Julia Siemer
Research Interests
- Analysis and mapping of food accessibility
- Population cartography
- Thematic cartography
- Visualization in geographic information systems
Dr. Siemer specializes in spatial analysis and data visualization in geographic information systems (GIS). Before joining the University of Regina, she has held positions as cartographer in publishing houses in Germany and Switzerland. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in cartography, GIS, and geography at University of Potsdam, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany, and the University of Regina. Prior to accepting a position with the University of Regina she was the map editor and chief cartographer of the GIS-based Demographic Atlas of Albania. Her current research interests include cartographic visualization of population distribution, thematic mapping techniques, and analysis and mapping of food accessibility.
Recent Publications
Siemer, J. 2023: Mapping Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 Data. In: Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays 2023, 23: 1–11 https://www.cag-acg.ca/_files/ugd/513bc6_b881a0b3bfad422580957625da38668d.pdf
Siemer, J. 2022: Saskatchewan Shelterbelts 2016. In: Shelter: An Atlas: 144. www.guerrillacartography.org
Siemer, J. 2020: Atlases. In: Kobayashi, A. (ed): International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 2nd edition. Vol.1, Elsevier: 229–233
Almalki, R., J. Piwowar and J. Siemer 2019: Geographical Considerations in Site Selection for Small Modular Reactors in Saskatchewan. In: Geosciences 2019, 9, 402:1–20. doi: 10.3390/geosciences9090402
Siemer, J. 2019: Saskatchewan. Migration 2016–2017. In: Atlas in a Day: Migration: 20. www.guerrillacartography.org
Siemer, J. and K. Matthews-Hunter 2017: The Spatial Pattern of Gentrification in Berlin. In: Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays 2017, 19: 41–51 https://www.cag-acg.ca/_files/ugd/513bc6_6fdf3bd21a1c448fa39d186b6eab1c5d.pdf
Siemer, J. 2017: Using Statistics Canada Data to Map Canada’s Population. In: Potsdamer Geographische Praxis, Vol. 12: 35–49. https://shop.verlag.uni-potsdam.de/en/shop/geoinformation-visualisierung/