Introduction to Point Data in QGIS
In this lesson, students will learn foundational skills for viewing and editing geospatial data using real-world examples. Using the colony locations of the thick-billed murre, a culturally important arctic bird, students will learn how to view point data, access and interpret the attribute table, and add new data points with attributes.
Learning Goals and Outcomes
Students will...
Understand that data visualization helps people interpret the past and present.
Develop an initial model that describes thick-billed murre data from Greenland.
Be able to: Turn data layers on/off, access and interpret a vector attribute table, and create new data by adding a point.
Context for Use
Topic | Biology |
|---|---|
Course Type | Curriculum |
Audience | Middle/High School, Undergraduate |
Instructional Time | 60 minutes |
Context | This lesson can act as a two-part stand-alone lesson for a middle or high school class, or as a singular introductory activity in a more comprehensive GIS class in an undergraduate setting. Students require little background knowledge beyond basic computer literacy. |
Materials | Computers that have QGIS and QGreenland installed. See requirements at www.qgis.org. Students may work at a computer individually or in pairs. |
Materials Prep | Instructor should be familiar with how to complete the QGIS exercises in the lab.
|