Creating a 3D City Model with ArcGIS CityEngine
Posted 10 months ago
This post demonstrates the process of constructing a 3D city model using ArcGIS CityEngine, leveraging data from sources like OpenStreetMap, including network, footprint, and terrain databases. The project is a component of the “3D Geographical Information Systems” course at the Geodesy and Geomatics Department, University of New Brunswick. 1. Collecting data Using the “Get Map […]
LOD1 Generation Using ArcGIS Pro
Posted 10 months ago
This article aims to provide insights into LOD1 generation utilizing ArcGIS Pro within the context of the “3D Geographical Information Systems” course offered by the Geodesy and Geomatics Department at the University of New Brunswick. The process of constructing LOD1 involves three fundamental steps outlined below. 1. Understanding LOD1 LOD1, or Level of Detail 1, […]
Remote and Direct Sensing: Merits of Mixed Method Protocols in Ecology
Posted 10 months ago
This summer I had the opportunity to design and carry out a week-long research project at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) in Gothic, Colorado—as part of an ecology and evolutionary biology field course. RMBL is a renowned site for long-term ecological research, especially that pertaining to global climatic change. Gothic is situated in a […]
Using GitHub Desktop to Share and Collaboratively Develop Experience Builder Widgets
Posted 10 months ago
In this short post, I am going to extend my earlier tutorial on ArcGIS Experience Builder Dev Edition by showing you how to use GitHub Desktop to share and collaboratively develop your Experience Builder widgets. Why use GitHub GitHub allows you to upload copies of your codebase online in repositories. These repositories provide a backup […]
Empowering GIS Workflows: Python and ArcGIS Pro Synergy
Posted 10 months ago
Introduction In the Fall semester of 2023, as part of the “Introduction to Programming in Geographic Information” course, a comprehensive project was undertaken: the creation of a Stratified Random Sampling Tool using Python within ArcGIS Pro. This tool was designed to aid soil scientists in selecting optimal sampling locations for a hypothetical research project focused […]
Park Accessibility in Victoria, British Columbia using Daytime Population & Total Population.
Posted 11 months ago
For my third year Transportation Geography & GIS term project, I delved into essential questions about park accessibility in Victoria, BC: Daytime vs. Total Population: What is the level of accessibility for parks using daytime population values in Victoria, BC? Comparative Analysis: What is the level of accessibility for parks using total population values in […]
Getting Started with the ArcGIS SDK for JavaScript and Svelte
Posted 11 months ago
This post is part of a series on developing web maps, apps, and dashboards using Esri technology. This post will introduce the ArcGIS SDK for JavaScript, compare the JavaScript SDK to Experience Builder Dev, give a tutorial on how to build a web map using the JavaScript SDK and the Svelte JavaScript framework, and provide […]
Getting Started with ArcGIS Experience Builder Dev Edition
Posted 11 months ago
This post is part of a series on developing web maps, apps, and dashboards using Esri technology. This post will go over how to get started with ArcGIS Experience Builder Dev Edition, compare Experience Builder Dev to Experience Builder in ArcGIS Online and to the ArcGIS SDK for JavaScript, and provide some additional resources to […]
Land-Cover Change Detection in Alberta, Canada (2000-2020)
Posted 12 months ago
This post illustrates the transformation of land cover in Alberta Province (Canada) over 20 years.
GIS Day at McMaster University: Perspectives from an ECCE Student Associate
Posted 12 months ago
Every year around GIS Day, McMaster University holds an exciting series of lighting talks and demonstrations from members of the University community using GIS. This year, there were 12 speakers who spoke on topics, whose level of expertise ranged from co-op undergraduate students to PhD candidates to Research Assistants to Postdoctoral Fellows. This post aims […]
