Birgit Sattler

Birgit Sattler serves as a Researcher at the Institute of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, University of Duisburg-Essen. She teaches core courses including Urban Geography (Stadträume entdecken), Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS Desktop Pro), and Regional Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia across multiple semesters from Winter 2020 through Summer 2025. Her administrative roles encompass deputy membership in the university senate and IKM commission, examination board service for elementary education, and management of the ESRI Campus license providing free GIS software access.

Her research spans Urban Geography, GIS applications, Regional Geography, and Open Data initiatives with strong educational integration. She develops practical tools like the BIPARCOURS app for educational partnerships in North Rhine-Westphalia and bridges climate data literacy with urban systems analysis. Projects frequently involve student collaboration, exemplified by the Dublin Docklands seminar examining heritage protection's role in cultural identity versus development obstacles.

Her 2020 publications demonstrate a clear trajectory toward digital geography education and open spatial data infrastructure. The Network Day posters reveal dual emphases: leveraging GIS for public-sector educational partnerships (BIPARCOURS) and building open-data platforms for urban planning applications, reflecting contemporary trends in geospatial democratization and pedagogical innovation.

Sattler actively supervises student research projects with real-world impact, requiring publication of results on platforms like ArcGIS Online and Wikipedia to ensure ongoing accessibility. Her Dublin Docklands case study exemplifies her methodology of connecting theoretical geography with tangible urban development challenges while developing students' technical GIS competencies.

As an advisory board member of the Essen Society for Geography and Geology (EGGG), she contributes to public lectures and excursions. Her administration of the ESRI Campus license directly enables advanced geospatial research across the university, while her private ILIAS platform (geocampus.de) and YouTube GIS tutorials expand open educational resources for the broader community.