About me
Posted 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 weeks 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 1 month 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 […]
Displaced Seniors and Healthcare Access: The Impact of Rising Housing Costs in Hamilton
Posted 2 months ago
Introduction Affordable housing is a big issue in Canada. Low income senior renters face more challenges because they often have fixed incomes. As housing becomes increasingly unaffordable, many seniors are displaces from their central neighbourhoods, moving to more suburban areas with fewer services and resources. This shift, driven by rising rents and housing instability, creates […]
Exploring Mental Well-being for Immigrant & Refugee Families in Peel
Posted 3 months ago
I recently took a course called GGR381: Digital Mapping & Principles of Cartography with Professor Matthew Adams, and it completely changed how I view maps. Before, I thought they followed a simple formula, to represent a geographic place, add a title, legend, and other map elements, and call it a day. However, I learned that […]
Introduction
Posted 3 months ago
Hi everyone, my name is William Chan, and I’m thrilled to be joining ECCE as one of the new student associates! I’m currently in my fourth year at the University of Toronto, majoring in Human Geography and Political Science, with a minor in GIS. My academic interests are rooted in economic geography and political economy, […]
