Training course on digital mapping and advanced remote sensing

This training course was organized by University of Leon in Ponferrada, Spain, in the period of April 3-16, 2016. 14 participants from 7 Western Balkan universities have attended the training course:

1. Freskida Abazaj,  Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania

2. Gezim Gjata,  Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania

3. Boris Stratti,  Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania

4. Albana Kosovrasti,  University of Tirana, Albania

5. Sonila Xhafa,  University of Tirana, Albania 

6. Admir Mulahusic,  University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

7. Medzida Mulic,  University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

8. Elvira Curic,  University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

9. Dani Rahimic,  University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

10. Edin Hadzimustafic,  University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

11. Nenad Visnjevac,  University of Belgrade, Serbia

12. Nenad Brodic,  University of Belgrade, Serbia

13. Dušan Jovanović,  University of Novi Sad, Serbia

14. Miro Govedarica,  University of Novi Sad, Serbia

The training covered 4 main topics: digital mapping using LiDAR data, digital mapping using UAVs, hyperspectral remote sensing (spectroscopy), Object based image analysis (OBIA). During the training period, participants also had study visits to University of Leon's Multimedia E-learning Centre and Cartography Service in Leon. After completing the training, all partiicpants received a training diploma.

Project coordinator, Huaan Fan, visited the training in Ponferrada and convened a project management meeting on April 7 with all partner university representatives. On April 12, a press conference was held with the media at University of Leon, where the GEOWEB project and the digital mapping training course was presented.

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