For each session of our (Local Chapter Austria) workshop series you can find all the information here. Just scroll down to the corresponding workshop and click on the title to find out more about the event!
Please register if you want to take part: Link to workshop registration
we will send you details for participating in workshop (zoom meet link, link to materials) one day before the workshop - registration is mandatory
| Date & Time | Topic | Description | Prerequisites | Venue | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-25 20:00 CET | Introduction into data visualisation with R & ggplot | Short introduction into data visualisation in R with ggplot. We will explore the main functions and create first plots. | We will provide the code before, so you can just change the variables without detailed R knowledge | online | Felix |
| 2023-05-09 20:00 CET | Learn how to visualise basic spatial data in R using ggplot | The goal of this week is to get to know the sf-package in R and to get an idea of how to create simple spatial plots with it. | none, basic R knowledge helps | online | Julian |
| 2023-05-16 20:00 CET | Introduction to Global Fishing Watch Data & R Package | Tyler Clavelle (author of Global Fishing Watch R package) will present the work of Global Fishing Watch (GFW) in bringing transparency to global fisheries and their efforts in making data publicly available and usable. The goal is to get familiar with the GFW database, its content and structure. | none, basic R knowledge helps | online | Tyler Clavelle |
| 2023-05-23 20:00 CET | Visualisation of Global Fishing Watch Data I | Explore the data from Global Fishing Watch, develop ideas of use-cases and visualisations of their data and start creating useful visualisations. | none, basic R knowledge helps | online & Vienna | Arne |
| 2023-05-30 20:00 CET | Visualisation of Global Fishing Watch Data II | Finalise and discuss our visualisations of Global Fishing Watch's data. | none, basic R knowledge helps | online & Vienna | Arne |
| 2023-06-13 20:00 CET | R Quarto - Basics | Idea of Quarto; Comparison to Rmarkdown; Getting started in Quarto Use Cases; most important features, yaml | none, basic R knowledge or LaTex helps | online | Simon & Julian |
| 2023-06-21 20:00 CET | Python Quarto | Build on the knowledge of previous Quarto Session and make use of Quarto's features in the context of Data Exploration and Analysis with Python | Basic knowledge of Python and previous Session helps but is not a must, access to a Jupyter Notebook Environment (local, Colab, Kaggle, ...) | online | Simon & Julian & Moritz |
| cancelled | R Quarto - hands on workshop | Sadly we had to cancel the workshop, but will catch up on the topic in autumn! | - | - | Simon & Julian |
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