Nottingham Geospatial Institute

Geospatial Science

The geospatial science group engages in all areas of geoinformatics research, resulting in collaborations across many disciplines and institutions.

Research is undertaken in both long term fundamental challenges and shorter term applications-orientated issues.

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Research themes

Our current research is focused on these sub-themes:

 
  • AgriGIS
 
  • Geo Health Informatics
 
  • Geoinformatics and Data Modelling
 
  • Geospatial Intelligence (GI or GEOINT)
 
  • Interoperability and Standards
 
  • Location Based Services (LBS)
 
  • Open Source Geospatial Research
 
  • Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI)
 

Current Projects

Past Projects

  • AGIS: Advanced Geospatial Information and Intelligence Services; project team:  Mike Jackson, Adam Rousell.
  • COBWEB: Citizen Observatory WEB, FP7 funded; project team:  Mike Jackson, Didier Leibovici, Sam Meek.
  • EDIT: Extraction of Disaster Information from Text, funded by the CIMA Research Foundation; project team:  Kristin Stock, Stefania Traverso (CIMA), Valentina Cerutti.
  • ELOGeo: E-learning for the Open Geospatial Community, funded by JISC in partnership with Mimas Centre of Excellence at the University of Manchester; project team:  Jeremy Morley, Amir Pourabdollah, Suchith Anand, Adam Rousell.
  • GEOTHNK: An EU Lifelong Learning Programme; project team:  Mike Jackson.
  • GRASP-GFS: Geospatial Resource for Agricultural Species and Pests, with integrated workflow modelling, to support Global Food Security, 2013-2014, BBSRC-funded; project team:  Mike Jackson, Didier Leibovici, Sam Meek.
  • NaturalGeo: Developing methods for automated interpretation of geospatial natural language, funded by Ordnance Survey; project team:  Kristin Stock.
  • OSM-GB: Measuring and improving the quality of OpenStreetMap for Great Britain, funded by 1Spatial; project team:  Jeremy Morley, Amir Pourabdollah.
  • THE ISSUE: Traffic Health Environment, Intelligent Solutions for Sustaining Urban Economics, FP7 funded; project team:  Mike Jackson, Suchith Anand. 
  • eSoTer: Delivering a web-based regional pilot platform with data, methodology and applications, using remote sensing to validate, augment and extend existing data; project team:  Mike Jackson, Didier Leibovici.
  • EuroGEOSS: European Global Earth Observation System of Systems, funded by the European Commission 7th Framework Programme; project team:  Mike Jackson, Didier Leibovici, Kristin Stock, Amir Pourabdollah.
  • D-Scent: Raising challenges to deception attempts using data scent trails, EPSRC funded; project team:  Mike Jackson.
  • OS Future Data: Identifying the likely challenges that future technological and market developments will have on Ordnance Survey products, OSGB funded; project team:  Mike Jackson, Suchith Anand.
  • SWIMA: Sensor Web for Infrastructure Management, funded by a QinetiQ led consortium and UK Technology Strategy Board; project team:  Mike Jackson

Nottingham Geospatial Institute

Nottingham Geospatial Building
The University of Nottingham
Triumph Road
Nottingham, NG7 2TU

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