Developing a Map-based Web Tool using ArcGIS for my Masters Thesis
Posted 3 years ago
Background As part of my master’s thesis research project, titled, “Infill Planner: A geo-questionnaire to gather public input on infill developments”, I developed a map-based tool/app as a data collection method for the research. I would like to share a broad overview of how this was done. I named the tool that I developed Infill […]
ArcGIS Urban For Visually-Oriented Collaborative Planning
Posted 3 years ago
The analytical power of GIS has benefitted just about every industry. The nature of the GIS discipline also lends itself particularly well to urban planning. In response, and about eight years after the debut of CityEngine, Esri released ArcGIS Urban which is a web-based urban planning application. Whereas CityEngine is primarily a 3D mass urban […]
Building Digital Worlds in CityEngine
Posted 3 years ago
It took several days and a whole host of ArcGIS software applications before my entry for the recent Esri Canada 2021 Young Scholar Award contest eventually came together. One of the main highlights common to every Esri-based competition I’ve encountered thus far has been the opportunity to learn new things, and the excitement that comes […]
Cleaning data is your friend
Posted 3 years ago
In a perfect world, a geospatial project would be provided with data that requires no additional cleaning. You could start mapping or executing an analysis from the get-go with the initial data, saving a lot of time, energy, and brain power. The above scenario is rarely the case, as most GIS practitioners know. It is […]
Team McRaster: Looking Back on the 2021 ECCE App Challenge
Posted 3 years ago
This is a collective look back on the 2021 ECCE App Challenge, co-authored by all three members of our team. In this competition, we produced an app that presents a Neighbourhood Equity Index for the City of Toronto, and ultimately tied as first runners-up. The app we created is called Equapolis.
Assessing fish passage in Nova Scotia
Posted 3 years ago
While exploring different options for my capstone project, I was approached by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in assessing fish passage or the ease of migration for saltwater to freshwater migratory fish species in Nova Scotia.
A behind-the-scenes look at one participant’s ECCE App Challenge week.
Posted 4 years ago
Emma Sherwood, a first-time App Challenge participant, discusses her experience and contributions, and how her team worked together to create their winning ArcGIS Hub and video.
Reflecting on the 2021 ECCE App Challenge
Posted 4 years ago
Reflecting on the 2021 ECCE App Challenge as a first-timer where we mapped the problem that Indigenous Canadians continue to face accessing clean water.
Meet the Winners of the ECCE App Challenge 2021
Posted 4 years ago
Meet the winners of the ECCE App Challenge 2021!
The Equalizers App Challenge journey – from the view of a first timer
Posted 4 years ago
When my professor emailed me about being an Esri Canada Centres of Excellence Associate, I was initially very excited about the opportunity. However, upon hearing about the App Challenge, though I always think of myself as capable of anything, I honestly thought maybe he rated me a bit too highly and I wasn’t up to […]
