#  2021 CGA Virtual Forum: Geographic Data Science and Public Policy 

 



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 **June 30, 2021** 

 10:30AM - 12:30PM EDT 

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 **Online**  



 

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 In the wake of much public data science and public data visualization (as related to covid-19, elections, police violence, evictions, etc.), how is geographic knowledge translated to various publics? What are the important GIScience principles that get muddied in the rush toward storytelling with data, including long-standing concerns around choropleth thematic maps, polygonal transformations, data normalization, scales, projections and more. In this forum, we invite geographers and data-based journalists in a variety of organizations to offer thoughts on the roles and means of translation. Invited speakers include people working in data journalism as well as those working in data-driven institutes.

 Topics include:

- Data transformation / geographic apportioning / standards
- Interpretation / visualization of space and places / storytelling with maps
- Information enrichment / add value by location association / bring out insight
- New data sources / social media with location / privacy / ethics
- Policy implications / successful examples / cases of misuse

 **[Final program](https://hu.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/HarvardCGA/Ec2PrUvA0NJEtFlHMjQtBfUBqNqDSPEOrOf2EVjeMfTfGA?e=v14Xor)**

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