Author: David Orth
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HeiGIT at the International Land Use Symposium in India
HeiGIT Scientific and Managing Director Prof. Dr. Alexander Zipf and HeiGIT Chief Scientist Adj. Prof Dr. Seven Lautenbach attended the 4th International Land Use Symposium at CEPT University in Ahmedabad, India. The symposium was held from 4th – 6th October 2023 under the main theme “Urban Analytics for Transforming Cities and Regions: Tools, Methods and…
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Analyzing Bikeability
For various reasons biking is becoming a more frequently used mode of transportation. It offers flexibility, is quite cheap compared to other modes of transportation, helps with fitness and is almost carbon neutral. To evaluate how well adapted the existing infrastructure is to accommodate biking, Manuel Kraft of HeiGIT created the “Bikeability-Index”. Analyzing Bikeability There…
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Today is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction!
Did you know that October 13th is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR)? Since 1989, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction promotes a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction on this day and encourages the community to share their events, promotions and ideas regarding disaster risk reduction. Under this year’s…
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HeiGIT at the 11th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action
In October 2023, the 11th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action will take place as a hybrid event in Berlin, allowing for people to attend either in person or online (register here). Under this year’s main theme “People at the centre: scaling up anticipatory action”, the platform offers a plethora of workshops and discussion…
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HeiGIT at the GIScience Conference in Leeds
HeiGIT and GIScience members Adam Rousell, Anne Schauss, Christina Ludwig and Nir Fulman were invited to present their work at the 12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science in Leeds. The conference took place from September 12-15. The first day was dedicated to workshops and tutorials, while short and full papers, as well as posters…
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Happy, Green Cities: Nina Krašovec’s Geospatial Exploration of Urban Vegetation
Until recently, Nina Krašovec was a research assistant at the GIScience research group. This article is the result of an interview, where she spoke about her work at the time and her motivations. We would like to use this article as an opportunity to express our appreciation of her work at HeiGIT and to wish…
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Taginfo goes ohsome
Did you know that the OpenStreetMap (OSM) taginfo site now lets you access the ohsome dashboard? This allows you to gain refined insights into the usage stats of specific keys and tags. Taginfo is the main source for statistics about keys, tags and current tag usage. In most cases, you have to acces a localized…
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Research Visit at Universidade Federal Fluminese (UFF) in Rio de Janeiro
In context of his research on mosquito monitoring and inner-urban dengue occurence, PhD student and GIScience team member Steffen Knoblauch visited the “Universidade Federal Fluminese” (UFF) in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was invited to meet collaborators and professors of UFF and to present his work in “Dengue Risk Modelling at an Urban…