Friday, July 18, 2014

Z_GIS - experts for the spatial view: Z_GIS receiving Special Achievement Award

Z_GIS - experts for the spatial view: Z_GIS receiving Special Achievement AwardAt this year's international ESRI user conference in San Diego, the Department of Geoinformatics - ZGIS was recognized with the 'Special Achievement in GIS' (SAG) Award. This honour is bestowed upon institutions for special merits in the fields of GIS, Geoinformatics and related applications.

Z_GIS has been selected as a 2014 award recipient for outstanding contributions to GIS education worldwide. With thousands of alumni and hundreds of current students, Z_GIS has a unique impact on capacity building around the globe. The highly recognized UNIGIS MSc and certificate qualifications distinguish graduates as top professionals in Geoinformatics.

Our congratulations and best wishes to Prof.Dr. Josef Strobl and to Z_GIS family!

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

gSmart "get-together" at GI_Forum 2014

The University of Salzburg hosts again the international GI community from July 1 - 4, 2014. Several gSmart scholars and partner representatives visited this conference to share insights into trends and visions in GIScience. gSmart scholars took the chance to attend as many workshops as possible, to listen to presentations and to visit the Exhibition. >> GI_Forum 2014: Geospatial Innovation for Society.
The publication of the conference papers is included in Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index which can be accessed via Web of Science™ and Web of Knowledge™ and is freely available online! >> http://epub.oeaw.ac.at/gi_forum