The Data Carpentry Geospatial workshop aims to teach researchers basic concepts, skills, and tools for working with data so that they can get more done in less time, and with less efforts. Data Carpentry’s teaching is hands-on, so participants are encouraged to use their own computers to ensure the proper setup of tools for an efficient workflow.

To most effectively use this material, please make sure you download the data and install everything before working through this lesson.

General Information

Data Carpentry develops and teaches workshops on the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research. Its target audience is researchers who have little to no prior computational experience, and its lessons are domain specific, building on learners' existing knowledge to enable them to quickly apply skills learned to their own research. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

For more information on what we teach and why, please see our paper "Good Enough Practices for Scientific Computing".

Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.

Where: FT 216, Faculty of Technology, CEPT University, Kasturbhai Lalbhai Campus, University Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380009 Gujarat, India. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.

When: Oct 6-7, 2018. Add to your Google Calendar.

Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below). They are also required to abide by Data Carpentry's Code of Conduct.

Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody.

Materials will be provided in advance of the workshop and large-print handouts are available if needed by notifying the organizers in advance.

Number of Seats: Due to the limited availability of seats, early registration is strongly recommended to ensure your participation. Please Register Online using this Link which must be received no later than October 3, 2018.

Contact: For Registration and more information please email shaily.gandhi@cept.ac.in or bindi.dave@cept.ac.in .

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Setup

To participate in a Data Carpentry workshop, you will need access to the software described below. In addition, you will need an up-to-date web browser.

We maintain a list of common issues that occur during installation as a reference for instructors that may be useful on the Configuration Problems and Solutions wiki page.