Geospatial technologies in hazard research and response – a case study of Paper2GIS in an international field course

Bibliographic Data

ID11954643
AuthorsJiří Pánek (0000-0002-6390-3149, Department of Development and Environmental Studies, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, corresponding author), Benjamin D Hennig (0000-0002-5754-2455), Benjamin Hennig (Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Reykjavík, Iceland), Jonathan J Huck (0000-0003-4295-3646, University of Manchester), Jonathan Huck (University of Manchester), Karl Benediktsson (0000-0001-5383-9254, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Reykjavík, Iceland)
Year2023
Volume48
Issue4
Pages597-614
Publication date2023-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Geography in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0309-8265 • E-ISSN: 1466-1845
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03098265.2023.2263750
OpenAlexW4387216674
LanguageEN
References cited34

Geospatial technologies have revolutionised the field of hazard research as well as geography field-courses, providing powerful tools to analyse and visualise geospatial data for decision-making purposes. This paper presents a case study of Paper2GIS, an application for field data collection tested during an international field course in Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland. The field course was designed to expose students to the practical application of interdisciplinary geospatial technologies in hazard research. Students experienced geological/physical geography field mapping as well as data collection using Paper2GIS. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of Paper2GIS in facilitating hazard research with a participatory component, as well as the simplification of data collection during geography field courses. Paper2GIS proved to be an effective tool for enhancing collaboration, data visualisation, and decision-making. The findings provide valuable insights for researchers, practitioners, and educators looking to incorporate low-tech geospatial technologies into their work.KEYWORDS: participatory mappingparticipatory GISdigital dividesfieldworknatural hazards AcknowledgementThe authors would like to thank the Aurora Alliance for the financial support of the field-course. Aurora has received funding from the European Union ́s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101035804.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1. For further information about the field course see https://geovis.hi.is/teaching/courses/geospatial-technologies-fieldcourse/. Student reports in the form of StoryMaps about their activities can be accessed through https://geovis.hi.is/teaching/storymaps-showcase/aurora-field-course-20222. The Aurora University Alliance is a network of nine European universities. See https://aurora-universities.eu

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