Monday, May 16, 2016

GIS and Landscape Architecture

Combination of different scientific disciplines could provide an extra value of advanced accomplishments that could be difficult to be achieved without the contribution of some inspired and innovative individuals, either from a research institution, or from a university department, but this could be also achievable in the public sector too for the bennefits of citizens!
The Los Angeles County Enterprise GIS, one of the most ground-breaking and innovative county department that promotes the use of Geospatial Technologies to the public, has approached the combination of GIS with Landscape Architecture in an integrated and widely-distributed-to-the-public,  way.

The following message is coming from their portal :
 
" On  Tuesday, May 3rd,  the Board of Supervisors received and filed the Park Needs Assessment Executive Summary and discussed the draft language for a proposed park funding measure.
park_needsThis was a very GIS-intensive process, resulting in a large series of maps that profiled park needs across the County.  Each Study Area was profiled, and a report created that contains a base map, park metrics, map of where parks are most needed, amenity quantities and conditions, park need framework, project cost estimates, and submitted project reporting forms.

It is a ground-breaking method for engaging the community and communicating highly complex analyses in a straightforward and open manner.

The Board directed Department of Parks and Recreation Regional Park and Open Space District staff to return to the Board on Tuesday, June 21st for further discussion and possible vote on the potential park funding measure. In an effort to continue to get the word out and inform the public on the outcome of the Park Needs Assessment Report and the draft ballot language, we are partnering with the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust to conduct 11 regional public meetings throughout the County this month that will cover these two items.
You will find the final park Needs Assessment Report at http://lacountyparkneeds.org/final-report/ "

Many congratulations!!!

I hope your pioneering work to be an example of excellence to other municipalities and counties all over the world!

With best wishes for new accomplishments,

Dr. Avraam Mavridis




Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Two scholarships for the MSc in Geoinformatics (for international students)

Look here, at the page of M.Sc. opportunities for two scholarships for the MSc in Geoinformatics (for international students) in the Institute for Geoinformatics (ifgi), University of Münster, Germany. 


Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Geospatial Technologies supporting the new sustainable development agenda of UN

On September 25th 2015, countries adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda of UN.
Each goal has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years.
A list of actions has been initiated by UN.

 UN's Sustainable Development Goals Website


GisBioEnviNet will be a supporter of these activities by contributing with knowledge issues, best practices, innovative advancements and more, promoting the extra value derived through applications of Geospatial Technologies (GIS, Remote Sensing, UAVs, GPS, Smartphone Applications, etc.) and their analytics to the framework of activities of the Sustainable Development Goals of UN.


Saturday, April 18, 2015

Earth Stewardship Initiative (ESI)

Earth Stewardship Initiative (ESI), a large-scale demonstration project linking environmental stewardship through applied ecological research to community-based planning and outreach in Baltimore. This multidisciplinary initiative seeks to increase research opportunities and the relevance of ecologists in urban planning and design, while supporting community interests.

Providing insight to future sustainable perspectives!

 Earth Stewardship Initiative (ESI)

Friday, March 27, 2015

Cool Maps

There is a new post in the page of  The Dynamics of Mapping about Cool Maps website by ESRI.

The Dynamics of Mapping page


If you are interested in this new creation of ESRI, you could find more by clicking here

Thursday, March 12, 2015

New M.Sc., Ph.D. and Post-doc funding opportunities!!!

After a long time, ongoing activities stimulate me to inform about
new M.Sc., Ph.D. and Post-doc funding opportunities related with GIScience!!!.

Be careful for the deadlines!!!

All sources are provided by ECOLOG-L and I thank them for that.

You could find the new calls in the comprehensive pages:

For M.Sc. opportunities:
-Project title: Spatial ecology of seaducks in relation to key habitats in southern New England by the University of Rhode Island.
 A graduate assistantship is available at the M.Sc. or Ph.D. level to study the distribution, abundance, and movement patterns of selected seaducks in offshore habitats in southern New England during the bird’s winter and staging periods. Satellite radiotelemetry will be combined with extensive boat-based and aerial-based surveys to determine..., for more, please see here...



For Ph.D. opportunities:

-Funded PhD Opportunity in Conservation Biology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Applications are invited for a NSF-funded PhD graduate assistantship in conservation biology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Research will focus on geospatial analysis and modeling of species distributions under climate and land-use change. For more, please see here...



For Post-doc opportunities:

-Funded Postdoc Opportunity in  Mathematical Modeling of Dengue Virus Epidemiology Research Training Group (RTG) in the Mathematical Sciences at North Carolina State University.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: We are searching for a postdoc interested in working on two NIH-funded projects that will build, test and refine stochastic, spatially explicit, simulation models that link insect population dynamics and genetics with human disease epidemiology. For more, please see here...


Saturday, November 15, 2014

NASA for Kids, Students, Parents and Teachers

NASA 4 ALL !!!

Our Solar System

Inspiration, Knowledge and Respect for the final frontiers of our solar system (and not just for this one!!!).
Amazing approaching to the planets of our solar system through our PC, laptop or tablet! (visit the previous link to see!!!).
 The Solar Sytem

Many congratulations to NASA's scientists and pioneers of space exploration!
Advancing new perspectives for knowledge of our EARTH through Space and related technologies by NASA, especially for the future hope of this planet: kids!