Advanced #geospatial tools are strengthening early warning systems & humanitarian logistics.
In #Madagascar, we are working with Croix Rouge Malagasy and German Red Cross to build local GIS capacity for #AnticipatoryAction:

▫️Delivered #GIS trainings for autonomous cyclone trigger use
▫️Co-developed a semi-automated cyclone exposure workflow
▫️Kicked off a project to create an AI-powered, weather-adaptive routing system for unpaved roads

👉Learn more: https://heigit.org/advancing-disaster-preparedness-in-madagascar-with-data-based-anticipatory-action/

#TechForGood

🌆⌛ 𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝟮 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?
Our new assessment tool on the #𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 shows how much CO2 cities can emit to stay within global warming limits.
The data is currently available for 5 cities: #𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻, #𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗻, #𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴, #𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 & #𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗵𝗲.

📑 Blog post: https://heigit.org/unveiling-the-climate-action-navigator-part-5-co%e2%82%82-budget/
📊 Data: https://climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashboard/plugin/co_budget

𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗚𝗜𝗧 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝟮𝟭🚶
HeiGIT is joining Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities with a talk on bridging perception and objectivity in walkability assessment.
We will explore how subjective perceptions of safety, comfort, and accessibility can diverge from objective walkability indicators, and how integrating both perspectives can support planners and policymakers in creating livebale streets and public spaces.

Read more: https://heigit.org/events/heigit-at-walk21/

𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗚𝗜𝗧 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱
From Oct 3-5, State of the Map World, the annual event for all mappers and OpenStreetMap users, takes place in Manila. HeiGIT will contribute with three sessions this year:

🗺️ workshop on how to use OSM data & openrouteservice in QGIS
🗺️ talk on the state of OSM, reflecting on 20 years of growth, current mapping trends
🗺️ session on OSM data for routing, highlighting new developments in openrouteservice.

🔍 https://heigit.org/events/heigit-at-state-of-the-map-world/

𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻-𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗸ö𝗹𝗹𝗻

🚲🚗 Sharing a path with side-parked cars increases the risk of dooring, i.e. being hit by a parking car.
Our Climate Action Navigator´s hiBike and the indicator Dooring Risk highlight where risks are high, based on precise OSM parking data. Thanks to the Parkraumkarte project from OpenStreetMap initiative Verkehrswende, analyses are more accurate.

🌳Explore the Climate Action Navigator: https://climate-action.heigit.org/webapp/dashboard

#WorldCarFreeDay is a reminder to reimagine #mobility.

The hiBike assessment tool (in the Climate Action Navigator) uses #OpenStreetMap data to measure urban #cycling infrastructure:
Dooring risk – danger from parked cars
Path smoothness – how safe the ride is
Surface types – asphalt, gravel, ect.

By identifying bikeability hot spots and examples of good practice, hiBike helps cities target improvements.

👉https://climate-action.heigit.org/
🎵 Pixabay, AlexGrohl
#sustainablemobility #climateaction

𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞-𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞: 𝐞𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝐬𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝐭𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝐬𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝐜𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝐨𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝐦𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝐚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝐬 🚶🚲

The ENHANCE project explores how the 15-minute city can be applied outside dense urban areas. Using mapping, behavior studies & simulation, it tests strategies for sustainable & inclusive mobility beyond dense city centers.

Read more: https://heigit.org/openrouteservice-use-case-enhancing-sustainable-travel-in-small-cities-and-outer-metropolitan-areas/

#research #mobility #15mincity

Our Road Surface Dataset has already been downloaded more than 4,000 times from #HDX!

The dataset provides global information about whether roads are paved or unpaved, thanks to #OpenStreetMap & #Mapillary data and deep-learning predictions: https://data.humdata.org/organization/heidelberg-institute-for-geoinformation-technology

According to a user survey, it has already been used in a variety of settings, from disaster response and humanitarian aid allocation to water management, environmental conservation and deforestation, and transport network planning.