Abstract
Abstract. This article presents the concept, implementation and results of the project "OpenGeoEdu", an open and web-based educational resource on Remote Sensing and GIS. OpenGeoEdu is focused on the use of open geodata in spatially oriented study courses. Teachers and students in the German-speaking countries are to be offered an open learning environment hoping to increase the motivation of students and researchers by dealing with current societal relevant issues. OpenGeoEdu is available at www.opengeoedu.de, has been offered as a MOOC since October 2018 and is being continuously expanded and developed. In addition, an umbrella portal of the portals on open geodata is available to quickly get an overview of the data offered. Four partners from universities, non-university research institutions as well as federal research authorities with R&D tasks are collaborating in this project offering case studies for teaching and education based on their experiences in a wide range of spatial applications.
Highlights
The OpenGeoEdu project intends to illustrate the use of open geodata in spatially oriented study courses using best-practice examples and, based on this, provides e-learning services for integration in a large number of study courses
The non-profit organization CTIC provides a similar platform with the Public Dataset Catalogs Facets Browser16, which is based on the principles of Linked Open Data (LOD) and Semantic Web Technologies (CTIC-CT)
The module description states the following as learning and qualification objectives in the master's programme in Environmental Engineering: "Students learn how to handle open geodata and acquire the ability to work on case studies on various current and socially relevant issues
Summary
There is a large amount of existing data, be it in the area of open data, which can generally be used free of charge, or in the area of official authority or commercial company data, the use of which is generally not free of charge or is subject to restrictions in use. All these data are of high interest and value for citizens, administration and economy as well as for science, but are subject to different restrictions of use, costs and business models The handling of this extensive data collections is not yet practiced enough in teaching and research at German-speaking universities, many, in particular spatially oriented courses of study with sometimes large numbers of students such as geography, spatial, urban or environmental planning, agriculture and forestry, geo or environmental sciences - could benefit enormously from this. “Open means anyone can freely access, use, modify, and share for any purpose (subject, at most, to requirements that preserve provenance and openness).” [...] “Open data and content can be freely used, modified, and shared by anyone for any purpose.” (http://opendefinition.org) The prerequisites for this are public access and technical interoperability, the greatest possible freedom from costs and an open licence that allows extensive use. This is where the project "Open Data for Teaching and Research in Spatial Study Programmes" (OpenGeoEdu) funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) in Germany comes in
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