Looking for an easy to use surveying tool that you can use in the field? Whether you're a geography enthusiast or from any other discipline, join us for a short 1-hour lunchtime workshop that will give you the starting skills to do your own simple to complex surveys. Gather spatial data via link or smartphoneContinue reading "Lunch Workshop I: Spatial Data Collection with ArcGIS Survey123!"

Looking to make maps from your spatial data or even from scratch? Eager to dip your toes into basic spatial analysis, all within your web browser? How about breathing life into your data with 3D visuals? In this brief session, you'll explore the basics of web-based spatial analysis, learn the art of making 2D andContinue reading "Lunch Workshop II: Get a glimpse at the power of mapping (2D/3D) with ArcGIS Online!"

Ready to make captivating and interactive web stories using traditional media like videos, photos, and quotes, and take it a step further by incorporating dynamic 2D/3D maps? Join us for a quick 1-hour lunchtime workshop that will show you how to bring your story into a web format with maps and interactive elements. Seamlessly integrateContinue reading "Lunch Workshop III: Storytelling with ArcGIS StoryMaps!"

Mit Ross Purves und Katia Soland, Universität Zürich. Haben Ihre Forschungsdaten einen räumlichen Bezug, zum Beispiel historische Quellen mit Ortsangaben, sprachliche Merkmale oder die Ausbreitung von Tier- oder Pflanzenarten etc.? Geografische Informationssysteme, kurz GIS genannt, sind leistungsstarke Werkzeuge, um räumliche Daten zu visualisieren und analysieren. In diesem Workshop werden wir grundlegende Konzepte im Zusammenhang mit räumlichenContinue reading "Historische Daten mit einem GIS visualisieren und analysieren"

Die öffentliche Hand stellt zunehmend digitale Daten frei zur Verfügung, die auch für Forschung und Lehre genutzt werden können. Am Beispiel von Geodaten werden Bezugsquellen für solche Daten aufgezeigt, die zum Beispiel mit Geographischen Informationssystemen (GIS) oder einer Statistik-Software genutzt werden können. Wo sind solche Daten zu finden? In welchen Formaten liegen sie vor? WoraufContinue reading "Open Government Data: Geodaten und andere Daten finden und nutzen (UB Coffee Lecture)"

Example of a map made in R (P. Ranacher) Description: In this one-hour lunch workshop, you will learn how to create maps with R, a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. We will provide you with a dataset, however, feel free to bring your data. We will show you how to draw quickContinue reading "Your first map in R"

In case you missed the workshop, here is the link to the material: https://tinyurl.com/uzhrbridge  Want to visualize your R data analysis results on interactive 2D or 3D web maps? Join our free workshop about the R-ArcGIS Bridge. In this session, we’ll introduce the ArcGIS Binding Package, which enables you to publish data directly from RContinue reading "Linking R with Web Mapping: The R-ArcGIS Bridge"

Geographic information is embedded in a wide range of text documents, from news articles and historical texts to social media posts, often expressed through place names (toponyms). Extracting and accurately grounding these toponyms is essential for various research applications, such as analysing the geographic contexts of historical narratives, understanding spatial patterns of discourses in socialContinue reading "Geoparser: Easily extract locations from your text"