Sanjida Suchi
Geospatial Researcher
Event Details
- • Format: Online
- • Dates: 1st–2nd April 2025
- • Credits: 3 ECTS
- • Department of Geoinformatics
Organizer
Palacký University Olomouc
Czechia
Course: KGI/G3SEN
International Spring School on Visualization (ISSonVIS 2025)
Theme: Seeing Through Lies: Mapping Trust in the Age of Misinformation
Course Overview
The ISSonVIS 2025 was an intensive, interdisciplinary spring school focused on understanding the power and responsibility of visual communication in the context of digital misinformation. Under the theme "Seeing Through Lies", the course explored how spatial and data visualizations can build or break trust, and how visual storytelling intersects with ethics, perception, and the politics of truth.
Key Topics Covered
Visual Communication
- • Visualization and misinformation in the digital age
- • Visual trust-building and perceptual biases
- • Participatory visual tools in public discourse
Ethical Challenges
- • Ethical challenges in geospatial visualization
- • Strategies for communicating uncertainty
- • How mapping influences public perception
Learning Outcomes
Skills Developed
- • Critical evaluation of visual content for trustworthiness
- • Applied principles of ethical cartography and visual storytelling
- • Hands-on tools and collaborative group tasks
- • Case studies on misinformation and civic data communication
- • Reflection on how mapping influences public perception and policy
Relevance to My Work
This training sharpened my analytical perspective on visual media and equipped me with practical skills to design visualizations that are not only informative but also socially responsible. As someone working at the intersection of geoinformatics, urban planning, and humanitarian technologies, these insights are critical for transparent data communication in both research and community engagement.