The resources in this notebook will use lots of files - data from a variety of different satellites, map layers, etc. When working with this quantity of data, it’s often necessary to use external data storage, such as an external hard drive or Google Drive. Since we’ll be working across different systems in these resources, its important to stay organized.
File Organization¶
On your machine, identify a path where you will keep your files. On Mac, I recommend putting a folder in your Documents folder. For the demos, I’ll put my work in
/Users/mike/Documents/MLMLOn Windows, I recommend putting a folder in your Documents folder of the C drive, i.e.:
C:\DocumentsWherever your folder lives, make the following subfolders:
`` Data Lecture Lab Homework Maps Vector Layers Raster Layers
Setting a Default Download Location¶
To stay organized, we’ll be sure to download our files into the correct locations on our machines (the folders we’ve made above). In your default web brower, change your settings to ask you where you want to download your files.