AGREEN'SMART, an ERASMUS + KA2 project

AGreen’Smart is a project aiming to link the added-values gathered from the use of digital technologies in crop farming and animal husbandry (respectively precision agriculture and precision livestock farming), and related tools to valorize data (big data, geospatial technologies, artificial intelligence or robotics) and the mitigation and adaptation to climate change for a more sustainable agriculture, including economic, environmental and social challenges. 

AGreen’Smart will focus on the achievement of these environmental and climate-change goals (the “Green” part) through the use of digital technologies (the “Smart” part) in agriculture.

Currently, 5-16 June 2013, an intensive educational program on these technologies is running in Lille.

Online Risk Monitoring and Analysis Tool

The advent of Covid-19 has forced a lot of scheduled and running projects to face sudden risks, which maybe haven't been thought earlier.

REFARM (https://refarm.online/) has developed the Risk Analysis Tool (RAT), which is a data based, online platform that offers knowledge, visibility and control over the risk monitoring of a project developed at any operational field.

You can use it for free for now - it is scheduled to be priced in the near future - by visiting this link: 

https://risk-analysis-tool.com/#/ ,

or by clicking at the image bellow :

 

MONITORING CORONAVIRUS!!!

MONITORING CORONAVIRUS!!!

Dear friends, as maybe a lot of you are currently staying home, I kindly ask you to fill this very short questionnaire following, by clicking at the link, or at the image below, so as to provide the spatial information of all (with symptoms and non-symptoms), in order to help experts organise better and faster their activities against CoVid-19 at global scale !!!

WE HAVE TO ACT NOW !!!

STEP 1: First, get informed about this specific application by clicking at the link below, and see the details by scrolling down the page:

https://stopcorona.app/?utm_source=gc_newsletter_164&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gc_newsletter_%5Butm_campaign%5D&fbclid=IwAR2Jdy0nYR78ArY66YknaAimXF6Mc5jYCHjvlW4YD8hWX7nwnqSjk8LDeNk

STEP 2: Afterwards click on "Report your Symptoms" button at the upper part of the web page (or click on the image below), so as to get into the platform.

This solution is a joint effort of organizations and individuals across the globe:

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‍GIS Cloud (Croatia), Smart Cloud (Croatia), Geovisual (Croatia), Jurica Kovač (Croatia), Nubigroup Geoservices & Research (Greece), Pacific Spatial Solutions Inc. (Japan), 99Geo (Brazil), Teramaps (Chile), Aquasave (North Macedonia), Hydrocontrol (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Serbian GIS Association (Serbia), North 4Smart Apps (Jordan), Sprinter Consulting (Kenya), Aleksandar Lazarević (Slovenia), Alexandru Aldea (Romania), Alin Anchidin (Romania), Antonija Živković (Croatia), Dr. Dejan Lazarević (Italy), Prof. Asoc. Enkelejda Gjinali (Albania), Eva Vuksanović Kovač (Croatia), Lajtai Bálint (Hungary), Lara Kralj (Croatia), Marko Kosanović (Germany), Mirna Čužić (Croatia), Nikola Devčić (Croatia), Nikolina and Dan (Sweden), Pierre Henry and Paulina (Poland), Tomáš Sucháček (Czech Republic).

Many congratulations from all of us !!!

Dr. Avraam Mavridis

Smart Farming project

Developing digital and geospatial technologies in the agrigultural sector requires intuitive support and guidement on knowledge issues, properly provided to students and to any other individual/end-user related with Smart/Digital Agriculture.

                             

SMART FARMING project succeeds in merging all these issues together becoming a pioneering project on Smart/Digital Technologies in Agro-environmental Management.

Website of SMART FARMING of the project: https://erasmusplus-smart-farming.eu/

ArcGis Ideas

GeoNet is where the Esri Community - customers, Esri Staff, distributors and others in the GIS and geospatial professional community- connect, collaborate and share experiences. 
See how you can get connected with Ideas related with ArcGIS and the Geocommunity, by clicking here.

28 funded PhD positions !!!

28 funded PhD positions within the Doctoral Programme, TALENT will be provided at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen in multiple scientific fields related with the environment, sustainability and more!

The deadline for applications is on 1st October 2018, 23:59 GMT +2.

More information on the scientific fields, you can find by clicking here,

and of course, more information and steps about this opportunity, you can find by visiting the University's website: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1307&ProjectId=147557&DepartmentId=18971&MediaId=4636

Quick Ideas For Inexpensive Green Living

Thanks to the kind contribution of  CouponChief.com, on the page "Green & Geospatial Ideas", there is a set of ideas to quickly adopt and apply easily in your everyday life, so as to contribute to the conservation of environmental resources!

Thank you very much CouponChief.com!

ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΙ ΓΙΑ ΧΑΡΤΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ (in English: MAP LINKS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL)

ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΙ ΓΙΑ ΧΑΡΤΕΣ 
ΓΙΑ ΤΟ 1ο ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ 
ΝΕΑΠΟΛΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ - ΤΑΞΗ Γ1΄ 

               
MAP LINKS FOR 1st ELEMENTARY SCHOOL of NEAPOLIS THESSALONIKI - CLASS C1' 

Όλο το υλικό και οι βοηθητικές ιστοσελίδες είναι σε καθεστώς αναβάθμισης για την νέα σχολική χρονιά...

...εξερευνώντας τις Ελληνικές παραλίες..., ρίξτε μια ματιά...και βουτιά, αν θέλετε...


Καλό Καλοκαίρι !!! 

⛱      ⛱      ⛱
All the material and ancillary websites are upgraded for the new school year...


... exploring the Greek beaches ..., take a look ... and take a dive, if you want ...

Have a Happy Summer !!!

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3D GIS for Cultural Heritage Restoration

The integrated combination of digital technologies, such as laser scanning, photogrammetry, computer vision-based techniques and 3D geographic information systems (3D GIS), could exponentially increase the effectiveness of conservation strategies of ancient buildings. 
At the article of the Journal of Cultural Heritage (Volume 18, March–April 2016) : "3D GIS for cultural heritage restoration: A ‘white box’ workflow", the authors Danilo Marco Campanaro, Giacomo Landeschi, Nicoló Dell’Unto and Anne-Marie Leander Touati, provide this perspective. A set of three (3) videos in Youtube promote this method free to the public. The videos are following: 
                                                                          Part 1 

         
                                                                            Part 2 

Part 3 

Three PhD positions in Soil Science at SLU, Sweden

Currently, there are three available PhD positions in soil science available at SLU, Sweden. 

They involve precision agriculture, plant nutrition, proximal and remote sensing, pedometrics, digital soil and crop mapping, etc.

You can read more by clicking here.

A New Page is Added !!! GEOSPATIAL RELATED PROJECTS !!!

A new page is added  at GISBIOENVINET called:  GEOSPATIAL RELATED PROJECTS

This page will act as an active contributor to sharing and dissemination of Geospatial Related Projects from European Union, U.S. National Science Foundation and other organizations.

For the beginning, there is an ERASMUS+ KA2 project called SMART FARMING, where I participate in as Senior Researcher.

 It is my privilege to be a member of this important project and consortium.

You can find more information by clicking here:  GEOSPATIAL RELATED PROJECTS


Dr. Avraam Mavridis

Plant a tree (...with just 1 click!)

(The following information comes from a link of European Investment Bank : http://www.eib.org/infocentre/forms/formcab) 

Plant a tree (...with just 1 click!)

The European Investment Bank pioneered the Green Bond market with its first Climate Awareness Bond in July 2007. To mark the 10th anniversary of this milestone, the EIB has partnered with NGO WeForest in a project to make the planet greener – an additional way for us to contribute to the fight against global warming through reducing the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

How does it work?

For every person submitting the form, the EIB will plant a tree in Ethiopia or India, two countries with a huge potential for forest restauration, with the help of WeForest.

The project will start in the second half of 2017 and will be carried out over several months. Information on project advancement will be made available on the EIB website here.
Get registered and help EIB and WeForest to plant a tree!

Videos tutorials on Open Source GIS

An open source application, by definition, is software that you can freely access and modify the source code for [1]. Open source GIS programs like QGIS  (otherwise known as Quantum GIS), have succeeded in overcoming restraints of the first years and with the help of the international, scientific community, they show remarkable results in elaboration and efficiency of geodata analysis and beyond, through several geospatial modules and projects.
Self tutorial approaches on these projects can be done through manuals. However, a significant contribution and evolution in self-learning/free-learning is the provision of several videos tutorials (as we've approached in other posts in 2012 and 2014) on Open Source GIS programs, freely available to the public by TutorielGeo, through youtube.

A more systematic approach on this method can be exploited in many ways: by schools, by academics and universities, by governments, by privates, by students, by simple end-users and much more, so as to develop spatial skills and awareness to the public to enhance their activities, providing further benefits to the society.

NASA Europa Challenge 2017

This post contributes to the announcement of Dr. Suchith Anand as regards the launch of the SMARTIES Entrepreneurship competition [1],[2] through the NASA Europa Challenge 2017 [3],[4]. 
SMARTIES will provide 5000 GBP for awards (£2500 for First Place, £1500 for the Second Place and £1000 for the Third Place). Due to the nature of the funding, the SMARTIES Entrepreneurship awards are specific to all UK and India students who participate in the NASA Europa Challenge 2017. 
This is a contest where everyone wins just by playing!  
Help your city and thereby the cities of the world with capabilities all cities need. We are in this world together, let’s deliver results ‘for the benefit of all’, the NASA motto. 

Please share the competition link to your contacts and students at http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2017/03/smarties-entrepreneurship-competition-nasa-europa-challenge-2017/

We look forward to work with you to create a world that is more accessible, equitable and full of innovation and opportunities for everyone.

Best wishes,

Suchith

Dr. Suchith Anand

http://www.geoforall.org/

http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/

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[1] http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2016/11/smarties-are-part-of-the-uk-prime-ministers-ministerial-delegation-to-india-for-the-tech-summit-2016/

[2] http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2016/11/reflections-from-uk-india-joint-network-on-sustainable-cities-and-urbanisation-in-india-city-level-workshop-on-chennai-urban-observatory-9th-10th-nov-2016-chennai-india/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWuMfMMPfPw

[4]  https://www.devex.com/news/how-nasa-and-the-un-are-using-location-intelligence-to-build-smart-cities-in-developing-countries-89721

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With my wishes for best of success,

Dr. Avraam Mavridis

Changing for the Better the World with the help of GIS Technologies and Google Earth

Getting inspired by a later post of Google Earth Blog and the corresponding video (click on the image below), I've approached the importance of establishing a web platform / web-based bank of successful geospatial examples (best practices) on exploiting Geospatial Technologies towards Changing for the Better the World (GeoTCBW). Therefore, a new page will be created in GISBIOENVINET towards that goal, expecting the contribution from all of you by sending to my email (abmavridis@gmail.com) any new, or old successful example (best practice) that you know on exploiting Geospatial Technologies Towards Changing for the Better the World, and I will upload it on the page by adding your name. Please don't forget to have as title of the email the acronym GeoTCBW.

Maybe, this kind of collection could be inspirational for current and future, restless spirits of geospatial,  innovational advancements for earth's benefits. Even more, such accumulation of Geospatial Excellence could be supportive and helpful to national and international organizations to overcome burdens of current unsuccessful efforts, so as to provide a future of opportunities and successful accomplishments for Earth.

Dr. Avraam Mavridis

UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS, a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development

UNESCO Global Geoparks are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development. Their bottom-up approach of combining conservation with sustainable development while involving local communities is becoming increasingly popular. At present, there are 120 UNESCO Global Geoparks in 33 countries. Information sheets on the UNESCO Global Geoparks by country are available, with detailed information on each site.

UNESCO’s work with geoparks began in 2001. In 2004, 17 European and 8 Chinese geoparks came together at UNESCO headquarters in Paris to form the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) where national geological heritage initiatives contribute to and benefit from their membership of a global network of exchange and cooperation.

On 17 November 2015, the 195 Member States of UNESCO ratified the creation of a new label, the UNESCO Global Geoparks, during the 38th General Conference of the Organisation. This expresses governmental recognition of the importance of managing outstanding geological sites and landscapes in a holistic manner.

The Organization supports Member States’ efforts to establish UNESCO Global Geoparks all around the world, in close collaboration with the Global Geoparks Network.

UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS, a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development

UNESCO Global Geoparks are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development. Their bottom-up approach of combining conservation with sustainable development while involving local communities is becoming increasingly popular. At present, there are 120 UNESCO Global Geoparks in 33 countries. Information sheets on the UNESCO Global Geoparks by country are available, with detailed information on each site.

UNESCO’s work with geoparks began in 2001. In 2004, 17 European and 8 Chinese geoparks came together at UNESCO headquarters in Paris to form the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) where national geological heritage initiatives contribute to and benefit from their membership of a global network of exchange and cooperation.

On 17 November 2015, the 195 Member States of UNESCO ratified the creation of a new label, the UNESCO Global Geoparks, during the 38th General Conference of the Organisation. This expresses governmental recognition of the importance of managing outstanding geological sites and landscapes in a holistic manner.

The Organization supports Member States’ efforts to establish UNESCO Global Geoparks all around the world, in close collaboration with the Global Geoparks Network.

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 3^rd,  the Board of Supervisors received and filed the Park Needs Assessment Executive Summary and discussed the draft language for a proposed park funding measure.
This 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

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. 

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.

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.