Learning GeoPandas

Last week we used tutorials from Geo-Python site to learn a bit about Pandas. Here, we use tutorial from its companion site, Auto-GIS, to learn GeoPandas. Follow the steps below to gain access to the materials.

1. Navigate to https://automating-gis-processes.github.io/site/lessons/L2/overview.html

As before, you will see a set of lessons for learning Geopandas as well as some lesson videos.

2. Get the notebooks and data for the exercise

Navigate to your ENVIRON859 environment (https://vm-manage.oit.duke.edu/containers/environ859) and log in.
Open up a new terminal window by clickingNew|▼ and selecting terminal.
In the terminal window type the following command:
```
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git clone https://github.com/DataDevils/PythonGIS.git
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This will download the full set of Auto-GIS lessons, found in a folder named "PythonGIS". The GeoPandas exercises are in the PythonGIS\L2 folder.

3. Run through the Geopandas exercises and come to class with any questions.

First, run the two code cells in the Fetch-Unzip-Data.ipynb notebook in the PythonGIS/L2 folder. This downloads and unzips the data required for the exercises. When finished, close and halt the notebook (no saves needed).
Next run through the 1_geopandas-basics.ipynb notebook. Recall that the "answers" to what needs to be filled in are available on the main Auto-GIS web site: https://automating-gis-processes.github.io/site/notebooks/L2/geopandas-basics.html. Also, the videos include demonstrations of these workbooks in action.
NOTE: The `1_geopandas-basics.ipynb notebook has a section on downloading the data. You already did that with the Fetch-Unzip-Data.ipynb notebook and can ingore this.
Work through all the notebooks. Make a note of concepts you don't understand or could use additional clarification on.

Key proficiencies

After completing these lessons, you should have some level of comfort doing the following:

Reading and writing spatial data from/to common file formats
Managing spatial data using Geopandas
Re-projecting a geodatafame from one projection to another