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Open   

educational   

resources

platform        

for        

Geomatics

applications    

to    

social    

and

environmental issues.

Start: 01-10-2017 - End: 31-01-2020

Project Reference: 2017-1-PT01-KA203-035799 GEONATURA   is   a   project   funded   by   the   key   action Strategic   Partnerships   for   higher   education   under Erasmus+    programme.    The    project    is    aimed    to provide            an      eclectic      and      multidisciplinary formation   to   higher   education   students   by   means of    an    innovative    online    educational    resources platform    (OER)    and    blended    learning    mobility activities   on   applied   Geomatics   in   socioeconomic and   environmental   issues   within   the   context   of sustainable   development   and   climate   change.   It will   address   selected   issues   in   this   context   with the       support       of       theoretic       background       in environmental         science,         information         and communications     technology,     engineering     and management     from     top     European     universities engaged      in      this      consortium      such      as      the University     Nova     of     Lisbon     (Portugal),     Delf University       of       Technology       (Netherlands), University      of      Florence      (Italy)      and      the University of Glasgow (Scotland, UK) . The     GEONATURA     project     expects     to     deliver educational   content   and   case   studies   that   can   be of   great   relevance   for   higher   education   students related to the following thematic areas: -      Applied      geomatics      to      sustainable      urban environment and smart cities -    Applied    geomatics    to    land    governance,    water and marine resources -    Applied    geomatics    to    sustainable    agriculture, farming, forestry activities and rural development -     Applied     geomatics     to     climate     change     and renewable energy sources Relevant   associated   partners   are   included   in   the consortium   such   as   Esri   Portugal   and   Geomares Publishing.   Esri   Portugal   is   the   Portuguese   branch of     Environmental     Systems     Research     Institute (Esri),    an    international    supplier    of    geographic information   system   (GIS)   software,   web   GIS   and geodatabase            management            applications. Geomares      Publishing            is      an      international publisher   specialised   in,   and   specifically   focused on      industries      relating      to      geomatics      and hydrography. A   certificate   is   planned   to   be   delivered   by   partner universities    to    all    participating    students    of    the blended learning mobility scheme.

Open Scholarship

application for

intensive course on

Environmental

Geomatics at

University of

Florence (April

2019)

The consortium of GEONATURA project is inviting higher education students based in the partner countries (Portugal, Italy, United Kingdom and the Netherlands) to apply for an intensive international course on Geographic Information Systems for Socio-Environmental Applications  with one week duration to be held in the premises of U Florence (Italy) in October 2018. Each selected student will receive a scholarship that will provide financial support to costs associated with travel and accomodation. The requirement to apply to the scholarships is to undertake and conclude successfully an introductory course on GIS for Socio- Environmental Applications that will be organized by each partner university of GEONATURA consortium in their own premises during September for students of their respective countries. Each partner university will award 10 best students who will conclude their own introductory courses with the scholarship for the international intensive course to be held at the University of Florence. For applying to the introductory courses we recommend to contact the local (country) coordinator of GEONATURA consortium in our Contacts section.