PrintCourse Authors and Instructors
Fritz Kessler, Teaching Professor and Beth King, Associate Teaching ProfessorPenn State Department of Geography
John A. Dutton e-Education Institute,
Pennsylvania State University
2217 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building
University Park, PA 16802
What is this course about?
Traces of geographic information reflected in digital data continuously increase in volume, variety, velocity, and variability (the V’s of “big data”). New geographic data sources, together with advancements in high-performance computing, present opportunities to dissect complex real-world problems in unprecedented ways. Human cognitive capability, however, remains constant, thus limiting our ability to extract value and insight from this data deluge. Geovisual analytics is the emerging science of analytical reasoning supported by interactive geovisualization, computational methods, and user-centered design. Geovisual analytics constitutes an essential subdomain in the broader field of Spatial Data Science.
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Students who register for this Penn State course gain access to assignments and instructor feedback and earn academic credit. For more information, visit Penn State's Online Geospatial Education Program website.