu options, select Add Layer.


From the sub-menu click on Add Raster Layer option.

Open GDL Supported Raster Data Source dialog-box opens.


Navigate to the folder

l3e43a1624dec15


Select the file, L3-NE43A16-094-059-24Dec15-BAND2.tif


Click on Open.

A dialog-box opens.


Navigate to the folder, we had downloded from Bhuvan website.


Select the file, 24December15-BAND2.tif


Click on Open.

Point to the image on QGIS window. On QGIS canvas, you will see the raster map of Mumbai region.



Slide Number 11

Summary

Let's summarize.

In this tutorial we have learnt,

  • About GIS
  • Downloaded vector data from Natural Earth data website
  • Viewed the vector dataset in QGIS.
  • Downloaded raster data from Bhuvan website
  • Viewed the raster dataset in QGIS.


Slide Number 12

Assignment 1

For the assignment,

From Natural Earth Data website,


download, Medium Scale, Physical data for Rivers and Lakes



Slide Number 13

Assignment 2

  • Another popular website to download GIS data is Openstreetmap data website.
  • Explore Openstreetmap data website

http://openstreetmapdata.com/



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This tutorial is contributed by Prajwal. M from Sahyadri college of engineering and Snehalatha from IIT Bombay.

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