3D point clouds in the media
A few days ago we received a phone call from the New York Times graphics editor Derek Watkins who was preparing an article on a team of two American rock-climbers …
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Fête des Sciences de la Terre Lausannoises
Le 17 janvier 2015 dès 8h30 (ou 11h30) Image des Dents du Midi B. Matasci (COLTOP-3D) Le comité des anciens de l’institut des Sciences de la Terre de l’Université de …
Fête des Sciences de la Terre Lausannoises Read MoreAnnouncing “Disasters and Ecosystems: Resilience in a Changing Climate”, a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to be launched 12 January, 2015
This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) covers a broad range of topics from disaster management, climate change, ecosystem management and community resilience. How these issues are linked and how well-managed ecosystems …
Announcing “Disasters and Ecosystems: Resilience in a Changing Climate”, a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to be launched 12 January, 2015 Read MoreNew weather stations and LIDAR scans in Nepal
A team from UNIL Risk Analysis Group recently conducted a field study trip in the Pokhara area of Western Nepal, where UNIL (in collaboration with IUCN) is establishing three bio-engineering …
New weather stations and LIDAR scans in Nepal Read MoreMudslide crashed into a small building in the Swiss Alps
A three-storey appartment building was destroyed by a landslide on November 16th 2014 in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Two women were killed. At 2:30 pm, a wall -weakened by the heavy …
Mudslide crashed into a small building in the Swiss Alps Read MoreLandslide destroy a house in Swiss Alps
A two-storey house located in a large wooded area was destroyed by a landslide on November 5th 2014 in the canton of Ticino. The two occupants, a mother and her …
Landslide destroy a house in Swiss Alps Read MoreTrain derailed due to a landslide in Swiss Alps
A train of the Rhaetian Railway derailed into a ravine after hitting a landslide felt on the track on August 13th 2014. Eleven persons were injured, five of them seriously. …
Train derailed due to a landslide in Swiss Alps Read More3rd Slope Tectonics Conference
During the first fortnight of September, the 3rd Slope Tectonic Conference took place at the Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU). The conference, focused on the study of slope deformation processes and …
3rd Slope Tectonics Conference Read MoreMedia: Geneva Lake victim of a tsunami?
Martin Franz (PhD student in our group) explains in the La Côte newspaper his researches about tsunami in lakes. Please find the article in the “Media” section.
Media: Geneva Lake victim of a tsunami? Read MoreXII International IAEG Congress, Torino
The 12th international congress of the International Association of Engineering Geology (IAEG) took place in Torino (Italy) from 15 to 19 September 2014. Several members of the risk group attended …
XII International IAEG Congress, Torino Read MoreFOSS4G 2014 PORTLAND, OREGON, USA 8TH – 13TH SEPTEMBER, 2014
FOSS4G 2014 FOSS4G conference is the largest gathering for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial techologies. It is hosted by OSGeo since 2006 and has been held all over …
FOSS4G 2014 PORTLAND, OREGON, USA 8TH – 13TH SEPTEMBER, 2014 Read MoreCHANGES-SDSS meeting in Lausanne on 18-22 August 2014
One of the monthly meeting within the CHANGES project for development of a Spatial Decision Support system (SDSS) The purpose of these meetings is to present the current results of …
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