HeiGIT recently welcomed Prof. Dr. Wenwen Li and Prof. Dr. Song Gao for research visits focused on GeoAI, multimodal geospatial data, human mobility, and disaster response. Their visits strengthened international collaboration and opened new opportunities for joint research and academic exchange.

In Heidelberg and Worms, the shaded.ors app is already helping people navigate the shade. However, HeiGIT’s routing application can also be adapted for use in other cities – and has the potential to become an important tool for climate adaptation.

In Heidelberg and Worms, the shaded.ors app is already helping people navigate the shade. However, HeiGIT’s routing application can also be adapted for use in other cities – and has the potential to b...

The new OpenAccessLens platform provides open, global data on accessibility to healthcare and education. Built on OpenStreetMap data and openrouteservice modeling, it can support accessibility researc...

Cryosphere scientists know it well; the Arctic doesn’t give up its secrets easily. This is especially true when it comes to exploring permafrost -– frozen soils that store centuries of history undergr...