Course module: Data handling in WoSIS

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Course title:	Introduction to databases and WoSIS
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Subject areas (Curriculum):	Database Design, Data manipulation and access
Duration:	0.5 day
Short description:	Module teaches an introduction to databases and general soil database design, outlines problems of data standardisation and harmonisation and concludes with some practical sessions on these issues.
Moderators:	TBC
Target audience:	MSc and PhD level students working primarily with soil data. DSM teams and project participants.
Requirements:	Knowledge of SQL is beneficial
Programme:	Introduction to relational and spatial databases Introduction to soil data modeling in databases WoSIS structure Practicals for data access query and manipulation
Objective:	Enable users to understand database usage, design and access Enable users to understand how soil data is modeled in databases
Software / materials:	NA
Case studies:	NA
Literature:	WOSIS Presentation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FKNs1zWd7FxKjU2w0nbZc0tPLdiZjpIazXguP7pvFSw/edit?usp=sharing

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