Judit Varga
In the last few years researchers from different domains, from data scientists applying “big data” statistical analysis through to geographers and sociologists studying activities and discourse around places, have been interested in the information we can extract from examining the dialogue on Twitter and other social media systems. Here PhD student Judit Varga discusses the different analytical approaches used in different domains; how the information those domains are seeking from social media data differs; and the role of geography and geographic ideas in shaping or informing their analysis.
Luke Fay
The Geospatial Commission, set up by government, aims to unlock the significant economic opportunities offered by geospatial data. It has awarded £1.5m to 10 winners of its crowdsourcing geospatial data competition to look at new ways of using location-based data to help people in their everyday lives. Here Luke Fay, Managing Director of Treeworks, part of the Communitree consortium which won funding from the Commission, discusses Communitree, a project which aims to provide an evolving and growing map of urban tree populations that will be invaluable in planning how the environments in which they’re located are managed and developed in the future.
Professional insights: why CPD is important for everyone
We hear from experienced professionals on their approaches, what they have found helpful and how they have used CPD to plan their careers.
Professional insights: developing your professional CV
This webinar will explore what employeers look for in CVs, how to present your experience and how to fill gaps in your experience.
Compound risk: dynamic exposure and vulnerability
In the fourth Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group's fireside chat, the panel discusses the topic of compounding risk, with a particular focus on dynamic exposure and vulnerability.