The DEPRIMAP team is set to present at two major international conferences in May and June 2025. At JURSE 2025 in Tunisia, Stefanos Georganos will showcase a paper born out of the collaborative Switzerland workshop, focusing on scalable open-data methods for mapping urban deprivation. In June, Sai Ganesh Veeravalli, Stefanos Georganos, and Jan Haas will represent DEPRIMAP at the EARSeL Global South workshop, presenting new insights into informal settlement transformation using Google’s 2.5D dataset and Street View validation. Read more about our upcoming contributions and what they mean for mapping urban change.
This workshop recap brings together insights from leading voices in urban poverty and population mapping. From community-driven slum data to AI-based vulnerability models and the looming crisis of census funding, the sessions explored how we can build inclusive, scalable, and resilient urban data ecosystems. With examples from Nairobi to Mumbai and beyond, this post highlights both the innovations and institutional challenges shaping the future of global urban monitoring.
The workshop at the University of St. Gallen brought together experts and stakeholders from around the world to discuss innovative approaches for mapping informal settlements and addressing urban vulnerabilities. DEPRIMAP was introduced as a new initiative aligned with these efforts, focusing on scalable frameworks to support SDG 11.1.1 and improve data-driven urban planning.
We are excited to welcome Sai Ganesh Veeravalli as a doctoral student in the DEPRIMAP project at Karlstad University, starting August 2024. Sai Ganesh brings expertise in geo-information science, urban resilience, and disaster risk reduction, making him a valuable addition to our interdisciplinary team.
DEPRIMAP is a research funded by FORMAS (Swedish Research Council, application 2023-01210) involving KAU (Karlstad University, Sweden)
