“Living in a world in which data is increasingly available to all kinds of people and companies, it is important to have knowledge and notion on how to use these data wisely.”
Joris Hoogenboom (1986) studied Civil Engineering and works for almost 5 years at BonoTraffics as traffic engineer specialized in modeling and simulating traffic flows. He started UNIGIS in September 2013 and, due to the demand for projects and product development at his job, he is now halfway his first study year. “I experience that the amount of traffic data is increasing. For costumers, like governments, it becomes more difficult to distract or combine the right GIS data. Due to the study it is easier for me to understand other specialisms, to integrate data from different sources and to come to the right conclusions.” Studying at UNIGIS helps him to apply specific theory on traffic data and while working with IT-partners, he brings in tools to bridge the gap between disciplines.
“In Smart Mobility you will notice two major technological developments: the autonomous and cooperative vehicles. Both have the intention to increase safety, a sustainable environment and a better traffic flow. Smart Mobility is only possible with an excellent combination of data. Therefore it is needed that knowledge on data is understood and shared.”
“Living in a world in which data is increasingly available to all kinds of people and companies, it is important to have knowledge and notion on how to use these data wisely. With all development on infrastructure and changes in privacy policy it makes it interesting to work in this field. It will be necessary to have an answer to the need of appliance of data in different disciplines.”
Joris enjoys the practicums on database management, the yearly workshops and the wide range of students best in his study. He suggests UNIGIS keeps focused on the application of the theory.