Boldly Going Where Many a Human Has Gone Before…
Posted 2 months ago
Enough with the pretentiousness, I am Esha, and I am currently a student of BTech GIS programme at BCIT. As much as I hate making a hobby my entire Identity, I think I can safely bet on this being the part that you, as a GIS blog reader, would be most interested in. In fact, […]
About Me
Posted 2 months ago
Hi! My name is Emily Klaassen. I am currently going into my third and final term of the BCIT Advanced Diploma Program in GIS before beginning my practicum with Squamish Nation in the spring. I first became passionate about GIS in the third year of my B.A.& Sc. at McGill University in the Interfaculty Environment […]
A small space to say “Hello”
Posted 2 months ago
I’ve always had an interest in maps, as a child. In fact, one of my favourite books to sign out at my local library were World Atlases, though it didn’t go beyond me being fascinated by a topographical depiction of the world. Even my decision to pursue a Bachelors of Environment in Global Environmental Systems […]
Building Interactive Urban Forestry GIS Tools
Posted 4 months ago
Urban forest plays a critical role in supporting a healthy and resilient city by providing important environmental, social, and economic benefits. In light of this, the City of Port Moody is implementing their Urban Forestry Management Plan to inventory existing urban tree canopy and develop a long-term management plan to maximize benefits of trees while […]
Establishing a Smarter Future: Developing a Mobile GIS App for Sustainable Home Relocation
Posted 12 months ago
By Si Yeon Kim · May 2025 In a region like Metro Vancouver, where urban development pressures often lead to the demolition of single-family homes, sustainability is more than just a buzzword. It is a pressing challenge that requires innovative solutions. As part of our BCIT GIS practicum project, my team partnered with Renewal Development, […]
Innovation Under Pressure: Tackling Banff’s Urban Mobility Challenges
Posted 1 year ago
My Experience at the 7th Annual National Geomatics Competition I had the privilege of attending the 7th annual Canadian National Geomatics Competition (NGC) from February 5th to 9th as a representative of BCIT’s GIS Advanced Diploma cohort and the BCIT Geomatics Club. The NGC is a student-led consulting engineering competition that challenges geomatics students to […]
Interning at CBRE’s Location Intelligence Team
Posted 2 years ago
Introduction CBRE is a commercial real estate firm devoted to providing clients with top of the line real estate services. One of these services happens to be using GIS to locate and call attention to areas which fit a client’s desired location for future development or relocation. As a BCIT student currently in their Advanced […]
Pavement Marking Inventory using GIS and Computer Vision – Part II
Posted 3 years ago
Aligned with the City of Surrey’s Digital Transportation Strategy, which aims to create a user-centric and data-driven Intelligent Transportation System, significant strides were made in 2022. The city collaborated with a student from the GIS Department at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) to develop a deep learning model. This model automates the collection […]
A Day in a Life of a GIS Intern at CBRE
Posted 3 years ago
As a BCIT Advanced Diploma GIS student, part of the curriculum involves an industry sponsored project or practicum. Earlier this year, I was fortunate and grateful to start an internship at CBRE working with their Location Intelligence team here in Vancouver, BC. CBRE is the largest commercial real estate services and investment firm globally and […]
Looking at Favourite Mall Destinations Throughout Toronto’s Metropolitan Area
Posted 4 years ago
Blog Summary: Thorough understanding of a location is fundamental for real-estate professionals and stakeholders. Geospatial visualizations and data have the capacity to capture a geographic snapshot in time explaining the synergy and interaction between people and areas of interest. In this blog post I describe how GIS and data are used at CBRE to visualize […]
