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 […]
How to Facilitate Collaborative Learning in GIS
Posted 5 years ago
This past semester, I had the opportunity to facilitate learning in an Introduction to Geomatics course in a unique way – through collaboration. This meant that we were not sitting at computers, reading from a geomatics textbook or online learning course, or even working directly with mapping software! This was through the PASS program at […]
Addressing Food Accessibility in the Halifax Regional Municipality
Posted 5 years ago
In Canada, Nova Scotia ranks amongst the highest for household food insecurity, second to the Territories. Households are increasingly having more difficulty obtaining food that contribute to a healthy diet due to cost, quality, and access. Furthermore, municipalities are at the forefront of these concerns, whether it is due to loss of agricultural land, sprawling […]
Teaching with GIS
Posted 5 years ago
Geographic information systems (GIS) can be intimidating at first glance for the unfamiliar person. Esri has made some excellent progress in developing more intuitive point-and-click applications such as ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro, however, there is a steep learning curve in using a GIS. Over this past term, I have had many opportunities to introduce […]
Growth of the ECCE App Challenge!
Posted 5 years ago
What is the ECCE App Challenge? The ECCE App Challenge is a coding competition held by Esri Canada. It is designed to help promote GIS innovation and creativity within the Centres of Excellence that are located across Canadian universities and institutions. Growth in the Number of Teams Although the challenge first started in 2015 with just […]
