Title: Manage data in a GIS.
Course: Geospatial Technology I (21058-I) > Section: Manipulating GIS Data

Management could include importing, exporting, converting, and packaging data in file types, such as

- drawing (DGN/DWG)
- graphic database (GDB)
- keyhole markup language (KML)
- extensible markup language (XML)
- shapefile (SHP)
- Excel spreadsheet (XLS)
- comma separated values (CSV).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are files imported?
- Why is there a need to import files?
- What alternative resources are available to import the file?
- What data formats can the mapping program support?