Team

Team description

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We, the UNIGIS Team, consider the continuous competent support and intensive tutoring of our students as one of our strengths. During the study programs we don’t constrain our students, but instead we foreground the education of our clients as an introduction to a life-long learning network that extends after the studies.

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Our strengths

The flexibility of the distance-learning format tailors UNIGIS study programs to the needs of working professionals:

UNIGIS allows to continue the professional career while studying
our programs are designed to support individual, flexible time management
our study materials are subject to continuous development and we focus on using multimedia learning platforms
we offer our students a unique combination of in-depth Geoinformatics expertise and methodological competence
we update UNIGIS participants with the latest developments in the field of Geoinformatics
UNIGIS study programs complement general concepts and methodological foundations of Geoinformatics with a lot of hands-on exercises and real-world application examples. Students will be skilled to use the latest versions of different, established GI-software products.
Consequently, our position in the „academic world” differs:

We are not only an educational institution but we do connect the GIS users and GIS suppliers. Nevertheless, we have established the ClubUNIGIS network, an international GIS-Community that provides you with access to several resources and the opportunity of life-long learning.

Numerous experts from the Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS, other academic institutions as well as the GI-industry have designed UNIGIS modules and materials to cover the wide ranging field of Geoinformatics:

Academic Work	Dr. Gudrun Wallentin
Application Development Basics	Dr. Jan Oliver Wallgrün
Automated Data Processing with R	Dr. Christian Neuwirth
Automated GIS Workflows with QGIS and Python	Dr. Anita Graser
Data Sources and Data Acquisition	Lena Pernkopf, MSc
Data Modelling and Data Structures	Mag. Judith Grubinger-Preiner, BA und Petra Stutz, MSc
Developing Web-Applications with JS and Leaflet	Thomas Zuberbühler, MSc
Environmental Monitoring	Leo Zurita Arthos, PhD
Geodatabase Management	Nefta Kanilmaz, MSc
Introduction to Geoinformatics	Dr. Adrijana Car
LiDAR Remote Sensing and Applications	Dr. Ivan Tomljenovic, Mag
OpenGIS and Distributed GI Infrastructures	Wöhs Katharina, MSc
Remote Sensing: Basics	Mag. Judith Grubinger, BA
Remote Sensing: Advanced	Dr. Lisa-Maria Mandl
Spatial Analysis	Vanessa Streifeneder, MSc
Spatial Data Science	Ing. Christoph Schranz, MSc
Spatial Simulation	Dr. Gudrun Wallentin
Spatial Statistics	Dr. Alen Berta
Remote Sensing Basics	Mag. Judith Grubinger-Preiner, BA
Remote Sensing Advanced	Dr. Lisa Mandl
Spatial Data Science	Ing. Christoph Schranz, MSc.
Visualisation and Cartography	Dr. Mona Bartling
Wissenschaftliche Praxis	Dr. Christian Werner, BA

In addition to our long-time research and teaching experience in Geoinformatics, we are deeply engaged in e-learning, didactics and in the development of market-oriented GI curricula. Our commitment is evident in the following collection of scientific articles related to UNIGIS.

Stutz, P., Elixhauser, M., Grubinger-Preiner, J., Linner, V., Reibersdorfer-Adelsberger, E., Traun, C., Wallentin, G., Wöhs, K., Zuberbühler, T. (2023):
Ch(e)atGPT? An Anecdotal Approach Addressing the Impact of ChatGPT on Teaching and Learning GIScience
In: GI_Forum, 2023(1): 140-147.
Strobl, J. (2019):
The Geospatial Capacity Building Ecosystem – Developing the Brainware for SDI.
In: Abbas Rajabifard (Hrsg.), Sustainable Development Goals Connectivity Dilemma. CRC Press – Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton: 213-219.
Traun, C. (2018):
Impulse aus der Praxis – Bereicherung von Forschung und Lehre aus berufsbegleitenden GI-Bildungsangeboten.
In: Kersten, T.P., E. Gülch, J. Schiewe, T.H. Kolbe, U. Stilla (Hrsg.), 38. Wissenschaftlich-Technische Jahrestagung der DGPF und PFGK18 Tagung in München – Publikationen der DGPF, Band 27: 461-464.
Strobl, J. (2014):
Can Brainware keep up with Technology?.
In: Geospatial World 9/2014, 40-42.
Roth, C. und G. Wallentin (2012):
Open Source GIS Software in der UNIGIS Fernlehre.
In: Tagungsband der FOSSGIS 2012 – Anwenderkonferenz für Freie und Open Source Software für Geoinformationssysteme. Dessau.
Blaschke, T., Strobl, J., Car, A. und Traun, C. (2011):
Geoinformatik und GIScience in allen Stufen des Bologna-Systems – eine Bilanz an der Universität Salzburg.
In: Seyfert, E. (Hrsg.), Geodaten – eine Ressource des 21. Jahrhunderts. Publikationen der DeutschenGesellschaft für Photogrammetrie,Fernerkundung und Geoinformation, Band 20, Mainz, 9-12.
Strobl, J. (2011):
UNIGIS – Networked Learning over a Distance.
In: Unwin, D. J., Foote, K. E., Tate, N. J. and DiBiase, D. (eds.): Teaching Geographic Information Science and Technology in Higher Education. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Car, A. (2010):
Quality Aspects in Postgraduate Distance Education: an Example from UNIGIS Salzburg.
In: Donert K. (Hrsg), Using GeoInformation in European Geography Education. Roma, International Geographical Union and Societa Geografica Italiana: 160-169.
Petch, J. and A. Car (2010):
Case of Good Practice 1: UNIGIS. Enhancing Surveying Education through e-Learning.
In: Groenendijk, L. and B. Markus (Hrsg.), FIG Report published by FIG Commission 2 – Professional Education, The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG): 32-36.
Atzmanstorfer K. and R. Resl (2009):
UNIGIS in Latin America 1999-2009: Experiences of a Distance Education Program for GIS in Latin America.
In: Proceedings of the International Cartographic Conference (ICC), 2009. Santiago de Chile.
Strobl, J. and A. Car (2009):
Continuing Professional Education via Distance Learning – Success Factors and Challenges.
In: Oesterreichische Zeitschrift fuer Vermessung & Geoinformation: Proceedings FIG Commission 2 – Conference “Navigating the Future of Surveying Education” Vol. 1.
Traun, C. (2009):
Continuing Professional Education Requirements and Offers in GI within Europe.
In: Jekel, Koller, Donert (Eds): Learning with Geoinformation IV. -Heidelberg, p. 212-219.
Traun, C. und M. Fally (2007):
Problemorientiertes kollaboratives Lernen in online basierten Geoinformatik-Fernstudien.
In: T.Jekel, A. Koller, J. Strobl (Hrsg.), Lernen mit Geoinformation II. – Heidelberg, S. 204-215
Car, A. (2006): Quality Aspects in Postgraduate Distance Education: An Example from UNIGIS Salzburg.
ESRI Education Conference, Athens, Greece.