KDMC Workshop: Data Mapping for Beginners

Posted on | June 26, 2012 | No Comments

Data dri­ven maps are an effec­tive visual tool used to com­mu­ni­cate ideas, explain com­plex con­cepts, illus­trate rela­tion­ships or tell a story. Join the Knight Dig­i­tal Media Cen­ter at UC Berke­ley Grad­u­ate School of Jour­nal­ism for a two-day hands-on work­shop  July 23–24 and learn to trans­form data into visu­ally descrip­tive maps.

The Knight Dig­i­tal Media Cen­ter at UC Berke­ley trains com­mu­ni­ca­tions pro­fes­sion­als to inno­vate, engage and serve com­mu­ni­ties using the lat­est tools, tech­nolo­gies and social media prac­tices. Check out the web­site for other work­shops, including:

Video For Storytellers
July 25–27 Learn to engage audi­ences with video.
Social Media Intensive
July 31 Build your engaged online social community.

Data Map­ping for Begin­ners is ideal for peo­ple inter­ested in a rapid-paced immer­sive expe­ri­ence in data map­ping. This work­shop is ideal for sci­en­tists, com­mu­ni­ca­tions pro­fes­sion­als, jour­nal­ists, edu­ca­tors and those inter­ested in becom­ing pro­fi­cient in learn­ing to com­mu­ni­cate geo­graphic data.

This two-day work­shop is a hands-on pro­gram focused on apply­ing Geo­graph­i­cal Infor­ma­tion Sys­tems (GIS) tools to visu­al­ize data with indus­try stan­dard tech­niques. Par­tic­i­pants will learn to uti­lize pub­licly avail­able map files and data to build lay­ered and infor­ma­tive maps.

Par­tic­i­pants will:*

  • Develop an under­stand­ing and appre­ci­a­tion of GIS con­cepts and methodology.
  • Receive hands-on instruc­tion in QGIS, a free, open source GIS tool.
  • Cre­ate inter­ac­tive maps for the iPad and the web.
  • Com­mu­ni­cate an idea or story using data and maps.
  • Con­vert addresses to map loca­tions (geocoding).
  • Enjoy per­son­al­ized small class instruc­tion in a fully equipped Mac lab.

*Work­shop will not address draw­ing GIS maps from scratch.

Tuition Pric­ing: $545

When: July 23–24, 2012 from 9 am to 4:30 pm daily.

Where: Uni­ver­sity of Cal­i­for­nia, Berke­ley — North Gate Hall map

Meals: Lunch will be provided.

Lodg­ing: Infor­ma­tion is avail­able on KDMC’s Fre­quently Asked Ques­tions page.

Instruc­tion: The work­shop is led by Len De Groot, KDMC’s Inter­ac­tive Design and Data Instruc­tor at the UC Berke­ley Grad­u­ate School of Jour­nal­ism. Detailed infor­ma­tion on top­ics to be cov­ered is avail­able on the pre­lim­i­nary sched­ule.

Require­ments

  • Pre­vi­ous map­ping expe­ri­ence is not required.
  • Par­tic­i­pants must be com­fort­able with tech­ni­cal sub­jects and learn­ing in a fast-paced environment.
  • Knowl­edge of Excel is recommended.
  • Pro­fi­ciency in English

Tuition: $545

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To Learn More Con­tact:
Vicki Ham­marst­edt
+1.510.642.3892

 

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