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GIScienceHD HeiGIT @GIScienceHD
Joined December 2014
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GIScienceHD HeiGIT@GIScienceHD
24 Jan 2025
This is our last post on X. Our account will go dormant tomorrow. We will keep posting about open-source geodata for humanitarian aid, climate action and more on our other social media channels:
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👩💼How does geography influence women's employment opportunities? A new study assessed women's access to jobs in the renewable energy sector, identifying gaps in walkability, safety, and access to services. 📄Paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… 📋Blog: heigit.org/new-paper-leverag…
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🚍Are we missing critical insights on accessibility by relying only on planned transit data? New study shows major accessibility differences when comparing public transport schedules and real-time vehicle transit data. Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.commtr.202… Blog: heigit.org/evaluation-of-acc…
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Only a few days left for the EUGEO Congress 2025 Call for Papers! You can still submit your contribution until January 20th.
GIScienceHD HeiGIT@GIScienceHD
3 Dec 2024
The #CallForPapers for #EUGEO2025 is open! Kirsten von Elverfeldt, Maria Martin and Sebastián Block will host sessions on indicators for active #UrbanMobility and #GHG inventories at high spatial resolution. 📢Call: eugeo2025.eu/eugeo-2025-sess… 📰Read more: heigit.org/eugeo-2025-cfp/
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Introducing ohsome-py 0.4.0, the Python client for the ohsome API. This version offers: 🔸Improved error handling and logging 🔸Updated dependencies for compatibility 🔸Better tag handling for cleaner data frames 🔸A more intuitive Python interface 👉 heigit.org/ohsome-py-0-4-0/
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❗Training alert: how to become a Humanitarian Data Analyst❗ ▫️ Would you like to help humanitarian work? ▫️ Are you a student in social sciences or data analysis? Check out this training program by @roteskreuz_de 👇 Info session: 📅 January 16 📍Berliner Str. 48, Heidelberg
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The Indus River Basin is highly exposed to riverine floods. We recently traveled to Islamabad, Pakistan, to strengthen local geospatial skills and develop a data-driven flood risk assessment with @PRC_official, @ifrc and local stakeholders. 👉Read more: heigit.org/risk-assessment-p…
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Geoawesome@geoawesome_dgtl
2 Jan 2025
🌍This will make it easier to create better maps! HeiGIT's road surface classification dataset, powered by deep learning, is transforming transportation, safety, and logistics around the world. Learn more: shorturl.at/FCfGi #Geospatial #Transportation #Mapping #Geoawesome
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Søren Johannessen@neogeografen
6 Jan 2025
Ser umiddelbart ud til at Danmarks Statistik "Arealregnskab" for 'Parker, sportsanlæg et al" i Ballerup er alt for lavt sat i forhold til #openstreetmap (kilde @GIScienceHD Ohsome) - for dette emne tror jeg godt OSM kan give et bedre billede ude i kommunerne for arealanvendelse.
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Uni Heidelberg@UniHeidelberg
20 Dec 2024
Schwerpunkt Transformative Umweltforschung im Masterstudiengang Geographie – Universität Heidelberg konzipiert und entwickelt neue MINT-Vertiefungsrichtung uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroo…
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📣Job Opening: Student Assistant for Climate Action📣 Are you passionate about climate change and mobility? Do you study geography, informatics, or another natural science, and have some experience with Python or GIS? 👉Apply here to join our team: heigit.org/join-the-team/
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🇩🇪 GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action
@AA_stabilisiert
18 Dec 2024
There is innovation in the humanitarian field too: @AA_stabilisiert would like to present you a series of innovative tools in humanitarian assistance: let's start off with the amazing Sketch Map Tool! sketch-map-tool.heigit.org/e…

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It’s a wrap! 🎇 With 2024 drawing to a close, we look back to some of the milestones we reached in 2024: ​heigit.org/the-year-2024-at-… We thank especially our partners: your collaboration and support is what drives our mission forward. Happy holidays from the GIScience & HeiGIT team!
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Madagascar is highly exposed to cyclones. We teamed up with @roteskreuz_de and @MadaRedCross to develop a tailored #cyclone risk assessment for #Madagascar. 👇Read more about our recent #GIS training and joint work for #DisasterRiskReduction: heigit.org/aa-cyclones-in-ma…
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GIScienceHD HeiGIT retweeted
openrouteservice.org (ORS)@ors_news
12 Dec 2024
openrouteservice 9.0.0 ("Europa") is here! Key updates include: 🔸Easier config & routing profile management 🔸Pre-built graph support for more efficient use 🔸Ukrainian translation added 🔸Improved handling of restricted roads Full changelog: heigit.org/announcing-openro…
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Mark your calendar: December 18, 2024 PhD candidate Steffen Knoblauch presents research on “Habitat-Scale Environmental Suitability Mapping for Aedes aegypti”. 📍 Conference Room, 5th Floor, Mathematikon, INF 205, HD 🕘 9:00 AM More about his research: heigit.org/public-lecture-on…
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Alexander Zipf, Anne Schauss and Steffen Knoblauch recently traveled to Chile as part of our collaboration with @HCLAHeidelberg. There, they hosted a course on #GIS and Applications for Disaster Risk Management. 📰Blogpost: heigit.org/teaching-at-heide…
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🗣️HGG lecture tomorrow! "Große Exkursion nach Mexiko 2024: Migration, Urbane Entwicklung und Infrastruktur" by Henrike Drößler, Simon Janus, Finn Maaß (@UniHeidelberg) 📆Dec 10 ⏰7:15 p.m. 📍HS 2 at the Kirchhoff-Institute for Physics (KIP), INF 227. heigit.org/hgg-heidelberger-…
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Our Climate Action Dashboard is now featured by the European Space Agency (@esa) on the NoR Map: map.nor-discover.org. The dashboard will provide open, actionable data on climate readiness, helping translate research into practical solutions for #ClimateAction. 1/2
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While the #ClimateActionDashboard is not openly accessible yet, here you can get a glimpse on what it can do, e. g. quantify CO2 emissions from land use changes: heigit.org/quantifying-co2-e… Stay posted for the upcoming release! 2/2
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