10 Years of mundialis – Looking Back on Open Paths
In 2015, we started with the conviction that there are better ways to work with data. Without licensing barriers. Without black boxes. Instead: openness, transparency, and shared learning. We work with data from space, but we keep both feet firmly on the ground.We develop publicly accessible software because we believe that knowledge should be shared. […]
Recap of the Open Day Photogrammetry 2025
Last week, we had the opportunity to gain fascinating insights into the technology of aerial imaging at this year’s Open Day Photogrammetry at Dortmund Airport – including a close-up look at the specially equipped aircraft regularly used for aerial surveys. As a company that uses aerial imagery as a data foundation, we hosted a workshop […]
Revealing Overlooked Potential, Rethinking Parking Lots – Webinar Recording
Large-scale parking lots in cities are often overlooked – yet they offer tremendous potential for sustainable urban development, land use, and climate adaptation. In our webinar, we showed how parking areas can be systematically recorded, assessed, and documented – based on open geodata and with the help of open-source software. Thank you all for attending! […]
Back from the 2025 ESA Living Planet Symposium: Three Key Trends for Earth Observation
Last week, Vienna became the center of the Earth Observation (EO) world during the ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025, and we at mundialis were proud to be there, contributing and learning alongside global EO leaders. Here are our top three takeaways from the event and how they connect to our daily mission: Copernicus is expanding, […]
GIM International presents: Our Contribution to Climate Adaptation in Cities
We are pleased that our work has been featured in a recent article by our colleague Markus Metz. The article highlights the growing importance of open-source tools for enhancing climate adaptation — with a focus on our GRASS GIS module r.sim.water. The article explains how climate change is intensifying extreme rainfall events, making cities increasingly vulnerable […]
mundialis at the 26th Bonn Economic Talks
Yesterday, mundialis had the pleasure of participating in the 26th Bonn Economic Talks – an inspiring event under the motto “Shaping the Future Together.” As a company in the field of satellite remote sensing, we contribute to innovation in the region. The Economic Talks provided us with a great opportunity to network with other leaders […]
Parking Lots as a Resource for Sustainable Urban Transformation – Initial Findings
The Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBSR) has published initial results on the transformation of large-scale parking lots – with model cities Dortmund, Görlitz and Ulm. Together with GGR, we have created a data and methodological basis for systematically recording and evaluating parking spaces – with the help of remote sensing, geodata and […]
Einzelbaumerkennung mit offenen Daten der Bundesländer – Webinar-Aufzeichnung
Wie lassen sich offene Geodaten für Umwelt- und Stadtplanung nutzen? Wir zeigen, wie Einzelbäume flächendeckend erfasst werden können – mit Open Source Ansatz und einer Live-Demo. Hier gehts zum Video.
Satellite image of the month – May – Banks Peninsula (New Zealand)
Banks Peninsula – New Zealand, imaged by the Sentinel-2C satellite on 22.01.2025 Our satellite image of the month of May shows the Banks Peninsula and the city of Christchurch on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Structure of the Image The image is based on Sentinel-2 data from the EU’s Copernicus program. Sentinel-2 […]
New project completed: Using thermal data to reduce energy loss
In many cities, buildings are already supplied with heating energy via decentralized district heating networks. The expansion of district heating is considered a key component of a sustainable energy and heating transition and for achieving climate protection targets. Waste heat – for example from combined heat and power plants or waste incineration plants – is […]