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Authoring scientific documents with Markdown and Quarto

Walter C. Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This in-person workshop will show you how to easily create beautiful scientific documents (html, pdf, websites, books…)—complete with formatted text, dynamic code, and figures. We will first cover the simple and ubiquitous markdown syntax, then introduce you to Quarto (https://quarto.org/), an open-source tool combining the powers of Jupyter and Pandoc to turn your text and […]

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What format to choose to save your data

Walter C. Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Which file format should you use when saving your research dataset? Besides the obvious question of how to encode your data structures in a file, you might also want to consider portability (the ability to write/read data across different operating systems and different programming languages and libraries), the inclusion of metadata (data description), I/O bandwidth […]

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Automation and scripting in bash for absolute beginners

Walter C. Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This in-person workshop will demystify the command line and get you started using Bash and Bash scripting. Warning: You might find that working in the command line is actually really fun and addictive! Prerequisites: None Location: Walter C. Koerner Library, Research Commons' Presentation Room (548/552) Software installation: If your laptop runs Mac or Linux, you […]

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Python for ArcGIS – Working with ArcGIS Notebooks

Walter C. Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Python programming language was first introduced to the ArcGIS community in 2004, with the release of ArcGIS version 9.0, as one of the scripting languages that provides access to the ArcGIS geoprocessing framework. Since then, Python has become the language of choice for scripting and automation among ArcGIS users, and indeed many other applications. […]

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Thematic meeting with Planet

Walter C. Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This event is part of a series being offered by the Planet team. More information about this series can be found at https://gis.ubc.ca/carousel/planet-workshops-and-consultations-coming-in-august-2022/. Thematic meetings are designed to promote conversation on current or potential use of Planet imagery. We want to know how you are using or planning to use Planet imagery in your research […]

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Curriculum discussion with Planet

Walter C. Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This event is part of a series being offered by the Planet team. More information about this series can be found at gis.ubc.ca. Join the Planet team for an open discussion on Planet in the classroom and introduction of Planet University. This conversation will be primarily for educators/instructors who want to use Planet resources in […]

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