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
Do you sometimes check your smartphone on the street? You have no idea what chaos you are causing, according to new Japanese research. Nico Van de Weghe, geographer at Ghent University who also monitors people flows at Rock W…
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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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