How Different Riders Move Through Hamilton: What a Year of Bike Share GPS Data Reveals
Posted 4 months ago
As part of my PhD, I set out to understand how different bike share riders actually move through a city. We often talk about bike share users as if they form a single, homogeneous group. But once you dig into the data, a far more nuanced landscape emerges.
What’s going on in Switzerland?
Posted 4 months ago
Last semester, I was tasked with completing a remote sensing project about ANYTHING I wanted to look at. But who knew choosing a topic would be the hardest part? I thought hard and long about what I wanted to do- terrestrial or marine? environmental vs anthropogenic? After much thought, I chose to quantify glacier retreat […]
Boldly Going Where Many a Human Has Gone Before…
Posted 4 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 4 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 4 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 […]
The GIS-Blues
Posted 4 months ago
With this semester bringing a slew of new courses ranging across different topics, I have encountered one issue: none of my current classes make use of any Esri products. The courses I have taken over the past two to three semesters have helped me hone my skills with ArcGIS Pro and provided me with opportunities […]
“I’m Only Here Because It’s a Required Course”: The Art of Teaching GIS
Posted 6 months ago
I remember being a second-year student in my introductory GIS class, one of many who begrudgingly took the course as a graduation requirement and nothing more. I did not know what GIS was until my first year of university, and the thought of committing to learning this entire interface, loosely aligned with my career goals, […]
Access to Public Green Spaces & Park Equity in Vancouver, BC
Posted 6 months ago
An analysis of access to public green spaces in Vancouver, BC that reveals which neighbourhoods are underserved Introduction Public parks are essential for community well-being, providing space for recreation, relaxation, and social connection. However, not everyone in Vancouver, British Columbia, has equal access to these green spaces. This project uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to […]
Building Interactive Urban Forestry GIS Tools
Posted 6 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 […]
Speed Up Geo-Feature Engineering With ArcPy – Using Land Use Regression as Example
Posted 7 months ago
Land Use Regression (LUR) is a widely used approach for modeling environmental exposure, such as air pollution or noise, by linking observations at specific locations to surrounding built and natural environment characteristics. In practice, LUR models rely on spatial predictors that summarize what is near a location (e.g., road density, land use composition, vegetation) and […]
