Geoinformatics - Stellenbosch University

15/05/2024

We're hiring! Come join our Geoinformatics team here at Stellenbosch University as a lecturer and help grow our geospatial teaching, research and social impact in the beautiful Stellenbosch Winelands and beyond!

You'll find a link to the pdf version of the advert in the comments below. Closing date: 28 June 2024.

20/04/2024

Are you passionate about the power of maps, AI and geospatial data, the Geoinformatics - Stellenbosch University is your destination!

23/11/2023

13/09/2023

Join the NASA on October 7-8, 2023 to Explore Open Science Together. 🚀🌎

At , there’s always space for one more and this year's theme with emphasizes the importance of in reducing barriers of entry to the global science community.

There are more than 30 challenges to choose from, including:
🚀Create a Work of SARt (Synthetic Aperture Radar Art)
🌎Explore a Biodiversity Hotspot with Imaging Spectroscopy
🚀Everything Starts with Water
🌎Mapping Data for Societal Benefit
🚀Managing Fire: Increasing Community-based Fire Management Opportunities, and many more!

Partnering with Cape Winelands Biosphere, we invite geoscientists, coders, geographers, artists, in fact anyone with a passion for science to explore the other available challenges and participate! You can also be a mentor.

Register to join the largest annual global hackathon virtually or in person in Stellenbosch this October. Scan the QR code.

05/09/2023

Registration is open for the 2023 NASA on October 7-8, 2023! 🚀

Join , the largest annual global hackathon, for this year's theme of "Explore Open Science Together” in collaboration with NASA's Transform to Open Science (TOPS). NASA Space Apps and NASA TOPS invite all agencies, organizations, and communities to come together in celebration of this year’s theme to engage in and create an inclusive culture of scientific discovery and innovation.

⭐Create teams with diverse backgrounds and skill sets
⭐Use free and open and Space Agency Partner data to create projects for solutions to space & Earth’s most pressing challenges
⭐Engage and learn from NASA Subject Matter Experts
⭐Participate for the chance to win one of the ten Global Awards

Register today to Explore Open Science Together in Stellenbosch:

The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is a hackathon for coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists, and innovators around the world to come together and use open data from NASA and its Space Agency Partners to create solutions to challenges we face on Earth a...

23/02/2023

Here's an exciting postdoc opportunity for anyone interested in deep learning, image analysis and change detection :-) Details in the link :-)

16/11/2022

It's GIS Day

A spatial question you say? Let's answer it on GIS DAY! In celebration of international GIS Day, take a gander at some of the spatial problems our Honours…

14/04/2022

Esri South Africa recently announced the launch of the South Africa GeoPortal. Users can sign up to the portal for free and access a variety of geospatial tools, open data, and learning resources to grow their skills in the mapping community.
https://za.africageoportal.com/

Create your own initiative by combining existing applications with a custom site. Use this initiative to form teams around a problem and invite your community to participate.

12/04/2022

Interested in the basics of Earth Observation?

The Centre for Geographical Analysis is presenting an introductory short course on Earth Observation aimed at beginners who need instruction in the basic principles and techniques fundamental to remote sensing. The course can be completed online, with students signing up for a fully accredited or attendance only format, and will be running from 6 June to 29 July 2022.

For more information, visit the CGA website: https://lnkd.in/gRardXhq

25/03/2022

Ever wished you had a fast way to get to campus that didn't cost you an arm or a leg? Use this guide to improve your knowledge on cycling in Stellenbosch.

This is one of numerous practical projects undertaken by students in the GIS for Social Science module presented in the Department. One small team (pictured) in the larger group of Honours students in this course addressed this issue through the following storyboard (https://bit.ly/3NiNcBH) as part of their training in visual communication of spatial data.

12/02/2022