Op zaterdag 26 mei spreekt dr. Maurice de Kleijn tijdens de Nacht van Rome in de Balie Amsterdam. Hij demonstreert hoe moderne archeologen en architectuurhistorici digitale 3D technologie gebruiken om het verleden te simuleren. Hij neemt u daarvoor mee naar
Scientific contribution on Minecraft, Smart Cities and Civic Engagement
SPINlab, Geodan and GeoFort recently published their first scientific outcomes on the use of Minecraft as a particpation tool to involve (young) people of the place to critically assess the development of their home environments into smart cities. This paper
Update free BAG-Geocoding tool released
SPINlab, together with Object Vision BV, has released an updated version of their BAG-Geocoding tool. With the GeoDMS-BAG geocoding configuration, you can make snapshots from and geocode against the Dutch Basic Administration of Addresses and Buildings (BAG) on your own computer,
Spatial and Financial Feasibility of Further Urban Densification to be investigated by SPINlab
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has granted three research proposals in the SURF Pop Up 2016 tender. One of them concerns the feasibility of further urban densification. This proposal has been submitted by SPINlab researcher Dr. Eric Koomen.
OECD publishes paper by SPINlab researchers reviewing available data on land use and land cover indicators
SPINlab researchers Vasco Diogo and Eric Koomen have written a paper for the OECD identifying opportunities to refine OECD’s indicators of land cover and land use and their regular production for all OECD and G20 countries. A comprehensive review is
Ruimtelijke analyses relatie stedelijk landgebruik, lokale kenmerken en lange-afstandsbereikbaarheid
Promotie SPINlab-onderzoeker Chris Jacobs-Crisioni 30 november 2016, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam De verhitte concurrentie tussen spoorexploitanten heeft gezorgd voor overinvestering op het netwerk en bijgedragen aan een te dicht spoornetwerk in Nederland. Het 19e-eeuwse Nederlandse spoorwegnetwerk is voornamelijk ontwikkeld voor winst
Increasing costs related to soil subsidence
The Dutch 20 o’clock news today reported about a study of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Their study (in Dutch) is entitled ‘Dalende bodems, stijgende kosten’. It discusses the consequences of soil subsidence and describes possible alternative measures for
Chris Jacobs-Crisioni contributes to Dutch TV-show about the invisible past
SPINlab PhD candidate Chris Jacobs-Crisioni recently contributed some of his research data to a Dutch TV-show, ‘Onzichtbaar Nederland’ (‘The invisible Netherlands’). That show takes the viewer through physical and societal changes in the country with often spectacular GIS visualizations. The
SPINlab participates in large VU-project for Agribusiness Development Project in Kenya
The Centre for International Cooperation of VU Amsterdam (CIS-VU) has been awarded a grant worth €1.8 mln. to implement a project on Spatial Planning for Agribusiness and Public Policy Development in Kenya. The grant is part of the Netherlands Initiative
Succesful PhD Defense Panayiotis Sophronides
On October 7, our SPINlab-colleague Panayiotis Sophronides has successfully defended his PhD dissertation at the National Technical University of Athens. His thesis is entitled ‘Decision Support Systems for Participatory Flood Risk and Disaster Management’ and purports to critically review the