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docs: describe more about raster, vector file formats
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docs/Understanding-FLINT/data-preparation/index.rst

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Rasters are a format of spatial files where data is divided evenly into
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individual pixels. For the FLINT the raster files must be able to be
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Rasters are a format of spatial files, and are composed of square pixels
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of equal size. Each pixel is assigned a value. Some raster file formats
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are JPEG, JPG, TIFF etc. GeoTIFFs, commonly used in GIS,
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are TIFF files that contain spatial reference information.
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To represent continuous features like elevation, temperature etc, rasters are preferred.
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For the FLINT the raster files must be able to be
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queried through two means – through specific coordinates as well as
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Vectors are also a format of spatial files for GIS, however, unlike
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rasters, the information relates to points, lines or polygons, rather
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than pixels. For the FLINT, as a minimum, vector files must…..[TBC]
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Vectors are another format of spatial files for GIS. They are composed of
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points, lines and polygons which are generated by a set of commands or
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mathematical statements. The Shapefile format is a popular geospatial vector data format.
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To represent discrete features like a river, road, building etc,
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vectors are preferred.
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For the FLINT, as a minimum, vector files must…..[TBC]
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SQL Database (Relational) Structured Query Language (SQL) database is a
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relational database, meaning that the data is in tabular format, where

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I would like to contribute to moja global's documentation and make it more accessible to people all around the world

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