CARTOGRAPHY & GIS
The research group CartoGIS focusses on the techniques for analysing geographical data and for visualizing these on maps.
Research
The CartoGIS research group in centred on geographical information, as this underpins both the domain of cartography and geographical information science.
A broad multidisciplinarity (computer sciences, archaeology, cognition, sport sciences) characterizes the conducted projects.
In these, the group focusses on the use of modern methodologies (e.g. eye tracking, WiFi tracking, UAVs, etc.) and development of innovative technologies (e.g. navigation apps, 3D webGIS, etc.).
Keywords: transport, accessiblity and GIS — cartography and map use — historical cartography — 4D GIS for archaeology — flood risks — indoor wayfinding — moving objects — GIS in education
News
On the 18th of November 2019, an article was published in De Standaard on the ‘FietsSTEM for schools’: a project (coordinated by Dr. Tom Storme) developed by the Network for Sustainable Mobility Research of Ghent University. …
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This collaborative project with TU Wien follows the trends towards location-based services (LBS) and personalized/contextualized content and investigates them in the context of cultural heritage collections of European city a…
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