Aim
Designing scientific graphics that provide all necessary information without being too packed, focusing on the essential message and being able to actually create such graphics will be covered In this class. All necessary tools and and approaches to create adequate figures and maps will be covered.
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figure from the book “Remote Sensing and GIS for Ecologists” by Wegmann, Leutner and Dech, created with tikz
General guidelines of scientific graphics and maps will be covered based on e.g. Tufte and followed by practical implementation of graphic ideas, as well as critical evaluation of the results. Only open source program will be used such as R or tikz/pgf and students will have the opportunity to work specifically on certain scientific graphics or maps using e.g. ggplot2 and explore the potential and limits of good scientific graphs. Good map designs will be discussed as well and common mistakes will be pointed out. After this course you will be capable to create your own graphics for a specific scientific purpose e.g. your M.Sc. thesis.
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General Course News and Updates
Internship Report on Tuesday, May 21st at 12:00
NEW DATE: On Tuesday, May 21st, Elly Schmid will present her internship at 12:00 in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. : From the abstract: The internship was carried out as part of the HEATS-(Urban heat) Project of the Georisks team at the Earth Observation...
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publication by our EAGLE Ben Lee
Our EAGLE Ben conducted an internship during his EAGLE studies which led to a new publication on "Predicting resilience of migratory birds to environmental change" jointly with the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Section Polar...
EAGLE student Konstantin Müller completed an internship at IRIDeS in Japan
Our EAGLE M.Sc. student Konstantin Müller successfully completed a three-month internship at The International Research Institute for Disaster Science (IRIDeS) in Japan. IRIDeS is a leading institute dedicated to advancing research and understanding in the field of...
Internship Presentation: Application of Geospatial Science in Reinsurance
On Tuesday, May 07, at 12:00 Ronja Seitz will present her internship presentation on "Application of Geospatial Science in Reinsurance " in seminar room 3, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the abstract: I used the opportunity of my mandatory internship to enter an entirely...
Internship Report on Tuesday, April 30 at 14:00
On Tuesday, April 30 Konstantin Müller will present his internship " GDELT News Analysis of the Noto Earthquake via ERNIE" at 14:00 in 01.B.03, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. : From the abstract: The analysis of socioeconomic data has gained increasing importance. The exchange...
EAGLE MSc. graduation
We are very happy to celebrate again the graduation of some of our EAGLE M.Sc. students. The candidates already handed in their M.Sc. thesis a while ago but just recently we had our EAGLE graduation party and enjoyed to celebrate this important milestone with all...
Master Thesis Defense: Unmasking the Shadow Economy in Ghana: Mapping The Distribution of Umbrella Covered Informal Vendors In Kumasi
On Tuesday, April 30, at 13:00 Prince Lartey Lawson will present his master thesis on " Unmasking the Shadow Economy in Ghana: Mapping The Distribution of Umbrella Covered Informal Vendors In Kumasi " in 01.B.03 Meeting Room 1st Floor, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. From the...
Master Thesis Defense: “Flood susceptibility mapping using remote sensing and geospatial data in West Africa “
On Tuesday, April 30, at 12:00 Wilmer Fabián Montién Tique will present his master thesis on " Flood susceptibility mapping using remote sensing and geospatial data in West Africa " in 01.B.03 Meeting Room 1st Floor, John-Skilton-Str. 4a. Abstract: Floods in West...
EAGLE workshop on Earth Observation application
Our first EAGLE workshop on Earth Observation applications covered various topics. After a heartily welcome by Tobias Ullmann did more than 50 participants listen to the following talks: Ása Aðalsteinsdóttir: “SAR Monitoring in Iceland” Katrin Wernicke:...