Visual Analytics for Sustainability and Climate Change/Activities
Calendar of the project
[edit]Gantt and milestones
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| WPs | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10-12 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10-12 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10-12 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10-12 |
| 1 - Definition of the dataset of articles to be investigated | M1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 - Definition of user requirements | M2 | M2 2a |
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| 3 - Implementation of the visualisation tool | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | ||||||||||||
| 4 - Data analysis and validation of the visualisation tool | M7 7a |
M7 7b |
M7 7c |
M7 7d |
M7 7e |
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| 5 - Impact Evaluation | M8 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 - Research dissemination | M9 9a |
M9 9b |
M9 9c |
M9 9d |
M9 9e |
M9 9f |
M9 9g |
M9 9h |
M10 |
Milestones
Done M1: Set of articles in four languages
Doing... M2: Set of user requirements for researchers, institutions and volunteers: a) meetings at Wikimania- Done M3: Participatory design workshop
- Doing... M4: First release of the visualisation tool
- M5: Second release of the visualisation tool
- M6: Third release of the visualisation tool
- M7: Use and assessment of the visualisation tool
- Assessment by researchers, institutions and volunteers
- User tests to identify technical and usability issues;
- Collaborative analytics workshop;
- 3 edit-a-thons and 2 Writing Weeks;
- reports of the previous assessments to evaluate how the visualisation tool fullfils target groups’ needs
- M8: Report with the analysis of all the assessments and of the community engagement and content improved
- M9: Conferences and scientific publications
- Done Wikimania 2025
- Done FOSDEM 2026
- Doing... Wikimania 2026
- FOSDEM 2027
- 2 research papers on climate change and the tool
- Wikimania 2027
- FOSDEM 2028
- Wikimania 2028
- M10: Visualisation tool documentation and research report.
2024 and beginning 2025
[edit]Preparation of the project
- Done Website on Meta-Wiki with template of research projects to notify it to the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Done Request of endorsement to Wikimedia Italia. Approved.
- Done SUPSI project code 15RA1VIZWP.
- Done January 2025. Submission of an expression of interest for the Open Movement Global - a global event of the open movement at FOSDEM 2029 in Bruxelles.
- Done Postponement of the starting date of the project. Request to SNF approved.
- Done Request to the SNF to include a new partner in the team WikiEdu Foundation. Approved.
- Done DMP Data Management Plan
- Done Redefinition of budget
- Done Release of funds
- Contracts
2025
[edit]- Done Set of articles - Definition of the dataset of articles to be investigated
- Done User requirements - Definition of user requirements
- Done Implementation of the tool and preparation of the first release - Implementation of the visualisation tool
| Due date | Description | Lead | Type of action |
|---|---|---|---|
| By March 31, 2025 |  Done Proposal for Wikimania Nairobi.
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IP | Research dissemination |
| April 1, 2025 | Done Project starts.
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- | Coordination |
| April-May 2025 | Done Kick-off meeting online. Meeting with the research team and partners.
April 30, 2025 - 6 pm CET (5pm UTC) |
GP (IP) | Coordination |
| Done First list of articles
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GP | ||
| Done External sources to confront the list of articles. Bibliographic references or databases.
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CS | ||
| Done Review of the list of articles
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CS, CSc | ||
| Done Informing communities on the relevant project pages and networks: wiki page, contacting individuals, perhaps joining a few events, telegram, mailing list, wikiproject pages...
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FD | Definition of user requirements | |
| Done Structure of the interview
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NS | ||
 Doing... Online discussions with the communities, collecting needs, compiling feedback
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FD | ||
| Done Survey to collect needs
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NS | ||
| Done Semi-structured interview with Florian Maximilian Meier
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CS | Definition of user requirements | |
| Done Semi-structured interview with Gitanjali Yadav
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CS | Definition of user requirements | |
| Done Starting working on the implementation of the tool
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GP/SR | Implementation of the visualisation tool | |
| Done Semi-structured interview 3
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CS | Definition of user requirements | |
| Done Semi-structured interview 4
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CS | Definition of user requirements | |
| Done Semi-structured interview 5
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CS | Definition of user requirements | |
| Doing... Second list of articles
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CS | ||
| Done Communicating the focus group to relevant participants in the communities
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FD | ||
| Done Focus group with the 6 institutions involved. 1 hour and a half
June 23, 2025 - 6 pm CET |
GP (IP/CS/NS/FD) | Definition of user requirements | |
| Done Online meeting 1 in English
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FD | Definition of user requirements | |
| Done Online meeting 2. Language to define.
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FD | Definition of user requirements | |
| August 6-9, 2025 | Done Wikimania Nairobi.
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IP | Research dissemination |
| Done Poster at Wikimania 2025
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IP | ||
| Done Participatory design workshop
September 29, 2025, |
GP (IP/CS/NS/FD) | Implementation of the visualisation tool | |
| Doing... Design of the tool
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GP | Implementation of the visualisation tool | |
| November 2025 | Done Meeting of the partners
November 19, 2025 - 5pm CET or 6 pm CET |
GP | Coordination |
2026
[edit]- Done First release of the tool + user test - Implementation of the visualisation tool
- Doing... Second release of the tool + user test - Implementation of the visualisation tool
- Doing... Use of the tool - Data analysis and validation of the visualisation tool
| Due date | Description | Lead | Type of action |
|---|---|---|---|
| January - February 2026 | Done Semi-structured interview with Cristian Scapozza
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CS | Definition of user requirements |
| Done Semi-structured interview 7 and 8
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CS | Definition of user requirements | |
| Done Semi-structured interview with Evelin Heidel
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CS | Definition of user requirements | |
| Done Semi-structured interview with Alex Stinson
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CS | Definition of user requirements | |
| 31 January - 1 February 2026 | Done FOSDEM 2026
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IP | Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities |
| March 2026 | Doing... First release tool
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SR, AA (GP) | Implementation of the visualisation tool |
| Done Meeting of the partners March 11, 2026 - 6 pm CET |
GP (SR) | Implementation of the visualisation tool | |
| > 20 March 2026 | Postponed
Poster/demo submission to ECSCW |
Research dissemination | |
| > 25-26 March 2026 | Postponed
Wiki Workshop |
Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities | |
| April-June 2026 | Done User test 1
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FD, LP, CS | Implementation of the visualisation tool |
| Done Assessment of the visualization tool by researchers, institutions and volunteers
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FD, LP, CS | Implementation of the visualisation tool | |
| Done Meeting of the partners June 23, 2026 - 6 pm CET |
GP | Implementation of the visualisation tool | |
| 1-3 May 2026 | Done Wikimedia Hackathon in Milan
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IP | Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities |
| 26-29 May 2026 | Done DARIAH-EU in Rome
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IP / CS | Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities |
| 11 July 2026 | Doing... Presentation of the tool at the Hacker meeting BooT-Camp in Italy
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IP | Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities |
| 21-25 July 2026 | Doing... Wikimania Paris
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Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities | |
| September 2026 | Doing... Second release tool
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GP (SR) | Implementation of the visualisation tool |
| September 2026 | Doing... Presentation of the tool in a workshop at the Hacker meeting ESC End Summer Camp in Italy
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IP | Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities |
| October 2026 | User test 2 | Implementation of the visualisation tool | |
| October-November 2026 | Presentation of the tool at SUPSI | VM, RB, IP, GP | Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities |
| November 2026 | Collaborative analytics workshop | GP | |
| 6-8 November 2026 | Doing... itwikicon in Ticino Switzerland
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IP | Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities |
| 12-15 November 2025 | Doing... GLAMHack in Winthertur
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IP | Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities |
2027
[edit]| Due date | Description | Lead | Type of action |
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| February 2027 | FOSDEM 2027 | ||
| ?? 2027 | Poster/demo submission to ECSCW | Research dissemination | |
| ?? March 2027 | Wiki Workshop | Research dissemination and involvement of the relevant communities | |
| Edit-a-thon 1 | FD | ||
| Edit-a-thon 2 | FD | ||
| Edit-a-thon 3 | FD | ||
| Writing week 1 | FD | ||
| Writing week 2 | FD | ||
| Qualitative interview with partner 1 Wikimedistas de Uruguay | CS | ||
| Qualitative interview with partner 2 Wiki in Africa | CS | ||
| Qualitative interview with partner 3 Open Climate Campaign | CS | ||
| Qualitative interview with partner 4 Wiki Education Foundation | CS | ||
| Qualitative interview with researcher | CS | ||
| Qualitative interview with volunteer | CS | ||
| Probably August 2027 | Wikimania 2027 | ||
| Documents reporting the uses of the tool by the 3 target groups | CS |
2028
[edit]| Due date | Description | Lead | Type of action |
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| Third release | GP (SR) | Implementation of the visualisation tool | |
| February 2028 | FOSDEM 2028 | ||
| Document about data, changes and online involvement | GP | ||
| Probably August 2028 | Wikimania 2028 | ||
| Paper |
2029
[edit]| Due date | Description | Lead | Type of action |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2029 | FOSDEM 2029. Proposal for the Open Movement Global event. | IP | Research dissemination |
| March 31, 2029 | Project ends. | Coordination | |
| Financial report | Coordination | ||
| Final report | IP / CS | Coordination | |
| Complete documentation of the project. DMP Data Management Plan | Coordination |
Related articles
[edit]- Project description Visual Analytics for Sustainability and Climate Change