Geo-Refer: Georeferencing Resources for Social Scientists
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: School of Geography
Abstract
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Publications
David Martin (author)
(2007)
Geo-refer : geographical referencing resources for social scientists
David Martin (author)
(2005)
Geo-refer: geographical referencing resources for social scientists
| Description | This project generated a series of online learning materials for researchers who are not trained geographers and find themselves needing to use geographically referenced data, for example for mapping or data linkage purposes. |
| Exploitation Route | These materials have been designed for users from any sector who need to handle geographically referenced social science data, for example from the census or postcoded data-sets in education, health or business. The project workshops included both academic and non-academic attendees. All the online materials generated by the project are freely available through the ESRCs ReStore repository. Individual pages can be used as a reference source or a user can provide profile information and receive a customised tutorial. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare,Retail |
| URL | http://www.restore.ac.uk/geo-refer/ |
| Description | The online workshops and training materials created for this award were aimed at the social science research user community, broadly defined. Non-academic attendees and users who have identified themselves to the project team have been drawn primarily from the local government and health sectors, whose need to use georeferenced datasets is similar in many ways to those of academic researchers in related fields. All the online materials generated by the project are now freely available through the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods ReStore repository. The material has also been used extensively by others in the academic community to support training activities which are open to researchers from any sector. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2006 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | An introduction to georeferencing for social scientists |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Training workshop on geographical referencing - attended by PhD students, research staff and university library/IT professionals Generated requests for further information from participants, built relationship with ESDS staff at University of Essex, generated recommendation of our online materials through participants' own institutions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006 |
| URL | http://www.restore.ac.uk/geo-refer/files/Workshop1%20Pres.pdf |
| Description | Geographical referencing for social scientists |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Training workshop on geographical referencing - generated detailed discussion of participants' research challenges and needs Resulted in follow-up requests for methodological guidance from participants and direct advice provided to PhD students and research staff |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| URL | http://www.restore.ac.uk/geo-refer/files/Workshop2%20Manchester.pdf |
| Description | Geographical referencing for social scientists |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Training workshop on geographical referencing - one of a series generated by this project: this one held in Edinburgh and drawing a mixed audience of academic and public sector researchers Generated follow-up requests for advice, specific and detailed guidance provided. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| URL | http://www.restore.ac.uk/geo-refer/files/Workshop3%20Edinburgh.pdf |