Dr. Günther Sagl

Dr. Günther Sagl was a PostDoc Researcher at the GIScience Research Group of the Institute of Geography in Heidelberg.

Research Interests

• Ubiquitous Sensing and Integrated Sensing
• Spatio-Temporal Analyses of Environmental and Social Sensor Data
• Linking Interdisciplinary Methods with GIScience Concepts
• Visual Analytics and Dynamic Geo-Visualisation Methods
• Service Oriented Architectures SOA, Standardized Services (OGC, ISO)
• Near Real-Time Web-Based Data Processing and Geo-Analysis

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

• Oktober 2008/Dezember 2012: Applied Geoinformatics, PhD (Dr.rer.nat.), Doctoral College Geographic Information Science, Department of Geoinformatics, Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria
• Oktober 2004/Juni 2008: School of Geoinformation, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria, Graduation with distinction
• Oktober 1998/Juni 2002: School of Electronics and Information Technology (extra-occupational), Higher Technical Institute, Klagenfurt, Austria, Graduation with good success
• September 1992/Juni 1996: School of Process Measurement and Control Technology, Vocational School, Gmunden, Austria, Graduation with distinction

Work Experience:

• Oktober 2008/April 2012: Junior Researcher, Studio iSPACE, Research Studios Austria RSA, Salzburg (conception, implementation, and validation of near real-time web-based geoanalysis workflows for environmental monitoring and time-critical decision support)
• August 2007/Februar 2008: Internship: GIS Analyst at the Louisiana Geographic Information Center LAGIC, USA (management and analysis of spatio-temporal data for emergency response and disaster management; development of web services for hurricane response mapping); Research assistant at the Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University (application of a Spatial Video Acquisition System for documenting and analyzing the recovery process in post-disaster environments in New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina 2005)

Awards:

• 2008: Würdigungspreis: Award from the Austrian Ministry of Science and Research for the diploma thesis and outstanding performance during study

Other Skills and Activities:

• Oktober 2012/Februar 2013: Lecturer, Lecture on Software Engineering for Geographic Information Systems, Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria
• April 2012: Member of the Organizing Committee, DK GIScience Symposium 2012 (Review Process Chair), DK GIScience Thesis Workshop 2012
• Seit Mai 2011: Junior Project Manager, Certified Project Management Associate, International Project Management Association IPMA Level D

Ausgewählte Publikationen

Toernros, T., Sagl, G. and Resch, B. (2014) Ein GIS-basierter Ansatz zur optimalen Standortfindung für dezentrale Speicher in Energienetzen, In: Strobl, J., Blaschke, T., Griesebner, G., Zagl, B., eds., Angewandte Geoinformatik AGIT 2014, Wichmann Verlag, Heidelberg. 169-174.

Zeile, P., Resch, B., Exner, J.-P., Sagl, G. and Summa, A. (2014) Urban Emotions – Kontextuelle Emotionsinformationen für die Räumliche Planung auf Basis von Echtzeit-Humansensorik und Crowdsourcing-Ansätzen, In: Strobl, J., Blaschke, T., Griesebner, G., Zagl, B., eds., Angewandte Geoinformatik AGIT 2014, Wichmann Verlag, Heidelberg. 664-669.

Sagl, G. and Resch, B. (2014) Mobile Phones as Ubiquitous Social and Environmental Geo-Sensors, In: Yan, Z., ed., Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior (Volumes 1, 2, & 3). Hershey, PA: IGI Global, pp. pending.

Sagl, G. and Blaschke, T. (2014) Integrated Urban Sensing in the 21st Century, In: Weng, Q., ed., Global Urban Monitoring and Assessment through Earth Observation. Taylor & Francis/CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 269-286.

Resch, B., Sagl, G., Toernros, T., Bachmaier, A., Eggers, J.-B., Herkel, S., Narmsara, S. and Guendra, H. (2014) GIS-based Planning and Modelling for Renewable Energy: Challenges and Future Research Avenues. ISPRS International Journal for Geo-Information, 3(2), 662-692.

Sagl, G., Delmelle, E. and Delmelle, E. (2014): Mapping Collective Human Activity in an Urban Environment based on Mobile Phone Data, Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 41(3), 272-285.

Sagl, G., Loidl, M. and Resch, B. (2013) Visuelle Analyse von Mobilfunkdaten zur Charakterisierung Urbaner Mobilität, In: Koch, A., Bill, R. & Donaubauer, A., eds., 18. Münchner Fortbildungsseminar des Runden Tisch GIS, München, Deutschland, Wichmann Verlag, 72-79.

Sagl, G. and Loidl, M. (2013) Digging for Non-Dominant Mobility Patterns, In: Proceedings of the GeoVIZ workshop 2013 (GeoVIZ 2013), March 5 - 8, Hamburg, Germany.

Sagl, G., Loidl, M. and Beinat, E. (2012): A Visual Analytics Approach for Extracting Spatio-Temporal Urban Mobility Information from Mobile Network Traffic, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 1(3), 256-271.

Sagl, G., Blaschke, T., Beinat, E. and Resch, B. (2012): Ubiquitous Geo-Sensing for Context-Aware Analysis: Exploring Relationships between Environmental and Human Dynamics, Sensors, 12(7), 9835-9857.

Sagl, G., Resch, B., Mittlboeck, M., Hochwimmer, B., Lippautz, M. and Roth, C. (2012): Standardised Geo-Sensor Webs and Web-Based Geo-Processing for Near Real-Time Situational Awareness in Emergency Management, International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, 3(4), 339-358.

Sagl, G. (2012): Towards Adaptive Geo-Monitoring: Examining Environmental and Social Dynamics and their Relationships for Holistic Process Understanding, In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience2012), September 18 - 21, Columbus, Ohio (USA).

Sagl, G., Resch, B., Hawelka, B. and Beinat, E. (2012): From Social Sensor Data to Collective Human Behaviour Patterns: Analysing and Visualising Spatio-Temporal Dynamics in Urban Environments in Jekel, T., Car, A., Strobl, J. and Griesebner, G., eds., GI-Forum 2012: Geovisualization, Society and Learning, Wichmann Verlag, Berlin, 54-63.

Sagl, G., Atzl, C., Mittlboeck, M., Adler, S., Lukic, S. and Resch, B. (2012): Von Sensordaten zu Raum-Zeitlicher Umweltinformation als Web-Service: Konzeption, Implementierung und Validierung eines vollautomatisierten Workflows in Strobl, J., Blaschke, T. and Griesebner, G., eds., Angewandte Geoinformatik AGIT 2012, Wichmann Verlag, Heidelberg, 276-282.

Sagl, G., Beinat, E., Resch, B. and Blaschke, T. (2011): Integrated Geo-Sensing: a Case Study on the Relationships between Weather Conditions and Mobile Phone Usage in Northern Italy, In: Proceedings of the First IEEE International Conference on Spatial Data Mining and Geographical Knowledge Services (ICSDM 2011), June 29 - July 1, Fuzhou, China, 208-213.

Sagl, G., Lippautz, M., Mittlboeck, M., Resch, B. and Blaschke, T. (2011): Web-Based Near Real-Time Geo-Analyses of Environmental Sensor Measurements, In: Proceedings of the Geoinformatik 2011 - "GEOCHANGE", June 15 - 17, Münster, Germany, 139-142.

Sagl, G., Lippautz, M., Resch, B. and Mittlboeck, M. (2011): Near Real-Time Geo-Analyses for Emergency Support: A Radiation Safety Exercise, In: Proceedings of the 14th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science, April 18 - 21, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Resch, B., Mittlboeck, M., Kranzer, S., Sagl, G., Heistracher, T. and Blaschke, T. (2011): 'People as Sensors' mittels personalisiertem Geo-tracking in Strobl, J., Blaschke, T. and Griesebner, G., eds., Angewandte Geoinformatik AGIT 2011, Wichmann Verlag, Heidelberg, 682-687.

Resch, B., Sagl, G., Blaschke, T. and Mittlboeck, M. (2010): Distributed Web-processing for Ubiquitous Information Services – OGC WPS Critically Revisited, In: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience2010), September 14 - 17, Zurich, Switzerland.

Mittlboeck, M., Resch, B., Lippautz, M. and Sagl, G. (2010): G2Real: 'live' Geo(mess)information für mobile Einsatzkräfte in Strobl, J., Blaschke, T. and Griesebner, G., eds., Angewandte Geoinformatik AGIT 2010, Wichmann Verlag, Heidelberg, 905-910.

Sagl, G. (2010): Large-Scale Collective Fluctuations: Human Dynamics Seen by a Cellular Network. Talk at the European Science Foundation ESF High Level Research Conference on Future Internet and Society – A Complex System Perspective, October 2 - 7, Aquafredda di Maratea, Italy.

Eine vollständige Liste der Publikationen ist verfügbar auf www.guenthersagl.com