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Text: Building a Global GIS Learning Community for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Photo: A woman with a Red Cross uniform, seen from behind, working at a computer and looking at a colorful map on the screen

Building a Global GIS Learning Community for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

In 2023, a shared vision emerged to make geospatial skills…

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AI assisted mapping: Efforts towards opening the door to transparency

AI-assisted mapping: Efforts towards opening the door to transparency

What role does the human-in-the-loop play in AI-assisted mapping? AI-assisted…

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Map of Germany showing Berlin, Bonn, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, and Heidelberg with a color scale indicating remaining CO2 budget per capita in tons

Can German Cities Still Meet Climate Goals? A look at Historic Emission Trends and CO₂ Budgets

Germany has already cut its greenhouse gas emissions substantially since…
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Map of Morocco with highlighted regions and points alongside text '5 Datasets to Support Humanitarian Aid, Infrastructure Planning and Climate Action' and 'HeiGIT' logo

Five Datasets to Support Humanitarian Aid, Infrastructure Planning and Climate Action

Reliable geodata is essential for informed decisions, such as preparing…

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Three girls in school uniforms with backpacks and red hair ribbons walking on a rural dirt path.

A map is better than a thousand words: global data reveals gaps in access to education and healthcare

Numbers alone do not show whether a child can reach…

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How Street-Level Imagery and Deep Learning Are Helping Map Global Infrastructure

Street-level imagery combined with deep learning methods is transforming how…
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Measuring What You Never Notice: A Computer Vision Approach to Accessible Paths

This blog article was originally posted on Medium by Maciej…

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Strengthening national risk management using the Sketch Map Tool in Colombia

The Sketch Map Tool was strategically used within Colombia’s National…

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Open Risk Assessment Datasets for Easier Humanitarian Action

New open, ready-to-use global risk assessment datasets can simplify risk…
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Use-case: evaluating urban cycling across several European cities with openrouteservice

The study introduces a BIKE Index, a multi-dimensional framework for…
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New Paper “Urban AI for a sustainable built environment: Progress and future directions”

The editorial for the special issue of Environment and Planning…
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Farbiges Höhenlinienmodell einer Landschaft mit dem Titel 'Tajogaite' und dem Hinweis auf OpenStreetMap-Daten.

New release of ohsome-planet: Analyse OSM data at the pace it is produced with minutely updates

The latest release of ohsome-planet introduces Parquet files continuously derived…
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Gruppe von Menschen steht vor mehreren an der Wand befestigten Plakaten in einem hellen Raum mit Holzboden.

Making room for experiment: How we build innovation into our daily work

In recent years, HeiGIT has dedicated time to experimenting with…

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Man in red sweater presenting a map on a large screen in a training room with tables and chairs, alongside an inset of a medical professional in uniform with a stethoscope.

GIS Training to Strengthen Public Health and Outbreak Response

Geospatial analysis is critical for public health challenges such as…
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Share your mobility experiences in Mannheim: Participate in the Silver Ways survey!

The Silver Ways project is an international research initiative that…

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Use Case: Mapping Pedestrian Accessibility in Jakarta with Openrouteservice

A recent study on cultural ecosystem service access in Jakarta…
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