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Prof. Dr. Angela Schwering

Current affiliations

Professur für Geoinformatik (Prof. Schwering) (SIL)
Heisenbergstr. 2, Raum: 102, 48149 Münster
T: +49 251 83-33059 (Büro) | E-Mail | Website
MExLab living.knowledge ExperiMINTe
Position: Wissenschaftliche Leitung
Corrensstr. 2B, 48149 Münster
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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Research Focus

spatial learning, spatial literacy
spatial cognition, spatial intelligence
Spatial Behaviour, Wayfinding, Navigation, spatial assistance systems
qualitative spatial analysis of maps (sketch maps)

Academic Education
2006	Dr. rer. nat., Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster, Germany
2003	Master of Science in Information Systems, University of Muenster
2001	Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, University of Muenster
Work Experience
since 05/2022	Scientific Director of the MexLab ExperiMINTe
since 2014	Professor, Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster, Germany
2009 - 2014	Assistant Professor (W1), Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster, Germany
2006 - 2009	Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrueck
2003 - 2006	Researcher, Ordnance Survey, Great Britain

Publications

Data Driven Mobility Transition: Enhancing Data Literacy and Self-efficacy Through a Transdisciplinary Project Week in Secondary Education Witte, V., Schwering, A., Frischemeier, D., Wieczorek, L., Mehren, R. (2026) In: Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 00(0). doi:10.1080/26939169.2025.2593295 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Data collection as a catalyst for data literacy: A concept for building Smart City gadgets at school Witte, V.; Schwering, A.; Frischemeier, D. (2026) In: Lisa Birk, Gerrit Loth, Luca Jotzo, Karin Binder and Daniel Frischemeier (eds.), Proceedings of the IASE 2025 Satellite Conference - Statistics and Data Science Education in STEAM, 1-8. Münster: / International Association for Statistics Education. doi:10.52041/iase25.108 Research article in edited proceedings (conference) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Enhancing Spatial Orientation and Navigation Skills through Digital Geogame-Based Training Interventions in Educational Settings Müller, Helen; Qamaz, Yousef; Schwering, Angela (2026) In: Professional Geographer. doi:10.1080/00330124.2026.2707119 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
3D environments require 3D visualisations: the limitations of 2D sketch maps in capturing spatial knowledge Krukar, J.; Aly, A.; Baecker, L.; Heming, L. M.; Zhao, J,; Schwering, A (2026) In: International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 1-33. doi:10.1080/13658816.2026.2684650 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
How Floor Rotation Fragments 3D Cognitive Maps Raja A.V.; Xiao T.; Raubal M.; Schwering A.; Krukar J. (2026) In: Farran, Emily; Schwering, Angela; Schinazi, Victor R.; Parkinson, Jack (eds.), Spatial Cognition XIV, 157-172. Cham: Springer Science+Business Media. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-36716-7_11 Research article in edited proceedings (conference) \| Peer reviewed \| Published

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Projects

Durch Mitgestaltung zur Verantwortungsübernahme: Partizipation als Schlüssel zur Förderung übergreifender Kompetenzen im Lehramtsstudium (MIT-PART) Duration: 01/07/2026 - 30/06/2030 Funded by: Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre - Förderprogramm "Die Welt ist mein Campus" Type of project: Individual project
Mapping Environmental Change with Hanunuo Youth & Educators through Participatory-Mapping and Geospatial Tools Duration: 01/04/2026 - 31/12/2027 Funded by: Universitätsstiftung Münster - Citizen Science Wettbewerb Type of project: Individual project
FoodMaps go School - Ein Angebot für digitales, projektorientiertes forschendes Lernen an Schulen (FoodMaps) Duration: 01/05/2025 - 31/05/2028 Funded by: Stiftung der Sparkasse Münsterland-Ost Type of project: Individual project
lnformatics Competencies Oriented Digital Education in Münster (iCODE_ms) Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/03/2026 Funded by: EFRE/JTF-Programm - Pakt für Informatik 2.0, Bundesverband der Schülerlabore e.V. Type of project: Individual project
Verbund - KI: Energie- und ressourceneffiziente künstliche Intelligenz für moderne IoT-Anwendungen (TinyAIoT) Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025 Funded by: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project

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Prizes

Citizen Science Wettbewerb 2025 Awarded by: Universitätsstiftung Münster Award given to: Schwering, Angela; Thomas, Selani Announced at: 01/04/2026 \| Date of awarding: 21/04/2026 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Mobilitätspreis.NRW 2025 (3rd place) Awarded by: Bündnis für Mobilität im Ministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Verkehr des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (MUNV) Award given to: Wieczorek, Lisa; Witte, Verena, Mehren, Rainer, Schwering, Angela, Bartoschek, Thomas Announced at: 01/05/2025 \| Date of awarding: 29/01/2026 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
LeLa-Preis 2025 in the category: Schülerlabor + (2nd prize) Awarded by: LernortLabor - Bundesverband der Schülerlabore e.V. Award given to: Pesch, Mario; Witte, Verena; Wendt, Biggy-Nadine; Bartoschek, Thomas; Schwering, Angela Announced at: 01/01/2025 \| Date of awarding: 01/01/2025 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Early-stage career development bursary 2023 in the category: Best Poster Award (3rd prize) Awarded by: Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE) Award given to: Schwering, Angela; Krukar, Jakub Announced at: 01/01/2023 \| Date of awarding: 01/01/2023 Type of distinction: Best publication award
Open Data Impact Award 2022 (1st prize) Awarded by: Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft e.V. Award given to: Bartoschek, Thomas; Schwering, Angela; Pesch, Mario Announced at: 07/11/2022 \| Date of awarding: 07/11/2022 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

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Doctorates

Analyse semantisch annotierter Trajektorien Candidate: Seep, Jana \| Supervisors: Vahrenhold, Jan \| Reviewers: Vahrenhold, Jan; Schwering, Angela Period of time: 01/11/2017 - 09/02/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Orientation Information in Wayfinding Instructions: Selection and Evaluation of Route Dependent Information for Wayfinding and Orientation Support Candidate: Löwen, Heinrich \| Supervisors: Schwering, Angela Period of time: 01/10/2016 - 28/02/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Cognitive Wayfinding Candidate: Anacta, Vanessa Joy \| Supervisors: Schwering, Angela Period of time: 01/10/2011 - 29/09/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Qualitative Spatial Reasoning and Alignment of objects from Sketch Map and Metric Maps using Qualitative constraint networks Candidate: Jan, Sahib \| Supervisors: Schwering, Angela Period of time: 01/04/2010 - 11/07/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Incorporating Semantics in Vague Place Models Candidate: Humayun, Mohammed Imaduddin \| Supervisors: Schwering, Angela Period of time: 01/05/2010 - 06/07/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster

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