Unfolding the Map: Khawlah Ali’s Path to GIS
Posted 1 week ago
About me Hello there! My name is Khawlah Ali and I’m excited to be one of the student associates for Esri Canada’s GIS Centres of Excellence on behalf of the University of Toronto. I am currently in my third year pursuing a double major in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Technology Coding & Society (TCS), and […]
Telling You Something About Me.
Posted 1 week ago
Hi there! My name is Zoe, and I’m a fourth-year undergraduate student in Human Geography at the University of Toronto. I’m thrilled to be one of UofT’s student associates with the Esri Canada GIS Centres of Excellence and look forward to sharing my interests and research on the ECCE Blog, as well as participating in […]
“About Me” – New Student Associate
Posted 1 week ago
Hi everyone! I am excited to be taking part in Esri Canada’s student associate program! To begin, here is a little about me: I am currently in my 4th year at the University of Toronto pursuing a double Major in Human Geography with a focus in Planning, Environmental Geography, and a GIS Minor. I’m passionate […]
Natural Asset Management Plan (NAMP) of Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere: Data Gap Analysis
Posted 3 weeks ago
This work is part of an ongoing project conducted in collaboration with the Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere (GBB) alongside Dr. Brandon Van Huizen and Dr. Chantel Markle of University of Waterloo and my supervisor Dr. Mike Waddington. Background The Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere (GBB) spans 175 km of the eastern coast and freshwater archipelago of […]
My GIS Internship Experience
Posted 2 months ago
Colliers is a Canadian commercial real estate (CRE) firm, headquartered in Toronto. The firm provides services to tenants and landlords ranging from brokerage, property management, urban planning, engineering, and beyond. As fulfillment of the requirements for my co-op program, I first worked at Colliers in a data entry role in Winter 2023, after which […]
My experience at the 31st International Geoinformatics Conference
Posted 3 months ago
From August 14-16th, 2024 I had the privilege of attending the 31st International Geoinformatics Conference in the vibrant City of Toronto, Canada. As someone who is deeply passionate about geography, GIS, and technology, this event was not just a professional engagement but a journey of learning, networking, and inspiration. This was my first time attending […]
Quantifying Nationwide Greenspace Accessibility with CANUE
Posted 3 months ago
Introduction Over the past year, I worked with student collaborator Emily Moffat and supervisor Joey Syer from the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) to produce a national greenspace provision layer as part of the University of Toronto’s geography professional experience placement course. Greenspaces refer to varied land designations such as parks, nature reserves, […]
Measuring Public Transit Accessibility to Cantonese-Speaking Family Physicians in Greater Vancouver
Posted 3 months ago
Introduction Healthcare accessibility is a fundamental right for every population group, and it plays an important role in the health of the population (World health Organization, 2017). The recent covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for spatially balanced and accessible healthcare services, as well as having equitable access for all population groups. Family physicians play […]
Attending the 2024 Esri User Conference and Education Summit
Posted 3 months ago
From July 13th to 19th, I had the tremendous honour and privilege to attend the 2024 Esri User Conference and Education Summit in San Diego, California, as Esri Canada’s Young Scholar Award recipient. In the depths of several research projects and with an upcoming teaching assistantship role lined up for the Fall term, the conference […]
“Seeing” Peatland Stress from Space: Relationships between Sentinel satellite data and peat moisture. Part 1
Posted 4 months ago
This is the first in a multi-part series detailing the process of linking in-situ peatland water table data to satellite data. While monitoring the water table, or moisture status of a peatland is by no means a complicated task that is usually accomplished simply with a groundwater well, they beg the question of ‘ungauged basins’ […]
