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This is the official account of HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology) at Heidelberg University.
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We’re teaming up with the University of Würzburg, GeoDACH and AFNEG for an evening of open mapping in support of #MSF work in Indonesia.
🗓️ 18:30–21:30
📍 Im Neuenheimer Feld 205, 69120 HD (5th floor, IWR)
👉 heigit.org/events/geogr...
We’re teaming up with the University of Würzburg, GeoDACH and AFNEG for an evening of open mapping in support of #MSF work in Indonesia.
🗓️ 18:30–21:30
📍 Im Neuenheimer Feld 205, 69120 HD (5th floor, IWR)
👉 heigit.org/events/geogr...
AILAS uses #AI, #geospatial analytics & #opendata for weather-adaptive routing, improving disaster logistics & #resilience.
AILAS: heigit.org/ailas/
Book: tinyurl.com/ymuyvx8f
AILAS uses #AI, #geospatial analytics & #opendata for weather-adaptive routing, improving disaster logistics & #resilience.
AILAS: heigit.org/ailas/
Book: tinyurl.com/ymuyvx8f
New research shows local factors matter:
Water stress
Steep terrain
Distance from sugar mills
Climate + accessibility are key factors for #sustainable rural planning and #LandUse.
👉 heigit.org/new-paper-pr...
New research shows local factors matter:
Water stress
Steep terrain
Distance from sugar mills
Climate + accessibility are key factors for #sustainable rural planning and #LandUse.
👉 heigit.org/new-paper-pr...
𝘗𝘳𝘦-𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦, 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘭 🇧🇷
Today’s map highlights road accessibility before the 2024 floods in #PortoAlegre, focusing on the BR-290 Freeway.
💡Mapping accessibility helps reveal vulnerabilities in transport networks.
𝘗𝘳𝘦-𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦, 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘭 🇧🇷
Today’s map highlights road accessibility before the 2024 floods in #PortoAlegre, focusing on the BR-290 Freeway.
💡Mapping accessibility helps reveal vulnerabilities in transport networks.
𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 3𝘋 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘮, 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮
Today’s map goes beyond 2D, visualizing Trondheim, Norway, in three dimensions.
The 3D building models were automatically generated in LoD2 (Level of Detail 2) from ALS.
𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 3𝘋 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘮, 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮
Today’s map goes beyond 2D, visualizing Trondheim, Norway, in three dimensions.
The 3D building models were automatically generated in LoD2 (Level of Detail 2) from ALS.
Stefan, our former Innovation Manager with a PhD in Informatics and 20+ years at IBM, succeeds Gesa Schönberger. Thank you, Gesa, for your exceptional leadership. Onward with open geoinformation for social good!
heigit.org/heigit-welco...
Stefan, our former Innovation Manager with a PhD in Informatics and 20+ years at IBM, succeeds Gesa Schönberger. Thank you, Gesa, for your exceptional leadership. Onward with open geoinformation for social good!
heigit.org/heigit-welco...
🔍 heigit.org?p=40878
🔍 heigit.org?p=40878
We will join SotM Europe with several sessions on #OpenStreetMap, #geoAI, and humanitarian mapping. We look forward to discussing how Open Data, community collaboration and AI shape the future of mapping.
💡Our contributions: heigit.org/events/heigi...
We will join SotM Europe with several sessions on #OpenStreetMap, #geoAI, and humanitarian mapping. We look forward to discussing how Open Data, community collaboration and AI shape the future of mapping.
💡Our contributions: heigit.org/events/heigi...
𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘳𝘢, 𝘎𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘢
By combining Planet satellite data with Mapillary imagery, we reveal road infrastructure gaps.
🔍 Dataset: data.humdata.org/organization...
📆 Stay tuned for the release of a new road surface dataset!
𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘳𝘢, 𝘎𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘢
By combining Planet satellite data with Mapillary imagery, we reveal road infrastructure gaps.
🔍 Dataset: data.humdata.org/organization...
📆 Stay tuned for the release of a new road surface dataset!
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭: 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀
We start with a map of public transport stops in Stuttgart, Germany. The colors reflect how often the stops are serviced by public transport between 7am-7pm on weekdays. High frequency is key for a high-quality public transport network 🚌
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭: 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀
We start with a map of public transport stops in Stuttgart, Germany. The colors reflect how often the stops are serviced by public transport between 7am-7pm on weekdays. High frequency is key for a high-quality public transport network 🚌
📆 November 11, 2025 7:15 pm
📍 Lecture Hall 2 (HS2), Kirchhoff Institute for Physics (KIP), HD
🗣️ Dr. Mathias Steckel (Forstbezirk Odenwald)
💡 buff.ly/KjIQIzL
📆 November 11, 2025 7:15 pm
📍 Lecture Hall 2 (HS2), Kirchhoff Institute for Physics (KIP), HD
🗣️ Dr. Mathias Steckel (Forstbezirk Odenwald)
💡 buff.ly/KjIQIzL
💡https://tinyurl.com/land-use-symposium
🔍https://heigit.org/laverdi/
💡https://tinyurl.com/land-use-symposium
🔍https://heigit.org/laverdi/
Online event with Urban Big Data Centre.
Two sessions (8 & 9 Dec) for different time zones.
Join mappers & community initiatives worldwide—register as participant or presenter!
Info & registration: heigit.org/events/mappi...
#ParticipatoryMapping #GIS
Online event with Urban Big Data Centre.
Two sessions (8 & 9 Dec) for different time zones.
Join mappers & community initiatives worldwide—register as participant or presenter!
Info & registration: heigit.org/events/mappi...
#ParticipatoryMapping #GIS
Our heat-resilient navigation app helps vulnerable populations navigate cities safely during extreme heat. Expanding across Europe!
Contact us if your city could benefit.
👉 climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/mission/s...
#ClimateAdaptation
Our heat-resilient navigation app helps vulnerable populations navigate cities safely during extreme heat. Expanding across Europe!
Contact us if your city could benefit.
👉 climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/mission/s...
#ClimateAdaptation
Urban regions are facing an increase in land consumption, with environmental & socio-economic consequences. The CAN`s new assessment tool supports decision making towards a sustainable land use: tinyurl.com/can-land-con...
Urban regions are facing an increase in land consumption, with environmental & socio-economic consequences. The CAN`s new assessment tool supports decision making towards a sustainable land use: tinyurl.com/can-land-con...
Our LULC Change tool provides high-resolution emission estimates for a custom time period at a spatial scale. We analyzed LULC changes in Grünheide, Brandenburg (2020-2024).
🔍 climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashb...
Our LULC Change tool provides high-resolution emission estimates for a custom time period at a spatial scale. We analyzed LULC changes in Grünheide, Brandenburg (2020-2024).
🔍 climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashb...
To ground this system in lived experience, we conducted a series of workshops with elderly groups across Mannheim. 📝
🔍 heigit.org/silver-ways-...
To ground this system in lived experience, we conducted a series of workshops with elderly groups across Mannheim. 📝
🔍 heigit.org/silver-ways-...
Our results: heigit.org/streetscape-...
#GeoAI #DeepLearning
Our results: heigit.org/streetscape-...
#GeoAI #DeepLearning
The Sketch Map Tool bridges the gap between analogue and digital mapping, transforming local knowledge into georeferenced data.
👉https://sketch-map-tool.heigit.org/
#ResiliencePays #ParticipatoryMapping #OpenData #GIS
The Sketch Map Tool bridges the gap between analogue and digital mapping, transforming local knowledge into georeferenced data.
👉https://sketch-map-tool.heigit.org/
#ResiliencePays #ParticipatoryMapping #OpenData #GIS
Join us at the 𝗞𝗜𝗧 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 next Sunday:
We will take to the street by bike or on foot and collect insights on how public spaces can become more livable and bike-friendly.
📅Info & registration: heigit.org/events/kit-s...
@kit.edu
Join us at the 𝗞𝗜𝗧 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 next Sunday:
We will take to the street by bike or on foot and collect insights on how public spaces can become more livable and bike-friendly.
📅Info & registration: heigit.org/events/kit-s...
@kit.edu
We’re working with Croix-Rouge Malagasy & German Red Cross to support anticipatory action in Madagascar:
▫️Training local teams on GIS to assess cyclone risk & trigger early action
▫️Developing an AI-based routing tool
🔗Blog: heigit.org/advancing-di...
We’re working with Croix-Rouge Malagasy & German Red Cross to support anticipatory action in Madagascar:
▫️Training local teams on GIS to assess cyclone risk & trigger early action
▫️Developing an AI-based routing tool
🔗Blog: heigit.org/advancing-di...
We have calculated the CO₂ budget for 5 German cities.
Check how much CO₂ they can still emit on the #𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿:
📑 Blog post: heigit.org/unveiling-th...
📊 Data: climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashb...
We have calculated the CO₂ budget for 5 German cities.
Check how much CO₂ they can still emit on the #𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿:
📑 Blog post: heigit.org/unveiling-th...
📊 Data: climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashb...
HeiGIT is joining Walk21Conference with a talk on bridging perception and objectivity in walkability assessment.
We will explore how subjective perceptions of safety, comfort, and accessibility can diverge from objective walkability indicators.
🔍 heigit.org/events/heigi...
HeiGIT is joining Walk21Conference with a talk on bridging perception and objectivity in walkability assessment.
We will explore how subjective perceptions of safety, comfort, and accessibility can diverge from objective walkability indicators.
🔍 heigit.org/events/heigi...
From Oct 3-5, State of the Map World, the annual event for all mappers and OpenStreetMap users, takes place in Manila. HeiGIT will contribute with three sessions on OSM data for routing, openrouteservice and the current state of OSM.
🔍 heigit.org/events/heigi...
From Oct 3-5, State of the Map World, the annual event for all mappers and OpenStreetMap users, takes place in Manila. HeiGIT will contribute with three sessions on OSM data for routing, openrouteservice and the current state of OSM.
🔍 heigit.org/events/heigi...
Sharing a path with side-parked cars increases the risk of dooring, i.e. being hit by a parking car🚲🚗
Our Climate Action Navigator´s hiBike uses OSM data to identify high-risk paths.
💡 climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashb...
#MobilityWeek #Cycling
Sharing a path with side-parked cars increases the risk of dooring, i.e. being hit by a parking car🚲🚗
Our Climate Action Navigator´s hiBike uses OSM data to identify high-risk paths.
💡 climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashb...
#MobilityWeek #Cycling