O2 Seminar - 21 October 2026 / 5.10.2026

At the upcoming O2 Seminar, Jure Ftičar will introduce GeoNode, an open-source platform designed to support the management, documentation, sharing, and analysis of spatial data.

The workshop will combine an introduction to GeoNode's key functionalities with practical examples, showing how the platform can serve as a shared entry point for the department's geospatial data. Participants will also see how GeoNode can be connected with commonly used research tools such as QGIS, Python, and R, supporting more accessible and reproducible geospatial workflows.

Workshop details

Title: GeoNode
Workshop leader: Jure Ftičar
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Venue: O2 lecture room

About the workshop

The workshop will introduce GeoNode as a research infrastructure platform for storing, documenting, accessing, sharing, and analysing spatial data across different research environments.

The focus will be on practical use cases and on demonstrating how GeoNode can provide a common entry point for the department's geospatial data, making datasets easier to discover, understand, access, and exchange among researchers.

The first part of the workshop will explore the core functionalities of GeoNode, including:

  • publishing and organising spatial data;

  • creating and editing metadata;

  • searching and browsing available resources; and

  • accessing data through standard web-based geographic services.

The practical part will demonstrate how data hosted in GeoNode can be accessed directly from QGIS and incorporated into reproducible analytical workflows in Python and R. Participants will also be guided through a complete example workflow, from finding a dataset in the repository to using it in GIS software or in programmatic analysis.

Who is the workshop for?

No prior experience with GeoNode is required. Basic familiarity with QGIS, R, or Python may be helpful, but is not necessary.

The workshop is intended for researchers and colleagues who work with spatial data or are interested in improving the way geospatial datasets are stored, shared, documented, and reused within the research environment.

All interested colleagues are warmly invited to attend.