Cartography & Geovisualization Lab

CartoGI Lab harnesses cutting-edge technology, including drones, AR-VR tools, and GIS, to craft immersive 2D and 3D representations. These visualizations serve as powerful tools for enhancing comprehension and fostering knowledge construction of spatiotemporal phenomena across various geographic and cartographic scales. By leveraging innovative technologies, we aim to facilitate deeper insights and understanding of complex spatial dynamics, ultimately driving advancements in geographical and cartographic research.

Collaborating across diverse fields such as Coastal Mapping, Environmental management, Geoheritage management, disaster response, and cultural heritage preservation, CartoGI expert researchers strive to leverage spatial data to tackle real-world challenges and guide informed decision-making. Through our dedication to innovative research and collaboration, we endeavor to unlock the full potential of cutting-edge technology to create visual 2D & 3D representations to facilitate thinking, understanding, and knowledge construction about spatiotemporal phenomena at all geographic and cartographic scales.

  • Rineia
  • COASTAL Mapping-1
  • Marine Litter Detection

Research

Seagrass

Seagrass mapping in Greek territorial waters using Landat-8 satellite images

Seagrass meadows are among the most valuable coastal ecosystems on earth due to their structural and functional roles in the coastal environment. This study demonstrates remote sensing’s capacity to produce seagrass distribution maps on a regional scale. The seagrass coverage maps provided here describe and quantify for the first time the extent and the spatial […]

Marine Litter Detection

Marine Litter Detection

Preliminary study on the emerging marine litter problem along the eastern coast of Lesbos The objectives of this preliminary study were to assess: (i) the extent of the refugee arrival related marine litter problem along the eastern coast of Lesbos; and (ii) the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of new technologies to provide quick, accurate and quantitative […]

Seagrass mapping

Seagrass mapping

The Common Fisheries Policy of EU requires mapping highly important habitats for fish production (e.g. underwater flowering meadows) in all EU Member States for the sustainable management of living aquatic resources and marine ecosystems. The Mediterranean region is under Regulation (1967/2006), and the fishing activities must be based on specific plans according to fishing zones […]

COASTAL Mapping-1

COASTAL Mapping in Lesvos Island

Researchers have developed specific methodologies for identifying coastline and coastal zones (coastal morphology). The availability of very high-resolution digital surface models (DSMs) and orthophoto maps is of increasing interest to all scientists, especially those monitoring small variations in the earth’s surface, such as coastline morphology.