Problems
Real geospatial problems, graded automatically. Choose a track, a level and what you want to hand in.
- Not started, Design the global event map and detail serviceGeospatial systemsDecisionsGIS ArchitectureadvancedDifficulty: advanced430 XP~65 min6 checksGIS ArchitectureadvancedDifficulty: advanced
Separate a frequently refreshed spatial overview from authoritative event details and revision history.
You hand in a set of design decisions.
Dataset
- Global M5.5+ earthquakes, Jan–Mar 2025 · Point · 86 features · EPSG:4326
What you’ll do
- Size the cost of browser fan-out against the measured snapshot
- Choose a shared ingestion and overview delivery pattern
- Separate global summary from per-event detail
system designUSGSGeoJSON feedcacheevent revisionsglobalAlso trains Web GIS, Data ManagementOpen problem - Not started, Design the searchable imagery archiveGeospatial systemsDecisionsGIS ArchitectureadvancedDifficulty: advanced460 XP~70 min5 checksGIS ArchitectureadvancedDifficulty: advanced
Choose a search, storage, preview and revision pattern for an imagery service with reproducible results.
You hand in a set of design decisions.
Dataset
- Greater London, Sentinel-2 red and NIR, 11 July 2025 · Raster · EPSG:32630
What you’ll do
- Separate scene discovery from pixel storage and map rendering
- Select an access pattern suited to small viewport reads and flexible band expressions
- Preserve exact-version provenance through corrections
system designSTACcloud optimized GeoTIFFraster tilesprovenanceAlso trains Remote Sensing, Data Management, Web GISOpen problem