Faculty of Environment
Research project description
The Waterloo Civic Map Lab is a research team focused on how geospatial technologies and data are used to meet the needs of community, government, and civic organizations. Student researchers at all levels (undergraduate, graduate, post-doctoral) work to create applied and theoretical research that matters - understanding the challenges, benefits, and issues created by civic technologies and geospatial data.
Fields of research
- Geographic Information Systems
- Civic technology
- Open Data
- Community use of spatial data
- Government data sharing and spatial data infrastructures
Qualifications and ideal student profile
Prospective graduate student researchers must meet or exceed the minimum admission requirements for the programs connected to this opportunity. Visit the program pages using the links on this page to learn more about minimum admission requirements. In addition to minimum requirements, the research supervisor is looking for the following qualifications and student profile.
- We are looking for prospective students with an interest in how geospatial data can be used to generate benefits for the public good
- A familiarity with both spatial data and social science research methods would be an asset
- Master's and PhD students
Faculty researcher and supervisor
- Peter Johnson
Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Management
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Graduate programs connected to this project
Important dates
Spatial Data Sharing Between Government and the Private Sector is an open and ongoing research opportunity. Expressions of interest can be submitted for any term.