Data Linking II: Georeferenced survey data

The presentation was given as part of the CESSDA Training Days. The CESSDA Training Days were a two-day training event showcasing diverse training resources on both CESSDA tools and services. They took place on November 27 and 28, 2019, and were hosted by the GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences in Cologne, Germany. All courses were held in English. The Training Days were supported by CESSDA Training, and were the first of what is to become a series of annual training events.

Stefan Jünger introduced the audience to georeferenced and geospatial data, geocoding, the challenges occurring when linking and analyzing survey data with geodata, illustrated with some examples. In the second part of his presentation, he presented ways on how to document georeferenced survey data in accordance with DDI-standards.