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  • Programme GI-Colloquium Winter Term 14/15

    We are pleased to announce the programme of our colloquium for the next winter term. We are proud to present a series of high quality talks given by outstanding researchers of their respective fields. A detailed schedule including locational information can be found at our Institute website. Abstracts describing the talks can be found here.

  • Invitation Conference “Fachaustausch Geoinformation Heidelberg” 29.10.2014

    bereits zum sechsten Mal veranstaltet das Geoinformationsnetzwerk der Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH GeoNet.MRN den Fachaustausch Geoinformation in Heidelberg. Die Veranstaltung dient dem Erfahrungsaustausch zwischen Interessenten, Experten, Nutzern und Entscheidungsträgern aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Politik und Verwaltung über Anwendungsmöglichkeiten und aktuelle Themen in der Geoinformationswirtschaft. Als Partner präsentiert sich das Virtual Dimension Center Fellbach. Neben den Themen Geodaten…

  • GIScience at the GIScience

    Last week members of the GIScience Research Group were attending the Eight International Conference on Geographic Information Science in Vienna. Beside the interesting welcome note given by Andrew U. Frank and further follow-up keynote talks, the first conference day was opened up for full day workshops covering various topics of GIScience. Geographic Information Workshop In…

  • Summary of CAP4Access workshop in Heidelberg

    On the 12th and 13th of August 2014, the Smart Simulation Group led by Dr. Mohamed Bakillah of the GIScience Research Group at Heidelberg University organized and hosted an internal workshop for the CAP4Access project partners. The aim of this workshop was to present and discuss the activities, sharing of tasks, ongoing progress and issues…

  • Visitors from the ITC

    On tuesday morning a delegation from the ITC (Enschede, Netherlands) visited our GIScience research group in Heidelberg. The visiting group consisted of master students and Prof. Frank Ostermann, who was leading the excursion. Their aim was to get an impression of the multifaceted research that is going on in our group. Some members of our…

  • Field experiment: deriving pedestrian sidewalk information using LIDAR technology

    On 11th of September, the second experiment for the CAP4Access project for Heidelberg pilot city was performed by Smart Simulation group (led by Mohamed Bakillah) with collaboration of LIDAR research group of Heidelberg University. Bernhard Höfle, Amin Mobasheri and Evelyn Schmitz participated in this fieldwork, using RIEGL VZ-400 laser scanning device in order to collect…

  • Natural Disasters 2.0: Video about VGI in Disaster Management at Reiss-Engelhorn Museum in Mannheim

    How can new mobile technologies and social media open up new ways of social engagement and support before, during and in the aftermath of a disaster? This question is the leitmotiv of the video called “Naturkatastrophen 2.0” (Natural Disasters 2.0), created by Melanie Eckle and Benjamin Herfort, two undergraduate research assistants of the GIScience group,…

  • Field experiment: a low-cost approach for deriving pedestrian sidewalk network data

    As a task for CAP4Access project, on Monday 11th of August, members of the Smart Simulation group (Mohamed Bakillah, Amin Mobasheri and Sarah Labusga) of GIScience at Heidelberg University performed a field experiment together with people with limited mobilities. Several GPS trackers (with different characteristics and predefined parameters for data collection) were installed on three wheelchairs and for a selected…

  • VGI and Citizen Science Workshop & Invited talk at LabGeo of Florence University, Italy

    During 7-11 th of July, Vespucci Initiative organized the workshop “IC1203 COST ENERGIC – VGI and Citizen Science: engaging, creating and understanding“. Having granted an award from European Commission (COST Energic), Amin Mobasheri from GIScience group of Heidelberg University attended the workshop. The week activities were articulated in practical scientific activities where participants actively contributed…

  • Sabbatical @ UCSB

    Our head, Professor Zipf, has left for a sabbatical at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the winter semester. He is hosted by the Center for Spatial Studies (Director Prof. W. Kuhn) at the renowned Department of Geography. We wish you all the best and an inspiring time overseas!

  • Joint HD-Salzburg GIScience PhD Summer School at Abbey Frauenwörth at Lake Chiemsee

    Last month members of the GIScience Research Group of Heidelberg University and the Doctoral College GIScience of Salzburg University met for a few days at a joint PhD Summer School on “Explorations in GIScience”. This included workshops, presentations and most importantly lively discussions on a range of topics related to research in GIScience. The set…

  • Canoe Tour: GIScience Team “conquering” the Neckar between Hirschhorn and Neckargemünd

    Wednesday, July 16th – the day 24 members of GIScience had been looking forward to for a long time. After general tips and instructions of the owner, it was time to get ready for the Neckar. Six canoes with excited people put to sea. Equipped with paddles and life jackets, it was time to “conquer”…