Name: A map for every reader: how to generate hundreds of images for multiple audiences or partners using QGIS and Python
Start: 2026-05-31T11:15:00+0200
End: 2026-05-31T12:30:00+0200

A map for every reader: how to generate hundreds of images for multiple audiences or partners using QGIS and Python

Sunday May 31, 2026 11:15am - 12:30pm CEST

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The BBC Shared Data Unit wanted to generate a map image for each authority in the UK showing the state of flood defences in that area — so they turned to the mapping tool QGIS’s built-in Python functionality.

In this session, you will learn how to generate and export dozens of maps in QGIS centred at different points, and how AI can help speed up the process.

To follow along, participants should have some basic knowledge of QGIS and be comfortable using Python or vibe coding.

After attending this session, participants should be able to understand how Python works in QGIS and use AI to help generate, understand, and adapt code. Participants should have QGIS and Python installed on the computer (qgis.org/download + python.org/downloads) and a free account with an AI tool such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude

Speakers

Paul Bradshaw

Journalist and Academic, BBC/Birmingham City University

Paul Bradshaw runs the MA in Data Journalism at Birmingham City University and also works as a consulting data journalist with the BBC Shared Data Unit. A journalist, writer and trainer, he has worked with news organisations including The Guardian, Telegraph, Mirror, Der Tagesspi... Read More →

Ioanna Petsiou

Data Journalist, Freelancer

Ioanna Petsiou is an investigative data journalist working across data analysis, satellite imagery, and mapping to uncover and explain complex stories. She is particularly drawn to environmental reporting and to building clear, reproducible ways of working with data that others can... Read More →

Sunday May 31, 2026 11:15am - 12:30pm CEST
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Data skills, Workshop

Dataharvest 2026 - the European Investigative Journalism Conference

Paul Bradshaw

Ioanna Petsiou

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Dataharvest 2026 - the European Investigative Journalism Conference

Paul Bradshaw

Ioanna Petsiou

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