University Assistant M.Eng.
Phone: +43-1-58801-126166
E-Mail: andrea.binn@geo.tuwien.ac.at
Andrea Binn is a researcher and lecturer at the Research Unit Cartography. She received her BA Degree in Cartography and Geomedia and a Master’s Degree (M.Eng.) in Geomatics from the Munich University of Applied Sciences in 2015. As a freelance Cartographer, Andrea developed spatial-visual concepts and designs in the fields of Environmental Science, Music, and Psychology. In her research, she works on the effects of emotion on spatial-visual information processing for the visual communication of natural hazards.
Research interests
Visual communication of climate change risks and natural hazards, emotion and cognition, cartographic art and design.
Projects at the Research Unit Cartography
EU-funded projects:
- Shape2Gether – Shaping innovations in education for sustainable development: contextualizing geosciences, new technologies, and serious games with climate change (2023-2026)
- DigiGeo – Transferring contact, technology- and field-based education to digital: methods and tools for geosciences training (2021-2023)
- LBS2ITS – Curricula Enrichment delivered through the Application of Location-based Services to Intelligent Transport Systems (2021-2024)
Teaching
- VU 120.119 — Spatial Visualization
- VU 127.026 — Applied Cartography
- VU 127.107 — Applied Cartography and GIS
- VU 120.106 — Geodetic and Cartographic Fundaments for Spatial Planning
- SE 120.132 — Shape2Gether Summer School