GEOJO Forum - Recent Topics

Share your project work here!

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:30:10 +0000

Hi! We are looking forward to reading your geojournalism articles!
To share them, each group should reply this thread with a post with the following information:

Project title:
Group name:
Group members:
Link:

Thanks and good luck!

Keynote speech Julian Peschel's resources

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:58:14 +0000

Hi! Hope you enjoyed today's keynote speech by Julian Peschel, Geospatial analyst in DW’s data journalism unit.

For those who desire to have more details about Peschel's job, here you find the speech slides and a list of some of the sources he uses when working with geospatial data:

Slides > link

Software:

Tutorials:
Satellite Data:

Cartography:

Datawrapper:

Lisa Charlotte Muth

QGIS

Summer School project work: instructions and award

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:18:05 +0000

Hope you're enjoying Lisbon! Here you find the materials presented on the first day of the Summer School:

Project work instructions: what are you supposed to work on this week?
Gerador award: your chance of publishing your investigation!

The tutors will help you through any steps of the project, do not hesitate to contact them!

ArcGIS StoryMaps - The final result

SusanaMM — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:19:33 +0000

Hi Everyone!

Please, publish here you results of the ArcGIS StoryMaps tutorial, about Lake Shrinkage due to Severe Drought.

Feel free to also ask questions if you find any issue with the tutorial or the tool.

I'm curious to see your storytelling skills 😀

Put yourself on the map: come say hi!

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:03:46 +0000

👋 Hello everyone and welcome to the Geojo Community! We are absolutely thrilled to have you on board.

Before we dive into climate change, satellite data, and storytelling, let's take a moment to break the ice. This platform is all about sharing and collaboration, and the best way to start is by finding out who is behind the screen.

Whether you are a student, a seasoned data journalist or completely new to the geospatial world, please tell us a bit about yourself:

Who are you and where are you joining us from?
What is your background? (Journalism, data science, environmental studies, design, etc.)
What sparked your interest in geojournalism? Is there a specific environmental issue, tool, or story you are passionate about?

🗺️ Don't be shy! We can't wait to meet you all and start this journey together!

How do you extract data from PDF?

John Doe — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:21:45 +0000

I want to create a map using the coordinates in the attached report, but it’s in PDF format. Is there a way to extract the data and convert it into a machine-readable format?

Piano_disinquinamento_Sulcis_2022-2025_08_02-14_34_15-UTC.pdf

How do I change my profile picture?

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:41:28 +0000

Have you noticed that there isn't a direct "upload photo" button in your forum profile? Don't worry, it's not a bug!

Our community forum is built on WordPress, which uses a secure, centralized system for profile pictures called Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatar).

Instead of uploading a new photo to every single website you join, Gravatar allows you to upload it once, and it will automatically follow you across the web.

Here is how to set it up in 3 easy steps:

Go to Gravatar.com.
Create a free account (or log in) using the exact same email address you used to register here on the Geojo platform. This is the most important step!
Upload your favorite photo and assign it a rating (usually "G" for general audiences).

That's it! Give it a few minutes to sync, and your new profile picture will magically appear next to all your posts and replies here in the forum. Plus, you'll now have a profile picture ready to go for thousands of other platforms and blogs across the internet (WordPress, Slack, GitHub, OpenAI, ...)