Category: Events
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Disaster Risk Reduction, OpenStreetMap and Missing Maps at Global Platform 2019
Global Platform 2019 in Geneva Creating maps helps humanity. Drawing maps together with communities is crucial for effective risk reduction interventions, ensuring no one is left behind. The progress of the implementation of the targets set by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) have been key discussion points during this years Global Platform…
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HeiGIT/ GIScience at ISCRAM conference in Valencia
19th-22nd of May, the 16th Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM) conference is taking place in Valencia. Likewise to previous years, the GIScience Research Group/HeiGIT are taking part and supporting with several contributions. Martin Hilljegerdes will present a paper, based on his Master Thesis, focusing on “Evaluating the effects of consecutive hurricane hits…
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PhD Colloquium “Deep Learning in Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geospatial Information Processing”
On 14th and 15th May, our 3DGeo group members Bernhard Höfle and Lukas Winiwarter were co-organizing and participating in the 4th colloquium for PhD students working on the topic of Deep Learning and its applications in Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Processing of the Deutsche Geodätische Kommission (DGK) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photogrammetrie und…
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Sonniges „meinGrün“ Konsortiumstreffen in Heidelberg
Letzte Woche fand das zweite große Konsortiumstreffen im Projekt „meinGrün“ in Heidelberg statt. Zusammen mit unseren Projektpartnern vom IÖR , DLR , ISB AG , dem Institut für Kartographie der TU Dresden , Terra Concordia (mundraub.org) und Urbanista haben wir zwei Tage lang an der Weiterentwicklung unserer App gearbeitet, welche es Bürgerinnen in Heidelberg und…
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Colloquium on Assessment of Risk from Natural Hazards in Urban Areas
We cordially invite everybody interested to our next open GIScience colloquium talk The speaker is Dr. Massimiliano Pittore GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences – Helmholz Centre Potsdam When: Monday 20.05.2019, 2:15 pm Where: INF 348, room 015 (Institute of Geography, Heidelberg University) GIScience for GEOscience: challenges and opportunities in a risky world The assessment of risk…
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Letzte Vorbereitungen: Start der MS Wissenschaft am 16. Mai 2019
Mitmach-Exponate direkt aus der Forschung geben in der Ausstellung auf der MS Wissenschaft 2019 Einblicke in die Entwicklung und Anwendung Künstlicher Intelligenzen (KI). Die MS Wissenschaft startet ihre Tour am 16. Mai 2019 in Berlin und besucht Ende August auch Heidelberg. Das Exponat „Mensch Maschine – Forschung im Team“ zeigt wie Trainingsdaten für KI-Algorithmen erstellt…
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HeiGIT/GIScience at Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and Multi Hazard Early Warning Conference
Middle of May, Geneva becomes the gathering place for citizens, political leaders, government institutions, private sector, civil society, and scientific and technical institutions, that all jointly work towards a big objective – to manage disaster risk. In line with the Sendai Framework, the conference is focusing on and strengthening the shift from the management of…
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Colloquium on Laser Scanning for Forestry Applications
We cordially invite everybody interested to our next open GIScience colloquium talk The speaker is Moritz Bruggisser TU Wien, Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, Photogrammetry Division When: Monday 06.05.2019, 2:15 pm Where: INF 348, room 015 (Institute of Geography, Heidelberg University) Multi-scale laser scanning for forestry applications Airborne laser scanning (ALS) has been used for the derivation…
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Guest Scientist Prof. Dr. Jochen Albrecht at GIScience Research Group
This summer term, the GIScience research group at Heidelberg University has the honour of hosting Prof. Dr. Jochen Albrecht as a guest scientist. We are very pleased to welcome Jochen to Heidelberg and to our research group! Dr. Jochen Albrecht is a professor for Computational and Theoretical Geography at Hunter College in New York City.…
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Start of HCE’s series of talks on “Changing Climate”
The Heidelberg Center for the Environment‘s public series of talks “Heidelberger Brücke” is starting today! This semester’s topic is “Changing Climate”. Today, Prof. Dr. Birgit Schneider, University of Potsdam, Department of Arts and Media, speaks in German about the role of images in communication of climate change: “Klimabilder. Die Rolle der Bilder für die Kommunikation des…
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Colloquium on Suburban Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
We cordially invite everybody interested to our next open GIScience colloquium talk The speaker is Dr. Jochen Albrecht Professor for Computational and Theoretical Geography, Hunter College, City University of New York When: Monday 29.04.2019, 2:15 pm Where: INF 348, room 015 (Institute of Geography, Heidelberg University) The Geography of Suburban Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions The common…
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GIScience / HeiGIT at ICT for Development, Kampala – Usage and Analyses of OpenStreetMap for Development
The 11th Information Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D) Conference brings together hundreds of public, private and civil society organizations, eager to share practical insights on applying digital technology to development, humanitarian, and conservation challenges. Participants share how they are using innovations in information and communications technology to increase impact in addressing humanitarian and development challenges.…