The GRI (at University of Canterbury, New Zealand) provides a unique opportunity for all branches of the geospatial community to communicate and collaborate.

Christchurch City, New Zealand
Joined February 2017
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In conflict, civilians always pay the highest price. War is not the answer. We need peace. Friday is the International Day of Living Together in Peace. un.org/en/observances/living…
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Biodiversity underpins nature’s contributions to people and provides goods & services that are essential to human health & well-being. Learn more about the linkages between biodiversity & human and animal health, and how @UNBiodiversity is addressing them. cbd.int/health
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From mangroves protecting shorelines from storms to peatlands sequestering carbon, 'Natural Water Infrastructure' is a vital #NaturebasedSolution. Learn more about the services provided by natural water infrastructure. ➡️ shorturl.at/nsA02 via @IUCN
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Happy #WorldWetlandsDay2025! By conserving the world’s wetlands, we safeguard biodiversity, enhance climate resilience and secure critical ecosystem services that support human health, economic wellbeing and cultural heritage. Because today and every day is #WorldWetlandsDay.
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🌡️ No words, no numbers—just a powerful visual capturing our planet’s warming. 🔴 The latest update adds a new dark red stripe for 2024—a color first introduced last year when 2023 shattered all previous records.
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Well-managed migration contributes to: 🌍 sustainable development 📈 economic growth ❤️ protection of people In 2025, our goal is to ensure that migration can benefit all. Learn more about #IOMGlobalAppeal: iom.int/ZSC
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Out of the 8.1 million plant and animal species on Earth, 1 million are at risk of extinction and may disappear in the coming years. See how @UNESCO is working to combat biodiversity loss and protect our future: unesco.org/en/biodiversity
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Childhood trajectories of area-level socioeconomic status have been linked to mental health in adolescence and adulthood. Check our recently published work: doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplac… Co-authored by @hobbs_PA @CampbellMH @JoeBoden66 @EggletonPhoebe and Clive Sabel
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Wetlands are supermarkets of nature because of its rich biodiversity & are the most beautiful spots on earth. Les take a pledge to preserve them on #World wetlands day🙏 Source:Life & Nature
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A HUGE congratulations to the winners from the Health Research Society of Canterbury Emerging Researcher Awards, another really successful event supported by @WeFundResearch! Well done to @AndyKindon who took top prize, followed by Sam Gibbs, and Ashley Deane!!
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Good luck to @AndyKindon from the @GeoHealthLab who has made it into the final of the Health Research Society of Canterbury 2023 Emerging Researcher Awards! #GIS @GeospatialNZ
Te Papa Hauora is pleased to be hosting the Health Research Society of Canterbury’s 2023 Emerging Researcher Awards Evening here at Manawa – Thursday 26th October 5:00-7:30pm. Register here for more details [email protected]
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The @UCNZ @UCNZEarthEnv @GeospatialNZ hub for #sdss2023 Great sessions! Thanks to all speakers, participants and organizers that made this possible !
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The New Zealand Population Conference was finally successfully held in Auckland. I was honored to present my project on "childhood residential mobility" supervised by @hobbs_PA @CampbellMH @JoeBoden66 I also enjoyed meeting the authors of the papers I read
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We have a fantastic opportunity to do funded PhD research on one of four excellent geospatial projects @UCNZ - see here for details: geospatial.ac.nz/jobs-and-sc…. Please RT! #PhD #Scholarships
Please share with all who may be interested! Detailed information about how to apply can be downloaded at: geospatial.ac.nz/jobs-and-sc…
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Please share with all who may be interested! Detailed information about how to apply can be downloaded at: geospatial.ac.nz/jobs-and-sc…
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Delwyn Moller and I are looking forward to presenting the latest from the #Rongowai mission next Thursday! To get a peak at some of what we'll be showing, check out this animation of a Rongowai flight: youtu.be/EYQQIY8rgWQ
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Congratulations to @GeoHealthLab MSc student Joanne Lee Her first lead authored publication now accepted in @CommDentOralEpi by @sarahRbakerDPH - adolescent oral health service utilisation: a geospatial study #research #oralhealth #GIS #spatial #dentistry #publichealth
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We have some exciting @GeoHealthLab news to announce! Our paper led by @CampbellMH with @_lukasmarek_ on "Reconsidering movement and exposure: toward a more dynamic health geography" has been recognized as one of the top cited articles in Geography Compass #geospatial #health
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Improving longitudinal research in geospatial health: An agenda Neat paper to be part of here led by @Dr_Desjardins92 with @emilytmurray @GBaranyi and Sarah Curtis published in Health and Place 50 days free access here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1ga-P…
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