Karl Benedict

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Include a time estimate in the setup instructions

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The data download and software install and setup process can take significant time (1.5 hrs + on my system with a fast network connection and relatively fast computer [Mac]). Including...

Include file size information in Data Download section

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As the combined sample data (downloaded and unzipped) is nearly 500MB it would be a good idea to include this information in the data download description ( https://github.com/datacarpentry/geospatial-workshop/blob/gh-pages/setup.md#dat) so that...

Consider creating a separate "setup" repository for reuse in lessons

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The current collection of geospatial workshop lessons have common setup requirements that have been duplicated into the separate lesson repositories. The issues and associated pull requests that I recently created...

In the downloadable data package ( https://ndownloader.figshare.com/articles/2009586/versions/10) referenced in the data section of the setup page (https://github.com/datacarpentry/geospatial-workshop/blob/gh-pages/setup.md#dat) standardized geospatial metadata should be included with the files. This is a best...