DHO Workshop: Introduction to Geospatial Methods for e-Humanities Research

Date: 21 May 2009, 11:00-16:00
Venue: Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Presenters: Mr Anthony Corns (Discovery Programme), Dr Rob Sands (UCD), and Shawn Day (DHO)

Registration for this workshop has closed. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list or for more information, please email Shawn Day (s.day@dho.ie).

This one day workshop will provide scholars with an opportunity to gain rapid familiarity with adding a geospatial dimension to their research . Discussion will include the tools and methods available to augment existing datasets, manipulate and present geospatial data, and conduct geospatial analysis.
All HSIS project partners are welcome and advance registration is required.

Objective:
To introduce e-humanities scholars to the value of, standards existing and tools available to add a geospatial dimension to e-humanities research and analysis.

Intended Audience:
HSIS scholars with little or no experience in working with geospatial data, using geospatial visualisation for analysis or adding georeferencing to existing data.

At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be familiar with the tools and methods available to augment existing datasets; manipulate and present geospatial data; and conduct analysis of data from a geospatial perspective.

Agenda

11:00 - 11:15   Introduction
11:15 - 11:25   Demonstration - Geotagging Images
11:25 - 11:40   A Common Understanding: The Geospatial Dimension and a Glossary of Terms and Concepts
11:40 - 12:00    Dr Rob Sands
12:00 - 12:20    Mr Shawn Day "Time and Space: How an Historian Approaches the Digital Arts and Humanities"
12:20 - 12:40    Mr Anthony Corns
12:40 - 13:00    Discussion
13:00 - 13:45    Lunch
13:45 - 14:10    Standards
14:10 - 14:30    Tools
14:30 - 14:50    Mash-up Exercise
14:50 - 15:05    Coffee Break
15:05 - 15:25    Issues for Analysis
15:25 - 15:45    Issues for Presentation
15:45 - 16:00    Discussion and Wrap-Up

Introduction to Geospatial Methods for e-Humanities Presentation Materials

Dr Rob Sands - 'From Bits of Data to Maps'

Mr Anthony Corns - 'GIS at the Discovery Programme'