Do you want to learn about exceptional data visualisations and when to use them? In this lesson, you’ll discover reading materials that dive into how you can boost your data analysis and visualisation, go beyond basic bar graphs and pie charts, and learn how to use the JavaScript library D3.js. You’ll also find a webinar with Maarten Lambrechts that highlights how some non-standard charts and figures can help to communicate specific data.
- Level:
- Advanced
- Theme:
- Quality
Looking to improve your data visualisation and inspire your audience? This course will help you rethink how you can inspire others through data visualisation and motivate you to explore different ways to create meaningful visuals. Our videos showcase how data visualisation can be used to illustrate data on topics such as music, art, COVID-19, finance, environment, and economy, in a fun and critical way.
- Level:
- Beginner
- Theme:
- CommunicationImpactQuality
- Audience:
- Journalists, Public sector, Non-governmental organisations, Academia, Data providers, Private sector
Want to know how to assess the usefulness of your open data? This lesson is your key to learning how to assess the formats of the data and how to improve it into richer formats. The e-learning is all about how to use the 5 Stars of linked open data to assess the usefulness of your open data and how to recognise the number of stars in a dataset. By the end of this e-learning, you’ll have a deeper understanding of the formats that may be more useful for your apps.
- Level:
- Advanced
- Theme:
- QualityBusiness
Being able to assess the usability of open data is a crucial skill in the data collection phase. In this lesson, you'll learn how to evaluate the quality of open data, understand the standards and markers of high-quality open data, and discover guidelines on data and metadata quality. You'll be introduced to a tool that helps you check the quality of your metadata, and through interactive videos and readings, you'll learn how to create high-quality DCAT-AP datasets. By the end of this lesson, you'll have the skills to judge the usability of open data, ensure the quality of your own data, understand the role and application of controlled vocabularies, and apply tools to assess the quality of your datasets.
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Theme:
- QualityBusiness
Curious to learn how to turn your live presentation into data visualisation? In this interactive webinar, Kirell Benziuses his audience to determine his presentation’s outcome and introduces Data Art. You’ll learn how data and your own audience can be used as a new communication medium to tell impactful stories on big data and artificial intelligence by combining scientific rigour with creativity.
- Level:
- Beginner
- Theme:
- CommunicationQuality
Are you looking to understand the concept and the benefits of open data? This course is for you! Our e-learning modules will introduce you to the concept of open data, its many benefits, and how to unlock its value in the digital age. Through webinars and reading materials, you’ll explore the creative possibilities and innovation that can be achieved with open data. Moreover, we’ll show you how the European data portal can support the use of open data for various purposes, including providing technical and legal advice, as well as real-world examples and inspirational use cases. Join us and discover the full potential of open data!
- Level:
- Beginner
- Theme:
- PolicyImpactQuality
- Audience:
- Academia, Journalists, Public sector, Private sector, Non-governmental organisations
Do you want to learn how to design state-of-the art data visualisations? This course is for you! Our webinars and reading materials showcase how you can use data to create inspiring and practical visualisations, and how it can be used to tell a story and take your audience on a journey.
- Level:
- Beginner
- Theme:
- CommunicationImpactQuality
- Audience:
- Journalists, Public sector, Non-governmental organisations, Academia, Data providers, Private sector
Dive into the world of geospatial data across Europe and discover emerging trends in the community. Listen to experts explain how metadata is harvested from national geoportals across Europe to the European data portal in the webinars and find out what kind of geoinformation can be found on the portal. You’ll learn about the role of the European data portal in the geospatial community, and to grasp the opportunities of geospatial data.
- Level:
- Advanced
- Theme:
- QualityBusiness
There are several ways to use algorithms and machine learning to create data visualisation. In his webinar, Andreas Refsgaard shows that they can be used to enable people to play music using only their eye movement and facial gestures, to control games by making silly sounds, or transform drawings of musical instruments on paper into real compositions.
- Level:
- Advanced
- Theme:
- CommunicationQuality
Dive into the world of open data and break down the basics with this interactive lesson. From experts’ explanations to understanding the "ABCs" of open data, you'll come away with a solid understanding of what open data is and why it matters! By the end of this e-learning, you'll know the key elements of open data, like how it drives digital transformation.
- Level:
- Beginner
- Theme:
- PolicyQuality