Mapping Packet Routes
Posted 7 years ago
Hello, I’m Zac, a student at University of Victoria majoring in Geomatics (a joint Computer Science and Geography program). Today I’ll be writing about one of the first programs I wrote years ago. Have you ever been curious about the path your packets take geographically, between your computer and the sites you visit? The unix […]
GIS-based Models for Forest Insect Infestation Eradication
Posted 8 years ago
This spotlight article is from Taylor Anderson, currently in her second year as an ECCE student associate at SFU. Recently, she participated as a member of the SFU team in the ECCE App Challenge 2017 to produce a custom solution using citizen-sourced data to help identify places areas in need of sustainable transportation infrastructure. In […]
The Advanced Diploma in Geographic Sciences program at the Centre of Geographic Science
Posted 8 years ago
Following university I enrolled in the Advanced Diploma in Geographic Sciences program at the Centre of Geographic Science (COGS). This intensive, one-year, post-graduate level program is designed to provide students with a sophisticated set of tools to work in the field of geographic sciences. During the first term, I learned to use various geomatic tools and […]
Sean Leipe – ECCE Student Associate at McMaster
Posted 8 years ago
I’ve just completed my 4th year at McMaster University, majoring in Earth and Environmental Sciences with a minor in GIS. Though I enjoy the core earth sciences I’ve been much more focused on the GIS side since enrolling in an introductory course back in 2nd year, and have taken every available GIS course since! This […]
Meet the winners of the ECCE App Challenge 2017
Posted 8 years ago
This year, we had a great competition for the App Challenge, with 17 teams from ECCE schools across Canada submitting their own custom apps based on the theme for the challenge: sustainable transportation. Each team created their app using Esri techonology and open data, along with documentation that included a team mission statement, an overview […]
George Garrow – ECCE Student Associate at the Centre of Geographic Sciences
Posted 8 years ago
I am currently finishing my final weeks at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia where I am completing the Advanced Diploma in Geographic Sciences. Prior to attending COGS, I completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto with a Specialist in Human Geography and double minor in Asian Geographies and […]
Leveraging GIS in an Ecological Field
Posted 8 years ago
My name is Bethany Scott and I am an ECCE student associate for the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS). I am an Advanced GIS student with a background in biology with a B.Sc. from Dalhousie University where I concentrated in ecology and genetics. During this time I also completed an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate […]
Using ArcMap for different mapping techniques
Posted 8 years ago
Here I would like to discuss creation of maps in ArcMap using different mapping techniques. In particular I was able to easily create the following maps as a part of an assignment for GEOM3007 course: dot density map (shown in Figure 1), proportional symbol map (shown in Figure 2), and choropleth map (shown in Figure […]
Heather McGrath, Graduate Studies Summary
Posted 8 years ago
Heather McGrath is featured in this spotlight article, as a graduate student participating in the ECCE program at UNB since 2015. She recently participated as a member of UNB’s team in the latest ECCE App Challenge. Below, Heather shares her experiences working with GIS during her studies at UNB. Over the past few years as […]
The ECCE App Challenge 2017
Posted 8 years ago
One of the best ways to learn any technology is to be presented with a challenge to apply it to a specific problem or purpose. We have recently seen some great successes by our own ECCE student associates in the Esri Global Content Challenge, and the International Year of Global Understanding storymap competition. Both of […]
