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  • Reflections on a community-based service learning approach in a geoinformatics project module 
    Coetzee, Serena Martha; Rautenbach, Victoria (SpringerLink, 2016-10)
    Geoinformatics (also known as geographic information science) is the science and technology that underpins the collection, representation, processing, analysis, visualisation and dissemination of geographic information. ...
  • Results from a survey of the South African GISc community show who they are and what they do 
    Coetzee, Serena Martha; Eksteen, Sanet Patricia; Roos, Adrian (CONSAS Conference, 2014-08)
    In the wake of the rapidly increasing global geospatial industry, a shortage of registered GISc professionals, as well as professional GISc registration challenges, have been reported in South Africa. The suitability of ...
  • Results of an evaluation of augmented reality mobile development frameworks for addresses in augmented reality 
    Rautenbach, Victoria; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Jooste, Danie (Springer, 2016-06)
    Addresses displayed on dwellings and buildings play a key role in society. Amongst others, they are used for deliveries, in household surveys, to navigate, or to find friends. Sometimes, address signs are destroyed, displaced ...
  • Results of three case studies for assessing motivators and barriers of address data sharing in South Africa 
    Sebake, Malete Daniel; Coetzee, Serena Martha (CONSAS Conference, 2012-01)
    The value of GIS data in the functioning of both public and private organizations has increased enormously, to the extent that it is difficult to imagine a modern organization without the use of GI technologies. Currently, ...
  • SDI – national to global : perspectives from the UK academic sector 
    Smyth, Conor G.; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, A.K. (Antony Kyle); Camboim, Silvana; Anand, Suchith; Taylor, Trevor; Borba, R.L.R. (Rogerio); Strauch, Julia (International Cartographic Association (ICA), 2015)
    Paper presented at the 27th International Cartographic Conference: Spatial data infrastructures, standards, open source and open data for geospatial (SDI-Open 2015) 20-21 August 2015, Brazilian Institute of Geography and ...
  • A solution for processing large files in the LASer (LAS) format using the message passing interface (MPI) and parallel file systems 
    Wendel, Jeffrey; Finn, Michael P.; Kosovich, John; Falgout, Jeff; Liu, Yan; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, A.K. (Antony Kyle); Camboim, Silvana; Anand, Suchith; Taylor, Trevor; Borba, R.L.R. (Rogerio); Strauch, Julia (International Cartographic Association (ICA), 2015)
    Paper presented at the 27th International Cartographic Conference: Spatial data infrastructures, standards, open source and open data for geospatial (SDI-Open 2015) 20-21 August 2015, Brazilian Institute of Geography and ...
  • A spatial data infrastructure model from the computational viewpoint 
    Cooper, Antony Kyle; Moellering, Harold; Hjelmager, Jan; Rapant, Petr; Delgado, Tatiana; Laurent, Dominique; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Danko, David M.; Düren, Ulrich; Iwaniak, Adam; Brodeur, Jean; Abad, Paloma; Huet, Michel; Rajabifard, Abbas (Taylor & Francis, 2013)
    The Commission on Geoinformation Infrastructures and Standards of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) is working on defining models of spatial data infrastructures (SDI). SDI models from the enterprise ...
  • Sustainable development : the contribution from GISc education in South Africa 
    Coetzee, Serena Martha; Eksteen, Sanet Patricia; Grundling, Christopher (CONSAS Conference, 2013-06)
    Concerns over the negative impact of the deteriorating environment and declining natural resources on economic and social development prompted the drive towards sustainable development, i.e. development that meets the needs ...
  • Tertiary education institutions in Africa : cloudy with a chance of GISc education in some countries 
    Coetzee, Serena Martha; Eksteen, Sanet Patricia; Smit, Julian L.; Whittal, Jennifer (CONSAS Conference, 2012-08)
    The world is facing many global challenges: climate change, food security, sustainable development and humanitarian assistance after disasters, to name a few. For Africa with its many natural resources, fast increasing ...
  • Towards evaluating the map literacy of planners in 2D maps and 3D models in South Africa 
    Rautenbach, Victoria; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Çöltekin, Arzu (AfricaGEO 2014 Conference Proceedings, 2014)
    South Africa is faced with numerous socioeconomic problems, such as poverty and resource depletion. Sustainable planning is of great importance to ensure that the necessary resources are available for future generations. ...
  • Using OS software and open standards for implementing a European SDI via service Cascade 
    Lehto, Lassi; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, A.K. (Antony Kyle); Camboim, Silvana; Anand, Suchith; Taylor, Trevor; Borba, R.L.R. (Rogerio); Strauch, Julia (International Cartographic Association (ICA), 2015)
    Paper presented at the 27th International Cartographic Conference: Spatial data infrastructures, standards, open source and open data for geospatial (SDI-Open 2015) 20-21 August 2015, Brazilian Institute of Geography and ...
  • Webdiens vir tematiese kartering 
    Rautenbach, Victoria (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013)
    The goal of the research is to evaluate proprietary software and solutions suggested by other researchers for the implementation of a mechanism for the production of thematic maps on desktop and web applications, as well ...