GeoHUB

GEF guest lecture: Earth Observation for sustainable development

January 23, 2023
GEF guest lecture

Last Friday, students from the Earth Observations in Monitoring SDGs class, led by Viktor Lagutov along with OSUN colleagues, were fortunate enough to have a lecture by guest speaker Anupam Anand from the Global Environmental Fund (GEF). 

 

Google visits CEU: Artificial intelligence and navigation

January 20, 2023
Google visits CEU

On Friday, Central European University was happy to welcome Ed Parsons, Google's Geospatial Technologist, to deliver a talk at our Vienna campus. 

The focus of this talk was on the ways in which Google is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve its geospatial services. This presentation brought together not only CEU students but also participants from our OSUN partner institutions, who were able to join remotely. The session generated interesting discussions on the use of geospatial information and technologies in the everyday life and made students aware of some recent developments in the field.

Satellite imagery for environmental monitoring

November 28, 2022
Satellite imagery

GeoHub was glad to host an introductory session on the application of satellite imagery and remote sensing techniques for environmental monitoring for students of the “Geospatial Technologies for Environmental Professionals” course.

Digital Storytelling with ArcGIS StoryMaps

November 21, 2022
ArcGIS StoryMaps

Last week, GeoHub organized a workshop on the basics of ArcGIS StoryMaps, for absolute beginners and those interested to learn more about this powerful tool for creating interactive presentations and telling your stories, through maps, but not only. 

Syslab at the annual UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices Coordination Meeting

November 18, 2022
annual UN-SPIDER

This week, Syslab participated in the 12th Annual UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices (RSO) Coordination Meeting, which gathered members of this network of centers of expertise in the use of space technology in disaster management. The meeting took place in Vienna, Austria, on 14-16 November 2022, and was organized by the UN-SPIDER Platform of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).