State of the Map World is the annual event for all mappers and OpenStreetMap users. The program consists of talks, workshops, discussion rounds and more. HeiGIT is taking part with three different contributions. ORS-Tools – Beginner-friendly Mobility Analysis with OpenStreetMap and openrouteservice in QGIS – Julian Psotta, Benjamin Herfort Friday, 11:30 (60 minutes (plus Q&A)); Room: […]| GIScience Blog
The 25th International Walk21 Conference on Walking and Livable Communities will take place from 6 - 10 October in Tirana, hosted by the Municipality of Tirana in partnership with GIZ Albania.| GIScience Blog
The Robert and Christine Danziger Scholarship supports outstanding doctoral students from West and Central Africa (with particular emphasis on applicants from Ghana), who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in Geography (specializing in Geoinformatics) or Political Science at Heidelberg University. Applicants are expected to be in the process of applying for a doctoral position at Heidelberg University and to be among the best in their research field.| GIScience Blog
Using Heidelberg as a case study, researchers modeled time-dependent solar exposure for the entire pedestrian network by combining high-resolution DEM/DSM building and vegetation data with OpenStreetMap road data. Adapting to heat stress in cities is a major challenge under global warming, as both climate change and the urban heat island effect increase health risks worldwide. […]| GIScience Blog