Hi ECCE! I’m Devin 👋
Posted 3 days ago
Hello everyone—my name is Devin, and I’m a second-year PhD student at the University of Toronto. I’m excited to introduce myself to the ECCE community and share a bit about what I’m working on, what brought me into GIS, and the kinds of questions I’m hoping to explore with you all. My academic path didn’t […]
New Project: Map
Posted 1 week ago
Although I was exposed to GIS very early on in my undergraduate degree, Fall 2025 was the first time that I actively began studying GIScience. As with many ‘introductory’ classes, there was a lot of heavy lifting when it came to learning geospatial jargon and thinking spatially. Grappling with different types of joins and Boolean […]
About me!
Posted 1 week ago
Hi there, My name is Julia MacFarlane (she/her) and I am from Aurora, Ontario, Canada. I am finishing up my fourth year at Dalhousie University, pursuing an Honours degree in Environmental Science with a minor in Sustainability and a certificate in Geographic Information Systems. A lifelong love for the outdoors has shaped me into the person I […]
A 15-Minute City: An Accessibility Analysis of Toronto Healthcare Institutions
Posted 1 week ago
Over this past semester I had the pleasure of working on an analysis consisting of Toronto’s coverage of healthcare facilities based on the 15-Minute City model. The 15-Minute City is the concept where residents of the city are able to access essential services and amenities such as work, shopping, and leisure within a 15-minute walk […]
About me – Mo Li
Posted 1 week ago
Hello everyone! My name is Mo Li, and I am entering my final semester of the Master of Planning program at Dalhousie University. I am also a graduate of the GIS Technician Certificate program at COGS.My journey with GIS began in 2008, following the devastating Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province, China. Seeing how GIS played […]
About Me – Faiza Saeed
Posted 1 week ago
Hello, everyone! My journey with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) did not begin in a university lab or lecture hall. Instead, it started through volunteering—digitizing roads, buildings, and infrastructure for disaster response projects with platforms like Zooniverse and the Red Cross. I also contributed to citizen science initiatives that mapped environmental patterns, ranging from land-cover changes […]
A Little About Me
Posted 2 weeks ago
Hi everyone! My name is Anjali Khan, and I am a fourth-year Geospatial Data Science (GIS) major and Computer Science specialist at the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus. I never planned on being in GIS, I actually took my first course as a backup option, but somewhere between learning basic cartography to exploring spatiotemporal databases, […]
About me – Duncan Wan
Posted 1 month ago
Hi Everyone! My name is Duncan, and I’m currently an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto. I’m pursuing a double major in Economics and Statistics, with coursework and interests that sit at the intersection of data analysis, spatial thinking, and public policy. I’m excited to be part of the ECCE Student Associates program this […]
Introductory Blog Post
Posted 1 month ago
Hello, my name is Glenn Gentil and I am an ECCE student associate working towards my Graduate Certificate in GIS at the Centre of Geographic Sciences, NSCC. When I first graduated high school and was looking towards the future, GIS was not on my radar. In fact, I hadn’t even heard of Geographic Information Systems […]
Celebrating GIS Days at Western University
Posted 1 month ago
GIS Days at Western University was an absolutely amazing experience this year. It was inspiring to connect with so many industry professionals, researchers, students, and community partners who are shaping the future of geospatial technology. Every conversation, whether about transportation planning, environmental applications, or the latest in spatial analytics, was an opportunity to learn, grow, […]
