GWG notes 23 July 2013

Topics

1. Agenda - final assignments, see http://tinyurl.com/idbttt2
   1. (Deb put in edits from google doc).
   2. Define 2.5 hour block on Thursday (Jessica, Nelson, Deb, Una, David...)
      1. Some of the group (Nelson, Jessica, Una and Deb) will meet to finalize content of this section. Workflows, who is going to cover what, and order.

some proposed ideas:

Jessica: what's workflow - why this section of the workshop.
Una: A Georeferencing Workflow: Specify, GEOLocate, and Paleontological Data
Jessica: A Georeferencing Workflow: KE EMu and Paleontological Data
    What works, what doesn't, expected / unexpected challenges
    What would make it faster
Nelson: GEOLocate: A Complete Georeferencing Workflow
Nelson and David and perhaps Carol (David will ask): Repatriation Issues
Deb: Expert or Novice, what to expect (and Herbarium Data)
Sample Workflows from the Participants for Discussion

1. Data Cleaning / Data Enhancement block (Nelson, Una, Deb)

Why data in Excel is tricky business...
Try OpenRefine to clean your data (Demo by Deb, Una and Nelson)
From steps to clean up trailing white spaces
To using an API to enhance data

1. Last minute items
   1. T-shirt (Jeremy's still on vacation - T-shirt needs design work)
   2. Deb's working on trivia questions
   3. What to put on pre-reading / viewing list and when (exactly) to send.
      1. Monday August 29th, same list as last year.
   4. What time (exactly) do we want to meet on Sunday, August 11th?
      1. Yes, 6:30-8:30 PM, 105 classroom building
   5. Status of "Preparing for a Georeferencing Workshop"?
      1. Dave will review before workshop.
   6. Have 4 GPS Units (thanks Dave). One or 2 more would be good. Anyone? (Deb will ask Gil).

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