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Data Management

Data Management. Data Management – what does it mean? Standard Operating Procedures on Incidents Take Home Message?. Objectives . Directory Structure File Names (naming convention). Data Management – 2 parts: . G IS ST andard O perating P rocedures on Incidents .

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Data Management

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  1. Data Management

  2. Data Management – what does it mean? Standard Operating Procedures on Incidents Take Home Message? Objectives

  3. Directory Structure • File Names (naming convention) Data Management – 2 parts:

  4. GIS STandard Operating Procedures on Incidents GSTOP – data management standards http:// gis.nwcg.gov/ gstop_sop.htm

  5. 2010_Incidents • 2010_Restoration base_data incident_data (gps .txt, waypoints & points, lines, polygons) Incident Directory Structure • raster (images) • vector (points, lines, polygons) • YYYYMMDD YYYYMMDD

  6. yyyymmdd_ Time_ IncidentName_ FeatureIdentifier_ Source_ GISType_ ProjectionDatum IncidentFileNameStandard 20050516_2230_RXWUII_per_fobs_pl_u15n83.shp …Translation: On 5/16/2005 a file was started at 2230 hrs for the RXWUII fire to collect a fire perimeter by the field observer. It was saved as a polygon in UTM, Zone15, NAD83 in shapefile format…

  7. GSTOP Example Projection & Datum GIS Type Date: YYYYMMDD Incident Name Feature Identifier Time: 2400 clock Source (Collector)

  8. Directory Structure? • No spaces in folder names • Keep it simple – not too many subfolders • Keep it informative – plain english but not verbose • Document it! (readme text file) • File Names (Naming Convention)? • No spaces in file names • Use date and time if appropriate (YYYYMMDD_HH:MM) • Document it! (readme text file or metadata) • Clean up after yourself! Delete old or intermediate files! Data Management – Take Home Message

  9. Example Date: YYYYMMDD Incident Name Feature Identifier

  10. Questions?

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