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An award for The Triangle of Sustainability project

The Triangle of Sustainability (in German “Dreieck der Nachhaltigkeit”) by  Thomas Bartoscheck and Tomi Kauppinen and their big team from the Institute for Geoinformatics at the University of Münster was  awarded 8000€ and a second place in Wissenschaft interaktiv 2012 organized during June 2–6, 2012, Lübeck, Germany. The Triangle of Sustainability is … Continue reading

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Geosensor Networks in IRTG Virtual Seminar Series on GIScience

As part of the IRTG Virtual Seminar Series on GIScience – Bridging Theory and Application there will be a talk on June 8th by Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Monika Sester from the University of Hannover to give a talk about Geosensor networks. The talk will be published … Continue reading

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The Triangle of Sustainability Awarded

  The Triangle of Sustainability (in German “Dreieck der Nachhaltigkeit”) by  Thomas Bartoscheck and Tomi Kauppinen from the Institute for Geoinformatics at the University of Münster was  awarded 8000€ and a Finalist Position and is competing for the first prize  in Wissenschaft interaktiv 2012, June 2–6, 2012, Lübeck, … Continue reading

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Data Challenge Announced

There will be a Data Challenge as a part of the Workshop on GIScience in the Big Data Age 2012 (GIBDA2012). The winner will be awarded a $250 price sponsored by 52North and will present at the workshop, in Columbus, Ohio, USA. September 18th. Here … Continue reading

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Special Report on Extreme Weather Events

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)   released on 28 March, 2012 its Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). According to IPCC, “the report assesses the evidence that climate … Continue reading

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Workshop on GIScience in the Big Data Age 2012

Workshop on GIScience in the Big Data Age 2012 (GIBDA2012) will be organized in conjunction with the seventh International Conference on Geographic Information Science 2012 (GIScience 2012) in Columbus, Ohio, USA on September 18th, 2012. Workshop Description and Scope The rapidly increasing information universe … Continue reading

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The Vespucci Summer Institute 2012

The Vespucci Initiative for the Advancement of Geographic Information Science is announcing the 10th Annual Summer Institute on Geographic Information Science in Florence, Italy, 2012. The first week’s (June 3 to 9, 2012) topic is “Interoperability 360″. Facilitators for this week … Continue reading

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Linked Haiti

Tomi Kauppinen Efficient and timely crisis management can help to reduce sufferings in aftermaths of crisises such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floodings or storms. Humanitarian logistics is a crucial part of essential operations in crisis management, and it has been defined as  “The … Continue reading

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Blue Marble 2012

Tomi Kauppinen This amazing photo—”Blue Marble 2012″—of the Earth was taken by the NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite on January 4th, 2012. The challenge and task of the Suomi NPP-satellite is to observe the different aspects of our changing Earth. This … Continue reading

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