The Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care: BC Edition
Posted 1 month ago
All information presented hereafter should be considered the opinion of Skyler Grasley the individual in an unofficial capacity, and should not be taken to represent the position of the McMaster University Department of Family Medicine, Pallium Canada, or any other Partner Projects or Institutions. On March 25th 2025, the Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care: BC […]
Scoring Calgary’s Access to Essential Services through Automated ArcGIS Analysis in Python
Posted 2 months ago
My name is Harrison Drew, and this is my first ECCE blog post! Today I am sharing the geospatial project I had completed in the Fall 2024 term at the University of Calgary which established a serviceability scoring system for the City of Calgary using geospatial data. This system utilizes automated, standalone ArcPy libraries which […]
A Little Bit About Me!
Posted 2 months ago
Hello everyone! My name is Audreana, and I am currently a GIS graduate student and the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS). Just last April I graduated from McMaster University with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences as well as a concurrent certificate in GIS. Starting my undergraduate degree during the pandemic, I did […]
About me
Posted 3 months ago
Hello everyone in the ECCE community! My name is Oliver Siebertz, and I am a student at the University of Toronto, where I am pursuing a degree in urban studies with a strong focus on transportation infrastructure and GIS. I have shaped my bachelors degree to focus on how transportation systems function across the city […]
Introduction
Posted 3 months ago
Hello everyone! My name is James and I am a 4th year student at Western University. Currently, I am working towards an Honours BSc in Geographic Information Science. As a child, I was very interested in maps. One year, my parents gifted me an atlas, and I would examine the maps almost every night. At […]
Innovation Under Pressure: Tackling Banff’s Urban Mobility Challenges
Posted 3 months 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 […]
Computing Catchment Areas for Bus Stops using GTFS Static Data
Posted 4 months ago
In this tutorial, I’ll demonstrate how to compute catchment areas, or network buffers, around transit stops in Hamilton, Ontario, using the ArcPy Network Analyst module and Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) static data from Open Hamilton. Step 1: Import Required Packages Let’s begin by importing the necessary packages. The urllib and […]
About Me!
Posted 5 months ago
Hello fellow ECCE student associates! Happy New Year! My name is Tiana, and I am a masters student at Simon Fraser University. I started my graduate studies in September of 2024, where I am pursuing a Masters of Science in Geography. Prior to this, I completed my Bachelor of Environment degree also at SFU, with […]
A Bit About Me
Posted 5 months ago
Hi all! I am Jenna Mallinson, a 5th year in the Honours Earth and Environmental Sciences Co-Op program at McMaster. I am finishing up my final year and have completed my GIS Concurrent Certificate. In the past couple of years, I have completed 2 co-op terms (each 8 months), one with Environment and Climate Change […]
Introduction: Kasandra Tworzyanski
Posted 5 months ago
Hi everyone! My name is Kasandra Tworzyanski, and I am a fourth-year student at the University of Toronto. I am studying Physical and Environmental Geography, with minors in GIS and Statistics. I am passionate about the environment, health, and equitable access. My interests lie in identifying areas that lack access to essential services, whether it […]
