Posted on September 18, 2018
pgAdmin4 v3.3 released this week comes with a PostGIS geometry viewer.
Posted on September 17, 2018
Join the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology and the South African Association of Polar Early Career Scientist (APECSSA) this week in celebrating South African polar research, all under the theme 'South of Africa: SubZero Summers'
Posted on September 14, 2018
Seven scholars and three teachers from Reddford House visited the Department on 13 September, where they where given some hands-on experience with a GIS and remote sensing applications.
Posted on September 14, 2018
Mr Philemon Tsele will be leading a short course in remote sensing (Introductory Course in Remote Sensing: Physical Principles and Digital Image Processing) from 14-16 November. More information on the course can be obtained from the University of Pretoria Enterprises website.
Posted on September 11, 2018
The latest seasonal forecast is now available. Have a look at it through the link here: https://www.up.ac.za/media/shared/106/ZP_Resources/WillemLandman/seasonal_forecast_worx_sep2018.zp161888.pdf.
Posted on August 23, 2018
Nine Honours students from the Department recently went to Swaziland for a four day applied geomorphology field trip led by Prof Heinz Beckendal and Andre Theron. The trip exposed students to a wide variety of landscapes and processes and provided hands on experience with geomorphic research in...
Posted on August 21, 2018
The latest forecast by the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and meteorology's Seasonal Forecast Worx is now available online. What is predicted? El Nino, or in other words, prepare for a hot summer.
Posted on August 09, 2018
Several members from various South African universities recently attended the 2018 Aktru Summer School in Siberia, Russia. Among the South African delegation was Mr Michale Loubser, a lecturer in our department. The school is organised annually by Tomsk State University and the South African...
Posted on July 31, 2018
Official launch of the NAS T&L Bulletin - Wednesday 1 August 2018
Posted on July 23, 2018
CGIS YouthMappers did their part for Mandela Day through contributing to humanitarian efforts.
Posted on July 22, 2018
CGIS student who participated in the CSIR’s DSIDE programme
Posted on July 20, 2018
Staff of the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology recently attended the 3rd BRICS Network University Conference from 4-7 July in Stellenbosch. The conference brings together delegates from all BRICS member states and aims to foster scientific collaboration and research...
Posted on June 01, 2018
Dr Rautenbach from the Centre of Geoinformation Science (CGIS) receives the 2018 Community Engagement Award.
Posted on May 31, 2018
The final year BSc Geoinformatics project prepares students for the work environment.
Posted on April 14, 2018
Lehlohonolo Thipe was awarded the 2018 Esri Young Scholar award by Esri South Africa.
Posted on January 19, 2018
Larissa Pillay a BSc Hons student attend the African Youth SDG Summit in Accra, Ghana, 1-2 Nov 2017.
Posted on December 08, 2017
Mr Nick de Beer, a lecturer in Chemistry in the Faculty of Natural- and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria, was voted the Best First-year Lecturer in the Faculty on 1 December 2017.
Posted on November 20, 2017
Earlier this year, the Centre for Geoinformation Science (CGIS) at the University of Pretoria hosted the 2017 Winter School on Participatory Sensing as part of the Geomatics and Participation project between UP and the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences in Germany.
Posted on October 07, 2017
The geography learners from TuksSport High School visited CGIS to learn about geoinformatics.
Posted on June 08, 2017
2016 top students in Geoinformatics received various prizes at the Dean's Annual Award Ceremony.
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