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This is the official account of HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology) at Heidelberg University.
Check us out at https://heigit.org/
We create space to experiment with new ideas & technologies without immediate pressure to deliver results. This mindset led to Innovation Summer, making room to explore new ideas. How do you develop new ideas?
🔍 heigit.org?p=41714
#research
We create space to experiment with new ideas & technologies without immediate pressure to deliver results. This mindset led to Innovation Summer, making room to explore new ideas. How do you develop new ideas?
🔍 heigit.org?p=41714
#research
📆 Jan 20, 7:15 pm
📍 Lecture Hall 2, KIP, HD
🗣️ Dr. Susanne Jahns
💡 Lecture in German
👉 heigit.org/events/hgg-l...
📆 Jan 20, 7:15 pm
📍 Lecture Hall 2, KIP, HD
🗣️ Dr. Susanne Jahns
💡 Lecture in German
👉 heigit.org/events/hgg-l...
Key lesson: if health professionals and information managers work together, they can translate complex data into high-quality results
heigit.org/gis-training...
Key lesson: if health professionals and information managers work together, they can translate complex data into high-quality results
heigit.org/gis-training...
As part of the Silver Ways project, we are inviting everyone to participate in our #mobility survey and help us better understand #walking needs, barriers, and preferences in Mannheim.
👉 tinyurl.com/47yuf32w
#research #GIS #opendata
A recent study used openrouteservice to analyse walking accessibility to culturally valued green spaces in Jakarta. Network-based travel times revealed clear socioeconomic inequalities.
👉 heigit.org?p=41611
A recent study used openrouteservice to analyse walking accessibility to culturally valued green spaces in Jakarta. Network-based travel times revealed clear socioeconomic inequalities.
👉 heigit.org?p=41611
🔍 High-resolution data on walkability & bikeability, heating emissions, CO₂ budget, & land-use change
⚡ Faster vector-based maps
🌐 Interface now in English & German
📄 PDF reports
climate-action.heigit.org
🔍 High-resolution data on walkability & bikeability, heating emissions, CO₂ budget, & land-use change
⚡ Faster vector-based maps
🌐 Interface now in English & German
📄 PDF reports
climate-action.heigit.org
Thanks to our partners and collaborators for advancing open geoinformation technologies with us in 2025 for the benefit of society and the environment. Together, we turn geospatial data into insights for humanitarian response and climate action.
Our milestones tinyurl.com/evbycst9
Thanks to our partners and collaborators for advancing open geoinformation technologies with us in 2025 for the benefit of society and the environment. Together, we turn geospatial data into insights for humanitarian response and climate action.
Our milestones tinyurl.com/evbycst9
What´s new? German translation, a new welcome screen and an extended search interface. Oqapi extended its support for currentness to all topics.
Happy Analyzing! 🙂
dashboard.ohsome.org
What´s new? German translation, a new welcome screen and an extended search interface. Oqapi extended its support for currentness to all topics.
Happy Analyzing! 🙂
dashboard.ohsome.org
Our work combines #OpenStreetMap and Street View Imagery to infer #traffic speed classes across a whole city. The focus is on long-term, typical traffic patterns and spatial completeness. Case study: Berlin
tinyurl.com/2hsdjuzw
Our work combines #OpenStreetMap and Street View Imagery to infer #traffic speed classes across a whole city. The focus is on long-term, typical traffic patterns and spatial completeness. Case study: Berlin
tinyurl.com/2hsdjuzw
Our contributions featured in Data-Driven Earth Observation for Disaster Management: From Theory to Practical Applications talks exactly about that!
Read more 👉 buff.ly/xqN9RHj
Our contributions featured in Data-Driven Earth Observation for Disaster Management: From Theory to Practical Applications talks exactly about that!
Read more 👉 buff.ly/xqN9RHj
giscience.github.io/gis-training...
We´ve recently used the new translated version in a training with several National Red Cross Societies in Bogotá.
It´s great to see #GIS become more accessible for humanitarian work!
giscience.github.io/gis-training...
We´ve recently used the new translated version in a training with several National Red Cross Societies in Bogotá.
It´s great to see #GIS become more accessible for humanitarian work!
Let´s test the new features by looking at Kalbach-Riedberg (#Frankfurt). Some areas seems to have no emissions: how is this possible?
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Let´s test the new features by looking at Kalbach-Riedberg (#Frankfurt). Some areas seems to have no emissions: how is this possible?
🔎 heigit.org/new-indicato...
This makes #ParticipatoryMapping even more accessible and efficient in #humanitarian contexts and beyond!
🔗 heigit.org?p=41381
This makes #ParticipatoryMapping even more accessible and efficient in #humanitarian contexts and beyond!
🔗 heigit.org?p=41381
More map data is now generated automatically, raising questions about transparency and #dataquality. Our research shows AI-created roads are hard to detect once mixed with human edits. How will mapping change?
heigit.org?p=41526
More map data is now generated automatically, raising questions about transparency and #dataquality. Our research shows AI-created roads are hard to detect once mixed with human edits. How will mapping change?
heigit.org?p=41526
To honor this milestone, we put together a short video to show what we do for humanitarian aid, climate action, and sustainable mobility with your support: youtube.com/shorts/0yWBj...
To honor this milestone, we put together a short video to show what we do for humanitarian aid, climate action, and sustainable mobility with your support: youtube.com/shorts/0yWBj...
Now with Greenness, Detour Factors, and Extended Summaries to help analyze bikeability with even more precision.
Read more: heigit.org?p=41475
Try hiBike: climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashb...
@radlobby.at
Now with Greenness, Detour Factors, and Extended Summaries to help analyze bikeability with even more precision.
Read more: heigit.org?p=41475
Try hiBike: climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashb...
@radlobby.at
More research, new collaborations, & initiatives that make open geodata more practical for humanitarian aid, mobility, and climate resilience. There is more to come in 2026!
Thanks to the Klaus Tschira Stiftung & all partners 🎉
👉 heigit.org?p=41461
#opendata
More research, new collaborations, & initiatives that make open geodata more practical for humanitarian aid, mobility, and climate resilience. There is more to come in 2026!
Thanks to the Klaus Tschira Stiftung & all partners 🎉
👉 heigit.org?p=41461
#opendata
Static #routing fails when roads collapse or flood — slowing relief when every minute matters.
We’re developing dynamic routing that uses real-time, mission-specific data to help responders adapt routes on the fly and avoid delays.
🔍 buff.ly/hjk1qGt
Static #routing fails when roads collapse or flood — slowing relief when every minute matters.
We’re developing dynamic routing that uses real-time, mission-specific data to help responders adapt routes on the fly and avoid delays.
🔍 buff.ly/hjk1qGt
Volunteers successfully mapped Arctic permafrost with the open-source app MapSwipe.
Results show that #CitizenScience can effectively contribute data to climate research.
👉 Blog: heigit.org/new-paper-on...
👉 Full paper: tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...
@awi.de
Volunteers successfully mapped Arctic permafrost with the open-source app MapSwipe.
Results show that #CitizenScience can effectively contribute data to climate research.
👉 Blog: heigit.org/new-paper-on...
👉 Full paper: tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...
@awi.de
Connect with global mappers to share work, learn, and collaborate.
Two sessions: 8 & 9 December
Register: heigit.org/events/mappi...
Submit your project: heigit.limequery.org/341954?lang=en
#CommunityMapping #GIS
Connect with global mappers to share work, learn, and collaborate.
Two sessions: 8 & 9 December
Register: heigit.org/events/mappi...
Submit your project: heigit.limequery.org/341954?lang=en
#CommunityMapping #GIS
At the 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬, we had the chance to discuss how #GIS can support #GlobalHealth through climate-related spatial indicators, advanced routing and accessibility analysis, & participatory mapping: heigit.org/geoinformati...
At the 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬, we had the chance to discuss how #GIS can support #GlobalHealth through climate-related spatial indicators, advanced routing and accessibility analysis, & participatory mapping: heigit.org/geoinformati...
In biomass-heated Temuco, weather turns routine emissions into extreme PM₂.₅ episodes. Using data from 11 stations, the study links meteorology, spatial variability and the need to move away from polluting heating tech.
tinyurl.com/2jr7sn9n
In biomass-heated Temuco, weather turns routine emissions into extreme PM₂.₅ episodes. Using data from 11 stations, the study links meteorology, spatial variability and the need to move away from polluting heating tech.
tinyurl.com/2jr7sn9n
📅 6–7 December 2025
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#AI
📅 6–7 December 2025
🔗 buff.ly/lQtfLfN
#AI
𝘖𝘚𝘔-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘜𝘓𝘊 𝘮𝘢𝘱 of 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘩𝘦, 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 🛰️🗺️
In the LaVerDi project, HeiGIT & @bkgbund.bsky.social combine OSM data with Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery to make land-use & land-cover monitoring across Germany more precise & responsive.
More: heigit.org/laverdi/
𝘖𝘚𝘔-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘜𝘓𝘊 𝘮𝘢𝘱 of 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘩𝘦, 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 🛰️🗺️
In the LaVerDi project, HeiGIT & @bkgbund.bsky.social combine OSM data with Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery to make land-use & land-cover monitoring across Germany more precise & responsive.
More: heigit.org/laverdi/
📆 December 2, 2025 7:15 pm
📍 Lecture Hall 2 (HS2), Kirchhoff Institute for Physics (KIP), Heidelberg
🗣️ Prof. Dr. Christine Schmitt
📆 December 2, 2025 7:15 pm
📍 Lecture Hall 2 (HS2), Kirchhoff Institute for Physics (KIP), Heidelberg
🗣️ Prof. Dr. Christine Schmitt