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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...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...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…
Senior Lecturer and research fellow at the GeoHealth Laboratory Dr Matthew Hobbs makes the news talking about his research in the prevalence of non-fluoride toothpaste use in New Zealand
See Dr Hobbs interview at Breakfast morning news show here: Does your toothpaste have flouride in it?A new paper by University of Canterbury's Dr Matt Hobbs found many New Zealanders are using non-flouride toothpaste putting them at higher risk of tooth decay. Posted by…
Professor Wendy Lawson as winner of their Outstanding Contribution to Spatial Award for 2019
The New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards (NZSEA) have named Assistant Vice-Chancellor Strategic Projects Professor Wendy Lawson as winner of their Outstanding Contribution to Spatial Award for 2019. The Outstanding Contribution to Spatial Award recognises an individual who has contributed significantly to the spatial sector throughout…
Seminar 25 October 2019: Women in Spatial and FrontierSI
The Geospatial Research Institute is pleased to host Dr Kat Salm. Kat has been working in the spatial industry in New Zealand across government, industry, and research/education for a number of years. She is also the winner of the 2018 New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards…
Seminar 27 September 2019: Regional Councils: from data collection to storytelling
The Geospatial Research Institute is pleased to host Dr Tim Davie, Chief Scientist at Environment Canterbury. Tim trained as a Geographer at the University of Otago and then did his PhD in Hydrology at the University of Bristol, UK. His career has spanned from academia…