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Carsten Juergens¹, Andreas P Redecker¹

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Integrating geospatial data literacy into economics education is crucial for informed decision-making. This approach equips economics students with essential skills to critically evaluate and utilize geospatial information for sustainable economic applications.

Keywords:

Data literacy Geospatial teaching Map reliability Site allocation Spatial thinking Trustworthiness

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Area of Science:

Economics Education
Geospatial Data Science
Information Literacy

Background:

Geospatial data literacy is vital for economic decision-making in a digital world.
Economics programs require geospatial competencies to ensure reliable data interpretation.
Educating students on geospatial data enhances their expertise in economics.

Purpose of the Study:

To sensitize economics students and educators to the origin, nature, quality, and acquisition of geospatial data.
To propose a teaching approach for geospatial data literacy in non-geospatial degree programs.
To highlight the significance of spatial reasoning, spatial thinking, and map manipulation awareness.

Main Methods:

Developed an interdisciplinary data literacy course for economics students.
Incorporated elements of flipped classroom and self-learning tutorials.
Focused on sustainable economics applications and the critical use of geospatial visualizations.

Main Results:

The implemented teaching concept successfully imparted geospatial competencies.
Positive exam results indicate the effectiveness of the approach.
Students gained an understanding of geospatial data's power in their specific fields.

Conclusions:

The proposed teaching method is suitable for imparting geospatial competencies to non-geospatial students.
Integrating geospatial topics enhances the skill set of future economics professionals.
Geospatial literacy is a valuable addition to economics curricula for informed decision-making.