“Seeing” Peatland Stress from Space: Relationships between Sentinel satellite data and peat moisture. Part 1
Posted 3 days ago
This is the first in a multi-part series detailing the process of linking in-situ peatland water table data to satellite data. While monitoring the water table, or moisture status of a peatland is by no means a complicated task that is usually accomplished simply with a groundwater well, they beg the question of ‘ungauged basins’ […]
University of Waterloo GIS Day 2023 Recap
Posted 1 month ago
By: Weronika Fydrych November 15th marked 2023’s GIS Day, the international celebration of everything geospatial! To participate, the University of Waterloo’s ECCE group, along with the Waterloo Association of Geography Students, the Univeristy of Waterloo Geospatial Centre, and Environment Technology and Instructional Support (ETIS) worked together to organize the University of Waterloo’s first in-person GIS […]
Evaluation of influential variables on Calgary’s dwelling price (Spatial Autoregressive Model)
Posted 1 month ago
demands as well as the communities’ needs. This project aims to describe the relationship of some influential socio-economic variables on the median value of dwellings in Calgary based on the community census data (2016).
The Upscaling of Winter Wheat Aboveground Nitrogen Content Estimation Using Geostatistical Analysis
Posted 2 months ago
Introduction Nitrogen is the most essential and demanded nutrient for plants [1]. It is also one of the most costly to supply, making commercial fertilizers a major expense in agriculture [2]. Nitrogen deficiency reduces crop growth and yields [3], while overapplication may have unwanted environmental impacts and cost of production [4]. Therefore, managing nitrogen fertilizers […]
Interning at CBRE’s Location Intelligence Team
Posted 2 months 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 […]
Emergency Response at the University of Western Ontario: Accessibility Analysis of Code Blue Emergency Phones
Posted 2 months ago
Background University campuses are busy places, with thousands of students and faculty frequenting the grounds every day – and the University of Western Ontario is no exception. With 38,000 students enrolled in the Fall of 2022, this large number of young adults brings numerous safety concerns. (Western Communications, 2022). The following campus safety concerns were […]
Transit Orientated Communities: A BA Group Co-op Showcase
Posted 3 months ago
My name is Harry, and I am currently on my third co-op term working as a Spatial Data Analyst with BA Group’s GIS team. BA Group provides transportation planning and engineering services to public and private organizations for the movement of people and goods in urban environments. The primary focus of my work revolves around conducting […]
Prediction of Urban Building Permits: Forest-based Classification and Regression (Calgary, Canada)
Posted 3 months ago
This blog post represents the application of Forest-based classification and regression in th estimation of Calgary's building permits.
GIS Insights for School Safety and Active Transportation
Posted 5 months ago
Identification of Collision Hotspots and Risk Levels for Pedestrian Safety in School Zones in Downtown Calgary Introduction In the dynamic urban landscape of downtown Calgary, ensuring pedestrian safety, especially in school zones, emerges as a critical challenge. My study employed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools for an extensive analysis of pedestrian-vehicle collision data, focusing on […]
Gaining more experience with Experience Builder: Building Web Apps with ArcGIS Experience Builder
Posted 5 months ago
Recently, as an ECCE associate I was fortunate to be able to partake in a two-day course offered by Esri Canada: Building Web Apps with ArcGIS Experience Builder. While I have dabbled a bit in the self-guided lesson options available through the Esri Course Catalogue, this was the first instructor-led course for me (and the […]
