Triste nouvelle (sad news)
The Risk Analysis Group of ISTE at this very sad to announce the death of: Le Groupe Risk Analysis à l’immense tristesse de vous faire part du décès de: Jacques …
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SHORT COURSE at EGU2015
Hello to everyone, We will be presenting a Short Course at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly. The course is entitled “Use of 3D point clouds in Geosciences: Acquisition, Processing …
SHORT COURSE at EGU2015 Read MoreSpecial Issue “Use of LiDAR and 3D point clouds in Geohazards”
We have been invited for edit a special issue at Remote Sensing journal entitled: “Use of LiDAR and 3D point clouds in Geohazards” Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2015 …
Special Issue “Use of LiDAR and 3D point clouds in Geohazards” Read More3D 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 …
3D point clouds in the media Read MoreFête 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 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 MoreNew publication in Computer and Geosciences
A new approach for semi-automatic rock mass joints recognition from 3D point clouds Riquelme, A., Abellan, A., Tomás, R., Jaboyedoff, M (2014). A new approach for semi-automatic rock mass joints …
New publication in Computer and Geosciences Read MoreErosion monitoring – Project Roubinette is operational
The Institute of Earth Sciences is monitoring erosion dynamics in a study site in Draix (SE France), in cooperation with several other research groups, as part of Benjamin Rudaz’ PhD …
Erosion monitoring – Project Roubinette is operational Read MoreNew publication in NHESS about landslide risk modeling
by Pierrick Nicolet, Loris Foresti, Olivier Caspar and Michel Jaboyedoff: “Shallow landslide’s stochastic risk modelling based on the precipitation event of August 2005 in Switzerland: results and implications” Due to …
New publication in NHESS about landslide risk modeling Read More“Les météorites : de la genèse aux catastrophes” Conference by Prof. Ph. Gillet, EPFL (in French)
To celebrate the publication of a book on natural hazards in Switzerland, a conference entitled “Meteorites: from genesis to catastrophe” will be held at the University of Lausanne (Géopolis, room …
“Les météorites : de la genèse aux catastrophes” Conference by Prof. Ph. Gillet, EPFL (in French) Read More