Spencer Elford – ECCE Student Associate at McMaster

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Spencer Elford is one of the top student associates participating in the ECCE program at McMaster University. Recently, he submitted a winning entry in the Esri Global Content challenge. For this spotlight article, Spencer has given us an overview of his academic background and his experience as an ECCE student associate at McMaster over the […]

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Special Topics in GIS

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As first semester wraps up, Ii have time to reflect on all the the exciting GIS projects I have had the opportunity to work on this term. Through my 4GT3: Special Topics in GIS Course, I had the opportunity to explore analytical techniques and GIS applications that fall outside the domains of standard course projects. […]

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Fall Update

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Despite school being over, the summer presented another opportunity for me to develop my GIS career and get a taste of how GIS is used outside the classroom. I worked alongside a skilled team of GIS professionals at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as a GIS analyst for their environmental management […]

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Impressions from the 2016 Esri Developer Summit: Spencer Elford

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Spencer Elford is a 4th year undergraduate student from the School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University. You can follow Spencer on Twitter @SpencerElford. Fresh off my recent ECCE App Challenge participation, I was fortunate enough to attend the Esri Developer Summit in Palm Springs, California with my friend and fellow McMaster ECCE […]

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GIS at McMaster: A Winter Update

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Spencer Elford is a 4th year undergraduate student from the School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University. You can follow Spencer on Twitter @SpencerElford. The late fall and winter season was an incredibly busy time for me both inside and outside the classroom. Despite the unnaturally warm December temperatures and the stark lack […]

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Impressions from the Toronto User Conference: Spencer Elford

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Spencer Elford is a student from the School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University. On October 14th, he along with several of his McMaster colleagues were able to attend the Esri Canada Toronto User Conference. Spencer explains how he benefited from his first GIS-related conference. This past October I was given the chance […]

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