Posted on November 29, 2016
YouthMappers from Malawi and South Africa were fortunate enough to partake in the first International Joint Youth Mappers training in late October 2016, and what a success it was.
Posted on November 02, 2016
In this blog post, we will report on our experience and lessons learned from mapping the informal Alaska settlement in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.
Posted on October 21, 2016
Geoinformatics students placed 3rd in the ICA Mars Exploration Zone Map Design Competition
Posted on October 21, 2016
CGIS YouthMappers’ held a map-a-thon event to contribute to the Peace Corp efforts in Botswana.
Posted on October 05, 2016
Geoinformatics masters student shined during the Geomatics Indaba 2016 conference.
Posted on September 22, 2016
In 2016, CGIS hosted three events to introduce school learners to geoinformatics.
Posted on August 08, 2016
Images and video clips that looked like scenes from the disaster movie Twister were all over social media a few weeks ago when unexpected tornadoes hit the Gauteng province.
Posted on August 04, 2016
The first 'Geomatics and Participation' Summer School with students and lecturers from the University of Pretoria and the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences recently took place in Karslruhe, Germany.
Posted on August 01, 2016
Sameera Mohamed, a PhD student at the University of Pretoria, was recently honoured by the Geological Society of South Africa with the Corstorphine Medal.
Posted on June 24, 2016
The first-ever hybrid fair was recently hosted at the University of Pretoria (UP) to celebrate the hybrid model of teaching and learning.
Posted on June 01, 2016
Dr McCusker welcomes Centre for Geoinformation Centre (CGIS) as an inaugural YouthMappers chapter.
Posted on May 18, 2016
The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria celebrated the academic achievements of its top students at its annual Outstanding Achievers Function earlier in May this year.
Posted on May 07, 2016
Dr Francis Wasswa Nsubuga has been appointed to represent Africa on the education working group.
Posted on April 08, 2016
Kathryn Arnold, a BScHons (Geoinformatics) student in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology at the University of Pretoria, won the Esri Young Scholar Award for her third-year project titled, 'A GIS-based response time and risk analysis of municipal firefighting services in...
Posted on March 04, 2016
Courtney Gehle, a third-year BSc Geography student in the Department of Geography with a special interest in Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability recently had the opportunity to be part of the United Stated Leadership Programme and visit Paris and the US.
Posted on February 12, 2016
A team of postgraduate Geoinformation Science students from the Centre for Geoinformation Science (CGIS) recently won the climate change category at the Durban AgriHack Talent Challenge.
Posted on January 04, 2016
Parts of the country were subjected to severe hailstorms towards the end of last year and hailstones the size of tennis balls inflicted massive damage. Dr Liesl Dyson explains the science behind this weather phenomenon.
Posted on November 30, 2015
In celebration of the International Cartographic Association’s International Map Year, the Centre for Geo-information Science at UP hosted a Mini-conference to showcase the role of maps in research conducted at the University.
Posted on November 13, 2015
CGIS students uses web mapping technology to tell compelling story with maps.
Posted on October 13, 2015
In celebration of the International Cartographic Association’s (ICA) International Map Year 2015/6 www.mapyear.org, the CGIS invites you to a one-day mini-conference showcasing the role of maps in research conducted.
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