Developing a pipeline monitoring system using ArcGIS Engine
Posted 5 years ago
Hi everyone, In this post, I want to share part of my project experience for developing a pipeline monitoring system using ArcGIS Engine. This project is required by a pipeline management company that monitors for gas leaks from pipelines in the oil and gas industry. As part of the project requirements, the pipeline network should […]
Doctoral Research: Mapping Erosion and Deposition in an Agricultural Landscape
Posted 5 years ago
I would like to share with everybody a small excerpt from my doctoral research that will be presented at the 4th Biannual Conference on GIS in Education and Research at the University of Toronto on March 4th and 5th, 2020 entitled “Mapping Erosion and Deposition in an Agricultural Landscape with UAV SfM-MVS”. The presentation builds […]
Quantitatively and Objectively Defining “Purposeful” Spaces
Posted 5 years ago
My, how time flies when embedded deep within the academic sphere of influence. One such as myself, pursuing the status – and the skills needed to attain that status – is constantly bombarded with fruitful distractions. But at heart, I am a passionate GIS lad, one who indulges in GIS software courses to an almost […]
The move to ArcGIS Pro at Dalhousie University
Posted 5 years ago
During my time as a PhD student at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, I have been fortunate to operate in several roles with a connection to GIS and the ArcGIS platform. In addition to teaching GIS-centric courses (both as an instructor and teaching assistant), I have also had the opportunity to work with the Nova […]
From Google Maps to Shapefile
Posted 5 years ago
Hello, Since I struggled to go from a google maps location to a shapefile, I thought it could be useful to write out the steps that I took in case anyone else goes through the same struggle. Undoubtedly I did this as an exercise in and undergrad GIS course, but it’s a whole other can […]
British Columbia Marine Mammal Symposium
Posted 5 years ago
As a geomatics student at the University of Victoria, I fell into my current position on the Whale Watching AIS Vessel Movement Evaluation (WAVE) Project knowing very little about marine mammals, marine vessel, and marine environments. Yet, I find myself in working on a thesis that pulls from these topics extensively. One downfall of having […]
Presenting at the User Conference in Halifax
Posted 5 years ago
In early November I attended my first Esri Canada User Conference in Halifax and had the opportunity to present my honours research along with other researchers in the higher education and research stream. It was exciting to be presenting along with students from across the Maritimes and sharing our new research developments using GIS! It […]
Discovering The Usage of ArcMap for Nautical Chart Data
Posted 5 years ago
So far with my time studying Geomatics at the University of New Brunswick I’ve seen just how versatile ArcGIS can be. During the winter term I was taking an ocean mapping course that broke down the fundamentals of positioning and recording regions of the seafloor. One topic of interest that was assigned to us was […]
Presenting at CAGOnt and GIS Day for the first time in 2019
Posted 5 years ago
Hello everyone! This is Manpreet from UW and I would like to discuss two experiences I have had in fall 2019 presenting in conference settings for the first time. The first one was CAGOnt 2019, which is known as the Canadian Association of Geographers – Ontario Division. This is an academic conference for Geography grad […]
My Experiences at Esri User Conferences in 2019
Posted 5 years ago
Hi all! This is Manpreet from UW! This past year I had the great opportunity to have been able to attend the Esri International User Conference in San Diego from July 8-12. I received this opportunity along with some fellow grad students at UW from winning the annual ECCE App Challenge held in 2019. We […]
