[Ica-osgeo-labs] Newsletter - March 2016

[SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA]

​​​I agree with Nikos and Suchith. Alongside this -clever- approach to the UN OpenGis Initiative it will be good to try a collaboration between Geoforall and other UN Agencies, mostly Unesco (also Unicef, Fao...). Maria, do you think it will be appropriate to talk about this in the workshop? (I mean, in the coffee-break)

Regards,


Sergio Acosta y Lara
Departamento de Geomática
Dirección Nacional de Topografía
Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas
URUGUAY
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De: ica-osgeo-labs <ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> en nombre de labrinos at eled.auth.gr <labrinos at eled.auth.gr>
Enviado: lunes, 07 de marzo de 2016 9:07
Para: 'Maria Antonia Brovelli'; ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
Asunto: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Newsletter - March 2016

Hi Maria,

Yes, it will be great to have a special issue. In fact, we can have an issue with articles from UN only and cover as many topics as they would like to. I mean, it is not necessary to cover only the topic of the workshop you are into. It will be very interesting to promote their ideas on the educational sector of UN.
Please, have a discussion with them and we will proceed accordingly.

Wishes
Nikos

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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
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From: Maria Antonia Brovelli [mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it]
Sent: Monday, March 7, 2016 1:43 PM
To: labrinos at eled.auth.gr; ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: R: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Newsletter - March 2016

Thanks! I'll present the newsletter on Wednesday during my presentation at UN. I want also to propose them a special session of the newsletter dedicated to UN with the updates of UN geospatial unit activities.
Do you agree?
In case, I can help on that.
Cheers.
Maria


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Dear all,

I am glad to announce that the March 2016 issue of our Newsletter has been uploaded onto our website (www.geoforall.otg/newsletters/<http://www.geoforall.otg/newsletters/>)
I would like to thank all the co-editors and our members for their contribution. This issue is the biggest ever.

Have a nice reading
Nikos Lambrinos

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Dr. Nikos Lambrinos
Associate Professor
Dept. of Primary Education
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
Greece, GR-54124
Tel. +30 2310 991201
Email: labrinos at eled.auth.gr<mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>
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             http://www.digital-earth.edu.gr/
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From: ica-osgeo-labs [mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Suchith Anand
Sent: Monday, March 7, 2016 9:41 AM
To: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: [Ica-osgeo-labs] RGS-IBG event : Field technologies: (cheap and accessible) fieldwork mapping and monitoring techniques 18th March 6:30pm


Dear all,

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.

Also the Geo-technology in the Field: GIS, GPS, and Remote sensing for fieldwork workshop (Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 April 2016) which will cover  Open source GIS, GPS Data and monitoring etc might be of interest.


Details at http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Fieldwork+and+Expeditions/GO+seminars+and+workshops/GIS+for+expeditions+and+fieldwork.htm

Best wishes,

Suchith
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From: Mark Mulligan [mark.mulligan at kcl.ac.uk]
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 7:02 AM
To: Suchith Anand
Subject: RGS-IBG FOSS software and hardware event



Apologies for cross postings.

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.
Friday 18 March 2016, 6.30pm (doors open 6pm)

Topics and speakers include:

Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist, Google: Google’s field technology [10 mins]

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Joanna Wilkin, University of Southampton OSM, Missing Maps and humanitarian applications  [10 mins]

Martin Wooster, KCL Low-cost field research drones and tethered remote sensing platforms  [10 mins]

Thomas Smith, KCL Using Arduino micro-controllers in the field  [10 mins]

James Millington, KCL Mobile Apps for fieldwork  [10 mins]


1 minute shout-outs:

Field mapping apps (Faith Taylor, KCL)

Camera trapping (Emma Tebbs, KCL)

Get  data for your field site using Openstreetmap Overpass API (Michele Ferrier, KCL)

Free satellite Earth Observation data (Dr Richard Teeuw, Portsmouth University)

Using Openstreetmap on the ground (Naomi Morris, Portsmouth University)
FreeStation: cutting the cost of field monitoring by 99%  (Mark Mulligan, KCL)

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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

Finish around 9pm

Price: £6.50 (part subsidised, includes complimentary drink and covers cost of keeping the RGS staffed and open for the evening).  Sign up at RGS-IBG website <http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Fieldwork+and+Expeditions/GO+seminars+and+workshops/GIS+for+expeditions+and+fieldwork.htm>
Best

Mark

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