WORKSHOP

John Snow & Spatial Analytics

March 10, 2026 | 10:00 - 12:00 | CDF

Workshop Materials

The Broad Street Pump Case Study

Classic spatial epidemiology workshop exploring the origins of GIS.

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Workshop Data

Cholera outbreak dataset for mapping.

📚 Background Readings

History of GIS & Spatial Analysis

The origins of GIS and how John Snow pioneered spatial epidemiology.

📖 GIS eBook - Introduction
Kernel Density Estimation

Understanding density mapping and hotspot visualization techniques.

📖 GIS eBook - Chapter 10

Context

This session bridges historical methods with modern GIS tools to solve real-world problems through spatial visualization and kernel density analysis.