With 2024 drawing to a close, we reflect on a year filled with events, accomplishments and opportunities to make a positive impact. Halfway through the year, we celebrated HeiGIT’s fifth anniversary—a moment to appreciate how far we’ve come and everything … Read More
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Stellenangebot: Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (m/w/d) im Climate Action Team
Dear Students, we at HeiGIT are currently looking for a student assistant to help our work in the climate action project, where we provide indicators to support active members in society who influence decision makers to take concrete actions on … Read More
Acting Before the Disaster Happens: a Risk Assessment for Cyclones in Madagascar
Anticipatory Action for Disaster Management In the field of humanitarian aid, Anticipatory Action (AA) is emerging as an important strategy to mitigate the impact of hazards. Anticipatory Action is an innovative mechanism that intends to make humanitarian resources available before … Read More
Announcing openrouteservice version 9.0.0: codename “Europa”
We are proud to announce the release of openrouteservice version 9.0.0, codename “Europa”. In this release, there are a number of new features that make running your own instance a whole lot easier, and some changes that improve the general routing … Read More
Public lecture on “Habitat-Scale Environmental Suitability Mapping for Aedes aegypti”
On December 18, 2024, GIScience PhD candidate Steffen Knoblauch will present his research on “Habitat-Scale Environmental Suitability Mapping for Aedes aegypti.” The public lecture will take place at 9:00 AM in the Conference Room, 5th Floor, Mathematikon, Im Neuenheimer Feld … Read More
Teaching at Heidelberg Center Latin America in the master program “Governance of Risk and Resources”
Recently, our colleagues traveled to Chile as part of our ongoing collaboration with the Heidelberg Center Latin America. During their visit, they hosted a block course, met with local research institutes, and participated in an alumni meeting for the master’s … Read More
GeoAI4Water III Thailand
In times of natural disasters and other emergencies, access to reliable data on critical infrastructure can mean the difference between a swift recovery and prolonged crisis. Building on the success of previous initiatives, the GeoAI4Water III project is taking a … Read More
Stellenausschreibung: Postdocstelle in der GIScience Forschungsgruppe der Universität Heidelberg
Die Universität Heidelberg ist eine forschungsstarke und international ausgerichtete Volluniversität. Mit rund 30.000 Studierenden und 8.400 Beschäftigten, darunter zahlreiche Spitzenforscher*innen, ist sie eine weltweit angesehene Institution, die auch für die Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar eine herausragende wirtschaftliche Bedeutung hat. In der GIScience … Read More
Stellenausschreibung: Doktorand*innenenstelle in der GIScience Forschungsgruppe der Universität Heidelberg
Die Universität Heidelberg ist eine forschungsstarke und international ausgerichtete Volluniversität. Mit rund 30.000 Studierenden und 8.400 Beschäftigten, darunter zahlreiche Spitzenforscher*innen, ist sie eine weltweit angesehene Institution, die auch für die Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar eine herausragende wirtschaftliche Bedeutung hat. In der GIScience … Read More
Mapathon am 18. November
Im Rahmen der jährlichen „Geography Awareness Week“ veranstalten wir gemeinsam mit Ärzte ohne Grenzen, dem Deutschen Roten Kreuz und der Universität Würzburg einen Mapathon. Wann: Montag, 18.11.2024, 19:00 Uhr Wo: Heidelberg, Berliner Str. 48, Hörsaal Was ist ein Mapathon? Um … Read More
Accurate road surface data for transportation, safety, and economic development
Researchers at HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology) have publicly released a first of its kind planet-scale dataset on road surface type (paved or unpaved) using state-of-the-art GeoAI methods based on street-view imagery from Mapillary, in order to support humanitarian response, … Read More
Humanitäre Maßnahmen stärken mit dem Deutschen Roten Kreuz
Vor einigen Tagen hatten wir das Vergnügen, unsere langjährigen Partner*innen vom Deutschen Roten Kreuz (DRK) im HeiGIT begrüßen zu dürfen. Gemeinsam haben wir nicht nur unsere künftigen Prioritäten festgelegt, sondern uns auch einen Moment Zeit genommen, um auf den Weg … Read More
HeiGIT at the Global Dialogue Platform Berlin
Stuntmen, jugglers, humanitarians stacking and climbing boxes, wildcard sessions – not the usual things you would expect at a conference. But all of these shaped this year’s Global Dialogue Platform and helped participants to leave their usual comfort zones. In … Read More
HGG (Heidelberger Geographische Gesellschaft) Lecture Series in Winter Semester 2024
Lateinamerika: Energie Macht Zukunft. Die Meinungen und Meldungen zu Lateinamerika variieren seit Jahren stark zwischen Stagnation, politischen Risiken und Hoffnung, etwa im Hinblick auf Lieferung von Energieträgern, Lebensmitteln und Rohstoffen. „Wen interessiert noch Lateinamerika?“ fragte Paul Ingendaay am 24.4.2024 in … Read More
Openrouteservice Feature Updates: Export and Snap Endpoints
The openrouteservice (ORS) continuously evolves, bringing a suite of new features: the export and snap endpoints. These new features will change the way users interact with and process routing data, making it easier to handle complex use cases or pre-process … Read More
Das Gleichgewicht zwischen Begehbarkeit und Klimaschutz bei der Stadtgestaltung
Unsere Kollegin Kirsten von Elverfeldt hat vor Kurzem an der Walk21 Konferenz in Lissabon teilgenommen. Hauptthema dieser inspirierenden Veranstaltung war die Neuerfindung des Konzepts “Stadt” durch Umwandeln von Räumen, die auf Autos ausgerichtet sind, in aktive, lebenswerte und lebendige Umgebungen … Read More
New Features for the ohsome Quality API and Dashboard
*Title image: Fig. 1: New UI of the ohsome dashboard In the last few weeks, a lot of work has been put into expanding the functionalities of the ohsome Quality API. Most notably, the ohsome dashboard now has a new … Read More
Sketch Map Tool Updates and Video Introduction
We are happy to share new developments on our ongoing work with the Sketch Map Tool! To help you better understand the tool, its key functionalities, and potential applications, we have included an introductory video. Help us improve the Sketch … Read More
Meet HeiGIT and Discover Our AI and Anticipatory Action Related Projects at the Global Dialogue Platform in Berlin
Join us at this year’s Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action, themed “Mainstreaming Anticipatory Action: Collaboration in Complex Contexts.” This topic has been a focal point for HeiGIT over the past few years, and its prominence as the core … Read More
Mapathon on October 22
When: Tuesday, 22.10.2024, at 7 p.m. Where: Berliner Straße 48, Hörsaal After a short introduction into the region and subject of this mapping task, you will also get instructions how to map. The Mapathon will be a collaboration with the … Read More