12. July 2021
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17. June 2021
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Geospatial Research Seminar Series (GRISS) – 25 June 2021
Democratising GIS Data to Solve Aotearoa's Freshwater Challenge Presenter: Mike Taitoko - CEO, Takiwā The Geospatial Research Institute is pleased to host Mike Taitoko from Takiwā. Takiwā is an award winning data management and analytics platform that allows end-users to upload, analyse and present multiple...
11. May 2021
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Geospatial Research Seminar Series (GRISS) – 28 May 2021
Saving Your Life Without You Even Knowing It Presenters: Steve Abley and Chris Morris, Abley Limited The Geospatial Research Institute is pleased to host Steve Abley and Chris Morris from Abley Limited. NZ now has a tool that has been developed to identify high risk...
04. May 2021
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UC team scoops third place in the TakiWaehere Geospatial hackathon!
The hackathon, which took place over the weekend of 17-18 April was a great success, with 40 submissions received. Key judging criteria included creativity, the problem/ opportunity addressed, the novelty of the solution, and the potential competitive advantage of the solution. During the award ceremony…
28. April 2021
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Geospatial Research Seminar Series (GRISS) – 30 April 2021
Using Microsoft HoloLens to visualise buildings Accelerating Digitalisation of the Infrastructure Sector Presenters: Larry Bellamy, University of Canterbury Summary: Much has been written about the need to unlock the power of data and digital methods to improve the performance of infrastructure and productivity of...
02. March 2021
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Geospatial Research Seminar Series (GRISS) – 5 March 2021
Graeme Blick, LINZ The Development of a regional Satellite Based Augmentation System (SEBA) Presenters: Adam Greenland & Graeme Blick, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Summary: Global Satellite Navigations Systems such as GPS enable positioning information accurate to about 5-10 metres. A Satellite Based Augmentation...
08. November 2020
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Geospatial Research Seminar Series (GRISS) – 27 November 2020
GRISS - Dr Lane, NIWA, Flood risk Towards a more flood-resilient Aotearoa/ New Zealand Dr Emily Lane, NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) Taihoro Nukurangi Dr Emily Lane is the Programme Leader of the Resilience to Hazards Programme at NIWA Taihoro Nukurangi. She...
03. September 2020
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Geospatial Research Seminar Series (GRISS) – 25 September 2020 (online & in person)
Prof. Clive Sabel The BERTHA Big Data Centre for Environment & Health: Opportunities & Challenges Prof. Clive Sabel, Aarhus University, Denmark. Currently UC Erskine Fellow Prof Sabel is a spatial data scientist working in the nexus between health and spatial data informatics. He is...
Senior Lecturer and research fellow at the GeoHealth Laboratory Dr Matthew Hobbs gives an Author Q&A Research Insight by the British Dental Journal
The article, Investigating the prevalence of non-fluoride toothpaste use in adults and children using nationally representative data from New Zealand: a cross-sectional study, of which Dr Hobbs is the first author, has already been highlighted in the local media and oral health research sector. …
GRI PhD Student David Garcia joins the American Association of Geographers initiative for COVID-19 pandemic global response
Within the AAG COVID-19 initiative, David is working with the Phillipines-based geospatial collective he founded, The Ministry of Mapping, to crowdsource the location, treatment capacity, and equipment needs of all health facilities there, while also working with a clinical psychologist to provide emotional support to…