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<div> I very much like the idea of developing disciplinary-specific training manuals for QGIS, and have prepared a series of archaeology exercises that I use in workshops (including next week at the Sorbonne in Paris and here at UNC).</div>
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<div>I will be happy to share these if interested. But this raises one issue, regarding the QGIS sample datasets. I find the Alaska dataset, due to its large geographical size, to be unrepresentative of most GIS activities, scales of data, etc. </div>
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<div>I understand the historical context of using Alaska, but I use the Commando Drift dataset in South Africa, developed by Tim and Linfiniti (somewhat enhanced), and find it to be more representative of the scope and scale of the type of work my students
will be dealing with.</div>
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<div>So my question is, how do we deal with using more than the Alaska dataset in these training manuals, and, more broadly, is the Alaska dataset the best choice for future QGIS teaching and tutorial development?<br>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
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<div>Scott Madry</div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Scott Madry, Ph.D.</span></font></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Research Associate Professor of Archaeology</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Tel 1-919-448-4493</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Email: <a href="mailto:madrys@email.unc.edu">madrys@email.unc.edu</a></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><a href="http://scottmadry.web.unc.edu">http://scottmadry.web.unc.edu</a></span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Skype: scott.madry</font></div>
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