. . . "Carry out a field experiment and understand the scientific concepts applied"@en . . "Carry out a field experiment and understand the scientific concepts applied"@en . . . "Explain the role of surface water in the water cycle and changing climate"@en . . "Explain the role of surface water in the water cycle and changing climate"@en . . . "Apply different stakeholder perspectives to a surface water related business case, and use these to create an effective presentation"@en . . "Apply different stakeholder perspectives to a surface water related business case, and use these to create an effective presentation"@en . . . "Develop a (scientifically) feasible business case plan in the field of surface water applications targeting a use in a non-governmental organization (NGO) or commercial setting"@en . . "Develop a (scientifically) feasible business case plan in the field of surface water applications targeting a use in a non-governmental organization (NGO) or commercial setting"@en . . . "Understand the concept of river rating curves, surface runoff models, radar altimetry and lake hypsometry"@en . . "Understand the concept of river rating curves, surface runoff models, radar altimetry and lake hypsometry"@en . . . "Analyse earth observation data for a surface water application"@en . . "Analyse earth observation data for a surface water application"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO) is a two-year academic curriculum at MSc level, taught fully in English, dedicated to understanding the earth’s systems from a geographic and spatial perspective. The field of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation has, in recent years, witnessed fast scientific and technological developments. As a result, geographic information has become a vital asset to society and part of our daily life. The ubiquitous production and availability of spatial data require cloud computing and new technology to turn the increasing volume of ‘big data’ to good use. The growing range of global challenges, from climate change and resource depletion to environmental pollution and pandemic diseases, that our society and in particular the more vulnerable populations on our planet are facing, increases the demand for academic professionals who have the ability, attitudes and skills to design solutions that are sustainable, transdisciplinary and innovative with positive societal impacts. Our education focuses on addressing these global problems by means of advanced geo-information and earth observation applications."@en . "Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO)"@en . . "Master’s Programme Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (M-GEO)"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Water Resources and Environmental Management"@en . "WREM"@en . . . "AGPro"@en . . . "ArcGIS"@en . . . "Cityengine"@en . . . "PhotoSynth"@en . . . "QGIS"@en . . . "Sketchup"@en . . . "SPSS"@en . . . "Course"@en . "201800303" . "WREM_004" . "7"^^ . "196"^^ . "10"^^ . "2023-07-06T22:00:00Z"^^ . "distance education" . "f2f" . "The course starts with a set of showcases from current research to illustrate the significance of the topic, and to highlight the role of climate change and human interactions and interventions. The course will provide a more in-depth understanding of the processes affecting surface waters, where it is interleaved with (Jupyter notebook) exercises, allowing students to link theory to more practical applications.\n\nIn week 7, student will perform a graded notebook exercise. Students will adapt a template Jupyter notebook exercise to process a dataset or modelling result related to surface water, and perform several experiments to answer questions related to the dataset and scientific problem.\n\nThe field excursion to the river Dinkel serves to illustrate how theory on discharge links to practical experiments, and to show the students the contrast between natural river courses versus man-made waterways.\n\nWeeks 8 and 9 are dedicated to a challenge, where groups of students will develop a small business case where they develop a case on how remote sensing data and/or modelling can be used to serve a customer need. The development of the business case and its pitching in front of a simulated set of entrepreneurs aims to make students learn about different stakeholder perspectives (users, scientist, inverstor), and link the material from the course to a non-academic setting. The contact hours will serve to explain the structure and steps to come to a business case."@en . "A necessary condition is to have attended the WREM courses Q2.1 & Q2.2.M-GEO WREM students, 2nd year M-GEO/M-SE students and short course participants "@en . "4"^^ . "4" . "2B" . "2023-04-23T22:00:00Z"^^ . "Significance\n\nSurface waters such as lakes and rivers play a key role in water management and ecosystems in many countries. On the one hand, they offer direct access to water needed for agriculture, domestic uses, and industry. On the other hand, surface waters act as the interface between groundwater and the atmosphere, through processes such as evapotranspiration, runoff, and aquifer recharge.\n\nAt a geopolitical level, unsustainable anthropogenic use of surface water have a serious potential for conflicts. Many rivers cross international boundaries and upstream usage therefore can create shortages and pollution downstream.\n\nFurthermore, in light of climate change, it is expected that the water cycle will intensify at a global scale (“dry gets drier and wet gets wetter”) but there is still uncertainty on how this will manifests itself at a local and regional level. It is imaginable that some areas see little change in their climatic regime, while others will experience longer droughts more intense floodings and/or changes in the rain seasons.\n\nAims\n\nThis course aims to provide students with a foundation to (1) understand the geophysical processes which affect surface water changes in lakes and rivers, (2) explore various observation methods from space and in situ, and (3) explore ways of adding value to existing datasets. As such, the course will provide students with a skill-set allowing them to tackle surface water problems in various regions of the world, and make them aware of climatic and human factors which are modulating the water cycle with a dedicated focus on lakes and rivers.\n\nThe course offers content which is relevant to the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDG) 6 (Clean water and Sanitation). It furthermore has relevance to SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) through the water use issues of crops, and SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and communities) through water availability for urban areas."@en . "Observing and modelling of surface water in a changing world"@en . "Observing and modelling of surface water in a changing world"@en . "Observing and modelling of surface water in a chang