About this course

Course description

This course is organised as a semester project in which a reusable and open data science workflow, using geographical and environmental data, is implemented and presented.

Learning objectives

Tell a story with data.
Implement a workflow with geographic and environmental data in R.
Perform suitable data processing, visualizing, and modelling steps to support data interpretation and communication.
Manage analysis code for long-term reproducibility.

Target audience and prerequisites

Bachelor students in Geography at the University of Bern in their 2nd or 3rd year.

The successful completion of Applied Geodata Science 1 or equivalent expertise is an advantage. If thie course has not been completed, essential contents can be learned in self-study as part of this course.

This course is taught by Prof. Benjamin Stocker and assisted by Ananda Kurth. The website and collection of learning and data resources is a product of the group for Geocomputation and Earth Observation, Institute of Geography, University of Bern.