Institute Geoinformatics
We host two research groups dedicated to the development of methods to analyze geodata and to advance geoinformation technology. The GIScience Research Group of Prof. Zipf focuses on open-source geoinformation for the benefit of the environment and society, and the 3DGeo Research Group of Prof. Höfle on the analysis of 3D geodata for environmental and geoscientific monitoring.
Geoinformatics (GIScience) equips geographers with the theoretical and practical competences necessary to address complex, interdisciplinary geographical questions of societal importance using state-of-the-art geoinformation technology. GIScientists develop novel digital methods to capture, manage, process, analyse, visualise geodata gathered from a variety of sources, including remote sensing, laser scanning, smartphones and crowdsourcing. We advance geospatial methods by combining geographical and GIScience theories with the latest innovations in data science and geo-artificial intelligence.
Geoinformatics Heidelberg hosts two research groups dedicated to the development of methods to analyse geodata and to advance geoinformation technology. The GIScience Research Group of Prof. Zipf focuses on open geoinformation for the benefit of the environment and society, and the 3DGeo Research Group of Prof. Höfle on the analysis of 3D geodata for environmental and geoscientific monitoring.
In addition, Prof. Lautenbach works together with Prof. Zipf at the affiliated non-profit institute HeiGIT gGmbH. The Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology conducts applied research in the field of humanitarian aid and climate protection and translates scientific findings into practice.
