For the NWO-funded project on Sustainable Urban Development (AESUS), SPINlab-researcher Eric Koomen visited Sweden to participate in a research seminar and the transfer knowledge in the form of a guest lecture and computer practical on urban planning. See his project
UNIGIS MSc thesis: The influence of land use change on hydrology
Changes in land use have influence upon hydrology. This influence can been subdivided into direct and indirect influence of changes in land use upon hydrology. Direct influence comprises the influence of changes in land use upon evapotranspiration and degree of
Dataset Ruimtelijke Economie: zonering van Nederland
In EASY is nu de dataset ‘Randstad, Intermediate and Peripheral Zonation’ beschikbaar. Deze bestanden, gedeponeerd door het Spatial Information laboratory van de VU, beschrijven de zonering van Nederland in 3 gebieden, gebaseerd op een publicatie van Wagtendonk en Rietveld over
SPINlab releases Testaccio Digital Cultural Biography app through the itunes App Store
Maurice de Kleijn (SPINlab) and co-workers have developed a Spatial Data Infracstructure (SDI) to support the management and research of the history and heritage of Testaccio, a quarter in Rome, Italy. The project is part of the Challenging Testaccio research
Digital Humanities: Hype of Revolutie? Piek Vossen (VU), Marianne Linde (TNO) en Maurice de Kleijn (FEWEB-SPINlab) schetsen de ontwikkelingen
Deel 1: De digitale kaart van landschap, architectuur en verstedelijking. Met een inleiding door Piek Vossen (VU) en lezingen van Marianne Linde (TNO) en Maurice de Kleijn (VU) De virtuele en de fysieke wereld worden in toenemende mate één. Google
SPINlab GIS-student in Spatial Economics (VU) and Human Geography (UvA) Joris Tieleman wins NVM Thesis Award 2013
After already having won the prestiguous national ESRI Young Scholar Award 2013, Joris Tieleman, educated in GIS by the SPINlab during his VU-master studies in Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics has now also won the NVM Thesis Award 2013. The NVM
UBVU and SPINlab relaunch the Geoplaza Spatial Data Portal
The University Library (UBVU) together with the Spatial Information Laboratory (SPINlab) have redesigned and upgraded the Geoplaza Spatial Data Portal. VU Geoplaza is the portal for all matters related to GIS (Geographical Information Systems) and geodata at the VU University
The VU is the first university in the Netherlands to have access to Bridgis’ Populator Data Service
The SPINlab of VU University Amsterdam has reached an agreement with Bridgis about their Populator online information service, ensuring access for research and education purposes to this rich online data environment. The VU University is the first university in the
Vasco Diogo hits the local Australian news, highlighting the use of a land-use modeling framework to assess the potential for biofuels
PhD researcher Vasco Diogo, who is visiting the University of Melbourne as part of his activities in the Tools for adaptation strategies project, presents his work at the Biofuel Forum in Traralgon, Victoria. He will highlight the use of a
VU/MMU student Jeroen Steenbeek runner up UNIGIS Academic Excellence Award 2013
During the UNIGIS International annual network meeting, held this year in Krakow – Poland, the 2013 winner and runners-up in the UNIGIS Academic Excellence Award, dedicated to the network’s top Master’s theses, were announced. Jeroen Steenbeek was elected by the