Geospatial science and health: An overview of the Te Taiwhenua o te Hauora | The GeoHealth Laboratory’s impactful research over the past 20 years and what future health challenges will be tackled next
In this seminar, we will explore the differences in health and health behaviours by neighbourhood, uncovering some of the underlying reasons for these variations in health. To better understand the range of ways in which differences in health emerge, Professor Malcolm Campbell will present a series of research projects from Te Taiwhenua o te Hauora | The GeoHealth Laboratory
Mapping the path to better health: Unleash the superpower of geohealth
What if maps could lead to better health and well-being for you and your community? Imagine using maps and data to improve our lives, helping us live longer and healthier lives. Join us on a journey as we show you how we make this happen!
Writing retreat at Cass Field Station
GRI staff and students participated in an overnight writing retreat at University of Canterbury, Cass Field Station last week. Stunning views and a refreshing hike kept minds sharp for the writing workshop. Professor Matthew Williams, Matt Hobbs, and Erkine Fellow, Gemma Bridge lead the writing sessions.
The Ōtākaro Digital Twin
GRI is working with Christchurch City Council and Building Innovation Partnership, on the Ōtākaro Digital Twin. The ultimate purpose is to establish an accessible & innovative platform to collect & communicate knowledge about the Ōtākaro River, serving as a tool to give voice to the Ōtākaro and its importance to the community. The platform will […]
New Zealand SAR Mission Hackathon
The hackathon, a collaborative event, is open to undergraduate or postgraduate students interested in improving their radar technology expertise through mission design.
The Kaitiaki Intelligence Platform:
Dr John Reid be giving a talk called The Kaitiaki Intelligence Platform: Integrating mātauranga Māori, artificial intelligence, and sensing technologies in the design of an environmental sensing network.
GRI Director, Matt Wilson presents at IGARSS Greece
Matt Wilson presented on July 10, 2024 at the 44th annual International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium in Athens, Greece. His talk was titled: “Prediction of soil moisture from near-global CYGNSS GNSS-Reflectometry using a random forest machine learning model”.
Dr Lukas Marek was invited as an expert to Geospatial Summer School 2024
This event focused on geohealth and spatial analysis in health. It took place at the Department of Geoinformatics, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic between June 24 and 28 2024. Lukas talked about geospatial analyses in public health in New Zealand and also led a workshop on spatial accessibility.
Interview with Sidney Wong, Fulbright Graduate Award Winner and GRI PhD Candidate | Scholarship Recipient
We are proud to announce that Geospatial Research Institute PhD Candidate and GRI scholarship recipient, Sidney Wong has been awarded a Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award. Sidney plans to research automatic hate speech detection on social media at the University of Illinois in the United States. Learn more about Sidney and his journey by […]
Faculty of Health and Deputy Director of Geohealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury Matt Hobbs to be Keynote Speaker at NZDA
The New Zealand Dental Association will have its annual conference on August 23rd and 24th, 2024 in Christchurch. It will feature UC Senior Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Public Health, Dr Matt Hobbs as a keynote speaker. Dr Hobbs’ talk will demonstrate how the GeoHealth Laboratory helped create the first national public drinking water dataset. […]