WISERD TCB: Using spatial data from social media

The Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD) is a national, interdisciplinary, social science research institute. We have been designated by the Welsh Government as a national research centre. Using innovative approaches, our research spans the fields of economics, sociology, geography and political science.We are a collaborative venture between the universities of Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, South Wales and Swansea – working together to improve the quality and quantity of social science research in Wales and beyond. Our research effects change by influencing the development of policy and practice across a range of sectors.-------Mae Sefydliad Ymchwil Gymdeithasol ac Economaidd a Data Cymru (WISERD) yn sefydliad ymchwil gwyddorau cymdeithasol rhyngddisgyblaethol cenedlaethol. Rydym wedi ein dynodi gan Lywodraeth Cymru’n ganolfan ymchwil genedlaethol. Gan ddefnyddio dulliau arloesol, mae ein hymchwil yn cwmpasu economeg, cymdeithaseg, daearyddiaeth a gwyddoniaeth wleidyddol.Rydym yn gydfenter rhwng prifysgolion Aberystwyth, Bangor, Caerdydd, De Cymru ac Abertawe - yn cydweithio i wella safon a maint ymchwil y gwyddorau cymdeithasol yng Nghymru a thu hwnt. Mae ein hymchwil yn effeithio ar newid drwy ddylanwadu ar ddatblygiad polisi ac arfer ar draws ystod o sectorau.

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WISERD TCB: Using Spatial Data from Social Media
Date: Tuesday 12th March 2019
This one day event for researchers is led by Nick Bearman, Geospatial Training Solutions and will consider how data from different social media platforms could be used for spatial analysis.  
With social media now generating significant volumes of data it is a great resource for research in a wide range of different social science areas. We will primarily focus on Twitter data explore what spatial elements there are within the data and discuss how best to show and analyse these in a GIS. We will also cover a quick recap on spatial data.
Some experience of working with spatial data is needed for this course. No experience of coding is needed for this course, but some experience would be beneficial.
Learning Outcomes:-
- Understand the range of spatial information available within social media. 
- Be aware of what the limitations are of using social media data in our research. 
- Know how to extract tweet data from Twitter and import it into a GIS. 
- Understand how to perform simple spatial analysis on Twitter data
 
Contact  WISERD Events Officer, <A HREF="mailto:WISERD.events@cardiff.ac.uk" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jane Graves </A>

Room 0.88, Glamorgan Building

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