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  • A Monitoring Tool for OpenStreetMap Mapathons in Python

    In the last couple of weeks disastermappers Heidelberg and GIScience members were interested in finding a way to monitor changes in the OpenStreetMap database. This could help to provide better feedback after mapathons and could allow to measure how many objects like buildings or roads were created or modified during a mapathon. (It was even…

  • Mapping Sokodé – OSM Mapathon as Remote Support to enable local development

    This Wednesday June 08 students of the “Citizens as sensors” seminar will organize a mapping event to support local development in Sokodé (Togo) at the Department of Geography Heidelberg University. Thereby they want to add to previously successful mapping events organized by students, the disastermappers HD and GIScience HD in Heidelberg. For many places in…

  • Second field trip to Santiago de Chile / Segundo terreno en Santiago de Chile

    A second trip to Santiago de Chile was carried out during the first half of May 2016, in which NEOHAZ team members Carolin Klonner and Tomás Usón were teaching at the Heidelberg Center for Latin America (HCLA) as well as conducting research for the NEOHAZ project related to urban flood risk management. The block module…

  • Mapping Event to support relief efforts in Ecuador

    Last Thursday students and researchers of the GIScience group and the Geographical Institute, members of the OSM community and Open Data supporters gathered to support the Ecuador activation of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). In response to the severe earthquake last Saturday, the HOT team had launched several mapping projects to enable the creation of…

  • Programme of the ‘Heidelberg Geographic Society’ published — GIScience Contributing

    The topic of the open colloquium series by the Heidelberg Geographic Society (HGG) for this summer semester is “Global Understanding“. The programme has been published here. The first presentation is given by Prof. Alexander Zipf (GIScience Heidelberg). On Monday May 2nd, 19.00 pm he will talk about user generated geoinformation for disaster management. (Location: INF227,…

  • Reminder: Today OSM Mapathon for Ecuador Disaster at Heidelberg University

    everybody is invited to join our OpenStreetMap Mapathon this evening (Thursday April 21st) at 18pm in the auditorium of the Insitute of Geography Heidelberg University, in the Berliner Straße 48, 69120 Heidelberg. Further information here. Also check our Disaster OpenRouteService for Ecuador at http://openls.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/disaster

  • GIScience contributed to workshop “Open Data” in Heidelberg

    Last friday the GIScience Research Group was invited to participate in a follow-up workshop on “Open Data”. Already in December 2015 the GIScience Research Group and the disastermappers heidelberg had been invited to present their work on Open Data in the 10th “Modellierungstag” of the Heidelberg Graduate School of Mathematical and Computational Methods for the…

  • “Do you speak Math”? 61 presentations this semester

    The topic of the “Akademische Mittagspause” (a kind of open brown bag series for the public) at Heidelberg University is this semester is “Do you speak Math?“. In total more then 60 different 15min presentations (+ 15 in discussion) are given in the “Peterskirche”, Plöck 70, 69117 Heidelberg on a daily basis Monday to Friday,…

  • Specialization in Geoinformatics in Master Geography @ Heidelberg

    You can now find more information about the specialization in Geoinformatics in the Master of Science “Geography” at the Institue of Geography at Heidelberg University online (in German). Also further information about typical courses in the Bachelor programme in Geography at Heidelberg is presented. Usually the majority of the courses are given in German language.

  • GIScience HD contributes to Crisis Mapping Workshop for the “Natural Risk in a Changing World“ Spring School at Potsdam University

    Last Friday, 18th March, Carolin Klonner and Melanie Eckle of the GIScience Research Group were invited to give a workshop on “Crisis Mapping with OpenStreetMap” in scope of the DFG Graduate School “Natural Risk in a Changing World” Spring School at the University of Potsdam. The PhD candidates were introduced to current research and practices…

  • Student Tutors wanted for new Course in Data Organization

    4 Tutoren für die Betreuung der Lehrveranstaltung „Datenorganisation“ gesucht Es sind zum Sommersemester 2016 4 Tutorenstellen zu je 40 Stunden zu besetzen. Aufgaben: – Aktive Mitarbeit bei der Vor- und Nachbereitung der genannten Lehrveranstaltung – Weitgehend eigenständige Durchführung der Lehrveranstaltung Erwünschte Qualifikationen: – Solide Grundkenntnisse im Bereich Datenbanken, ER-Modell – Erfahrungen mit MS Access –…

  • GIScience Research Group Heidelberg becomes Member of the Missing Maps Project

    The GIScience Research Group at Heidelberg University is happy to announce their official membership in the Missing Maps Project. The objective of the Missing Maps Project is to map the most vulnerable places in the developing world, in order that international and local NGOs and individuals can use the maps and data to better respond…