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
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
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
Henk Scholten en SPINlab genomineerd voor de Huibregtsenprijs 2012
Hoogleraar Ruimtelijke Informatica Henk Scholten is, samen met zes anderen, genomineerd voor de Huibregtsenprijs 2012 voor het beste Nederlandse onderzoek ‘dat opvallend wetenschappelijk vernieuwend is en dat uitzicht biedt op een waardevol maatschappelijk effect’. Henk Scholten heeft de nominatie in
SPINlab participeert in Weekend van de Wetenschap op Geofort
Geodan, het Spatial Information Laboratory (SPINlab) van de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, het Waterschap Rivierenland en GeoFort hebben een leuk en leerzaam programma samengesteld voor het Weekend van de Wetenschap bij GeoFort. Met de spellen “Te land, te gracht en in
Best Paper Award for Eveline van Leeuwen and Jasper Dekkers
Eveline van Leeuwen & Jasper Dekkers, assistant professors at the Department of Spatial Economics, were awarded the Best Paper Award for early career/doctoral students at the annual conference of the Regional Science Assoc. Intl – British & Irish section
GIScience book available by Scholten, Van de Velde and Van Manen
This highly anticipated book by Lifetime Achievement Award-winning co-editor Prof. Dr. Scholten is now available from Springer.
Dr. Henk J. Scholten receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Henk Scholten, scientific director of the SPINlab, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the ESRI User Conference in San Diego from ESRI president Jack Dangermond.
Spatial analysis nominated
We have to be careful with the remaining open areas in between the cities, therefore smart policies are essential. Eric Koomens dissertation, nominated for the universities social impact award, aims to provide policy makers with the relevant knowledge.