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Keep safe everybody out there. If you do have pictures of flooding in your region upload them to nzfloodpics.co.nz. This helps us scientists understand this event and plan better for the next one. #FloodResilientAotearoa #TeHaumaruOTeWai

Timaru has declared a local state of emergency for the district timaru.govt.nz. ⚠️Stay away from floodwater, avoid travel unless absolutely necessary, and check on your neighbours. In an emergency call 111. For updates follow MetService NZTA Canterbury & West Coast Canterbury CDEMGroup

We're hiring! If you're a whizz with spatial data, have a keen interest water-related challenges, and presently in NZ (or an NZ citizen; sorry - it's a Covid restriction), we'd love to hear from you. Please message me for more info. lnkd.in/gA-9c-B

We're hiring! Are you interested in using cutting-edge technology 🛰️ to advance biodiversity measurement in Aotearoa? The Eco-Index Programme is looking to recruit a Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in spatial data science. 👇 ow.ly/2uEr50J5u2H #postdoc #postdocs

The incredible Rongowai project in partnership with NASA, Air New Zealand, U Auckland, U Michigan, Ohio State U., UCAR and the GRI- U Canterbury, has been successfully launched! News about the data collection will come soon!

Join us tomorrow for our Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau seminar: Te Kete Kōrero o Ōhinemutu; A geospatial tool for community and Māori-led planning. Speakers: Dean Walker and Luke Parkinson (GRI). geospatial.ac.nz/geospatial-res… University of Canterbury UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao

The Second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress is officially open in Hyderabad, India! As noted by Stefan Schweinfest, Director of the UN-GGIM Secretariat, it's good to be back.

An interesting parallel session was at the #geospatial decision support systems venue, where Matt Wilson director of Geospatial Research Institute (GRI) | Toi Hangarau, presented a #digitaltwin for a study area in New Zealand for flood assessment. Leveraging and contributing to open-source to its full potential!

UC researcher Prof Matt Wilson is looking to use digital twin technology to build community resilience against flooding – expecting to strengthen & speed up decision making when natural disasters like flooding take place. Geospatial Research Institute (GRI) | Toi Hangarau bit.ly/3s6DvNk

"Guiding biodiversity efforts using a remote sensing and machine learning approach" - Kevan Cote, Eco-index Data Scientist Webinar recording + Q&A now available: ow.ly/A4vV50Lpaw5 Biological Heritage Geospatial Research Institute (GRI) | Toi Hangarau Artificial Intelligence Institute

On 14/11/22 join us for the next GRI Toi Hangarau seminar: Mātauranga Māori Framework for Surveillance for plant pathogens. Speakers: Audrey Lustig, Maria C. Latham and Sharmila Savarimuthu (Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research and GRI). Free registration: eventbrite.co.nz/e/matauranga-m…

Congratulations Dr Matthew Hobbs🏃 !!

I'm looking forward to sharing our early data :-) It maybe of interest New Zealand Space Agency University of Canterbury AucklandSpace Air New Zealand Ministry for the Environment | Manatū mō te Taiao OCEANIUM IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Eco-index NZ and others...

Check this out! A short documentary starring Prof Matthew Wilson Matt Wilson and Dr John Reid University of Canterbury Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, talking about Christchurch, its geography, history of floods and what to expect under climate change. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

We have a fantastic opportunity to do funded PhD research on one of four excellent geospatial projects University of Canterbury - see here for details: geospatial.ac.nz/jobs-and-schol…. Please RT! #PhD #Scholarships

🙌Don't miss this opportunity! Planet's Director of Science Strategy & Programs - Joe Mascaro, will be giving a talk at GRISS. Date: October 4th 2023. Free registration (to attend in person and online) at: 👇 GRISS-Planet-RS-2023.eventbrite.co.nz