Data Skills in Geography – Useful Links
An excellent list of data sources can be found here.
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Data Skills Presentation - Benjamin Newbury (TES Resources - Free)
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Government Statistical Service - effective tables and charts in official statistics
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Small area data: looking towards a 2021 census (RGS-IBG booklet)
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Understanding Numbers - free online course (Future Learn)
Relevant articles
'Know your geography: quantitative skills aren’t just about maths' by Dr Rita Gardner, from Times Higher Education
'It's not only maths students who need a solid grasp of statistics' by Prof Paul Glaister, University of Reading, from Times Higher Education
Sounds of the City, by Chris Fitch, from Geographical
External resources
Geospatial Analysis - A comprehensive guide
Teaching Geography in a Digital World, by Paul Turner (free download from the iTunes store)
OCR GCSE (9-1) Geographical Skills - Maps to be studied
OCR GCSE (9-1) Geographical Skills - Graphs and charts
Edexcel Geography Fieldwork Guide
Field Studies Council Fieldwork resources
Event presentations
Below (and also in the downloads box) are a selection of presentations from events that have taken place as part of the Data Skills in Geography project
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Google / QGIS Presentation by Paul Turner, Head of Geography, Bedales School
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'Mobile Apps for Fieldwork' by Dr James Millington (King's College London)
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'Fieldwork Apps - FieldTrip GB' by Dr James Millington (King's College London)
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‘Working with GPS Tracks and Points’ by Dr Jon Reades (King's College London)
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Exploring Data Skills - Rachel Oldroyd (University of Leeds)
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Dr Faith Taylor, King’s College London, Apps and Open Data for Geography
Downloads
File nameFiles
File type
Size
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Developing data skills for the new Geography specifications in partnership with Edexcel (Pearson)
9 MB
Incorporating Data Skills, in partnership with WJEC. 14 February 2017 - Data skills for A Level
2 MB
Incorporating Data Skills, in partnership with WJEC. 14 February 2017 - Data skills for GCSE
3 MB
