Presentation: Geospatial Data Visualization with Melanie Imfeld

We often tend to think that map makers engage in an unquestionably "scientific" or "objective" form of knowledge creation. However, in order to make meaningful relationships visible, a map has to provide a selective view of reality. In this Meetup, we will hear about map attributes, such as map projections, generalization and map symbols and we will discuss the relevance of these attributes in a geopolitical and cultural context.

Speaker:
Melanie Imfeld is a freelance map designer and consultant with a degree in Architecture (ETH Zurich) and a degree in Spatial Data Science and Visualization (University College London). In my free time, I build maps for myself and others. During the day, I work in innovation & IT consulting with a focus on cloud technologies.

Format:
This session will be a presentation followed by a plenary conversation for questions and answers with our speaker Melanie Imfeld.

Agenda:
17:00 Doors open
17:00–17:30 Beers & chats
17:30–18:15 Presentation
18:15–19:00 Questions & answers
19:00 Goodbye!

Language:
To include a multitude of perspectives, the spoken language of this meetup will be English. We will have native German, French, and Italian speaking hosts who will be happy to support with translations.

Interactive Things will provide drinks and snacks and Melanie Imfeld will give the presentation and moderate the discussion.