Past Events

GeoBeer events are sponsored and hosted by various companies and organisations throughout Switzerland. So far, we have been sponsored by the following institutions:

  • GeoBeer #1, 2013-03-06 in Zürich
    Sponsored by EBP, organised by Stephan Heuel and Ralph Straumann
    Lightning talks:
    «NotePlac.es: Geocoding meets Evernote» by Stephan Heuel (EBP)
  • GeoBeer #4, 2013-09-25 in Zürich
    Sponsored by Esri Switzerland, organised by Philipp Marty
    Lightning talks:
    «GPS: Genauigkeit unter die Lupe genommen» by Reto Wick (Esri Switzerland)
    «Potential von Real-Time-Tracking im Sport und für Sportevents» by Christian Sailer (Esri Switzerland)
    «Leap Motion» by Thomas Husmann (Argus)
  • GeoBeer #5, 2013-10-31 in Bern
    Sponsored by Centre for Development and Environment, Universität Bern, organised by Elias Hodel
    Lightning talks:
    «OGC Standards» by Pierre Lacroix (Uni Genève)
    «Open Data, Open Source and Traceability» by David Oesch (Swisstopo KOGIS-COSIG)
    «HyperCities: Thick Mapping in Digital Humanities» by David Shepard (UCLA)
  • GeoBeer #7, 2014-05-06 in Olten
    Sponsored by geOps, organised by Uli Müller
    Lightning talks:
    «R for Visualisation» by James Cheshire (UCL)
    «Mapping Public Transportation» by Patrick Brosi (geOps)
  • GeoBeer #8, 2014-09-10 in Zürich
    Sponsored by EBP and Crosswind, organised by Stephan Heuel, Ralph Straumann, Tobias Brühlmeier and Christoph Kiefer
    Lightning talks:
    «Maps in Business Intelligence – Dashboards Reloaded» by Tobias Brühlmeier (Crosswind)
    «Highspeed Raster Compression without Loss» by Luzius Ammann (Intergraph)
    «Styling Vector Layers Was Never so Easy» by Vasile Coțovanu (private)
    «State of the Union: Data as Enabling Tech?!» by Ralph Straumann (EBP)
  • GeoBeer #9, 2015-06-11 in Lausanne
    Sponsored by Camptocamp, organised by Emmanuel Belo
    Lightning talks:
    «Introduction on 3D» by Emmanuel Belo (Camptocamp)
    «Genève 3D» by Pascal Oehrli (GE)
    «Neuchâtel 3D» by Marc Riedo (NE)
  • GeoBeer #10, 2015-09-19 in Zürich
    Sponsored by Swiss Organisation for Geographic Information, organised by Pol Budmiger and Marco Sieber
    Lightning talks:
    «Storymaps … Story Data Tools» by David Oesch (Swisstopo KOGIS-COSIG)
    «Storymaps: Raus aus den Schulden» by Stephan Heuel (EBP)
    «Open (Geo) Data am Beispiel der Stadt Zürich» by Marco Sieber (Zürich)
  • GeoBeer #12, 2016-03-17 in Wädenswil
    Sponsored by Life Sciences und Facility Management, ZHAW and Esri Switzerland, organised by Patrick Laube and Christian Sailer
    Lightning talks:
    «Aquatisch-Terrestrisches Monitoring in der Ökohydrologie» by Michael Döring (ZHAW)
    «Monitoring des Zusammenlebens von Wildtieren und Menschen im Naherholungsraum Wildnispark Sihlwald» by Roland Graf (ZHAW)
  • GeoBeer #13, 2016-06-09 in Bern
    Sponsored by Swiss Organisation for Geographic Information, organised by Pol Budmiger
    Lightning talks:
    «DIWA – Wildtiere im Visier: Was ist bei der Beobachtung von Wildtieren aus der Luft zu beachten?» by Roman Eyholzer (private)
    «Toponyms Matter!» by Ross Purves (UZH)
    «Lärmminderung dank Geodesign» by Micha Köpfli (n-Sphere)
  • GeoBeer #14, 2016-10-07 in Zürich
    Sponsored by Swiss Society of Cartography, organised by Stefan Räber and Lorenz Hurni
    Lightning talks:
    «Was hat ein Atlas mit Bier zu tun?» by René Sieber (ETHZ)
    «Schraffenland 2.0» by Roman Geisthövel (ETHZ)
  • GeoBeer #15, 2017-03-23 in Zürich
    Sponsored by EBP, organised by Ralph Straumann and Stephan Heuel
    Lightning talks:
    «Make Geoportals Great Again» by Nadia Panchaud (ETHZ)
    «The Rise of Bots» by Ralph Straumann (EBP)
  • GeoBeer #16, 2017-05-18 in Aarau
    Sponsored by AGIS Service Center, Kanton Aargau, organised by August Keller and Thomas Wider
    Lightning talks:
    «Parallelen zwischen dem AGIS und einem Bier-Verteilsystem» by Armin Meier (AG)
    «EnvIS vs. EnVIS – ein Informationssystem zur Visualisierung der Umweltbeobachtung im Kanton Aargau» by Christophe Lienert (AG)
    «GIS-Analyse: 80% Kommunikation, 20% Analyse» by Silvio Zanola (AG)
  • GeoBeer #17, 2017-10-05 in Muttenz
    Sponsored by Institut für Vermessung und Geoinformation, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, organised by Martin Christen and Stephan Nebiker
    Lightning talks:
    «Augmented and Virtual Reality-Projekte mit Smartphone, HoloLens und VR-Brillen» by Martin Christen (FHNW)
    «Entwicklung des Multisensorsystems BIMAGE.CapturePro-Backpack für die kinematische bildbasierte Innenraumaufnahme» by Stefan Blaser (FHNW)
    «On GIS, Mobility and Generalization» by Pia Bereuter (FHNW)
  • GeoBeer #18, 2017-12-14 in Zürich
    Sponsored by Abteilung Geoinformation, Amt für Raumentwicklung, Kanton Zürich, organised by Priska Haller and Christian Kaul
    Lightning talks:
    «Die REST-Schnittstelle für Open Government-Geodaten des Kantons Zürich» by Matthias Trauffer (ZH)
    «How PPGIS Changed the Future of Helsinki» by Veera Helle (Mapita)
    «Railways Go Airborne: Drohneneinsatz bei der Bahn» by Hans-Jörg Stark (SBB)
  • GeoBeer #19, 2018-01-31 in Bern
    Sponsored by geosuisse, organised by Petra Hellemann and Thomas Meyer
    Lightning talks:
    «Strassen- und Verkehrsdaten: Geodaten und Anwendungen für sinnvolle Mobilität» by Francine Constantin (bbp geomatik)
    «Copernicus: Ein neuer Blickwinkel aus dem Weltall» by Claudia Röösli (UZH)
  • GeoBeer #20, 2018-04-05 in Rapperswil
    Sponsored by Hochschule Rapperswil, organised by Stefan Keller
    Lightning talks:
    «Cartographic Adventures in 3D» by Raluca Nicola (Esri Inc.)
    «Areas-of-Interest and the Beauty of Geovisualization» by Philipp Koster (HSR)
  • GeoBeer #21, 2018-05-30 in Unterägeri
    Sponsored by Klokan Technologies, organised by Petr Pidal
    Lightning talks:
    «Services All Over the Place» by Dominic Müller (ZG)
    «OpenMapTiles — Open-Source World Maps» by Petr Pidal (Klokan)
  • GeoBeer #22, 2018-09-20 in Schaffhausen
    Sponsored by Crosswind, organised by Tobias Brühlmeier and André Bruggmann
    Lightning talks:
    «Wie die Landwirtschaft die Geoinformation im Kanton Schaffhausen beeinflusst» by Romedi Filli (SH)
    «Sind Maschinen bereits die Hauptnutzer von Geodaten?» by Raffael Hilber (BKW)
    «Wie können Natural Language Processing und Open Data die Adress-Geokodierung verbessern?» by André Bruggmann (Crosswind)
  • GeoBeer #24, 2018-11-21 in Bern
    Sponsored by Swisstopo and geo.admin.ch, organised by David Oesch and Mario Keusen
    Lightning talks:
    «Geoportal Bern: Ergebnisse der Nutzendenumfrage» by Peter Schär (BE)
    «Data Fusion von Geo- und Meteoriten bei der SBB» by Christian Trachsel (SBB)
    «Vektorkacheln online editieren leicht gemacht» by Uli Müller (geOps)
  • GeoBeer #25, 2019-01-31 in Bern
    Sponsored by KKGEO-CCGEO, organised by Mathias Ritter
    Lightning talks:
    «BIM & Geodaten» by Daniel Gantenbein (HMQ)
    «Augmented Reality & Geodaten» by Martin Christen (FHNW)
    «Geoinformation in der Politik» by Christa Hostettler (BPUK)
  • GeoBeer #26, 2019-03-21 in Bern
    Sponsored by OPENGIS.ch, organised by Marco Bernasocchi and Matthias Kuhn
    Lightning talks:
    «Outdoor AR» by Marcus Hudritsch (BFH)
    «La vie en jaune — Le projet d’un homme qui a décidé de parcourir tous les sentiers pédestres de la Suisse» by Pascal Bourquin (private)
    «Technical Challenges for a Global Seismic Assessment» by Daniele Viganò (Global Earthquake Model Foundation)
  • GeoBeer #27, 2019-05-16 in Burgdorf
    Sponsored by Geocom, organised by Melanie Meuter and Bastian Arnold
    Lightning talks:
    «Visualisierung von Bauprojekten mit VR» by Nicole Sulzberger (EBP)
    «railway-stations.org — Offene Geodaten für Schweizer Bahnhöfe» by Georg Russ (Mobiliar)
  • GeoBeer #28, 2019-07-02 in Zürich Altstetten
    Sponsored by Energie360°, organised by Urs Mändli
    Lightning talks:
    «geodienste.ch: Kantonale Geodaten an einem Ort» by Mirjam Zehnder (KKGEO-CCGEO)
    «esRi — Leveraging Traditional GIS Environments with R» by Urs Mändli & Kirill Müller (Energie360° & cynkra)
  • GeoBeer #29, 2019-10-03 in Herisau
    Sponsored by GEOINFO AG, organised by Christine Kalberer
    Lightning talks:
    «Benötigt ein Landwirt GIS?» by Marco Forrer (Labcom)
    «Erfahrung mit Open Source-Komponenten in Geoportalen» by Bruno Schäpper (GEOINFO)
  • GeoBeer #30, 2019-11-28 in Yverdon-les-Bains
    Sponsored by HEIG-VD, organised by Jens Ingensand
    Lightning talks:
    «Automated Filter: An Approach towards Increasing Participants’ Motivations and Improving Data Quality in Citizen Science Projects» by Maryam Lotfian (HEIG-VD)
    «Repenser le syndrome “Too Many Markers”» by Loïc Furhoff (HEIG-VD)
    «GeoMSF: Building the Future of GIS at Médecins sans Frontières» by Ken Bragg (MSF)
  • GeoBeer #31, 2020-02-05 in Bern
    Sponsored by geo7, Meteotest and Centre for Development and Environment, Universität Bern, organised by Catherine Berger and Elias Hodel
    Lightning talks:
    «Shifting Cultivation-Landnutzungssysteme: Erkennung und Analyse in der Google Earth Engine» by Andreas Eugster (CDE, Uni Bern)
    «MurGame — Schütze Dich vor Murgängen!» by Catherine Berger (geo7)
  • GeoBeer #32, 2020-04-14
    Virtual event, no sponsor, organised by GeoBeer Team
  • GeoBeer #33, 2020-12-17
    Virtual event, no sponsor, organised by GeoBeer Team
  • GeoBeer #34, 2021-03-18
    Virtual event, no sponsor, organised by GeoBeer Team
    Lightning talks:
    «Movement Data in GIS» by Anita Graser (AIT)
    «What is Old is Now New Again: Radar’s Critical Role in Today’s Remote Sensing Renaissance» by Brian Timoney (The Timoney Group)
  • GeoBeer #35, 2021-12-10
    Virtual event, no sponsor, organised by GeoBeer Team
    Lightning talks:
    «Women+ in Geospatial — Community-Building to Promote Gender Equality in Geospatial» by Daria Luedtke (Wegaw)
    «Pankow Vector (S)Tiles» by Riccardo Klinger (digital-geography.com)
    «PostGIS 3.2.0 Coming Highlights» by Regina Obe (PostGIS Project Steering Committee)
  • GeoBeer #36, 2022-09-15 in Laax
    Sponsored by OPENGIS.ch, organised by Matthias Kuhn and Marco Bernasocchi
    Lightning talks:
    «labdoo.ch: Ein gemeinnütziges Hilfsprojekt, das mittels Laptops Zugang zu IT und Bildung ermöglicht» by Marco Bernasocchi (OPENGIS.ch)
    «burnair.cloud: Eine (Web-) App für Gleitschirmpiloten» by Bernie Hertz (burnair)
    «Geodaten im Stromnetz» by Peter Egger (ewe)
  • GeoBeer #37, 2022-12-01 in Zürich
    Sponsored by MSCI, organised by Marc Folini and Stephan Heuel
    Lightning talks:
    «Alternative Land Use Perception in Oklahoma» by Shelby Snapp (private)
    «All Aboard the Whale!» by Marc Folini (MSCI)
    «Neugestaltung Weiterbildung CAS ETH GIS» by Sabine Wöhlbier (ETHZ)
  • GeoBeer #38, 2023-04-05 in Zürich
    Sponsored by EBP, organised by Ralph Straumann
    Lightning talks:
    «Remote Sensing im Newsroom: Wie die NZZ mit Satellitenbildern arbeitet» by Adina Renner (NZZ)
    «OGD in 2023: Decentralised, Automated & in Real Time» by Philipp Bosch (ZH)
  • GeoBeer #39, 2023-06-08 in Luzern
    Sponsored by Axon Vibe, organised by Luca Dall’Acqua
    Lightning talks:
    «Machine Learning for Transportation Systems» by David Jonietz (Axon Vibe)
    «Map-Making with a Laser Engraver» by Luca Dall’Acqua (Axon Vibe)
  • GeoBeer #40, 2023-09-06 in Solothurn
    Sponsored by Amt für Geoinformation, Kanton Solothurn, organised by Stefan Ziegler
    Lightning talks:
    «Geoharvester – eine Suchmaschine für Schweizer Webservices» by Friedrich Striewski (FHNW)
    «Satellitendaten für die Landwirtschaft» by Tiziana Speckert (EBP)
    «The Missing Maps of the US Far Right Media’s Coverage of Climate Change» by Carolyn Fish (University of Oregon)
  • GeoBeer #41, 2023-12-07 in Zürich
    Sponsored by HxGN Schweiz AG, organised by Raphael Näf and Martina Eckert
    Lightning talks:
    «Notruflokalisierung» by Thomas Woodtli (HxGN Schweiz AG)
    «Satellite Data for Everyone?» by Claudia Röösli (University of Zurich, Department of Geography, EO Applications and Services)
  • GeoBeer #42, 2024-04-25 in Bussigny and Aarau
    Sponsored by Camptocamp, organised by Emmanuel Belo
    Lightning talks:
    «Where is Waldo’s Lab at EPFL?» by Natalie Meystre (EPFL)
    «Geodata in Civil Protection: Preparation, Prediction, Analysis, Reaction» by Elio Pittera (Federal Office for Civil Protection, National Emergency Operations Centre)
  • GeoBeer #43, 2024-06-27 in Zürich
    Sponsored by Esri Schweiz AG, organised by Jonas Herzog
    Lightning talks:
    «Catching Urban Lizards» by Dagmara Pasiak (Esri R&D)
    «Ein Startup baut das Geodaten-Produktionssystem der Swisstopo – Einblicke und Hintergründe» by Emanuel Mahler (Dira Geosystems)
    «Size & Fit – Vermessung bei Zalando» by Sandro Huber (Zalando)
  • GeoBeer #44, 2024-09-05 in Herisau
    Sponsored by GEOINFO Applications AG, organised by Christine Kalberer
    Lightning talks:
    «Meteodrones» by Martin Fengler (Meteomatics)
    «DAVOS: Digitale Analyse von Orts- und Stadtbildern» by Oliver Hänni (Fachhochschule Graubünden)
    «Bergrettung und Kartenmaterial» by Oliver Zangerl (Alpine Rettung Ostschweiz, Station 1.01 Schwägalp)