Podcast: Fieldwork Shoptalk

When it comes to Social Science research - whether it’s for public health, UX, academia, monitoring & evaluation, marketing, etc. - the “Final Deliverables” get the most attention, but the data collection phase is oftentimes the most interesting and enjoyable part of the research and analysis process. Our monthly podcast, “Fieldwork Shoptalk” focuses on the journey rather than the destination - digging into the nuts & bolts of how and where we get get our data, and what we do while we’re getting it.

EPISODE 1: Measuring the Value of Satellite Data for Firefighters in the Jungles of Guatemala

During this episode the Uxeda team talks to two of our colleagues - Dr. Julie Mueller and Margarita Vides - about a project that combined Guatemalan forest firefighters, geospatial satellite data, and an econometric choice experiment.

You can read more about our findings in the recent paper we published in the journal Sustainability: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12077