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UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-8UL8BU@talks.osgeo.org
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DESCRIPTION:Our climate is changing\, and not necessarily for the better. W
 e need to alter the landscape in our cities to cope with urban heat island
 s and flash floods and what not. This is up to the local governments\, but
  they often-times do not know where to start. And should they make a chang
 e to the landscape\, are they then on schedule\, or is it not good enough?
 \n\nBig data can help them at that. With GIS and remote sensing\, we can h
 elp urban policy makers make the right choices. And in most cases\, we can
  do this open source!\n\nBy saying open source I mean: open input data\, o
 pen resulting data\, open algorithms and open scripts.\n\nUsing landscape 
 metrics like the 3+30+300-rule\, the EU Nature Restoration Law\, the Human
  Pressure Index: we can quantify in an open manor where the biggest issues
  are\, and if policy makers are on par.\n\nA true FOSS programme has been 
 conducted in The Netherlands on this\, and we would like to share our insi
 ghts to other FOSS enthusiasts that would want to make their city a nicer 
 place to live in. In our presentation we will go over the process\, the ap
 plicability to policy\, and the impact that has been made with FOSS in thi
 s field. Finally\, we would love to cooperate with other fellow European F
 OSS-enthusiasts to make their cities greener and more liveable. A picture 
 says more than a thousand words! Let’s make that picture\, and convince 
 your local mayor\, journalists and citizens!
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SUMMARY:Making cities more liveable in a FOSS way: open data to the rescue!
  - Prof. Hans van der Kwast
URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/8UL8BU/
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