Data used: the Amsterdam dataset
This section aims to present the data involved for the incoming practice session. We rely on freely available data, disposed as the Amsterdam dataset. In the following part, we explain how to download and prepare this dataset in order to be ready for the practice session. Create a directory named amsterdam on your file system. We will use this directory to store all the downloaded and generated data during the exercises.
The Amsterdam dataset consists in one very high resolution Spot-7 image acquired over the city of Amsterdam, and a vector layer containing the buildings. In this section, we explain how to download the Spot-7 image, and generate the vector layer from OSM data. The ...
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