Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
The UCRAF-DST uses two systems to manage files, namely Git & Data Version Control (DVC). This is a quick start guide to aquiring approved versions of the input data, models, and programs.
ArcGIS Pro is not required to run the DRC, but it is the preferred platform due its geospatial capabilities and integration with Python via the ArcPy package. Because of this, ArcGIS Pro provides the most user-friendly setup option.
Anaconda is a distribution of the Python and R programming languages for scientific computing that aims to simplify package management and deployment. The distribution includes data-science packages suitable for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Miniconda is an alternative to the full Anaconda distribution. It is a smaller version of Anaconda that includes conda, Python, and essential packages.
Spyder is an open-source cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) for scientific programming in the Python language. There are many other freely available IDEs with similar functionality.