A Spatial Analysis of EV Charging Stations in Vancouver, British Columbia

Posted 4 weeks ago

By in the Western Blog

Background: This study measures spatial accessibility to electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Vancouver using a service area analysis. By generating travel-time polygons from dissemination area (DA) centroids, we evaluate how many charging ports are reachable within 15-minute drive times. Accessibility is assessed during different times of day, accounting for traffic variations using ArcGIS Online’s […]

Read More  

Let Me Introduce Myself!

Posted 4 weeks ago

By in the UofT Blog

Hi everyone! My name is Emmett Young and I am currently a third-year student studying at the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus. I am pursuing a Bachelor’s degree with a major in human geography (with a focus in planning), with minors in GIS and applied data science.  Despite currently studying geography, GIS, and data […]

Read More  

A Little Bit About Me

Posted 4 weeks ago

By in the UofT Blog

Hi everyone! My name is Juliette, and I am a fourth-year undergraduate student in Human Geography at the University of Toronto with minors in GIS and Linguistics. I am overjoyed to have the opportunity to be a ECCE student associate at UofT and look forward to all that this program has to offer. In my […]

Read More  

Analyzing Bike Share and Public Transit Integration using GPS and Spatiotemporal Distance Decay

Posted 2 months ago

By in the McMaster Blog

One of the most persistent challenges in public transportation is the "first-and-last mile" (FM/LM) problem: how riders travel from their trip origin, such as homes or workplaces, to the nearest transit stop, and then from the disembark stop to their final destination. In my recent PhD research, published in Travel Behaviour and Society, I examined how bike share systems can help bridge this gap in Hamilton, Ontario.

Read More  

GIS in a Professional Capacity

Posted 2 months ago

By in the McMaster Blog

“For the first time, we have a comprehensive and actionable overview of palliative care in Ontario. This Atlas helps us see what’s working, reveals the inequities and gaps that too many patients and families experience, and provides us with the knowledge to change that. If we want to build a health system that truly delivers compassion, dignity, and quality of life at every stage of care, then palliative care must be part of the foundation. With this Atlas, we now have the tools to make that vision a reality for everyone in Ontario.”

Read More  

Case Study Part 1: Rapid assessment of low intensity wildfire in Central Ontario with satellite imagery and field surveys

Posted 3 months ago

By in the McMaster Blog

An early season wildfire (SUD008) started approximately a kilometre east of Giroux Lake on May 13, 2025, burning for about a week before being declared out, with a total area burned of 30 ha (Figure 1). While actively fought and fairly low severity, this fire’s proximity to our other research sites and ability to quickly […]

Read More  

ArcGIS Experience Builder Feature Wishlist

Posted 5 months ago

By in the COGS Blog

I first had the chance to use ArcGIS Experience Builder (ExB) in 2024 when I competed in my first ECCE App Challenge. While I didn’t get the chance to do much exploring of the product during that insane week, I did get a peek into the world of geospatial app making — and I loved […]

Read More  

Esri ECCE App Challenge 2025

Posted 6 months ago

By in the Western Blog

Vancouver Rental and Housing Affordability This year I has the opportunity to participate in the ECCE App challenge! As a student associate I have loves exploring Esri’s various technologies, and withe this being my second year in the program, my teammates and I wanted to push ourselves to create an app that serves a community […]

Read More