GEOL0073 GIS & Remote sensing Course work report
Additional information
1. Estimated time for the exams (a guide to how long this work should take).
This coursework report should ideally take between two and three hours.
2. Guidance on the most appropriate resources and where to find them:
The table below provides guidance on where to obtain the GIS and remote
sensing data that will be used for the course work report.
S/N GIS & Remote sensing data Where to obtain the data
1 Boundary-line-ceremonial-
counties_region
(This contains the boundary shape files
of UK counties)
Digimap (under Ordinance survey)
https://digimap.edina.ac.uk/
2 OS_Open_Built_Up_Areas —
OS_Open_Built_Up_Extents
(This countains built up extent data)
Digimap (under Ordinance survey)
https://digimap.edina.ac.uk/
3 Geological Indicators of Flooding
GB_v6
(This has data on potential flooding
areas of the UK)
Digimap (under Geology)
https://digimap.edina.ac.uk/
4 Land use and Land cover data
(This has data on Land use and Land
cover)
ESRI-Argis
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-
blog/products/product/uncategorized/global-
land-cover-updates/
5 Terrain analysis (elevation, slope,
contour)
(This has data on elevation from where
the slope, and contours can be obtained)
Earthexploer
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
This can also be downloaded through the
SRTM plugin on QGIS.