Machine Learning on Geographical Data Using Python: Introduction into Geodata with Applications and Use Cases

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J. KorstanjeMachine Learning on Geographical Data Using Pythonhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8287-8_3

3. Geodata Data Types

Joos Korstanje¹  

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VIELS MAISONS, France

 

Throughout the previous chapters, you have been (secretly) exposed to a number of different geodata data types. In Chapter 1, we have talked about identifying points inside a coordinate system. In the previous chapter, you saw how a polygon of the shape of the country France was created. You have also seen examples of a TIFF data file being imported into Python.

Understanding geodata data types is key in working efficiently with geodata. In regular, tabular, datasets, it is generally not too ...