Month: November 2013
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Open position (50%) in GIScience and Laser Scanning
More detailed information can be found here [in German]: http://koenigstuhl.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/~bhoefle/2013/2013_WissMitarbeiterIn_Geoinformatik_Heidelberg.pdf
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New WebPortals by GeoNet.MRN – Network, Energy Atlas, etc.
Our “Network Geoinformation of the Metropole Region Rhine-Neckar” has a new updated Web Portal at http://www.geonet-mrn.de. Also the first prototype of the interactive Web-based Energy Atlas http://energie.geoportal-mrn.de/ for the Metropole Region Rhein-Neckar went online already some time ago. Recently our Master Student Sabrina Helsper has developed a Atlas on thermal energy for all of Germany…
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Impressions from Friday’s Mapping Brunch
Our second Map-a-thon in support of the HOT activation for the Philippines was held on Friday. In a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, ~30 mappers attended the event. The department provided ample amounts of food and refreshments, many thanks to Svend and the Fachschaft for organizing/providing the cutlery, cooking plate and other equipment. A general introduction…
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The emergence and evolution of OpenStreetMap: A cellular automata approach
Collaborative mapping projects, such as OpenStreetMap (OSM), have received tremendous amounts of contributed data from voluntary participants over time. So far, most research efforts deal with data quality issues, but the OSM evolution across space and over time has not been noted. Therefore, a new study is dedicated to the evolution of the contributed information…
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About quality assessment for building footprints data in OpenStreetMap
In the past years, several applications of generating 3D buildings from OpenStreetMap (OSM) have been made available, for instance, OSM-3D, OSM2World, etc. In these projects, 3D buildings are reconstructed using the buildings’ footprints and information about their attributes, which are documented as tags in OSM. Therefore, the quality of 3D buildings relies strongly on the…
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Disaster Mapping for the Philippines – continued: Munch in HD @ Friday!
Aufgrund der großen Nachfrage nach einer schnellen Wiederholung des Mapping-Events vom vergangenen Donnerstag laden die Disaster Mappers Heidelberg am kommenden Freitag, 22.11.2013, um 11:00 zum Mapping Brunch (=”Munch”) in den Großen Hörsaal der Berliner Straße 48 ein. Wir werden aktuelle relevante Gebiete auf den Philippinen kartieren. Gleichzeitig habt Ihr die Gelegenheit, an einem Mapping-Experiment teilzunehmen:…
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Call for Chapter Proposal Submission on “OpenStreetMap in GIScience: experiences, research, applications”
Edited by Jamal Jokar Arsanjani GIScience Research Group, Institute of Geography, University of Heidelberg, Germany Alexander Zipf GIScience Research Group, Institute of Geography, University of Heidelberg, Germany Peter Mooney Department of Computer Science, NUI Maynooth, Ireland Marco Helbich, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, the Netherlands Introduction The radical societal and Information…
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Engaging Data Forum at MIT
Last week GIScience Research Group members were attending the Engaging Data Forum organized by the Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. Carlo Ratti (Director) and Assaf Biderman (Associate Director) from SENSEable City Laboratory open Engaging Data Forum Noam Chomsky, professor of linguistics and Barton Gellman, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and publisher…
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3D-LiDAR and GIS for Gully Detection in Peru
Cushion peatlands are typical features of the high altitude Andes in South America. Due to the adaptation to difficult environmental conditions, they are very fragile ecosystems and therefore vulnerable to environmental and climate changes. Peatland erosion has severe effects on their ecological functions, such as water storage capacity. Thus, erosion monitoring is highly advisable. Erosion…
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Impressions and results from Haiyan Crisis Mapathon at Heidelberg University
UPDATE: An additional Mapathon will take place on Friday 22nd 2013 from 11.00 onwards in the lecture hall of the Department of Geography, Berliner Str. 48, Heidelberg University. CrisisMapping by volunteers is on the rise and and an more and more important contribution to professional disaster management. This has also been confirmed within our conference…
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Damaged buildings from OSM and Instagram images added to Philipines CrisisMap
In addition to the map layers showing population density elements at risk as explained below we added new map layers displaying damaged buildings and impassable roads (OSM) as well as geolocated images from Instagram to our crisismap at crisismap.geog.uni-heidelberg.de. The data is updated regularily. Thanks to all contributors! please be patient for the buildings layer…
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LiDAR Research Group @ ISPRS Laser Scanning Workshop 2013
The LiDAR Research Group participates the Laser Scanning 2013 Workshop on Nov, 11-14th in Antalya, Turkey. The workshop brought together experts from different disciplines which are focused on the modeling and application of point cloud data acquired from laser scanners and other active imaging systems, such as range cameras and gaming sensors. All aspects related…