The course ”Geoinformation in Society” focuses on the question how spatiotemporal information is used in society and how it can affect various groups (both in a positive and a negative way). For this purpose, we will discuss the representation and geographic visualization of spatio-temporal phenomena of societal relevancy. Visual thinking and visual communication facilitate the understanding of phenomena such as the digital divide, land change, resource depletion, epidemic spread and social exclusion. The course will briefly introduce participants to geographic data modelling as well as geovisualization to support the exploration, analysis, synthesis, and presentation of knowledge about spatio-temporal phenomena.The course consists of three parts:      • An introductory phase of two weeks, where participants will get an introduction to relevant conceptual and technical aspects; • Regularly scheduled sessions with presentations from participants on the mandatory readings, followed by plenary discussions and/or work in small groups; • Project work sessions where participants will work in small groups to turn existing data of their choice (e.g., unemployment data, health data, crime data, air quality data, land use data, etc) into applications which consume the data and visualise it so that the target audience can benefit from it; Basic knowledge of programming is required. The applications are expected to use existing libraries (such as D3) or infrastructure such as the the Open City Toolkit. Ideally, the applications should meet the needs of specific local stakeholders such as the city council, a citizen organisation or an NGO that is active locally.

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