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Work with digital elevation models (DEM) for a selected area

Suggestions for 3 lessons, 45 minutes/each, suitable for students 15-18 years old. Designed for the us of a free, open-sources GIS software (QGIS)

Students will gain:

• Knowledge on how elevations are stored in a raster data model;
• Knowledge on how to manipulate raster data - reprojection and clipping;
• Knowledge on how to use raster data models to visualize continuous data as hillshade or in Pesudocolor.

Educational Object Context
secondary education