Beginner Guide

Welcome! This guide is designed to take you from having zero command line experience to successfully processing geospatial imagery with Habitat-Mapper.

We recommend following these modules in order.

• 1. Terminal Crash Course

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  Start here if you are new to the command line. Learn how to navigate folders and run basic commands.

  Start Learning

• 2. Installation

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  Set up uv (our environment manager) and install the Habitat-Mapper software on your computer.

  Install Now

• 3. Processing Images

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  Learn how to use the hab command to detect kelp, mussels, or other species in your imagery.

  Run Tool

• 4. Post-Processing

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  Take your raw model outputs and turn them into clean, analysis-ready shapefiles using ArcGIS Pro or QGIS.

  Clean Data

Need Help?

If you get stuck at any point, please check the FAQs or open an issue on our GitHub Repository.