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The GIS Center is a partner in the publication of the most read GIS-book in Swedish: Geographical Information Systems - theory, methods and applications. The sixth edition was released in august 2013. Lars Harrie at the GIS-centre has been the editor of the book and many of the co-authors are working at the centre (Lars Eklund, Karin Larsson and Petter Pilesjö). The book can be bought in the books
https://www.gis.lu.se/gis-centre/books - 2025-12-29
Here you can find ongoing research projects at the GIS-centre. Accessibility statement
https://www.gis.lu.se/gis-centre/projects-and-research - 2025-12-29
Lund University’s GIS Centre was officially established in 1993 to initiate a better collaboration between departments, teachers and researchers regarding the use of geographical information technology. The Centre’s main task is to encourage and facilitate the use of GIS within the university. To this day, our activities have been very successful, and all Faculties now acknowledge the usefulness
https://www.gis.lu.se/gis-centre/about-gis-centre - 2025-12-29
GIS stands for Geographical Information Systems, which are computer-based systems used to assemble, store, manipulate, edit, display and analyse geographically referenced information and associated attributes. In a GIS, all features composing the maps are coded and stored with coordinates describing their location, while attribute data (extra information associated to the map features) can be sa
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Introduction to GIS Vector structure Vector analysis Raster structure Raster analysis GIS applications Coordinates and map projections Databases Geospatial information technology in China GIS and accessibility GIS and health GIS and hydrology GIS and tourism GIS in developing countries GNSS Inspire Internet and GIS Introduction to SDI Introduction to Internet-GIS Open Source Libraries Optical remo
https://www.gis.lu.se/gis-centre/what-gis/gis-lectures - 2025-12-29
File formats define in which way the geographical features are stored. Raster and vector data are stored in different formats.There are numerous formats available for both raster and vector data. It is important to consider the file format of GIS data because software programs rarely support all file types. If you want to use GIS data that was saved in a particular format not supported by your GIS
https://www.gis.lu.se/gis-centre/geographical-data/file-format-gis - 2025-12-29
Here, you will find some links to websites related to GIS. Note that more sites are listed in the section “Geographical Data” in the menu to the left.Please feel free to contact us to share your favourite websites. Email: techsupport [at] gis [dot] lu [dot] se (GIS Techsupport)Test GISOn these sites, GIS is demonstrated with a few examples, and there are even a few opportunities to “test” GIS in v
https://www.gis.lu.se/gis-centre/what-gis/gis-links - 2025-12-29
Postal address: GIS Centre, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 LUNDVisiting address: Sölvegatan 10Internal mail: Internal mail 16Homepage: www.gis.lu.seMap showing where GIS Centre is situated. petter [dot] pilesjo [at] gis [dot] lu [dot] se (Petter Pilesjö), ProfessorDirector, +46 46 222 96 54The Director of the GIS Centre. karin [dot] larsson [at] nateko [dot] lu [dot] se (Karin Larsson), M.Sc.GIS tea
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In most cases you want to insert maps you have found or created with geographic data into some document such as an article or report. Below is a step wise instruction with some examples. The simplest and quickest way to get a map is to copy it from an Internet source (be aware of copyright). Do this by right-clicking on the image in your web browser and choose copy/copy image from the pop-up menu.
https://www.gis.lu.se/gis-centre/geographical-data/tips-tricks/insert-maps-documents - 2025-12-29
This section will continuously be filled with short descriptions of common tasks and problems regarding maps, geographical data and GIS. Accessibility statement
https://www.gis.lu.se/gis-centre/geographical-data/tips-tricks - 2025-12-29
Copying and Inserting an ImageThe following example uses the word processor MS Word or OpenOffice Writer (PC) and Firefox web browser.Find the link Open Streetmap under the heading Sweden, found in Geographical Data > For Everyone, and click on it.Choose a zoom level so you can see the whole area of interest (here Skåne).Choose Export in the upper part of the map window.Choose to Manually select a
https://www.gis.lu.se/retrieve-map-skane-and-inserting-it-document - 2025-12-29
Copying and Inserting an ImageThe following example uses the word processor MS Word or OpenOffice Writer (PC) and Firefox web browser.Find the link d-maps.com under the heading World, found in Geographical Data > For Everyone, and click on it.At d-maps.com you can choose from a number of maps. When clicking on the small map you find suitable, you will get a large version of that map on your screen
https://www.gis.lu.se/retrieve-map-venezuela-and-inserting-it-document - 2025-12-29
PhD & MSc Positions Six PhD and Two MSc Opportunities under Sida Research Project:GIT for Disaster and Natural Resource Management Sub-program at EMU 2017-2021 The Sida Research Project, GIT for disaster and natural resource management sub-program is a five-year research project funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) and the Swedish Embassy in Mozambique. The GIT sub-pro
https://www.gis.lu.se/emu - 2025-12-29
Responsible partner: Research topic and aims:This project will include data collection on the livelihood types, water resources, and potential short term and long term physical risk factors. All data will be collected with a focus of being used and analyzed in GIS. The first aim of this project is to estimate spatial flooding potential of standalone and joint extreme events. The second aim is to a
Responsible partner:Research topic and aims:Planning and decision-making is an important part of disaster management in all phases. When a disaster strikes, the society needs urgent help in terms of shelter, food, medical facilities, evacuation, etc., while the time and the available resources are limited.The first objective of this project is to define, formulate and model disaster management pro
https://www.gis.lu.se/mathematical-modelling-and-optimization-informatics-git-based-decision-support-systems-disaster - 2025-12-29
Responsible partner: Research topic and aims:The PhD student will focus on applying Geographical Information Technologies (GIT) to analyze and model how different hazards impact human lives, livelihoods, and the functioning of society across scales. It also takes into consideration the changing risk landscape due to climate change, urbanization, population growth, and other central processes of ch
https://www.gis.lu.se/mapping-vulnerability-and-dependencies-socio-ecological-systems-git - 2025-12-29
Responsible partner: Research topic and aims:Efficient collaborative response to natural disasters does not only have to be based on relatively static factor maps (e.g., elevation, land cover, etc.), which are supported by standard "static" GIS functionality and analysis, but also has to be based on in-situ, real-time measurements (e.g., reports, measurements, and pictures from rescue workers or t
Responsible partner: Research topic and aims:The overall aim of this project will thus be to identify, investigate, assess, analyse, and map the legislation, policies, strategies, and frameworks relating to Eco-DRR in Mozambique, neighbouring countries and the region. This project will aim to answer the following research questions: What policies, legislation, strategies, frameworks, and plans rel
Responsible partner: Research topic and aims:With the recent launch of European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2, SAR, and optical data with global coverage and operational reliability data have become routinely and freely available. They provide excellent opportunities to use Earth observation technology for effective and operational natural resource management and environmental change mo
https://www.gis.lu.se/earth-observation-technology-natural-resource-management-and-environmental-change-monitoring - 2025-12-29
PhD Positions Six PhD Opportunities under Sida Research Project:GIT for Disaster and Natural Resource Management Sub-program at EMU 2017-2021 The Sida Research Project, GIT for disaster and natural resource management sub-program is a five-year research project funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) and the Swedish Embassy in Mozambique. The GIT sub-program is implemente
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