Highway_EA: the highway to understanding Environmental Assessments
Posted 2 weeks ago
Winner of the ECCE App Challenge 2026 by our team MACorridors In this post, I’ll be providing a brief overview on the app Highway_EA (or link directly to the app here) and providing some behind-the-scenes on the components that I was responsible for during the competition in Spring 2026. First off I would like to […]
Mapping My Journey Into GIS
Posted 2 months ago
By: Rhea Kollias Hi everyone, and greetings from London Ontario! Welcome to my first ECCE blog post! Today I’m going to briefly introduce myself and outline my experience and how I got involved in the world of GIS. It all started in the fall of 2023 when I was first introduced to GIS through Western’s […]
Building the Agreement: Why Canada’s Arctic Domain Awareness is a Governance Challenge
Posted 3 months ago
Hello, everyone! Welcome back to the blog. In my previous post, Designing the Cool City: From Wind Corridors to Green Roofs, I explored how spatial intelligence and geospatial data science can complement one another to build resilient urban environments if you have had a chance to read my introduction in, you know I firmly believe […]
Simulating Emissions using Network Analysis: My Experience Participating in the 2026 Esri App Challenge
Posted 3 months ago
If you’re reading this post from the ECCE blog, you are probably already aware of the ECCE App Challenge. In the case you are not, it is a hackathon held each year by the Esri Canada Centre of Excellence (ECCE) that challenges students to generate an innovative GIS application using open Canadian data and Esri […]
Mapping the Future: Reflections from the 2026 ISPRS Congress in Toronto
Posted 3 months ago
In July 2026, I had the pleasure of taking part in the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Congress at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This year’s congress was especially meaningful because it returned to Canada for the first time in 54 years, after Canada last hosted the event in Ottawa in 1972. […]
Tutorial: Writing a CGA Rule in ArcGIS CityEngine
Posted 5 months ago
This is the second of two ECCE blog posts covering ArcGIS CityEngine, created for the course GEOG 647: Advanced GIS at the University of Calgary as a final term project. The interactive ArcGIS StoryMap version of this project can be accessed here: This tutorial demonstrates with code snippets and operation explanations how to generate a […]
An Introduction to ArcGIS CityEngine for Urban Planning
Posted 5 months ago
This is the first of two ECCE blog posts covering ArcGIS CityEngine, created for the course GEOG 647: Advanced GIS at the University of Calgary as a final term project. The interactive ArcGIS StoryMap version of this project can be accessed here: Page Navigation Esri’s ArcGIS CityEngine is a platform designed around bridging the gap […]
Integrating geospatial data into acoustic receiver array design
Posted 5 months ago
This year, I had the privilege to work with Dr. Robert Lennox and Dr. Jena Edwards for my undergraduate honours thesis. This project was designed to help bridge the gap between geospatial analysis and animal movement ecology, specifically biotelemetry. Acoustic telemetry uses transmitters and receivers to remotely monitor animal movement. Receivers are commonly deployed on […]
GIS Ambassador: My Experience with Maps and Geographic Teaching
Posted 6 months ago
Introduction Hello! I’m Adam Nearing, a Cape Bretoner with a lifelong fascination for maps. Growing up near the Highlands National Park, I spent my childhood exploring the island’s rugged coastline and plateaued highlands. I credit these family hiking and camping trips for my early spatial awareness and environmental respect. Our annual winter journeys to Marble […]
About Me – Congping Li
Posted 6 months ago
Hello everyone! My name is Congping Li, and I am a PhD Candidate in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto. I’m excited to introduce myself to the ECCE community and the research projects I have been working on. My academic journey began in Tourism Management and Planning, where I completed […]
