EUthmappers HANDBOOK
  • WELCOME TO EUTHMAPPERS HANDBOOK!
    • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    • FOREWORD
    • OVERVIEW
      • CHAPTER I: Introduction to Mapping and Geospatial Concepts
      • CHAPTER II: Community Mapping & OpenStreetMap and UN Mappers
      • CHAPTER III: Mapathon - Mapping Workshop
      • CHAPTER IV: Open Field Mapping Activities Addressed to Climate Change Challenges
      • CHAPTER V: How to Clean & Validate Data?
      • CHAPTER VI: Preparation for Pupil–led Local Mapping Projects
  • CHAPTER I
    • Introduction to Mapping and Geospatial Concepts
      • Why Mapping and Geospatial Concepts?
      • Fundamentals of Data Processing
      • Geospatial Data: Towards Understanding Geodata and GIS
      • Open Source Philosophy: Towards Open Mapping
        • Open Source Software
        • Open Data Concept
        • Open Mapping
      • Summary
      • References
  • CHAPTER II
    • Community Mapping & OpenStreetMap and UN Mappers
      • Citizen Science and Volunteered Geographic Information
      • OpenStreetMap
        • OpenStreetMap Interface
        • OpenStreetMap Geometric Model
        • OpenStreetMap Semantic Model (tags)
        • OpenStreetMap features evolution in time
        • UN Mappers
      • References
  • CHAPTER III
    • Mapathon - Mapping Workshop
      • Introducing Mapathon
      • Mapping workshop
        • OpenStreetMap account
        • Walk around humanitarian mapping platform TeachOSM
        • Mapping a task
        • Let´s start mapping
  • CHAPTER IV
    • Open Field Mapping Activities Addressed to Climate Change Challenges
      • Climate Change Geospatial Data and OSM
      • What to map in the field?
      • Common Smartphone Mapping Tools for Open Field Mapping
      • Exercise: Mapping Local Climate Risks with a Focus on Tree Mapping
        • First step: Conducting a Mapathon with TeachOSM for Tree Mapping
        • Second step: Field mapping with MapComplete
        • Example of common Tags when it comes to the trees mapping
      • References
  • CHAPTER V
    • How to Clean & Validate Data?
      • Validation Process
      • Other Validation Tools
  • CHAPTER VI
    • Preparation for Pupil–led Local Mapping Projects
      • Step 1. Starting point: A first look at our school context
      • Step 2. Challenges design
      • Step 3. Further preparatory work
      • References
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  1. WELCOME TO EUTHMAPPERS HANDBOOK!
  2. OVERVIEW

CHAPTER I: Introduction to Mapping and Geospatial Concepts

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Chapter I provides an introduction to the fundamentals of mapping and geospatial concepts for high school teachers. It starts with an overview of why mapping and geospatial concepts are important, followed by a discussion of the fundamentals of data processing, including data collection, organization, analysis, and visualization. Next, the chapter explains geospatial data, including an understanding of geodata and geographic information systems (GIS) together with examples of its usage. Finally, the chapter delves into the open source philosophy and its applications in mapping, including the use of open source software, open data, and open mapping initiatives. It also describes the most popular open source geotools that can be useful in the high school educational process. This chapter is designed to equip educators with the knowledge and tools necessary to incorporate mapping and geospatial concepts into their curriculum, ultimately helping students to better understand and analyze the world around them.

CHAPTER I