Michael Auer, Diplom Geographer

Subject of thesis

Community based modelling and evaluation methods of cartographic sign-systems.

Research interests

3D-Cartography, web-mapping, map-usability, Volunteered Geographic Information, Theory of Cartogaphic Signs

Projects

• 3D-Sutras. Interactive analyses-tools for a web atlas of laser-scanned Sutra-texts in China: www.stonesutras.org
• Web Map Service for Europe with OpenStreetMap-Data and SRTM-derived Hillshade: www.osm-wms.de

Awards

• Teaching Award of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Bonn for an evaluated Course in 2009/10 about "Geocommunication in the Web - The possibilities of Webcartography"

Offered Courses

• SS 2011: Praxisseminar: Geokommunikation im Web - Möglichkeiten der Internetkartographie (Auer)
• WS 2010-11: Geländepraktikum: Volunteered Geography im GeoWeb2.0 (Auer)
• SS 2010: Methoden-Seminar: Geokommunikation im Web - Möglichkeiten der Internetkartographie (Auer)
• WS 2009-10: Methoden-Seminar für Diplom: Geokommunikation im Web - Möglichkeiten der Internetkartographie (Auer)
• SS 2009: Methoden-Seminar für Bachelor: Freie Geodaten am Beispiel OpenStreetMap (Auer)
• WS 2008-09: Gelände-Praktikum: „Evaluierung der MapUsability mobiler Navigations- und Stadtinformationssysteme“ (Schilling, Auer, Wunderlich)

Curriculum Vitae

• 2010: Research Assistant, GIScience research group, Institute of Geography, Heidelberg University
• 2009: Research Assistant (wiss.MA), Research Group Cartography, Institute of Geography, University of Bonn
• 2008: Research Assistant (WHK), Research Group Cartography, Institute of Geography, University of Bonn
• 2007: Thesis: The use of web maps on german tourist-internet-portals in the context of travel prearrangement.- University of Trier
• 2005: Project: "A Map for San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua" - scholarship of the ASA-Programme of InWEnt gGmbH to develop a regional tourist map
• 2002-2003: foreign studies at University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
• 1999-2007: Study of Applied Human Geography, University of Trier; main subjects: Tourism Geography, Cartography, Macroeconomics

Publications

Goetz, M., Lauer, J., Auer, A. (2012): An Algorithm Based Methodology for the Creation of a Regularly Updated Global Online Map Derived From Volunteered Geographic Information , The Fourth International Conference on Advanced Geographic Information Systems, Applications and Services. GEOProcessing 2012. Valencia, Spain.

Auer, M. & Zipf, A. (2011): OpenStreetMap meets Open Geospatial Consortium - Zum Anwendungspotential einer Geodateninfrastruktur mit freiwillig gesammelten Geodaten.  In: Schilcher, M. (Hrsg.): Geoinformationssysteme. Beiträge zum 16. Münchner Fortbildungsseminar, S. 106-113

Lanig, S., Höfle, B., Auer, M., Schilling, A., Deierling, H., Zipf, A. (2011): Geodateninfrastrukturen im historisch-geographischen Kontext – Buddhistische Steinschriften in der Provinz Sichuan/China. AGIT 2011, Symposium Angewandte Geoinformatik, Salzburg, Österreich.

Auer, M. (2011): User generated Cartography by crowd sourcing web map styling.  Digital Proceedings of the 25th International Cartographic Conference (ICC). July 2011. Paris, France.

Lanig, S., Schilling, A.,Auer, M., Höfle, B., Billen, N., Zipf, A. (2011): Interoperable integration of high precision 3D laser data and large scale geoanalysis in a SDI for Sutra inscriptions in Sichuan (China). Geoinformatik 2011 - Geochange, Münster, Germany.

Auer, M., Höfle, B., Lanig, S., Schilling, A. & Zipf, A. (2011): 3D-Sutras: A web based atlas of laser scanned Buddhist stone inscriptions in China.  14th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science. 18-21 April 2011 – Utrecht, The Netherlands

Auer, M. , Fees, M., Zipf, A. (2010): HistOSM.org - ein Webportal zu historischen und archäologischen Stätten und Sehenswürdigkeiten auf Basis der nutzergenierten Daten von OpenStreetMap (OSM).  AGIT 2010. Symposium für Angewandte Geoinformatik. Salzburg. Austria.

Auer,M. & Zipf, A. (2009): Von Konstanten und Veränderungen - Thematische Kartographie im Web 2.0. Leitthemensitzung Neue Thematische Kartographie (Geokommunikation). Geographentag 2009. Wien.

Auer, M., Fees, M., Neubauer, S., Over, M. & Zipf, A. (2009):A Workflow for Processing a Hillshade WMS-Layer for entire Europe based on SRTM – the case of www.osm-wms.de.- Poster for AGIT 2009 Salzburg, Austria

Auer,M. & Zipf, A. (2009): How do Free and Open Geodata and Open Standards fit together? From Sceptisim versus high Potential to real Applications. The First Open Source GIS UK Conference. University of Nottingham. UK.

Wunderlich M. & Auer M. (2008): Perspective Maps in Mobile Devices – Just Style or Proper Function? 5th International Symposium on LBS & TeleCartography. Salzburg. Austria.