MyGävle is a research app from FPX and the University of Gävle. It is an important part of the research project BIG which will investigate individual, social and ecological health. With the app users can register good and bad experiences in Gävle and see how places in...
Through the BIG Project, Future Position X is now part of the Natura Network as an official partner. The Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience in the Anthropocene (NATURA) project links networks in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, North and Latin America, and...
Researchers from the University of Gävle show that the cities in Denmark have become both denser and greener in the last 20 years. Densification and more greenery in cities have previously often been seen as opposites, so the results from the large survey that was...
One of the central parts of the BIG project is the Map of Trees. This map can help us identify benefits from a tree, for example how trees can influence the health of individuals or determine attractiveness for a certain area. It can also show us how they may...
Garmin corporation has entered a collaboration with the BIG project. In order to collect health data from the participants of the project, the project will use fitness bands from Garmin that can measure heart rates and can gauge blood oxygen saturation levels during...
In November, four students from the Master in Geospatial Information Science programme of the University of Gävle will join the BIG Project, as part of their Project course and their upcoming thesis work. The students will be involved in GIS analysis and...
