Category: Teaching
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Teaching and research in Santiago de Chile / Docencia e investigación en Santiago de Chile
During the first half of May 2015, Bernhard Höfle and his NEOHAZ team members Carolin Klonner, Sabrina Marx and Tomás Usón were teaching at the Heidelberg Center for Latin America (HCLA) in Santiago de Chile as well as conducting research for the NEOHAZ project related to urban flood risk management. The project aims at analysing…
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GIScience Colloquium Talk on Classification Accuracy in VGI: Ahmed Loai Ali
The semester proceeds quickly and another talk is already approaching: We are happy to announce the next presentation in our Heidelberg University GIS colloquium which will be given by Ahmed Loai Ali from Bremen University (Cognitive Systems Research Group). Ahmed will talk about accuracy issues when classifying volunteered geographic information (VGI). See a full description…
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Nepal Disaster Mapping Heidelberg University
Following the earthquake which struck Nepal on April 25 hundreds of volunteers worldwide come together to map out disaster affected areas through the coordination of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and the local partner in Kathmandu, the Kathmandu Living Labs team. Disastermappers Heidelberg joined the efforts on monday evening by organizing a first mapping event.…
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3D Field Trip to Greece – Exploring 3D GIScience in one of the most exciting geological settings
Our students learned how multiple 3D geodata sensor systems (LiDAR, UAVs, GNSS) can be used to capture and analyze the geomorphology and geology of one of the most exciting geological areas, the Peloponnese in Greece. Together with the geology students from the University of Stavanger more than 30 young researchers explored the area around the…
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Disaster Mapping for Nepal this Monday 17:00 Heidelberg University
On Saturday Nepal was hit by a massive earthquake that devastated large parts of Kathmandu as well as many suburbs and remote mountain villages and towns. A few hours later the first mapping actions were started by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (H.O.T.). These are coordinated with the Kathmandu Living Labs team, a resident of Kathmandu…
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Invitation to Lecture on Climate Change by IPCC member Prof. T. Stocker
As a member of the Heidelberg Center for the Environment (HCE) we want to make you aware of a public lecture by Prof. Dr. Thomas Stocker (Berne) on March 24: Within the scope of this year’s Spring Meeting at Heidelberg University, the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) presents an evening lecture given by Prof. Dr. Thomas…
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The Disaster Mappers Heidelberg look back at an exiting year 2014
Here you can find their Blogpost about last years crisis mapping activities. Congratulations and keep up the good work!
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Successfull OSM Workshop by Disaster Mappers Heidelberg
Here you find a report on the OSM Workshop that has been organized last week at the Department of Geography, Heidelberg University by the Disaster Mappers Heidelberg. There are further options for events to work on OSM in Heidelberg e.g. as next Wednesday (3rd December) for the “OpenStreetMap und Wheelmap Mapping Party” or the Wednesday…
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Heidelberg Crisis Mappers Colloquium next Wednesday
Here you find a report on the last Mapping Party at Heidelberg University organized by the Heidelberg Crisis Mappers with Kate Chapman, the Executive Director of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) giving a lecture and then there is an invitation to join the upcoming Crisis Mapping Colloquium on Wednesday (26 Nov 2014, 16-18 clock, Dep.…
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Call for Applications: Research Group GIScience (Kleine Forschergruppe Geoinformatik) and Field Trip (Geländepraktikum / Übung) to Greece
Location and Dates The field course will take place from 21-29 April 2015 in Greece. Instructors Bernhard Höfle and Martin Hämmerle Rationale The availability and coverage of high-resolution and highly accurate 3D point clouds of the Earth surface, including the terrain surface as well as raised objects on the bare earth (e.g. trees and debris),…