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Geodesign

Geocraft 2017

A lively academic debate exists on the use of games in formal education. Pedagogic/cognitive sciences promote the use of games in class, because these instructional media are considered to have positive effects on affective and cognitive learning. However, according to

Maurice de Kleijn 18th September 201726th February 2018 EduGIS, Rijkswaterstaat Read more

Inzet Geodesign voor Ruimtelijke Prioritering van onderhoud aan (vaar)wegen

Op verzoek van Rijkswaterstaat Oost Nederland is in maart dit jaar gestart met het project Geodesign voor Ruimtelijke Prioritering van Onderhoud aan Wegen en Vaarwegen. In dit project wordt nagegaan of geodesign een zinvolle bijdrage kan leveren aan de ruimtelijke

Maurice de Kleijn 18th September 201726th June 2023 Geodesign, Rijkswaterstaat Read more

Strategische Verkenning Geodesign

Een extra dimensie voor ruimtelijke informatie met geodesign De hoeveelheid aanwezige data bij Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) is enorm. Het is belangrijk om deze informatie zodanig te ontsluiten dat er binnen de planvorming optimaal gebruik van kan worden gemaakt. Een goede kaartafbeelding

Maurice de Kleijn 18th September 201726th June 2023 Geodesign, Rijkswaterstaat Read more

UNIGIS online u_Lecture: GI Capacity Building in Schools

GeoCraftNL

Is Minecraft a useful teaching tool? Researchers at SPINlab (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) are trying to find the answer to this question. Their focus group are teachers who use Minecraft in the classroom in three Dutch schools in Lelystad, Zaandam and

Maurice de Kleijn 16th December 201529th October 2018 Geodesign, UNIGIS No Comments Read more

GIS Magazine besteed aandacht aan Geodesign Summit Europe

In GIS Magazine nr. 8 besteedt redacteur Remko Takken aandacht aan de Geodesign Summit Europe, gehouden afgelopen oktober in Salzburg. De Nederlandse inbreng was groot. Natuurlijk was ook het SPINlab van de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam vertegenwoordigd. Lees er alles over

Maurice de Kleijn 10th December 201529th October 2018 Geodesign No Comments Read more

Minecraftprofessor richt Nederland in met Minecraft

Minecraft-professor Henk Scholten bij Omroep Gelderland

HERWIJNEN – Heel Nederland nabouwen in de virtuele werkelijkheid, dat start vandaag in het GeoFort in Herwijnen. Het landelijke Minecraftproject is het initiatief van het GeoFort. Met behulp van echte gegevens van het Kadaster en Rijkswaterstaat kan iedereen vanaf vanmiddag

Maurice de Kleijn 3rd October 20158th November 2018 Geodesign, News No Comments Read more

Project Mozambique

Project Mozambique: A pictorial approach to geodesign: a case study for the Lower Zambezi valley In a recent project the SPINlab Geodesign team has applied it’s experience with geodesign in data rich environments such as the Netherlands and the UK

Maurice de Kleijn 19th February 201528th June 2016 Geodesign, Research No Comments Read more

Springer book on GeoDesign published

Springer published the book by Spinlab researchers Danbi Lee, Eduardo Dias and Henk Scholten about Geodesign examples and success stories: Lee, D.J., Dias, E.S. & Scholten, H.J. (eds), Geodesign by Integrating Design and Geospatial Sciences, GeoJournal Library Series, Volume 111,

Maurice de Kleijn 17th December 201429th October 2018 Geodesign, News, Research No Comments Read more

UNIGIS Annual Alumni Day 2014

This year’s Alumni Day Theme is: 3D/4D/5D GIS: on the brink of a Revolution? The challenges and opportunities for data management, modelling and geodesign We invite you to join us at the Annual Alumni Day. We will invite speakers from

Maurice de Kleijn 20th June 20148th November 2018 Geodesign, Research, UNIGIS No Comments Read more

Latest updates

  • Vulnerable areas prone to urban development 1st July 2024
  • Future land use mapped to assess upcoming water challenges 24th April 2024
  • Understanding the barriers for 15-minute cities 18th October 2023
  • Twinning for climate-resilient urban solutions 12th June 2023
  • Where to build our houses? 18th April 2023
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