Alaa Mokbel's Work Report - spatial-data-discovery/sdd-2021 GitHub Wiki

Week 8

Summary of Work

  • Went to class
  • The four V's (Variety)
  • La Beaujardière reading
  • Discussion 8 in class

Overview of Tasks

  1. Went to class

    Had no class Monday due to Fall break, but met up Wednesday

  2. The four V's (Variety)

    Worked on the four V's challenge with a group, specifically Variety. Agreed that simplicity was not the solution, rather better conversions between different data types (varieties)

  3. La Beaujardière reading

    Did the La Beaujardière reading "A Geodata Fabric for the 21st Century"

  4. Discussion 8 in class

    Participated in discussion 8 during class.

Up Next

  1. (acutally) catch up on quizzes
  2. Create an Earthdata account
  3. Work on journal 9
  4. Discussion 9
  5. sandbox challenge 5

Week 7

Summary of Work

  • Went to class
  • Posted Discussion 6
  • Sarafanov et al. reading
  • Sparse data challenge
  • Posted Discussion 7

Overview of Tasks

  1. Went to class

    Attended class in person Monday, class was off Wednesday

  2. Posted discussion 6

    Posted discussion 6 on visualization

  3. Sarafanov et al. reading

    Did the Sarafanov et al. reading

  4. Sparse data challenge

    Did the sparse data challenge with Ben Sharrer.

  5. Discussion 7

    Wrote a response for the discussion 7 for the sparse data challenge I did with a partner. Inclulded details of how work was split up as well as challenges.

Up Next

  1. Work on Quizzes
  2. The four V's challenge.
  3. Discussion 8
  4. Jounral 8

Week 6

Summary of Work

  • Went to class
  • resized image
  • Posted Discussion 4
  • Posted Discussion 5
  • QGIS
  • ASCI file

Overview of Tasks

  1. Went to class

    Attended class in person Monday and Wednesday.

  2. Re-sized image

    Finally resized image in the "About" page by using {width=256 height=342}.

  3. Posted Discussion 4

    This one was already typed up but was posted Monday morning.

  4. Posted Discussion 5

    Posted the model from last week's group exercise.

  5. QGIS

    QGIS was easy to download-- although I accidentally downloaded like two versions. I downloaded the stand alone then the one mentioned in the class repository.

It was easy to follow up how to use QGIS in class, take notes, then work on my ASCI file on my own inserting it into the map. However I would have been completely lost without the in-class demonstration.

  1. ASCI file

    Creating my ASCI file, I tried to make it a little fun by attempting to spell out "HI". It did not come out bad! Even though I generated random numbers, I did put some thought into how far in the map it should show up. I think it showed up in a good spot. When I demonstrated on the QGIS map, at first the Hi did not print very well because of the colors gradient (it was basically printed in white text, which was hard to see. However, once I changed the gradient from "white to black" to "black to white" it showed up and was easy to see!

Up Next

  1. Do quiz 5 and 6 over the weekend.
  2. Do the Sparse Data Challenge.
  3. Work on discussion 7
  4. Work on Quiz 7 and journal 7

Week 5

Summary of Work

  • Went to class
  • Reading
  • Created ASCII file
  • In-class group activity

Overview of Tasks

  1. Went to class

    Attended class in person Monday and Wednesday.

  2. Reading

    Did the "Esri ASCII Raster format" and the Koops & Galič reading.

  3. Created ASCII file

    Worked on the class activity with a partner. I was responsible for finding land transportation in Paris (railroads, train stations, and metros), as well as water-routes for transportation such as boats.

  4. In-class group activity

    Worked in a group on the 'A day in the life' activity. It was a little tricky to know where to start but we ended up creating a model based on independent probabilities with data collected through survey.

Up Next

  1. Post Discussion 5
  2. Do quiz 5
  3. Download QGIS

Week 4

Summary of Work

  • Went to class
  • Started Discussion 4
  • In-Class Activity - Paris Transportation
  • Reading
  • re-did quiz 3
  • Attempted sandbox challenge 2

Overview of Tasks

  1. Went to class

    Attended class in person Monday and Wednesday.

  2. Started Discussion 4

    I started discussion 4, found repositories and different articles. I typed up responses for 1,2, and 3. However, wasn't able to find a good article to use for the 4th question. Will get it done and post it this week.

  3. In-Class Activity - Paris Transportation

    Worked on the class activity with a partner. I was responsible for finding land transportation in Paris (railroads, train stations, and metros), as well as water-routes for transportation such as boats.

  4. Reading

    Did the class reading by Schwarze.

  5. Re-did quiz 3

    re-did quiz 3 to get a 100% score.

  6. Attempted sandbox challenge 2

    Tried to do sandbox challenge 2 but wasn't able to. Will try to work more on it this week if possible.

Up Next

  1. Finish up DISCUSSION 4 + post
  2. Do quiz 4
  3. Do quiz 5
  4. Sandbox 3
  5. Sandbox 4
  6. Type up journal 5
  7. sandbox challenge 2 if possible.

Week 3

Summary of Work

  • Class Zoom
  • Utility Script
  • Podcast
  • Updated "About" Page
  • Discussion 3
  • Quiz 3

Overview of Tasks

  1. Class Zoom

    Attended class through zoom ! It was weird to be back on zoom after going back in-person, but all went very well.

  2. Utility Script

    I used one of the first scripts I ever wrote for a class, so it was pretty simple. But I found it more "utilizable" than more complex codes I wrote-- even if in a very simple sense. The code just puts unique words in a word bank, which is something I found very helpful when I was learning English for the first time.

  3. Podcast

    Recorded a short podcast about my utility script. I thought this would take longer, but after I wrote down the points I wanted to say, it was pretty easy to record.

  4. Updated "About" Page

    I updated the "about" Rmd page with my new script, as well as with a link to my script. I also fixed my avatar image link, as it wasn't showing up the first time. Now I want to make it smaller..

  5. Discussion 3

    I did discussion 3 by submitting my podcast as well as listening to some others and trying the scripts. I responded to the four questions.

  6. Quiz 3

    Did quiz 3! I continue to get a better sense of how quizzes accumulate. I --sadly-- did not get a perfect score on my first try this time. I re-did the quiz one more time but I still got one question wrong. I'll try to get all questions right before attempting Quiz 4 next week.

Up Next

  1. Do DISCUSSION 4
  2. Re-do Quiz 3
  3. Fix "about" page image size
  4. Try to preview .Rmd file on my own
  5. Sandbox 2
  6. Quiz 4
  7. Type up Journal 4

Week 2

Summary of Work

  • Went to class
  • Organized notes
  • Did Readings
  • Did Quiz 2
  • Practiced Git
  • "about" page draft

Overview of Tasks

  1. Went to class

    Went to class Monday and Wednesday. I think our first discussion in a group went very well. I loved how we sat in a circle and there was a discussion going on. As for me, it takes me a little bit to warm up and start to participate. So hopefully next time!!

  2. Organized notes

    I created a notebook in OneNote for the class and started typing notes there. This helped me while drafting the "about" page, as I was able to go back to things we talked about in class.

  3. Did Readings

    I did the readings. They were lengthier than the first week, but very helpful. I am yet to post in the discussion board though.

  4. Did Quiz 2

    Did quiz 2 and got a better sense of how the quizzes add up to each other. There were a few questions from last quiz, and some new ones. According to blackboard it only took me 6 minutes-- which is great since I did very well on the first try. Hoping I keep doing well in the quizzes!

  5. Practiced Git

    Practiced Git on my command line a bit by applying a few things that we talked about in class. I also did so through github desktop. I think I'm more inclined to github desktop but will know for sure with time.

  • "about" page draft

    Created an Rmd file which included my name, date, semester, avatar and a list -- I chose to write a list of things that bring me peace. I don't know how to preview how the file would look like in the website though, which I was curious to see. I especially wanted to see if my avatar would show up and if it would look alright.

Up Next

  1. Do DISCUSSION 2
  2. Utility Script
  3. Podcast
  4. Quiz 3
  5. Discussion 3
  6. Type up Journal 3

Week 1

Summary of Work

  • Went to class
  • Read syllabus
  • Downloaded Git
  • Joined Slack
  • Read article and wrote discussion post
  • Worked on Sandbox
  • Quiz 1

Overview of Tasks

  1. Went to class

    This was my first class in the Fall 2021 semester— felt good to be back in-person. Room was easy to find, and I liked that it was a small class.

  2. Read syllabus

    Went over syllabus a little over class, but read it better after. It was lengthy but very clear.

  3. Downloaded Git

    It took me a minute to realize that Git and Github weren't the same thing. I also thought we were supposed to know what Git was, so I googled about it a little and asked a friend for help.

  4. Joined Slack

    I love that there is a Slack channel! I was quick to join and I know it will be helpful (already got a question answered there.)

  5. Read article and wrote discussion post

    I loved that the article was so short yet so informative, it was a quick, easy read. I was a little unsure whether we had to reply to all three prompts or just one, but I noticed someone had already participated in the discussion and answered all three. I enjoyed typing a reply and thinking about this!

  6. Worked on Sandbox

    I actually though the sandbox was meant to be done before Monday, because I thought the "activities" for Monday on the schedule were meant to be done before, not on the day of. So I got the sandbox done early! It wasn't hard, nor did it take much time, but I only did option A.

  7. Quiz 1

    Quiz 1 was good and relatively easy. I got a 100. However, I admit, I did google the Git question as we hadn't talked about it in class yet

Up Next

  1. Finish up next week's readings
  2. Participate in discussion
  3. Work Journal 2
  4. Quiz 2
  5. Work on assignment: "About" Draft