Reflecting on the Esri DevSummit 2017
Posted 8 years ago
Three weeks ago, some of our Higher Education staff from Esri Canada’s Education and Research team had the opportunity to attend the Esri DevSummit in Palm Springs. A few members of the ECCE program from COGS and McMaster were also able to take advantage of the free registration, including two of our own ECCE student […]
Marine Pollution in the Halifax Harbour Pt. II: Waste and the City
Posted 8 years ago
In a previous post, I introduced a project that my marine management class at Dalhousie University has developed in tandem with Nova Scotia’s Clean Foundation to study marine pollution in the Halifax Harbour. Today I want to expand on that introduction and discuss some of the major socio-cultural factors influencing marine waste inputs and patterns […]
Why you should attend Esri’s Developers Summit (Palm Springs)?
Posted 8 years ago
Last year, two of my friends (also student associates of Esri Canada) went to the 2016 Esri’s Developers Summit. When they came back, they said to me, “You should really go to this conference next year. You’re gonna love the experience. Plus, it is even more beneficial for you since you have some development background.” […]
Spencer Elford – ECCE Student Associate at McMaster
Posted 8 years ago
Spencer Elford is one of the top student associates participating in the ECCE program at McMaster University. Recently, he submitted a winning entry in the Esri Global Content challenge. For this spotlight article, Spencer has given us an overview of his academic background and his experience as an ECCE student associate at McMaster over the […]
Citizen reporting through geo-located social media: A study website developed using Esri products
Posted 8 years ago
As part of my thesis research, I am working on a project that examines how geo-located social media (geosocial media) can be used as a tool for citizens and local governments to communicate infrastructure-related issues and what data quality challenges many citizens and local governments face when using geosocial media. I surveyed citizens about how […]
LAS datasets and terrain dataset in ArcMap
Posted 8 years ago
I took Geospatial analysis course in Fall 2016 term which guided us through different ArcMap tools useful for digital spatial data analysis. For my final project I choose to explore tools in ArcMap for processing data acquired by Lidar technologies. UAV-mounted Lidar technologies provide measurements of the distance between the UAV and the target which […]
Special Interest Group on GIS at ICIS
Posted 8 years ago
I recently had the privilege of attending the 2016 International Conference for Information Systems (ICIS) to present my research on using neuroscience measures to detect cognitive states in e-learning sessions. For those who are not familiar with ICIS, it is the main conference of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), the professional body governing the Management […]
How Do We Define Green Spaces?
Posted 8 years ago
Due to my interest and work looking into the health impacts of natural areas, it is crucial to create variables that allow me to quantify greenspace. A number of different methodologies have been developed in an attempt to provide the best proxy for a population’s exposure to ‘greenspace’, and no one method has been universally […]
Getting Started with Python – Dipping a Toe in Coding
Posted 8 years ago
So last week I took part in the Getting Started with Python lecture offered here through Training. I’ve been in several coding programs in the past (Java, Html, VB, Python to name a few) but this course, though condensed to fit 8 hours, was top notch. I’ve found that with other coding languages they spend a […]
Marine Pollution and the Halifax Harbour: an Introduction
Posted 8 years ago
A naval submarine coasts towards port in the Halifax Harbour. Simon Ryder-Burbidge, 2016. In Halifax, people are passionate about the ocean. Steeped in sea-faring tradition and leading the nation in seafood export today, Nova Scotia is, in many ways, defined by the highly productive waters of the Northwest Atlantic, and the many inhabitants that share […]
