GGRA30H3 Study Guide - Winter 2019, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Qgis, Postgresql, Oak
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Pdfs into one pdf: https://combinepdf. com/: mid-term - in class on february 27th (15%), no make-up exam offered, you will have 1 hour and 40 minutes to complete mid-term. Geographical information systems (gis): definition of "science" in merriam-webster, knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method. Introduction to methods to visualize and interpret (spatial) data. Introductory skills development with gis and related technologies. Lecture overview: science and scientific research method, empirical evidence and characteristics, reasoning with empirical evidence, data presentation and excel introduction. Science & scientific research method: science is a personal and social human endeavour in which ideas and empirical evidence are logically applied to create and evaluate knowledge about reality (montello & sutton. Idea or conjecture about a causal relationship that provides an answer to the question of "why" something is the way it is: model: