Github for Geodata

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<div><h1 id="github-for-geodata">Github for geodata</h1>
<p>by Bill Morris for <a href="https://vcgi.vermont.gov/">VCGI</a>
Oct 28 2014</p>
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Follow along at: tinyurl.com/vcgi-github
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<div><p>A practical guide to web-based version control and collaboration for the GIS-inclined</p>
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<div><ul>
<li><em>Intro</em></li>
<li>Setup</li>
<li>First Light</li>
<li>Editing Data</li>
<li>Hosting an application</li>
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<div><p>Why use github? What&#39;s wrong with ArcSDE/ PostGIS/ Thatendlessbunchoffoldersonmydesktop?</p>
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<p><img src="https://octodex.github.com/images/codercat.jpg" alt="octocat"></p>
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<div><p>Free</p>
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<div><p>Backed-up</p>
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<div><p>Versioned</p>
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<div><p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7503/15031463453_f8838b1aa5_b.jpg" alt="diff"></p>
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<div><p>Collaborative</p>
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<div><p><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3947/15464966029_147c7f8194_b.jpg" alt="stats"></p>
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<div><ul>
<li>Intro</li>
<li><em>Setup</em></li>
<li>First Light</li>
<li>Editing Data</li>
<li>Hosting an application</li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/">Sign up for a github account</a></li>
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<div><p><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5614/15466041880_ce519038ff_b.jpg" alt="signup"></p>
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<div><p>That&#39;s it!</p>
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<div><p>(not really; we have some work to do. But is <strong>is</strong> that easy to get started.)</p>
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<div><p>For good measure, install the github app (aka CodeBeGone)</p>
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<div><p>(<a href="https://mac.github.com/">for mac</a> &amp; <a href="https://windows.github.com/">for windows</a>)</p>
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<div><ul>
<li>Intro</li>
<li>Setup</li>
<li><em>First Light</em></li>
<li>Editing Data</li>
<li>Hosting an application</li>
</ul>
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<div><p>Fork <a href="https://github.com/wboykinm/vcgi-demo1">this repository</a></p>
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<div><p><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5609/15466041830_fc06234862_b.jpg" alt="fork"></p>
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<div><p>Sync it to your computer</p>
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<div><p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7568/15465580768_7f360a0177_b.jpg" alt="clone"></p>
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<div><p>Look at a dataset (try <a href="https://github.com/wboykinm/vcgi-demo1/blob/master/morristown_corners.geojson">this example</a>)</p>
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<div><p>To add new data, convert from your fave format first. tools:</p>
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<li><a href="https://ogre.adc4gis.com/">Ogre</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.shpescape.com/mix/">Shapescape</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gdbflee-mweisman.rhcloud.com/">GDBFlee</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/project-open-data/esri2open">esri2open</a></li>
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<div><p>geojson and topojson - <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/mapping-geojson-files-on-github/">shapefiles for the web</a></p>
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<div><ul>
<li>Intro</li>
<li>Setup</li>
<li>First Light</li>
<li><em>Editing Data</em></li>
<li>Hosting an application</li>
</ul>
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<div><p>A few options:</p>
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<div><p>Tiny data (&lt;8MB): Use <a href="https://geojson.io">geojson.io</a></p>
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<div><p>Bigger data (8MB - 100MB): Edit locally and sync using the github app</p>
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<div><p>Big data (&gt;100MB): We&#39;re not really there yet. </p>
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<div><ul>
<li>Intro</li>
<li>Setup</li>
<li>First Light</li>
<li>Editing Data</li>
<li><em>Hosting an application</em></li>
</ul>
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<div><p>github pages - web apps, hosted for free</p>
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<div><p>That repository you forked comes with a <a href="https://github.com/wboykinm/vcgi-demo1">simple viewing app</a></p>
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<div><p>updates to data are immediately available in the app </p>
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<div><p>(this can get a lot more complicated, but it doesn&#39;t need to)</p>
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<div><p>What&#39;s missing?</p>
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<div><p>Geoprocessing (though we&#39;re <a href="https://turfjs.org/examples/turf-count/">getting there</a>)</p>
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<div><p>Scale - this one <a href="https://ben.balter.com/2013/11/21/thats-not-how-the-internet-works/">might require a paradigm shift</a></p>
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<div><p>Buy-in</p>
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<div><h1 id="thanks-">Thanks!</h1>
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<div><p>Get in touch with any questions:
bill@faraday.io
<a href="https://twitter.com/vtcraghead">@vtcraghead</a></p>
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