Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)

Geo-spatial facilities

ITC houses unique geospatial facilities, including laboratories, field sites and software. They support our research, education and institutional development work.

Welcome to our state-of-the-art geospatial laboratories and facilities, where innovation and discovery converge. Our specialised facilities are equipped with cutting-edge technology and staffed by experts in their respective fields. Explore the unique geospatial facilities below.

ITC Geoscience Laboratories (ITC GSLabs)

Are you interested in one of our laboratories and would you like to know more? 

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Field laboratories
Field laboratories for atmosphere, surface water, and solid earth, including booking of field equipment
Water laboratoryGeophysics laboratoryGeneral laboratory
Drone lab
We use drones and autonomous robots for geoscience applications, research and capacity-building projects
Drone labUAV Centre
Field sites
ITC maintains several Earth observation sites and unique semi-controlled outdoor settings to support research and education.
Earth Observation sitesUT Fieldlab
Spectroscopy lab
In the spectroscopy laboratory, we identify and map materials through spectroscopic remote sensing.
SpectroscopyPlant physical parameter determinations
Geochemical laboratories
The Geochemical laboratories use different analytical instruments to determine Earth's chemical elements, such as rock, soil, leaves and water.
Chemical wet lab | eDNA lab | Preparation lab | Soil lab
Geospatial Computing Platform
The Geospatial Computing Platform enables the efficient addressing of large-scale geospatial challenges by providing a state-of-the-art geocomputing infrastructure.
Geospatial Computing Platform
Remote Sensing and GIS lab
At the Remote Sensing and GIS (RSG) lab you will receive support to obtain remote sensing images or Geographic Information Science (GIS) data.
Remote Sensing and GIS labSatellite & sensor databaseGeonetCast
Design and interactive space for co-creating
State-of-the-art Interactive surfaces and tangible user interfaces to facilitate hands-on education and research.
TheDISC
Visualisation and usability analysis facility
A fully equipped spatial data visualization and usability analysis facility.
Geospatial data visualization and cartographyUsability analysis

The GSLabs members

Picture of C. Marcatelli MSc (Camilla)
C. Marcatelli MSc (Camilla) Spectroscopist
+31534896275
 c.marcatelli@utwente.nl
Building: Langezijds 2412
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Picture of ing. M. Ucer (Murat)
ing. M. Ucer (Murat) Supporting staff
+31534874428
 m.ucer@utwente.nl
Building: Langezijds 2420
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Picture of J.A. Franco Hempenius MSc (Jonathan)
J.A. Franco Hempenius MSc (Jonathan) Supporting staff
+31534895821
 j.a.francohempenius@utwente.nl
Building: Langezijds 2420
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Picture of R.A. Bossink (Roel)
R.A. Bossink (Roel) Technican education and research-related
+31534894105
 r.a.bossink@utwente.nl
Building: Langezijds 2323
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Picture of K. Zweers - Peter (Kathrin)
K. Zweers - Peter (Kathrin) Supporting staff
+31534891864
 k.zweers-peter@utwente.nl
Building: Langezijds 2418
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Picture of Y. van Dijk (Yrsah)
Y. van Dijk (Yrsah) Supporting Staff (Guest)
+31534894048
 y.vandijk@utwente.nl
Building: Langezijds 2418
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Resources

Library and research information
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University Library (login)Research Information
Living text book
A novel way to display content digitally. Combine the versatility of a wiki with the visual representation of concepts and their relationships.
Living textbook
Open source software and tools
Developed and/or co-developed software, models and demos to retrieve and handle information from spatial data.
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