University of Reading Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Digital Humanities

1-day workshop: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Digital Humanities
2025-05-07 11:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Agriculture 1L14 and online, Brian Hoskins GL68 PC
Kathryn Murphy and the DH CoP and Hub are running a 1-day workshop on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Digital Humanities.
For our morning’s keynote presentation, we are delighted to welcome Professor Stuart Dunn (Kings College London), who will demonstrate and share examples of using GIS in Humanities projects, taking a holistic view of such projects which encompasses their full lifecycle, including data design, technical workflow, publication and preservation.
In the afternoon, Kathryn Murphy will guide registered participants through a practical tutorial on how to use QGIS (a free and open-source GIS software). The tutorial will follow a session on preparing your data for using GIS, by Dr Dawn Kanter. Tea, coffee and lunch will be provided.
There will also be opportunities to ask questions, throughout the day.

Programme
Morning – Agriculture 1L14 and online
11:00 – 11:15 Arrival and coffee
11:15 – 11:25 Welcome – Mara Oliva
11:25 – 11:45 Keynote: GIS in Humanities research – Stuart Dunn (KCL)
11:45 – 12:00 Questions
Afternoon – Brian Hoskins GL68 PC
12:00 – 12:20 Preparing your data – Dawn Kanter
12:20 – 12:35 Questions
12:35 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15 – 3:15 How to use QGIS – Kathryn Murphy
3:15 – 3:30 Feedback and close
