Posted on November 07, 2020
The Department of Geography Geoinformatics and Meteorology hosted a virtual Geospatial Tech event on the 10th of October 2020.
Posted on October 16, 2020
The department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology (hereafter GGM) once again successfully offered the short course in Introductory Remote Sensing from 6 to 8 October 2020.
Posted on October 09, 2020
The UP model predicts weak La Niña conditions for spring and mid-summer, but ENSO-neutral conditions during the second half of summer. Favorable rainfall outcomes are expected over the larger part of the forecast region during spring and summer, except over parts of Namibia and Mozambique....
Posted on September 10, 2020
The seasonal forecast for September predicts week La Nina conditions for spring and summer but ENSO_neutral conditions during the second half of summer. Favorable rainfall conditions are expected over the larger part of the forecast region during spring and early summer. Cooler maximum...
Posted on August 16, 2020
The seasonal forecast for Augustindictaes that the ENSO-neutral conditions will most likely to continue towards summer. However, most forecast models are going for colder sea surface temperatures. Favourable rainfall outcomes are expected over the larger part of the forecast region. Cooler...
Posted on August 06, 2020
One of the Department's BScHons Meteorology students, Tsholanang Rammopo, was awarded with one of the 2019 SSAG Outstanding Honours Research Awards. The Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) awards two such awards each year, to highlight outstanding work done by students in the geographical...
Posted on July 12, 2020
The seasonal forecast for July indictaes that the ENSO-neutral conditions will most likely to continue towards summer. We can expect favourable rainfall outcomes over parts of the SW Cape during the winter and a possible favourable start to the summer rainfall season, mainly over the northern...
Posted on July 06, 2020
A team from the University of Pretoria (UP) has proposed a way forward for establishing and coordinating a single address dataset for Gauteng, which could be adopted by the rest of the country. One address dataset is needed now more than ever, as addresses are imperative to control and slow down...
Posted on June 08, 2020
We will likely remain in ENSO-neutral condition until summer. This is even though cooler than average SSTs over the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. On the predicted rainfall front the SW Cape can expect favourable outcomes during winter. We also have a possible favourable start to...
Posted on May 09, 2020
Rainfall predictions indicate that the SADC can expect a mostly dry winter. However, there is some indication of favourable rainfall outcomes over the SW Cape during mid-winter. Some parts of the region can also expect cool maximum temperatures during the early winter, although predominantly high...
Posted on April 10, 2020
Favourable rainfall outcomes are predicted over the central western parts during late autumn-early winter. Similarly, favourable rainfall outcomes are predicted over the SW Cape during the winter rainfall season. Southern Africans can expect cool late autumn-early winter maximum temperature...
Posted on April 07, 2020
Azile Mdleleni was announced as the 2020 Esri YSA Winner for her participatory GIS project.
Posted on April 01, 2020
The University of Pretoria is one of the top 10 universities worldwide using Esri's Learn ArcGIS platform. This platform includes GIS lessons, as well as guidance on how to teach with GIS. The Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology offers numerous GIS and geomatics courses,...
Posted on April 01, 2020
The annual Open Data Day took place on 7 March 2020. At the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, we celebrated the day by hosting 61 Gr 12 geography learners from Dr WF Nkomo High School in Atteridgeville at the University of Pretoria, Hatfield campus.
Posted on March 30, 2020
There has been some speculation that COVID-19 follows a seasonal pattern with preliminary evidence that the virus does not survive as well in warmer temperatures. A team of leading South African environmental scientists, from a range of institutions, has been formed under the auspices of the...
Posted on March 18, 2020
Due to the suspension of contact classes and the rescheduling of the academic calendar, the Geospatial Information and Mapping Service has suspended CONTACT services until further notice. However, the Geospatial Information and Mapping Service remains committed to providing mapping and...
Posted on March 17, 2020
ENSO-neutral is slightly more favoured throughout this forecast period, but there is some indication of cooling towards La Niña by the end of the year. During the Southern Hemisphere autumn, predictability of ENSO events for the coming summer is low. Favourable end of season rainfall conditions...
Posted on March 06, 2020
Dr. Francis Wasswa Nsubuga was elected to the GLOBE Education working group as the Africa representative for another 3 yrs. He has been serving on the working group since 2016. For more on GLOBE and their work please visit https://www.globe.gov/.
Posted on March 04, 2020
Dr Liesl Dyson was awarded the Knowledge Tree Innovation Award from the Water Research Commission. This award celebrates outstanding design, process and product development of innovative technologies.
Posted on February 21, 2020
Over the course of the past 3 months, six postgraduate students from the department partook in an international and interdisciplinary project called iPOLE.
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