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 […]
Examples of using NumPy to generate a near table
Posted 8 years ago
Generate closest features by distance ————————————- From near.py Emulating Generate Near Table from ArcMap Let us begin with finding the closest 3 points to every point in a point set. Well, that is easy… we just use the ‘Generate Near Table tool’. You have been spoiled. This tool is only available at the Advanced license […]
Making Apps That Promote Citizen Engagement with AppStudio for ArcGIS
Posted 8 years ago
In one of my recent courses I had the opportunity to create an application using AppStudio for ArcGIS as an assignment. This software allows you to create native applications (meaning apps that are created for use on specific platforms, as opposed to mobile web apps) without knowing any programming. Of course, if you have programming […]
Conservation Biology meets GIS
Posted 8 years ago
As a fourth year student at Carleton University, I am constantly finding myself thinking about what I want to do with my life when I am done school. What direction do I want to head in, how will I find a job, will I like my career? How can I integrate all the things I […]
Looking Forward: Availability and Organization of Geospatial Data
Posted 8 years ago
I’ve decided to write about a topic that, I think, consumes anyone working on a geospatial project and at any level of user experience. Finding, understanding, and using geospatial data is often touched upon during introductory classes in GIS, yet can potentially constitute a large percentage of a GIS student/user’s time. The acquisition of reputable […]
Carleton is here…
Posted 8 years ago
Greetings to all… I am Dan Patterson. I am an Instructor at Carleton University and have been teaching GIS related courses since about 1998. My arrival into the world of teaching and academia was through the obvious trajectory of doing graduate work in Physical Geography specializing in the electromagnetic properties of properties. In reality, I was […]
Esri’s Global Content Challenge: Climate Change in Earth’s Polar Regions
Posted 8 years ago
This is a guest post by Kevin Yang, a student in the Honours Earth and Environmental Sciences program at McMaster University, who recently won third prize in the Ocean category of the Esri Global Content Challenge held last fall. For my global content challenge, I wanted to utilize the capabilities of ArcGIS to study a […]
