Spring 2020 pop-up course: Visualizing Floods

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JOUR 491/891.952 | 1 CREDIT HOUR
Visualizing Floods
FEB. 21, 4:30-8 P.M., FEB. 22, 12-5 P.M. AND FEB. 23, 12-5 P.M.

This course will explore different methods for visualizing floods. We'll start by exploring available data on river water levels and water on the ground. Then we'll both map and graph the data! The end product will be an interactive web visualization (aka news application) incorporating all these components similar to this awesome New York Times interactive flooding graphic (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/11/us/midwest-flooding.html). The course will use html and R, with opportunities for catch-up for students who haven't used it before. This is a great opportunity to advance coding, mapping and web skills.

Faculty: Olga Pierce