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There are three ways of obtaining the tutorial data. The best option for getting the full GIS project experience is to follow Option 1 and learn how to download and prepare data independently from online GIS data portals independently. You will also gain exposure to the best GIS data websites for the Houston region. If you do
If you have already completed the Introduction to Data Management tutorial, but did not save a copy of your files or if you would prefer to complete this tutorial first, then you may follow Options 2 or 3. Option 2 is best if you are completing this tutorial in one of our short courses or from the GIS/Data Center and Option 3 is best if you are completing tutorial from your own computer.
youdo not have Before beginning the tutorial, you will copy all of the required tutorial data onto your Desktop. Follow the applicable set of instructions below depending on the particular computer you are using.
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- On the Desktop, double-click the Computer icon > gisdata (\\fon-gis04file-rnas.rice.edu) (OR:) > > Short_Courses > Introduction_to_GIS.
- To create a personal copy of the tutorial data, drag the IntroTutorialData folder Intro folder onto the Desktop.
- Close all windows.
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