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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EL link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am glad to announce that the March 2016 issue of our Newsletter has been uploaded onto our website (<a href="http://www.geoforall.otg/newsletters/">www.geoforall.otg/newsletters/</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I would like to thank all the co-editors and our members for their contribution. This issue is the biggest ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Have a nice reading<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Nikos Lambrinos<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>---------------------------------------------------------------------- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dr. Nikos Lambrinos<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dept. of Primary Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Greece, GR-54124<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tel. +30 2310 991201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Email: labrinos@eled.auth.gr<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Web pages: </span><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>http://labrinos.webpages.auth.gr/digital_geography/</span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>http://www.digital-earth.edu.gr/<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <u>http://www.auth.gr/en/units/19861<o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>----------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ica-osgeo-labs [mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Suchith Anand<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 7, 2016 9:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Ica-osgeo-labs] RGS-IBG event : Field technologies: (cheap and accessible) fieldwork mapping and monitoring techniques 18th March 6:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear all,<br><br>These events run by the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) might be of wider interest. Thanks to Mark Mulligan for sharing this info. <br><br>Also the <b>Geo-technology in the Field: GIS, GPS, and Remote sensing for fieldwork workshop</b> (Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 April 2016) which will cover Open source GIS, GPS Data and monitoring etc might be of interest.<br><br><br>Details at <a href="http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Fieldwork+and+Expeditions/GO+seminars+and+workshops/GIS+for+expeditions+and+fieldwork.htm" target="_blank">http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Fieldwork+and+Expeditions/GO+seminars+and+workshops/GIS+for+expeditions+and+fieldwork.htm</a> <br><br>Best wishes,<br><br>Suchith<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRpF427621><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Mark Mulligan [mark.mulligan@kcl.ac.uk]<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 07, 2016 7:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> Suchith Anand<br><b>Subject:</b> RGS-IBG FOSS software and hardware event</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><br><br>Apologies for cross postings.<br><br>Please join us at the RGS-IBG for a series of short TED-talk style presentations on new cheap and accessible fieldwork mapping and monitoring technologies. </span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Friday 18 March 2016, 6.30pm (doors open 6pm)</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Topics and speakers include:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Ed Parsons</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>, Geospatial Technologist, Google: <b>Google’s field technology [10 mins]</b></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>__</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Joanna Wilkin</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>, University of Southampton <b>OSM, Missing Maps and humanitarian applications [10 mins]</b></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Martin Wooster</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>, KCL <b>Low-cost field research drones and tethered remote sensing platforms [10 mins]</b></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Thomas Smith</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>, KCL <b>Using Arduino micro-controllers in the field [10 mins]</b></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>James Millington</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>, KCL<b> Mobile Apps for fieldwork [10 mins]</b></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>1 minute shout-outs:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Field mapping apps (Faith Taylor, KCL)</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Camera trapping (Emma Tebbs, KCL)</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Get data for your field site using Openstreetmap Overpass API (Michele Ferrier, KCL)</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Free satellite Earth Observation data (Dr Richard Teeuw, Portsmouth University) </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Using Openstreetmap on the ground (Naomi Morris, Portsmouth University)</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>FreeStation: cutting the cost of field monitoring by 99% (Mark Mulligan, KCL)</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>__</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Examples of the technology and equipment will be available. The talks will be followed by a break-out discussions on these topics at the RGS bar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Finish around 9pm</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Price: £6.50 (part subsidised, includes complimentary drink and covers cost of keeping the RGS staffed and open for the evening). Sign up at </span><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Fieldwork+and+Expeditions/GO+seminars+and+workshops/GIS+for+expeditions+and+fieldwork.htm" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>RGS-IBG website </span></a></span></u><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Best<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>_______________________________________________________________________________<br>Dr. Mark Mulligan, Reader in Geography, King's College London. Senior Fellow UNEP-WCMC<br>Department of Geography, King's College London, Strand, LONDON, WC2R 2LS. Tel +44 (0)207 848 2280. <a href="mailto:mark.mulligan@kcl.ac.uk" target="_blank">mark.mulligan@kcl.ac.uk</a> @markmulligan @policysupport<br><a href="http://www.kcl.ac.uk/geography" target="_blank">http://www.kcl.ac.uk/geography</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/KCLGEOGRAPHY" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/KCLGEOGRAPHY</a><br>KCL <span style='background:#FFFFCC'>Water</span> Group Blog <a href="http://blogs.kcl.ac.uk/water" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>http://blogs.kcl.ac.uk/</span><span style='color:#222222;background:#FFFFCC'>water</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Research projects and databases : <a href="http://www.kcl.ac.uk/geodata" target="_blank">http://www.kcl.ac.uk/geodata</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Policy support systems: <a href="http://www.policysupport.org" target="_blank">www.policysupport.org</a><br>Masters Programmes: <a href="http://goo.gl/Pfu8dD" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/Pfu8dD</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>_______________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>and may contain confidential information. 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