About the workshop

The complexities of geospatial data, including the variety of data types and sources, can make data management in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) particularly challenging, but investing time in data management can benefit you in the near- and long-term. Good data management practices will help ensure you can find, access, understand, and use your data for as long as necessary, and they facilitate data sharing and data publication at the end of a research project. This presentation will address good data management practices with a focus on GIS data. Topics covered will include:   

• File structure in a GIS environment   
• Storage, back-up and versioning
• Metadata, documentation, and provenance
• Ethical considerations in geospatial data
• Preparing data for deposit 

 Target audience

Anyone with some experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) who wants to learn more about applying good practices in research data management to their own data.