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CHARTING TODAY'S GLOBAL CHALLENGES WITH THE USE OF GEO-INFORMATION AND EARTH OBSERVATION SCIENCE.

ITC is the University of Twente’s Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation. The Faculty ITC is among the world's top ten institutes for academic education, scientific research and technology development in earth observation and geo-information. Our people are engaged worldwide in realising the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in food security and agriculture, energy transition, geo-health, climate change adaptation, urban development and smart cities, disaster risk reduction, and land administration. 

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NWO grants six-year project into Climate and Nature in the Netherlands
How do changes in biodiversity and climate affect each other in Dutch landscapes? That question is at the heart of the COMBINED project that NWO awarded today. "In addition, we do not know exactly what the effect of existing management measures is or what barriers stand in the way of implementing successful measures," says project leader Wieteke Willemen of the University of Twente. COMBINED aims to change this over the next six years.
The 7th NEEDS Conference at ITC: Uniting minds, bridging gaps to build disaster resilient societies
From 30 October to 3 November 2023, the Centre for Disaster Resilience (CDR) and the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) hosted the 7th Northern European Emergency and Disaster Studies Conference (NEEDS 2023) at the University of Twente.
ITC Faculty at the 2023 GEO Week in Cape Town
The GEO Week is the yearly gathering organized by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). The 115 member states and 153 participating organizations including ITC Faculty joined this edition in Cape Town, South Africa. During GEO Week, the Group on Earth Observations brings together countries and organizations that develop Earth Observation and monitoring systems, and implement these products in business, science, technology and policy-making all around the globe.
Debra Roberts 'Overshooting 1.5 °C highly likely; we need to think about a plan B'
On 8 November, Debra Roberts, a part-time professor at the University of Twente, gave the first Climate Colloquium titled: ‘Everything you need to know about climate change – latest findings from the IPCC’. Serving as both a Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a practitioner in local government in Africa, she emphasized the urgency of taking climate action: “It's no longer a matter of ‘if’ we will overshoot the 1.5-degree global warming threshold but rather ‘when’. This scenario represents a dangerous world, one we have never encountered. We need to think now about how to act then.”
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Prof. Wieteke Willemen at Rijksmuseum Twenthe
06Dec
From the space to the ground: An introduction to GIS
06Dec
University College Twente: 10 years of Self-Directed Learning (SDL) at the UT
12Dec
Justice and Risk in Geodata Research
14Dec
3D Geospatial Data Integration on the web with open-source solutions
21Mar
Master Open Day
07Nov
Risk & Resilience Festival
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World-class education
We equip our students to tackle complex challenges. Study with us and become a savvy, internationally confident professional, capable of developing new knowledge and translating it into practical solutions for real-world problems.
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Interdisciplinary research
We are an internationally recognized leading research entity in geospatial sciences. We focus on fundamental and problem-solving research, with an eye to those complex global challenges where spatial information can make a real difference.
Research themesOpen science
Making an impact
We apply, share and facilitate the effective use of geo-information and earth observation knowledge and tools for tackling global wicked problems. Our purpose is to enable our many partners around the world to track and trace the impact of today’s global challenges.
Expertise domainsMajor projects

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We educate our students to be professionals, capable of acquiring knowledge and translating this into practical applications for solving real-world problems.

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Disaster managementGeoinformaticsGeological remote sensingLand administrationNatural resourcesUrban planningWater resources

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Bringing together expertise from all relevant disciplines within ITC, the University of Twente and beyond.

CDR
Centre for Disaster Resilience
UAV Centre
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Centre
CRIB
Centre of Expertise in Big Geodata Science

Scientific departments

ITC's core activities education, research and project services are executed by staff from six scientific departments: Earth Observation  Science, Applied Earth Sciences, Geo-Information Processing, Natural Resources, Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-information Management, Water Resources. They operate as centres of excellence covering the different fields of disciplinary interest that encompass ITC's core mission.

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